D · FLA · #5
Aaron Ekblad
- Height
- HT 6'4"
- Weight
- WT 220 lbs
- Birth date
- Feb 7, 1996 (age 30)
- Bio
- CAN · Shoots R
He ranks D88 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.
Dynasty Value Score
505
#268 overall · D55 of 272
2025–26 scoring
150.3 pts
72 GP · 2.1 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
165.6 pts
68.0 games · 2.4 PPG
6.1 G · 24.6 A · 30.7 P · 22:30 TOI · 2:11 PP · 5.3 xG
Projection range
140.7–182.1
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 22:29 | 2:10 | 42.3% | 4 | 5.1 | 21.7 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 22:30 | 2:11 | 43.4% | 6.1 | 5.3 | 21.5 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 68.0 | 165.6 | 2.4 | 22:30 | 2:11 | 6.1 | 24.6 | 30.7 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 107.7 | 92.8 | 89.0 | 3.3 | 57.6 | 5.3 | 14.0 |
| 2026–27 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 20:17 | 4:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2025–26 | 72 | 150.3 | 2.1 | 22:29 | 2:10 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 97 | 84 | 103 | -5 | 55 | 5.1 | 14 |
| 2024–25 | 56 | 161.2 | 2.9 | 23:31 | 2:41 | 3 | 30 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 106 | 90 | 64 | 11 | 53 | 4.8 | 10 |
| 2023–24 | 51 | 128.7 | 2.5 | 20:52 | 1:26 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 98 | 85 | 59 | 27 | 50 | 4.9 | 15 |
| 2022–23 | 71 | 218.3 | 3.1 | 23:24 | 3:17 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 19 | 1 | 216 | 77 | 80 | -14 | 68 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 61 | 273.4 | 4.5 | 24:55 | 3:31 | 15 | 42 | 57 | 20 | 3 | 180 | 62 | 69 | 38 | 26 | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 35 | 113.5 | 3.2 | 25:05 | 3:53 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 101 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 33 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 67 | 198.1 | 3.0 | 22:59 | 1:27 | 5 | 36 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 147 | 34 | 84 | 12 | 26 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 82 | 219.6 | 2.7 | 23:39 | 1:42 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 180 | 114 | 88 | 1 | 47 | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 82 | 234.2 | 2.9 | 23:23 | 2:08 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 11 | 0 | 189 | 69 | 121 | 9 | 71 | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 68 | 169.6 | 2.5 | 21:28 | 2:47 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 225 | 88 | 62 | -23 | 58 | — | — |
| 2015–16 | 78 | 209.9 | 2.7 | 21:41 | 2:50 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 182 | 87 | 59 | 18 | 41 | — | — |
| 2014–15 | 81 | 224.3 | 2.8 | 21:49 | 2:48 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 170 | 109 | 80 | 12 | 32 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Aaron Ekblad's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Ekblad's Dynasty Value Score?
- Ekblad scores 505 out of 10,000 (#268 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Ekblad's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 165.6 NHL-standard fantasy points over 67.95 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.