William Eklund has 28 points (11 goals, 17 assists) in 39 games for the San Jose Sharks this season.
Selected in the 1st round (No. 7) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the San Jose Sharks, he has 138 points (46 goals, 92 assists) in 213 regular-season games for the San Jose Sharks.
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Country: SWE
Age: 23.2 yrs (12.10.2002) Height / Weight: 178 cm / 84 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 7th in 2021 Draft Team: San Jose Sharks
Awards: -
The 23-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Sharks controlling 58% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When William Eklund is off the ice, the Sharks control 41% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.
He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 42% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 24% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 48th of 251 WingsDefense:Def: 177th of 251 Wings -
Metric Current Season Games 1 - 8238.00PlayDriving -0.14 - 0.140.17IceTimePerGame 12 - 2219.79Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.2 - 1.50.80PrimaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.50.80SecondaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.20.56xGoals/60 0.49 - 1.341.17OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 1.8 - 54.05OnIce_GoalsFor/60 1.4 - 5.53.51PenaltiesDrawn/60 0.27 - 1.560.96OZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.42PP_xGoals/60 0.5 - 2.52.07PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3 - 135.58Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 42.88OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 43.91Penalties/60 0.5 - 1.50.88ShotsBlocked/60 1 - 32.23Takeaways/60 0.5 - 20.72Giveaways/60 1 - 42.87DZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.24PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 5 - 120.00PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 5 - 120.00 -
Career Trajectory
Most comparable players to William Eklund at his age (23.2 yrs):
Warren Foegele (Rating of 75 in 2019, Today 62)Mackie Samoskevich (Rating of 75 in 2025, Today 75)Kyle Palmieri (Rating of 75 in 2014, Today 79)
| Actual AAV: | $0.863M |
| Player Contract Value: | $5.300M |
| Remaining: | 4 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2029 RFA |
| Age at the end: | 27.7 yrs (12.10.2002) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.12.2025 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:43 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 |
| 31.12.2025 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:25 | 0 | 0 | |
| 03.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:53 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 06.01.2026 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 21:16 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 07.01.2026 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:23 | 5 | 20.0% | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 14 | 14.3% | 4 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 |
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9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 14:19 | 8 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2022-23 |
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8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 19:49 | 18 | 11.1% | 6 |
| 2023-24 |
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80 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -45 | 18:40 | 128 | 12.5% | 30 |
| 2024-25 |
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77 | 17 | 41 | 58 | -7 | 19:33 | 151 | 11.3% | 29 |
| 2025-26 |
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39 | 11 | 17 | 28 | -18 | 19:49 | 105 | 10.5% | 22 |
| Season Projection | 78 | 22 | 34 | 56 | -36 | 19:49 | 210 | 10.5% | 44 | |
| Total | 213 | 46 | 92 | 138 | -78 | 410 | 11.2% | 89 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
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| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Eklund | LW | 23.2 yrs | 178 cm / 84 kg | 0.72 | 0.65 | 82 | 63 | $0.863M | ||
| 85% | Viktor Arvidsson | LW | 32.8 yrs | 178 cm / 81 kg | 0.61 | 0.63 | 80 | 62 | $4.000M | |
| 83% | Nazem Kadri | C | 35.3 yrs | 183 cm / 83 kg | 0.74 | 0.72 | 81 | 66 | $7.000M | |
| 82% | Anton Lundell | C | 24.3 yrs | 185 cm / 88 kg | 0.74 | 0.56 | 78 | 65 | $5.000M | |
| 82% | Will Smith | C | 20.8 yrs | 183 cm / 81 kg | 0.88 | 0.69 | 84 | 68 | $0.950M |