Mattias Ekholm

Age 33 May 24, 1990

Borlange SWE

Defense shoots left

6'4" 193 cm

215 lbs 98 kg

ELC Signing Age 20

Waivers Signing Age 21

UFA Year 2017

Agent Kurt Overhardt

Draft Year 2009
Drafted Overall 102
Draft Round 4
Draft Team

Cap Hit: $6,250,000
7.5% of team cap space
Accumulated Cap Hit: $0
Year 2 of 4 year contract
Expiry Status UFA | 2026 | 36 yrs old
Career Earnings: $39,275,000

Transaction History

May 10, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a goal on three shots and added two hits in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 4.
May 3, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm provided two assists, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 6-4 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 1.
Apr 29, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm provided an assist, three hits and two PIM in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 6.
Apr 25, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm notched two assists and two hits in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 5.
Apr 23, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm notched an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 4.
Apr 14, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm notched an assist, a plus-2 rating and two hits in Thursday's 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Apr 11, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Apr 9, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm posted an assist and went plus-6 in Saturday's 6-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Apr 2, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm posted two assists and went plus-3 in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Mar 20, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a pair of goals on five shots, went plus-2, added two hits and blocked two shots in Monday's 5-4 overtime win over the San Jose Sharks.
Mar 18, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm delivered three assists Saturday in a 6-4 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Mar 15, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm notched an assist, three hits, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Mar 12, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a goal on four shots in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Mar 7, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm notched an assist and three shots on goal in Monday's 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Mar 1, 2023	Edmonton Oilers \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm made his Oilers debut in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs and contributed an assist.
Feb 28, 2023	TRADE ANALYSIS Edmonton Oilers acquire Mattias Ekholm and a 2024 sixth round pick from the Nashville Predators for Tyson Barrie, Reid Schaefer, a 2023 first round pick, and a 2024 fourth round pick (0) Leave a Comment
Jan 19, 2023	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm provided a goal in a 5-2 loss to St. Louis on Thursday.
Jan 14, 2023	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm notched an assist in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres.
Jan 5, 2023	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a goal in Nashville's 5-3 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.
Jan 4, 2023	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a goal and an assist on two shots, helping the Nashville Predators to a 6-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
Dec 19, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a first-period goal during a 4-3 overtime victory over the visiting Oilers on Monday.
Dec 2, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm produced an assist in Friday's 4-1 win over the New York Islanders.
Nov 5, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm recorded two assists and three hits in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Nov 1, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a goal on five shots, levied six hits and added two PIM in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.
May 9, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm managed an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 4.
Apr 29, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (rest) will not play Friday against the Arizona Coyotes, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports.
Apr 28, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a goal on four shots, logged an assist, went plus-2 and added two hits in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Apr 5, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm notched two assists, five hits and five blocked shots in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Minnesota Wild.
Mar 29, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm dished out three assists -- one shorthanded -- in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Mar 22, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (illness) will suit up Tuesday versus the Los Angeles Kings, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports.
Mar 21, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (illness) won't play Monday in Anaheim, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports.
Mar 12, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm collected a primary assist and wound up with a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the St. Louis Blues.
Mar 10, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm posted an assist, four shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
Mar 5, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm logged an assist, went plus-3, blocked two shots and fired two shots on goal in Saturday's 8-0 win over the San Jose Sharks.
Jan 25, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a goal and added two PIM in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Jan 20, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm has cleared the COVID-19 protocols and is on the ice for warmups ahead of Thursday's game versus the Winnipeg Jets, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports.
Jan 15, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm has entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols and won't be available Saturday versus Boston, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports.
Jan 4, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm logged an assist, five hits and two PIM in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Jan 1, 2022	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm had three assists in a 6-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.
Dec 16, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored an empty-net goal on four shots and went plus-3 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.
Dec 9, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (illness) will return to the lineup Thursday versus the New York Islanders, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.
Dec 7, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (illness) won't play Tuesday versus the Detroit Red Wings.
Dec 5, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm snapped a 10-game pointless drought with two assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Nov 14, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm failed to register a point in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, giving him just three points in 15 games this season.
Oct 13, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm penned a four-year, $25 million deal with Nashville on Wednesday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.
May 23, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm picked up two assists and two shots Sunday in a 4-3 double-overtime win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 4.
May 10, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm is a healthy scratch for Monday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, per NHL.com.
Apr 27, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm notched an assist, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Apr 19, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a goal on two shots and had two PIM in Monday's 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He also had two blocks and a plus-3 rating.
Apr 18, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm failed to crack the scoresheet for the fifth consecutive game in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Apr 8, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm recorded two assists and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Mar 28, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm produced an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Mar 21, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm registered a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over the Dallas Stars.
Mar 15, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored an empty-net goal and added a short-handed assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Mar 4, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm had a goal on four shots and added an assist in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Florida Panthers.
Mar 2, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored a goal on six shots and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Feb 27, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm scored twice Saturday in a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Feb 27, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports.
Feb 15, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (undisclosed) isn't traveling with the Nashville Predators on their six-game road trip, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports.
Feb 11, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| The Predators placed Ekholm (undisclosed) on injured reserve Thursday.
Feb 11, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (undisclosed) won't be in action versus Detroit on Thursday and was labeled week-to-week by coach John Hynes, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports.
Feb 9, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (undisclosed) did not play in the third period of Tuesday's game versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports.
Feb 9, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm -- who missed Monday's matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the birth of his child -- will be back in the lineup versus Tampa on Tuesday, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.
Feb 8, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (undisclosed) will not be available for Monday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Feb 4, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm recorded an assist and eight shots in Thursday's 6-5 overtime win over the Florida Panthers.
Jan 17, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm nabbed his first assist of the season with a third-period helper in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Jan 10, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Dante Fabbro \| Fabbro is set to open the season on the Preds' second defensive pairing opposite Mattias Ekholm, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports.
Jan 6, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Ekholm (undisclosed) made his training camp debut Wednesday, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.
Jan 4, 2021	Nashville Predators \| Mattias Ekholm \| Coach John Hynes deemed Ekholm (undisclosed) unfit to practice on the first day of training camp Monday, Brooks Bratten of the Nashville Predators' official site reports.
Oct 26, 2015	Nashville Predators \| Signed D Mattias Ekholm to a six-year, $22.5 million contract extension.
Jul 9, 2014	Nashville Predators \| Signed D Mattias Ekholm to a two-year contract.
Apr 15, 2013	Nashville Predators \| Recalled D Mattias Ekholm from Milwaukee (AHL).
Sep 15, 2012	Nashville Predators \| Assigned D Mattias Ekholm to Milwaukee (AHL).

