215 G · 721 A · 1,159 GP
0.808 P/GP · 331 PPP · 25:07 ATOI
Pittsburgh Penguins#65Active
Erik Karlsson
D · 6′0″ / 185 lb · Shoots R · Landsbro, SWE · Age 36 · 2008 #15 by OTT
936Career points
0.808Career P/GP
1,159Games played
215Goals
17 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-2666points
The latest read.
66 points in 75 games in 2025-26. Career: 936 points across 1,159 games.
75GP
15goals
51assists
66points
176shots
26PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
9 G · 47 A · 73 GP
0.767 P/GP · 22 PPP · 26:43 ATOI
0.433 → 0.880P/GP by season · 17 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2022-23
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 17 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled626 all-time peers
Playoff career · 73 GP · 9 G · 47 A · 56 pts (0.767 P/GP)
89.3
96.5
93.3
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-29@ PHIPlayoff36:22 TOI0G 0A0 P · 4 S
2026-04-27vs PHIPlayoff26:23 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-04-25@ PHIPlayoff26:47 TOI0G 1A1 P · 1 S
2026-04-22@ PHIPlayoff28:59 TOI1G 0A1 P · 2 S
2026-04-20vs PHIPlayoff27:29 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
What this draft slot returns.
Observed careers at the same pick, across all positionsdraft history · 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC
2008 draft#15round 1 · OTT
27Players in sample
81.5%Reached the NHL
Most games in this sample: Alex Kovalev (1991, NYR), 1,316 NHL games.
Sample: 27 players taken #15, across all positions, from draft classes through 2018 on file. Historical totals reflect the 2026-08-14 00:35 UTC snapshot; Erik Karlsson's games use this page's NHL career record. Active careers can still grow.
These are observed outcomes, not a forecast for Erik Karlsson. Exact-slot rates require at least 12 players. Draft Value methodology.
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2022-23 peak: 82 GP / 25 G / 76 A / 101 Pts / 1.232 P/GP · 25:37 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 | 1.232 |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 16 | 66 | 82 | 1.000 |
| 2011-12 | 81 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 0.963 |
| 2016-17 | 77 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 0.922 |
| 2013-14 | 82 | 20 | 54 | 74 | 0.902 |
| Prime-five | 404 | 97 | 309 | 406 | 1.005 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
James Norris Memorial Trophy2022-23 · 2014-15 · 2011-12
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart17 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 75 | 15 | 51 | 66 | +8 | 26 | 176 |
| 2024-25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 11 | 42 | 53 | -24 | 15 | 191 |
| 2023-24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 11 | 45 | 56 | +4 | 17 | 213 |
| 2022-23Peak | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 | -26 | 27 | 209 |
| 2021-22 | San Jose Sharks | 50 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -14 | 10 | 117 |
| 2020-21 | San Jose Sharks | 52 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -18 | 8 | 110 |
| 2019-20 | San Jose Sharks | 56 | 6 | 34 | 40 | -15 | 13 | 120 |
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 53 | 3 | 42 | 45 | +6 | 20 | 169 |
| 2017-18 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 9 | 53 | 62 | -25 | 18 | 196 |
| 2016-17 | Ottawa Senators | 77 | 17 | 54 | 71 | +10 | 27 | 218 |
| 2015-16 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 16 | 66 | 82 | -2 | 26 | 248 |
| 2014-15 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 21 | 45 | 66 | +7 | 30 | 292 |
| 2013-14 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 20 | 54 | 74 | -15 | 31 | 257 |
| 2012-13 | Ottawa Senators | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +8 | 4 | 79 |
| 2011-12 | Ottawa Senators | 81 | 19 | 59 | 78 | +16 | 28 | 261 |
| 2010-11 | Ottawa Senators | 75 | 13 | 32 | 45 | -30 | 21 | 182 |
| 2009-10 | Ottawa Senators | 60 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 10 | 112 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | San Jose Sharks | 19 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 6 | 51 |
| 2016-17 | Ottawa Senators | 19 | 2 | 16 | 18 | +13 | 3 | 53 |
| 2014-15 | Ottawa Senators | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 17 |
| 2012-13 | Ottawa Senators | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 28 |
| 2011-12 | Ottawa Senators | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| 2009-10 | Ottawa Senators | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -4 | 4 | 12 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2022-23 is the best season either way: 1.232 raw, 1.162 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 75 | 0.880 | 3.13 | 0.844 |
| 2024-25 | 82 | 0.646 | 3.04 | 0.638 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 0.683 | 3.11 | 0.658 |
| 2022-23Best adjusted | 82 | 1.232 | 3.18 | 1.162 |
| 2021-22 | 50 | 0.700 | 3.14 | 0.668 |
| 2020-21 | 52 | 0.423 | 2.94 | 0.432 |
| 2019-20 | 56 | 0.714 | 3.02 | 0.710 |
| 2018-19 | 53 | 0.849 | 3.01 | 0.845 |
| 2017-18 | 71 | 0.873 | 2.97 | 0.882 |
| 2016-17 | 77 | 0.922 | 2.77 | 1.000 |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 1.000 | 2.71 | 1.106 |
| 2014-15 | 82 | 0.805 | 2.73 | 0.884 |
| 2013-14 | 82 | 0.902 | 2.74 | 0.987 |
| 2011-12 | 81 | 0.963 | 2.73 | 1.057 |
| 2010-11 | 75 | 0.600 | 2.79 | 0.645 |
