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Mattias Ekholm

Position	Left Defense / Right Defense	Current Team	Edmonton Oilers
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	4 years ($6.2M CapHit)
Height	6'5"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	225	Extended	3 years ($4.0M CapHit)
Age (DOB)	35 (May 24, 1990)	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	39
Drafted	2009, Round 4, Overall 102 (NSH)	Expiry Status	UFA 2029

Date	Team	Transaction
Oct 8, 2025	Edmonton Oilers	Signed 3 years @ $4.000M AAV starting in 2026-27
Oct 13, 2021	Nashville Predators	Signed 4 years @ $6.250M AAV starting in 2022-23
Oct 26, 2015	Nashville Predators	Signed 6 years @ $3.750M AAV starting in 2016-17
Jul 9, 2014	Nashville Predators	Signed 2 years @ $1.038M AAV starting in 2014-15
May 12, 2011	Nashville Predators	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

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About Player Cards

Player cards present an infographic of a players performance using a series of Player Archetypes developed for Puckalytics.com and TheStanleyCap.com. The boxes in the rink image show the archetype ratings for the season specified in the card while the graphs to the right show the five-year trends for those archetypes.

Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI, Skating (even strength) and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Core Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	Producer	Playmaker	Shooter	Sniper	Rebound	Rush	Skating	Defend
2015-16	NSH	82	1.28	1.60	-0.00	-0.57	-	1.21	-	-0.70
2016-17	NSH	82	-0.02	0.31	-0.45	-0.94	-	1.36	-	0.09
2017-18	NSH	81	-0.36	-0.23	-0.46	-0.34	-	0.17	-	-1.18
2018-19	NSH	80	0.79	1.66	-0.59	-0.62	-	-1.03	-	0.17
2019-20	NSH	68	0.91	0.16	1.23	0.66	-	1.12	-	-1.65
2020-21	NSH	48	0.96	0.15	1.13	0.94	-	-0.17	-	1.13
2021-22	NSH	76	-0.16	-0.36	0.00	-0.03	-	-0.43	-0.38	0.01
2022-23	EDM, NSH	78	0.39	-0.28	1.26	0.64	-	-0.89	-0.71	0.33
2023-24	EDM	79	1.91	1.87	0.69	-0.28	-	-0.15	-0.77	-0.13
2024-25	EDM	65	-0.07	-0.12	-0.25	-1.11	-	-0.68	0.18	-1.72
2025-26	EDM	82	0.92	1.16	-0.16	-0.51	-	-0.02	-	-0.22

Situational and Secondary Archetypes

Season	Team(s)	GP	5v5 TOI	5v4 TOI	4v5 TOI	Possession	Drive	Suppress	Faceoffs
2015-16	NSH	82	0.29	-0.54	-0.19	0.02	-1.01	-0.87	-
2016-17	NSH	82	1.45	-0.25	0.58	1.13	0.41	-1.30	-
2017-18	NSH	81	1.13	0.19	0.65	1.25	1.14	-0.79	-
2018-19	NSH	80	1.54	-0.44	0.36	1.08	0.55	-1.07	-
2019-20	NSH	68	1.16	-0.53	1.15	-0.26	-0.03	0.39	-
2020-21	NSH	48	0.67	-0.06	0.83	0.87	1.88	0.66	-
2021-22	NSH	76	0.80	-0.09	1.24	-0.21	-0.42	-0.16	-
2022-23	EDM, NSH	78	0.47	-0.28	0.57	1.70	0.98	-1.73	-
2023-24	EDM	79	0.51	-0.58	0.18	2.65	2.69	-1.30	-
2024-25	EDM	65	0.65	-0.53	0.87	2.32	2.07	-1.49	-
2025-26	EDM	82	0.35	-0.99	0.13	2.33	2.65	-0.88	-

About Archetypes

Player archetypes are a look at a players strengths and weaknesses in his game when compared to other players around the leeague. Except for Faceoffs, the values shown are the players z-score (standard deviation from the mean) for the specific metric used to calculate the archetype values. When calculating z-scores forwards were compared to forwards and defensemen were compared to defensemen. Positive values indicate the player is above average and shaded in blue, while negative values indicate the player is below average and shaded in punk. The five year trend charts show a range of -4.0 to 4.0.

The value shown for Faceoffs is the faceoff winning percentage rather than their z-score with winning percentages below 50 in pink shades and above 50 in blue shades.

All archetypes are 5v5 except 5v4 TOI, 4v5 TOI and Faceoffs (all situations). Archetypes use regular season data only.

