Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Edgy
Steady

Points, 2026–27: 0; 0 G, 0 A in 10 GP
Individual xG: 0.2; 0 goals from it
Ice time per game: 16:52; 4 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 55.6; share of chances while he's on

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) in 10 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2026–27, with 4 shots on goal and 16:52 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 15.9 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

Rated above 40% of defencemen

Goals above average: +0.3
Wins: +0.04

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.55, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 39.9% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Chemistry

+1.63 SD · 97th percentile · weight 13% · +0.7 goals

How much his linemates' attack improves with him, measured teammate by teammate (with or without you), at 5-on-5.

Linemates' xGF liftper 60Teammates' expected goals per 60 with him minus without him, weighted by shared time.0.3097th pct
Shared minutes measuredminutesHow much evidence the chemistry number rests on.6874th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 146 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

at TBL
Wednesday, February 25
Volume
Oliver Ekman-Larsson had 10 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.5 attempts a game. The Maple Leafs lost 4-2 to the Lightning.
at VAN
Saturday, January 31
Ice time
Oliver Ekman-Larsson played 28:10, about 8 minutes more than his average this season. He has 33 points in 55 games this season. It finished 3-2 for the Maple Leafs in a shootout.
at WPG
Saturday, January 17
Big night
Three points for Oliver Ekman-Larsson: one goal and two assists. That was his eighth goal of the season. The Maple Leafs beat the Jets 4-3 in overtime.
at NYI
Saturday, January 3
Ice time
Oliver Ekman-Larsson played 26:40, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 25 points in 41 games this season. The Maple Leafs fell 4-3 to the Islanders in overtime.
at PIT
Saturday, November 29
Streak
Oliver Ekman-Larsson has a point in 9 straight games. That was his fourth goal of the season. He played 13:56 and had two shots on goal. It finished 7-2 for the Maple Leafs.
at WSH
Friday, November 28
Streak
Oliver Ekman-Larsson has a point in 8 straight games. He has 18 points in 24 games this season. The Maple Leafs lost 4-2 to the Capitals.
at CBJ
Wednesday, November 26
Streak
Oliver Ekman-Larsson has a point in 7 straight games. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.4. It finished 2-1 for the Maple Leafs in overtime.
at MTL
Saturday, November 22
Streak
Oliver Ekman-Larsson has a point in 6 straight games. He has 3 goals this season. He played 21:21 and had three shots on goal. The Maple Leafs fell 5-2 to the Canadiens.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

Ice time per game16:52
26
Points per 600.00
8
Goals per 600.00
30
Individual xG per 600.07
14
Shots per 601.4
9

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice3.24
88
xG against per 60, on ice2.58
43
xGF%55.6%
73

Physical

Hits per 603.9
67
Blocks per 602.1
10
Penalty minutes per 605.0
9

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

Top speed20.6 mph
32
Bursts over 20 mph1
14
Distance skated25 mi
69

Shooting

Hardest shot87.6 mph
63
Shots on goal4
33
Shooting %0.0%
41

Zone time

Offensive zone time41.2%
49
Offensive zone time, even strength42.0%
53

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

Partner	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Troy Stecher	10	78:31	81–52	4.7–2.8	5–2	62%
Nick Blankenburg	5	31:36	31–31	1.6–1.9	0–3	46%
Darren Raddysh	10	16:08	20–19	0.8–0.5	1–1	62%
Morgan Rielly	6	6:00	5–3	0.2–0.1	0–0	68%
Chris Tanev	6	4:40	4–9	0.4–0.3	0–0	60%
Jake McCabe	9	4:05	1–6	0.2–0.5	0–1	24%
Marshall Rifai	1	2:36	1–2	0.0–0.0	0–0	55%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 9 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal

0.000.100.200.30

03-2410-19

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	10	0	0	0	4	0.2	16:52	11	6	55.6
2025–26	78	8	31	39	108	5.7	20:36	86	73	47.3
2024–25	77	4	25	29	118	5.7	21:04	108	83	50.8
2023–24	80	9	23	32	123	6.9	18:24	105	71	54.8

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-19	14:42	0	1	0.01	1	1	2
2026-10-17	18:39	0	0	0.00	0	1	0
2026-10-15	19:35	0	0	0.00	2	1	4
2026-10-13	17:40	0	0	0.01	2	0	2
2026-10-10	14:25	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-10-08	15:22	0	0	0.02	1	0	4
2026-10-06	17:27	0	0	0.05	1	0	0
2026-10-03	17:08	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-09-30	15:30	0	2	0.11	1	1	0
2026-09-29	18:07	0	1	0.01	1	2	2
2026-04-15	21:04	0	1	0.01	0	1	2
2026-04-13	22:30	0	0	0.00	2	2	0
2026-04-11	21:02	0	1	0.03	1	1	0
2026-04-09	15:52	1	1	0.08	1	1	10
2026-04-08	20:40	0	1	0.04	0	1	0
2026-04-02	7:03	0	0	0.00	0	0	0
2026-03-30	18:32	2	2	0.23	0	3	0
2026-03-28	20:00	0	0	0.00	1	0	0
2026-03-25	17:25	0	0	0.04	0	0	2
2026-03-24	20:20	1	2	0.11	1	1	0