Florida Panthers · #5 · Defense

Aaron Ekblad

Age30Ht6'4"Wt220 lbShootsRightBornWindsor, CAN

2026-27 regular season

11GP

20:53TOI

Next game

Fri Oct 30, 11:00 PM · Amerant Bank Arena

Winnipeg JetsHome game · 2 days off

FLA

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WPG

B2B3 in 4

WPG defense (2025-26)22nd in goals allowed3.17 goals a game, 27.8 shots against

His games vs WPG0 G, 3 A in 9 GP2.0 shots a game

Linemates

Projected for Oct 27, via @krashboard

Pair 1He plays RD

Gustav ForslingLD

PP unit 2He plays PP4

Season profile

2026-27 regular season. Rates ranked against 237 defensemen with 3+ games.

GP11

+/--6

SOG14

S%0.0%

PPP1

Blk12

PIM10

TOI/GP20:53

G/GP27th

0.00

A/GP79th

0.36

P/GP68th

0.36

SOG/GP66th

1.27

HIT/GP74th

1.36

BLK/GP38th

1.09

TOI73rd

20:53

PPP/GP80th

0.09

P/6062nd

1.04

G/6027th

0.00

SOG/6055th

3.7

HDC/6025th

0.00

ixG/6070th

0.33

Key rates

Regular season, per 60 minutes where it says so.

Points / 601.04

Shots / 603.7

Attempts / 6012.5

HD chances / 600.00

ixG1.3-1.3 goals vs expected

PP shot share7%10 of 144 attempts

Primary points75%3 of 4

Where his attempts come from

High danger0 att, 0 G0%

Medium danger5 att, 0 G19%

Low danger22 att, 0 G81%

Production by strength

Even3 P, 34 att75%

Power play1 P, 10 att25%

Shorthanded0 P, 4 att0%

Ice time

Season average20:53

Last 10 games20:57steady

Last 5 games20:28-0:25

Shifts a game26.5

Ice time by strength is not in the game logs yet, so this is his total minutes.

Prop hit rates

How often he went over, regular season. A line of 1.5 needs 2 blocked shots.

Line

Last 560%3 of 5, avg 1.6

Last 1050%5 of 10, avg 1.2

Last 2045%5 of 11, avg 1.1

Season45%5 of 11, avg 1.1

Home33%1 of 3, avg 1.0

Away50%4 of 8, avg 1.1

vs WPG22%2 of 9, avg 1.1

Best priceOdds soon

Over 1.5--

Under 1.5--

Blocks prices from the books land here once NHL odds are live.

Game by game

Splits

Regular season. Last column follows the prop picked above. Opponent ranks are not in yet for this season.

Split	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	SOG/GP	HIT/GP	BLK/GP	TOI	Blocks o1.5
All games	11	0	4	4	0.36	1.27	1.36	1.09	20:53	45%5/11
Venue
Home	3	0	1	1	0.33	2.00	2.00	1.00	21:13	33%1/3
Away	8	0	3	3	0.38	1.00	1.13	1.13	20:46	50%4/8
Rest
Back-to-back	2	0	0	0	0.00	2.00	0.00	2.00	21:26	100%2/2
1 day off	5	0	3	3	0.60	1.20	1.40	1.00	20:43	40%2/5
2+ days off	3	0	1	1	0.33	1.33	2.00	1.00	20:59	33%1/3
Opponent defense
vs top 10 D	0	No games
vs middle 12	0	No games
vs bottom 10 D	0	No games
Result
In wins	6	0	2	2	0.33	1.00	1.33	1.67	20:59	67%4/6
In losses	5	0	2	2	0.40	1.60	1.40	0.40	20:46	20%1/5

Shot map

2026-27

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Game log

11 games. The blocks column is marked against over 1.5.

Date	Opp	Result	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	PPP	+/-	PIM	TOI	SHF
TueOct 27	@WPG	W 5-1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	19:20	26
SunOct 25	@CHI	W 3-2	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	2	22:31	30
ThuOct 22B2B	@PIT	L 0-4	0	0	2	0	2	0	-1	0	21:25	26
WedOct 21	@OTT	L 1-5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	19:06	28
SatOct 17	SEA	W 8-3	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	19:58	24
ThuOct 15	VAN	W 3-2 OT	1	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	22:21	27
TueOct 13B2B	@CBJ	W 7-3	0	0	2	0	2	0	-2	0	21:27	26
MonOct 12	@BUF	L 3-5	1	1	3	3	0	0	-1	4	20:25	27
SatOct 10	MIN	L 1-4	0	0	3	2	0	0	-1	0	21:19	25
ThuOct 1	@SJS	L 3-4 OT	1	1	0	0	0	1	-1	0	21:33	28
TueSep 29	@CAR	W 1-0 OT	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	20:17	24
11 GPTotals, averages for TOI and shifts			4	4	14	15	12	1	-6	10	20:53	26.5