Current Stats
Career Stats

2022-2023 Regular Season Stats

Mattias Ekholm	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
Nashville Predators	57	5	13	18	0	24	949	47.00	52.50	5.50	52.50	4.70	0.25	0.70
Edmonton Oilers	21	4	10	14	28	4	355	75.60	61.00	7.10	58.30	7.60	0.68	1.86
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	2006-2007	Dalarna	TV-Pucken	5	1	1	2	2
	2006-2007	Mora IK J18	J18 Region	5	2	2	4	6
	2006-2007	Mora IK J20	J20 Nationell	36	0	4	4	28									Playoffs	2	0	0	0	0
	2006-2007	Sweden U17 (all)	International-Jr	8	2	0	2	6
	2007-2008	Mora IK J20	J20 Nationell	37	5	7	12	54
	2007-2008	Sweden U18 (all)	International-Jr	17	2	5	7	14
	2007-2008	Mora IK	SHL	1	0	0	0	0
	2007-2008	Mora IK J18	J18 Region	9	4	5	9	12
	2007-2008	Sweden U18	WJC-18	6	1	0	1	2
	2007-2008	Sweden U18	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	4	1	1	2	2
	2007-2008	Mora IK	SHL	6	0	0	0	2
Draft Yr	2008-2009	Mora IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	38	2	11	13	12
Draft Yr	2008-2009	Mora IK J20	J20 Nationell	21	3	5	8	32
Draft Yr	2008-2009	Sweden U19 (all)	International-Jr	8	1	2	3	6
Draft Yr	2008-2009	Mora IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	3	0	0	0	4
	2009-2010	Mora IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	41	1	21	22	54
	2009-2010	Sweden U20 (all)	International-Jr	11	2	0	2	14
	2009-2010	Sweden U20	WJC-20	6	1	0	1	6
	2009-2010	Mora IK	HockeyAllsvenskan	2	0	0	0	6
	2010-2011	Brynäs IF	SHL	55	10	23	33	38									Playoffs	5	0	4	4	0
	2010-2011	Sweden (all)	International	16	0	4	4	10
	2010-2011	Sweden	EHT	12	0	2	2	6
	2011-2012	Nashville Predators	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	23	0.00	52.77	14.77	49.35	14.39	0.00	0.00
	2011-2012	Brynäs IF	SHL	41	9	8	17	55									Playoffs	17	1	8	9	0
	2011-2012	Sweden	EHT	9	2	1	3	6
	2011-2012	Sweden (all)	International	10	2	2	4	8
	2012-2013	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL	59	10	22	32	30									Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2012-2013	Nashville Predators	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	15	0.00	54.33	-6.03	63.43	7.32	0.00	0.00
	2013-2014	Nashville Predators	NHL	62	1	8	9	10	914	45.45	53.35	2.63	49.87	1.49	0.07	0.53
	2013-2014	Sweden	WC	10	2	5	7	8
	2013-2014	Sweden (all)	International	13	2	5	7	10
	2013-2014	Sweden	EHT	3	0	0	0	2
	2014-2015	Nashville Predators	NHL	80	7	11	18	52	1,284	56.86	57.93	4.19	56.55	4.77	0.23	0.70	Playoffs	6	1	0	1	0
	2014-2015	Sweden	WC	8	0	3	3	6
	2014-2015	Sweden (all)	International	8	0	3	3	6
	2015-2016	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	8	27	35	44	1,363	55.24	57.03	5.61	53.91	1.74	0.18	1.06	Playoffs	14	3	4	7	0
	2015-2016	Sweden	WC	2	1	0	1	2
	2015-2016	Sweden (all)	International	2	1	0	1	2
	2016-2017	Sweden	WCup	4	0	0	0	2
	2016-2017	Nashville Predators	NHL	82	3	20	23	34	1,541	53.27	55.34	4.64	53.56	3.30	0.12	0.74	Playoffs	22	1	10	11	0
	2016-2017	Sweden (all)	International	4	0	0	0	0
	2017-2018	Nashville Predators	NHL	81	10	24	34	46	1,430	54.62	52.82	3.84	55.71	4.57	0.17	0.76	Playoffs	13	1	7	8	0
	2017-2018	Sweden	WC	4	1	2	3	2
	2017-2018	Sweden (all)	International	4	1	2	3	2
	2018-2019	Nashville Predators	NHL	80	8	36	44	47	1,505	56.52	53.40	3.46	53.99	3.00	0.16	1.08	Playoffs	6	0	2	2	0