| 2009-10 | 60 | 0.433 | 2.84 | 0.458 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | OG | Sweden | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | WC | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2016-17 | WCup | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013-14 | Olympics | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2012-13 | Finland | Jokerit | 30 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 2011-12 | WC-A | Sweden | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009-10 | AHL | Binghamton | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 2009-10 | WC-A | Sweden | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008-09 | Swe-Jr. | Frolunda Jr. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008-09 | Sweden | Frolunda | 45 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2008-09 | Sweden-2 | Boras | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008-09 | WJC-A | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2008-09 | Sweden | Frolunda | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007-08 | Swe-Jr. | Frolunda Jr. | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 |
| 2007-08 | Swe-U18 | Frolunda U18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007-08 | Sweden | Frolunda | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | Swe-Jr. | Frolunda Jr. | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | Swe-U18 | Frolunda U18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007-08 | Sweden | Frolunda | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Swe-Jr. | Sodertalje Jr. | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| 2006-07 | Swe-U18 | Sodertalje U18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005-06 | J20 Div.2 | Boro/Vetlanda J20 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 1,159 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 927 to 1,391); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 23 of them cleared the band.
Roman JosiD · 2008 #38 · active1,030 GP · 203 G · 576 A · 779 P0.756 P/GP · −0.051Victor HedmanD · 2009 #2 · active1,164 GP · 172 G · 639 A · 811 P0.697 P/GP · −0.111John CarlsonD · 2008 #27 · active1,159 GP · 170 G · 615 A · 785 P0.677 P/GP · −0.130Kris LetangD · 2005 #62 · active1,235 GP · 178 G · 628 A · 806 P0.653 P/GP · −0.155Morgan RiellyD · 2012 #5 · active951 GP · 98 G · 451 A · 549 P0.577 P/GP · −0.230
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed96.6mph86.1
155.5 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed23.7mph99.1
38.2 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated382.9km85.8
237.9 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game6.9km91.7
4.3 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph153bursts98.2
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time45.4%92.9
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time17.6%27.6
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time37.0%92.0
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal176shots95.7
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal14shots95.1
league average 4.0 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Center Point422 G96th
R Point283 G88th
Outside R212 G99th
R Circle204 G97th
Low Slot140 G96th
High Slot122 G90th
L Circle120 G90th
L Point111 G66th
Beyond Red Line101 G94th
Outside L30 G61th
Behind the Net10 G90th
Offensive Neutral Zone10 G56th
R Net Side10 G61th
Crease00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
L Net Side00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
14high danger0 G · 0.0%
44mid danger6 G · 13.6%
81long range6 G · 7.4%
Method: 176 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
6 trophy wins · 10 top-three finishes · 29 ballot appearances · 947 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.MTL54 points66 GP · 13 G · 41 A199 shots · 21 PP pointsCareer vs.PIT47 points51 GP · 7 G · 40 A137 shots · 20 PP points
Career vs.TOR47 points52 GP · 12 G · 35 A140 shots · 23 PP points
Career vs.TBL44 points45 GP · 13 G · 31 A129 shots · 15 PP points
Career vs.FLA43 points45 GP · 12 G · 31 A134 shots · 16 PP points
Career vs.BUF42 points53 GP · 14 G · 28 A173 shots · 16 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.SJS1.11 P/GP19 GP · 5 G · 16 A51 shots · 9 PP points
Pace vs.MIN1.09 P/GP33 GP · 9 G · 27 A79 shots · 12 PP points
Pace vs.DET1.03 P/GP37 GP · 9 G · 29 A112 shots · 14 PP pointsPace vs.TBL0.98 P/GP45 GP · 13 G · 31 A129 shots · 15 PP points
Pace vs.EDM0.97 P/GP31 GP · 7 G · 23 A78 shots · 7 PP pointsPace vs.FLA0.96 P/GP45 GP · 12 G · 31 A134 shots · 16 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
592 shots on goal against 81 goaltenders, 36 goals: 6.1% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 2 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linus UllmarkOTT | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | wrist |
| Ilya SorokinNYI | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya SorokinNYI | 26 | 0 | 0.0% | wrist |
| Linus UllmarkOTT | 30 | 1 | 3.3% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
1.86blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#106Yahoo#88Fantrax#89Roto#79
25-2675 GP15 G51 A1.94 pts/gm
2nd half+0.54Market avg#98Point games52%Worst blank run5
This desk has Erik Karlsson No. 106 among skaters on the ESPN points board — the market has him 8 seats higher.
The room.
Every current Pittsburgh Penguins teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
