Erik Karlsson

Pittsburgh Penguins·D·#65·SWE·Age 36·Shoots R

6'0"185 lbsLandsbroDrafted 15th Overall, 2008 (OTT)

No stats available for this season.

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Landsbro, SWE · Draft: 2008 · Round 1, pick 15 (#15 overall) · OTT · 18 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 1173
G: 218
A: 734
PTS: 952
+/-: -117

Playoffs

GP: 73
G: 9
A: 47
PTS: 56
+/-: 0

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	@ MTL	1	2	3	1	4	23:37
2026-10-29	vs UTA	1	0	1	-2	1	21:33
2026-10-24	vs NSH	0	1	1	1	2	26:12
2026-10-22	vs FLA	0	0	0	2	3	24:09
2026-10-19	@ UTA	1	1	2	-1	1	27:40

Awards

James Norris Memorial Trophy · 3× 2022-23, 2014-15, 2011-12

Game Log

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 6	BOS	0	0	0	-4	0	21:05	L
Nov 4	VGK	0	0	0	0	2	24:44	L
Oct 31	@ MTL	1	2	3	1	4	23:37	L
Oct 29	UTA	1	0	1	-2	1	21:33	L
Oct 24	NSH	0	1	1	1	2	26:12	W
Oct 22	FLA	0	0	0	2	3	24:09	W
Oct 20	@ UTA	1	1	2	-1	1	27:40	L
Oct 18	@ VGK	0	1	1	-3	1	21:56	L
Oct 17	@ COL	0	1	1	-1	2	20:57	L
Oct 14	@ CHI	0	2	2	-1	1	20:24	L
Oct 10	DAL	0	0	0	-1	2	27:10	W
Oct 9	@ CBJ	0	1	1	1	0	24:50	L
Oct 7	@ WSH	0	0	0	-1	4	24:44	L
Oct 5	WPG	0	1	1	0	1	24:00	L
Oct 3	MTL	0	2	2	2	0	19:38	W
Sep 30	@ PHI	0	1	1	1	3	19:59	W
Sep 26	@ BUF	0	0	0	2	0	18:46	W
Apr 29	@ PHI	0	0	0	-1	4	36:22	L
Apr 27	PHI	0	0	0	0	2	26:23	W
Apr 26	@ PHI	0	1	1	-1	1	26:47	W
Apr 22	@ PHI	1	0	1	-1	2	28:59	L
Apr 20	PHI	0	0	0	-1	1	27:29	L
Apr 19	PHI	0	1	1	0	3	25:43	L
Apr 12	@ WSH	0	0	0	-2	0	19:56	L
Apr 9	@ NJD	1	1	2	0	2	22:30	W
Apr 5	FLA	0	0	0	0	2	21:27	W
Apr 4	FLA	1	3	4	2	2	20:30	W
Apr 2	@ TBL	0	0	0	-4	3	23:48	L
Mar 31	DET	0	0	0	1	4	22:48	W
Mar 30	@ NYI	0	0	0	1	2	19:41	W
Mar 28	DAL	1	2	3	-1	1	24:47	L
Mar 26	@ OTT	1	2	3	1	8	26:08	W
Mar 24	COL	0	0	0	-2	1	23:53	L
Mar 22	CAR	0	0	0	-2	2	21:47	L
Mar 21	WPG	2	0	2	1	5	25:31	W
Mar 18	@ CAR	2	1	3	0	4	24:02	L
Mar 17	@ COL	1	2	3	2	4	21:44	W
Mar 15	@ UTA	0	2	2	2	1	26:50	W
Mar 13	@ VGK	0	0	0	-3	4	26:26	L
Mar 10	@ CAR	0	2	2	2	2	28:01	L
Mar 8	BOS	0	2	2	1	6	24:20	W
Mar 7	PHI	1	0	1	1	1	26:12	L
Mar 6	BUF	0	0	0	-1	3	23:05	L
Mar 4	@ BOS	1	0	1	0	6	21:18	L
Mar 1	VGK	0	2	2	2	1	21:58	W
Feb 28	@ NYR	0	1	1	0	3	24:14	L
Feb 27	NJD	0	0	0	1	1	21:41	W
Feb 6	@ BUF	0	0	0	2	2	22:47	W
Feb 4	@ NYI	0	1	1	2	3	22:27	L
Feb 3	OTT	0	0	0	-1	3	27:20	L
Jan 31	NYR	0	1	1	-1	3	23:53	W
Jan 30	CHI	0	0	0	3	2	21:40	W
Jan 25	@ VAN	0	0	0	1	1	23:57	W
Jan 23	@ EDM	0	0	0	1	0	19:58	W
Jan 11	@ BOS	0	0	0	-1	1	23:12	L
Jan 10	CGY	0	0	0	0	1	25:03	L
Jan 9	NJD	1	1	2	1	2	22:56	W
Jan 4	@ CBJ	0	1	1	2	4	25:46	W
Jan 3	@ DET	0	0	0	2	0	20:59	W
Jan 2	DET	0	2	2	0	1	22:34	W
Dec 31	CAR	0	2	2	3	1	19:40	W
Dec 29	@ CHI	0	0	0	0	0	15:49	W
Dec 23	@ TOR	0	0	0	-4	6	22:42	L
Dec 22	MTL	0	1	1	0	1	27:07	W
Dec 21	@ MTL	0	0	0	-3	2	24:29	L
Dec 19	@ OTT	0	0	0	-2	2	20:36	L
Dec 17	EDM	1	1	2	-2	3	24:11	L
Dec 14	UTA	0	1	1	1	2	28:27	L
Dec 13	SJS	0	1	1	-2	4	29:21	L
Dec 12	MTL	1	0	1	0	5	27:22	L
Dec 10	ANA	0	2	2	-2	5	28:07	L
Dec 7	@ DAL	0	0	0	1	2	26:36	L
Dec 5	@ TBL	0	1	1	-1	6	25:29	W
Dec 2	@ PHI	0	2	2	1	2	21:13	W
Nov 30	TOR	0	0	0	-3	2	22:06	L
Nov 29	@ CBJ	0	1	1	1	2	22:13	W
Nov 27	BUF	0	1	1	0	0	23:48	W
Nov 23	SEA	0	0	0	1	4	27:18	L
Nov 22	MIN	0	0	0	0	0	22:46	L
Nov 16	NSH	0	1	1	1	0	21:00	W
Nov 14	@ NSH	0	0	0	-1	1	22:56	L
Nov 9	LAK	0	0	0	0	3	27:43	L

