Oliver Ekman-Larsson

#95Defenseman6'2"190 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2026-27 regular season

SOG

0.0% SH

16:49

TOI/GP

D · TOR · NHL id 8475171

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has played 2 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 3 shots while averaging 16:49 a night (14:04 at even strength, 0:02 on the power play and 1:59 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 74% of his 5v5 minutes with Troy Stecher and 36% with Gavin McKenna over the last 2 games, and the Maple Leafs have controlled 44% of shot attempts with Ekman-Larsson on the ice (2-1 in goals, 75% offensive-zone starts). In the Maple Leafs' most recent game against NYI he was on D3 with Troy Stecher and off the power play; dropped to D3 (from D2) in the last game.

Right now

From the Sep 30 game vs NYI, detected from shift data

Pair

Troy Stecher

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

PK2D

Troy Stecher

Dropped to D3 (from D2) in the last gameLast 2: D2 · D3

Ascension33Coolinglast 2 games vs previous 20 (incl. last season), through Oct 1, 2026

−2:25 PP TOI
PP1 in 0 of last 2 (was 12 of 20)

Deployment timeline

2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

2 games shown, 16:04 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.

Top speed39th4021.4 mph

Bursts 20+ mph53rd5324

Hardest shot64th6492.8 mph

Offensive-zone time67th6842.8%

Distance skated82nd82234.6 mi

High-danger SOG59th594

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2026-27 · 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 78 GP · 39 points vs 28.9 expected

Luck Meter →

Hold(softened from Sell high by the sustainability check)

Luck meter+67

Last 20 games: -31. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+2.2 G

On-ice SH%+20.6 G

On-ice SV%−8.4 G

IPP−3.1 G

Points vs expected+10.1 P

: 7.4%
: 101.8
: 38.6%
G vs xG: 8 / 5.8

• Role rose over the last 10 games (PP share 35% → 49%, 4 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
Below expected

Player analytics

Compare with another player →

2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.

2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.

Fantasy box score

Games played78
Goals8344th of 715
Assists31126th of 715
Points39199th of 715
Power-play points9182nd of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal108274th of 715
Hits86219th of 715
Blocked shots72164th of 715
Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
Penalty minutes7046th of 715
Faceoffs won0451st of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)46.9%532nd of 719
Fenwick (FF%)46.9%539th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)48.0%444th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.9%447th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)46.4%531st of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)48.0%455th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /600.44535th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.097639th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.31292nd of 719
Faceoff win %—
Draw Equity /100—

Usage

Ice time per game20:36102nd of 715
Power-play time per game1:47221st of 715
Power-play share49.9%173rd of 713
Ice-time share33.8%104th of 715
Offensive-zone start %56.7%225th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−0.71641st of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO1018158th of 719
Goals above expected+2.2116th of 715
Luck Meter+6729th of 828
Ascension score33403rd of 428

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed21.4623rd of 715
20+ mph bursts24585th of 715
Hardest shot92.8160th of 715
Offensive-zone time42.9%252nd of 715

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 77 of 78 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.091
Season net: −2.06xG

Offensive TK/600.22 (5)

Offensive GV/600.66 (15)

Neutral TK/600.00 (0)

Neutral GV/600.75 (17)

Defensive TK/600.35 (8)

Defensive GV/602.94 (67)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.44
Attempts: 10
: 0.019

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −3.87G
Per 60: −0.144
Drawn / taken: 16 / 35minors

Method Leaders

: 47.9%
: 46.4%
: 48.0%
Transition CF/60: 4.6
Turnovers won/60: 22.6
Turnovers lost/60: 23.0

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

108 shots on goal, 8 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	4%	23%	1
Center Point	25%	9%	3
L Point	21%	5%	0
L Circle	4%	13%	1
R Point	12%	6%	1
R Circle	6%	12%	0
Outside R	9%	4%	1

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Played 6:21 more than his 5-game averageApr 13, 2026 alerts →
Moved down to D3 from D2Apr 2, 2026 alerts →
Played 12:52 less than his 5-game averageApr 2, 2026 alerts →
Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 14, 2026 alerts →
Moved up to PP1 from PP2Mar 12, 2026 alerts →
Played 10:06 more than his 5-game averageJan 31, 2026 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D2Jan 3, 2026 alerts →
Played 6:35 more than his 5-game averageJan 3, 2026 alerts →