Archetypes Summary

Producer - Measures a players ability to produce goals and assists, adjusted for quality of teammates.
Playmaker - Measures whether a players points come from passes.
Shooter - Measures whether a players points come from shots (goals or assists on rebounds from his shots).
Sniper - Measures the to score above the expected goal rate.
Rebound - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rebounds (forwards only).
Rush - Measures the percent of a players shot attempts that come from rush plays
Skating - An indicator of a players skating ability, or speed bursts above 20mph per mile skated.
Defend - An indicator of a players ability to suppress shot quality against.
5v5 TOI - The percentage of his teams 5v5 TOI that the player was on the ice for.
5v4 TOI - Powerplay ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 5v4 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
4v5 TOI - Penalty Kill ice time, calculated as the percentage of his teams 4v5 ice time that the player was on the ice for.
Possession - An indicator of a players ability to improve his teams puck possession game.
Drive - Measures a players ability to drive puck possession and generate shot attempts for his team.
Suppress - Measures a players ability to suppress opponent puck possession and shot attempts against.
Faceoffs - Faceoff Winning Percentage (min. 75 faceoffs taken).

Read Introducing Player Archetypes on HockeyAnalysis.com for more details on archetype calculations.

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	NSH	82	1353:55	0.18	0.89	1.06	0.24	-0.06	4.44	5.97	-1.52	2.17	1.45
2016-17	NSH	82	1512:32	0.12	0.63	0.75	0.20	-0.08	3.12	5.29	-2.17	2.65	3.31
2017-18	NSH	81	1410:18	0.17	0.60	0.77	0.20	-0.02	3.96	4.54	-0.58	1.39	1.39
2018-19	NSH	80	1494:51	0.12	0.92	1.04	0.19	-0.07	2.61	4.21	-1.60	0.00	1.80
2019-20	NSH	68	1208:30	0.35	0.79	1.14	0.26	0.09	5.56	4.08	1.47	2.22	3.33
2020-21	NSH	48	830:49	0.36	0.87	1.23	0.23	0.13	5.95	3.82	2.14	0.77	2.31
2021-22	NSH	76	1305:30	0.23	0.69	0.92	0.24	-0.01	4.42	4.69	-0.27	0.60	3.61
2022-23	EDM	21	352:49	0.68	1.36	2.04	0.37	0.31	12.90	6.94	5.97	0.00	2.13
2022-23	NSH	57	946:33	0.25	0.44	0.70	0.27	-0.02	4.60	4.88	-0.29	0.00	6.61
2022-23	EDM, NSH	78	1299:22	0.37	0.69	1.06	0.30	0.07	6.78	5.42	1.36	0.00	5.36
2023-24	EDM	79	1354:27	0.35	1.28	1.64	0.38	-0.02	5.26	5.59	-0.32	0.94	4.23
2024-25	EDM	65	1165:03	0.15	0.77	0.93	0.32	-0.16	2.50	5.10	-2.60	0.00	0.56
2025-26	EDM	82	1418:32	0.21	1.18	1.40	0.27	-0.06	4.31	5.58	-1.27	0.55	2.20

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	NSH	82	1353:55	39.53	2.61	2.29	34.12	2.08	1.79	55.66	56.03	0.12	-0.09	2.63
2016-17	NSH	82	1512:32	43.48	2.18	2.31	38.56	1.98	1.95	52.38	54.22	0.16	-0.21	4.31
2017-18	NSH	81	1410:18	46.93	2.68	2.60	40.08	2.25	2.27	54.31	53.42	0.28	-0.03	3.15
2018-19	NSH	80	1494:51	46.44	2.53	2.62	39.01	1.97	2.40	56.25	52.14	0.16	-0.10	2.62
2019-20	NSH	68	1208:30	44.93	2.78	2.62	43.54	2.98	2.62	48.28	49.92	0.20	0.24	-0.46
2020-21	NSH	48	830:49	45.14	3.25	2.39	42.39	1.66	2.48	66.18	49.09	0.20	0.14	0.75
2021-22	NSH	76	1305:30	40.17	2.94	2.35	41.36	2.30	2.47	56.14	48.82	-0.05	0.07	-1.23
2022-23	EDM	21	352:49	49.32	5.10	3.96	36.73	1.70	2.35	75.00	62.72	1.06	-0.55	12.72
2022-23	NSH	57	946:33	43.93	2.03	2.92	39.74	2.16	2.39	48.48	54.96	0.28	-0.61	8.19
2022-23	EDM, NSH	78	1299:22	45.39	2.86	3.20	38.93	2.03	2.38	58.49	57.34	0.49	-0.59	9.66
2023-24	EDM	79	1354:27	53.47	3.90	3.70	35.31	2.13	2.31	64.71	61.60	0.90	-0.09	7.71
2024-25	EDM	65	1165:03	49.95	2.83	3.39	34.81	2.68	2.29	51.40	59.74	0.78	-0.22	8.75
2025-26	EDM	82	1418:32	47.33	3.60	3.48	37.22	2.83	2.50	55.92	58.25	1.11	-0.12	10.63

