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Erik Karlsson has 31 points (3 goals, 28 assists) in 41 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 15) of the 2008 NHL Draft by the Ottawa Senators, he has 901 points (203 goals, 698 assists) in 1125 regular-season games for the Ottawa Senators, the San Jose Sharks and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He also has 53 points (8 goals, 45 assists) in 67 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 35.6 yrs (31.05.1990)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 83 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 15th in 2008
    Draft Team: Team logoOttawa Senators
    Awards: James Norris Memorial Trophy (3x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 35-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Penguins controlling 54% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Erik Karlsson is off the ice, the Penguins control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 84

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 18th of 282 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 29th of 282 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    77.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.11
    0.11
    IceTimePerGame
    15 - 25
    26.84
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.05 - 0.67
    0.49
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.73
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.1
    0.84
    xGoals/60
    0.09 - 0.38
    0.39
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.21
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    3.25
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.81
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 10
    7.05
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4.5
    2.52
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2 - 4.5
    2.47
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.41
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2 - 6
    5.84
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    1.71
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1 - 4
    2.35
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.27
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    6.40
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    4 - 12
    6.37
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $10.000M
Player Contract Value: $9.500M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 38.1 yrs (31.05.1990)
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Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.12.2025 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 0 15:49 0 0
30.12.2025 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 2 2 3 19:40 1 0.0% 0
01.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 2 2 0 22:34 1 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 2 20:58 0 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 1 1 2 25:46 4 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 5 5 7 6 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2009-10 Team Logo Senators 60 5 21 26 -5 20:07 112 4.5% 24
2010-11 Team Logo Senators 75 13 32 45 -30 23:31 182 7.1% 50
2011-12 Team Logo Senators 81 19 59 78 16 25:19 261 7.3% 42
2012-13 Team Logo Senators 17 6 8 14 8 27:08 79 7.6% 8
2013-14 Team Logo Senators 82 20 54 74 -15 27:04 257 7.8% 36
2014-15 Team Logo Senators 82 21 45 66 7 27:15 292 7.2% 42
2015-16 Team Logo Senators 82 16 66 82 -2 28:58 248 6.5% 50
2016-17 Team Logo Senators 77 17 54 71 10 26:49 218 7.8% 28
2017-18 Team Logo Senators 71 9 53 62 -25 26:43 196 4.6% 36
2018-19 Team Logo Sharks 53 3 42 45 6 24:28 169 1.8% 22
2019-20 Team Logo Sharks 56 6 34 40 -15 24:31 120 5.0% 16
2020-21 Team Logo Sharks 52 8 14 22 -18 23:36 110 7.3% 18
2021-22 Team Logo Sharks 50 10 25 35 -14 23:28 117 8.5% 14
2022-23 Team Logo Sharks 82 25 76 101 -26 25:37 209 12.0% 36
2023-24 Team Logo Penguins 82 11 45 56 4 24:16 213 5.2% 44
2024-25 Team Logo Penguins 82 11 42 53 -24 23:13 191 5.8% 20
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 41 3 28 31 -1 23:46 90 3.3% 14
Season Projection 82 6 56 62 -2 23:45 180 3.3% 28
Total 1125 203 698 901 -124 3064 6.6% 500
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2009-10 Team Logo Senators 6 1 5 6 -4 25:52 12 8.3% 4
2011-12 Team Logo Senators 7 1 0 1 0 25:22 31 3.2% 4
2012-13 Team Logo Senators 10 1 7 8 0 26:43 28 3.6% 6
2014-15 Team Logo Senators 6 1 3 4 -2 28:58 17 5.9% 2
2016-17 Team Logo Senators 19 2 16 18 13 28:07 53 3.8% 10
2018-19 Team Logo Sharks 19 2 14 16 -3 24:45 51 3.9% 8
Total 67 8 45 53 4 192 4.2% 34
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Erik Karlsson Team Logo D 35.6 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.76 0.80 83 84 $10.000M
81% Adam Fox Team Logo D 27.9 yrs 180 cm / 84 kg 0.93 0.86 89 81 $9.500M
81% Josh Morrissey Team Logo D 30.8 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.80 0.58 83 85 $6.250M
80% Miro Heiskanen Team Logo D 26.5 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.86 0.62 87 86 $8.450M
80% Shea Theodore Team Logo D 30.4 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.65 0.64 80 85 $7.425M
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