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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 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brent Seabrook CHI · 39 P in 79 GP Brady Skjei NYR · 39 P in 80 GP Cam Fowler ANA · 39 P in 80 GP Matt Niskanen WSH · 39 P in 78 GP Mark Giordano CGY · 39 P in 81 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 5 0 0 0 -1 6 3 5 0.00 $3.5M
17 seasons Career 1142 156 383 539 -111 760 2340 1811 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
79 12 27 39 -25 48 145 112 0.49 8.3 24:37

Contract

$5.5MCap hitends in 2019, then UFA
$141KCap dollars per point39 points in 79 games
$9.512MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.6 goals above replacement
$943KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$4.6MValueworth 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 664 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Arizona Coyotes on Mar 15, 2013, as an extension of the contract he was on: 6 years and $33M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2018-19, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $5.5M $3.5M $0 $3.5M
2014-15 $5.5M $4M $0 $4M
2015-16 $5.5M $6M $0 $6M
2016-17 $5.5M $6M $0 $6M
2017-18 $5.5M $6.5M $0 $6.5M
2018-19 $5.5M $7M $0 $7M

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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Rating

+0.6Goals above replacement457th of 664 skaters, 140th of 229 defencemen
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 229 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-0.8 46th percentileEven-strength defence-2.5 18th percentilePower play-1.4 1st percentilePenalty kill-0.6 10th percentilePenalties-0.6 50th 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

45.0Corsi for %1214 attempts for, 1482 against
-0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
42.3Expected goals for %47.2 expected for, 64.3 against
+0.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
45.7Goals for %53 for, 63 against
100.2PDO8.1% shooting + 92.0% saves
208Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
Luke Schenn · Oliver Ekman-Larsson67648:4843.039.821-25
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Connor Murphy65475:1747.845.415-22
Alex Goligoski · Oliver Ekman-Larsson1998:1133.933.29-5
Michael Stone · Oliver Ekman-Larsson3483:3748.850.83-3

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.9Expected goalsfrom 223 unblocked attempts
+3.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.28 expected goals per 60 minutes84th
Shot quality 4.0% chance per attempt87th
Finishing +3.1 goals above expected92ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 12Expected 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 2, 2017 @ LAK W 2-1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 24:04
Mar 31, 2017 vs WSH W 6-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 27:20
Mar 29, 2017 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 25:37
Mar 27, 2017 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 27:24
Mar 25, 2017 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 25:01
Mar 23, 2017 @ FLA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:51
Mar 21, 2017 @ TBL W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 26:15
Mar 20, 2017 @ NSH L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 2 2 1 24:24
Mar 18, 2017 vs STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 30:21
Mar 16, 2017 vs DET L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 29:34
Mar 14, 2017 @ LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 26:45
Mar 13, 2017 vs COL W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 24:41
Mar 11, 2017 vs NJD W 5-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 22:09
Mar 9, 2017 vs OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 27:00
Mar 5, 2017 vs CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 24:36
Mar 3, 2017 @ CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:02
Mar 2, 2017 @ BUF L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 26:19
Feb 28, 2017 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 24:09
Feb 26, 2017 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 25:25
Feb 24, 2017 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 24:05
Feb 23, 2017 @ CHI L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24:23
Feb 20, 2017 vs ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24:48
Feb 18, 2017 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 24:24
Feb 16, 2017 @ LAK W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 22:32
Feb 14, 2017 @ EDM L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 25:57
Feb 13, 2017 @ CGY W 5-0 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 24:06
Feb 11, 2017 vs PIT W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 28:35
Feb 9, 2017 vs MTL L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 2 1 2 23:28
Feb 4, 2017 @ SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 26:35
Feb 2, 2017 vs CHI L 3-4 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 25:21
Jan 31, 2017 vs LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 24:10
Jan 26, 2017 vs VAN W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 23:44
Jan 23, 2017 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 23:39
Jan 21, 2017 vs TBL W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 24:14
Jan 19, 2017 @ MIN L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:05
Jan 18, 2017 @ WPG L 3-6 1 0 1 -5 2 3 0 20:38
Jan 16, 2017 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 27:28
Jan 14, 2017 vs ANA L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 24:07
Jan 13, 2017 vs WPG W 4-3 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 26:26
Jan 7, 2017 vs NYI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 26:34
Jan 6, 2017 @ ANA L 2-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 5 27:05
Jan 4, 2017 @ VAN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:09
Dec 31, 2016 @ CGY L 2-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 24:16
Dec 29, 2016 vs NYR L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 21:39
Dec 27, 2016 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 23:01
Dec 23, 2016 vs TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 28:00
Dec 21, 2016 vs EDM L 2-3 1 1 2 -1 0 4 3 24:24
Dec 19, 2016 vs CGY L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 22:21
Dec 17, 2016 @ MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 19:29
Dec 15, 2016 @ TOR W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 27:08
Dec 13, 2016 @ DET W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 23:15
Dec 12, 2016 @ PIT L 0-7 0 0 0 -2 6 2 0 20:18
Dec 10, 2016 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 30:35
Dec 8, 2016 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:22
Dec 6, 2016 @ CHI L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 22:34
Dec 5, 2016 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 22:32
Dec 3, 2016 vs CBJ L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 27:32
Dec 1, 2016 vs LAK L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 3 3 25:06
Nov 29, 2016 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 15:51
Nov 27, 2016 @ EDM W 2-1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 24:35
Nov 25, 2016 vs EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 25:29
Nov 23, 2016 vs VAN L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 24:27
Nov 19, 2016 vs SJS W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 21:07
Nov 17, 2016 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 24:53
Nov 16, 2016 @ CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:10
Nov 12, 2016 vs BOS L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 23:45
Nov 10, 2016 vs WPG L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 22:17
Nov 8, 2016 @ COL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 25:07
Nov 4, 2016 @ ANA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 21:30
Nov 3, 2016 vs NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 26:23
Nov 1, 2016 vs SJS W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 23:53
Oct 29, 2016 vs COL L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 27:51
Oct 27, 2016 @ PHI W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 22:31
Oct 25, 2016 @ NJD L 3-5 2 0 2 0 0 4 3 23:57
Oct 23, 2016 @ NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 25:55
Oct 21, 2016 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 26:56
Oct 20, 2016 @ MTL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 21:50
Oct 18, 2016 @ OTT L 4-7 1 0 1 -2 2 7 2 27:22
Oct 15, 2016 vs PHI W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 31:46