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William Eklund

Ottawa Senators·LW·#27·SWE·Age 24·Shoots L
5'10"185 lbsStockholmDrafted 7th Overall, 2021 (SJS)
GP4
G1
A1
PTS2
+/-1
S%11.1%
TOI/GP13:55
GWG0
OTG—
SHG0
PPP1

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Stockholm, SWE · Draft: 2021 · Round 1, pick 7 (#7 overall) · SJS · 6 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
256
G
51
A
114
PTS
165
+/-
-90

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-10-08vs PHI000001:24
2026-10-06@ DET1121320:09
2026-10-05@ BOS0000217:53
2026-10-03@ TOR0000416:16

Awards

  • E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence · 2020-21

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

  • Hits1
  • Hits per game0.25
  • Hits per 601.07
  • Blocked shots1
  • Takeaways1
  • Giveaways1

Shooting & expected goals

  • Expected goals (individual)2.16
  • Expected goals per 602.33
  • Goals above expected-1.16
  • xG per shot (shot quality)0.155
  • High-danger shots9

Possession (on ice)

  • Corsi (shot attempt share)53.2%
  • Corsi relative to team+11.0%
  • Fenwick (unblocked share)53.7%
  • PDO at 5v51.052
  • Offensive zone starts42.1%
  • Time on ice per game13:56

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP. Unranked — under 5 games played.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Oct 8PHI000W
Oct 6@ DET112L
Oct 5@ BOS000W
Oct 3@ TOR000W
Sep 26MTL101W
Sep 23TOR000L
Sep 21@ MTL101L
Apr 17@ WPG123W
Apr 16@ CHI000L
Apr 14@ NSH011W
Show all 82 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Oct 8PHI000W
Oct 6@ DET112L
Oct 5@ BOS000W
Oct 3@ TOR000W
Sep 26MTL101W
Sep 23TOR000L
Sep 21@ MTL101L
Apr 17@ WPG123W
Apr 16@ CHI000L
Apr 14@ NSH011W
Apr 12VAN000L
Apr 10@ ANA000L
Apr 9EDM011L
Apr 7CHI112W
Apr 5NSH011L
Apr 3TOR112W
Apr 2ANA000W
Mar 31STL000W
Mar 28@ CBJ000W
Mar 27@ STL011L
Mar 25@ NSH000L
Mar 21PHI011L
Mar 20BUF000L
Mar 18@ EDM000L
Mar 15@ OTT000L
Mar 14@ MTL011W
Mar 12@ BOS112W
Mar 10@ BUF000L
Mar 8NYI000L
Mar 7STL000L
Mar 4MTL011W
Mar 1WPG011W
Feb 28EDM011W
Feb 27CGY000L
Feb 5@ COL000L
Feb 3@ CHI011L
Jan 31@ CGY011L
Jan 30@ EDM011L
Jan 28@ VAN011W
Jan 24NYR000W
Jan 21@ TBL011L
Jan 19@ FLA000W
Jan 17@ DET000L
Jan 16@ WSH011W
Jan 12VGK000L
Jan 10DAL011W
Jan 8@ LAK101W
Jan 7CBJ011W
Jan 3TBL000L
Dec 31MIN011W
Dec 30@ ANA101W
Dec 28@ VAN112W
Dec 24@ VGK000L
Dec 21SEA000L
Dec 19DAL000L
Dec 17CGY011W
Dec 13@ PIT112W
Dec 12@ TOR011W
Dec 10@ PHI000L
Dec 7@ CAR011W
Dec 6@ DAL000L
Dec 4WSH000L
Dec 2UTA011W
Nov 30@ VGK101L
Nov 28VAN101W
Nov 27@ COL000L
Nov 24BOS011W
Nov 23OTT000L
Nov 21LAK000W
Nov 19UTA011W
Nov 16@ SEA011L
Nov 14@ CGY000L
Nov 12@ MIN000W
Nov 1COL000W
Oct 31NJD101W
Oct 29LAK011L
Oct 26@ MIN213W
Oct 24@ NJD101L
Oct 23@ NYR033W
Oct 21@ NYI000L
Oct 19PIT000L
Oct 18@ UTA000L

Career Arc

6 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27OTT4112+1
2025-26SJS78153853-31
2024-25SJS77174158-7
2023-24SJS80162945-45
2022-23SJS8213-5
2021-22SJS9044-3

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