Pittsburgh Penguins#65 · D

ErikKarlsson

Age

Height

6′0″

Weight

185 lb

Shoots

Born

Landsbro, SWE

Draft

2008 · OTT · round 1, #15 overall

Pony per game

+0.15

20 of 233 defencemen

Pony total

+11.30

75 games · 2025-26

Points

15-51-66

G-A-P · 75 GP · 23:36 TOI

IMPACT

+6.1

Goals / 82 · OFF +8.6 · DEF −2.5

Pony score

Game by game 5-game average

Average night

75 games · +0.15 per game

Production+0.15Production−0.05

Play driving+0.03Play driving0.00

Special teams+0.03Special teams0.00

Usage−0.01Usage0.00

Offence left column, defence right; goals per game above an average defenceman.

Shot map

0 goals on 0.0 xG · +0.0 finishing · 0 attempts

goal (0), taller = higher xGsaved (0)missed (0)

Isolated impact

FewerMore shots23-24 – 25-2625-26Method

Total

+2.9

Goals · std season79th pct D

Goal threat

Penalties

With or without

Together Karlsson apart Mate apart5v5 · 100+ min25-26Method

Game log

			Scoring					Shooting				5v5		Play						Time
Date	Opp	Pony	G	A	P	SOG	TOI	Res	Res	G

Career

Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	36	Pittsburgh Penguins	5	0	5	5	1.00	+3	0	0	8	0.0	22:38

