Mattias Ekholm vs Ryan McDonagh

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Mattias Ekholm and Ryan McDonagh compared on their NHL careers: Mattias Ekholm played 15 seasons, 2011-12 to 2025-26, Ryan McDonagh 16 seasons, 2010-11 to 2025-26. Ryan McDonagh won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Ryan McDonagh leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Mattias Ekholm in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Mattias Ekholm and Ryan McDonagh career totals
966GP1,058
92G86
309A355, better
401PTS441, better
219+/-303, better
458PIM385, better
14, betterPPG9
4SHG5, better
20, betterGWG15
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Mattias Ekholm and Ryan McDonagh postseason
125GP203
13G12
47A57, better
60PTS69, better
20+/-20
100, betterPIM107
2PPG5, better
0SHG0
1GWG3, better
—TOI/G—

Titles and awards

Mattias Ekholm and Ryan McDonagh titles and awards
Mattias EkholmTitle or awardRyan McDonagh
—Championships2, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Mattias Ekholm and Ryan McDonagh season by season
1st2011-122010-11
2nd2012-132011-12
3rd2013-142012-13
4th2014-152013-14
5th2015-162014-15
6th2016-172015-16
7th2017-182016-17
8th2018-192017-18
9th2019-202018-19
10th2020-212019-20
11th2021-222020-21
12th2022-232021-22
13th2023-242022-23
14th2024-252023-24
15th2025-262024-25
16th—2025-26