Aaron Ekblad

#5 · D · Florida Panthers

Age: 30
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 220 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Feb 7, 1996 · Windsor, Ontario, CAN
Draft: 2014 FLA, R1 #1 overall

Overall grade, 2015-16

Ranks 24 of 223 defencemen, score 113

Scoring 90, Goal share 93, Possession 82, Defence 43, Discipline 40, Peripherals 1, Availability 77, Ice time 82

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Percentiles · 2015-16

vs. 223 defencemen with 25+ GP. 78 GP.

Points / 60

1.2884

Goals / 60

0.5397

Assists / 60

0.7565

Shots / 60

6.594

TOI / GP

21:4171

PP TOI / GP

2:5087

SH TOI / GP

0:4522

5v5 CF%

50.661

5v5 CF Rel

+3.184

Hits / 60

3.138

Blocks / 60

2.11

Takeaways / 60

0.965

Game Log · 2015-16

Date	Opp	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PPP	Shifts	TOI
Apr 9	vs CAR	1		1	+1	3		26	22:11
Apr 7	@ OTT			0	-1	3		23	24:27
Apr 5	@ MTL		1	1	+2	2		24	24:03
Apr 4	@ TOR		2	2	+2	3		25	23:21
Apr 2	vs MTL		2	2	+1	2		25	22:34
Mar 31	vs NJD		1	1	0	3		22	21:32
Mar 29	vs TOR			0	-1	4		25	23:23
Mar 26	@ TBL			0	+1	2		26	24:14
Mar 24	@ BOS			0	+1	1		28	23:59
Mar 21	@ NYR			0	-1	1		25	24:30
Mar 19	vs DET			0	-1	0		28	25:16
Mar 17	@ TOR			0	0	1		24	22:10
Mar 15	@ MTL		1	1	0	4	1	24	22:29
Mar 14	@ NYI			0	-1	2		24	19:26
Mar 12	vs PHI		1	1	-1	3		28	24:58
Mar 10	vs OTT	1		1	+1	3		26	21:45
Mar 7	vs BOS			0	-2	2		28	22:55
Mar 5	@ ARI	1		1	0	4		27	23:27
Mar 3	@ COL			0	-1	4		20	23:56
Mar 1	@ WPG			0	+1	0		22	23:36
Feb 28	@ MIN	1		1	-1	2	1	29	23:48
Feb 27	@ CBJ			0	+1	2		25	23:31
Feb 25	vs ARI			0	0	0		21	20:00
Feb 20	vs WPG			0	+1	2		24	21:16
Feb 18	vs SJS			0	0	2		30	25:08
Feb 15	vs PIT			0	-1	4		27	23:54
Feb 13	vs NSH			0	-2	2		26	22:29
Feb 12	vs STL	1		1	-1	4		26	22:58
Feb 9	@ BUF		1	1	0	1		28	24:10
Feb 8	@ DET			0	-1	4		29	22:48
Feb 6	vs PIT			0	-2	2		29	22:44
Feb 4	vs DET		1	1	+1	2	1	23	20:02
Feb 2	@ WSH			0	+3	0		23	18:13
Jan 26	vs TOR			0	0	3		19	20:05
Jan 23	vs TBL		1	1	0	4		23	22:15
Jan 22	vs CHI	1		1	+2	1		24	20:32
Jan 10	@ EDM			0	0	1		20	17:53
Jan 7	@ OTT		1	1	+1	0		20	20:35
Jan 5	@ BUF			0	+3	3		21	19:05
Jan 3	vs MIN			0	+1	3		23	19:58
Jan 2	vs NYR			0	0	0		20	17:37
Dec 29	vs MTL		1	1	+1	0	1	22	17:07
Dec 27	vs CBJ	1		1	0	4		27	22:55
Dec 22	vs OTT			0	0	1		26	26:40
Dec 20	vs VAN	1		1	0	4	1	27	25:57
Dec 18	@ CAR			0	0	0		24	19:43
Dec 17	@ NJD			0	+2	1		24	20:21
Dec 15	@ NYI	1		1	+1	1		23	19:24
Dec 12	@ BOS		1	1	+1	2		24	23:04
Dec 10	vs WSH	1		1	+2	2		21	19:25
Dec 8	vs OTT			0	0	0		23	23:46
Dec 6	@ NJD	1	1	2	+1	7		23	24:33
Dec 4	@ CBJ			0	0	3		25	19:57
Dec 3	@ NSH			0	+1	0		22	21:58
Dec 1	@ STL			0	0	3		21	19:19
Nov 29	@ DET		1	1	+1	1		26	24:55
Nov 27	vs NYI			0	+1	5		24	22:51
Nov 23	vs LAK			0	-1	8		28	22:30
Nov 21	vs NYR		2	2	0	2	1	28	21:53
Nov 19	vs ANA			0	-1	4		30	25:08
Nov 16	vs TBL	1		1	+1	3		26	20:59
Nov 14	@ TBL	1		1	0	2	1	30	27:39
Nov 12	vs BUF		1	1	+1	3		21	20:02
Nov 10	vs CGY	1		1	0	5		25	19:16
Nov 7	@ LAK			0	-2	1		23	18:46
Nov 5	@ SJS			0	0	3		24	22:38
Nov 4	@ ANA			0	0	2		24	19:40
Oct 31	vs WSH			0	-1	3		20	17:35
Oct 30	vs BOS			0	0	3		20	20:44
Oct 27	vs COL			0	0	2		22	19:53
Oct 24	@ DAL	1		1	+1	4		22	18:46
Oct 22	@ CHI			0	+1	0		22	20:50
Oct 20	@ PIT			0	+1	5		22	18:10
Oct 17	vs DAL			0	0	3		21	20:38
Oct 15	vs BUF		1	1	-1	2	1	15	15:58
Oct 13	@ CAR			0	+1	2		18	18:28
Oct 12	@ PHI			0	0	1		22	18:18
Oct 10	vs PHI		1	1	+1	1	1	23	17:50