Awards

James Norris Memorial Trophy×3
201220152023

04/12	@WSH	−0.01	0	0	0	0	19:56	L0–3	L0–3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.01	—	44	43	0	1	0	0	0	−2	19:56	2:43	0:00	19	−0.01
04/09	@NJD	−0.17	1	1	2	2	22:30	W5–2	W5–2	1	1	2	0	2	5	0.52	50	58	46	0
04/05	vsFLA	+0.02	0	0	0	2	21:27	W5–2	W5–2	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.15	0	63	87	0
04/04	vsFLA	+1.16	1	3	4	2	20:30	W9–4	W9–4	1	3	4	3	2	5	0.07	50
04/02	@TBL	−0.19	0	0	0	3	23:48	L3–6	L3–6	0	0	0	0	3	7	0.40	0	39	36	0
03/31	vsDET	+0.08	0	0	0	4	22:48	W5–1	W5–1	0	0	0	0	4	9	0.24	0	50	56	1
03/30	@NYI	−0.10	0	0	0	2	19:41	W8–3	W8–3	0	0	0	0	2	6	0.06	0	69	61	0
03/28	vsDAL	+0.97	1	2	3	1	24:47	L3–6	L3–6	1	2	3	1	1	7	0.10	100	64
03/26	@OTT	+1.15	1	2	3	8	26:08	W4–3	W4–3	1	2	3	1	8	13	0.46
03/24	vsCOL	+0.06	0	0	0	1	23:53	L2–6	L2–6	0	0	0	0	1	7	0.26	0	60	59	0
03/22	vsCAR	−0.32	0	0	0	2	21:47	L1–5	L1–5	0	0	0	0	2	6	0.06	0	52	49	1
03/21	vsWPG	+0.88	2	0	2	5	25:31	W5–4	W5–4	2	0	2	0	5	6	0.37	40	68
03/18	@CAR	+1.10	2	1	3	4	24:02	OTL5–6	OTL5–6	2	1	3	1	4	6	0.24
03/16	@COL	+0.93	1	2	3	4	21:44	W7–2	W7–2	1	2	3	0	4	6	0.14	25	45
03/14	@UTA	+0.28	0	2	2	1	26:50	W4–3	W4–3	0	2	2	1	1	5	0.12	0	32	31	0
03/12	@VGK	−0.27	0	0	0	4	26:26	L2–6	L2–6	0	0	0	0	4	14	0.14	0	59	29	0
03/10	@CAR	+0.48	0	2	2	2	28:01	OTL4–5	OTL4–5	0	2	2	1	2	8	0.15	0	64	71	1
03/08	vsBOS	+0.54	0	2	2	6	24:20	W5–4	W5–4	0	2	2	1	6	10	0.66	0	66
03/07	vsPHI	+0.44	1	0	1	1	26:12	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	1	0	1	0	1	5	0.09	100	65	76	1
03/05	vsBUF	−0.45	0	0	0	3	23:05	L1–5	L1–5	0	0	0	0	3	8	0.16	0	43	27	0
03/03	@BOS	+0.79	1	0	1	6	21:18	L1–2	L1–2	1	0	1	0	6	16	0.40	17	61
03/01	vsVGK	+0.91	0	2	2	1	21:58	W5–0	W5–0	0	2	2	2	1	5	0.13	0	34	31
02/28	@NYR	+0.30	0	1	1	3	24:14	OTL2–3	OTL2–3	0	1	1	1	3	5	0.20	0	50	53	1
02/26	vsNJD	−0.04	0	0	0	1	21:41	W4–1	W4–1	0	0	0	0	1	3	0.05	0	48	46	0
02/05	@BUF	−0.15	0	0	0	2	22:47	W5–2	W5–2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0.11	0	56	62	2
02/03	@NYI	−0.11	0	1	1	3	22:27	OTL4–5	OTL4–5	0	1	1	0	3	7	0.12	0	59	72
02/02	vsOTT	−0.21	0	0	0	3	27:20	L2–3	L2–3	0	0	0	0	3	7	0.16	0	37	36
01/31	vsNYR	+0.16	0	1	1	3	23:53	W6–5	W6–5	0	1	1	1	3	8	0.33	0	50	74
01/29	vsCHI	+0.03	0	0	0	2	21:40	W6–2	W6–2	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.11	0	77	75
01/25	@VAN	−0.09	0	0	0	1	23:57	W3–2	W3–2	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.26	0	44	54
01/22	@EDM	+0.07	0	0	0	0	19:58	W6–2	W6–2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	—	54	69
01/11	@BOS	−0.21	0	0	0	1	23:12	L0–1	L0–1	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.09	0	63	53
01/10	vsCGY	−0.24	0	0	0	1	25:03	L1–2	L1–2	0	0	0	0	1	5	0.01	0	59	59
01/08	vsNJD	+0.67	1	1	2	2	22:56	W4–1	W4–1	1	1	2	1	2	7	0.14	50	55	64
01/04	@CBJ	+0.31	0	1	1	4	25:46	W5–4	W5–4	0	1	1	0	4	12	0.25	0	68	53
01/03	@DET	−0.15	0	0	0	0	20:59	W4–1	W4–1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.09	—	65	79
