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Aaron Ekblad

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Shoots: Right
Height: 6′4″
Weight: 220 lb
Born: Feb 7, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Draft: 2014, FLA, round 1, 1st 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; FLA
TOI: 359; 21:08 a game
CF%: 51.8; 340–316
xGF%: 50.6; 18.6–18.2
GF%: 42.9; 15–20

2026-27 individual

G: 1
A1: 4
A2: 2
P: 7
iSF: 25
Sh%: 4.0
ixG: 1.87
G−ixG: -0.87

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%	4.0	5.9	-1.9	6.5
On-ice Sh%	9.1	10.9	-1.8	10.9
PDO	97.1	100.2	-3.1	99.7
G−ixG	-0.87	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.4. Within what chance gives: at the 6.0% expected of him, his 25 shots could well have brought this. 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 attempts39.9 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net38.7 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 359 min.

His attempts

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on goal missgoal

Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

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

42 unblocked · 25 SOG · 1 G · 1.87 ixG · 1 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	4	2	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	11	6	0	0.0	9.9
Point and perimeter	24	14	0	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	1	1	1	100.0	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 FLA	FLA	67	1538	51.5	49.2	48.6	-1.4	77.06	81.57	10.6	88.2	98.9
2020-21 FLA	FLA	35	878	55.6	59.1	57.1	+3.1	53.64	40.26	10.4	90.5	101.0
2021-22 FLA	FLA	61	1520	57.6	63.5	61.4	+6.2	113.37	71.38	12.8	90.3	103.1
2022-23 FLA	FLA	71	1661	54.8	48.8	53.3	+1.3	108.44	94.97	10.1	87.3	97.3
2023-24 FLA	FLA	51	1064	54.5	63.4	54.7	-3.0	61.43	50.86	10.3	93.5	103.9
2024-25 FLA	FLA	56	1317	56.0	56.5	52.9	-3.6	77.84	69.27	10.7	89.9	100.6
2025-26 FLA	FLA	72	1618	50.6	45.3	47.3	-5.6	84.51	94.05	10.9	87.6	98.5
2026-27 FLA	FLA	17	359	51.8	42.9	50.6	-3.5	18.60	18.17	9.1	88.0	97.1
Total FLA	FLA	430	9955	54.2	53.7	53.3	-0.4	594.89	520.53	10.9	89.2	100.1

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	Ekblad without	Without Ekblad	With	Ekblad without	Without Ekblad	With	Ekblad without	Without Ekblad	With	Ekblad without	Without Ekblad
ForslingGustav Forsling D	222	37*	72	60.7 11.2–7.2	76.8* 1.4–0.4	42.5 +18.2	55.0 227–186	60.4* 32–21	52.0 +3.0	39.1 9–14	50.0* 1–1	40.0 2–3
VerhaegheCarter Verhaeghe C	85	174	166	65.6 4.9–2.5	60.3 +5.3	44.8 +20.8	61.1 102–65	52.5 +8.6	49.7 +11.4	62.5 5–3	29.4 5–12	58.8 10–7
LuostarinenEetu Luostarinen C	82	177	137	61.0 3.3–2.1	62.7 -1.7	54.5 +6.5	54.5 72–60	56.0 -1.4	55.7 -1.1	28.6 2–5	44.4 8–10	33.3 2–4
LundellAnton Lundell C	79	180	130	58.6 3.1–2.2	63.5 -4.8	56.6 +2.0	53.8 71–61	56.3 -2.5	55.6 -1.8	33.3 3–6	43.8 7–9	28.6 2–5
BennettSam Bennett C	77	183	179	65.4 5.2–2.7	60.2 +5.2	46.1 +19.3	59.3 89–61	53.8 +5.5	52.3 +7.0	44.4 4–5	37.5 6–10	56.3 9–7
ReinhartSam Reinhart C	76	183	161	60.7 3.6–2.3	62.8 -2.2	41.1 +19.5	56.3 76–59	55.3 +1.0	50.3 +6.0	60.0 3–2	35.0 7–13	46.2 6–7
EllerLars Eller C	75	184	145	66.2 4.2–2.2	60.4 +5.8	45.7 +20.5	59.6 81–55	53.9 +5.6	55.8 +3.8	66.7 4–2	31.6 6–13	57.1 4–3
VilmanisSandis Vilmanis LW	73	186	119	60.8 3.0–1.9	62.7 -1.9	62.5 -1.7	54.2 71–60	56.1 -1.9	59.9 -5.7	33.3 2–4	42.1 8–11	55.6 5–4
TkachukMatthew Tkachuk LW	69	191	168	64.1 4.5–2.5	61.2 +2.9	50.0 +14.1	59.7 83–56	53.8 +5.9	56.0 +3.7	40.0 4–6	40.0 6–9	64.3 9–5
TkachukBrady Tkachuk LW	57	203	161	66.6 3.6–1.8	60.6 +6.0	52.7 +13.9	57.5 61–45	55.0 +2.5	59.4 -1.8	37.5 3–5	41.2 7–10	54.5 6–5

