Aaron Ekblad
D · #5
· Florida Panthers
· 6'4" · 220 lb
· R-handed
· 30 yrs
· Draft: 2014 Rd 1 (#1 overall)
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Season
889
Games
130–310–440
G–A–P
2033
Shots · 6.4%
584 / 486
Hits / Blocks
Last 5 · 1 PTS · 0 G · Cooling
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | FLA @ SJS | L 3–4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:33 |
| Sep 29 | FLA @ CAR | W 1–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:17 |
| Mar 31 | OTT @ FLA | W 3–6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:49 |
| Mar 29 | FLA @ NYR | L 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:14 |
| Mar 28 | FLA @ NYI | L 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:07 |
| Mar 26 | MIN @ FLA | L 3–2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22:39 |
| Mar 24 | SEA @ FLA | W 4–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:54 |
Showing the 7 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
13094th
Assists
31079th
Points
44083rd
Primary Assists
13773rd
Points/60 (5v5)
1.3180th
Power-Play Points
13681st
Game Score
577.588th
Shots
203392nd
Shooting %
6.4%86th
Shot Danger/60
0.3090th
High-Danger Chances
10298th
Expected Goals
119.396th
Goals Above Expected
+8.773rd
Rebounds Created
10789th
Corsi %
53.0%91st
Fenwick %
52.4%87th
xGF% (5v5)
53.4%87th
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.6539th
Blocked Shots
102317th
Hits
113352nd
Blocks/60
3.04th
Hits/60
3.342nd
Takeaways
33982nd
Giveaways
74813th
Penalties Drawn
16682nd
Penalties Taken
29710th
Penalty Differential
-426th
Plus-Minus
+11181st
Ice Time / Game
22:5688th
Games Played
88990th
PP Ice Time
172 min86th
PK Ice Time
135 min53rd
O-Zone Start %
52.6%71st
Teammate Quality
6597th
Competition Quality
5891st
Top skating speed Dec 17, 2022 · FLA @ NJD
22.1 mph43rd
Bursts over 20 mph
13659th
Distance skated
1241 mi94th
Top shot speed
94.1 mph73rd
Archetype — how these are computed →
Two-Way D
A complete defenseman who contributes offense while genuinely suppressing chances against.
Why he earned it — his rank among defensemen
Points per 60
2.39
70th
HD suppression
0.0/60
50th
Corsi%
46.7%
31th
Shutdown D
A defensive defenseman deployed against top lines who limits dangerous chances.
HD suppression
0.0/60
50th
Shot suppression
38.3/60
84th
D-zone starts
0%
50th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · Career (since 2010-11) · all gamesSlot
50 G on 257 shots
19%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+30 shots (2 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
2033
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
130
Shooting %
6.4%
Shots / GP
2.3
xG
127.8
Shot Danger Mix
High danger4%
Medium danger20%
Low danger76%
Top Scoring Zones
01
19%
Slot
50 G on 257 shots
02
5%
High Center
15 G on 325 shots
03
10%
High Slot
15 G on 148 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$6,100,000
Term2025-26 → 2032-33 (8 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2033
Clauses2025-26: NMC; 2026-27: NMC; 2027-28: NMC; 2028-29: NMC; 2029-30: NMC; 2030-31: NMC; 2031-32: M-NTC; 2032-33: M-NTC
Signed at age29
Signing GMBill Zito
AgentCraig Oster
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Panthers | 72 | 4 | 22 | 26 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Panthers | 56 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 19 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Panthers | 51 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Panthers | 71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 20 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Panthers | 61 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Panthers | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | — |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Panthers | 67 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Panthers | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | — |
| 2017-18 | WC | Canada | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | — |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Panthers | 82 | 16 | 22 | 38 | — |
| 2016-17 | WCup | Team North America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Panthers | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | — |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Panthers | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 6 |
| 2014-15 | WC-A | Canada | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Panthers | 81 | 12 | 27 | 39 | — |
| 2013-14 | OHL | Barrie | 58 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 9 |
| 2012-13 | OHL | Barrie | 54 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 22 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Barrie | 63 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 13 |
| 2010-11 | Exhib. | Sun County | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — |
| 2010-11 | Minor-ON | Sun County | 30 | 4 | 30 | 34 | 18 |