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 33.2 expected
Last 20 games: +17. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 12.9%
- 93.4
- 66.0%
- G vs xG
- 15 / 14.6
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 2:56 a game): some of the heat may be real.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.067 xG per attempt lately vs 0.088 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+0.4270th of 715
- Luck Meter−12489th of 828
- Ascension score46245th of 428
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 his 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 |
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
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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.