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William Eklund right nowThe 2026-2027 season

Injured (ankle) since October 8 — has missed 4 games. Expected back around January 5. Ottawa Senators sit 2nd in the Atlantic (6–2–0, 12 pts).

The 2026-2027 season so far
Points
2
Swedish flag#35NHL#320
Form
COLD
Latest 4 outings
Goals
1
Swedish flag#21NHL#192
Assists
1
Swedish flag#34NHL#313
Plus/minus
+1
Swedish flag#16NHL#168
Games
4
50%
50% of 8
#16 in +/- among Swedish players·Pace: 42 points over 84·Swedish teammates: Fabian Zetterlund, André Burakovsky, Linus Ullmark, Samuel Ersson

Milestones within reach

Career
100 career goals
49 away
Season
Match season best: 17 goals
16 away
Career
250 career points
85 away
Watch 2 clips from 2026-20271 goals · 1 assists
  1. Injured

    William goes down and has missed 4 games

    Ankle

    The injury in the media
    William Eklund Has Ankle Surgery and Faces a Long Absence
    Injured

    William goes down and is out

    Lower body

    • The game
      PHI1–2OTT
      W
      game 4/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG01:24TOI
      View the game
    SwedeswithLinus Ullmark0+0Fabian Zetterlund0+0
    • The game
      OTT3–5DET
      L
      game 3/88
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP20:09TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    His points
    SwedeswithFabian Zetterlund0+1Samuel Ersson0+0againstLucas Raymond0+3Viktor Arvidsson1+1William Wallinder0+1Albert Johansson0+0Anton Johansson0+0Axel Sandin-Pellikka0+0
    • The game
      OTT4–1BOS
      W
      game 2/85
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:53TOI
      View the game
    SwedeswithSamuel Ersson0+0Linus Ullmark0+0Fabian Zetterlund0+0againstHampus Lindholm0+0Elias Lindholm0+0
    • The game
      OTT3–2TOR
      W
      game 1/84
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG16:16TOI
      View the game
    SwedeswithFabian Zetterlund0+1Linus Ullmark0+0againstWilliam Nylander0+1Oliver Ekman-Larsson0+0
    Season opener

    William Eklund plays the 2026-2027 season for Ottawa Senators

    OTTOttawa Senators

    William was 23 years old when the 2026-2027 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 6th NHL season in all.

    The season before

    How the 2025-2026 season went

    The whole season
    Points
    53
    #12NHL #113
    Goals
    15
    #19NHL #190
    Assists
    38
    #7NHL #72
    Games
    78
    #20NHL #194
    San Jose Sharks · Missed the playoffs

That is where the season began.

The 2025-2026 season