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

2026 IIHF World Championship Day 1: Oilers’ Darnell Nurse and Mattias Ekholm shine at Oilers Nation (Fri May 15, 2026)
Oilers 2025-26 Report Cards: Mattias Ekholm at The Hockey Writers (Tue May 12, 2026)
So much for rest as five Oilers head to the World Championships at Oilers Nation (Sat May 9, 2026)
Oilers’ Ekholm and Samanski Are Headed to World Championship at The Hockey Writers (Sat May 9, 2026)
Top 100 Oilers: No. 41 — Mattias Ekholm at Oilers Nation (Fri Mar 27, 2026)
Father time may soon catch Oilers' defenceman Mattias Ekholm at Oil on Whyte (Thu Mar 19, 2026)
Team Sweden is missing Oilers' defenceman Mattias Ekholm at Oil on Whyte (Sat Feb 14, 2026)
Oilers’ Olympic Snubs Could Turn Into Motivation for Rest of the Season at The Hockey Writers (Sat Feb 14, 2026)
These 3 Oilers players were the biggest 2026 Winter Olympic snubs at Oil on Whyte (Thu Jan 29, 2026)
Oilers D-man very unhappy with Olympic snub, calls out Sweden GM for ending international dream at Oil on Whyte (Mon Jan 5, 2026)
Sweden's Olympic Men's Hockey Roster Choices Leave Big Questions at The Hockey News (Fri Jan 2, 2026)
Former Oiler Philip Broberg picked for Swedish Olympic roster over Mattias Ekholm at Oilers Nation (Fri Jan 2, 2026)
Top 10 Oilers stories of 2025: #8 — An early playoff Mattias Ekholm injury update at Oilers Nation (Fri Dec 26, 2025)
Oilers Eagerly Awaiting Dec. 31 Olympic Roster Decisions at The Hockey Writers (Thu Dec 18, 2025)
Zach Hyman hat trick powers Oilers win, Connor McDavid’s heater, and the rise of Mattias Ekholm at Oilers Nation (Fri Dec 12, 2025)
Red Wings-Oilers Tweetcap: Hyman, McDavid jinx Wings in Edmonton at The Malik Report (Fri Dec 12, 2025)
Oilers Need Bouchard and Ekholm to Step Up at The Hockey Writers (Wed Nov 12, 2025)
Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm set to play 900th NHL game at Oilers Nation (Sat Nov 8, 2025)
Mattias Ekholm’s Struggles a Major Concern for Edmonton Oilers at The Hockey Writers (Thu Nov 6, 2025)
‘That’s got to be the standard’: Mattias Ekholm hopes Oilers build off win over Utah at Oilers Nation (Wed Oct 29, 2025)
GDB 8.0: Oilers host Canadiens for quick stop at home (7 PM MT, SNW) at Oilers Nation (Thu Oct 23, 2025)
Ekholm Extension Not the Steal Oilers Fans are Making it Out to Be at The Hockey Writers (Sat Oct 11, 2025)
Oilers Made a Great Decision by Extending Mattias Ekholm at The Hockey Writers (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
NHL News: Jack Eichel, Kyle Connor, Mattias Ekholm, and Jack Roslovic Signings at NHL Rumors (Thu Oct 9, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers Extend Mattias Ekholm to 3-Year Contract at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Oilers sign defenseman Mattias Ekholm to a 3-year, $12M contract extension at NBC Sports (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Oilers score another massive win with Ekholm extension at Oil on Whyte (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Oilers follow McDavid extension with Ekholm deal at ESPN (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Cowan Out, Connor, Ekholm, Eichel Deals, Plus Roslovic’s News at The Hockey Writers (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers sign Mattias Ekholm to a three-year contract extension at Oil on Whyte (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Oilers sign Mattias Ekholm to three-year extension at Oilers Nation (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Pagnotta: Oilers could re-sign Mattias Ekholm for $4 million AAV or less at Oilers Nation (Wed Oct 8, 2025)
Mattias Ekholm reportedly willing to take hometown discount for Edmonton Oilers at Oil on Whyte (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
4 Takeaways From Oilers’ 4-1 Preseason Loss to Kraken at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 25, 2025)
What does a successful 2025-26 season look like for Oilers’ Mattias Ekholm? at Oilers Nation (Fri Sep 12, 2025)
Predicting the Oilers’ Opening Night Defence Pairs at The Hockey Writers (Thu Sep 11, 2025)
Better Lait Than Never: Oilers rookie camp, Mattias Ekholm wants an extension, and new jerseys coming at Oilers Nation (Wed Sep 10, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Connor McDavid, Mattias Ekholm, and Evgeny Kuznetsov at NHL Rumors (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
Mattias Ekholm wants to re-sign with the Oilers, and I want him here too, but let’s talk term at Oilers Nation (Sun Sep 7, 2025)
Mattias Ekholm recognizes dual ambition of Stanley Cup and Olympics presents a tremendous grind at Oilers Nation (Sat Sep 6, 2025)
Mattias Ekholm reveals injury that kept defender out during Oilers’ first three playoff rounds at Oilers Nation (Fri Sep 5, 2025)
Walman or Ekholm, Penguins Offer Sheet Picks & More NHL Rumors at The Hockey Writers (Mon Aug 18, 2025)
Monday Mailbag: Should the Oilers prioritize Jake Walman or Mattias Ekholm extensions? at Oilers Nation (Mon Aug 18, 2025)
DeBrincat Trade Checks Off No Logical Boxes for Oilers or Red Wings at The Hockey Writers (Sat Aug 16, 2025)
Mattias Ekholm, Cam Talbot Surface in New Red Wings-Oilers Trade Rumors at Yahoo Sports NHL (Thu Aug 14, 2025)
NHL Rumors: Mattias Ekholm, and Five Destinations for Max Pacioretty at NHL Rumors (Sun Aug 3, 2025)
Questions Remain for Oilers in Potential Mattias Ekholm Extension at Oilers Nation (Fri Aug 1, 2025)
Oilers Don’t Need to Extend Mattias Ekholm Right Now at The Hockey Writers (Fri Aug 1, 2025)
Oilers News & Rumours: Podkolzin, Walman, McDavid, Kulak, Ekholm & More at The Hockey Writers (Fri Aug 1, 2025)
Canucks Offer to Roslovic, Ekholm Replacement & More NHL Rumors at The Hockey Writers (Wed Jul 30, 2025)
NHL’s Top 10 Defensive Pairings for 2025-26 at The Hockey Writers (Tue Jul 29, 2025)
Can the Oilers expect 35-year-old Mattias Ekholm to be a top-pairing defenceman? at Oilers Nation (Sun Jul 27, 2025)
Oilers News & Rumours: Pacioretty, Walman, Ekholm, McDavid & More at The Hockey Writers (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
There is no need for the Oilers to rush Mattias Ekholm back right now at Oil on Whyte (Sat May 17, 2025)
Which Edmonton Oilers Will Lose Ice Time When Mattias Ekholm Returns? at Oil on Whyte (Sat May 17, 2025)

Current Contract

Mattias Ekholm signed a $25,000,000 4-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on October 13, 2021 with an AAV of $6,250,000. This contract will start in 2022-23 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 7.58% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2022-23	32	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	$5,500,000	UFA
2023-24	33	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
2024-25	34	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
2025-26	35	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	-	-	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$25,000,000	$25,000,000	$25,000,000

Signed: Oct 13, 2021

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 7.58

Retained Salary: Nashville Predators retained 4.0% of total salary on February 28, 2023

Contract Extension

Mattias Ekholm signed a $12,000,000 3-year contract with the Edmonton Oilers and General Manager Stan Bowman on October 8, 2025 with an AAV of $4,000,000. This contract will start in 2026-27 and end after the 2028-29 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 3.85% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (UFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2026-27	36	NMC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	$2,000,000	$2,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2027-28	37	NMC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2028-29	38	NMC	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$2,000,000	$10,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000

Signed: Oct 8, 2025

Team: Edmonton Oilers

GM: Stan Bowman

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 3.85

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Mattias Ekholm signed a $22,500,000 6-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on October 26, 2015 with an AAV of $3,750,000. This contract will start in 2016-17 and end after the 2021-22 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 5.14% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2016-17	26	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	RFA-arb
2017-18	27	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	$3,500,000	UFA
2018-19	28	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2019-20	29	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	UFA
2020-21	30	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	UFA
2021-22	31	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	-	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
Total				-	-	$22,500,000	$22,500,000	$22,500,000

Signed: Oct 26, 2015

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 5.14

Mattias Ekholm signed a $2,075,000 2-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on July 9, 2014 with an AAV of $1,037,500. This contract will start in 2014-15 and end after the 2015-16 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.50% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2014-15	24	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	-	-	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	RFA-arb
2015-16	25	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	-	-	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	RFA-arb
Total				-	-	$2,075,000	$2,075,000	$2,075,000

