Aaron Ekblad vs Zach Whitecloud
Who gets more chances, who finishes them, and whose team owns the ice when he is on it? The league's scoring numbers and ours, side by side.
2026-27 seasonregular season and playoffs so far
Panthers · DAaron EkbladChange first player
Panthers skaters
- Sam Reinhart
- Carter Verhaeghe
- Brady Tkachuk
- Sandis Vilmanis
- Eetu Luostarinen
- Matthew Tkachuk
- Sam Bennett
- Seth Jones
- Anton Lundell
- Brad Marchand
- Lars Eller
- Niko Mikkola
- Aaron Ekblad
- Garnet Hathaway
- Aleksander Barkov
- Gustav Forsling
- Radko Gudas
- Uvis Balinskis
- Dmitry Kulikov
- Bokondji Imama
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Tomas Hertl
- Tage Thompson
- William Eklund
- Dylan Guenther
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Nick Schmaltz
- Kyle Connor
- William Nylander
- Will Cuylle
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Steven Stamkos
- Adrian Kempe
- Kirill Marchenko
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- John Tavares
- J.T. Miller
- Sam Reinhart
- Clayton Keller
- Wyatt Johnston
- Jordan Eberle
- Cole Perfetti
- Auston Matthews
- Sebastian Aho
Another club (its chance leader)
Flames · DZach WhitecloudChange second player
Flames skaters
- Mikael Backlund
- Morgan Frost
- Zayne Parekh
- Simon Nemec
- Joel Farabee
- Ryan Strome
- Matvei Gridin
- Matt Coronato
- Adam Klapka
- Connor Zary
- Jake Middleton
- Samuel Honzek
- Martin Pospisil
- Yegor Sharangovich
- Maxim Tsyplakov
- Zach Whitecloud
- Yan Kuznetsov
- Kevin Bahl
- Brennan Othmann
- Joel Hanley
League chance leaders
- Leon Draisaitl
- Tomas Hertl
- Tage Thompson
- William Eklund
- Dylan Guenther
- Andrei Svechnikov
- Nick Schmaltz
- Kyle Connor
- William Nylander
- Will Cuylle
- Vasily Podkolzin
- Steven Stamkos
- Adrian Kempe
- Kirill Marchenko
- Pavel Dorofeyev
- John Tavares
- J.T. Miller
- Sam Reinhart
- Clayton Keller
- Wyatt Johnston
- Jordan Eberle
- Cole Perfetti
- Auston Matthews
- Sebastian Aho
Another club (its chance leader)
Every measurepct = league percentile, higher is better
Zach Whitecloud is ahead on 6 of 11 measures. The widest gap is prevents per 60: Zach Whitecloud sits in the 71st percentile, Aaron Ekblad the 6th.
| Measure | Ekblad | Whitecloud |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring · NHL | ||
| Points | 1 | 0 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 1 | 0 |
| Ice time per game | 20:55 | 21:05 |
| His chances · ours | ||
| Expected goals per game | 0.0733 pct | 0.0317 pct |
| Shot attempts per game | 1.015 pct | 1.015 pct |
| Goals above expected | −0.144 pct | −0.149 pct |
| With him on the ice · ours | ||
| Chance share | 64.3%85 pct | 46.3%37 pct |
| Chances for per 60 | 1.4614 pct | 1.6119 pct |
| Chances against per 60 | 0.8198 pct | 1.8769 pct |
| 5-on-5 impact · ours | ||
| Net impact per 60 | −0.482 pct | −0.0332 pct |
| Creates per 60 | −0.2112 pct | −0.1618 pct |
| Prevents per 60 | −0.276 pct | +0.1271 pct |
How this is measured
Points, goals, assists and ice time are the NHL's own numbers for the season. Everything else is ours, from the shot model: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, added up for the shooter (his chances) or for everyone on the ice with him at five-on-five (with him on the ice). The impact rating also accounts for his linemates, opponents, home ice and the score. The bold number is the better of the two.
Percentiles compare each skater with the 543 skaters who have at least 22 five-on-five minutes this season; a skater under that minimum has no on-ice numbers here yet. For chances against, a higher percentile means fewer allowed. Goalies are not compared on this page. More →