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

League leaders →

Physical

Hits2#618 of 654
Hits per game0.13#633 of 654
Hits per 600.32#642 of 654
Blocked shots8#340 of 654
Takeaways3#257 of 654
Giveaways31#648 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)2.15#284 of 654
Expected goals per 600.35#435 of 654
Goals above expected+0.85#150 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.046#475 of 654
High-danger shots3#400 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)48.7%#361 of 654
Corsi relative to team-7.1%#577 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)48.5%#366 of 654
PDO at 5v50.982#407 of 654
Offensive zone starts58.6%#139 of 654
Time on ice per game23:17#30 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

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Career Arc

18 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	PIT	14	3	13	16	-2	2	25	12.0	23:21	2	4
2025-26	PIT	75	15	51	66	+8	22	176	8.5	23:36	4	22
2024-25	PIT	82	11	42	53	-24	20	191	5.8	23:14	2	13
2023-24	PIT	82	11	45	56	+4	44	213	5.2	24:16	2	15
2022-23	SJS	82	25	76	101	-26	36	209	12.0	25:37	5	22
2021-22	SJS	50	10	25	35	-14	14	117	8.5	23:28	0	10
2020-21	SJS	52	8	14	22	-18	18	110	7.3	23:36	3	5
2019-20	SJS	56	6	34	40	-15	16	120	5.0	24:31	1	12
2018-19	SJS	53	3	42	45	+6	22	169	1.8	24:29	2	18
2017-18	OTT	71	9	53	62	-25	36	196	4.6	26:44	3	15
2016-17	OTT	77	17	54	71	+10	28	218	7.8	26:50	4	23
2015-16	OTT	82	16	66	82	-2	50	248	6.5	28:58	1	25
2014-15	OTT	82	21	45	66	+7	42	292	7.2	27:15	6	24
2013-14	OTT	82	20	54	74	-15	36	257	7.8	27:04	5	26
2012-13	OTT	17	6	8	14	+8	8	79	7.6	27:09	2	2
2011-12	OTT	81	19	59	78	+16	42	261	7.3	25:19	3	25
2010-11	OTT	75	13	32	45	-30	50	182	7.1	23:31	4	17
2009-10	OTT	60	5	21	26	-5	24	112	4.5	20:07	1	9

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Erik Karlsson

Contract

Career

Game Log

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Fantasy Value

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Career Arc

Career Stats