How his goals happened

25 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Jan 17, 2026 @ WPG	Rush	carry	2*	68.4	—
Jan 1, 2026 vs WPG	Odd-man rush	carry	1	45.8	3-on-2
Dec 16, 2025 vs CHI	Off the faceoff	—	1	48.6	—
Dec 13, 2025 vs EDM	Rebound	—	1*	72.5	one-timer, rebound
Nov 29, 2025 @ PIT	Forecheck turnover	—	0	42.2	—
Nov 22, 2025 @ MTL	Point shot	carry	3*	74.4	—
Nov 11, 2025 @ BOS	Cycle	—	0	46.4	—
Oct 14, 2025 vs NSH	Rush	carry	3	48.4	—
Apr 26, 2025 @ OTT	Forecheck turnover	—	0	61.5	one-timer
Apr 20, 2025 vs OTT	Rush	carry	3	70.3	—
Feb 28, 2025 @ NYR	Forecheck turnover	—	3*	64.5	one-timer
Jan 18, 2025 @ MTL	Off the faceoff	—	0	63.6	—
Jan 5, 2025 vs PHI	Rebound	carry	0	4.5	rebound
Oct 24, 2024 vs STL	Forecheck turnover	—	4*	60.0	one-timer
Jun 18, 2024 vs EDM	Forecheck turnover	—	2	78.1	one-timer
Apr 27, 2024 @ TBL	Rush	carry	2*	70.3	—
Jan 27, 2024 @ NYI	Odd-man rush	carry	1*	51.0	2-on-1
Jan 6, 2024 @ COL	Forecheck turnover	—	1	64.1	—
Dec 8, 2023 vs PIT	Forecheck turnover	—	0	5.0	—
Nov 30, 2023 @ MTL	Forecheck turnover	—	2*	67.7	—
Nov 17, 2023 @ ANA	Forecheck turnover	—	1*	48.5	—
Nov 12, 2023 vs CHI	Deflection	loose	0	9.8	2-on-1, one-timer, rebound
Nov 8, 2023 @ WSH	Point shot	carry	2	74.3	3-on-2
Nov 4, 2023 @ CHI	Point shot	—	4*	64.5	one-timer
Oct 19, 2023 vs TOR	Forecheck turnover	—	1	61.6	—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Ekman-Larsson

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Ekman-Larsson apart	CF% mate apart
Troy Stecher	D	2	20:17	74%	53.1%	100% (2-0)	30.0% 7:11	0.0% 7:51
Gavin McKenna	LW	2	9:51	36%	34.6%	— (0-0)	53.8% 17:37	22.2% 14:46
Colton Sissons	C	2	9:12	33%	56.3%	100% (1-0)	38.9% 18:16	50.0% 11:07
John Tavares	C	2	8:42	32%	37.5%	100% (1-0)	50.0% 18:46	40.0% 13:35
William Nylander	C	2	8:12	30%	22.7%	50% (1-1)	60.0% 19:16	41.7% 15:09
Nick Paul	LW	2	7:51	29%	56.3%	50% (1-1)	38.9% 19:37	47.6% 12:26
Easton Cowan	RW	2	7:11	26%	75.0%	100% (2-0)	35.0% 20:17	53.8% 13:37
Jack Roslovic	C	2	6:45	25%	57.1%	— (0-0)	42.2% 20:43	65.5% 19:40
Auston Matthews	C	2	6:22	23%	62.5%	0% (0-1)	40.9% 21:06	61.1% 21:35
Kirill Marchenko	RW	2	6:21	23%	55.6%	— (0-0)	41.9% 21:07	59.0% 20:51
Teddy Blueger	C	2	5:00	18%	0.0%	— (0-0)	50.0% 22:28	33.3% 11:12
Brandon Duhaime	RW	2	4:04	15%	50.0%	— (0-0)	43.8% 23:24	28.0% 13:04
Chris Tanev	D	2	3:27	13%	20.0%	— (0-0)	50.0% 24:01	40.0% 26:24
Darren Raddysh	D	2	3:05	11%	25.0%	0% (0-1)	47.7% 24:23	54.2% 28:55

Game log

2 games in 2026-27, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Sep 30	vs NYI	W 2-1	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	—	15:30	11:26	0:03	2:41
Sep 29	vs MTL	L 2-3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	—	18:07	16:41	—	1:17

Season splits by strength

2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	2	33:37	16:49	23	38	37.7%	37.2%	10	20	2	1	67%	1.3	1.8	60%
Even strength	2	28:07	14:04	23	30	43.4%	43.2%	10	16	2	1	67%	1.3	1.4	75%
5v5	2	27:28	13:44	23	29	44.2%	44.4%	10	15	2	1	67%	1.3	1.3	75%
Power play	1	0:03	0:03	0	0	—	—	0	0	0	0	—	0.0	0.0	—
Penalty kill	2	3:58	1:59	0	4	0.0%	0.0%	0	2	0	0	—	0.0	0.2	0%
4v5	2	3:58	1:59	0	4	0.0%	0.0%	0	2	0	0	—	0.0	0.2	0%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2026-27	TOR	2	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0.0%	2	3	16:49
2025-26	TOR	78	8	31	39	-6	70	108	7.4%	86	72	20:36
2024-25Playoffs	TOR	13	2	2	4	-1	8	12	16.7%	18	18	19:04
2024-25	TOR	77	4	25	29	+14	52	118	3.4%	108	83	21:04
2023-24Playoffs	FLA	24	2	4	6	+1	24	27	7.4%	65	18	15:27
2023-24	FLA	80	9	23	32	+10	76	123	7.3%	105	70	18:24
2022-23	VAN	54	2	20	22	-24	22	90	2.2%	58	43	20:11
2021-22	VAN	79	5	24	29	+5	52	168	3.0%	105	79	22:19
2020-21	ARI	46	3	21	24	-17	32	83	3.6%	72	26	20:58
2019-20	ARI	66	9	21	30	-3	38	135	6.7%	129	65	23:01
2018-19	ARI	81	14	30	44	-16	52	176	8.0%	162	52	23:38
2017-18	ARI	82	14	28	42	-28	44	202	6.9%	160	79	23:41