William Eklund

William Eklund

22-Year-Old Left WingLW
San Jose Sharks
Out
Injury Wrist
Est. Return 9/15/2025
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The 2024-2025 campaign was Eklund’s best, setting a new career high with 58 points in 77 games. Perhaps most impressive was the fact that he was only a minus-7 player on a team that had the worst goal differential in the league. Even at just 22 years old, you can write him in pen in the Sharks' top-six and a power-play spot. However, there are some question marks with Eklund – for instance, how his recovery from a scary offseason wrist injury that required surgery progresses. The Sharks' level of commitment to another rebuilding year will be a determining factor in Eklund’s production. If the youngster has linemates to play with and stays healthy – he’s missed only seven games in his two full NHL seasons – there’s no reason that the 2021 seventh-overall pick can’t continue to grow and evolve into one of the NHL’s superstar wingers. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a three-year, $16.8 million contract extension with the Sharks in July of 2025.
Inks extension with San Jose
LWSan Jose Sharks
Wrist
July 1, 2025
Eklund (wrist) signed a three-year, $16.8 million contract extension with the Sharks on Tuesday, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
ANALYSIS
Eklund's new deal will begin in 2026-27. There hasn't been a substantial update on the status of Eklund's recovery from wrist surgery after the young forward was cut by a skate in a tune-up game at the 2025 IIHF World Championship in May. However, it was noted at the time that he is expected to be ready for training camp in the fall, and he's facing a three-month recovery period. When healthy, the 22-year-old Swede will fill a top-six role in addition to seeing time with the man advantage, and he's certainly a name to keep in mind for upcoming fantasy drafts, considering his offensive output has increased in each of the last two seasons.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    19:33
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    2:45
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    1:11
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2022–23
19:50
3:37
0:20
2023–24
18:40
2:42
0:51
2024–25
19:33
2:45
1:11
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
The Sharks knew from the start of the 2023-24 campaign that they weren't going to make the playoffs, so they kept an eye on the future, giving the young Eklund key minutes. The 21-year-old had 16 goals and 45 points across 80 contests. While playing for San Jose did result in him getting a lot of ice time, it also meant that the quality of his linemates wasn't great. Perhaps because of that, Eklund never got to settle in with anyone in particular, instead being thrown onto the ice with a rotating group of forwards. Those are issues that might be resolved this year with Logan Couture likely to be healthy and top prospect Macklin Celebrini set to make his NHL debut, leaving Eklund with far better players to work with. That assignment, combined with his own growth should lead to Eklund finishing with 50-60 points in 2024-25.
Playing the entirety of last season at age 20, Eklund spent the majority of the year in the AHL, where he was excellent (17 goals, 41 points in 54 games). He added two goals and a helper in three games with the Sharks. The former No. 7 overall pick back in 2021, Eklund remains the most valuable long-term asset in the San Jose system outside of (2023 No. 4 overall pick) Will Smith. Eklund seems certain to grab a full-time gig for the upcoming season, making him a deep-league option in re-draft formats and a high-end asset in keeper/dynasty leagues.
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Undergoes surgery on wrist
LWSan Jose Sharks
Wrist
May 5, 2025
Eklund underwent successful wrist surgery Monday, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey Now reports.
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Cut by skate in Czechia
LWSan Jose Sharks
Wrist
May 3, 2025
Eklund is in stable condition after his wrist was cut by Filip Hronek's skate during a tune-up game Saturday ahead of the 2025 IIHF World Championship, Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey News reports.
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Assist streak at three games
LWSan Jose Sharks
April 13, 2025
Eklund logged an assist in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Flames.
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Helpers in back-to-back games
LWSan Jose Sharks
April 11, 2025
Eklund logged an assist, five shots on goal and two blocked shots in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Oilers.
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Notches assist in overtime loss
LWSan Jose Sharks
April 9, 2025
Eklund logged an assist, two hits and two PIM in Wednesday's 8-7 overtime loss to the Wild.
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Still listed on Sweden's roster
LWSan Jose Sharks
May 5, 2025
Eklund, who is dealing with a wrist injury, is still listed on Team Sweden's roster for the 2025 IIHF World Championship, Max Miller of NHL.com reports Monday.
ANALYSIS
Eklund's wrist was cut by a skate during a tune-up game Saturday, calling his status for the upcoming international tournament into question. He was in stable condition after the incident and downplayed the severity of the issue on social media. It's encouraging that he's still listed on Sweden's roster, but he'll presumably continue to be monitored as the tournament approaches.
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