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Erik Karlsson

Defence · Pittsburgh Penguins · Age 36 · b. May 31, 1990 · Landsbro, SWE · Active

Through 3 games of 2026-27, Erik Karlsson has 4 points (0 G, 4 A).

Regular season

940 pts · 1162 gp · 0.81 P/GP

Playoffs

56 pts · 73 gp · 0.77 P/GP

Playoff Pace

95% playoff vs reg P/GP

P/GP trend

+0.23 2025-26 vs 2024-25

Regular Season

NHL · season by season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	TOI/G
2009-10	Ottawa Senators	60	5	21	26	0.43	20:07
2010-11	Ottawa Senators	75	13	32	45	0.60	23:31
2011-12	Ottawa Senators	81	19	59	78	0.96	25:19
2012-13	Ottawa Senators	17	6	8	14	0.82	27:09
2013-14	Ottawa Senators	82	20	54	74	0.90	27:04
2014-15	Ottawa Senators	82	21	45	66	0.80	27:15
2015-16	Ottawa Senators	82	16	66	82	1.00	28:58
2016-17	Ottawa Senators	77	17	54	71	0.92	26:50
2017-18	Ottawa Senators	71	9	53	62	0.87	26:44
2018-19	San Jose Sharks	53	3	42	45	0.85	24:29
2019-20	San Jose Sharks	56	6	34	40	0.71	24:31
2020-21	San Jose Sharks	52	8	14	22	0.42	23:36
2021-22	San Jose Sharks	50	10	25	35	0.70	23:28
2022-23	San Jose Sharks	82	25	76	101	1.23	25:37
2023-24	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	11	45	56	0.68	24:16
2024-25	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	11	42	53	0.65	23:14
2025-26	Pittsburgh Penguins	75	15	51	66	0.88	23:36
2026-27	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	0	4	4	1.33	21:12
Career		1162	215	725	940	0.81	25:07

NHL · season by season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	P/GP	TOI/G
2009-10	Ottawa Senators	6	1	5	6	1.00	25:52
2011-12	Ottawa Senators	7	1	0	1	0.14	25:22
2012-13	Ottawa Senators	10	1	7	8	0.80	26:44
2014-15	Ottawa Senators	6	1	3	4	0.67	28:58
2016-17	Ottawa Senators	19	2	16	18	0.95	28:08
2018-19	San Jose Sharks	19	2	14	16	0.84	24:45
2025-26	Pittsburgh Penguins	6	1	2	3	0.50	28:37
Career		73	9	47	56	0.77	26:43

NHL player-tracking · 2026-27

How fast he skates and how hard he shoots, measured by the league's puck-and-player tracking. Percentiles are league-wide across all skaters.

Top Skating Speed

21.4 mph

88th percentile in the NHL

league avg 20.2 mph

Hardest Shot

90.4 mph

92nd percentile in the NHL

league avg 78.6 mph

46% offensive-zone time (85th pct)7.9 mi skated per 60

Top skating speed by season mph

Top shot velocity by season mph

min:sec per game · by season

Average time on ice per game each season — how much of the coach's trust he has earned. All situations, from the NHL's official game data.

21:12 per game in 2026-27

Ice time per game min:sec

Every number from NHL data. Career splits are summed from this player's NHL season totals — regular season and Stanley Cup playoffs.