#5 · Defence · FLA
AaronEkblad
Next milestone 93 points from 500
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- -1
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 0
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 1
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- February 7, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Windsor, Ontario, CAN
- Height
- 6′4″ (193 cm)
- Weight
- 220 lb (100 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2014 FLA, round 1, #1 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.6 mphleague avg 20.4 mph64th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph3league avg 1.581st percentile
- Distance skated6.3 mileague avg 6.6 mi45th percentile
- Hardest shot81.5 mphleague avg 79.1 mph55th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone46.4%league avg 41.6%84th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.15 | -0.15 | 6 | 0 | .025 |
| 2025-26 | 4 | 5.96 | -1.96 | 241 | 8 | .025 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 21:43 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 70.4% | 67.2% | +3.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 46.7% | 60.4% | -13.8 |
- Goals for–against
- 1–1
- xG for–against
- 0.6–0.3
- Average rating
- 5.7
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dmitry Kulikov | 1 | 9:56 | 70.6% |
| Gustav Forsling | 1 | 8:20 | 7.0% |
| Niko Mikkola | 1 | 1:21 | 0.0% |
| Uvis Balinskis | 1 | 1:08 | 100.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.7 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 806 | 122 | 285 | 407 | +90 | 560 | 1891 | 6.5 | 128 |
| Playoffs | 83 | 8 | 25 | 33 | +21 | 87 | 142 | 5.6 | 8 |
Season by season (13)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Panthers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025-26 | Panthers | 72 | 4 | 22 | 26 | -5 | 55 | 97 | 4.1 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | Panthers | 56 | 3 | 30 | 33 | +11 | 53 | 106 | 2.8 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | Panthers | 51 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +27 | 50 | 98 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Panthers | 71 | 14 | 24 | 38 | -14 | 68 | 216 | 6.5 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | Panthers | 61 | 15 | 42 | 57 | +38 | 26 | 180 | 8.3 | 20 |
| 2020-21 | Panthers | 35 | 11 | 11 | 22 | +5 | 33 | 101 | 10.9 | 11 |
| 2019-20 | Panthers | 67 | 5 | 36 | 41 | +12 | 26 | 147 | 3.4 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | Panthers | 82 | 13 | 24 | 37 | +1 | 47 | 180 | 7.2 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | Panthers | 82 | 16 | 22 | 38 | +9 | 71 | 189 | 8.5 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | Panthers | 68 | 10 | 11 | 21 | -23 | 58 | 225 | 4.4 | 8 |
| 2015-16 | Panthers | 78 | 15 | 21 | 36 | +18 | 41 | 182 | 8.2 | 9 |
| 2014-15 | Panthers | 81 | 12 | 27 | 39 | +12 | 32 | 170 | 7.1 | 13 |