Defence · #14 · EDM

Mattias Ekholm

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 211 lb
Born: May 24, 1990 (age 36)
Birthplace: Borlange, Sweden
Draft: 2009, NSH, round 4, 102nd overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 17; EDM
TOI: 358; 21:03 a game
CF%: 49.4; 312–319
xGF%: 47.6; 17.9–19.8
GF%: 69.8; 30–13

2026-27 individual

G: 3
A1: 1
A2: 5
P: 9
iSF: 20
Sh%: 15.0
ixG: 1.42
G−ixG: 1.58

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	15.0	5.5	+9.5	6.5
On-ice Sh%	20.8	10.7	+10.1	10.9
PDO	112.6	100.5	+12.1	99.7
G−ixG	+1.58	–	–	–

Sh% z +1.8. 20 shots on goal: too few to judge yet (25 needed). Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts37.6 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net40.6 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 358 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Under 50 attempts: too few for a density, so each is drawn.

Excluding 1 empty-net attempt: 31 unblocked · 20 SOG · 3 G · 1.03 ixG · 2 from his own half, not drawn.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	1	1	0	0.0	20.6
High slot	0	0	0	–	18.2
Circles	7	5	1	20.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	21	12	2	16.7	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 NSH	NSH	68	1589	46.9	42.7	45.9	-7.5	75.31	88.73	9.1	88.9	98.0
2020-21 NSH	NSH	48	1098	48.5	52.4	43.9	-4.8	46.14	58.86	9.9	91.9	101.8
2021-22 NSH	NSH	76	1784	44.4	46.7	41.7	-9.8	75.83	106.07	11.3	90.0	101.3
2022-23 EDM	EDM	21	436	54.2	68.3	58.8	+1.8	30.89	21.60	16.8	91.6	108.4
2022-23 NSH	NSH	57	1238	48.5	46.0	46.8	-1.4	59.33	67.44	7.7	91.9	99.7
2023-24 EDM	EDM	79	1663	57.1	59.7	58.7	+2.5	112.44	79.14	11.3	90.1	101.4
2024-25 EDM	EDM	65	1443	56.1	50.0	54.2	-1.3	90.11	76.19	10.3	86.6	96.9
2025-26 EDM	EDM	82	1689	53.2	54.7	53.6	+2.3	103.33	89.37	12.4	88.2	100.6
2026-27 EDM	EDM	17	358	49.4	69.8	47.6	-6.9	17.92	19.75	20.8	91.7	112.6
Total EDM/NSH	EDM/NSH	513	11297	51.0	52.2	50.2	-2.5	611.30	607.15	11.0	89.8	100.8

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Ekholm without	Without Ekholm	With	Ekholm without	Without Ekholm	With	Ekholm without	Without Ekholm	With	Ekholm without	Without Ekholm
BouchardEvan Bouchard D	242	45*	108	54.4 11.6–9.7	41.3* 1.6–2.2	64.1 -9.7	57.7 243–178	41.9* 31–43	62.0 -4.3	84.0 21–4	33.3* 1–2	73.3 11–4
McDavidConnor McDavid C	197	91	107	58.1 10.3–7.4	38.6 +19.5	63.3 -5.2	61.8 210–130	41.3 +20.5	59.7 +2.1	80.0 16–4	75.0 6–2	71.4 10–4
DraisaitlLeon Draisaitl C	186	102	108	55.4 9.4–7.6	46.1 +9.3	67.2 -11.8	60.3 191–126	46.6 +13.6	63.0 -2.8	77.8 14–4	80.0 8–2	69.2 9–4
PodkolzinVasily Podkolzin RW	172	115	105	54.5 8.9–7.4	48.5 +5.9	67.2 -12.7	59.3 181–124	48.9 +10.4	63.4 -4.0	82.4 14–3	72.7 8–3	64.3 9–5

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). * Under 50 minutes: too little to read (hover or tap for the sample). 18 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-09 vs NYR · W 3-1	vs NYR	W 3-1	47.4	100.0	31.4	22	0.81	1.77	42.9	100.0	142.9
2026-11-07 vs VAN · W 4-2	vs VAN	W 4-2	41.4	100.0	50.4	21	0.79	0.78	16.7	100.0	116.7
2026-11-05 vs ANA · L 4-5	vs ANA	L 4-5	48.6	33.3	30.7	21	0.67	1.51	14.3	75.0	89.3
2026-11-03 @ NJD · L 3-4 SO	@ NJD	L 3-4 SO	37.1	50.0	28.7	22	0.41	1.01	12.5	90.0	102.5
2026-11-01 @ NYR · W 4-1	@ NYR	W 4-1	39.5	66.7	35.2	22	0.71	1.31	22.2	92.9	115.1
2026-10-31 @ NYI · W 4-0	@ NYI	W 4-0	64.7	100.0	63.6	21	1.12	0.64	18.2	100.0	118.2
2026-10-28 vs CGY · W 4-0	vs CGY	W 4-0	55.6	100.0	54.2	19	1.25	1.05	9.1	100.0	109.1
2026-10-22 vs CAR · W 6-5 SO	vs CAR	W 6-5 SO	59.1	0.0	34.2	14	0.44	0.84	0.0	75.0	75.0
2026-10-20 vs MIN · W 4-3 OT	vs MIN	W 4-3 OT	35.7	50.0	23.8	21	1.09	3.48	12.5	93.8	106.3
2026-10-17 @ UTA · W 6-2	@ UTA	W 6-2	37.9	100.0	42.0	23	0.79	1.09	42.9	100.0	142.9
2026-10-15 vs UTA · L 2-4	vs UTA	L 2-4	59.2	50.0	43.9	23	1.16	1.48	7.7	90.0	97.7
2026-10-13 @ LAK · W 4-1	@ LAK	W 4-1	35.9	66.7	53.4	21	1.05	0.92	28.6	91.7	120.2
2026-10-10 @ SJS · W 3-1	@ SJS	W 3-1	69.2	100.0	93.0	23	2.83	0.21	10.0	100.0	110.0
2026-10-07 @ ANA · W 5-2	@ ANA	W 5-2	37.2	100.0	46.4	22	1.19	1.37	44.4	100.0	144.4
2026-10-03 vs SEA · W 3-1	vs SEA	W 3-1	51.5	50.0	60.5	23	1.23	0.80	20.0	85.7	105.7
2026-10-01 @ VAN · W 9-7	@ VAN	W 9-7	51.2	66.7	56.6	21	1.47	1.12	36.4	66.7	103.0
2026-09-29 vs VAN · L 5-6 OT	vs VAN	L 5-6 OT	71.4	66.7	72.6	21	0.94	0.35	16.7	80.0	96.7