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Oliver Ekman-Larsson

#95 · Defence · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Jul 17, 1991 in Karlskrona, SWE (age 35) · 6'2", 191 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 6th overall in 2009 by PHX (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2023-24

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

John Carlson WSH · 32 P in 82 GP Ryan McDonagh NYR · 32 P in 82 GP Ian White DET · 32 P in 77 GP Filip Kuba OTT · 32 P in 73 GP Christian Ehrhoff BUF · 32 P in 66 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

020402010-11: 11 points1110-112011-12: 32 points322012-13: 24 points2412-132013-14: 44 points442014-15: 43 points4314-152015-16: 55 points552016-17: 39 points3916-172017-18: 42 points422018-19: 44 points4418-192019-20: 30 points302020-21: 24 points2420-212021-22: 29 points292022-23: 22 points2222-232023-24: 32 points322024-25: 29 points2924-252025-26: 39 points392026-27: 0 points026-27

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2010-11 PHX 48 1 10 11 3 24 50 41 0.23 $900K
2011-12 PHX 82 13 19 32 0 32 147 140 0.39 $900K
2012-13 PHX 48 3 21 24 5 26 101 73 0.50 $900K
2013-14 PHX 80 15 29 44 -4 50 199 134 0.55 $5.5M
2014-15 ARI 82 23 20 43 -18 40 264 167 0.52 $5.5M
2015-16 ARI 75 21 34 55 -6 96 228 154 0.73 $5.5M
2016-17 ARI 79 12 27 39 -25 48 145 112 0.49 $5.5M
2017-18 ARI 82 14 28 42 -28 44 202 160 0.51 $5.5M
2018-19 ARI 81 14 30 44 -16 52 176 162 0.54 $5.5M
2019-20 ARI 66 9 21 30 -3 38 135 129 0.45 $8.25M
2020-21 ARI 46 3 21 24 -17 32 83 72 0.52 $8.25M
2021-22 VAN 79 5 24 29 5 52 168 105 0.37 $8.25M
2022-23 VAN 54 2 20 22 -24 22 90 58 0.41 $8.25M
2023-24 FLA 80 9 23 32 10 76 123 105 0.40 $2.25M
2024-25 TOR 77 4 25 29 14 52 118 108 0.38 $3.5M
2025-26 TOR 78 8 31 39 -6 70 108 86 0.50 $3.5M
2026-27 TOR 6 0 0 0 -1 6 3 6 0.00 $3.5M
17 seasons Career 1143 156 383 539 -111 760 2340 1812 0.47

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2011-12 PHX 16 1 3 4 -3 8 21 15 0.25
2019-20 ARI 9 1 3 4 3 8 16 28 0.44
2023-24 FLA 24 2 4 6 1 24 27 65 0.25
2024-25 TOR 13 2 2 4 -1 8 12 18 0.31
4 seasons Playoffs 62 6 12 18 0 48 76 126 0.29

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 13 19 32 0 32 147 140 0.39 8.8 22:07

Contract

$900KCap hitends in 2013, then RFA
$28KCap dollars per point32 points in 82 games
$102KCap dollars per goal above replacement8.8 goals above replacement
$4.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.6MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 367 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Arizona Coyotes on May 24, 2010, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.25M, beginning in 2010-11. It runs through 2012-13, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2010-11 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K
2011-12 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K
2012-13 $900K $810K $90K $850K $900K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2024 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2024-25 to 2027-28 4 $14M $3.5M
Jul 1, 2023 Florida Panthers New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $2.25M $2.25M
Jul 1, 2018 Arizona Coyotes Extension bought out by the Vancouver Canucks, Jun 16, 2023 2019-20 to 2022-23 8 $66M $8.25M
Mar 15, 2013 Arizona Coyotes Extension 2013-14 to 2018-19 6 $33M $5.5M
May 24, 2010 Arizona Coyotes Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 3 $5.25M $900K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2011-12 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+8.8Goals above replacement81st of 680 skaters, 19th of 235 defencemen
+1.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 235 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+0.5 78th percentileEven-strength defence+2.1 84th percentilePower play-0.5 22nd percentilePenalty kill-0.5 13th percentilePenalties+1.2 96th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-5051015202010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

51.6Corsi for %1335 attempts for, 1251 against
+2.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.2Expected goals for %54.8 expected for, 54.3 against
+2.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.0Goals for %53 for, 49 against
100.7PDO7.8% shooting + 92.9% saves
252Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Adrian Aucoin · Oliver Ekman-Larsson61618:0151.849.619-17
Michal Rozsival · Oliver Ekman-Larsson49397:3052.251.916-13
Rostislav Klesla · Oliver Ekman-Larsson40275:5550.651.28-8
Derek Morris · Oliver Ekman-Larsson3137:3154.253.83-2

