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NJD· Tue Nov 3Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 13
- G
- 2
- A
- 3
- PTS
- 5
- +/-
- +20
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 13
- TOI/G
- 20:55
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | @NYR | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:54 | 3 | 3 |
| Oct 31 | @NYI | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 20:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs CGY | W 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 18:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs CAR | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs MIN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | @UTA | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 22:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 15 | vs UTA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 22:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 13 | @LAK | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 10 | @SJS | W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | @ANA | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 1 | 21:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs SEA | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:42 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 1 | @VAN | W 9-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 20:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | vs VAN | L 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:54 | 1 | 0 |
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| Apr 16 | vs VAN | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 13 | vs COL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:24 | 0 | 5 |
| Apr 11 | @LAK | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 8 | @SJS | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 7 | @UTA | L 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 20:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | vs VGK | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | vs CHI | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 31 | vs SEA | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 28 | vs ANA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | @VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24 | @UTA | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 3 | 21:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | vs TBL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 23:48 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 19 | vs FLA | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | vs SJS | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 19:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 15 | vs NSH | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 19:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 13 | @STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:48 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 12 | @DAL | L 2-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10 | @COL | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:24 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 8 | @VGK | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 14:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | vs CAR | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 3 | vs OTT | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 25:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 28 | @SJS | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | @LAK | W 8-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Feb 25 | @ANA | L 5-6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:30 | 2 | 3 |
| Feb 4 | @CGY | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 21:12 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 3 | vs TOR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 31 | vs MIN | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 21:00 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | vs SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | vs ANA | W 7-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 20:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 24 | vs WSH | W 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 20:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 22 | vs PIT | L 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 20:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 20 | vs NJD | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 23:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 18 | vs STL | W 5-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 19:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 17 | @VAN | W 6-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 2 | 18:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 15 | vs NYI | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:54 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan 13 | @NSH | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:00 | 4 | 4 |
| Jan 12 | @CHI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 20:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 10 | vs LAK | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 8 | @WPG | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:06 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 6 | vs NSH | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 23:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 3 | vs PHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25:12 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 31 | vs BOS | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 23:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 29 | @WPG | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:18 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 27 | @CGY | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 23 | vs CGY | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:18 | 2 | 3 |
| Dec 21 | vs VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:24 | 2 | 2 |
| Dec 20 | @MIN | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 21:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | @BOS | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 22:36 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 16 | @PIT | W 6-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 18:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 14 | @MTL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 13 | @TOR | W 6-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 11 | vs DET | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:30 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 9 | vs BUF | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22:42 | 2 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | vs WPG | W 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 19:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | vs SEA | W 9-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 19:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | vs MIN | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 21:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 29 | @SEA | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs DAL | L 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | @FLA | W 6-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 3 | 20:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | @TBL | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:18 | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 19 | @WSH | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 22:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | @BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 22:36 | 2 | 4 |
| Nov 15 | @CAR | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 20:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | @CBJ | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 21:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 12 | @PHI | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 18:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 10 | vs CBJ | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 8 | vs COL | L 1-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 21:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | @DAL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 21:36 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 3 | @STL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs CHI | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:00 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 30 | vs NYR | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs UTA | W 6-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 18:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | @VAN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:36 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 25 | @SEA | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 19:24 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 23 | vs MTL | W 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 21 | @OTT | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:00 | 2 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | @DET | L 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 20:00 | 0 | 4 |
| Oct 18 | @NJD | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 22:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | @NYI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 22:12 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 14 | @NYR | W 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 20:48 | 1 | 3 |
| Oct 11 | vs VAN | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 8 | vs CGY | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:48 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Apr 11 | vs SJS | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | vs DAL | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 22:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 22 | vs SEA | W 5-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:12 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 20 | vs WPG | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:18 | 1 | 4 |
| Mar 18 | vs UTA | W 7-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 21:24 | 2 | 4 |
Latest news
Ekholm scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Flames.
Ekholm returned after missing two games with a concussion and immediately contributed, beating Dustin Wolf with a point shot early in the second period. Ekholm has two goals this season, and his return strengthens Edmonton's blue line at both ends of the ice. His offensive involvement provides useful fantasy value, particularly in formats that reward shots and blocked shots.
RotoWire via ESPN · 5d ago
Ekholm (undisclosed) is expected to play Wednesday versus Calgary, per Jason Gregor of Sports 1440.
Ekholm missed Edmonton's past two games because of the injury. He has a goal, three points, 16 PIM, five hits and eight blocks in 10 appearances this season. Jake Walman, who has averaged just 14:45 of ice time this campaign, is projected to be a healthy scratch Wednesday.
RotoWire via ESPN · 6d ago
Ekholm (undisclosed) will miss at least a week after getting injured versus the Hurricanes on Thursday, Jason Gregor of Sports 1440 Edmonton reports.
Ekholm was hurt on a hit by William Carrier in the third period of Thursday's game. For now, Shakir Mukhamadullin will fill in on the third pairing, while Jake Walman will pick up some top-four usage. However, the Oilers' defense has been a little shaky to start the season, so a roster move could still be in order.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 23
Ekholm scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.
Ekholm tallied the opening goal at 12:37 of the first period. The 36-year-old defenseman is seeing heavy minutes in a top-four role since the Oilers have gotten poor results from all iterations of their third pairing so far. Ekholm has two points, five shots on net, four hits, two blocked shots, 10 PIM and a plus-11 rating over five contests. He's topped the 30-point mark in each of the last five campaigns and should also maintain a strong plus-minus rating while recording a decent total in blocks.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 11
Ekholm logged an assist in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Mammoth.
Ekholm snapped a four-game slump with the helper. The 35-year-old hadn't gone that long without a point since January, providing steady but unremarkable offense from the blue line. He's logged 13 assists over 20 contests since the Olympic break. For the season, Ekholm has 40 points, 129 shots on net, 114 blocked shots, 65 hits, 30 PIM and a plus-29 rating over 78 appearances in a top-four role.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 8
Ekholm (undisclosed) will suit up for Sunday's divisional matchup in Vegas, per the NHL media site.
Ekholm will avoid missing his first game of 2025-26 after being deemed a game-time call earlier Sunday. The 35-year-old defenseman is currently riding a five-game point streak, during which he has six helpers and a plus-3 rating while averaging 20:05 of ice time. Ekholm will more than likely fill his usual role on the No. 1 pairing next to Evan Bouchard on Sunday.
RotoWire via ESPN · Mar 9