William Eklund

William Eklund

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LW · 5'10" · 185 lb · Shoots L
Age 24
Career
0.64
P / GP
165P in 256 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5.6M
Signed through 2029
Career points
165
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.9
14 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.9
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.3
10 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.3
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
2.8
55 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
1.6
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
64.1
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+0
1 GF · 1 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2021–22 · age 19
San Jose Sharks
0.44 P/GP
9 GP · 0G · 4A
Emerging
2022–23 → 2025 · age 20–22
San Jose Sharks
0.64 P/GP
165 GP · 35G · 71A
Prime
2025–26 → 2027 · age 23–24
Ottawa Senators
0.67 P/GP
82 GP · 16G · 39A

William Eklund, a left wing for the Ottawa Senators, is entering his age-24 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 2 points (1 goal, 1 assist) in 4 games, a 0.50 points-per-game pace, 1 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 64.1% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.9. HighDanger's model projects 65 points for 2026-27, in a 56 to 81 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–238213-56119:500.38
2023–2480162945-45301618:400.56
2024–2577174158-7291619:330.75
2025–2678153853-31321618:320.68
2026–274112+12113:560.50
Career25651114165-9010153—0.64

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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