Mattias Ekholm
Edmonton Oilers · D · #14- HT
- 6'5"
- WT
- 225 lb
- Age
- 36
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Borlange, SWE
- Draft
- 2009 NSH · R4 #102
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 50 GP tracked · 17h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1505 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$6.25M
cap hit
$6.75M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (+$0.5M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mattias Ekholm | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 41 P · 82 GP | $6.25M | $6.75M | C+$0.5M | this player |
 Jake Walman | 77 | Steady Blueliner | 20 P · 53 GP | $3.40M | $7.09M | A+$3.7M | 89% |
 Damon Severson | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 32 P · 71 GP | $6.25M | $6.75M | C+$0.5M | 87% |
 Jacob Trouba | 79 | Steady Blueliner | 35 P · 81 GP | $8.00M | $7.80M | C−$0.2M | 86% |
 Sean Durzi | 76 | Steady Blueliner | 27 P · 60 GP | $6.00M | $6.75M | C+$0.7M | 85% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Connor McDavid · 11 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Mattias’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ VGK
1P
0G 1A
@ VGK 03-26
0G 1A · 2 shots · 18:50 TOI
vs ANA
0P
0G 0A
vs ANA 03-28
0G 0A · 1 shots · 20:07 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 18:27 TOI
vs CHI
0P
0G 0A
vs CHI 04-02
0G 0A · 0 shots · 16:27 TOI
vs VGK
0P
0G 0A
vs VGK 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:58 TOI
@ UTA
1P
0G 1A
@ UTA 04-07
0G 1A · 1 shots · 20:20 TOI
@ SJS
1P
0G 1A
@ SJS 04-08
0G 1A · 0 shots · 17:39 TOI
@ LAK
0P
0G 0A
@ LAK 04-11
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:10 TOI
vs COL
0P
0G 0A
vs COL 04-13
0G 0A · 1 shots · 22:21 TOI
vs VAN
0P
0G 0A
vs VAN 04-16
0G 0A · 0 shots · 19:01 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the inner slot - 3 of 6 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 24 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 125 blocks · 13 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | Nashville Predators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2012-13 | Nashville Predators | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| 2013-14 | Nashville Predators | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -8 |
| 2014-15 | Nashville Predators | 80 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 |
| 2015-16 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 14 |
| 2016-17 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | Nashville Predators | 81 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | Nashville Predators | 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 27 |
| 2019-20 | Nashville Predators | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | -1 |
| 2020-21 | Nashville Predators | 48 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | Nashville Predators | 76 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 14 |
| 2022-23 | Nashville Predators | 57 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Edmonton Oilers | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 79 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 44 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 65 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 11 |
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 32 |
| Career | 2 teams | 966 | 92 | 309 | 401 | 219 |