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William Eklund

Position	Left Wing	Current Team	San Jose Sharks
Shoots	Left	Current Contract	3 years
Height	5'10"	Expires	2025-26
Weight (lbs)	185	Extended Through	2028-29
Age	23 (Oct 12, 2002)	Expiry Age (Jun 30)	26
Drafted	2021, Round 1, Overall 7 (SJS)	Expiry Status	RFA-arb

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 1, 2025	San Jose Sharks	Signed 3 years @ $5.600M AAV starting in 2026-27
Jan 4, 2025	San Jose Sharks	Activated from IR
Dec 31, 2024	San Jose Sharks	Placed on IR
Aug 14, 2021	San Jose Sharks	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

2025-26 Player Card

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2024-25 Player Card

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2023-24 Player Card

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About Player Cards

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Notes and Definitions

The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).

Data Sources

Salary data is from TheStanleyCap.com
Shooting and Skating (except Sh%AE) are from NHL Edge
Other statistics are from Puckalytics.com and derived from data from NHL.com

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5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2021-22	SJS	9	107:56	0.00	0.56	0.56	0.47	-0.47	0.00	28.15	-28.15	40.00	40.00
2022-23	SJS	8	111:45	1.07	0.00	1.07	0.78	0.29	15.38	11.23	4.15	18.75	12.50
2023-24	SJS	80	1111:18	0.27	0.86	1.13	0.49	-0.22	6.58	11.85	-5.27	4.92	7.38
2024-25	SJS	77	1095:50	0.49	1.31	1.81	0.63	-0.14	8.33	10.72	-2.38	3.07	6.75
2025-26	SJS	16	235:49	0.76	0.51	1.27	0.87	-0.11	10.34	11.84	-1.50	0.00	4.76

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2021-22	SJS	9	107:56	31.69	0.56	2.15	36.69	1.11	2.43	33.33	46.86	0.02	0.08	-0.60
2022-23	SJS	8	111:45	38.66	1.61	2.65	44.03	4.30	3.15	27.27	45.65	0.05	0.25	-1.61
2023-24	SJS	80	1111:18	38.28	1.94	2.12	46.43	3.46	2.85	36.00	42.64	0.03	-0.23	2.27
2024-25	SJS	77	1095:50	43.15	2.85	2.38	41.34	2.79	2.44	50.49	49.37	0.36	-0.32	7.12
2025-26	SJS	16	235:49	34.09	2.04	1.96	40.96	2.80	2.24	42.11	46.69	-0.08	-0.58	4.74

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
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Legend

Percentile 0-25

Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
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Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

News and Opinions

Preview/Lines #17: Eklund Back, Liljegren Sits at San Jose Hockey Now (Tue Nov 11, 2025)
Preview/Lines #15: Reaves Returns, Eklund to IR, Misa Injury Details, Why Sit Dickinson? at San Jose Hockey Now (Fri Nov 7, 2025)
Sharks Practice: Eklund To Miss Another Game, Gaudette & Reaves Updates at San Jose Hockey Now (Wed Nov 5, 2025)
SJHN Daily: Eklund Dealing With Injury, Players Rank Favorite Sharks Jerseys at San Jose Hockey Now (Sun Nov 2, 2025)
Sharks Locker Room: Best 2-Week Stretch of Hockey in Years? at San Jose Hockey Now (Fri Oct 31, 2025)
Quick bites: Sharks beat Wild in overtime, finish road trip .500 at Fear the Fin (Mon Oct 27, 2025)
7 Observations: Golden Knights Get UNBELIEVABLY Lucky, Earn First Win at Vegas Hockey Now (Fri Oct 10, 2025)
Sharks Locker Room: Eklund on Mission, How Are Misa & Dickinson Playing? at San Jose Hockey Now (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
Power Play Shows Promise, But Sharks Lose 5-2 at San Jose Hockey Now (Thu Oct 2, 2025)
No. 4 William Eklund: at Fear the Fin (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
No. 4 William Eklund: Growing into an NHL star at Fear the Fin (Fri Sep 26, 2025)
Eklund on Playing With Misa, Wrist Surgery Recovery at San Jose Hockey Now (Fri Sep 19, 2025)
What does William Eklund need to do to take the next step? at Blades of Teal (Wed Aug 20, 2025)
Agent Todd Diamond on Eklund Deal, Sharks GM Grier’s Improvement, Why CHL Development Better Than NCAA at San Jose Hockey Now (Wed Aug 6, 2025)
SJHN Daily: Eklund’s Agent Shares Insight About Extension, RIP Wayne Thomas at San Jose Hockey Now (Thu Jul 17, 2025)
Eklund Inks ELC, First of the Islanders’ 2025 Draft Class at NY Islanders Hockey Now (Mon Jul 14, 2025)
Sharks extend young star William Eklund to 3-year bridge deal at Blades of Teal (Tue Jul 1, 2025)
William Eklund suffers scary injury at the World Championships at Blades of Teal (Sun May 4, 2025)
William Eklund's underrated presence is a positive for the San Jose Sharks at Blades of Teal (Sun Apr 6, 2025)

