C · VAN · NHL id 8481024
Linus Karlsson has played 2 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 3 shots while averaging 13:42 a night (12:15 at even strength, 1:12 on the power play and 0:04 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 62% of his 5v5 minutes with Drew O'Connor and 61% with Max Sasson over the last 2 games, and the Canucks have controlled 35% of shot attempts with Karlsson on the ice (2-5 in goals, 50% offensive-zone starts). In the Canucks' most recent game against EDM he was on L2 with Jake DeBrusk and Elias Pettersson and on PP2; moved up to L2 (from L3) in the last game.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs EDM, detected from shift data
- −1:48 5v5 TOI
- On-ice xGF/60 1.52 (was 2.29)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 2 games, 13:30 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 1 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 2 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 · 5 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at VAN: 5 attempts, 3 on goal, 0 goals, 0.27 expected goals; best chance Linus Karlsson at 0.16 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 79 GP · 35 points vs 33.7 expected
Last 20 games: +16. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 12.9%
- 93.4
- 66.0%
- G vs xG
- 15 / 14.9
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 2:56 a game): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.066 xG per attempt lately vs 0.090 before.
- 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 forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 2 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 3 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played79
- Goals15190th of 715
- Assists20266th of 715
- Points35232nd of 715
- Power-play points4286th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal116244th of 715
- Hits83238th of 715
- Blocked shots22561st of 715
- Plus/minus−28698th of 715
- Penalty minutes42165th of 715
- Faceoffs won15283rd of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)50.4%268th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.4%285th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)48.4%421st of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.9%448th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)52.5%219th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)48.8%413th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.56483rd of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.01955th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.29332nd of 719
- Faceoff win %29.4%
- Draw Equity /100−0.184
Usage
- Ice time per game12:31565th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:21289th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %54.0%265th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /600.00267th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO934711th of 719
- Goals above expected+0.1322nd of 715
- Luck Meter−16499th of 828
- Ascension score46297th of 526
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.5270th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts33503rd of 715
- Hardest shot83.7568th of 715
- Offensive-zone time42.9%249th of 715
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 · 78 of 79 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.033
- Season net
- −0.47xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.56
- Attempts
- 8
- 0.125
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
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Feb 25, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L3 from L4Jan 31, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 25, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Jan 2, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Dec 30, 2025 alerts →
- Played 6:33 more than his 5-game averageDec 30, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Dec 5, 2025 alerts →
- Played 7:08 more than his 5-game averageDec 2, 2025 alerts →
How the goals happened
18 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2026 vs UTA | Deflection | — | 2 | 1.9 | — | |
| Apr 4, 2026 vs UTA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 43.1 | — | |
| Mar 19, 2026 vs TBL | Cycle | — | 0 | 5.5 | — | |
| Mar 7, 2026 @ WPG | Rush | carry | 0 | 65.5 | — | |
| Jan 23, 2026 vs NJD | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 21.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Jan 2, 2026 vs SEA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 21.0 | rebound | |
| Dec 29, 2025 @ SEA | Off the faceoff | — | 0 | 48.5 | — | |
