122 G · 284 A · 804 GP
0.505 P/GP · 127 PPP · 22:51 ATOI
Florida Panthers#5Active
Aaron Ekblad
D · 6′4″ / 220 lb · Shoots R · Windsor, CAN · Age 30 · 2014 #1 by FLA
406Career points
0.505Career P/GP
804Games played
122Goals
12 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2626points
The latest read.
26 points in 72 games in 2025-26. Career: 406 points across 804 games.
72GP
4goals
22assists
26points
97shots
5PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
8 G · 25 A · 83 GP
0.398 P/GP · 8 PPP · 23:44 ATOI
0.481 → 0.361P/GP by season · 12 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2021-22
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 12 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled626 all-time peers
Playoff career · 83 GP · 8 G · 25 A · 33 pts (0.398 P/GP)
83.3
89.8
91.4
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-03-31vs OTT20:49 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-03-29@ NYR21:14 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-03-28@ NYI24:07 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-03-26vs MIN22:39 TOI1G 0A1 P · 5 S
2026-03-24vs SEA21:54 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2014 draft#1round 1 · FLA
29Players in sample
100.0%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: Joe Thornton (1997, BOS), 1,714 NHL games.
Sample: 29 players taken #1, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Aaron Ekblad's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Aaron Ekblad. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2021-22 peak: 61 GP / 15 G / 42 A / 57 Pts / 0.934 P/GP · 24:55 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 61 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 0.934 |
| 2019-20 | 67 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 0.612 |
| 2024-25 | 56 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 0.589 |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 0.535 |
| 2014-15 | 81 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 0.481 |
| Prime-five | 336 | 49 | 159 | 208 | 0.619 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Stanley Cup2024-25 · 2023-24Calder Memorial Trophy2014-15All-Star Team6th · 2022James Norris Memorial Trophy6th · 2022James Norris Memorial Trophy16th · 2016All-Star Team17th · 2016
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart12 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Florida Panthers | 72 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -5 | 5 | 97 |
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 56 | 3 | 30 | 33 | +11 | 11 | 106 |
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 51 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +27 | 4 | 98 |
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 19 | 216 |
| 2021-22Peak | Florida Panthers | 61 | 15 | 42 | 57 | +38 | 20 | 180 |
| 2020-21 | Florida Panthers | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | +5 | 11 | 101 |
| 2019-20 | Florida Panthers | 67 | 5 | 36 | 41 | +12 | 6 | 147 |
| 2018-19 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | +1 | 10 | 180 |
| 2017-18 | Florida Panthers | 82 | 16 | 22 | 38 | +9 | 11 | 189 |
| 2016-17 | Florida Panthers | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -23 | 8 | 225 |
| 2015-16 | Florida Panthers | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | +18 | 9 | 182 |
| 2014-15 | Florida Panthers | 81 | 12 | 27 | 39 | +12 | 13 | 170 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Florida Panthers | 19 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +10 | 4 | 36 |
| 2023-24 | Florida Panthers | 24 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +4 | 0 | 33 |
| 2022-23 | Florida Panthers | 20 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +9 | 3 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | Florida Panthers | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2019-20 | Florida Panthers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2015-16 | Florida Panthers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2021-22 is the best season either way: 0.934 raw, 0.891 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72 | 0.361 | 3.13 | 0.346 |
| 2024-25 | 56 | 0.589 | 3.04 | 0.581 |
| 2023-24 | 51 | 0.353 | 3.11 | 0.340 |
| 2022-23 | 71 | 0.535 | 3.18 | 0.505 |
| 2021-22Best adjusted | 61 | 0.934 | 3.14 | 0.891 |
| 2020-21 | 35 | 0.629 | 2.94 | 0.642 |
| 2019-20 | 67 | 0.612 | 3.02 | 0.608 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 0.451 | 3.01 | 0.449 |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 0.463 | 2.97 | 0.468 |
| 2016-17 | 68 | 0.309 | 2.77 | 0.335 |
| 2015-16 | 78 | 0.462 | 2.71 | 0.511 |
| 2014-15 | 81 | 0.481 | 2.73 | 0.529 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | WC | Canada | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016-17 | WCup | Team North America | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | WC-A | Canada | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013-14 | OHL | Barrie | 58 | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| 2013-14 | OHL | Barrie | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012-13 | OHL | Barrie | 54 | 7 | 27 | 34 |
| 2012-13 | OHL | Barrie | 22 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Barrie | 63 | 10 | 19 | 29 |
| 2011-12 | OHL | Barrie | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010-11 | Exhib. | Sun County | 14 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2010-11 | Minor-ON | Sun County | 30 | 4 | 30 | 34 |
| 2010-11 | Minor-ON | Sun County | 18 | 5 | 16 | 21 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 804 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 643 to 965); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 46 of them cleared the band.
