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Nils Ekman

Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0    Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: March 11, 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden

Drafted by the Calgary Flames in the 5th round (107th overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1999-00 23 TBL NHL 28 2 2 4 2 -8 36 1 1 0 0 42 4.8 313 11:12
2000-01 24 TBL NHL 43 9 11 20 8 -15 40 6 2 1 1 72 12.5 678 15:45
2003-04 27 SJS NHL 82 22 33 55 21 30 34 17 1 4 5 147 15.0 1222 14:54
2005-06 29 SJS NHL 77 21 36 57 21 20 54 16 5 0 2 176 11.9 1171 15:12
2006-07 30 PIT NHL 34 6 9 15 6 -14 24 4 2 0 0 69 8.7 469 13:49
Career NHL 264 60 91 151 57 13 188 44 11 5 8 506 11.9 3853 14:36

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Per Game Adjusted Plus/Minus Point Shares
Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC PIM S G A PTS GC TGF PGF TGA PGA +/- OPS DPS PS
1999-00 23 TBL NHL 28 0.07 0.07 0.14 0.06 1.29 1.50 2 2 4 2 13 5 16 0 -8 -0.2 0.0 -0.2
2000-01 24 TBL NHL 43 0.21 0.26 0.47 0.18 0.93 1.67 10 12 22 9 26 9 39 7 -15 1.1 0.2 1.3
2003-04 27 SJS NHL 82 0.27 0.40 0.67 0.25 0.41 1.79 26 38 64 25 61 9 32 10 30 5.2 2.6 7.8
2005-06 29 SJS NHL 77 0.27 0.47 0.74 0.27 0.70 2.29 21 34 55 21 88 38 44 14 20 4.3 2.1 6.4
2006-07 30 PIT NHL 34 0.18 0.26 0.44 0.16 0.71 2.03 6 9 15 6 25 12 27 0 -14 0.8 -0.1 0.7
Career NHL 264 0.23 0.34 0.57 0.22 0.71 1.92 65 95 160 61 213 73 158 31 13 11.1 4.8 15.9

NHL Playoffs

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Season Age Tm Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
2003-04 27 SJS NHL 16 0 3 3 -2 8 0 0 0 0 29 0.0 209 13:02
2005-06 29 SJS NHL 11 2 2 4 -2 8 1 1 0 0 24 8.3 168 15:14
2006-07 30 PIT NHL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 10 10:03
Career NHL 28 2 5 7 -4 16 1 1 0 0 55 3.6 386 13:48

Other Standard

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1993-94 17 Hammarby IF Stockholm Jr. Swe-Jr. 11 4 5 9 14
1993-94 17 Hammarby IF Stockholm Sweden-2 18 7 2 9 4
1993-94 17 Sweden EJC-A 4 1 1 2 4
1994-95 18 Hammarby IF Stockholm Jr. Swe-Jr. 2 2 1 3 0
1994-95 18 Hammarby IF Stockholm Sweden-2 32 10 8 18 18
1995-96 19 Hammarby IF Stockholm Sweden-2 26 9 7 16 53
1995-96 19 Sweden WJC-A 7 2 1 3 4
1996-97 20 Kiekko-Espoo Finland 50 24 19 43 60
1997-98 21 Kiekko-Espoo Finland 43 14 14 28 86
1998-99 22 Blues Espoo Finland 52 20 14 34 96
1999-00 23 2 Teams IHL 37 18 14 32 -2 34 11 6 1 2 97 18.6
1999-00 23 Detroit Vipers IHL 10 7 2 9 -2 8 4 3 0 0 30 23.3
1999-00 23 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 27 11 12 23 0 26 7 3 1 2 67 16.4
2000-01 24 Detroit Vipers IHL 33 22 14 36 3 63 15 7 0 2 130 16.9
2001-02 25 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 38 16 15 31 57
2002-03 26 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 57 30 36 66 6 73 18 9 3 4 181 16.6
2004-05 28 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 44 18 27 45 106
2007-08 31 Khimik Moscow Region Russia 57 21 23 44 87
2007-08 31 Sweden WC-A 9 0 6 6 0 4 0 0 0 0
2008-09 32 SKA St. Petersburg Rus-KHL 46 16 20 36 50
2009-10 33 SKA St. Petersburg Rus-KHL 37 9 21 30 36
2010-11 34 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 20 4 5 9 33
Career 1 Season AHL 57 30 36 66 6 73 18 9 3 4 181 16.6
Career 1 Season EJC-A 4 1 1 2 4
Career 3 Seasons Finland 145 58 47 105 242
Career 2 Seasons IHL 70 40 28 68 1 97 26 13 1 4 227 17.6
Career 2 Seasons Rus-KHL 83 25 41 66 86
Career 1 Season Russia 57 21 23 44 87
Career 2 Seasons Swe-Jr. 13 6 6 12 14
Career 3 Seasons Sweden 102 38 47 85 196
Career 3 Seasons Sweden-2 76 26 17 43 75
Career 1 Season WC-A 9 0 6 6 0 4 0 0 0 0
Career 1 Season WJC-A 7 2 1 3 4