	2018-2019	Sweden	WC	8	0	2	2	4
	2018-2019	Sweden (all)	International	8	0	2	2	4
	2019-2020	Nashville Predators	NHL	68	8	25	33	32	1,233	47.40	48.60	-2.70	49.90	-1.10	0.34	1.12	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2020-2021	Nashville Predators	NHL	48	6	17	23	14	839	65.20	49.80	0.90	51.10	3.00	0.36	1.22	Playoffs	6	0	3	3	0
	2021-2022	Nashville Predators	NHL	76	6	25	31	44	1,315	55.50	49.30	-0.70	49.20	-0.50	0.23	0.91	Playoffs	4	0	2	2	0
	2022-2023	Nashville Predators	NHL	57	5	13	18	24	949	47.00	52.50	5.50	52.50	4.70	0.25	0.70
	2022-2023	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	21	4	10	14	4	355	75.60	61.00	7.10	58.30	7.60	0.68	1.86	Playoffs	12	1	6	7	0
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Active Contract

Signing Team

Signing Date October 13, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Kurt Overhardt

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Standard Contract | 4 Years $25,000,000 7.49% of cap space

	2022-2023	2023-2024	2024-2025	2025-2026
Cap Hit	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	UFA
AAV	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000	$6,250,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$5,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$5,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000
Minors Salary	$5,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000	$6,500,000
Clauses
UFA Year
		Buy It Out	Buy It Out	Buy It Out
* Retained 4% of contract was retained by Nashville Predators in trade to Edmonton Oilers

Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date October 26, 2015
Signing Status RFA
Agent Kurt Overhardt

Standard Contract | 6 Years $22,500,000 5.14% of cap space

	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	UFA
AAV	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000	$3,750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$3,000,000	$3,500,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$3,000,000	$5,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$3,000,000	$3,500,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$3,000,000	$5,000,000
Minors Salary	$3,000,000	$3,500,000	$4,000,000	$4,000,000	$3,000,000	$5,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 9, 2014
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $2,075,000 1.50% of cap space

	2014-2015	2015-2016
Cap Hit	$1,037,500	$1,037,500	RFA
AAV	$1,037,500	$1,037,500
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,037,500	$1,037,500
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,037,500	$1,037,500
Minors Salary	$1,037,500	$1,037,500
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date May 12, 2011

Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $3,075,000 1.40% of cap space

	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014
Cap Hit	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000	RFA
AAV	$1,025,000	$1,025,000	$1,025,000
Performance Bonuses	$125,000	$125,000	$125,000
Base Salary	$810,000	$810,000	$810,000
Signing Bonuses	$90,000	$90,000	$90,000
Total Salary	$900,000	$900,000	$900,000
Minors Salary	$67,500	$67,500	$67,500
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