D · EDM · NHL id 8475218
Mattias Ekholm has played 2 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 20:49 a night (18:13 at even strength, 0:10 on the power play and 2:21 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 71% of his 5v5 minutes with Evan Bouchard and 59% with Connor McDavid over the last 2 games, and the Oilers have controlled 69% of shot attempts with Ekholm on the ice (4-1 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Oilers' most recent game against VAN he was on D2 with Evan Bouchard and off the power play.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs VAN, detected from shift data
- 0 P in last 2 (0.45/GP before)
- 2% of team PP time (was 11%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 20:44 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 2 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at EDM: 4 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.10 expected goals; best chance Mattias Ekholm at 0.07 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 82 GP · 41 points vs 40.9 expected
Last 20 games: -14. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 4.6%
- 99.5
- 37.6%
- G vs xG
- 6 / 8.0
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:19 a game, 1 demotion event): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- 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, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played82
- Goals6408th of 715
- Assists3593rd of 715
- Points41186th of 715
- Power-play points3311th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal131205th of 715
- Hits65309th of 715
- Blocked shots12545th of 715
- Plus/minus+3215th of 715
- Penalty minutes30294th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)56.0%50th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)56.1%44th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)58.4%22nd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)58.4%22nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)58.3%35th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)57.3%35th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.80393rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.038338th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.36126th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game20:36103rd of 715
- Power-play time per game0:29406th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %59.6%159th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.21423rd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO995386th of 719
- Goals above expected−2.0567th of 715
- Luck Meter−7428th of 828
- Ascension score44340th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.2395th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts30526th of 715
- Hardest shot98.432nd of 715
- Offensive-zone time45.7%48th of 715
Compare head to head
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 · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine
- −0.061
- Season net
- −1.44xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.80
- Attempts
- 19
- 0.010
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D2Mar 3, 2026 alerts →
- Played 4:49 more than his 5-game averageNov 4, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2May 10, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Dec 30, 2021 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2May 23, 2021 alerts →
- Played 5:56 more than his 5-game averageApr 6, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 4, 2020 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Dec 23, 2019 alerts →
How the goals happened
32 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2026 vs ANA | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 8.8 | — | |
| Jan 26, 2026 vs ANA | Deflection | carry | 0 | 28.4 | 3-on-2, deflection | |
| Jan 26, 2026 vs ANA | Odd-man rush | pass | 1 | 53.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 11, 2025 vs DET | Rush | carry | 2 | 49.4 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2025 @ FLA | Cycle | — | 4* | 45.0 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2025 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 2* | 71.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jun 4, 2025 vs FLA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 59.1 | rebound | |
| Mar 18, 2025 vs UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 56.7 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 34.5 | one-timer | |
| Jan 27, 2025 vs SEA | Point shot | — | 0 | 16.8 | — | |
| Dec 31, 2024 vs UTA | Rebound | — | 4 | 62.9 | rebound | |
| Dec 21, 2024 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 53.3 | one-timer | |
| Dec 19, 2024 vs BOS | Rebound | carry | 0 | 48.4 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Dec 5, 2024 vs CBJ | Rush | loose | 0 | 30.9 | — | |
| Oct 28, 2024 @ CBJ | Deflection | — | 2 | 60.5 | deflection | |
| Oct 25, 2024 vs PIT | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 60.2 | — | |
| Jun 10, 2024 @ FLA | Point shot | — | 0 | 19.0 | — | |
| May 29, 2024 vs DAL | Cycle | — | 0 | 29.1 | — | |
| May 12, 2024 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 19.2 | — | |
| May 10, 2024 @ VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 47.4 | — | |
| May 8, 2024 @ VAN | Rebound | — | 1* | 70.2 | rebound | |
| Apr 10, 2024 vs VGK | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 79.6 | — | |
| Apr 5, 2024 vs COL | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 7.0 | 2-on-0 | |
| Apr 1, 2024 @ STL | Point shot | — | 2 | 76.4 | one-timer | |
| Mar 30, 2024 vs ANA | Point shot | — | 2 | 80.3 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2024 vs BUF | Rush | carry | 1* | 68.8 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2024 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 56.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 10, 2024 @ PIT | Point shot | — | 4* | 71.8 | one-timer | |
| Dec 6, 2023 vs CAR | Rebound | — | 2* | 14.2 | rebound | |
