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William Karlsson
Center #71 Golden Knights
Player Information

William Karlsson has 7 points (4 goals, 3 assists) in 14 games for the Vegas Golden Knights this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 53) of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Anaheim Ducks, he has 453 points (183 goals, 270 assists) in 752 regular-season games for the Anaheim Ducks, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Vegas Golden Knights.

He also has 74 points (33 goals, 41 assists) in 111 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagSWE
    Age: 33 yrs (08.01.1993)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 86 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 53rd in 2011
    Draft Team: Team logoAnaheim Ducks
    Awards: Lady Byng Memorial Trophy (1x) Stanley Cup (1x)
    Injury: Month to Month with Lower Body Injury
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 33-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Golden Knights controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When William Karlsson is off the ice, the Golden Knights control 56% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 34% in the defensive zone.

  • 76

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 83rd of 244 Centers
    Defense:Def: 3rd of 244 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.00
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    17.01
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.60
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.93
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.40
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.89
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.27
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.86
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.53
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.94
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.56
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    1.80
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.13
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.46
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.93
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.33
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.34
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    5.13
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $3.817M
Player Contract Value: $5.400M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 35.5 yrs (08.01.1993)
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William Karlsson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.10.2025 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 1 1 1 14:01 1 0.0% 0
31.10.2025 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 -1 13:55 1 0.0% 0
04.11.2025 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 18:45 3 0.0% 0
06.11.2025 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 16:04 5 0.0% 0
08.11.2025 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 1 1 1 5:02 0 0
Total 5 0 2 2 1 10 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2014-15 Team Logo Ducks 18 2 1 3 1 12:09 24 8.3% 2
2014-15 Team Logo Blue Jackets 3 1 1 2 2 12:46 5 20.0% 0
2015-16 Team Logo Blue Jackets 81 9 11 20 -9 14:28 108 8.3% 6
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 81 6 19 25 10 13:22 96 6.2% 10
2017-18 Team Logo Golden Knights 82 43 35 78 49 18:43 184 23.4% 12
2018-19 Team Logo Golden Knights 82 24 32 56 1 18:51 169 14.2% 16
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 63 15 31 46 11 18:52 138 10.9% 16
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 56 14 25 39 19 18:40 111 12.6% 4
2021-22 Team Logo Golden Knights 67 12 23 35 3 18:16 135 8.9% 10
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 82 14 39 53 14 17:28 161 8.7% 10
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 70 30 30 60 15 17:36 175 17.1% 22
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 53 9 20 29 17 17:01 119 7.6% 4
2025-26 Team Logo Golden Knights 14 4 3 7 -1 15:09 30 13.3% 4
Season Projection 53 15 11 26 -4 15:08 114 13.2% 15
Total 752 183 270 453 132 1455 12.6% 116
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2016-17 Team Logo Blue Jackets 5 2 1 3 4 16:06 12 16.7% 0
2017-18 Team Logo Golden Knights 20 7 8 15 8 21:40 50 14.0% 2
2018-19 Team Logo Golden Knights 7 2 3 5 1 20:25 17 11.8% 2
2019-20 Team Logo Golden Knights 20 4 6 10 2 19:11 53 7.5% 0
2020-21 Team Logo Golden Knights 19 4 12 16 10 18:23 34 11.8% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 22 11 6 17 11 17:21 45 24.4% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 7 0 2 2 4 15:55 9 0.0% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 11 3 3 6 5 18:34 17 17.6% 0
Total 111 33 41 74 45 237 13.9% 8
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
William Karlsson Team Logo C 33 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.50 0.60 69 89 $3.817M
83% Victor Olofsson Team Logo LW 30.5 yrs 180 cm / 82 kg 0.48 0.56 74 86 $1.575M
83% Oliver Bjorkstrand Team Logo RW 30.8 yrs 183 cm / 79 kg 0.47 0.61 75 88 $5.400M
83% Ryan Hartman Team Logo RW 31.3 yrs 183 cm / 89 kg 0.43 0.47 66 87 $4.000M
82% Shane Wright Team Logo C 22 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.35 0.48 71 84 $0.887M
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