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William Eklund

Position
Left wing
Age
24Oct 12, 2002
Height
5'10"178 cm
Weight
185 lbs84 kg
Shoots
Left
Born
Stockholm, SWE
Nationality
SWE
Draft
2021 · Round 1 · 7th overall · SJS
GP4
G1
A1
PTS2
+/-1
S%11.1%
TOI/GP13:55
GWG0
OTG—
SHG0
PPP1

William Eklund, Ottawa Senators left wing, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

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 659 skaters with 5+ GP. Unranked — under 5 games played.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

Game Log

DateOppGAPTSRES
Oct 8PHI000W
Oct 6@ DET112L
Oct 5@ BOS000W
Oct 3@ TOR000W

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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