D · PIT · NHL id 8474578
Erik Karlsson has played 1 game for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 3 shots while averaging 19:59 a night (12:40 at even strength, 5:04 on the power play and 1:56 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 88% of his 5v5 minutes with Declan Carlile and 45% with Sidney Crosby in his only game so far, and the Penguins have controlled 63% of shot attempts with Karlsson on the ice (1-0 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Penguins' most recent game against PHI he was on D3 with Declan Carlile and on PP1.
Right now
From the Sep 30 game vs PHI, detected from shift data
- −4:06 5v5 TOI
- Top-four D in 0 of last 1 (was 16 of 20)
- 41% of 5v5 TOI with top players (was 73%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 19:40 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at PIT: 4 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.08 expected goals; best chance Erik Karlsson at 0.04 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 75 GP · 66 points vs 57.6 expected
Last 20 games: +84. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 8.5%
- 101.7
- 52.0%
- G vs xG
- 15 / 12.8
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:13 a game, 2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet improved: 0.061 xG per attempt lately vs 0.038 before (more from the slot).
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 1 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played75
- Goals15190th of 715
- Assists5125th of 715
- Points6661st of 715
- Power-play points2633rd of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal17685th of 715
- Hits20628th of 715
- Blocked shots64181st of 715
- Plus/minus+8141st of 715
- Penalty minutes22404th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)54.0%97th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)53.1%135th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)52.2%208th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.0%215th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)53.6%173rd of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)53.7%125th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.43541st of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.083590th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.32231st of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game23:3624th of 715
- Power-play time per game3:1848th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %52.8%286th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /600.00267th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1017171st of 719
- Goals above expected+2.2120th of 715
- Luck Meter+5459th of 828
- Ascension score44280th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed23.720th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts15387th of 715
- Hardest shot96.654th of 715
- Offensive-zone time45.4%62nd of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 75 of 75 games through the sequence engine
- −0.062
- Season net
- −1.31xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.43
- Attempts
- 9
- 0.021
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D2Apr 29, 2026 alerts →
- Played 9:18 more than his 5-game averageApr 29, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D3Mar 8, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 8, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Nov 26, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 27, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Jan 9, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 12, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
38 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 @ PHI | Cycle | — | 4* | 25.3 | one-timer | |
| Apr 9, 2026 @ NJD | Cycle | — | 0 | 13.4 | — | |
| Apr 4, 2026 vs FLA | Cycle | — | 5* | 66.6 | — | |
| Mar 28, 2026 vs DAL | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 64.7 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2026 @ OTT | Cycle | — | 2* | 62.1 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2026 vs WPG | Rush | carry | 1 | 36.0 | — | |
| Mar 21, 2026 vs WPG | Cycle | — | 5* | 56.2 | — | |
| Mar 18, 2026 @ CAR | Point shot | — | 2* | 74.9 | — | |
| Mar 18, 2026 @ CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 71.7 | 4-on-3 | |
| Mar 16, 2026 @ COL | Rush | carry | 3* | 46.0 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2026 vs PHI | Off the faceoff | — | 2* | 73.7 | one-timer | |
| Mar 3, 2026 @ BOS | Deflection | — | 2 | 58.7 | deflection | |
| Jan 8, 2026 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 3 | 69.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 16, 2025 vs EDM | Rebound | — | 1 | 77.8 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Dec 11, 2025 vs MTL | Point shot | — | 3* | 65.1 | — | |
| Nov 3, 2025 @ TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 55.2 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 8, 2025 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | carry | 2* | 45.8 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 15, 2025 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 55.5 | — | |
| Mar 11, 2025 vs VGK | Rush | carry | 2 | 77.2 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2025 vs PHI | Cycle | — | 2 | 69.4 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2025 vs PHI | Off the faceoff | — | 2 | 65.6 | one-timer | |
| Feb 8, 2025 @ PHI | Cycle | — | 4* | 59.6 | — | |
| Jan 29, 2025 @ UTA | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 72.3 | — | |