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). 12 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
2026-11-10 @ CBJ · W 4-1	@ CBJ	W 4-1	41.0	100.0	52.6	21	1.10	0.99	27.3	100.0	127.3
2026-11-08 @ BOS · L 1-4	@ BOS	L 1-4	50.0	–	39.7	22	0.94	1.43	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-07 @ WSH · L 3-4	@ WSH	L 3-4	52.6	33.3	60.8	22	1.06	0.68	8.3	81.8	90.2
2026-11-04 vs CHI · W 5-3	vs CHI	W 5-3	44.4	66.7	75.5	23	1.72	0.56	18.2	91.7	109.8
2026-11-02 vs DET · L 3-5	vs DET	L 3-5	44.7	25.0	36.2	20	1.00	1.76	14.3	78.6	92.9
2026-10-30 vs WPG · W 5-2	vs WPG	W 5-2	56.5	100.0	55.8	21	1.46	1.16	7.7	100.0	107.7
2026-10-27 @ WPG · W 5-1	@ WPG	W 5-1	36.0	–	43.6	19	0.61	0.79	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-25 @ CHI · W 3-2	@ CHI	W 3-2	51.0	50.0	39.8	23	1.01	1.52	7.7	87.5	95.2
2026-10-22 @ PIT · L 0-4	@ PIT	L 0-4	51.4	0.0	35.1	21	0.61	1.13	0.0	87.5	87.5
2026-10-21 @ OTT · L 1-5	@ OTT	L 1-5	44.8	–	42.8	19	0.39	0.52	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-17 vs SEA · W 8-3	vs SEA	W 8-3	65.0	50.0	72.9	20	1.42	0.53	18.2	71.4	89.6
2026-10-15 vs VAN · W 3-2 OT	vs VAN	W 3-2 OT	70.2	50.0	67.6	22	2.72	1.30	5.3	85.7	91.0
2026-10-13 @ CBJ · W 7-3	@ CBJ	W 7-3	51.2	0.0	40.7	21	0.80	1.16	0.0	83.3	83.3
2026-10-12 @ BUF · L 3-5	@ BUF	L 3-5	70.3	33.3	67.1	20	1.08	0.53	10.0	66.7	76.7
2026-10-10 vs MIN · L 1-4	vs MIN	L 1-4	47.6	0.0	33.8	21	0.99	1.94	0.0	80.0	80.0
2026-10-01 @ SJS · L 3-4 OT	@ SJS	L 3-4 OT	42.5	40.0	52.3	22	1.38	1.26	28.6	76.9	105.5
2026-09-29 @ CAR · W 1-0 OT	@ CAR	W 1-0 OT	52.0	–	24.4	20	0.29	0.90	0.0	100.0	100.0