8:50 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) posted an assist and went plus-2 in Friday's 4-1 win over the Sharks.

10:10 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (rest) will not play Friday against Arizona, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

11:45 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) notched two assists, five hits and five blocked shots in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Wild.

11:20 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) dished out three assists -- one shorthanded -- in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Senators.

10:07 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (illness) will suit up Tuesday versus the Kings, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

11:19 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) collected a primary assist and wound up with a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Blues.

7:33 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) has cleared the COVID-19 protocols and is on the ice for warmups ahead of Thursday's game versus the Jets, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

12:57 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) has entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols and won't be available Saturday versus Boston, Matt Porter of The Boston Globe reports.

6:14 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) had three assists in a 6-1 win over Chicago on Saturday.

11:24 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored an empty-net goal on four shots and went plus-3 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.

7:04 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (illness) will return to the lineup Thursday versus the Islanders, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.

6:31 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (illness) won't play Tuesday versus the Red Wings.

10:39 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) snapped a 10-game pointless drought with two assists in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canadiens.

11:38 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) failed to register a point in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Coyotes, giving him just three points in 15 games this season.

10:15 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) penned a four-year, $25 million deal with Nashville on Wednesday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports.

7:57 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) picked up two assists and two shots Sunday in a 4-3 double-overtime win over the Hurricanes in Game 4.

6:24 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) is a healthy scratch for Monday's game against the Hurricanes, per NHL.com.

11:18 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored a goal on two shots and had two PIM in Monday's 5-2 win over the Blackhawks. He also had two blocks and a plus-3 rating.

9:54 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) failed to crack the scoresheet for the fifth consecutive game in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Hurricanes.

11:05 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) recorded two assists and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Red Wings.

11:07 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) produced an assist and went plus-2 in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Blackhawks.

11:46 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) registered a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 4-3 shootout win over the Stars.

8:21 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored an empty-net goal and added a short-handed assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Lightning.

10:42 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored twice Saturday in a 2-1 win over Columbus.

1:30 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (undisclosed) was activated from injured reserve Saturday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

1:17 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (undisclosed) isn't traveling with the Predators on their six-game road trip, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports.

6:07 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) Predators placed Ekholm (undisclosed) on injured reserve Thursday.

9:38 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (undisclosed) won't be in action versus Detroit on Thursday and was labeled week-to-week by coach John Hynes, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports.

11:52 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (undisclosed) did not play in the third period of Tuesday's game versus the Lightning, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

12:38 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) -- who missed Monday's matchup with the Lightning for the birth of his child -- will be back in the lineup versus Tampa on Tuesday, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.

7:41 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (undisclosed) will not be available for Monday's game against the Lightning.

8:18 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) nabbed his first assist of the season with a third-period helper in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

11:14 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (undisclosed) made his training camp debut Wednesday, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.

1:47 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) John Hynes deemed Ekholm (undisclosed) unfit to practice on the first day of training camp Monday, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

8:35 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) extended his current pointless streak to a season-high six games in Saturday's 1-0 win over the Stars.

8:33 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored with his only shot on net and posted a plus-1 rating in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Blackhawks on Friday.

11:55 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) managed an assist, five shots on goal and four blocked shots in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Flames.

11:11 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) registered a power-play assist in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Sabres.

11:25 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) registered two assists and was plus-2 in Tuesday's 8-3 win over the Islanders.

6:41 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) to an earlier report, Ekholm (lower body) will return to the lineup for Monday's road game against the Rangers, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.

2:30 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (illness) is not expected to be in the lineup versus the Rangers on Monday.

6:04 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (illness) won't play in Saturday's home matchup against the Stars.

11:20 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) produced two assists and two shots on goal in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Devils.

11:07 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) posted an assist, three shots on goal and four blocked shots in Friday's 3-0 win over the Hurricanes.

11:03 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored a goal on four shots and added three hits in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.

7:37 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) to a previous report, Ekholm was not scratched from Monday's contest in Detroit, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.

7:34 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) was a late scratch before Monday's contest in Detroit, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.

10:55 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored a shorthanded goal and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Ducks.

10:18 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) had just one shot on goal and no points in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Panthers.

11:16 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored the game-winning goal and registered four shots with three blocked shots in a 6-5 win over Washington on Thursday.

1:15 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored a goal and dished out an assist in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Red Wings.

12:00 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) recorded a shorthanded assist in Monday's 1-0 win over the Wild.

8:41 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) recorded his ninth straight game without a point in Saturday's 5-0 loss to the Jets.

9:38 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (illness) will suit up for Saturday's game versus the Golden Knights, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.

6:38 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Blues.

10:50 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) recorded two assists, two shots and a plus-2 rating during Tuesday's 6-1 rout over the Capitals.

11:10 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) tallied a goal, an assist and six shots during Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.

