Mattias Ekholm

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Birth place: Borlänge, Sweden
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 5" (196 cm) | 225 lb (102 kg)
Birth place: Borlänge, Sweden
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 5" (196 cm) | 225 lb (102 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2007 | Team Sweden | Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | Hodonin, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia | |
| 19 | 2010 | Team Sweden | U20 World Championship | Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |
| 21 | 2012 | Brynäs IF | Elitserien | Brynäs IF defeated Skellefteå AIK 4‑2 in a best of seven gold medal series. | |
| 24 | 2014 | Team Sweden | World Championship | Minsk, Belarus | |
| 27 | 2018 | Team Sweden | World Championship | Copenhagen and Herning, Denmark | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Medals | |||||
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| Swedish Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Nov 22, 2025 | EDM @ FLA | (6-3) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 20:37 | 16:51 | 0:44 | 3:02 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.910 | 5.821 | 8.731 | 3.561 | 7.122 | 10.682 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 33.3% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 25, 2025 | DAL @ EDM | (8-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:03 | 16:45 | 0:23 | 1:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | EDM @ SEA | (4-0) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:00 | 16:55 | 0:00 | 5:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 2.727 | 2.727 | 0.000 | 3.547 | 3.547 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 2, 2025 | MIN @ EDM | (1-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:49 | 20:01 | 0:28 | 1:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | SEA @ EDM | (4-9) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:04 | 15:01 | 1:59 | 2:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 0.000 | 6.294 | 6.294 | 0.000 | 3.996 | 3.996 | 0.000 | 30.252 | 30.252 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2006‑07 | Mora IK | U20 SuperElit | 16 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006‑07 | Team Sweden U17 | | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 2007‑08 | Mora IK | U20 SuperElit | 17 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 54 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 |
| 2007‑08 | Mora IK | Elitserien | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007‑08 | Team Sweden U18 | | 17 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008‑09 | Mora IK | U20 SuperElit | 18 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 |
| 2008‑09 | Mora IK | Allsvenskan | 18 | 38 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 |
| 2009‑10 | Mora IK | Allsvenskan | 19 | 41 | 1 | 21 | 22 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 |
| 2009‑10 | Team Sweden U20 | | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Brynäs IF | Elitserien | 20 | 55 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9.8 |
| 2010‑11 | Team Sweden | | 20 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Brynäs IF | Elitserien | 21 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 55 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Sweden | | 21 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.8 |
| 2012‑13 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012‑13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 22 | 59 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7.9 |
| 2013‑14 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 23 | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Sweden | | 23 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.5 |
| 2014‑15 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 24 | 80 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.1 |
| 2014‑15 | Team Sweden | | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 25 | 82 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 44 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Team Sweden | | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| 2016‑17 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 26 | 82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.5 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Sweden | | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 27 | 81 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 46 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 |
| 2017‑18 | Team Sweden | | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| 2018‑19 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 28 | 80 | 8 | 36 | 44 | 47 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5.5 |
| 2018‑19 | Team Sweden | | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 29 | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 32 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5.2 |
| 2020‑21 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 30 | 48 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.5 |
| 2021‑22 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 31 | 76 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 44 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 |
| 2022‑23 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 32 | 57 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 |
| 2022‑23 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 32 | 21 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2023‑24 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 33 | 79 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6.2 |
| 2024‑25 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 34 | 65 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 |
| 2024‑25 | Team Sweden | | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025‑26 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 35 | 28 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| NHL Totals | 912 | 88 | 285 | 373 | 436 | 187 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 5.6 | |||
| SHL Totals | 97 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 93 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9.7 | |||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 94 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 114 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.5 | |||
| Allsvenskan Totals | 79 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 66 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 | |||
| AHL Totals | 59 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7.9 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006‑07 | Mora IK | U20 SuperElit | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Mora IK | Allsvenskan | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Mora IK | Allsvenskan | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Brynäs IF | Elitserien | 20 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011‑12 | Brynäs IF | Elitserien | 21 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 |
| 2012‑13 | Milwaukee Admirals | AHL | 22 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2015‑16 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 25 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 26 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 27 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Nashville Predators | NHL | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 32 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 33 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2024‑25 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 34 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| NHL Totals | 119 | 13 | 45 | 58 | 102 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | |||
| SHL Totals | 22 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | |||
| Allsvenskan Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| AHL Totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sweden - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2007 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Sweden - U18 World Championship 2008 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Team Sweden - U20 World Championship 2010 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2014 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2015 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2016 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Team Sweden - World Cup 2016 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2018 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2019 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - 4‑Nations Face‑Off 2025 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| World Championship Totals | 32 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5.6 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | |
| World Cup Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4-Nations Face-Off Totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sweden - U17 2‑Nations 2007 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Team Sweden - EHT ‑ Karjala Tournament 2010 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2010 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - EHT ‑ LG Hockey Games 2011 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - Euro Hockey Challenge 2011 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - EHT ‑ Czech Hockey Games 2011 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - EHT ‑ Channel One Cup 2011 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Team Sweden - EHT ‑ Oddset Hockey Games 2012 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Team Sweden - EHT ‑ Kajotbet Hockey Games 2012 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - EHT ‑ Oddset Hockey Games 2014 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Men Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | |
| U17 Men Totals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25.0 |