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William Eklund
Left Wing #72 Sharks $0.863M
Player Information

William Eklund has 35 points (11 goals, 24 assists) in 51 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 145 points (46 goals, 99 assists) in 225 regular-season games for the San Jose Sharks.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 23.4 yrs (12.10.2002)
    Height / Weight: 178 cm / 83 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 7th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoSan Jose Sharks
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

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 42% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 41% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 25% in the defensive zone.

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 55th of 252 Wings
    Defense:Def: 170th of 252 Wings
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.16
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.58
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    19.65
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.70
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.89
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.51
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.08
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.91
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.69
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.02
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.41
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    1.92
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.85
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.88
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.83
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.10
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.89
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.12
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.25
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to William Eklund at his age (23.4 yrs):
    Zach Hyman (Rating of 74 in 2015, Today 93)
    Noah Cates (Rating of 74 in 2022, Today 79)
    Nick Foligno (Rating of 74 in 2010, Today 66)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $0.863M
Player Contract Value: $4.600M
Remaining: 4 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2029 RFA
Age at the end: 27.7 yrs (12.10.2002)
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William Eklund
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
27.01.2026 Team Logo Canucks 1 0 1 1 0 16:15 3 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 1 1 1 16:13 3 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Flames 1 0 1 1 0 14:34 1 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 1 1 0 15:05 0 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -3 19:25 2 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 4 4 -2 9 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Sharks 9 0 4 4 -3 14:19 8 0.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Sharks 8 2 1 3 -5 19:49 18 11.1% 6
2023-24 Team Logo Sharks 80 16 29 45 -45 18:40 128 12.5% 30
2024-25 Team Logo Sharks 77 17 41 58 -7 19:33 151 11.3% 29
2025-26 Team Logo Sharks 51 11 24 35 -26 19:26 127 8.7% 26
Season Projection 78 17 37 54 -40 19:27 194 8.8% 40
Total 225 46 99 145 -86 432 10.6% 93
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
William Eklund Team Logo LW 23.4 yrs 178 cm / 83 kg 0.69 0.64 77 69 $0.863M
85% Mikael Granlund Team Logo C 34 yrs 178 cm / 87 kg 0.71 0.68 74 63 $7.000M
83% Kyle Palmieri Team Logo C 35.1 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.72 0.59 75 71 $3.817M
83% Frank Nazar Team Logo C 22.1 yrs 178 cm / 86 kg 0.59 0.53 71 73 $0.950M
82% Nazem Kadri Team Logo C 35.4 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.70 0.72 72 64 $7.000M
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