Career · Regular Season

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	+/-	PIM	SOG	TOI
2026-27	NHL	Florida Panthers	9	0	3	3	0.33	-6	8	13	20:52
2025-26	NHL	Florida Panthers	72	4	22	26	0.36	-5	55	97	22:29
2024-25	NHL	Florida Panthers	56	3	30	33	0.59	11	53	106	23:31
2023-24	NHL	Florida Panthers	51	4	14	18	0.35	27	50	98	20:52
2022-23	NHL	Florida Panthers	71	14	24	38	0.54	-14	68	216	23:24
2021-22	NHL	Florida Panthers	61	15	42	57	0.93	38	26	180	24:55
2020-21	NHL	Florida Panthers	35	11	11	22	0.63	5	33	101	25:05
2019-20	NHL	Florida Panthers	67	5	36	41	0.61	12	26	147	22:59
2018-19	NHL	Florida Panthers	82	13	24	37	0.45	1	47	180	23:39
2017-18	WC	Canada	10	1	5	6	0.60	5	6	–	–
2017-18	NHL	Florida Panthers	82	16	22	38	0.46	9	71	189	23:23
2016-17	WCup	Team North America	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	–	–
2016-17	NHL	Florida Panthers	68	10	11	21	0.31	-23	58	225	21:28
2015-16	NHL	Florida Panthers	78	15	21	36	0.46	18	41	182	21:41
2014-15	WC-A	Canada	10	4	3	7	0.70	10	6	11	–
2014-15	NHL	Florida Panthers	81	12	27	39	0.48	12	32	170	21:49
2013-14	OHL	Barrie	58	23	30	53	0.91	9	91	–	–
2012-13	OHL	Barrie	54	7	27	34	0.63	29	64	–	–
2011-12	OHL	Barrie	63	10	19	29	0.46	-5	34	–	–
2010-11	Exhib.	Sun County	14	5	7	12	0.86	–	18	–	–
2010-11	Minor-ON	Sun County	30	4	30	34	1.13	–	34	–	–