Seth JonesD · 2013 #4 · active912 GP · 106 G · 367 A · 473 P0.519 P/GP · +0.014Brandon MontourD · 2014 #55 · active665 GP · 95 G · 230 A · 325 P0.489 P/GP · −0.016Morgan RiellyD · 2012 #5 · active951 GP · 98 G · 451 A · 549 P0.577 P/GP · +0.072Josh MorrisseyD · 2013 #13 · active739 GP · 94 G · 334 A · 428 P0.579 P/GP · +0.074Mike MathesonD · 2012 #23 · active705 GP · 81 G · 221 A · 302 P0.428 P/GP · −0.077
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed86.5mph29.4
139.1 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed21.7mph50.9
34.9 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated367.7km79.6
228.5 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game6.4km84.0
4.0 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph22bursts51.8
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time42.3%60.9
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time17.6%34.2
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time40.1%55.6
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal97shots76.8
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal8shots80.6
league average 4.0 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
R Point300 G91th
Outside R160 G97th
Center Point130 G65th
Low Slot70 G78th
R Circle72 G75th
High Slot60 G72th
L Circle61 G70th
Beyond Red Line30 G52th
L Point30 G41th
L Net Side20 G81th
Outside L21 G50th
Crease10 G75th
Offensive Neutral Zone10 G56th
Behind the Net00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Net Side00 G0th
8high danger0 G · 0.0%
19mid danger3 G · 15.8%
46long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 97 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
1 trophy win · 1 top-three finish · 8 ballot appearances · 72 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.TBL25 points52 GP · 8 G · 17 A117 shots · 8 PP points
Career vs.TOR23 points43 GP · 4 G · 19 A96 shots · 6 PP points
Career vs.BOS23 points46 GP · 3 G · 20 A93 shots · 5 PP points
Career vs.DET22 points39 GP · 6 G · 16 A90 shots · 10 PP points
Career vs.CBJ19 points33 GP · 6 G · 13 A78 shots · 7 PP points
Career vs.BUF19 points37 GP · 5 G · 14 A85 shots · 7 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.MIN0.71 P/GP21 GP · 5 G · 10 A58 shots · 3 PP points
Pace vs.COL0.67 P/GP21 GP · 7 G · 7 A60 shots · 5 PP points
Pace vs.VAN0.65 P/GP20 GP · 4 G · 9 A38 shots · 5 PP points
Pace vs.SJS0.63 P/GP19 GP · 2 G · 10 A45 shots · 1 PP points
Pace vs.NSH0.62 P/GP26 GP · 7 G · 9 A65 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.PHI0.59 P/GP29 GP · 4 G · 13 A65 shots · 7 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
369 shots on goal against 73 goaltenders, 15 goals: 4.1% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 1 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph WollTOR | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph WollTOR | 24 | 1 | 4.2% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
1.49blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#223Yahoo#231Fantrax#238Roto#216
25-2672 GP4 G22 A1.42 pts/gm
2nd half-0.47New clubFLA → FLAPoint games26%Worst blank run8
This desk has Aaron Ekblad No. 223 among skaters on the ESPN points board, off a 1.49 three-season blended per-game figure.
The room.
Every current Florida Panthers teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory