WilliamEklund
Left wing #27 Ottawa Senators
- Age
- 24
- Height
- 5'10"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Shoots
- L
- NHL seasonsSeasons
- 6
- Born
- Stockholm, SWE
- Draft
- 2021Round 1, 7th overall, SJS
Cap hit this season
$5.6M
5.4% of the cap · 3-year deal worth $16.8M
- Term
- 3 years left
- Ends
- 2028-29
- Then
- RFA
When it ends Ottawa still holds his rights.
| Season | Cap hit | Salary | Signing bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27Now | $5.6M | $4.4M | $1M |
| 2027-28 | $5.6M | $5.6M | $0 |
| 2028-29 | $5.6M | $5.8M | $0 |
- Signed
- July 1, 2025
- In all
- $16,800,000 over 3 years
- He has to clear waivers before he can be sent to the minors.
- He can take his next deal to salary arbitration.
This season
His season and career
Stories
This season in the NHL
- points2369th of 7049th on the Senators
- goals1237th of 7045th on the Senators
- assists1370th of 70410th on the Senators
- plus-minus+1199th of 7049th on the Senators
- ice time13:56462nd of 70414th on the Senators
League ranks as of Oct 21, 2026, 4:37 AM (Ottawa time).
- Rest
- Top 250
- Top 100
- Top 50
- Top 25
- Top 10
369th in points, 119 places until Top 250
NHL EDGE
Tracked by the NHL with sensors in the puck and on every player.
32.8 km/h
6th percentile in the NHL · at TOR, Oct 3
124.9 km/h
33rd percentile in the NHL · at TOR, Oct 3
The mark on each bar is the middle of the NHL, the 50th percentile.
- 32.8km/h6th percentile in the NHL · at TOR, Oct 3League average 34.9 km/h
- 124.9km/h33rd percentile in the NHL · at TOR, Oct 3League average 126.6 km/h
- 14.0km this season17th percentile in the NHLLeague average 31.0 km
- 47.5%94th percentile in the NHLLeague average 42.2%
Where he shoots from
Tap an area for its numbers.
Shots on goal from each area, shaded by his NHL percentile there.
Every area as a list
- Behind the Net: 0 shots, 86th percentile in the NHL.
- Beyond Red Line: 0 shots, 78th percentile in the NHL.
- Center Point: 1 shot, 90th percentile in the NHL.
- Crease: 3 shots, 99th percentile in the NHL.
- High Slot: 1 shot, 62nd percentile in the NHL.
- L Circle: 0 shots, 35th percentile in the NHL.
- L Corner: 0 shots, 96th percentile in the NHL.
- L Net Side: 1 shot, 92nd percentile in the NHL.
- L Point: 0 shots, 75th percentile in the NHL.
- Low Slot: 3 shots, 49th percentile in the NHL.
- Offensive Neutral Zone: 0 shots, 73rd percentile in the NHL.
- Outside L: 0 shots, 55th percentile in the NHL.
- Outside R: 0 shots, 60th percentile in the NHL.
- R Circle: 0 shots, 35th percentile in the NHL.
- R Corner: 0 shots, 98th percentile in the NHL.
- R Net Side: 0 shots, 70th percentile in the NHL.
- R Point: 0 shots, 73rd percentile in the NHL.
Honours
- Two points or more in one game this season
- Picked 7th overall by SJS
- 165 career NHL points
- 51 career NHL goals
- 114 career NHL assists
- 256 career NHL games
- , not yetFirst hat trick of the season
- , not yetFirst game-winning goal of the season
- , not yetFirst power-play goal of the season
- , not yet44 games until 300
Career milestones
- Points16535 until 200 career points
- Goals5124 until 75 career goals
- Assists11436 until 150 career assists
- Games25644 until 300 career games
This season against last
2 points so far, 53 all of last season.
