Mattias Ekholm

Shoots left · 36 years old

	GamesGP	GoalsG	AssistsA	PointsP	ShotsSOG	Ice timeTOI
This season	4	0	1	1	3	21:34
Last season	82	6	35	41	131	20:36

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Role

Where he fits on Edmonton right now.

Line: P2 with E. Bouchard · 11:56 a game together
Power play: Not on either unit
Penalty kill: Starts the kill 11 of 11 kills · 1:01 a kill · starts 11
Ice time: 21:34 a game, 3rd-most among Edmonton defensemen · 16:54 5-on-5 · 2:52 PK
Competition: About average among defensemen · home about average, road about average
Easier opponents than 88% of defensemen · home 99%, road 64%

Where he stands out

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

Better than most at his position

Time in the offensive zoneTop 5
47.1% of his timemore than 98% of defensemen
Creating chances
+0.23 expected goals /60better than 95% of defensemen
Hardest shot
98.4 mphharder than 87% of defensemen
Creating his own chances
0.26 expected goals /60better than 85% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Finishing
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 95% 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

Time in the offensive zoneTop 10
48.3% of his timemore than 95% of defensemen

Behind most at his position

Shot blocking
blocking score 831.39 blocks /60behind 75% of defensemenfewer than 99% of 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.

Mattias EkholmAverage defensemanLikely range

This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 82, and pulled toward the average defenseman by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

This season’s 4 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
+0.23 expected goals /60top 5%
+0.03 expected goals /60top 36%
Preventing chances
Chances against riseShuts it down
−0.09 expected goals against /60top 28%
−0.07 expected goals against /60top 34%

Scoring

Shooting volume
Rarely shootsFires away
9.7 shot attempts /60average
8.6 shot attempts /60bottom 35%
Creating his own chances
Few chancesDangerous
0.26 expected goals /60top 15%
0.19 expected goals /60top 44%
Finishing
Below expectedSniper
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 5%
+0.1 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
Setting up goals
Rarely sets upPlaymaker
0.39 first assists /60top 14%
0.33 first assists /60average

Special teams

Power-play chances
QuietThreat
0.55 expected goals /60too few games
0.73 expected goals /60too few games
Shorthanded threat
Pure defensePower kill
0.98 expected goals for /60top 11%
0.89 expected goals for /60top 43%

Physical and puck

Hitting
Avoids contactPhysical
hitting score 75average2.33 hits /60average
hitting score 83average2.78 hits /60average
Shot blocking
Rarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 85bottom 31%4.29 blocks /60average
blocking score 83bottom 25%1.39 blocks /60bottom 1%
Takeaways
RarePuck thief
takeaway score 90bottom 39%0.85 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 91bottom 41%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%

Penalties and faceoffs

Drawing penalties
RarelyDraws calls
0.47 penalties drawn /60top 41%
0.55 penalties drawn /60top 27%
Staying out of the box
Often penalizedClean
0.47 penalties taken /60top 20%
0.57 penalties taken /60top 38%

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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210 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 17 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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

How his misses miss

Wide left30
Wide right31
Over the net10
Off the post or crossbar5
Short or other1

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

Wide left0
Wide right3
Over the net0
Off the post or crossbar0
Short or other0

3 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
22.2 mphtop 40%
20.3 mphbottom 27%
Fast bursts
RareFrequent
1.1 bursts /60bottom 22%
0.7 bursts /60bottom 25%
Hardest shot
SofterCannon
98.4 mphtop 13%
89.0 mphtop 24%
Distance skated
ShorterCovers ground
8.62 miles /60top 34%
8.66 miles /60top 39%
Time in the offensive zoneTop 5 Top 10
DefendingAttacking
47.1% of his timetop 2%
48.3% of his timetop 5%

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.