#94 · Center

Linus Karlsson

Age: 26
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 178 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Landsbro, SWE

GP: 8
G: 1
A: 4
P: 5
+/-: -2
SOG: 16

Drafted 2018 · Round 3, #87 overall (SJS)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 first 8 GP
GP	8	8
G	1	0+1
A	4	2+2
P	5	2+3
SOG	16	6+10
PPP	1	0+1
+/-	-2	+1-3
PIM	4	2+2
TOI/GP	14:19	9:28+4:51
SH%	6.3	0.0+6.3

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 6.3% (1 on 16 shots) against 12.2% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.4 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.4).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 45.8; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 33.8; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: -1.6; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.051; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.4; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.4; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 31.8; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 12:26; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

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

How Karlsson is used

#94 · C · Vancouver Canucks

Linus Karlsson

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

Line 3
PP2

Ice time / game: 14:23; 12:26 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 31.8%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 33.8%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 45.8%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Karlsson43.5s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Karlsson19%

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

Marco Rossi45.5 min together42%shot attempts

Zeev Buium42.3 min together38%shot attempts

Filip Hronek39.9 min together45%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Vancouver Canucks	8	1	4	5	-2	4	1	16	6.3	14:19
2025–26	Vancouver Canucks	79	15	20	35	-28	42	2	116	12.9	12:31
2024–25	Vancouver Canucks	23	3	3	6	+5	6	1	28	10.7	10:56
2023–24	Vancouver Canucks	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	10:09
2023–24 (P)	Vancouver Canucks	2	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0.0	9:55

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@NYI	0	0	0	0	2	0	13:02
Sun, Oct 11	@NYR	0	0	0	-2	3	0	11:55
Sat, Oct 10	@NJD	1	0	1	0	2	0	14:46
Thu, Oct 8	@CAR	0	0	0	0	2	2	15:43
Sun, Oct 4	vsVGK	0	1	1	+1	2	0	13:31
Sat, Oct 3	vsCGY	0	2	2	+3	2	0	18:09
Thu, Oct 1	vsEDM	0	0	0	-3	1	0	13:47
Tue, Sep 29	@EDM	0	1	1	-1	2	2	13:37

	Team / League										TOI
2024–25	Abbotsford Canucks · AHL	32	23	16	39	+13	24	–	–	–	–
2024–25 (P)	Abbotsford Canucks · AHL	24	14	12	26	+4	28	–	–	–	–
2023–24	Abbotsford Canucks · AHL	60	23	37	60	+9	30	–	–	–	–
2023–24 (P)	Abbotsford Canucks · AHL	6	2	0	2	0	10	–	–	–	–
2022–23	Abbotsford Canucks · AHL	72	24	25	49	-4	72	–	–	–	–
2022–23 (P)	Abbotsford Canucks · AHL	6	1	1	2	-4	6	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Skellefteå AIK · SHL	52	26	20	46	+10	18	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Skellefteå AIK · Champions HL	8	1	1	2	0	2	–	–	–	–
2021–22	Sweden · EHT	6	2	1	3	-3	4	–	–	–	–
2021–22 (P)	Skellefteå AIK · SHL	6	0	1	1	-6	6	–	–	–	–
2020–21	BIK Karlskoga · HockeyAllsvenskan	52	20	31	51	+26	32	–	–	–	–
2020–21 (P)	BIK Karlskoga · HockeyAllsvenskan	11	8	7	15	-5	2	–	–	–	–
2019–20	Karlskrona HK · HockeyAllsvenskan	36	8	14	22	-7	18	–	–	–	–
2019–20	BIK Karlskoga · HockeyAllsvenskan	12	6	12	18	0	0	–	–	–	–
2019–20 (P)	BIK Karlskoga · HockeyAllsvenskan	1	2	0	2	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Karlskrona HK · HockeyAllsvenskan	52	5	13	18	+7	59	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Karlskrona HK J20 · J20 SuperElit	1	0	2	2	+2	0	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Karlskrona HK · HockeyAllsvenskan	5	1	0	1	-2	4	–	–	–	–
2018–19 (P)	Karlskrona HK J20 · J20 SuperElit	4	2	3	5	-1	0	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Karlskrona HK J20 · J20 SuperElit	42	27	25	52	+11	26	–	–	–	–
2017–18	Karlskrona HK · SHL	13	0	1	1	-3	2	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Karlskrona HK J20 · J20 SuperElit	6	2	2	4	+1	10	–	–	–	–
2017–18 (P)	Karlskrona HK · SHL	1	0	0	0	0	2	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Boro/Vetlanda HC · Division 2	31	21	23	44	–	32	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Boro/Vetlanda HC J18 · J18 Div.1	3	5	5	10	–	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Boro/Vetlanda HC J20 · J20 Div.1	3	2	4	6	–	27	–	–	–	–
2016–17 (P)	Boro/Vetlanda HC J18 · J18 Div.1	4	5	5	10	–	4	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Boro/Vetlanda HC J18 · J18 Div.1	11	13	8	21	–	12	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Boro/Vetlanda HC J20 · J20 Div.1	6	4	4	8	–	6	–	–	–	–
2015–16	Boro/Vetlanda HC · Division 2	20	4	3	7	–	2	–	–	–	–
2015–16 (P)	Boro/Vetlanda HC · Division 2	2	1	0	1	–	0	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Boro/Vetlanda J18 · J18 Div.1	20	13	19	32	–	42	–	–	–	–
2014–15	Boro/Vetlanda J20 · J20 Div.1	22	20	9	29	–	30	–	–	–	–
2014–15 (P)	Småland 2 · TV-Pucken	1	0	0	0	–	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Boro/Vetlanda U16 · U16 Div.2	14	15	10	25	–	42	–	–	–	–