Current Contract

William Eklund signed a $2,775,000 3-year contract with the San Jose Sharks and General Manager Doug Wilson on August 14, 2021 with an AAV of $925,000. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2025-26 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.13% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2021-22	18	$925,000	$1,775,000	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2022-23	19	$894,167	$1,744,167	-	$92,500	-	$92,500	-	ELC
2023-24	20	$863,333	$1,713,333	$850,000	$92,500	$832,500	$925,000	$80,000	ELC
2024-25	21	$863,333	$1,713,333	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$80,000	ELC
2025-26	22	$863,333	$1,713,333	$850,000	-	$832,500	$832,500	$80,000	ELC
Total				$2,550,000	$277,500	$2,497,500	$2,775,000	$240,000

Signed: Aug 14, 2021

Team: San Jose Sharks

GM: Doug Wilson

Exp. Status: RFA

Note: This entry level contract slid two seasons as player did not meet the games played threshold to start the contract.

Contract Extension

William Eklund signed a $16,800,000 3-year contract with the San Jose Sharks and General Manager Mike Grier on July 1, 2025 with an AAV of $5,600,000. This contract will start in 2026-27 and end after the 2028-29 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 5.38% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2026-27	23	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	-	$1,000,000	$4,400,000	$5,400,000	$5,400,000	RFA
2027-28	24	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	-	-	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	RFA-arb
2028-29	25	$5,600,000	$5,600,000	-	-	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	$5,800,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	$1,000,000	$15,800,000	$16,800,000	$16,800,000

Signed: July 1, 2025

Team: San Jose Sharks

GM: Mike Grier

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 5.38

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2014-15	WSI U13	Sweden Selects U13	9	3	5	8		4
2015-16	U16 Div.1	Djurgårdens IF U16	1	0	0	0
2016-17	U16 Div.1	Djurgårdens IF U16	23	12	13	25		8
2016-17	U16 SM	Djurgårdens IF U16	8	1	7	8		4
2017-18	J18 Elit	Djurgårdens IF J18	19	6	16	22	+12	8
2017-18	U16 SM	Djurgårdens IF U16	7	3	9	12		4
2017-18	TV-Pucken	Stockholm Syd	6	0	8	8		4
2017-18	U16 Div.1	Djurgårdens IF U16	3	3	4	7
2017-18	J18 Allsvenskan	Djurgårdens IF J18	17	3	10	13	+9	10				4	1	2	3	+2	2
2018-19	J18 Elit	Djurgårdens IF J18	13	4	5	9	+7	4
2018-19	J20 SuperElit	Djurgårdens IF J20	13	1	2	3	-3	6				8	2	4	6	+5
2018-19	J18 Allsvenskan	Djurgårdens IF J18	13	6	7	13	+5	4				4	3	5	8	+7
2019-20	J20 SuperElit	Djurgårdens IF J20	31	12	24	36	+16	22
2019-20	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	20	0	2	2	-2	4
2019-20	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	5	1	4	5	+3	2
2019-20	Champions HL	Djurgårdens IF	2	0	0	0	-2	2
2019-20	J18 Allsvenskan	Djurgårdens IF J18	1	0	0	0	-1	2
2019-20	J18 Elit	Djurgårdens IF J18	1	0	3	3	+1
2020-21	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	40	11	12	23	-2	2				3	1	1	2	+2	2
2021-22	NHL	San Jose Sharks	9	0	4	4	-3	2	8	0.0	14:20
2021-22	SHL	Djurgårdens IF	29	1	13	14	-7	4				4	1		1	-1
2021-22	J20 Nationell	Djurgårdens IF J20										2	1	1	2	-1	4
2022-23	AHL	San Jose Barracuda	54	17	24	41	-12	43
2022-23	NHL	San Jose Sharks	8	2	1	3	-5	6	18	11.1	19:50
2023-24	NHL	San Jose Sharks	80	16	29	45	-45	30	128	12.5	18:40
2024-25	NHL	San Jose Sharks	77	17	41	58	-7	29	151	11.3	19:33
2024-25	EHT	Sweden	2	1	0	1
2025-26	NHL	San Jose Sharks	17	5	8	13	-9	4	41	12.2	19:54
NHL Career			191	40	83	123	-69	71	346	11.6	18:59