#71 · Center

William Karlsson

Age: 33
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 190 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Marsta, SWE

GP: 8
G: 2
A: 1
P: 3
+/-: -2
SOG: 15

Drafted 2011 · Round 2, #53 overall (ANA)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 8 GP
GP	8	4	8
G	2	0	3-1
A	1	1	1
P	3	1	4-1
SOG	15	10	18-3
PPP	0	0	1-1
+/-	-2	-2	-3+1
PIM	0	4	4-4
TOI/GP	17:51	16:13+1:39	15:46+2:05
SH%	13.3	0.0+13.3	16.7-3.3

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 13.3% (2 on 15 shots) against 13.3% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.9 expected goals this season (G − xG +0.1).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 59.1; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 64.8; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +6.5; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.989; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.9; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +0.1; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 56.3; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 14:09; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

34 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Karlsson is used

#71 · C · Vegas Golden Knights

William Karlsson

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 7 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 17:31; 14:09 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 56.3%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 64.8%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 59.1%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Karlsson50.4s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Karlsson24%

NHL average24%

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

Mitch Marner81.0 min together60%shot attempts

Brett Howden80.1 min together59%shot attempts

Noah Hanifin38.5 min together60%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Vegas Golden Knights	8	2	1	3	-2	0	0	15	13.3	17:51
2025–26	Vegas Golden Knights	14	4	3	7	-1	4	1	30	13.3	15:09
2025–26 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	15	3	6	9	+10	4	0	24	12.5	17:12
2024–25	Vegas Golden Knights	53	9	20	29	+17	4	0	119	7.6	17:01
2024–25 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	11	3	3	6	+5	0	0	17	17.6	18:34
2023–24	Vegas Golden Knights	70	30	30	60	+15	22	7	175	17.1	17:36
2023–24 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	7	0	2	2	+4	0	0	9	0.0	15:56
2022–23	Vegas Golden Knights	82	14	39	53	+14	10	2	161	8.7	17:28
2022–23 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	22	11	6	17	+11	2	1	45	24.4	17:21
2021–22	Vegas Golden Knights	67	12	23	35	+3	10	1	135	8.9	18:17
2020–21	Vegas Golden Knights	56	14	25	39	+19	4	1	111	12.6	18:40
2020–21 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	19	4	12	16	+10	2	0	34	11.8	18:24
2019–20	Vegas Golden Knights	63	15	31	46	+11	16	2	138	10.9	18:52
2019–20 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	20	4	6	10	+2	0	1	53	7.5	19:12
2018–19	Vegas Golden Knights	82	24	32	56	+1	16	7	169	14.2	18:51
2018–19 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	7	2	3	5	+1	2	0	17	11.8	20:25
2017–18	Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	35	78	+49	12	8	184	23.4	18:43
2017–18 (P)	Vegas Golden Knights	20	7	8	15	+8	2	2	50	14.0	21:40
2016–17	Columbus Blue Jackets	81	6	19	25	+10	10	1	96	6.3	13:23
2016–17 (P)	Columbus Blue Jackets	5	2	1	3	+4	0	0	12	16.7	16:06
2015–16	Columbus Blue Jackets	81	9	11	20	-9	6	0	108	8.3	14:28
2014–15	Anaheim Ducks	18	2	1	3	+1	2	0	24	8.3	12:09
2014–15	Columbus Blue Jackets	3	1	1	2	+2	0	0	5	20.0	12:46

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@NSH	1	0	1	+1	2	15:22
Mon, Oct 12	@MIN	1	0	1	-1	3	17:11
Sat, Oct 10	vsLAK	0	0	0	0	3	16:40
Thu, Oct 8	vsTOR	0	1	1	-1	1	18:55
Tue, Oct 6	@SEA	0	0	0	0	1	18:44
Sun, Oct 4	@VAN	0	0	0	+1	2	18:20
Fri, Oct 2	vsANA	0	0	0	-2	2	20:13
Tue, Sep 29	vsCHI	0	0	0	0	1	17:26

	Team / League										TOI
2024–25	Sweden · WC	4	0	1	1	+3	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Sweden · WC	10	1	2	3	+6	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Sweden · EHT	2	0	0	0	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Springfield · AHL	15	0	0	0	-11	0	0	23	0.0	–
2014–15	Norfolk · AHL	37	8	16	24	-5	2	3	86	930.0	–
2013–14	HV 71 · Sweden	55	15	22	37	–	14	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Norfolk · AHL	9	2	7	9	+5	6	0	18	1110.0	–
2013–14 (P)	HV 71 · Sweden	8	3	4	7	–	8	–	–	–	–
2013–14 (P)	Norfolk · AHL	8	1	2	3	-3	2	0	13	769.0	–
2012–13	HV 71 · Sweden	50	4	24	28	–	12	–	–	–	–
2012–13	Sweden · WJC-A	6	0	2	2	+1	2	0	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	HV 71 · Sweden	5	0	2	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2012–13 (P)	HV 71 Jr. · Swe-Jr.	2	2	2	4	–	2	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Vasteras · Sweden-2	52	13	34	47	–	6	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Sweden · WJC-A	6	1	1	2	0	0	0	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	Vasteras Jr. · Swe-Jr.	5	2	2	4	–	2	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Vasteras U18 · Swe-U18	11	5	9	14	–	10	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Vasteras Jr. · Swe-Jr.	38	20	34	54	–	45	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Vasteras · Sweden-2	14	1	3	4	–	2	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Sweden · WJ18-A	6	2	3	5	+8	6	1	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	Vasteras U18 · Swe-U18	6	7	8	15	–	2	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Vasteras U18 · Swe-U18	39	23	21	44	–	62	–	–	–	–
2009–10	Vasteras Jr. · Swe-Jr.	6	0	1	1	–	2	–	–	–	–
2009–10 (P)	Vasteras Jr. · Swe-Jr.	2	0	1	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2008–09	Arlanda U18 · Swe-U18	33	10	18	28	–	16	–	–	–	–
2007–08	Arlanda U18 · Swe-U18	5	2	7	9	–	4	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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