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Mattias Ekholm

Position	Left Defense / Right Defense	Current Team	Edmonton Oilers
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	4 years
Height	6'5"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	225	Extended Through	2028-29
Age	35 (May 24, 1990)	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	39
Drafted	2009, Round 4, Overall 102 (NSH)	Expiry Status	UFA

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 8, 2025	Edmonton Oilers	Signed 3 years @ $4.000M AAV starting in 2026-27
Oct 13, 2021	Nashville Predators	Signed 4 years @ $6.250M AAV starting in 2022-23
Oct 26, 2015	Nashville Predators	Signed 6 years @ $3.750M AAV starting in 2016-17
Jul 9, 2014	Nashville Predators	Signed 2 years @ $1.038M AAV starting in 2014-15
May 12, 2011	Nashville Predators	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	NSH	82	1353:55	0.18	0.89	1.06	0.26	-0.08	4.44	6.56	-2.12	2.90	1.45
2016-17	NSH	82	1512:32	0.12	0.63	0.75	0.21	-0.09	3.12	5.59	-2.46	3.31	3.31
2017-18	NSH	81	1410:18	0.17	0.60	0.77	0.19	-0.02	3.96	4.34	-0.38	1.39	1.39
2018-19	NSH	80	1494:51	0.12	0.92	1.04	0.21	-0.09	2.61	4.53	-1.92	0.00	1.80
2019-20	NSH	68	1208:30	0.35	0.79	1.14	0.25	0.10	5.56	3.97	1.58	2.22	3.33
2020-21	NSH	48	830:49	0.36	0.87	1.23	0.24	0.13	5.95	3.88	2.08	0.77	2.31
2021-22	NSH	76	1305:30	0.23	0.69	0.92	0.26	-0.03	4.42	5.06	-0.64	0.60	3.61
2022-23	EDM	21	352:49	0.68	1.36	2.04	0.35	0.33	12.90	6.72	6.18	0.00	2.13
2022-23	NSH	57	946:33	0.25	0.44	0.70	0.25	0.00	4.60	4.55	0.05	0.00	6.61
2022-23	EDM, NSH	78	1299:22	0.37	0.69	1.06	0.28	0.09	6.78	5.12	1.66	0.00	5.36
2023-24	EDM	79	1354:27	0.35	1.28	1.64	0.34	0.02	5.26	5.02	0.24	0.94	4.23
2024-25	EDM	65	1165:03	0.15	0.77	0.93	0.27	-0.12	2.50	4.39	-1.89	0.00	0.56
2025-26	EDM	3	49:12	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.21	-0.21	0.00	3.44	-3.44	0.00	0.00

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	NSH	82	1353:55	39.53	2.61	2.43	34.12	2.08	1.94	55.66	55.56	0.07	-0.11	2.07
2016-17	NSH	82	1512:32	43.48	2.18	2.51	38.56	1.98	2.14	52.38	53.99	0.12	-0.28	4.33
2017-18	NSH	81	1410:18	46.93	2.68	2.68	40.08	2.25	2.37	54.31	53.12	0.31	-0.10	4.07
2018-19	NSH	80	1494:51	46.44	2.53	2.65	39.01	1.97	2.45	56.25	51.99	0.13	-0.07	1.92
2019-20	NSH	68	1208:30	44.93	2.78	2.64	43.54	2.98	2.65	48.28	49.92	0.17	0.24	-0.75
2020-21	NSH	48	830:49	45.14	3.25	2.47	42.39	1.66	2.50	66.18	49.67	0.21	0.20	0.11
2021-22	NSH	76	1305:30	40.17	2.94	2.45	41.36	2.30	2.45	56.14	50.04	0.02	0.01	0.06
2022-23	EDM	21	352:49	49.32	5.10	3.72	36.73	1.70	2.20	75.00	62.86	0.99	-0.38	11.40
2022-23	NSH	57	946:33	43.93	2.03	2.81	39.74	2.16	2.45	48.48	53.43	0.16	-0.49	6.00
2022-23	EDM, NSH	78	1299:22	45.39	2.86	3.06	38.93	2.03	2.39	58.49	56.21	0.39	-0.46	7.72
2023-24	EDM	79	1354:27	53.78	3.90	3.56	35.44	2.13	2.21	64.71	61.66	0.86	-0.12	8.05
2024-25	EDM	65	1165:03	50.52	2.83	3.06	35.33	2.68	2.18	51.40	58.40	0.60	-0.18	7.37
2025-26	EDM	3	49:12	53.66	1.22	3.78	19.51	0.00	0.78	100.00	82.95	2.44	-1.65	47.30

