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2025-26 stats Shown until 2026-27 has enough games. Updates automatically. See 2026-27 projections →
Defenseman•#65MIXEDPPI 96Erik Karlsson is a 36-year-old defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Selected 15th overall by OTT in the 2008 NHL Draft. Born in Landsbro, SWE. A veteran presence at 36 years old.
In 2025-26, Erik has been a consistent offensive contributor with 15 goals and 51 assists for 66 points in 75 games. He averages 0.88 points per game on 23:36 of ice time. Primarily a playmaker, Erik's game is built around creating chances for teammates.
2025-26 · Regular season
#27 NHL
2026-27 projection
Projected September 8, 2026 — 80% range on points. All 2026-27 player projections
80% range: 32–67 pts
MIXED — 55th percentile at D, 52% hit rate (75 GP, 2025-26)
2025-26 · Regular season
Full statistical breakdown for the 2025-26 regular season.
League percentile
Vs. all NHL skaters, 10+ games played. 99 = best, 1 = lowest.
5v5
What happened while Erik was on the ice at 5v5, and who he was sent out against. 2025-26.
5v5 only (situationCode 1551), unblocked attempts, shift-chart attribution. 75 games, 1,800 unblocked attempts on the ice.
Quality of competition
59.2 vs 54.8 lg
87th percentile
Quality of teammates
65.2 vs 53.2 lg
86th percentile
Deployment
tough-comp
by competition faced
Competition and teammate quality are the average on-ice strength of the players he shared the ice with at 5v5, on the same 0–100 scale as the league averages beside them.
Shot Selection
Where Erik takes his shots, and how each zone converts.
Unblocked attempts
281
Goals vs expected
14 vs 10.8 xG
5v5 scoring-chance share
4%
2025-26
PuckCast Player Intelligence, and the skill radar and on-ice impact behind it.
Skill radar & on-ice impact vs. NHL defensemen
75
Offense
60
Defense
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions. Larger shape = more complete player.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side. Equal bars = balanced. Asymmetry = one-dimensional.
The Gap
15-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 15-point spread between offensive (75th) and defensive (60th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Percentile ranks across 6 skill dimensions.
Scouting Take
Displays elite offensive production, elite finishing ability, exceptional playmaking, a heavy penalty-kill workload, power play scoring.
On-ice impact mirrored side by side.
The Gap
15-pt spreadLeans offensive. The 15-point spread between offensive (75th) and defensive (60th) percentiles is typical of a scoring-first defenseman.
Career
Season-by-season NHL regular season statistics throughout Erik Karlsson's career.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | S | S% | PIM | PPG | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25-262025-26 | PIT | 75 | 15 | 51 | 66 | +8 | 176 | 8.5% | |||
| 24-252024-25 | PIT | 82 | 11 | 42 | 53 | -24 | 191 | 5.8% | |||
| 23-242023-24 | PIT | 82 | 11 | 45 | 56 | +4 | 213 | 5.2% |
Form
Erik's last five games played — playoff games included if his team advanced, since the NHL does not separate them here.
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | +/- | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29 | @ PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 36:22 |
| Apr 27 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:23 |
| Apr 25 | @ PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 26:47 |
| Apr 22 | @ PHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 28:59 |
| Apr 20 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 27:29 |
Roster
Top teammates by points on the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.
Bars are share of unblocked attempts — where he chooses to shoot, over a full season, which is the stable part. xG/100 compares his shot quality from a zone against the league rate for a defenceman. GAx is goals above expected there, a single season and noisy — zones marked * are flagged small-sample by the generator and are shown muted rather than hidden.
| 22-232022-23 | SJS | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 | -26 | 209 | 12.0% |
| 21-222021-22 | SJS | 50 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -14 | 117 | 8.5% |
| 20-212020-21 | SJS | 52 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -18 | 110 | 7.3% |
| 19-202019-20 | SJS | 56 | 6 | 34 | 40 | -15 | 120 | 5.0% |
| 18-192018-19 | SJS | 53 | 3 | 42 | 45 | +6 | 169 | 1.8% |
| 17-182017-18 | OTT | 71 | 9 | 53 | 62 | -25 | 196 | 4.6% |
| 16-172016-17 | OTT | 77 | 17 | 54 | 71 | +10 | 218 | 7.8% |
| 15-162015-16 | OTT | 82 | 16 | 66 | 82 | -2 | 248 | 6.5% |
| 14-152014-15 | OTT | 82 | 21 | 45 | 66 | +7 | 292 | 7.2% |
| 13-142013-14 | OTT | 82 | 20 | 54 | 74 | -15 | 257 | 7.8% |
| 12-132012-13 | OTT | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +8 | 79 | 7.6% |
| 11-122011-12 | OTT | 81 | 19 | 59 | 78 | +16 | 261 | 7.3% |
| 10-112010-11 | OTT | 75 | 13 | 32 | 45 | -30 | 182 | 7.1% |
| 09-102009-10 | OTT | 60 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -5 | 112 | 4.5% |
| Career | — | 1159 | 215 | 721 | 936 | -115 | 3150 | 6.8% |
Justin Brazeau
RW · 34 pts
