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William Karlsson has 7 points (4 goals, 3 assists) in 14 games for the Vegas Golden Knights this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 53) of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Anaheim Ducks, he has 453 points (183 goals, 270 assists) in 752 regular-season games for the Anaheim Ducks, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Vegas Golden Knights.

He also has 74 points (33 goals, 41 assists) in 111 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 33 yrs (08.01.1993)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 53rd in 2011
    Draft Team: Team logoAnaheim Ducks
    Awards: Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1x) Stanley Cup (1x)
    Injury: Month to Month with Lower Body Injury
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The 33-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Golden Knights controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When William Karlsson is off the ice, the Golden Knights control 56% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 34% in the defensive zone.

  • 78

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 86th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 2nd of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    1 - 82
    82.00
    QoC
    -0.14 - 0.14
    0.09
    IceTimePerGame
    12 - 22
    18.72
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.2 - 1.5
    1.68
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.5
    0.55
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.1 - 1.2
    0.82
    xGoals/60
    0.49 - 1.34
    1.03
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    1.8 - 5
    3.57
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.4 - 5.5
    4.38
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.27 - 1.56
    0.59
    OZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.33
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.5 - 2.5
    1.81
    PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3 - 13
    7.40
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.60
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.5 - 4
    2.07
    Penalties/60
    0.5 - 1.5
    0.23
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1 - 3
    1.76
    Takeaways/60
    0.5 - 2
    3.05
    Giveaways/60
    1 - 4
    1.80
    DZoneStartPct
    0.15 - 0.4
    0.26
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    5.95
    PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    5 - 12
    6.47
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Actual AAV: $3.817M
Player Contract Value: $6.500M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 35.5 yrs (08.01.1993)
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Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.10.2025 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 1 1 1 14:01 1 0.0% 0
31.10.2025 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -1 13:55 1 0.0% 0
04.11.2025 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 18:45 3 0.0% 0
06.11.2025 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 16:04 5 0.0% 0
08.11.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 1 1 1 5:02 0 0
Total 5 0 2 2 1 10 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Ducks 18 2 1 3 1 12:09 24 8.3% 2
2014-15 Team Logo Blue Jackets 3 1 1 2 2 12:46 5 20.0% 0
2015-16 Team Logo Blue Jackets 81 9 11 20 -9 14:28 108 8.3% 6
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 81 6 19 25 10 13:22 96 6.2% 10
2017-18 Team Logo Golden Knights 82 43 35 78 49 18:43 184 23.4% 12
2018-19 Team Logo Golden Knights 82 24 32 56 1 18:51 169 14.2% 16
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 63 15 31 46 11 18:52 138 10.9% 16
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 56 14 25 39 19 18:40 111 12.6% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Golden Knights 67 12 23 35 3 18:16 135 8.9% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 82 14 39 53 14 17:28 161 8.7% 10
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 70 30 30 60 15 17:36 175 17.1% 22
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 53 9 20 29 17 17:01 119 7.6% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Golden Knights 14 4 3 7 -1 15:09 30 13.3% 4
Season Projection 56 16 12 28 -4 15:08 120 13.3% 16
Total 752 183 270 453 132 1455 12.6% 116
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 5 2 1 3 4 16:06 12 16.7% 0
2017-18 Team Logo Golden Knights 20 7 8 15 8 21:40 50 14.0% 2
2018-19 Team Logo Golden Knights 7 2 3 5 1 20:25 17 11.8% 2
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 20 4 6 10 2 19:11 53 7.5% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 19 4 12 16 10 18:23 34 11.8% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 22 11 6 17 11 17:21 45 24.4% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 7 0 2 2 4 15:55 9 0.0% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 11 3 3 6 5 18:34 17 17.6% 0
Total 111 33 41 74 45 237 13.9% 8
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
William Karlsson Team Logo C 33 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.50 0.60 72 88 $3.817M
82% Alex Iafallo Team Logo LW 32 yrs 183 cm / 90 kg 0.35 0.44 67 86 $3.667M
82% Ryan Hartman Team Logo RW 31.3 yrs 183 cm / 89 kg 0.42 0.47 69 85 $4.000M
81% Oliver Bjorkstrand Team Logo RW 30.7 yrs 183 cm / 79 kg 0.49 0.61 76 81 $5.400M
81% Noah Cates Team Logo LW 26.9 yrs 188 cm / 87 kg 0.55 0.45 74 94 $4.000M
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