| Nov 26, 2023 vs ANA | Point shot | — | 4* | 62.6 | — | |
| Nov 22, 2023 @ CAR | Rush | carry | 1 | 6.1 | — | |
| Nov 6, 2023 @ VAN | Rebound | — | 0 | 72.0 | rebound |
* 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 Ekholm
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Ekholm apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Bouchard | D | 2 | 25:51 | 71% | 81.4% | 100% (4-0) | 42.9% 10:35 | 54.5% 11:32 |
| Connor McDavid | C | 2 | 21:29 | 59% | 76.5% | 100% (3-0) | 60.0% 14:57 | 57.1% 8:12 |
| Leon Draisaitl | C | 2 | 15:20 | 42% | 78.3% | 100% (1-0) | 63.4% 21:06 | 82.1% 14:01 |
| Vasily Podkolzin | RW | 2 | 14:43 | 40% | 72.7% | 100% (1-0) | 66.7% 21:43 | 84.0% 12:43 |
| Alex Formenton | LW | 2 | 11:41 | 32% | 61.5% | 75% (3-1) | 73.7% 24:45 | 44.4% 15:05 |
| Zach Hyman | C | 1 | 8:41 | 24% | 76.5% | 100% (2-0) | 75.0% 10:39 | 54.5% 5:34 |
| Connor Murphy | D | 2 | 8:09 | 22% | 33.3% | 0% (0-1) | 79.6% 28:17 | 40.0% 30:11 |
| Mathieu Joseph | RW | 2 | 7:55 | 22% | 50.0% | 50% (1-1) | 76.1% 28:31 | 27.3% 18:26 |
| Owen Michaels | RW | 2 | 5:11 | 14% | 46.7% | 50% (1-1) | 75.5% 31:15 | 26.3% 15:07 |
| Colton Dach | C | 1 | 4:41 | 13% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 76.9% 14:39 | 30.8% 8:48 |
| Isaac Howard | LW | 2 | 4:30 | 12% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 68.4% 31:56 | 32.0% 13:16 |
| Max Jones | LW | 1 | 4:07 | 11% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 76.9% 15:13 | 40.0% 8:11 |
| Trent Frederic | C | 2 | 3:55 | 11% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 68.4% 32:31 | 33.3% 12:15 |
| Kasperi Kapanen | RW | 1 | 3:29 | 10% | 87.5% | — (0-0) | 72.0% 15:51 | 82.6% 11:44 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 1,432 min on ice · ranked against 270 defencemen · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
86th percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
94th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Top-line role: strong linemates against the other team's best.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Ekholm's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Ekholm's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ VAN | W 9-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20:42 | 17:06 | 0:19 | 3:06 |
| Sep 29 | vs VAN | OTL 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20:56 | 19:20 | — | 1:36 |
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 | 41:38 | 20:49 | 46 | 30 | 60.5% | 66.7% | 23 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 67% | 2.2 | 1.2 | 30% |
| Even strength | 2 | 36:26 | 18:13 | 44 | 20 | 68.8% | 72.7% | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 80% | 1.9 | 0.8 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 36:26 | 18:13 | 44 | 20 | 68.8% | 72.7% | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 80% | 1.9 | 0.8 | 50% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:19 | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 2 | 4:42 | 2:21 | 2 | 9 | 18.2% | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0% |
| 4v5 | 2 | 4:42 | 2:21 | 2 | 9 | 18.2% | 28.6% | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 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 | EDM | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 20:49 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | EDM | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% | 4 | 12 | 19:27 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 82 | 6 | 35 | 41 | +32 | 30 | 131 | 4.6% | 65 | 125 | 20:36 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | EDM | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 7.7% | 2 | 15 | 21:35 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 65 | 9 | 24 | 33 | +11 | 30 | 143 | 6.3% | 42 | 95 | 22:12 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | EDM | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +9 | 6 | 45 | 11.1% | 28 | 47 | 21:58 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 79 | 11 | 34 | 45 | +44 | 47 | 177 | 6.2% | 136 | 93 | 21:03 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | EDM | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 5.0% | 30 | 10 | 21:53 |
| 2022-23 | EDM, NSH | 78 | 9 | 23 | 32 | +28 | 28 | 135 | 6.7% | 91 | 104 | 21:28 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | NSH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 0.0% | 11 | 8 | 22:49 |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 76 | 6 | 25 | 31 | +14 | 44 | 145 | 4.1% | 79 | 96 | 23:29 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | NSH | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 12 | 0.0% | 2 | 8 | 26:27 |
| 2020-21 | NSH | 48 | 6 | 17 | 23 | +19 | 14 | 110 | 5.5% | 23 | 46 | 22:52 |
| 2019-20 | NSH | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -1 | 32 | 154 | 5.2% | 49 | 100 | 23:22 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | NSH | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 12 | 14 | 0.0% | 5 | 4 | 23:57 |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | +27 | 47 | 146 | 5.5% | 68 | 107 | 23:22 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | NSH | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +4 | 12 | 20 | 5.0% | 16 | 27 | 23:24 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 81 | 10 | 24 | 34 | +25 | 46 | 135 | 7.4% | 75 | 117 | 23:35 |
Mattias Ekholm news
- PRE-RAW | Mattias Ekholm 09.26.26NHL.com
- 'I just want to win:' Oilers elder statesman Mattias Ekholm happy to play wherever the team needs him on defenceEdmonton Journal
- Ryan Shea Shocks Day One: Oilers’ New $4M Defender Opens Camp on the Top PairingNHL Trade Talk
- Mattias Ekholm StatsNHL.com
- Mattias Ekholm HomeNHL.com
- Mattias Ekholm Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Ouch! Edmonton Oilers aces take a hit, no longer rated as two of NHL's top playersEdmonton Journal
- Oilers Turned Offseason Around & Mattias Ekholm Player PreviewSubstack
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.