William Eklund

William Eklund

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LW · 5'10" · 185 lb · Shoots L
Age 23
Career
0.65
P / GP
163P in 252 GP
Archetype
Top-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5.6M
Signed through 2029
Career points
163
Regular season

William Eklund, a left wing for the Ottawa Senators, is entering his age-24 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 53 points (15 goals, 38 assists) in 78 games, a 0.68 points-per-game pace, 16 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 48.8% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -5.3. HighDanger's model projects 57 points for 2026-27, in a 49 to 71 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–229044-32314:200.44
2022–238213-56119:500.38
2023–2480162945-45301618:400.56
2024–2577174158-7291619:330.75
2025–2678153853-31321618:320.68
Career25250113163-9199520.65

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 1566th
Assists 3890th
Avg TOI / GP 18:3285th
Shots 17687th
PIM 3274th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 5382nd
Primary points 2377th
xGF % 48.8%43rd
xGF / 60 1.5038th
xGA / 60 1.5753rd

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 · age 23
Ottawa Senators
0.68 P/GP
78 GP · 15G · 38A

Trajectory

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

Statistical comparables

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