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

13Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.9Expected goalsfrom 222 unblocked attempts
+4.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.29 expected goals per 60 minutes91st
Shot quality 4.0% chance per attempt88th
Finishing +4.1 goals above expected98thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 233 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 13Expected 8.9

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 7, 2012 @ MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 22:54
Apr 6, 2012 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 23:48
Apr 3, 2012 vs CBJ W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 24:02
Mar 31, 2012 vs ANA W 4-0 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 23:33
Mar 29, 2012 vs SJS W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 21:22
Mar 25, 2012 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 23:36
Mar 24, 2012 @ SJS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 21:38
Mar 22, 2012 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 26:24
Mar 20, 2012 @ DAL L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 31:01
Mar 18, 2012 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 23:37
Mar 15, 2012 @ CGY L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 23:19
Mar 14, 2012 @ VAN W 5-4 1 1 2 0 0 5 2 24:05
Mar 12, 2012 vs NSH L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 3 0 2 2 26:01
Mar 10, 2012 vs SJS W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 25:07
Mar 8, 2012 vs MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 28:27
Mar 6, 2012 @ CBJ L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 21:27
Mar 5, 2012 @ PIT L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 26:27
Mar 3, 2012 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 26:25
Mar 1, 2012 vs CGY L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 23:41
Feb 28, 2012 vs VAN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:31
Feb 25, 2012 @ EDM W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 22:46
Feb 23, 2012 @ CGY W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 26:30
Feb 21, 2012 vs LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 27:03
Feb 18, 2012 vs DAL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22:14
Feb 16, 2012 @ LAK W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:43
Feb 13, 2012 @ VAN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 25:38
Feb 11, 2012 vs CHI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 21:38
Feb 9, 2012 vs CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 22:47
Feb 7, 2012 @ DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:22
Feb 6, 2012 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20:16
Feb 4, 2012 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 22:11
Jan 31, 2012 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 18:54
Jan 24, 2012 vs OTT W 3-2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 21:38
Jan 21, 2012 vs TBL L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 30:06
Jan 19, 2012 vs DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 23:02
Jan 18, 2012 @ ANA L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 23:19
Jan 16, 2012 vs COL W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 22:16
Jan 13, 2012 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 2 2 3 0 2 5 26:57
Jan 12, 2012 @ DET L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:40
Jan 10, 2012 @ NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 24:34
Jan 7, 2012 vs NYI W 5-1 1 1 2 3 0 4 2 24:01
Jan 5, 2012 @ LAK L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 22:57
Jan 3, 2012 @ STL L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 21:41
Dec 31, 2011 @ MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:45
Dec 29, 2011 @ COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 21:19
Dec 28, 2011 vs BOS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:51
Dec 26, 2011 @ LAK L 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 23:21
Dec 23, 2011 vs STL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 25:23
Dec 21, 2011 @ CAR W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 16:36
Dec 20, 2011 @ FLA W 2-1 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 25:58
Dec 17, 2011 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:34
Dec 15, 2011 vs EDM W 4-2 1 1 2 3 0 3 3 19:59
Dec 14, 2011 @ ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 2 0 2 17:42
Dec 10, 2011 vs MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:27
Dec 8, 2011 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 17:34
Dec 6, 2011 @ NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 22:19
Dec 5, 2011 @ CHI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 26:26
Dec 3, 2011 vs PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 20:13
Dec 1, 2011 @ WPG L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:25
Nov 29, 2011 @ CHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 24:46
Nov 26, 2011 vs DAL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 25:37
Nov 25, 2011 vs VAN L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 20:11
Nov 23, 2011 vs ANA W 4-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 20:02
Nov 21, 2011 @ WSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 25:11
Nov 19, 2011 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 22:18
Nov 17, 2011 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:48
Nov 15, 2011 @ TOR W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 5 1 20:35
Nov 12, 2011 @ SJS W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14:28
Nov 10, 2011 vs MTL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 18:35
Nov 5, 2011 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:00
Nov 3, 2011 vs NSH L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 18:20
Nov 2, 2011 @ COL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 18:05
Oct 29, 2011 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:27
Oct 27, 2011 vs NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 17:11
Oct 25, 2011 vs DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 17:24
Oct 23, 2011 @ ANA W 5-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 15:17
Oct 20, 2011 vs LAK L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:51
Oct 18, 2011 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:23
Oct 15, 2011 vs WPG W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 18:14
Oct 13, 2011 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:45
Oct 10, 2011 @ DAL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:56
Oct 8, 2011 @ SJS L 3-6 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 19:06