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

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Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Bouchard vows to improve after mistake-filled loss at ESPN (Fri Oct 17, 2025)
Oilers May Be Better Off Not to Extend Brett Kulak at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 16, 2025)
Ekholm Extension Not the Steal Oilers Fans are Making it Out to Be at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
Oilers Made a Great Decision by Extending Mattias Ekholm at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers Solidify The Core With A Week Of Signings at The Hockey News (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
NHL News: Jack Eichel, Kyle Connor, Mattias Ekholm, and Jack Roslovic Signings at NHL Rumors (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
NHL News: Jack Eichel, Kyle Connor, Mattias Ekholm, and Jack Roslovic Signings at NHL Rumors (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – October 9, 2025 at Spectors Hockey (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Oilers Sign Jack Roslovic to 1-Year Contract at The Hockey Writers (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Oilers Sign UFA Jack Roslovic For One Year at The Hockey News (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers Extend Mattias Ekholm to 3-Year Contract at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Oilers sign defenseman Mattias Ekholm to a 3-year, $12M contract extension at NBC Sports (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
The Oilers enter 2025-26 season with the strongest defensive group in the NHL at Oil on Whyte (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Oilers top rookie set to make NHL debut in Battle of Alberta 2025-26 season opener at Oil on Whyte (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Oilers score another massive win with Ekholm extension at Oil on Whyte (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Oilers follow McDavid extension with Ekholm deal at ESPN (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Cowan Out, Connor, Ekholm, Eichel Deals, Plus Roslovic’s News at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers sign Mattias Ekholm to a three-year contract extension at Oil on Whyte (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Oilers sign Mattias Ekholm to three-year extension at Oilers Nation (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Pagnotta: Oilers could re-sign Mattias Ekholm for $4 million AAV or less at Oilers Nation (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Oilers’ Top Trade Assets to Win Now Before McDavid Leaves at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
Oilers News & Rumours: McDavid, Walman, Regula, Howard & More at The Hockey Writers (Tue Oct 7, 2025)
McDavid Gives Oilers Massive Break and Management Needs to Capitalize at The Hockey Writers (Mon Oct 6, 2025)
Garland and Lekkerimäki Lift Canucks Past Oilers in OT Of Preseason Finale at Yahoo Sports NHL (Sat Oct 4, 2025)
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy at Lowetide (Mon Sep 29, 2025)
Mattias Ekholm reportedly willing to take hometown discount for Edmonton Oilers at Oil on Whyte (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
Kraken Will Never Tire Of Beating Oilers, Even In Pre-Season at Davy Jones Locker Room (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
4 Takeaways From Oilers’ 4-1 Preseason Loss to Kraken at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl reunite on Oilers top line ahead of match vs Kraken at Oil on Whyte (Wed Sep 24, 2025)
Old Emotions at Lowetide (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers 2025 Training Camp: By the Numbers at The Hockey Writers (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
Oilers Have Lineup Flexibility Heading Into 2025-26 Season at The Hockey Writers (Tue Sep 16, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers 5 Best-Case Scenarios for 2025–26 at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 15, 2025)
5 Reasons the Edmonton Oilers Will Win the Stanley Cup This Season at The Hockey Writers (Sat Sep 13, 2025)
Oilers Are Running Out of Chances to Win a Stanley Cup at The Hockey Writers (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
What does a successful 2025-26 season look like for Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm? at Oilers Nation (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
Predicting the Oilers’ Opening Night Defence Pairs at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 11, 2025)
Better Lait Than Never: Oilers rookie camp, Mattias Ekholm wants an extension, and new jerseys coming at Oilers Nation (Thu Sep 11, 2025)
Can Evan Bouchard Continue to Grow Without Paul Coffey on the Oilers Bench? at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
Ranking NHL Teams By Defensemen at The Hockey Writers (Mon Sep 8, 2025)
NHL Morning Coffee Headlines – September 7, 2025 at Spectors Hockey (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm, and Evgeny Kuznetsov at NHL Rumors (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm, and Evgeny Kuznetsov at NHL Rumors (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
Mattias Ekholm wants to re-sign with the Oilers, and I want him here too, but let’s talk term at Oilers Nation (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
Mattias Ekholm recognizes dual ambition of Stanley Cup and Olympics presents a tremendous grind at Oilers Nation (Sat Sep 6, 2025)
Mattias Ekholm reveals injury that kept defender out during Oilers’ first three playoff rounds at Oilers Nation (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
'Absolutely I Want To Stay In Edmonton': Veteran D-Man On Possible Extension at Yahoo Sports NHL (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Forever, For Always, For Certain at Lowetide (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Riesen to Believe, Vol 2 2025-26 at Lowetide (Thu Sep 4, 2025)
4 Reasons McDavid May Not Re-Sign with Oilers at The Hockey Writers (Wed Sep 3, 2025)
Pacific Division Way-Too-Early Preview at Nucks Misconduct (Tue Sep 2, 2025)
Oilers’ 3 Most Overrated Players for 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Sat Aug 30, 2025)
Karlsson, Rakell Eye Spots On Team Sweden For 2026 Winter Olympics at Yahoo Sports (Sat Aug 30, 2025)
Oilers’ Evan Bouchard Should Make Canada’s 2026 Olympic Roster at The Hockey Writers (Tue Aug 26, 2025)
Blue on Blue at Lowetide (Tue Aug 19, 2025)
Walman or Ekholm, Penguins Offer Sheet Picks & More NHL Rumors at The Hockey Writers (Mon Aug 18, 2025)
Monday Mailbag: Should the Oilers prioritize Jake Walman or Mattias Ekholm extensions? at Oilers Nation (Mon Aug 18, 2025)

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	32	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	UFA
2023-24	33	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
2024-25	34	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
2025-26	35	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$25,000,000	$25,000,000	$25,000,000

Signed: Oct 13, 2021

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.58

Retained Salary: Nashville Predators retained 4.0% of total salary on February 28, 2023

Contract Extension

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2026-27	36	NMC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2027-28	37	NMC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2028-29	38	NMC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$2,000,000	$10,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000

Signed: Oct 8, 2025

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: Stan Bowman

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.85

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	26	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	RFA-arb
2017-18	27	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	UFA
2018-19	28	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2019-20	29	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2020-21	30	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
2021-22	31	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$22,500,000	$22,500,000	$22,500,000

Signed: Oct 26, 2015

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.14

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	24	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	-	-	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	RFA-arb
2015-16	25	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	-	-	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$2,075,000	$2,075,000	$2,075,000

Signed: July 9, 2014

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.5

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2011-12	21	$900,000	$1,025,000	$125,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2012-13	22	$900,000	$1,025,000	$125,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2013-14	23	$900,000	$1,025,000	$125,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$375,000	$270,000	$2,430,000	$2,700,000	$202,500

Signed: May 12, 2011

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2006-07	Swe-U18	Mora U18	5	2	2	4		6
2006-07	Swe-Jr.	Mora Jr.	36	0	4	4		28				2							0.0
2007-08	Swe-Jr.	Mora Jr.	37	5	7	12		54
2007-08	Swe-U18	Mora U18	9	4	5	9		12
2007-08	Sweden-Q	Mora	6	0	0	0		2
2007-08	WJ18-A	Sweden	6	1	0	1		2
2007-08	Sweden	Mora	1	0	0	0
2007-08	SHL	Mora IK										6				+1	2
2008-09	Swe-Jr.	Mora Jr.	21	3	5	8		32
2008-09	Sweden-2	Mora	38	2	11	13		12				3					4		0.0
2009-10	WJC-A	Sweden	6	1	0	1		6
2009-10	Sweden-2	Mora	41	1	21	22		54				2					6		0.0
2010-11	Sweden	Brynas	55	10	23	33		38				5		4	4		10
2011-12	NHL	Nashville Predators	2	0	0	0	-1		1	0.0	12:25
2011-12	Sweden	Brynas	41	9	8	17		55				17	1	8	9		12
2012-13	NHL	Nashville Predators	1	0	0	0	-1			0.0	16:05
2012-13	AHL	Milwaukee	59	10	22	32	+15	30	127	787.0		4		1	1	-3		10	0.0
2013-14	NHL	Nashville Predators	62	1	8	9	-8	10	58	1.7	16:49
2013-14	WC-A	Sweden	10	2	5	7	+1	8	14
2014-15	WC-A	Sweden	8	0	3	3	+2	6	16
2014-15	NHL	Nashville Predators	80	7	11	18	+12	52	86	8.1	19:01	6	1		1	+4	2	6	16.7	26:25
2015-16	WC-A	Sweden	2	1	0	1	-4	2	13
2015-16	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	8	27	35	+14	44	114	7.0	20:15	14	3	4	7	+2	4	25	12.0	23:48
2016-17	WCup	Sweden	4	0	0	0	+2	2
2016-17	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	3	20	23	+4	34	120	2.5	23:28	22	1	10	11	+6	38	33	3.0	25:20
2017-18	WC	Sweden	4	1	2	3	+4	2
2017-18	NHL	Nashville Predators	81	10	24	34	+25	46	135	7.4	23:35	13	1	7	8	+4	12	20	5.0	23:24
2018-19	WC	Sweden	8	0	2	2	+2	4
2018-19	NHL	Nashville Predators	80	8	36	44	+27	47	146	5.5	23:22	6		2	2	-2	12	14	0.0	23:57
2019-20	NHL	Nashville Predators	68	8	25	33	-1	32	154	5.2	23:22	4		1	1	-2		12	0.0	24:08
2020-21	NHL	Nashville Predators	48	6	17	23	+19	14	110	5.5	22:52	6		3	3	+2	6	12	0.0	26:27
2021-22	NHL	Nashville Predators	76	6	25	31	+14	44	145	4.1	23:29	4		2	2	-2		8	0.0	22:49
2022-23	NHL	Nashville Predators	57	5	13	18		24	99	5.1	21:44
2022-23	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	21	4	10	14	+28	4	36	11.1	20:47	12	1	6	7		8	20	5.0	21:53
2023-24	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	79	11	34	45	+44	47	177	6.2	21:03	25	5	5	10	+9	6	45	11.1	21:58
2024-25	4 Nations	Sweden	3	0	1	1					45:15
2024-25	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	65	9	24	33	+11	30	143	6.3	22:12	7	1	5	6		14	13	7.7	21:35
2025-26	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	4	0	0	0	+1	2	8	0.0	20:48
NHL Career			888	86	274	360	+188	430	1532	5.6	21:44	119	13	45	58	+21	102	208	6.2	23:35