Signed: July 9, 2014

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 1.5

Mattias Ekholm signed a $2,700,000 3-year contract with the Nashville Predators and General Manager David Poile on May 12, 2011 with an AAV of $900,000. This contract will start in 2011-12 and end after the 2013-14 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.40% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2011-12	21	$900,000	$1,025,000	$125,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2012-13	22	$900,000	$1,025,000	$125,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2013-14	23	$900,000	$1,025,000	$125,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$375,000	$270,000	$2,430,000	$2,700,000	$202,500

Signed: May 12, 2011

Team: Nashville Predators

GM: David Poile

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2006-07	Swe-U18	Mora U18	5	2	2	4		6
2006-07	Swe-Jr.	Mora Jr.	36	0	4	4		28				2							0.0
2007-08	Swe-Jr.	Mora Jr.	37	5	7	12		54
2007-08	Swe-U18	Mora U18	9	4	5	9		12
2007-08	Sweden-Q	Mora	6	0	0	0		2
2007-08	WJ18-A	Sweden	6	1	0	1		2
2007-08	Sweden	Mora	1	0	0	0
2007-08	SHL	Mora IK										6				+1	2
2008-09	Swe-Jr.	Mora Jr.	21	3	5	8		32
2008-09	Sweden-2	Mora	38	2	11	13		12				3					4		0.0
2009-10	WJC-A	Sweden	6	1	0	1		6
2009-10	Sweden-2	Mora	41	1	21	22		54				2					6		0.0
2010-11	Sweden	Brynas	55	10	23	33		38				5		4	4		10
2011-12	NHL	Nashville Predators	2	0	0	0	-1		1	0.0	12:25
2011-12	Sweden	Brynas	41	9	8	17		55				17	1	8	9		12
2012-13	NHL	Nashville Predators	1	0	0	0	-1			0.0	16:05
2012-13	AHL	Milwaukee	59	10	22	32	+15	30	127	787.0		4		1	1	-3		10	0.0
2013-14	NHL	Nashville Predators	62	1	8	9	-8	10	58	1.7	16:49
2013-14	WC-A	Sweden	10	2	5	7	+1	8	14
2014-15	WC-A	Sweden	8	0	3	3	+2	6	16
2014-15	NHL	Nashville Predators	80	7	11	18	+12	52	86	8.1	19:01	6	1		1	+4	2	6	16.7	26:25
2015-16	WC-A	Sweden	2	1	0	1	-4	2	13
2015-16	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	8	27	35	+14	44	114	7.0	20:15	14	3	4	7	+2	4	25	12.0	23:48
2016-17	WCup	Sweden	4	0	0	0	+2	2
2016-17	NHL	Nashville Predators	82	3	20	23	+4	34	120	2.5	23:28	22	1	10	11	+6	38	33	3.0	25:20
2017-18	WC	Sweden	4	1	2	3	+4	2
2017-18	NHL	Nashville Predators	81	10	24	34	+25	46	135	7.4	23:35	13	1	7	8	+4	12	20	5.0	23:24
2018-19	WC	Sweden	8	0	2	2	+2	4
2018-19	NHL	Nashville Predators	80	8	36	44	+27	47	146	5.5	23:22	6		2	2	-2	12	14	0.0	23:57
2019-20	NHL	Nashville Predators	68	8	25	33	-1	32	154	5.2	23:22	4		1	1	-2		12	0.0	24:08
2020-21	NHL	Nashville Predators	48	6	17	23	+19	14	110	5.5	22:52	6		3	3	+2	6	12	0.0	26:27
2021-22	NHL	Nashville Predators	76	6	25	31	+14	44	145	4.1	23:29	4		2	2	-2		8	0.0	22:49
2022-23	NHL	Nashville Predators	57	5	13	18		24	99	5.1	21:44
2022-23	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	21	4	10	14	+28	4	36	11.1	20:47	12	1	6	7		8	20	5.0	21:53
2023-24	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	79	11	34	45	+44	47	177	6.2	21:03	25	5	5	10	+9	6	45	11.1	21:58
2024-25	4 Nations	Sweden	3	0	1	1					15:05
2024-25	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	65	9	24	33	+11	30	143	6.3	22:12	7	1	5	6		14	13	7.7	21:35
2025-26	NHL	Edmonton Oilers	82	6	35	41	+32	30	131	4.6	20:36	6		2	2	-1		6	0.0	19:27
NHL Career			966	92	309	401	+219	458	1655	5.6	21:39	125	13	47	60	+20	102	214	6.1	23:23