12:27 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) notched two assists -- one on the power play -- in Monday's 6-3 win over the Capitals.

11:09 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (illness) will return to the lineup for Saturday's game against the Bruins, NHL.com's Matt Kalman reports.

6:41 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) won't play Thursday against Philadelphia due to an illness, Adam Vingan of The Athletic reports.

6:31 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) recorded an assist for the fifth time in the past six games in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win against the Canucks.

10:33 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) generated a power-play assist and another at even strength in Monday's 3-2 home win over the Lightning.

4:15 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) recorded an assist in Nashville's 4-1 win Wednesday.

2:02 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) will join Team Sweden at the IIHF World Championship in Denmark.

7:12 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) set up two goals in Tuesday's 7-4 road loss to the Jets in Game 3 of the conference semifinals.

11:07 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) helped set up Nick Bonino's goal, but it wasn't enough in a 2-1 loss to Colorado on Friday in Game 5.

11:40 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) produced another two helpers and a plus-3 plus-minus rating in Game 4, as his team earned a 3-2 win over Colorado on Wednesday and a 3-1 series lead in the Western Conference quarterfinals.

6:11 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) notched an assist during a 4-1 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday.

3:58 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) has just six points in his last 29 games, and has not seen any power-play time for three consecutive games.

4:06 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored a goal, added an assist, recorded three shots on net and finished with a plus-3 rating during Thursday's 3-0 win over New Jersey.

2:40 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (illness) will return to the lineup Tuesday versus the Lightning, he reports.

2:54 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) is out for Saturday night's game against the Panthers after coming down with an illness.

7:39 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) failed to register a point in seven straight games to close out the month of December. However, with 21 points in 38 games, he's still on pace to crack the 40-point plateau for the first time in his career.

12:18 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) recorded a power-play goal and added an assist during Sunday's loss to the Hurricanes.

6:23 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored for the third consecutive game and picked up four PIM in Saturday's win over Colorado.

3:15 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored his third goal of the season and added an assist in Thursday's loss to the Wild.

3:13 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) recorded a power-play goal, an assist, four shots on net and a plus-2 rating through 21:26 of ice time (3:33 with the man advantage) during Tuesday's 6-3 win over Washington.

6:16 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) (upper body) is in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Sharks, Brooks Bratton of the Predators' official site reports.

10:32 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) sustained an apparent upper-body injury in Tuesday's practice, Robby Stanley of NHL.com reports.

9:31 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) delivered two assists with a single hit and blocked shot in Saturday's 6-2 home loss to the Islanders.

12:10 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) snapped a five-game pointless slump with a goal -- his first of the season -- in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers. He also chipped in two penalty minutes, three shots on goal, two hits and a blocked shot in 23:57 of ice time.

7:26 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) collected two assists -- one on the power play -- through 26:13 of ice time during Tuesday's 6-5 win over Philadelphia.

9:32 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) added an assist in Monday's Game 4 win against the Penguins.

11:36 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored his first goal of the playoffs, collected an assist and racked up 12 PIM in Saturday's Game 3 win over the Penguins.

7:03 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) tallied an assist for the third game in a row in Sunday's Game 2 loss.

8:43 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) recorded two assists, four shots and two blocked shots while logging 31:05 of ice time during Friday's Game 1 overtime win against Anaheim.

8:05 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) was held off the scoresheet for the seventh consecutive game in Saturday's regular-season finale against the Jets.

4:47 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) had two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a hit during Saturday's game against the Hurricanes. However, he registered a minus-2 and failed to crack the scoresheet for the ninth straight game.

10:24 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) scored the game-winning goal against the Blue Jackets on Sunday.

7:07 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) recorded two assists and three shots Thursday against the Blue Jackets.

4:55 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) registered a goal, an assist and a plus-2 rating during Tuesday's 5-1 win over New Jersey.

7:30 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) saw his six-game pointless streak come to an end Saturday after registering an assist during the Preds' 5-4 OT loss to the Devils.

3:04 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) was held off the scoresheet for the 10th time in 12 games during Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Senators.

6:30 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) has just a single assist through four games this season.

10:03 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) broke out offensively last season, potting eight goals to complement 27 assists over a full 82-game schedule. Still, Nashville's assistant coach Phil Housley expects the blueliner to take another step forward in the 2016-17 campaign.

12:30 AM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) notched two assists in Thursday's overtime win against San Jose to even up the series at 2-2.

7:54 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) buried a goal in Sunday's Game 2 loss to the Sharks.

7:48 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) potted a goal in Monday's Game 6 win over the Ducks.

8:35 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) found twine to go along with two hits in Tuesday's 5-3 win over Dallas.

11:15 PM - Mattias Ekholm (Nas) assisted on two goals and added two PIM in Tuesday's 5-3 loss against the Capitals.