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, 2022-23

Ranks 22 of 226 defencemen, score 111

Scoring 92, Goal share 13, Possession 81, Defence 78, Discipline 25, Peripherals 12, Availability 50, Ice time 62

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2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18 2016-17 2015-16 2014-15

Percentiles · 2022-23

vs. 226 defencemen with 25+ GP. 71 GP.

Points / 60

1.3778

Goals / 60

0.5195

Assists / 60

0.8767

Shots / 60

7.897

TOI / GP

23:2489

PP TOI / GP

3:1794

SH TOI / GP

2:4786

5v5 CF%

54.690

5v5 CF Rel

+1.775

Hits / 60

2.830

Blocks / 60

2.98

Takeaways / 60

1.061

Game Log · 2022-23

Date	Opp	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	PPP	Shifts	TOI
Apr 13	vs CAR			0	-2	4		26	24:54
Apr 10	vs TOR			0	0	3		29	25:29
Apr 8	@ WSH	1		1	0	3	1	30	28:33
Apr 6	vs OTT		2	2	+1	1	1	31	26:19
Apr 4	vs BUF	1		1	0	4	1	29	23:59
Apr 1	@ CBJ		1	1	+2	4		25	22:20
Mar 30	@ MTL		1	1	+2	1		28	21:21
Mar 29	@ TOR		1	1	-1	5	1	31	24:15
Mar 27	@ OTT		1	1	0	4		29	21:39
Mar 25	vs NYR			0	0	2		30	22:59
Mar 23	vs TOR			0	0	2		29	20:03
Mar 21	@ PHI			0	-2	0		25	19:07
Mar 20	@ DET			0	0	0		26	20:05
Mar 18	vs NJD			0	+1	4		27	19:15
Mar 16	vs MTL	2		2	+2	5	1	24	20:18
Mar 11	vs WPG			0	-2	2		27	23:26
Mar 10	vs CHI			0	-1	4		27	25:39
Mar 7	vs VGK			0	0	2		27	24:34
Mar 4	vs PIT	1		1	+1	4	1	31	26:40
Mar 2	vs NSH			0	0	5		27	20:30
Feb 28	@ TBL			0	0	2		26	21:48
Feb 24	vs BUF			0	-2	7		28	21:16
Feb 20	vs ANA			0	+1	4		24	18:23
Feb 18	@ NSH			0	-3	0		35	27:11
Feb 16	@ WSH			0	+1	6		28	23:39
Feb 14	@ STL			0	-2	3		27	23:05
Feb 13	@ MIN			0	+1	5		32	27:34
Feb 11	vs COL	1		1	0	6		29	26:11
Feb 9	vs SJS			0	+2	5		28	18:42
Feb 6	vs TBL		2	2	+2	3	1	28	23:57
Jan 28	vs BOS		1	1	-1	5		29	27:28
Jan 27	vs LAK			0	-1	5		25	25:40
Jan 24	@ PIT	1	2	3	+2	5		30	24:04
Jan 23	@ NYR			0	-1	4		27	24:47
Jan 21	vs MIN			0	0	0		3	1:50
Jan 19	@ MTL			0	0	6		25	24:35
Jan 17	@ TOR		1	1	+2	1		31	26:23
Jan 16	@ BUF			0	+2	1		27	24:30
Jan 14	vs VAN	1	1	2	0	4	2	30	25:04
Jan 12	@ VGK		1	1	+1	2		31	23:55
Jan 10	@ COL			0	-2	0		31	26:18
Jan 8	@ DAL			0	-2	2		25	22:36
Jan 6	@ DET	2		2	0	2	2	31	22:24
Jan 3	vs ARI			0	0	2		26	24:19
Jan 1	vs NYR			0	-3	3		26	21:24
Dec 30	@ CAR			0	-1	0		27	22:02
Dec 29	vs MTL			0	+3	2		26	23:24
Dec 23	@ NYI			0	0	0		5	4:04
Dec 21	vs NJD			0	-1	6		32	27:37
Dec 19	@ BOS			0	-3	6		32	26:58
Dec 17	@ NJD		2	2	0	2	1	35	25:57
Dec 15	vs PIT			0	-2	1		29	26:17
Dec 13	vs CBJ			0	+3	3		29	26:20
Dec 11	vs SEA			0	-4	3		26	23:45
Dec 10	@ TBL			0	-3	4		31	25:12
Dec 8	vs DET		1	1	+2	5		32	25:43
Dec 6	@ WPG			0	-1	2		29	26:47
Dec 3	@ SEA		1	1	0	2	1	32	27:17
Dec 1	@ VAN			0	+2	0		29	23:39
Nov 29	@ CGY		1	1	-2	5		28	25:11
Nov 28	@ EDM		1	1	-3	1	1	33	24:55
Nov 26	vs STL	1		1	-2	1		29	24:18
Nov 23	vs BOS	1	2	3	+2	2	2	28	24:03
Nov 20	@ CBJ	1		1	+1	7		29	23:35
Nov 19	vs CGY			0	-1	3		31	28:26
Nov 17	vs DAL		1	1	-2	6	1	30	25:20
Nov 15	vs WSH		1	1	0	3	1	26	22:54
Nov 12	vs EDM			0	-1	3		28	23:42
Oct 17	@ BOS			0	-1	2		20	15:10
Oct 15	@ BUF	1		1	+1	5	1	30	25:16
Oct 13	@ NYI			0	+1	0		33	24:39

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	–	–