Is Beck Malenstyn Better Than William Eklund? NHL Stats Decide

This is as close as it gets. Beck Malenstyn and William Eklund split the statistical categories evenly — 3 apiece — making this one of the most genuinely contested LW comparisons in NHL history. When the numbers are this balanced, the debate comes down to which statistics matter most to you.

Beck Malenstyn's Plus/Minus of -17 compared to William Eklund's -90 represents a 429.4% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Beck Malenstyn's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Penalty Minutes, where Beck Malenstyn posts 107 against William Eklund's 101 — a gap of just 5.9%. William Eklund can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 3-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Penalty Minutes is the statistical ammunition for the William Eklund side.

Hockey's greatest players accumulate points through both goal scoring and playmaking. The balance between goals and assists often reveals a player's style — pure scorer versus pass-first playmaker.

With categories split evenly, this comparison ultimately comes down to which statistics matter most to you. Beck Malenstyn claims the tiebreaker through Plus/Minus advantage — a 429.4% edge — but reasonable people can, and do, argue both sides of this NHL debate.