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Left Wing•#27MIXEDPPI 73William Eklund is a 24-year-old left wing for the Ottawa Senators. Selected 7th overall by SJS in the 2021 NHL Draft. Born in Stockholm, SWE.
This season, the left-shooting forward has 1 goals and 1 assists for 2 points in 4 games. He averages 0.50 points per game on 13:55 of ice time.
2026-27 · Regular season
2026-27 projection
Projected September 28, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 37–82 pts
MIXED — 52nd percentile at L, 54% hit rate (78 GP, 2025-26)
2026-27 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2026-27 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
2026-27 pace
Where William's current rate finishes the 2026-27 season.
End of season forecast, current pace
68
games remaining
Goals
18
Current: 1
Assists
18
Current: 1
Points
36
Current: 2
Limited offensive production projected. Expected range of 7-65 points based on current usage patterns.
0.0%
Art Ross
Most Points
0.0%
Rocket
Most Goals
0.0%
Playmaker
Most Assists
Projections based on current pace extrapolated to the full season with variance modeling.
5v5
What happened while William was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2026-27.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 4 games, 54 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
55.4 vs 57.3 lg
31th percentile
Quality of teammates
67.3 vs 56.8 lg
83th percentile
Deployment
neutral
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where William takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
14
Goals vs expected
1 vs 2.9 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
60%
2026-27
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL forwards
86
Offense
96
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
10-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 10-point spread between offensive (86th) and defensive (96th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown winger.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays strong defensive results per minute.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
10-pt spreadLeans defensive. The 10-point spread between offensive (86th) and defensive (96th) percentiles is typical of a shutdown winger.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout William Eklund's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-272026-27 | OTT | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 9 | 11.1% | |||
| 25-262025-26 | SJS | 78 | 15 | 38 | 53 | -31 | 176 | 8.5% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | SJS | 77 | 17 | 41 | 58 | -7 | 151 | 11.3% |
Form
William's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:24 |
| Oct 6 | @ DET | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 20:09 |
| Oct 5 | @ BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:53 |
| Oct 3 | @ TOR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:16 |
Similar left wings
Same position, comparable 2026-27 projected rate and 2026-27 shot/power-play rate. Compare William to another player
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Ottawa Senators this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts, where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a forward. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy, zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 23-242023-24 | SJS | 80 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -45 | 128 | 12.5% |
| 22-232022-23 | SJS | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 18 | 11.1% |
| 21-222021-22 | SJS | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 8 | — |
| Career | — | 256 | 51 | 114 | 165 | -90 | 490 | 10.4% |
Fabian Zetterlund
LW · 6 pts
