William Eklund
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· Ottawa Senators
· 5'10" · 185 lb
· L-handed
· 23 yrs
· Draft: 2021 Rd 1 (#7 overall)
Compare with
Season
78
Games
15–38–53
G–A–P
176
Shots · 8.5%
69 / 62
Hits / Blocks
Contract
Cap hit
$5,600,000
Term2026-27 → 2028-29 (3 yrs)
ExpiryRFA 2029
Signed at age22
Signing GMMike Grier
AgentMark Gandler & Todd Diamond
Advanced · 2025-26
Corsi %
50.3%63rd
xGF% (5v5)
43.2%24th
Points/60 (5v5)
2.2070th
Goals Above Expected
-4.43rd
Shooting %
8.5%
Ice Time / Game
18:32
Offensive-zone starts
46%
Takeaways / Giveaways
18 / 66
Archetype — how these are computed →
Playmaker
A distributor who creates offense for teammates. Judged on the volume and rate of assists, not on the share of points that are assists.
Why he earned it — his rank vs the league
Assists
38
83th
Assists per 60
1.92
80th
Points per 60
2.68
63th
Two-Way Forward
A forward trusted at both ends — solid offense and genuine chance suppression. A balanced game rather than an elite specialty.
Goals per 60
0.76
31th
HD suppression
9.1/60
48th
Corsi%
50.0%
51th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · 2025-26Slot
7 G on 65 shots
11%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+3 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
176
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
15
14 charted
Shooting %
8.5%
Shots / GP
2.3
xG
11.9
Shot Danger Mix
High danger11%
Medium danger43%
Low danger47%
Top Scoring Zones
01
11%
Slot
7 G on 65 shots
02
18%
Right Doorstep
3 G on 17 shots
03
17%
Crease
2 G on 12 shots
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NHL | Sharks | 78 | 15 | 38 | 53 | — |
| 2024-25 | EHT | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Sharks | 77 | 17 | 41 | 58 | — |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Sharks | 80 | 16 | 29 | 45 | — |
| 2022-23 | AHL | San Jose Barracuda | 54 | 17 | 24 | 41 | — |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Sharks | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2021-22 | SHL | Djurgårdens IF | 29 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Sharks | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 2020-21 | SHL | Djurgårdens IF | 40 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | J18 Allsvenskan | Djurgårdens IF J18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019-20 | Champions HL | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019-20 | SHL | Djurgårdens IF | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2019-20 | J18 Elit | Djurgårdens IF J18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2019-20 | J20 SuperElit | Djurgårdens IF J20 | 31 | 12 | 24 | 36 | — |
| 2019-20 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup | Sweden U18 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 2018-19 | J18 Allsvenskan | Djurgårdens IF J18 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | J20 SuperElit | Djurgårdens IF J20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018-19 | J18 Elit | Djurgårdens IF J18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | — |
| 2017-18 | U16 SM | Djurgårdens IF U16 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | — |
| 2017-18 | J18 Allsvenskan | Djurgårdens IF J18 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | J18 Elit | Djurgårdens IF J18 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 22 | — |
| 2017-18 | TV-Pucken | Stockholm Syd | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | — |
| 2017-18 | U16 Div.1 | Djurgårdens IF U16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — |
| 2016-17 | U16 SM | Djurgårdens IF U16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | — |
| 2016-17 | U16 Div.1 | Djurgårdens IF U16 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 25 | — |
| 2015-16 | U16 Div.1 | Djurgårdens IF U16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014-15 | WSI U13 | Sweden Selects U13 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | — |