183 G · 270 A · 752 GP
0.602 P/GP · 82 PPP · 17:04 ATOI
Vegas Golden Knights#71Active
William Karlsson
C · 6′0″ / 190 lb · Shoots L · Marsta, SWE · Age 33 · 2011 #53 by ANA
453Career points
0.602Career P/GP
752Games played
183Goals
12 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-267points
The latest read.
7 points in 14 games in 2025-26. Career: 453 points across 752 games.
14GP
4goals
3assists
7points
30shots
1PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
36 G · 47 A · 126 GP
0.659 P/GP · 13 PPP · 18:37 ATOI
0.238 → 0.500P/GP by season · 12 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2017-18
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 12 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 126 GP · 36 G · 47 A · 83 pts (0.659 P/GP)
93.9
95.6
95.7
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-06-11@ CARPlayoff8:43 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-06-09vs CARPlayoff16:53 TOI1G 1A2 P · 1 S
2026-06-06vs CARPlayoff24:09 TOI0G 1A1 P · 2 S
2026-06-04@ CARPlayoff19:07 TOI0G 0A0 P · 2 S
2026-06-02@ CARPlayoff18:05 TOI1G 0A1 P · 2 S
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2011 draft#53round 2 · ANA
Rates: insufficient sample (n=5 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 5 forwards taken #53, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2017-18 peak: 82 GP / 43 G / 35 A / 78 Pts / 0.951 P/GP · 18:43 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 82 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 0.951 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 0.857 |
| 2019-20 | 63 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 0.730 |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 0.696 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 0.683 |
| Prime-five | 353 | 126 | 153 | 279 | 0.790 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Stanley Cup2022-23Lady Byng Memorial Trophy2017-18Frank J. Selke Trophy6th · 2018Lady Byng Memorial Trophy7th · 2021All-Star Team8th · 2018Hart Memorial Trophy10th · 2018
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 apart13 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 30 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 53 | 9 | 20 | 29 | +17 | 6 | 119 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 70 | 30 | 30 | 60 | +15 | 15 | 175 |
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | +14 | 9 | 161 |
| 2021-22 | Vegas Golden Knights | 67 | 12 | 23 | 35 | +3 | 3 | 135 |
| 2020-21 | Vegas Golden Knights | 56 | 14 | 25 | 39 | +19 | 8 | 111 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 63 | 15 | 31 | 46 | +11 | 8 | 138 |
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | +1 | 14 | 169 |
| 2017-18Peak | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 35 | 78 | +49 | 16 | 184 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 81 | 6 | 19 | 25 | +10 | 1 | 96 |
| 2015-16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 81 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -9 | 0 | 108 |
| 2014-15 | Anaheim Ducks | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1 | 24 |
| 2014-15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 5 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +10 | 0 | 24 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 22 | 11 | 6 | 17 | +11 | 2 | 45 |
| 2020-21 | Vegas Golden Knights | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +10 | 1 | 34 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +2 | 2 | 53 |
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2 | 17 |
| 2017-18 | Vegas Golden Knights | 20 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +8 | 5 | 50 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 0 | 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
2017-18 is the best season either way: 0.951 raw, 0.961 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53 | 0.547 | 3.04 | 0.540 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 0.857 | 3.11 | 0.826 |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 0.646 | 3.18 | 0.610 |
| 2021-22 | 67 | 0.522 | 3.14 | 0.498 |
| 2020-21 | 56 | 0.696 | 2.94 | 0.712 |
| 2019-20 | 63 | 0.730 | 3.02 | 0.725 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 0.683 | 3.01 | 0.680 |
| 2017-18Best adjusted | 82 | 0.951 | 2.97 | 0.961 |
| 2016-17 | 81 | 0.309 | 2.77 | 0.335 |
| 2015-16 | 81 | 0.247 | 2.71 | 0.273 |
| 2014-15 | 21 | 0.238 | 2.73 | 0.262 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | WC | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | EHT | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | WC | Sweden | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Springfield | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Norfolk | 37 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Norfolk | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013-14 | Sweden | HV 71 | 55 | 15 | 22 | 37 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Norfolk | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013-14 | Sweden | HV 71 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012-13 | Sweden | HV 71 | 50 | 4 | 24 | 28 |
| 2012-13 | WJC-A | Sweden | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | Swe-Jr. | HV 71 Jr. | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012-13 | Sweden | HV 71 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011-12 | Sweden-2 | Vasteras | 52 | 13 | 34 | 47 |
| 2011-12 | WJC-A | Sweden | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011-12 | Swe-Jr. | Vasteras Jr. | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010-11 | Swe-Jr. | Vasteras Jr. | 38 | 20 | 34 | 54 |
| 2010-11 | Swe-U18 | Vasteras U18 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2010-11 | Sweden-2 | Vasteras | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010-11 | WJ18-A | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2010-11 | Swe-U18 | Vasteras U18 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2009-10 | Swe-Jr. | Vasteras Jr. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009-10 | Swe-U18 | Vasteras U18 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 2009-10 | Swe-Jr. | Vasteras Jr. | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Showing the 24 most recent pre-NHL rows of 26.
