Nils Ekman vs Tomas Plekanec

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Nils Ekman and Tomas Plekanec compared on their NHL careers: Nils Ekman played 5 seasons, 1999-00 to 2006-07, Tomas Plekanec 15 seasons, 2003-04 to 2018-19.

Who has the better career numbers?

Tomas Plekanec leads in 6 of the 7 lines, Nils Ekman in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Nils Ekman and Tomas Plekanec career totals

264	GP	1,001
60	G	233
91	A	375, better
151	PTS	608, better
13	+/-	55, better
188, better	PIM	543
11	PPG	53, better
5	SHG	20, better
8	GWG	36, better
—	TOI/G	—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Nils Ekman and Tomas Plekanec postseason

28	GP	94
2	G	18
5	A	35, better
7	PTS	53, better
-4, better	+/-	-21
16, better	PIM	52
1	PPG	3, better
0	SHG	1, better
0	GWG	2, better
—	TOI/G	—

Where each stands all time

Nils Ekman and Tomas Plekanec all-time places

—	Points	290th (608), better
—	Assists	291st (375), better
—	Game-winning goals	288th (36), better

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Neither has a championship or an award on file.

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.

Nils Ekman and Tomas Plekanec season by season

1st	1999-00	2003-04
2nd	2000-01	2005-06
3rd	2003-04	2006-07
4th	2005-06	2007-08
5th	2006-07	2008-09
6th	—	2009-10
7th	—	2010-11
8th	—	2011-12
9th	—	2012-13
10th	—	2013-14
11th	—	2014-15
12th	—	2015-16
13th	—	2016-17
14th	—	2017-18
15th	—	2018-19