Erik Karlsson
D · #65
· Pittsburgh Penguins
· 6'0" · 185 lb
· R-handed
· 36 yrs
· Draft: 2008 Rd 1 (#15 overall)
Compare with
Season
1234
Games
224–771–995
G–A–P
3358
Shots · 6.7%
143 / 396
Hits / Blocks
Last 5 · 4 PTS · 0 G · Heating
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | MTL @ PIT | W 5–6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:38 |
| Sep 30 | PIT @ PHI | W 7–0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:59 |
| Apr 29 | PIT @ PHI | L 0–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36:22 |
| Apr 27 | PHI @ PIT | W 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26:23 |
| Apr 25 | PIT @ PHI | W 4–2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:47 |
| Apr 22 | PIT @ PHI | L 2–5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28:59 |
| Apr 20 | PHI @ PIT | L 3–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:29 |
Showing the 7 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
22497th
Assists
77198th
Points
99598th
Primary Assists
38498th
Points/60 (5v5)
1.9598th
Power-Play Points
34198th
Game Score
1077.698th
Shots
335898th
Shooting %
6.7%90th
Shot Danger/60
0.3895th
High-Danger Chances
7887th
Expected Goals
165.697th
Goals Above Expected
+48.498th
Rebounds Created
18097th
Corsi %
52.8%90th
Fenwick %
51.8%80th
xGF% (5v5)
51.0%64th
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.7514th
Blocked Shots
154930th
Hits
83413th
Blocks/60
3.15th
Hits/60
1.77th
Takeaways
85799th
Giveaways
13411st
Penalties Drawn
24786th
Penalties Taken
26052nd
Penalty Differential
-153rd
Plus-Minus
-10311th
Ice Time / Game
25:2899th
Games Played
123498th
PP Ice Time
265 min98th
PK Ice Time
86 min22nd
O-Zone Start %
56.4%90th
Teammate Quality
5425th
Competition Quality
5762nd
Top skating speed Mar 14, 2026 · PIT @ UTA
23.7 mph96th
Bursts over 20 mph
66894th
Distance skated
1252 mi95th
Top shot speed
101.5 mph98th
Archetype — how these are computed →
Offensive D
An offensive defenseman who drives play and produces from the blue line.
Why he earned it — his rank among defensemen
Points per 60
6.20
97th
Assists per 60
6.20
99th
Corsi%
53.8%
64th
Two-Way D
A complete defenseman who contributes offense while genuinely suppressing chances against.
Points per 60
6.20
97th
HD suppression
6.2/60
55th
Corsi%
53.8%
64th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · Career (since 2010-11) · all gamesSlot
47 G on 277 shots
17%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+125 shots (0 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
3358
Total Shots On Goal
3235 of 3358 charted
Goals
224
218 charted
Shooting %
6.7%
Shots / GP
2.7
xG
204.3
Shot Danger Mix
High danger2%
Medium danger16%
Low danger82%
Top Scoring Zones
01
17%
Slot
47 G on 277 shots
02
4%
Point / Blue Line
35 G on 867 shots
03
7%
High Center
32 G on 461 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$10,000,400 13% retained by SJS
Full cap hit$11,500,000
Term2019-20 → 2026-27 (8 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Clauses2019-20: NMC; 2020-21: NMC; 2021-22: NMC; 2022-23: NMC; 2023-24: NMC; 2024-25: NMC; 2025-26: NMC; 2026-27: NMC
Signed at age29
Signing GMDoug Wilson
AgentCraig Oster
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 2025-26 | OG | Sweden | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Penguins | 75 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | 4 Nations | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Penguins | 82 | 11 | 42 | 53 | — |
| 2023-24 | WC | Sweden | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | — |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Penguins | 82 | 11 | 45 | 56 | — |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Sharks | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 | — |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Sharks | 50 | 10 | 25 | 35 | — |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Sharks | 52 | 8 | 14 | 22 | — |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Sharks | 56 | 6 | 34 | 40 | — |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Sharks | 53 | 3 | 42 | 45 | 19 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Senators | 71 | 9 | 53 | 62 | — |
| 2016-17 | WCup | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Senators | 77 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 19 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Senators | 82 | 16 | 66 | 82 | — |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Senators | 82 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 6 |
| 2013-14 | Olympics | Sweden | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Senators | 82 | 20 | 54 | 74 | — |
| 2012-13 | Finland | Jokerit | 30 | 9 | 25 | 34 | — |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Senators | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 |
| 2011-12 | WC-A | Sweden | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Senators | 81 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 7 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Senators | 75 | 13 | 32 | 45 | — |
| 2009-10 | WC-A | Sweden | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2009-10 | AHL | Binghamton | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | — |
| 2009-10 | NHL | Senators | 60 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 6 |
| 2008-09 | Swe-Jr. | Frolunda Jr. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2008-09 | Sweden-2 | Boras | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2008-09 | WJC-A | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 2008-09 | Sweden | Frolunda | 45 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| 2007-08 | Sweden | Frolunda | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007-08 | Swe-Jr. | Frolunda Jr. | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 5 |
| 2007-08 | Swe-U18 | Frolunda U18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 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 | — |