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Betting edges, stake sizing, props priced against the line, fantasy tiers and the graded ledger. $14.99 a month in season, or $99 for the year.
2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
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 4 goals and 22 assists for 26 points across 72 games. He averages 0.36 points per game on 22:28 of ice time.
2025-26 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 17–44 pts
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Aaron was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 72 games, 1,663 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
60.6 vs 54.8 lg
95th percentile
Quality of teammates
68.8 vs 53.2 lg
93th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
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
152
Goals vs expected
4 vs 5.5 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
3%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
51
Offense
40
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
11-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 11-point spread between offensive (51th) and defensive (40th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong offensive ability, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring. Areas for improvement: bleeds goals against at evens.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
11-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 11-point spread between offensive (51th) and defensive (40th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | FLA | 72 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -5 | 97 | 4.1% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | FLA | 56 | 3 | 30 | 33 | +11 | 106 | 2.8% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | FLA | 51 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +27 | 98 | 4.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 | vs OTT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:49 |
| Mar 29 | @ NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:14 |
| Mar 28 | @ NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:07 |
| Mar 26 | vs MIN | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 22:39 |
| Mar 24 | vs SEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:54 |
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.
| 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 | — | 804 | 122 | 284 | 406 | +91 | 1891 | 6.5% |
Eetu Luostarinen
C · 33 pts