2026-272
Last season53
Stats
2026-27
4 GP- 1
- 1
- 2
- +1
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 9
- 11.1%
- 13:56
Last season
78 GP- 15
- 38
- 53
- -31
- 32
- 16
- 1
- 176
- 8.5%
- 18:32
NHL career
256 GP- 51
- 114
- 165
- -90
- 101
- 53
- 8
- 490
- 10.4%
- 18:42
Last five games
- 0 P0 G, 0 A, 4 SOG@ TOR Sat Oct 3
- 0 P0 G, 0 A, 2 SOG@ BOS Mon Oct 5
- 2 P1 G, 1 A, 3 SOG@ DET Tue Oct 6
- 0 P0 G, 0 A, 0 SOGvs PHI Thu Oct 8
2026-27 game log
| Date | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Oct 8 | vs PHI | 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 |
Season by season
- 2026-27Ottawa SenatorsNHL
- 4
- 1
- 1
- 2
- +1
- 2025-26San Jose SharksNHL
- 78
- 15
- 38
- 53
- -31
- 2024-25SwedenEHT
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 2024-25San Jose SharksNHL
- 77
- 17
- 41
- 58
- -7
- 2023-24San Jose SharksNHL
- 80
- 16
- 29
- 45
- -45
- 2022-23San Jose BarracudaAHL
- 54
- 17
- 24
- 41
- -12
- 2022-23San Jose SharksNHL
- 8
- 2
- 1
- 3
- -5
- 2021-22Djurgårdens IFSHL
- 29
- 1
- 13
- 14
- -7
- 2021-22San Jose SharksNHL
- 9
- 0
- 4
- 4
- -3
- 2021-22 PlayoffsDjurgårdens IF J20J20 Nationell
- 2
- 1
- 1
- 2
- -1
- 2021-22 PlayoffsDjurgårdens IFSHL
- 4
- 1
- 0
- 1
- -1
- 2020-21Djurgårdens IFSHL
- 40
- 11
- 12
- 23
- -2
- 2020-21 PlayoffsDjurgårdens IFSHL
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 2
- +2
- 2019-20Djurgårdens IF J18J18 Allsvenskan
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- -1
- 2019-20Djurgårdens IFChampions HL
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- -2
- 2019-20Djurgårdens IFSHL
- 20
- 0
- 2
- 2
- -2
- 2019-20Djurgårdens IF J18J18 Elit
- 1
- 0
- 3
- 3
- +1
- 2019-20Djurgårdens IF J20J20 SuperElit
- 31
- 12
- 24
- 36
- +16
- 2019-20Sweden U18Hlinka Gretzky Cup
- 5
- 1
- 4
- 5
- +3
- 2018-19Djurgårdens IF J18J18 Allsvenskan
- 13
- 6
- 7
- 13
- +5
- 2018-19Djurgårdens IF J20J20 SuperElit
- 13
- 1
- 2
- 3
- -3
- 2018-19Djurgårdens IF J18J18 Elit
- 13
- 4
- 5
- 9
- +7
- 2018-19 PlayoffsDjurgårdens IF J18J18 Allsvenskan
- 4
- 3
- 5
- 8
- +7
- 2018-19 PlayoffsDjurgårdens IF J20J20 SuperElit
- 8
- 2
- 4
- 6
- +5
- 2017-18Djurgårdens IF U16U16 SM
- 7
- 3
- 9
- 12
- –
- 2017-18Djurgårdens IF J18J18 Allsvenskan
- 17
- 3
- 10
- 13
- +9
- 2017-18Djurgårdens IF J18J18 Elit
- 19
- 6
- 16
- 22
- +12
- 2017-18Stockholm SydTV-Pucken
- 6
- 0
- 8
- 8
- –
- 2017-18Djurgårdens IF U16U16 Div.1
- 3
- 3
- 4
- 7
- –
- 2017-18 PlayoffsDjurgårdens IF J18J18 Allsvenskan
- 4
- 1
- 2
- 3
- +2
- 2016-17Djurgårdens IF U16U16 SM
- 8
- 1
- 7
- 8
- –
- 2016-17Djurgårdens IF U16U16 Div.1
- 23
- 12
- 13
- 25
- –
- 2015-16Djurgårdens IF U16U16 Div.1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- –
- 2014-15Sweden Selects U13WSI U13
- 9
- 3
- 5
- 8
- –
Stats and ranks from the NHL.