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Mattias Ekholm is a Swedish defenseman for ... According to Spotrac,, before this extension, Ekholm signed a 6-year, $22,500,000 contract with the Predators in 2015, which ran through 2021.

Ekholm (undisclosed) won't play against Buffalo on Monday, per Jamie Umbach of the Oilers' official site. Ekholm is still day-to-day and will miss his third straight game. He has produced eight goals, ...

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch shared an update about injured players Mattias Ekholm and John Klingberg ahead of the team’s game against the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.

One is truly elite, while the other is merely very good. A comparison of Predators defensemen Roman Josi and Mattias Ekholm reminds me of changing running shoes. I like my existing pair ...