| Jan 5, 2025 @ CAR | Cycle | — | 4* | 70.4 | one-timer | |
| Dec 19, 2024 @ NSH | Point shot | — | 2 | 45.9 | — | |
| Nov 8, 2024 @ WSH | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 68.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 10, 2024 @ DET | Forecheck turnover | — | 5* | 41.2 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2024 vs NSH | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 78.7 | one-timer | |
| Apr 11, 2024 vs DET | Cycle | — | 1 | 69.5 | — | |
| Apr 2, 2024 @ NJD | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 27.8 | — | |
| Feb 27, 2024 @ VAN | Rebound | — | 0 | 50.6 | rebound | |
| Jan 8, 2024 @ PHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 63.0 | rebound | |
| Nov 25, 2023 vs TOR | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 77.4 | — | |
| Nov 14, 2023 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 74.7 | one-timer | |
| Nov 11, 2023 vs BUF | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 40.8 | 1-on-0, one-timer | |
| Nov 11, 2023 vs BUF | Deflection | — | 2* | 54.5 | — | |
| Oct 30, 2023 vs ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 82.1 | — | |
| Oct 18, 2023 @ DET | Cycle | — | 2 | 68.9 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Karlsson
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Karlsson apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile | D | 1 | 11:08 | 88% | 68.2% | 100% (1-0) | 0.0% 1:32 | 25.0% 3:49 |
| Sidney Crosby | C | 1 | 5:41 | 45% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 80.0% 6:59 | 76.5% 6:54 |
| Nick Robertson | LW | 1 | 5:28 | 43% | 37.5% | — (0-0) | 75.0% 7:12 | 73.7% 8:36 |
| Rickard Rakell | RW | 1 | 5:09 | 41% | 37.5% | — (0-0) | 75.0% 7:31 | 85.7% 6:27 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | C | 1 | 2:56 | 23% | 85.7% | 100% (1-0) | 52.9% 9:44 | 85.7% 8:00 |
| Ville Koivunen | RW | 1 | 2:49 | 22% | 75.0% | 100% (1-0) | 56.3% 9:51 | 75.0% 8:19 |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 1 | 2:36 | 21% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 65.0% 10:04 | 62.5% 11:13 |
| Filip Hallander | C | 1 | 2:31 | 20% | 85.7% | 100% (1-0) | 52.9% 10:09 | 77.8% 5:57 |
| Connor Dewar | C | 1 | 2:20 | 18% | 83.3% | — (0-0) | 55.6% 10:20 | 22.2% 10:13 |
| Elmer Soderblom | LW | 1 | 2:18 | 18% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 57.9% 10:22 | 0.0% 8:31 |
| Blake Lizotte | C | 1 | 2:10 | 17% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 57.9% 10:30 | 42.9% 8:37 |
| Egor Chinakhov | RW | 1 | 2:01 | 16% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 63.6% 10:39 | 55.6% 9:23 |
| Tommy Novak | C | 1 | 1:54 | 15% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 61.9% 10:46 | 46.7% 10:04 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | @ PHI | W 7-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 19:59 | 12:40 | 5:04 | 1:56 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 19:59 | 19:59 | 21 | 14 | 60.0% | 57.1% | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 100% | 1.9 | 0.7 | 100% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:40 | 12:40 | 15 | 9 | 62.5% | 57.9% | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.1 | 0.3 | 100% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:40 | 12:40 | 15 | 9 | 62.5% | 57.9% | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 1.1 | 0.3 | 100% |
| Power play | 1 | 5:04 | 5:04 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.8 | 0.1 | 100% |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:56 | 1:56 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | — |
| 5v4 | 1 | 5:04 | 5:04 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.8 | 0.1 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 19:59 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | PIT | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 10 | 13 | 7.7% | 3 | 5 | 28:37 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 75 | 15 | 51 | 66 | +8 | 22 | 176 | 8.5% | 20 | 64 | 23:36 |
| 2024-25 | PIT | 82 | 11 | 42 | 53 | -24 | 20 | 191 | 5.8% | 29 | 94 | 23:14 |
| 2023-24 | PIT | 82 | 11 | 45 | 56 | +4 | 44 | 213 | 5.2% | 40 | 99 | 24:16 |
| 2022-23 | SJS | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 | -26 | 36 | 209 | 12.0% | 33 | 90 | 25:37 |
| 2021-22 | SJS | 50 | 10 | 25 | 35 | -14 | 14 | 117 | 8.5% | 18 | 45 | 23:28 |
| 2020-21 | SJS | 52 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -18 | 18 | 110 | 7.3% | 20 | 69 | 23:36 |
| 2019-20 | SJS | 56 | 6 | 34 | 40 | -15 | 16 | 120 | 5.0% | 26 | 74 | 24:31 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | SJS | 19 | 2 | 14 | 16 | -3 | 8 | 51 | 3.9% | 15 | 33 | 24:45 |
| 2018-19 | SJS | 53 | 3 | 42 | 45 | +6 | 22 | 169 | 1.8% | 44 | 69 | 24:29 |
| 2017-18 | OTT | 71 | 9 | 53 | 62 | -25 | 36 | 196 | 4.6% | 58 | 120 | 26:44 |
Erik Karlsson news
- Behind Penguins star Erik Karlsson's 'James Bond' persona lies a deep drive to winThe New York Times
- A First NHL Trade Board of the YearNHLRumors.com
- Cup of Joe (Starkey): Erik Karlsson a figure of great fascination as Penguins prepare for takeoffTribLIVE.com
- 9 Upcoming NHL Free Agents Who Could Be on the Trade Block in 2026-27The Hockey Writers
- Projecting Erik Karlsson's Future With The Penguinsprohockeyrumors.com
- NHL Rumours: Josh Norris Concern, Edvinsson Progress & Crosby/Karlsson ExtensionsThe Hockey Writers
- Erik Karlsson Comments on Potential Penguins Contract Extensionheavy.com
- Erik Karlsson Discusses His Uncertain Future with Penguins as Season BeginsYahoo Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.