Other Playoffs

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Season Age Team Lg GP G A PTS GC +/- PIM EV PP SH GW S S% TOI ATOI
1995-96 19 Hammarby IF Stockholm Sweden-2 1 0 0 0 0
1996-97 20 Kiekko-Espoo Finland 4 2 0 2 4
1997-98 21 Kiekko-Espoo Finland 7 2 2 4 27
1997-98 21 Saint John Flames AHL 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1998-99 22 Blues Espoo Finland 3 1 1 2 6
1999-00 23 Long Beach Ice Dogs IHL 5 3 3 6 4 1 2 0 0
2001-02 25 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 4 1 0 1 32
2002-03 26 Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 2 0 2 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
2004-05 28 Djurgardens IF Stockholm Sweden 12 4 5 9 20
2007-08 31 Khimik Moscow Region Russia 4 0 1 1 0
2009-10 33 SKA St. Petersburg Rus-KHL 3 0 0 0 2
Career 2 Seasons AHL 3 0 2 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 4 0.0
Career 3 Seasons Finland 14 5 3 8 37
Career 1 Season IHL 5 3 3 6 4 1 2 0 0
Career 1 Season Rus-KHL 3 0 0 0 2
Career 1 Season Russia 4 0 1 1 0
Career 2 Seasons Sweden 16 5 5 10 52
Career 1 Season Sweden-2 1 0 0 0 0

Similarity Scores

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Thru 5 Years Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5
Nils Ekman 7.8 6.4 1.3 0.7 -0.2
Chris Stewart 93.5 7.6 6.7 1.4
Keith Primeau 90.6 7.4 4.5 1.3 1.0 -0.5
Ed Litzenberger 86.1 7.3 5.8 2.7 0.2 -0.1
Sid Smith 84.3 6.8 4.9 1.5 0.1 0.0
Vaclav Nedomansky 82.9 6.5 6.4 1.4 1.1 0.5
Patric Hornqvist 82.8 7.4 5.9 0.3
Matt Moulson 82.8 6.2 5.9 1.1 -0.1
Tod Sloan 81.8 7.4 5.8 2.5 0.1 0.0
Al McDonough 79.6 7.7 4.7 0.7 0.3 0.2
Cam Neely 79.4 7.2 6.7 2.0 1.8 1.0
Career Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player 1 2 3 4 5 6
Nils Ekman 7.8 6.4 1.3 0.7 -0.2
Chris Stewart 93.5 7.6 6.7 1.4
Matt Moulson 82.8 6.2 5.9 1.1 -0.1
Patric Hornqvist 82.8 7.4 5.9 0.3
Al McDonough 79.6 7.7 4.7 0.7 0.3 0.2
Duke Keats 78.0 5.8 5.2 0.1
Vaclav Nedomansky 75.6 6.5 6.4 1.5 1.4 1.1 0.5
David Booth 74.8 7.7 5.3 3.1 1.6 0.4
Patrik Berglund 74.3 6.2 5.6 2.5
Milan Lucic 73.7 8.8 4.8 2.1 1.7
Bert McInenly 72.9 5.9 3.8 2.5 1.5 0.3 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played

2003-04 NHL 82 (3)

Plus/Minus

2003-04 NHL 30 (5)

Short-Handed Goals

2003-04 NHL 4 (4)

Transactions

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November 20, 1999: Traded to Tampa Bay by Calgary with Calgary's 4th round choice (later traded to NY Islanders - NY Islanders selected Vladimir Gorbunov) in 2000 Entry Draft for Andreas Johansson, November 20, 1999.

June 30, 2001: Traded to NY Rangers by Tampa Bay with Kyle Freadrich for Tim Taylor, June 30, 2001.

August 12, 2003: Traded to San Jose by NY Rangers for Chad Wiseman, August 12, 2003.

September 16, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Djurgarden (Sweden), September 16, 2004.

July 20, 2006: Traded to Pittsburgh by San Jose with Patrick Ehelechner for Carolina's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, later traded to Philadelphia - Philadelphia selected Kevin Marshall) in 2007 Entry Draft, July 20, 2006.

December 29, 2006: Missed majority of 2006-07 due to elbow injury vs. Toronto, December 29, 2006.

August 12, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Khimik Mytischi (Russia), August 12, 2007.

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