William Eklund hasn’t won a lot in his career, but he’s becoming a winning player. The offense is obvious: The San Jose Sharks winger put up three points in a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, highlighted by this brilliant pass to Nico Sturm.

William Eklund hasn’t won a lot in his NHL career, but he’s becoming a winning player for the San Jose Sharks.

The San Jose Sharks 70s line of Macklin Celebrini, William Eklund, and Tyler Toffoli provides everything head coach Ryan Warsofsky and general manager Mike Grier hoped for.

This season has been a period of rebuilding, growth and developing the team’s skills. The San Jose Sharks have struggled to find themselves out of the bottom of the league. Each game, win or lose, is never the same in the end.

Eklund, who missed four games, is tied for second on the Sharks with 27 points in 36 games. San Jose went 1-3-0 in his absence and entered Saturday in eighth and last place in the Pacific Division ...

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William Eklund, Mikael Granlund, Tyler Toffoli, and Mario Ferraro all scored third-period goals to help lead the San Jose Sharks to a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday to open a five-game road trip.

William Eklund had a goal and two assists and the San Jose Sharks ended Detroit's seven-game winning streak, beating the Red Wings 6-3.

William Eklund scored his ninth goal of the season in the second period, but the Sharks could not generate any other offense in a 3-1 loss to goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and the Minnesota Wild at SAP Center.

Eklund scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Wild. Eklund's tally got the Sharks on the board late in the second period. They had the better of the shot total (37 to 22), but Marc-Andre Fleury put in a vintage performance to stymie San Jose's attack.

- The Sharks are in eighth place in the Pacific Division with 34 points and a record of 14-27-6. San Jose is 1-4-0 in their last five games. - Mikael Granlund leads the Sharks in assists (25) and points (37) in his second season with San Jose.