William Karlsson
C · #71
· Vegas Golden Knights
· 6'0" · 190 lb
· L-handed
· 33 yrs
· Draft: 2011 Rd 2 (#53 overall)
Compare with
Season
880
Games
219–317–536
G–A–P
1719
Shots · 12.7%
189 / 244
Hits / Blocks
Last 5 · 2 PTS · 1 G · Cooling
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | ANA @ VGK | L 4–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 |
| Sep 29 | CHI @ VGK | W 2–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:26 |
| May 26 | COL @ VGK | W 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 |
| May 24 | COL @ VGK | W 3–5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:22 |
| May 22 | VGK @ COL | W 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 |
| May 20 | VGK @ COL | W 4–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 |
| May 14 | VGK @ ANA | W 5–1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:32 |
| May 12 | ANA @ VGK | W 2–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:08 |
| May 10 | VGK @ ANA | L 3–4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:47 |
| May 8 | VGK @ ANA | W 6–2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:20 |
| May 6 | ANA @ VGK | L 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:19 |
| May 4 | ANA @ VGK | W 1–3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:09 |
Showing the 12 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
21968th
Assists
31774th
Points
53673rd
Primary Assists
17972nd
Points/60 (5v5)
2.0664th
Power-Play Points
9557th
Game Score
630.677th
Shots
171962nd
Shooting %
12.7%72nd
Shot Danger/60
0.7975th
High-Danger Chances
25474th
Expected Goals
179.769th
Goals Above Expected
+24.364th
Rebounds Created
8162nd
Corsi %
53.0%85th
Fenwick %
53.6%91st
xGF% (5v5)
55.7%94th
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.6932nd
Blocked Shots
54972nd
Hits
54619th
Blocks/60
2.257th
Hits/60
2.216th
Takeaways
46691st
Giveaways
35248th
Penalties Drawn
14429th
Penalties Taken
5599th
Penalty Differential
+384th
Plus-Minus
+18599th
Ice Time / Game
17:1776th
Games Played
88088th
PP Ice Time
119 min52nd
PK Ice Time
119 min85th
O-Zone Start %
52.7%66th
Faceoff % (Centers)
51.0%70th
Teammate Quality
6278th
Competition Quality
5772nd
Top skating speed Apr 3, 2023 · VGK @ MIN
23.0 mph79th
Bursts over 20 mph
78396th
Distance skated
966 mi83rd
Top shot speed
93.0 mph67th
Archetype — how these are computed →
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
Why he earned it — his rank among forwards
HD suppression
1.8/60
88th
Shot suppression
38.8/60
82th
Blocks per 60
0.0
50th
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
129 G on 744 shots
17%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+41 shots (4 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
1719
Total Shots On Goal
1718 of 1719 charted
Goals
219
Shooting %
12.7%
Shots / GP
2.0
xG
206.0
Shot Danger Mix
High danger12%
Medium danger39%
Low danger49%
Top Scoring Zones
01
17%
Slot
129 G on 744 shots
02
12%
High Slot
22 G on 178 shots
03
25%
Crease
17 G on 69 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$5,900,000
Term2019-20 → 2026-27 (8 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Clauses2020-21: M-NTC; 2021-22: M-NTC; 2022-23: M-NTC; 2023-24: M-NTC; 2024-25: M-NTC; 2025-26: M-NTC; 2026-27: M-NTC
Signed at age26
Signing GMGeorge McPhee
AgentMichael Deutsch
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Golden Knights | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | WC | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Golden Knights | 53 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 11 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Golden Knights | 70 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 7 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Golden Knights | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 22 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Golden Knights | 67 | 12 | 23 | 35 | — |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Golden Knights | 56 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 19 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Golden Knights | 63 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 20 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Golden Knights | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 7 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 20 |
| 2016-17 | EHT | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016-17 | WC | Sweden | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Blue Jackets | 81 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 5 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Blue Jackets | 81 | 9 | 11 | 20 | — |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Norfolk | 37 | 8 | 16 | 24 | — |
| 2014-15 | AHL | Springfield | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Blue Jackets | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Ducks | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Norfolk | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
| 2013-14 | Sweden | HV 71 | 55 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 8 |
| 2012-13 | WJC-A | Sweden | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 2012-13 | Sweden | HV 71 | 50 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 5 |
| 2011-12 | WJC-A | Sweden | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2011-12 | Sweden-2 | Vasteras | 52 | 13 | 34 | 47 | — |
| 2010-11 | WJ18-A | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 2010-11 | Sweden-2 | Vasteras | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 2010-11 | Swe-Jr. | Vasteras Jr. | 38 | 20 | 34 | 54 | — |
| 2010-11 | Swe-U18 | Vasteras U18 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 2009-10 | Swe-Jr. | Vasteras Jr. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009-10 | Swe-U18 | Vasteras U18 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 44 | — |
| 2008-09 | Swe-U18 | Arlanda U18 | 33 | 10 | 18 | 28 | — |
| 2007-08 | Swe-U18 | Arlanda U18 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | — |