- Age
- 36
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Shoots
- R
- Born
- Landsbro, SWE
- GP
- 7
- G
- 0
- A
- 7
- P
- 7
- +/-
- +1
- SOG
- 11
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2008 · Round 1, #15 overall (OTT)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 7 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| G | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A | 7 | 0 | 3+4 |
| P | 7 | 0 | 3+4 |
| SOG | 11 | 6 | 8+3 |
| PPP | 2 | 0 | 1+1 |
| +/- | +1 | -3 | +1 |
| PIM | 0 | 4 | 4-4 |
| TOI/GP | 22:58 | 20:31+2:27 | 20:16+2:42 |
| SH% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Karlsson is shooting 0.0% (0 on 11 shots) against 6.4% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 1.0 expected goals this season (G − xG -1.0).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 53.4
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 49.6
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- +6.4
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 1.048
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 1.0
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -1.0
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 61.5
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 16:18
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
41 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Karlsson is used
#65 · D · Pittsburgh Penguins
Erik Karlsson
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 6 games with shift charts
- Pair 2
- PP1
- PK · rarely
- Ice time / game
- 23:28
- 16:18 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 61.5%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 49.6%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 53.4%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL defensemen
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025–26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 75 | 15 | 51 | 66 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 11 | 42 | 53 |
| 2023–24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 11 | 45 | 56 |
| 2022–23 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 |
| 2021–22 | San Jose Sharks | 50 | 10 | 25 | 35 |
| 2020–21 | San Jose Sharks | 52 | 8 | 14 | 22 |
| 2019–20 | San Jose Sharks | 56 | 6 | 34 | 40 |
| 2018–19 | San Jose Sharks | 53 | 3 | 42 | 45 |
| 2018–19 (P) | San Jose Sharks | 19 | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 9 | 53 | 62 |
| 2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | 77 | 17 | 54 | 71 |
| 2016–17 (P) | Ottawa Senators | 19 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 16 | 66 | 82 |
| 2014–15 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 21 | 45 | 66 |
| 2014–15 (P) | Ottawa Senators | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 20 | 54 | 74 |
| 2012–13 | Ottawa Senators | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2012–13 (P) | Ottawa Senators | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011–12 | Ottawa Senators | 81 | 19 | 59 | 78 |
| 2011–12 (P) | Ottawa Senators | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010–11 | Ottawa Senators | 75 | 13 | 32 | 45 |
| 2009–10 | Ottawa Senators | 60 | 5 | 21 | 26 |
| 2009–10 (P) | Ottawa Senators | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ CHI | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 20:24 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 27:10 |
| Fri, Oct 9 | @ CBJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:50 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | @ WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 24:44 |
| Mon, Oct 5 | vs WPG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:00 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs MTL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 19:38 |
| Wed, Sep 30 | @ PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:59 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Sweden · OG | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | Sweden · 4 Nations | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | Sweden · WC | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2016–17 | Sweden · WCup | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013–14 | Sweden · Olympics | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012–13 | Jokerit · Finland | 30 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 2011–12 | Sweden · WC-A | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009–10 | Binghamton · AHL | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2009–10 | Sweden · WC-A | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008–09 | Frolunda · Sweden | 45 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008–09 | Sweden · WJC-A | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008–09 | Boras · Sweden-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Frolunda Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008–09 (P) | Frolunda · Sweden | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007–08 | Frolunda U18 · Swe-U18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007–08 | Frolunda Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| 2007–08 | Frolunda · Sweden | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007–08 (P) | Frolunda U18 · Swe-U18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007–08 (P) | Frolunda Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007–08 (P) | Frolunda · Sweden | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | Sodertalje U18 · Swe-U18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006–07 | Sodertalje Jr. · Swe-Jr. | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2005–06 | Boro/Vetlanda J20 · J20 Div.2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |