Mattias Ekholm
#14 · Defence · Edmonton Oilers
Born May 24, 1990 in Borlange, SWE (age 36) · 6'4", 211 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 102nd overall in 2009 by NSH (round 4)
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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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Eric Gelinas
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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.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | NSH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | $900K |
| 2012-13 | NSH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | $900K |
| 2013-14 | NSH | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 10 | 58 | 42 | 0.15 | $900K |
| 2014-15 | NSH | 80 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 52 | 86 | 57 | 0.23 | $1.038M |
| 2015-16 | NSH | 82 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 14 | 44 | 114 | 67 | 0.43 | $1.038M |
| 2016-17 | NSH | 82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 34 | 120 | 61 | 0.28 | $3.75M |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 81 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 25 | 46 | 135 | 75 | 0.42 | $3.75M |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 27 | 47 | 146 | 68 | 0.55 | $3.75M |
| 2019-20 | NSH | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -1 | 32 | 154 | 49 | 0.49 | $3.75M |
| 2020-21 | NSH | 48 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 110 | 23 | 0.48 | $3.75M |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 76 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 14 | 44 | 145 | 79 | 0.41 | $3.75M |
| 2022-23 | NSH | 57 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 99 | 62 | 0.32 | $6.25M |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 36 | 29 | 0.67 | |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 79 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 177 | 136 | 0.57 | $6.25M |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 65 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 30 | 143 | 42 | 0.51 | $6.25M |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 82 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 32 | 30 | 131 | 65 | 0.50 | $6.25M |
| 2026-27 | EDM | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0.40 | $4M |
| 16 seasons | Career | 971 | 93 | 310 | 403 | 230 | 468 | 1660 | 859 | 0.42 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | NSH | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0.17 |
| 2015-16 | NSH | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 9 | 0.50 |
| 2016-17 | NSH | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 0.50 |
| 2017-18 | NSH | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 0.62 |
| 2018-19 | NSH | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 0.33 |
| 2019-20 | NSH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 0.25 |
| 2020-21 | NSH | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0.50 |
| 2021-22 | NSH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0.50 |
| 2022-23 | EDM | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 0.58 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 45 | 28 | 0.40 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 0.86 |
| 2025-26 | EDM | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0.33 |
| 12 seasons | Playoffs | 125 | 13 | 47 | 60 | 20 | 102 | 214 | 147 | 0.48 |
2012-13 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 16:05 |
Contract
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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show.
The contract
Signed by the Nashville Predators on May 12, 2011, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $3.075M, beginning in 2011-12. It runs through 2013-14, with 1 season left after this one.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | $900K | $810K | $90K | $125K | $900K | |
| 2012-13 | $900K | $810K | $90K | $125K | $900K | |
| 2013-14 | $900K | $810K | $90K | $125K | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2025 | Edmonton Oilers | Extension | 2026-27 to 2028-29 | 3 | $12M | $4M |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Nashville Predators | Extension | 2022-23 to 2025-26 | 4 | $25M | $6.25M |
| Oct 26, 2015 | Nashville Predators | Extension | 2016-17 to 2021-22 | 6 | $22.5M | $3.75M |
| Jul 9, 2014 | Nashville Predators | New contract | 2014-15 to 2015-16 | 2 | $2.075M | $1.038M |
| May 12, 2011 | Nashville Predators | Entry-level | 2011-12 to 2013-14 | 3 | $3.075M | $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 2012-13 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.
2012-13 analytics
Rating
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. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked. 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.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.
Who he played with
| Defence pair | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathon Blum · Mattias Ekholm | 1 | 14:29 | 68.4 | 63.5 | 0-1 |
| Victor Bartley · Mattias Ekholm | 1 | 0:33 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0-0 |
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.
Where he shot from
Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2013 | vs VAN | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 |