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.

The San Jose Sharks ended the Detroit Red Wings seven-game win streak behind top performances from William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini for the 6-3 win.

Benching Will Smith is part of the process. That’s how San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky looks at it. On Saturday, in a 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild, the top prospect was sat late in the second period.

San Jose Sharks visit Little Caesars Palace to take on the Detroit Red Wings. Jan Rutta and Nico Sturm and William Eklund and Mikael Granlund and Tyler Toffoli and Mario Ferraro scored, and the Sharks won 6-3.

Multiple NHL scouts and San Jose Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky weighed in on rookie Will Smith's struggles this season and how he can improve.

2) James Hagens is a 5-foot-11 center, who has taken Will Smith’s spot at Boston College ... including a familiar name: 1) Victor Eklund is a 5-foot-11 Swede, brother of the San Jose Sharks’ William Eklund. Ellis was especially impressed with the ...

To try and spark his dormant offense, Warsofsky put Celebrini on a line with Eklund and Toffoli on the wings. The trio was the Sharks’ best Saturday, as they created nine scoring chances at even strength against the Wild and allowed just two, per Natural Stat Trick.

Jan Rutta and Nico Sturm and William Eklund and Mikael Granlund and Tyler ... takes it from Holl. Nice job by Smith to get open, and have presence of mind after he’s denied to get it back ...

The San Jose Sharks ended the Detroit Red Wings seven-game win streak behind top performances from William Eklund and Macklin Celebrini for the 6-3 win. Eklund had a goal and two assists, and ...

Will Smith, like the rebuilding San Jose Sharks, is learning on the job. It’s normal for a teenager in the NHL to be down, then up, then down again. It’s normal for a young team to be down, then up, then down again.

But while the season has been painful, with the Sharks now riding a four-game losing skid and coming off multiple losses where they blew a lead, the team is still slowly heading in the right direction.

The San Jose Sharks are getting their leading goal scorer back in the lineup against the Nashville Predators on Thursday.