William Eklund
01/Where he scores from
Eklund scored 15 regular season goals on 244 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2025-26. His densest patch is the crease, 7 ft out: 6/15 · 40% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 20% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 9/15 · 60% of his goals came from here, on 85/244 · 35% of his attempts — 9/85 · 11% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 6/15 · 40% of his goals came from here, on 91/244 · 37% of his attempts — 6/91 · 7% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 0/15 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 63/244 · 26% of his attempts — 0/63 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/15 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 5/244 · 2% of his attempts — 0/5 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Eklund scored 47 regular season goals on 688 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. His densest patch is right post, 10 ft out: 8/47 · 17% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 6% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 19/47 · 40% of his goals came from here, on 222/688 · 32% of his attempts — 19/222 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 25/47 · 53% of his goals came from here, on 267/688 · 39% of his attempts — 25/267 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 3/47 · 6% of his goals came from here, on 180/688 · 26% of his attempts — 3/180 · 2% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/47 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 19/688 · 3% of his attempts — 0/19 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 1 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Eklund scored 49 regular season goals on 722 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2021-22 to 2025-26. His densest patch is right post, 10 ft out: 8/49 · 16% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 6% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 21/49 · 43% of his goals came from here, on 235/722 · 33% of his attempts — 21/235 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 25/49 · 51% of his goals came from here, on 279/722 · 39% of his attempts — 25/279 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 3/49 · 6% of his goals came from here, on 188/722 · 26% of his attempts — 3/188 · 2% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/49 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 20/722 · 3% of his attempts — 0/20 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2021-22 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 1 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
02/When his goals came
9 of his 15 goals came in the 2nd period, on 60 shots. That is a record of last season, not a description of the player: which period a skater scores in does not carry from one year to the next.
03/Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | S | H | +/- | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17 | @WPG | W 6-1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:24 |
| Apr 16 | @CHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:03 |
| Apr 14 | @NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16:57 |
| Apr 12 | VAN | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:32 |
| Apr 10 | @ANA | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 |
| Apr 9 | EDM | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:20 |
| Apr 7 | CHI | W 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:03 |
| Apr 5 | NSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:49 |
| Apr 3 | TOR | W 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:01 |
| Apr 2 | ANA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:44 |
| Mar 31 | STL | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 16:30 |
| Mar 28 | @CBJ | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:12 |
| Mar 27 | @STL | OTL 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 |
| Mar 25 | @NSH | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:02 |
| Mar 21 | PHI | L 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 22:05 |
| Mar 20 | BUF | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:54 |
| Mar 18 | @EDM | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 15:32 |
| Mar 15 | @OTT | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:07 |
| Mar 14 | @MTL | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 23:57 |
| Mar 12 | @BOS | W 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 15:24 |
| Mar 10 | @BUF | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:29 |
| Mar 8 | NYI | OTL 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 |
| Mar 7 | STL | OTL 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 |
| Mar 4 | MTL | W 7-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:43 |
| Mar 1 | WPG | W 2-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:33 |
Showing the 25 most recent of 78 regular season games.
04/Splits
Home / Road
In wins / In losses
Every split prints its own denominator. Any split under eight games is greyed rather than hidden, so the edge of the sample is visible instead of guessed at.
05/Career
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | SJS | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 8 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | 14:20 |
| 2022-23 | SJS | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 6 | 18 | 11.1 | 7 | 6 | 19:50 |
| 2023-24 | SJS | 80 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -42 | 30 | 128 | 12.5 | 39 | 80 | 16:18 |
| 2024-25 | SJS | 77 | 17 | 41 | 58 | -7 | 29 | 151 | 11.3 | 54 | 55 | 19:33 |
| 2025-26 | SJS | 78 | 15 | 38 | 53 | -22 | 32 | 177 | 8.5 | 72 | 65 | 15:16 |
| Career | 252 | 50 | 113 | 163 | -79 | 99 | 482 | 10.4 | 176 | 210 | 17:01 |
06/Bio
- Position
- Left Wing
- Jersey
- #72
- Shoots
- L
- Height
- 5'10"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- Oct 12, 2002 (age 23)
- Birthplace
- Stockholm, SWE
- Drafted
- 2021 · Round 1 · Pick 7 · SJS
- Club
- San Jose Sharks
