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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 2018-19. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mattias Ekholm NSH · 44 P in 80 GP Rasmus Dahlin BUF · 44 P in 82 GP Zach Werenski CBJ · 44 P in 82 GP Drew Doughty LAK · 45 P in 82 GP Jared Spurgeon MIN · 43 P in 82 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

2018-19 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 14 30 44 -16 52 176 162 0.54 8.0 23:38

Contract

$5.5MCap hitends in 2019, then extended to 2027
$125KCap dollars per point44 points in 81 games
$3.44MCap dollars per goal above replacement1.6 goals above replacement
$1.7MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3.8MValueworth 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 696 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, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Arizona Coyotes on Jul 1, 2018, 8 years and $66M at $8.25M a season, beginning in 2019-20.

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 not begun 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 2018-19 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.

2018-19 analytics

Rating

+1.6Goals above replacement404th of 699 skaters, 122nd of 244 defencemen
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 244 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-0.7 55th percentileEven-strength defence-4.2 9th percentilePower play+0.2 89th percentilePenalty kill+0.8 95th percentilePenalties-0.8 39th 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 %1412 attempts for, 1322 against
+4.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.8Expected goals for %56.4 expected for, 61.6 against
-2.4xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
43.9Goals for %47 for, 60 against
98.2PDO6.5% shooting + 91.7% saves
295Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 591 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
Niklas Hjalmarsson · Oliver Ekman-Larsson63590:5451.348.920-24
Jason Demers · Oliver Ekman-Larsson33373:0651.046.912-12
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Kevin Connauton35152:4347.038.35-6
Alex Goligoski · Oliver Ekman-Larsson52110:1055.949.54-5

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
9.7Expected goalsfrom 277 unblocked attempts
+3.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.30 expected goals per 60 minutes86th
Shot quality 3.5% chance per attempt64th
Finishing +3.3 goals above expected95thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 244 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 13Expected 9.7

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 6, 2019 vs WPG L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 23:32
Apr 4, 2019 @ VGK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 22:01
Apr 2, 2019 vs LAK L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 2 7 2 29:53
Mar 31, 2019 vs MIN W 4-0 0 1 1 3 0 1 3 25:36
Mar 29, 2019 @ COL L 2-3 (SO) 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 25:32
Mar 26, 2019 vs CHI W 1-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 21:14
Mar 24, 2019 @ NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 24:30
Mar 23, 2019 @ NJD L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 22:19
Mar 21, 2019 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 23:23
Mar 18, 2019 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 23:52
Mar 16, 2019 vs EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -3 0 2 1 22:57
Mar 14, 2019 vs ANA W 6-1 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 21:02
Mar 12, 2019 @ STL W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 19:30
Mar 11, 2019 @ CHI L 1-7 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 20:32
Mar 9, 2019 vs LAK W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 24:39
Mar 7, 2019 vs CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22:40
Mar 5, 2019 vs ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 26:09
Mar 2, 2019 vs DET W 3-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 21:53
Feb 28, 2019 vs VAN W 5-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 22:11
Feb 26, 2019 vs FLA W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 6 2 28:55
Feb 24, 2019 vs WPG W 4-1 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 24:43
Feb 21, 2019 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:42
Feb 19, 2019 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 24:21
Feb 18, 2019 @ CGY L 2-5 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 21:06
Feb 16, 2019 vs TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 1 6 1 3 19:18
Feb 14, 2019 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 4 22:38
Feb 12, 2019 @ VGK W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 22:31
Feb 9, 2019 vs DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 22:26
Feb 7, 2019 vs CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 6 2 23:42
Feb 5, 2019 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 4 0 4 24:31
Feb 4, 2019 @ DAL L 4-5 1 0 1 1 2 6 2 28:23
Feb 2, 2019 @ SJS L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 26:30
Jan 22, 2019 @ OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10:15
Jan 20, 2019 @ TOR W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 23:49
Jan 18, 2019 vs PIT L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 26:45
Jan 16, 2019 vs SJS W 6-3 1 0 1 2 0 5 2 22:19
Jan 13, 2019 @ CGY L 1-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 24:42
Jan 12, 2019 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 24:44
Jan 10, 2019 @ VAN W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 25:08
Jan 6, 2019 vs NYR W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 20:06
Jan 4, 2019 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 26:48
Jan 2, 2019 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 23:36
Dec 30, 2018 vs VGK L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 23:59
Dec 29, 2018 @ ANA W 5-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 25:11
Dec 27, 2018 @ LAK L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 24:49
Dec 23, 2018 @ SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 28:23
Dec 22, 2018 vs COL W 6-4 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 23:02
Dec 20, 2018 vs MTL L 1-2 1 0 1 0 0 5 3 26:32
Dec 18, 2018 vs NYI L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 26:38
Dec 16, 2018 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 22:28
Dec 14, 2018 @ NYR W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 2 4 2 24:22
Dec 13, 2018 @ BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 26:42
Dec 11, 2018 @ BOS L 3-4 0 1 1 -3 0 3 0 22:28
Dec 8, 2018 vs SJS L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 4 22:34
Dec 6, 2018 vs WSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 24:40
Dec 4, 2018 @ LAK W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 21:21
Dec 1, 2018 vs STL W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 22:24
Nov 29, 2018 @ NSH W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 24:14
Nov 27, 2018 @ MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:55
Nov 25, 2018 vs CGY L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 21:41
Nov 23, 2018 vs COL L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 23:05
Nov 21, 2018 vs VGK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 26:01
Nov 17, 2018 vs BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 2 3 2 26:20
Nov 15, 2018 vs NSH W 2-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 21:58
Nov 13, 2018 @ DET L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 4 2 2 21:11
Nov 11, 2018 @ WSH W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 23:31
Nov 10, 2018 @ PIT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 22:17
Nov 8, 2018 @ PHI L 4-5 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 6 7 27:18
Nov 5, 2018 vs PHI L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 26:23
Nov 2, 2018 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 1 3 24:41
Oct 30, 2018 vs OTT W 5-1 1 0 1 2 0 7 1 22:44
Oct 27, 2018 vs TBL W 7-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 23:58
Oct 25, 2018 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 4 25:33
Oct 23, 2018 @ CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 19:43
Oct 20, 2018 @ WPG L 3-5 0 3 3 1 0 3 3 21:15
Oct 18, 2018 @ CHI W 4-1 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 19:36
Oct 16, 2018 @ MIN L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 22:10
Oct 13, 2018 vs BUF L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 3 4 25:15
Oct 10, 2018 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 25:00
Oct 6, 2018 vs ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 26:14
Oct 4, 2018 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 25:48