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Nils Ekman
Nils Ekman
Left Wing
Number: 28
Height: 6' 0"
Weight: 181
Shoots: Left
Born: Mar 11, 1976
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Acquired: Acquired by the Penguins wtih Patrick Ehelechner from San Jose in exchange for a second round pick in the 2007 Entry Draft on July 20, 2006
Drafted: CGY / 1994 NHL Entry Draft
Round: 5th (107th overall)
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- Returned to the lineup on Mar. 6 at Ottawa after suffering a dislocated elbow on
Dec. 29.

2006-07 HIGHLIGHTS:
* Scored his first NHL hat-trick Nov. 8 vs. Tampa Bay. He set a new Penguins record scoring three goals in a span of 4:10, the fastest time a player has scored three goals in Penguins history
*Scored his first goal as a Penguin Oct. 19 @ NY Islanders.

He is 10 assists shy of 100 in his NHL career.

SEASON HIGHS
Icetime: 19:18 (12/02 vs. NYI)br>Blocked Shots: 2 (10/7 vs. DET, 10/5 vs. PHI)br>Plus/Minus: +2 (10/5 vs. PHI, 10/24 vs. NJ, 11/01 @ LA)br>Shots: 7 (12/15 vs. NYI)br>Hits: 2 (10/5 vs. Phi, 11/04 @ SJ)br>Points: 3 (3+0, 11/08 vs. TB)br>
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