#27 · Left wing · OTT
WilliamEklund
Next milestone 37 points from 200
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 2
- G
- 0
- A
- 0
- P
- 0
- +/-
- 0
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 6
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Left wing
- Born
- October 12, 2002 (age 23)
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, SWE
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Weight
- 185 lb (84 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2021 SJS, round 1, #7 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.4 mphleague avg 21.1 mph19th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph2league avg 3.927th percentile
- Distance skated5.4 mileague avg 6.2 mi41st percentile
- Hardest shot77.6 mphleague avg 71.8 mph58th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone46.0%league avg 42.1%79th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 2.26 | -2.26 | 11 | 8 | .206 |
| 2025-26 | 15 | 24.94 | -9.94 | 334 | 93 | .075 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 2 games · 28:04 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 64.2% | 43.5% | +20.7 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 56.5% | 43.5% | +13.0 |
- Goals for–against
- 0–0
- xG for–against
- 2.4–1.3
- Average rating
- 5.8
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Cozens | 2 | 21:10 | 35.8% |
| Fabian Zetterlund | 2 | 19:40 | 68.8% |
| Drake Batherson | 2 | 2:29 | 95.8% |
| Shane Pinto | 1 | 1:26 | 100.0% |
| Stephen Halliday | 2 | 1:16 | 100.0% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.8 over the last 2 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 2: 0 G · 0 A · 0 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 254 | 50 | 113 | 163 | -91 | 101 | 487 | 10.3 | 52 |
Season by season (6)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Senators | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Sharks | 78 | 15 | 38 | 53 | -31 | 32 | 176 | 8.5 | 16 |
| 2024-25 | Sharks | 77 | 17 | 41 | 58 | -7 | 29 | 151 | 11.3 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | Sharks | 80 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -45 | 30 | 128 | 12.5 | 16 |
| 2022-23 | Sharks | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 6 | 18 | 11.1 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Sharks | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 3 |