Aaron Ekblad
Florida Panthers · D · #5- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 220 lb
- Age
- 30
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Windsor, CAN
- Draft
- 2014 FLA · R1 #1
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 · 44 GP tracked · 16h 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 · 1258 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$6.10M
cap hit
$5.42M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (−$0.7M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Ekblad | 72 | Steady Blueliner | 26 P · 72 GP | $6.10M | $5.42M | C−$0.7M | this player |
 Neal Pionk | 69 | Steady Blueliner | 12 P · 51 GP | $7.00M | $4.49M | F−$2.5M | 86% |
 Jamie Drysdale | 75 | Steady Blueliner | 32 P · 78 GP | $2.30M | $6.40M | A++$4.1M | 83% |
 Jared Spurgeon | 73 | Steady Blueliner | 22 P · 79 GP | $7.58M | $5.74M | D−$1.8M | 80% |
 Devon Toews | 75 | Steady Blueliner | 24 P · 68 GP | $7.25M | $6.40M | D−$0.8M | 79% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Sam Reinhart · 6 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Aaron’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs CBJ
0P
0G 0A
vs CBJ 03-12
0G 0A · 2 shots · 22:52 TOI
@ SEA
0P
0G 0A
@ SEA 03-15
0G 0A · 1 shots · 22:46 TOI
@ VAN
0P
0G 0A
@ VAN 03-17
0G 0A · 1 shots · 23:29 TOI
@ EDM
0P
0G 0A
@ EDM 03-19
0G 0A · 2 shots · 18:13 TOI
@ CGY
0P
0G 0A
@ CGY 03-20
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:54 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 03-24
0G 0A · 1 shots · 21:54 TOI
vs MIN
1P
1G 0A
vs MIN 03-26
1G 0A · 5 shots · 22:39 TOI
@ NYI
0P
0G 0A
@ NYI 03-28
0G 0A · 2 shots · 24:07 TOI
@ NYR
0P
0G 0A
@ NYR 03-29
0G 0A · 0 shots · 21:14 TOI
vs OTT
0P
0G 0A
vs OTT 03-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 20:49 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 left circle - 2 of 4 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 20 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 104 blocks · 11 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Florida Panthers | 81 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 12 |
| 2015-16 | Florida Panthers | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 18 |
| 2016-17 | Florida Panthers | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -23 |
| 2017-18 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Florida Panthers | 67 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 12 |
| 2020-21 | Florida Panthers | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | Florida Panthers | 61 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 38 |
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -14 |
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 51 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 27 |
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 56 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 11 |
| 2025-26 | Florida Panthers | 72 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -5 |
| Career | 1 team | 804 | 122 | 284 | 406 | 91 |