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Mattias Ekholm

#14
age34
posD
shotl
h6'4"
w225lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit
$6,250,000$6.25M
Year 3 of 4
22/23
24/25
25/26
Expiry Status
UFA 2026 age 36

Profile

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Draft Team
Round4
Pick102
Year2009
Birthdate May 24, 1990
Birthplace Borlange
Nationality Sweden
UFA Year 2017
ELC Year 21
Waivers Eligibility Eligible
Est Career Earnings $45,775,000

2024-25 Stats

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Regular Season
GP14
G2
A7
P9
PPG0.64
PIM2
EV TOI/GM 19.05
G60 0.23
P60 1.58
GF% 61.50
DFF% 61.30
REL DFF% 7.90
CF% 63.10
REL CF% 10.40

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2022-2026 Standard Contract
4yrs
value$25,000,000$25.00M
cap hit$6,250,000$6.25M

Mattias Ekholm is signed to a 4 year, $25,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $6,250,000 per season. His contract was signed on October 13, 2021, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Ekholm will be 36 years old.

Signed On Oct 13 2021
Signing Agent Kurt Overhardt
Signed By
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% Cap Contract Start 7.58%
Signing Status UFAage 31
Abbreviated $Amounts
2022-23
2023-24
2024-25
2025-26
2026
Cap Hit $6,250,000$6.25M $6,250,000$6.25M $6,250,000$6.25M $6,250,000$6.25M UFAage 36
AAV $6,250,000$6.25M $6,250,000$6.25M $6,250,000$6.25M $6,250,000$6.25M
Base $5,500,000$5.50M $6,500,000$6.50M $6,500,000$6.50M $6,500,000$6.50M
Performance Bonuses - - - -
Signing Bonuses - - - -
Total Salary $5,500,000$5.50M $6,500,000$6.50M $6,500,000$6.50M $6,500,000$6.50M
Minors Salary
$5,500,000$5.50M
$6,500,000$6.50M
$6,500,000$6.50M
$6,500,000$6.50M
Clauses
UFA Year
Buy Out Buy Out
Notes
* Retained Salary Feb 28, 2023

4% of contract was retained by Nashville Predators in trade to Edmonton Oilers

Trade Details
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Career Stats By Contract

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Season Cap Hit League Team GP G A TP PIM TOI GF% DFF% Rel DFF% CF% Rel CF% G60 P60
2024-25
$6.25M
NHL Edmonton Oilers 14 2 7 9 2 267 61.50 61.30 7.90 63.10 10.40 0.23 1.58
2023-24
$6.25M
NHL Edmonton Oilers 79 11 34 45 47 1,360 64.00 61.90 7.50 60.00 7.40 0.35 1.63
2022-23
$6.25M
NHL Edmonton Oilers 21 4 10 14 4 355 75.60 61.00 7.10 58.30 7.60 0.68 1.86
2022-23
$6.25M
NHL Nashville Predators 57 5 13 18 24 949 47.00 52.50 5.50 52.50 4.70 0.25 0.70
2021-22
$3.75M
NHL Nashville Predators 76 6 25 31 44 1,315 55.50 49.30 -0.70 49.20 -0.50 0.23 0.91
2020-21
$3.75M
NHL Nashville Predators 48 6 17 23 14 839 65.20 49.80 0.90 51.10 3.00 0.36 1.22
2019-20
$3.75M
NHL Nashville Predators 68 8 25 33 32 1,233 47.40 48.60 -2.70 49.90 -1.10 0.34 1.12
2018-19
$3.75M
NHL Nashville Predators 80 8 36 44 47 1,505 56.52 53.40 3.46 53.99 3.00 0.16 1.08
2017-18
$3.75M
NHL Nashville Predators 81 10 24 34 46 1,430 54.62 52.82 3.84 55.71 4.57 0.17 0.76
2016-17
$3.75M
NHL Nashville Predators 82 3 20 23 34 1,541 53.27 55.34 4.64 53.56 3.30 0.12 0.74
2015-16
$1.04M
NHL Nashville Predators 82 8 27 35 44 1,363 55.24 57.03 5.61 53.91 1.74 0.18 1.06
2014-15
$1.04M
NHL Nashville Predators 80 7 11 18 52 1,284 56.86 57.93 4.19 56.55 4.77 0.23 0.70
2013-14
$900K
NHL Nashville Predators 62 1 8 9 10 914 45.45 53.35 2.63 49.87 1.49 0.07 0.53
2012-13
$900K
NHL Nashville Predators 1 0 0 0 0 15 0.00 54.33 -6.03 63.43 7.32 0.00 0.00
2011-12
$900K
NHL Nashville Predators 2 0 0 0 0 23 0.00 52.77 14.77 49.35 14.39 0.00 0.00
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Contract History