| Dec 27, 2025 vs SJS | Cycle | — | 2* | 24.2 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 @ BOS | Rush | loose | 1 | 64.1 | — | |
| Dec 20, 2025 @ BOS | Rebound | dump | 0 | 20.9 | 3-on-0, rebound | |
| Dec 2, 2025 @ COL | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 27.8 | 3-on-1 | |
| Nov 26, 2025 @ ANA | Rush | carry | 1 | 18.2 | — | |
| Nov 20, 2025 vs DAL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 57.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 16, 2025 @ TBL | Deflection | — | 0 | 35.0 | deflection | |
| Nov 9, 2025 vs COL | Rebound | — | 0 | 10.3 | rebound | |
| Apr 14, 2025 vs SJS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 10.2 | 3-on-2 | |
| Mar 28, 2025 @ CBJ | Deflection | — | 5* | 17.6 | rebound | |
| Jan 29, 2025 @ NSH | Deflection | — | 0 | 18.2 | rebound |
* 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew O'Connor | LW | 2 | 15:07 | 62% | 30.3% | 20% (1-4) | 57.1% 9:23 | 57.9% 11:18 |
| Max Sasson | C | 2 | 15:02 | 61% | 31.0% | 25% (1-3) | 45.5% 9:28 | 55.6% 10:02 |
| Filip Hronek | D | 2 | 14:54 | 61% | 37.5% | 40% (2-3) | 25.0% 9:36 | 53.6% 18:06 |
| Zeev Buium | D | 2 | 14:16 | 58% | 25.9% | 25% (1-3) | 53.8% 10:14 | 59.1% 24:39 |
| Jamie Oleksiak | D | 2 | 9:05 | 37% | 58.3% | 50% (1-1) | 25.0% 15:25 | 23.1% 27:38 |
| Tom Willander | D | 2 | 8:06 | 33% | 22.2% | 0% (0-3) | 38.7% 16:24 | 30.0% 28:18 |
| Elias Pettersson | C | 1 | 6:38 | 27% | 57.1% | 50% (1-1) | 14.3% 5:08 | 37.5% 4:04 |
| Jake DeBrusk | LW | 1 | 6:18 | 26% | 57.1% | 50% (1-1) | 14.3% 5:28 | 0.0% 5:07 |
| Elias Pettersson | D | 1 | 1:23 | 6% | — | — (0-0) | 35.7% 10:23 | 57.9% 11:20 |
| Luke Schenn | D | 1 | 1:12 | 5% | — | — (0-0) | 35.7% 10:34 | 60.9% 11:28 |
Linemate and opposition quality
2025-26 · 5v5 · 852 min on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank
teammates' average xGF%
1st percentile · higher = stronger linemates
opponents' average ice-time share
49th percentile · higher = faces more top-line minutes
Plays with weaker-than-usual linemates.
QoT averages the season xGF% of Karlsson's 5v5 teammates; QoC averages how much of their team's ice time Karlsson's opponents get, so a high QoC means facing top lines. Both are weighted by time shared on the ice, lean on last season for small samples, and are ranked within forwards or defence.
Game log
2 games in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs EDM | L 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 13:47 | 11:46 | 1:45 | 0:07 |
| Sep 29 | @ EDM | W 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 13:37 | 12:44 | 0:38 | — |
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 | 2 | 27:25 | 13:43 | 16 | 27 | 37.2% | 39.4% | 9 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 25% | 0.8 | 1.2 | 50% |
| Even strength | 2 | 24:30 | 12:15 | 14 | 26 | 35.0% | 36.7% | 7 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 29% | 0.6 | 1.0 | 50% |
| 5v5 | 2 | 24:30 | 12:15 | 14 | 26 | 35.0% | 36.7% | 7 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 29% | 0.6 | 1.0 | 50% |
| Power play | 2 | 2:23 | 1:12 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.2 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:07 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 5v4 | 2 | 2:23 | 1:12 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.2 | — |
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 | VAN | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 13:42 |
| 2025-26 | VAN | 79 | 15 | 20 | 35 | -28 | 42 | 116 | 12.9% | 83 | 22 | 12:31 |
| 2024-25 | VAN | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 6 | 28 | 10.7% | 27 | 8 | 10:56 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VAN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 9:55 |
| 2023-24 | VAN | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 10:09 |
Linus Karlsson news
- Linus Karlsson has earned a spot on the Canucks top line.bvmsports.com
- Canucks: Linus Karlsson Talks World Championships, Familiarity With Malhotra, And His Personal 'Bread And Butter'The Hockey News
- Canucks News and Rumours: Karlsson’s Chance & Lekkerimäki’s ShotThe Hockey Writers
- Linus Karlsson will score 30 goals for the Canucks this year.bvmsports.com
- Linus Karlsson Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- 2026-27 Canucks Bold Predictions: Linus Karlsson scores 30 goalsCanucks Army
- Video - Vancouver Canucks 2026-27 Player Preview: Linus KarlssonThe Hockey News
- Vancouver Canucks 2026-27 Player Preview: Linus KarlssonThe Hockey News
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.