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Defenseman•#5PPI 79Aaron Ekblad is a 30-year-old defenseman for the Florida Panthers. Selected 1st overall by FLA in the 2014 NHL Draft. Born in Windsor, CAN.
On the blue line this season, Aaron has recorded 1 goals and 4 assists for 5 points across 13 games. He averages 0.38 points per game on 20:52 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 17–44 pts
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where Aaron's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
6
Current: 1
Assists
25
Current: 4
Points
31
Current: 5
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 17-45 points based on current usage patterns.
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Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while Aaron was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 13 games, 247 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
56.9 vs 57.3 lg
36th percentile
Quality of teammates
70.6 vs 56.8 lg
93th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Aaron takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
33
Goals vs expected
1 vs 1.2 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
0%
With-or-without-you
Who Aaron plays with at 5v5, and how the shot-quality share moves when they are apart — a with-or-without-you read.
| Teammate | Together | xGF% with | xGF% apart | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav ForslingD | 159 min | 57.0 | — | — |
5v5, real shift-overlap TOI; Corsi incl blocked, xG unblocked. “Apart” is that teammate’s share in the minutes he played without Aaron, so the swing is a comparison of the same player in two situations rather than against the league. Pairs need 100 minutes together to appear at all, and a swing still carries whoever else was on the ice — it is a strong hint, not an isolated effect.
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
56
Offense
14
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, a top on-ice shot share, a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
42-pt spreadThe 42-point spread between offensive (56th) and defensive (14th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, a top on-ice shot share, a heavy penalty-kill workload. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
42-pt spreadThe 42-point spread between offensive (56th) and defensive (14th) percentiles is extreme for a defenseman. Elite offensive creation but defensive liability.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Aaron Ekblad's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | FLA | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 19 | 5.3% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | FLA | 72 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -5 | 97 | 4.1% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | FLA | 56 | 3 | 30 | 33 | +11 | 106 | 2.8% |
Form
Aaron's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vs DET | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 20:22 |
| Oct 30 | vs WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:17 |
| Oct 27 | @ WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:20 |
| Oct 25 | @ CHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:31 |
| Oct 22 | @ PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:25 |
Similar defensemans
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare Aaron to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Florida Panthers this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | FLA | 51 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +27 | 98 | 4.1% |
| 22-232022-23 | FLA | 71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 216 | 6.5% |
| 21-222021-22 | FLA | 61 | 15 | 42 | 57 | +38 | 180 | 8.3% |
| 20-212020-21 | FLA | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | +5 | 101 | 10.9% |
| 19-202019-20 | FLA | 67 | 5 | 36 | 41 | +12 | 147 | 3.4% |
| 18-192018-19 | FLA | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | +1 | 180 | 7.2% |
| 17-182017-18 | FLA | 82 | 16 | 22 | 38 | +9 | 189 | 8.5% |
| 16-172016-17 | FLA | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -23 | 225 | 4.4% |
| 15-162015-16 | FLA | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | +18 | 182 | 8.2% |
| 14-152014-15 | FLA | 81 | 12 | 27 | 39 | +12 | 170 | 7.1% |
| Career | — | 817 | 123 | 288 | 411 | +85 | 1910 | 6.4% |
Anton Lundell
C · 6 pts
