Erik Karlsson
Pittsburgh Penguins · D · #65
Points / GP
0.88
Goals / GP
0.20
Assists / GP
0.68
Shots / GP
2.3
Plus/Minus
+8
PP Points
26
HockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 75 GP · 1312 games analyzedxG Share?xG ShareA player's individual xG as a share of their team's total xG in the games they played. Shows how much of the offense runs through them.
5.4%
ZEIS?Zone Exit/Entry Impact Score (ZEIS)Transition impact: rush shots plus zone-coded takeaways, minus costly giveaways, per game. Positive = drives play up ice; negative = bleeds possession. Event-derived proxy (the NHL feed has no entry/exit tracking).
-1.09
PSPL?Pre-Shot Pass Lethality (PSPL)The xG a player creates for teammates within 3 seconds — rebounds their shots generate and shots off their offensive-zone steals. Playmaking danger the assist column misses. Event-derived proxy.
0.47
Def Suppression?Defensive SuppressionBlocked shots plus defensive-zone takeaways minus defensive-zone giveaways, per game. A proxy for who kills opposing offense before it starts.
0.17
Percentiles vs. league defensemen with 20+ GP · hockeyalpha.com
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Born
- 1990-05-31
- Birthplace
- Landsbro, SWE
- Shoots
- R
- Draft
- 2008 OTT · R1 #15
Recent form · last 10 games
Last 5 games
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36:22 |
| 2026-04-27 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:23 |
| 2026-04-25 | @ PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26:47 |
| 2026-04-22 | @ PHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28:59 |
| 2026-04-20 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:29 |
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 75 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 8 |
| 2024–25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 11 | 42 | 53 | -24 |
| 2023–24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 82 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 | -26 |
| 2021–22 | San Jose Sharks | 50 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -14 |
| 2020–21 | San Jose Sharks | 52 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -18 |
| 2019–20 | San Jose Sharks | 56 | 6 | 34 | 40 | -15 |
| 2018–19 | San Jose Sharks | 53 | 3 | 42 | 45 | 6 |
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 9 | 53 | 62 | -25 |
| 2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | 77 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 10 |
| 2015–16 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 16 | 66 | 82 | -2 |
| 2014–15 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 7 |
| 2013–14 | Ottawa Senators | 82 | 20 | 54 | 74 | -15 |
| 2012–13 | Ottawa Senators | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 |
| 2011–12 | Ottawa Senators | 81 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 16 |
| 2010–11 | Ottawa Senators | 75 | 13 | 32 | 45 | -30 |
| 2009–10 | Ottawa Senators | 60 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -5 |