01/01	vsDET	+0.48	0	2	2	1	22:34	W4–3	W4–3	0	2	2	1	1	5	0.08	0	54	62
12/30	vsCAR	+0.36	0	2	2	1	19:40	W5–1	W5–1	0	2	2	1	1	7	0.16	0	62	70
12/28	@CHI	−0.34	0	0	0	0	15:49	W7–3	W7–3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	—	33	39
12/23	@TOR	−0.42	0	0	0	6	22:42	L3–6	L3–6	0	0	0	0	6	8	0.15	0	61
12/21	vsMTL	+0.24	0	1	1	1	27:07	W4–3	W4–3	0	1	1	0	1	9	0.11	0	55	68
12/20	@MTL	−0.11	0	0	0	2	24:29	L0–4	L0–4	0	0	0	0	2	8	0.06	0	66	62
12/18	@OTT	−0.14	0	0	0	2	20:36	L0–4	L0–4	0	0	0	0	2	5	0.04	0	71	56
12/16	vsEDM	+0.49	1	1	2	3	24:11	L4–6	L4–6	1	1	2	1	3	5	0.09	33	52	56
12/14	vsUTA	+0.27	0	1	1	2	28:27	OTL4–5	OTL4–5	0	1	1	0	2	2	0.08	0	48	55
12/13	vsSJS	−0.14	0	1	1	4	29:21	OTL5–6	OTL5–6	0	1	1	1	4	11	0.18	0	56	47
12/11	vsMTL	+0.46	1	0	1	5	27:22	L2–4	L2–4	1	0	1	1	5	15	0.17	20	50	40
12/09	vsANA	+0.34	0	2	2	5	28:07	OTL3–4	OTL3–4	0	2	2	1	5	8	0.23	0	42	48
12/07	@DAL	−0.11	0	0	0	2	26:36	OTL2–3	OTL2–3	0	0	0	0	2	7	0.27	0	66	61
12/04	@TBL	+0.02	0	1	1	6	25:29	W4–3	W4–3	0	1	1	1	6	8	0.21	0	58
12/01	@PHI	−0.13	0	2	2	2	21:13	W5–1	W5–1	0	2	2	2	2	5	0.12	0	27
11/29	vsTOR	−0.06	0	0	0	2	22:06	L2–7	L2–7	0	0	0	0	2	5	0.08	0	70	61
11/28	@CBJ	+0.04	0	1	1	2	22:13	W4–3	W4–3	0	1	1	0	2	2	0.06	0	47	39
11/26	vsBUF	+0.10	0	1	1	0	23:48	W4–2	W4–2	0	1	1	0	0	2	0.07	—	41	35
11/22	vsSEA	−0.01	0	0	0	4	27:18	OTL2–3	OTL2–3	0	0	0	0	4	7	0.37	0	52	58
11/21	vsMIN	−0.14	0	0	0	0	22:46	L0–5	L0–5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0.13	—	58	46
11/16	vsNSH	+0.48	0	1	1	0	21:00	W4–0	W4–0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0.00	—	57	80
11/14	@NSH	−0.09	0	0	0	1	22:56	OTL1–2	OTL1–2	0	0	0	0	1	5	0.13	0	59	64
11/09	vsLAK	−0.23	0	0	0	3	27:43	L2–3	L2–3	0	0	0	0	3	4	0.09	0	47	44
11/08	@NJD	−0.27	0	0	0	3	24:58	OTL1–2	OTL1–2	0	0	0	0	3	8	0.07	0	73	67
11/06	vsWSH	+0.23	0	1	1	3	24:34	W5–3	W5–3	0	1	1	1	3	6	0.28	0	46	53
11/03	@TOR	+0.56	1	0	1	3	27:54	L3–4	L3–4	1	0	1	0	3	12	0.31	33	74	53
11/01	@WPG	+0.22	0	1	1	3	27:00	L2–5	L2–5	0	1	1	1	3	5	0.26	0	44	37
10/30	@MIN	−0.09	0	0	0	2	21:57	W4–1	W4–1	0	0	0	0	2	9	0.19	0	59	50
10/28	@PHI	−0.20	0	0	0	5	31:42	OTL2–3	OTL2–3	0	0	0	0	5	10	0.30	0	52	39
10/27	vsSTL	+0.98	0	3	3	1	23:52	W6–3	W6–3	0	3	3	0	1	2	0.03	0	45
10/25	vsCBJ	−0.26	0	1	1	3	27:39	OTL4–5	OTL4–5	0	1	1	0	3	8	0.26	0	30	16
10/23	@FLA	+0.50	0	2	2	1	22:27	W5–3	W5–3	0	2	2	0	1	3	0.03	0	47	49
10/21	vsVAN	−0.06	0	0	0	0	22:33	W5–1	W5–1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.08	—	61	79
10/18	@SJS	−0.04	0	1	1	1	18:30	W3–0	W3–0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0.09	0	34	37
10/16	@LAK	+0.15	0	2	2	1	18:45	W4–2	W4–2	0	2	2	1	1	1	0.01	0	62	66
10/14	@ANA	−0.21	0	0	0	1	21:40	L3–4	L3–4	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.03	0	53	65
10/11	vsNYR	+0.01	0	0	0	1	19:16	L1–6	L1–6	0	0	0	0	1	4	0.01	0	38	41
10/09	vsNYI	−0.30	0	0	0	2	20:34	W4–3	W4–3	0	0	0	0	2	8	0.20	0	50	45
10/07	@NYR	+0.10	0	0	0	2	20:33	W3–0	W3–0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0.24	0	56	67

Total	25 GP	+8.38	11	20	31	70		13–8–4	13–8–4	11	20	31	12	0	70	176	5.31				9	21	13	37	6	+4	+8.38
Per GP		+0.34	0.44	0.80	1.24	2.8	23:25			0.44	0.80	1.24	0.48	0.00	2.8	7.0	0.21	16	54	52	0.4	0.8	0.5	1.5	0.2
Total	75 GP	+11.30	15	51	66	176		38–23–14	38–23–14	15	51	66	26	0	176	471	12.15				20	64	37	102	22
Per GP		+0.15	0.20	0.68	0.88	2.3	23:36			0.20	0.68	0.88	0.35	0.00	2.3	6.3	0.16	9	54	53	0.3	0.9	0.5	1.4	0.3

Season	Age	League · team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2025-26	35	OG · Sweden	5	0	4	4	0.80	+1	0	0	16	0.0	21:06
2024-25	34	4 Nations · Sweden	3	1	2	3	1.00	+2	2	0	5	20.0	18:08
2023-24	33	WC · Sweden	10	6	5	11	1.10	+9	0	—	—	—	—
2016-17	26	WCup · Sweden	4	1	3	4	1.00	+2	2	—	—	—	—
2013-14	23	Olympics · Sweden	6	4	4	8	1.33	+5	0	3	20	—	—
2012-13	22	Finland · Jokerit	30	9	25	34	1.13	+12	24	—	—	—	—
2011-12	21	WC-A · Sweden	8	3	4	7	0.88	+3	2	3	—	—	—
2009-10	19	AHL · Binghamton	12	0	11	11	0.92	0	22	0	—	—	—
2009-10	19	WC-A · Sweden	9	1	3	4	0.44	—	2	—	—	—	—
2008-09	18	Sweden · Frolunda	45	5	5	10	0.22	—	10	—	—	—	—
2008-09	18	WJC-A · Sweden	6	2	7	9	1.50	—	0	—	—	—	—
2008-09	18	Sweden-2 · Boras	7	0	1	1	0.14	—	14	—	—	—	—
2008-09	18	Swe-Jr. · Frolunda Jr.	1	0	2	2	2.00	—	2	—	—	—	—
2007-08	17	Swe-U18 · Frolunda U18	3	1	2	3	1.00	—	2	—	—	—	—
2007-08	17	Swe-Jr. · Frolunda Jr.	38	13	24	37	0.97	—	68	—	—	—	—
2007-08	17	Sweden · Frolunda	7	1	0	1	0.14	—	0	—	—	—	—
2006-07	16	Swe-U18 · Sodertalje U18	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	33	—	—	—	—
2006-07	16	Swe-Jr. · Sodertalje Jr.	10	2	8	10	1.00	—	8	—	—	—	—
2005-06	15	J20 Div.2 · Boro/Vetlanda J20	4	1	5	6	1.50	0	18	—	—	—	—

Season	Age	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	Pts/G	+/−	PIM	PPG	SOG	S%	TOI
2025-26	35	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	1	2	3	0.50	-4	10	1	13	7.7	28:37
2018-19	28	San Jose Sharks	19	2	14	16	0.84	-3	8	0	51	3.9	24:45
2016-17	26	Ottawa Senators	19	2	16	18	0.95	+13	10	0	53	3.8	28:08
2014-15	24	Ottawa Senators	6	1	3	4	0.67	-2	2	1	17	5.9	28:58
2012-13	22	Ottawa Senators	10	1	7	8	0.80	0	6	0	28	3.6	26:44
2011-12	21	Ottawa Senators	7	1	0	1	0.14	0	4	1	31	3.2	25:22
2009-10	19	Ottawa Senators	6	1	5	6	1.00	-4	4	1	12	8.3	25:52
NHL career			Career			73	9	47	56	0.77	0	44	4	205	4.4	26:43