Profile
- Position
- Left wing
- Number
- #27
- Born
- October 12, 2002 · Stockholm, Sweden
- Age
- 24 years old
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Weight
- 185 lb (84 kg)
- Shoots
- left
- Draft
2021, SJS, round 1, pick 7 (7th overall)- Nationality
- Sweden
Injury
Injured reserve · Ankle · expected back around Tuesday, January 5 · reported Oct 15
Eklund had surgery to repair a torn ankle tendon and will be out 10-12 weeks, Bruce Garrioch of Postmedia reports Thursday.
Injuries · Source: team reports published by ESPN. The NHL publishes no official injury list in its public feed.
Season stats
- GPGames playedOfficial regular season games he played.
- 4
- GGoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count.
- 1
- AAssistsAssists on his team’s goals.
- 1
- PTSPointsGoals plus assists.
- 2
- +/-Plus-minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded.
- +1
- SOGShots on goalShots on target, goals included.
- 9
- PPGPower play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player.
- 0
- HITHitsBody checks given.
- 1
- BLKBlocked shotsOpponents’ shots blocked.
- 1
Projected full season
- Pool pts Pool points we project for the full season, already scored and to come, points format: 1 pt per goal and per assist, goalies 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss and 2 pts per shutout.
- 21.0 33 games, 6.8 goals, 14.2 assists
- Rest of season
- 19.0 29 games left, 0.65 pool pts per game from now on
Our model’s projection, checked on the whole 2025-2026 season: production per game and expected games from his team’s schedule. Our method
📈 Our read on his season
- Projected pool points
- 21.0 2 so far · 19.0 to come
- Worst and best case
- 10 to 32 Worst case 10 · best case 32Confidence medium. His gap between worst and best case is in the middle third of players at his position.
- Current pace
- 17 4 below the projection
Current pace carries his production per game over the games we expect him to play. The projection blends this season with the previous ones. 8 seasons out of 10 end between the worst and the best case, given how much his games vary, his health and his role. Confidence compares that gap with players at his position.
* This season: our projection, the vertical line going from the worst to the best case.
Compared with his last seasons
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedOfficial regular season games he played. | GoalsGoals scored. A shootout goal does not count. | AssistsAssists on his team’s goals. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Pool pointsPool points for the season under the default scoring. For this season, our projection. | Pool points per gamePool points divided by games played. For this season, over the projected full season (points already scored plus those to come). The rate from now on is under “Rest of season”. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 (projected full season) | 33 | 6.8 | 14.2 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.63 |
| 2025-26 | 78 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 53 | 0.68 |
| 2024-25 | 77 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 58 | 0.75 |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 16 | 29 | 45 | 45 | 0.56 |
Pool points under the default scoring: 1 point per goal and per assist, 2 per win and per shutout, 1 per overtime loss.
Last 10 games
Regular season career
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Sweden Selects U13 | WSI U13 |
| 2015-16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF U16 | U16 Div.1 |
| 2016-17 | 23 | 12 | 13 | 25 | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF U16 | U16 Div.1 |
| 2016-17 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF U16 | U16 SM |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF U16 | U16 Div.1 |
| 2017-18 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 8 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Stockholm Syd | TV-Pucken |
| 2017-18 | 19 | 6 | 16 | 22 | +12 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J18 | J18 Elit |
| 2017-18 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | +9 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J18 | J18 Allsvenskan |
| 2017-18 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 12 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF U16 | U16 SM |
| 2018-19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J18 | J18 Elit |
| 2018-19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J20 | J20 SuperElit |
| 2018-19 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +5 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J18 | J18 Allsvenskan |
| 2019-20 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Sweden U18 | Hlinka Gretzky Cup |
| 2019-20 | 31 | 12 | 24 | 36 | +16 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J20 | J20 SuperElit |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J18 | J18 Elit |
| 2019-20 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF | SHL |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF | Champions HL |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J18 | J18 Allsvenskan |
| 2020-21 | 40 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF | SHL |
| 2021-22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 14:20 | San Jose Sharks | NHL |
| 2021-22 | 29 | 1 | 13 | 14 | -7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF | SHL |
| 2022-23 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11.1 | 19:50 | San Jose Sharks | NHL |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 17 | 24 | 41 | -12 | 43 | – | – | – | – | – | – | San Jose Barracuda | AHL |
| 2023-24 | 80 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -45 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 128 | 12.5 | 18:40 | San Jose Sharks | NHL |
| 2024-25 | 77 | 17 | 41 | 58 | -7 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 151 | 11.3 | 19:33 | San Jose Sharks | NHL |
| 2024-25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Sweden | EHT |
| 2025-26 | 78 | 15 | 38 | 53 | -31 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 176 | 8.5 | 18:32 | San Jose Sharks | NHL |
| 2026-27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 13:56 |   Ottawa Senators | NHL |
| NHL totals | 256 | 51 | 114 | 165 | -90 | 101 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 490 | 10.4 | 18:42 | NHL |
Playoff career
| SeasonThe season, from fall to spring. | Games playedGames played in that league that season. | GoalsGoals scored. | AssistsAssists. | PointsGoals plus assists. | Plus/minusGoals for minus goals against while he is on the ice, at even strength or shorthanded. | Penalty minutesMinutes spent in the penalty box. | Power play goalsGoals scored while his team has an extra player. | Shorthanded goalsGoals scored while his team is a player short. | Game winning goalsThe goal that puts his team one ahead of the opponent’s final total. | ShotsShots on target, goals included. | Shooting percentageGoals divided by shots, as a percentage. | Average time on ice per gameTime on the ice per game, in minutes and seconds. | TeamThe team he played for that season, with a link to its page when it is in the NHL. | LeagueThe league of that season: NHL, minor league, junior, college or international tournament. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J18 | J18 Allsvenskan |
| 2018-19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J20 | J20 SuperElit |
| 2018-19 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J18 | J18 Allsvenskan |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF | SHL |
| 2021-22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF | SHL |
| 2021-22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Djurgårdens IF J20 | J20 Nationell |
🏆 NHL awards and honours
- E.J. McGuire Award of Excellence2020-21
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Career transactions
No known transaction for this player.
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