2016-2022 Standard Contract
6yrs
value$22,500,000$22.50M
cap hit$3,750,000$3.75M

Signed On Oct 26 2015
Signing Agent Kurt Overhardt
Signed By
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% Cap Contract Start 5.14%
Signing Status RFAage 25
Abbreviated $Amounts
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022
Cap Hit $3,750,000$3.75M $3,750,000$3.75M $3,750,000$3.75M $3,750,000$3.75M $3,750,000$3.75M $3,750,000$3.75M UFAage 32
AAV $3,750,000$3.75M $3,750,000$3.75M $3,750,000$3.75M $3,750,000$3.75M $3,750,000$3.75M $3,750,000$3.75M
Base $3,000,000$3.00M $3,500,000$3.50M $4,000,000$4.00M $4,000,000$4.00M $3,000,000$3.00M $5,000,000$5.00M
Performance Bonuses - - - - - -
Signing Bonuses - - - - - -
Total Salary $3,000,000$3.00M $3,500,000$3.50M $4,000,000$4.00M $4,000,000$4.00M $3,000,000$3.00M $5,000,000$5.00M
Minors Salary
$3,000,000$3.00M
$3,500,000$3.50M
$4,000,000$4.00M
$4,000,000$4.00M
$3,000,000$3.00M
$5,000,000$5.00M
Clauses
UFA Year

2014-2016 Standard Contract
2yrs
value$2,075,000$2.08M
cap hit$1,037,500$1.04M

Signed On Jul 9 2014
Signed By
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% Cap Contract Start 1.50%
Signing Status RFAage 24
Abbreviated $Amounts
2014-15
2015-16
2016
Cap Hit $1,037,500$1.04M $1,037,500$1.04M RFAage 26
AAV $1,037,500$1.04M $1,037,500$1.04M
Base $1,037,500$1.04M $1,037,500$1.04M
Performance Bonuses - -
Signing Bonuses - -
Total Salary $1,037,500$1.04M $1,037,500$1.04M
Minors Salary
$1,037,500$1.04M
$1,037,500$1.04M
Clauses
UFA Year

2011-2014 Entry Level Contract
3yrs
value$3,075,000$3.08M
cap hit$1,025,000$1.03M

Signed On May 12 2011
Signed By
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% Cap Contract Start 1.40%
Signing Status age 21
Abbreviated $Amounts
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
2014
Cap Hit $900,000$900K $900,000$900K $900,000$900K RFAage 24
AAV $1,025,000$1.03M $1,025,000$1.03M $1,025,000$1.03M
Base $810,000$810K $810,000$810K $810,000$810K
Performance Bonuses $125,000$125K $125,000$125K $125,000$125K
Signing Bonuses $90,000$90K $90,000$90K $90,000$90K
Total Salary $900,000$900K $900,000$900K $900,000$900K
Minors Salary
$67,500$68K
$67,500$68K
$67,500$68K
Clauses
UFA Year

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Mattias Ekholm Updates

Oct 31 2024

Ekholm logged an assist, two shots on goal, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators.

Oct 29 2024

Ekholm scored a power-play goal on two shots and went minus-3 in Monday's 6-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Oct 27 2024

Ekholm banked two assists in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win versus Detroit.

Oct 25 2024

Ekholm scored a power-play goal on six shots, dished an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Oct 17 2024

Ekholm logged an assist, four blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Oct 13 2024

Ekholm logged an assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames.

Oct 13 2024

Ekholm recorded an assist and four shots on goal in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks.

Jun 21 2024

Ekholm notched an assist, two hits, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Friday's 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 6.

Jun 11 2024

Ekholm opened the scoring in the first period of Monday's 4-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 2.

May 29 2024

Ekholm scored an empty-net goal on three shots and went plus-3 in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars in Game 4.

May 14 2024

Ekholm recorded an assist, four shots on goal, three blocked shots, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 4.

May 12 2024

Ekholm scored a power-play goal on four shots, dished an assist and added two PIM in Sunday's 4-3 loss to the Vancouver Canucks in Game 3.

May 10 2024

Ekholm scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks in Game 2.

Apr 26 2024

Ekholm logged an assist, five shots on goal, two blocked shots and two PIM in Friday's 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 3.

Apr 18 2024

Ekholm (rest) won't be in the lineup Thursday versus Colorado, Oilers play-by-by announcer Jack Michaels reports.