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 752 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 602 to 902); 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: 105 of them cleared the band.
Jared McCannL · 2014 #24 · active720 GP · 204 G · 234 A · 438 P0.608 P/GP · +0.006Max DomiC · 2013 #12 · active815 GP · 150 G · 336 A · 486 P0.596 P/GP · −0.006Jonathan DrouinL · 2013 #3 · retired671 GP · 111 G · 287 A · 398 P0.593 P/GP · −0.009Oliver BjorkstrandR · 2013 #89 · active704 GP · 184 G · 232 A · 416 P0.591 P/GP · −0.011Pavel ZachaC · 2015 #6 · active706 GP · 155 G · 252 A · 407 P0.576 P/GP · −0.026
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 speed84.6mph48.0
136.2 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed22.3mph55.2
35.9 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated56.3km23.3
35.0 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game4.9km57.3
3.1 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph33bursts35.2
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time40.8%31.8
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time20.0%100.0
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time39.2%59.8
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal30shots27.4
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal9shots25.1
league average 31.6 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
Low Slot82 G25th
L Net Side31 G62th
L Point30 G61th
Outside L30 G44th
R Circle30 G31th
R Net Side30 G63th
High Slot20 G24th
Offensive Neutral Zone21 G53th
Beyond Red Line10 G40th
Center Point10 G31th
Crease10 G27th
Behind the Net00 G0th
L Circle00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
Outside R00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
R Point00 G0th
9high danger2 G · 22.2%
5mid danger0 G · 0.0%
4long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 30 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.
1 trophy win · 1 top-three finish · 13 ballot appearances · 65 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.SJS47 points53 GP · 16 G · 31 A124 shots · 6 PP points
Career vs.ANA32 points45 GP · 16 G · 16 A91 shots · 5 PP points
Career vs.CGY28 points31 GP · 11 G · 17 A81 shots · 6 PP points
Career vs.STL27 points32 GP · 10 G · 17 A66 shots · 8 PP points
Career vs.WPG27 points34 GP · 14 G · 13 A69 shots · 4 PP points
Career vs.EDM26 points40 GP · 12 G · 14 A67 shots · 6 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.CGY0.90 P/GP31 GP · 11 G · 17 A81 shots · 6 PP pointsPace vs.SJS0.89 P/GP53 GP · 16 G · 31 A124 shots · 6 PP points
Pace vs.MTL0.87 P/GP23 GP · 3 G · 17 A45 shots · 6 PP pointsPace vs.STL0.84 P/GP32 GP · 10 G · 17 A66 shots · 8 PP pointsPace vs.WPG0.79 P/GP34 GP · 14 G · 13 A69 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.TOR0.78 P/GP18 GP · 7 G · 7 A33 shots · 1 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
369 shots on goal against 64 goaltenders, 44 goals: 11.9% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake OettingerDAL | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake OettingerDAL | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | 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
1.54blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#197Yahoo#118Fantrax#109Roto#103
25-2614 GP4 G3 A1.52 pts/gm
Market avg#245
This desk has William Karlsson No. 197 among skaters on the ESPN points board — the market has him 48 seats lower.
The room.
Every current Vegas Golden Knights teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
