Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Shoots left · 35 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	5	0	0	0	3	16:43
Last season	78	8	31	39	108	20:36

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Role

Where he fits on Toronto right now.

Line: P3 with T. Stecher · 11:22 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Second wave 10 of 15 kills · 0:50 a kill · starts only 2
Ice time: 16:43 a game, 6th-most among Toronto defensemen · 14:18 5-on-5 · 1:40 PK
Competition: Tougher opponents than 59% of defensemen · home 60%, road 56%
Tougher opponents than 64% of defensemen · home 58%

What’s changed

O. Ekman-Larsson has started killing penalties: on the ice for 28% of the team’s shorthanded time in 5 games, up from 6% last season.

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most defensemen.

Behind most at his position

Shot blocking
blocking score 652.70 blocks /60behind 96% of defensemenfewer than 95% of defensemen
Staying out of the box
1.21 penalties taken /60behind 95% of defensemen
Takeaways
takeaway score 760.60 takeaways /60behind 84% of defensemenfewer than 74% of defensemen
Power-play chances
0.51 expected goals /60behind 82% of defensemen

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most defensemen.

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most defensemen.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with defensemen who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other defensemen.

Oliver Ekman-LarssonAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 78, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average defenseman. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

Creating chances
Along for the rideDrives play
−0.04 expected goals /60bottom 44%
+0.01 expected goals /60top 40%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.06 expected goals against /60top 37%
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 33%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
9.7 shot attempts /60average
9.9 shot attempts /60top 42%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.18 expected goals /60average
0.19 expected goals /60top 44%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
+0.5 goals above expected /100 shotstop 14%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.33 first assists /60average
0.32 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.51 expected goals /60bottom 18%
0.72 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.83 expected goals for /60bottom 29%
0.86 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 94top 39%3.23 hits /60top 41%
hitting score 94top 39%3.59 hits /60top 39%
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 65bottom 4%2.70 blocks /60bottom 5%
blocking score 88bottom 34%2.15 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 76bottom 16%0.60 takeaways /60bottom 26%
takeaway score 98average0.72 takeaways /60bottom 37%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.57 penalties drawn /60top 27%
0.47 penalties drawn /60top 41%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
1.21 penalties taken /60bottom 5%
0.92 penalties taken /60bottom 20%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average defenseman); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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168 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 6 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

7 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

Wide left20
Wide right21
Over the net11
Off the post or crossbar2
Short or other3

57 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

Wide left1
Wide right1
Over the net2
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

4 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

Top speed
SlowerBurner
21.4 mphbottom 18%
20.6 mphaverage
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
0.9 bursts /60bottom 17%
0.7 bursts /60bottom 26%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
92.8 mphaverage
87.6 mphtop 32%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.77 miles /60top 16%
8.97 miles /60top 16%
Time in the offensive zone
DefendingAttacking
41.9% of his timebottom 44%
42.7% of his timetop 43%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.