#27 · Left Wing

William Eklund

Age: 24
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 185 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Stockholm, SWE

GP: 4
G: 1
A: 1
P: 2
+/-: +1
SOG: 9

Drafted 2021 · Round 1, #7 overall (SJS)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 4 GP
GP	4	3	4
G	1	1	1
A	1	1	1
P	2	2	2
SOG	9	6	8+1
PPP	1	1	1
+/-	+1	-4	-5+6
PIM	2	0	0+2
TOI/GP	13:56	18:29−4:34	18:20−4:24
SH%	11.1	16.7-5.6	12.5-1.4

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Eklund is shooting 11.1% (1 on 9 shots) against 10.5% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 2.1 expected goals this season (G − xG -1.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 51.3; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 57.1; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +2.4; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.053; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 2.1; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -1.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 42.1; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 10:53; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

15 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Eklund is used

#27 · L · Ottawa Senators

William Eklund

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 4 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 13:56; 10:53 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 42.1%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 57.1%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 51.3%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Eklund47.7s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Eklund24%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Dylan Cozens28.4 min together46%shot attempts

Fabian Zetterlund27.1 min together55%shot attempts

Thomas Chabot18.6 min together57%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Ottawa Senators	4	1	1	2	+1	2	0	9	11.1	13:56
2025–26	San Jose Sharks	78	15	38	53	-31	32	3	176	8.5	18:32
2024–25	San Jose Sharks	77	17	41	58	-7	29	6	151	11.3	19:33
2023–24	San Jose Sharks	80	16	29	45	-45	30	8	128	12.5	18:40
2022–23	San Jose Sharks	8	2	1	3	-5	6	0	18	11.1	19:50
2021–22	San Jose Sharks	9	0	4	4	-3	2	0	8	0.0	14:20

	Opp							TOI
Thu, Oct 8	vsPHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	1:24
Tue, Oct 6	@DET	1	1	2	+1	3	0	20:09
Mon, Oct 5	@BOS	0	0	0	0	2	0	17:53
Sat, Oct 3	@TOR	0	0	0	0	4	2	16:16

	Team / League										TOI
2024–25	Sweden · EHT	2	1	0	1	0	0	–	–	–	–
2022–23	San Jose Barracuda · AHL	54	17	24	41	-12	43	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Djurgårdens IF · SHL	29	1	13	14	-7	4	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Djurgårdens IF · SHL	4	1	0	1	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Djurgårdens IF J20 · J20 Nationell	2	1	1	2	-1	4	–	–	–	–
2020–21	Djurgårdens IF · SHL	40	11	12	23	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	Djurgårdens IF · SHL	3	1	1	2	+2	2	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Sweden U18 · Hlinka Gretzky Cup	5	1	4	5	+3	2	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Djurgårdens IF J20 · J20 SuperElit	31	12	24	36	+16	22	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Djurgårdens IF J18 · J18 Elit	1	0	3	3	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Djurgårdens IF · SHL	20	0	2	2	-2	4	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Djurgårdens IF · Champions HL	2	0	0	0	-2	2	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Djurgårdens IF J18 · J18 Allsvenskan	1	0	0	0	-1	2	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Djurgårdens IF J18 · J18 Elit	13	4	5	9	+7	4	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Djurgårdens IF J20 · J20 SuperElit	13	1	2	3	-3	6	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Djurgårdens IF J18 · J18 Allsvenskan	13	6	7	13	+5	4	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Djurgårdens IF J20 · J20 SuperElit	8	2	4	6	+5	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Djurgårdens IF J18 · J18 Allsvenskan	4	3	5	8	+7	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Djurgårdens IF U16 · U16 Div.1	3	3	4	7	–	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Stockholm Syd · TV-Pucken	6	0	8	8	–	4	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Djurgårdens IF J18 · J18 Elit	19	6	16	22	+12	8	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Djurgårdens IF J18 · J18 Allsvenskan	17	3	10	13	+9	10	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Djurgårdens IF U16 · U16 SM	7	3	9	12	–	4	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Djurgårdens IF J18 · J18 Allsvenskan	4	1	2	3	+2	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Djurgårdens IF U16 · U16 Div.1	23	12	13	25	–	8	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Djurgårdens IF U16 · U16 SM	8	1	7	8	–	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Djurgårdens IF U16 · U16 Div.1	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Sweden Selects U13 · WSI U13	9	3	5	8	–	4	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

Advanced · 2026–27

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