C · VGK · NHL id 8476448
William Karlsson has played 1 game for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 1 shots while averaging 17:26 a night (14:32 at even strength, 1:14 on the power play and 1:37 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 91% of his 5v5 minutes with Mitch Marner and 89% with Brett Howden in his only game so far, and the Golden Knights have controlled 57% of shot attempts with Karlsson on the ice (0-0 in goals, 29% offensive-zone starts). In the Golden Knights' most recent game against CHI he was on L1 with Mitch Marner and Brett Howden and on PP2.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs CHI, detected from shift data
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 17:23 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2026-27 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27: NHL EDGE percentiles are noisy before about 15-20 games.
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, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at VGK: 5 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.02 expected goals; best chance William Karlsson at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 14 GP · 7 points vs 7.4 expected
Last 20 games: -15. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 13.3%
- 93.4
- 100.0%
- G vs xG
- 4 / 3.8
- 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: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played14
- Goals4
- Assists3
- Points7
- Shots on goal30
- Hits3
- Blocked shots13
- Plus/minus−1
- Penalty minutes4
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.4%
- Fenwick (FF%)53.2%
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.8%
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.048
- Faceoff win %57.6%18th of 238
- Draw Equity /100+0.1098th of 238
Usage
- Ice time per game15:09
- Offensive-zone start %38.2%
Special teams & discipline
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO934
- Luck Meter−15501st of 828
NHL EDGE tracking
- Hardest shot84.6
- Offensive-zone time40.8%
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 · 14 of 14 games through the sequence engine
- −0.053
- Season net
- −0.15xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 100 draws
- +0.109
- Season
- +0.17G
- 57.6%158 draws
Wins by zone: OZ 27-19 · NZ 25-26 · DZ 39-22
- Per 60
- 1.83
- Attempts
- 5
- 0.018
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 PP1 from PP2Mar 28, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Jan 12, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 23, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 16, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L3Apr 26, 2022 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Dec 14, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Oct 27, 2021 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jun 10, 2021 alerts →
How his goals happened
40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 vs CAR | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 60.5 | 3-on-1, one-timer | |
| Jun 2, 2026 @ CAR | Cycle | — | 0 | 38.6 | one-timer | |
| May 24, 2026 vs COL | Deflection | — | 1 | 10.7 | deflection | |
| Oct 26, 2025 @ TBL | Rush | carry | 3* | 49.5 | — | |
| Oct 20, 2025 vs CAR | Point shot | — | 2 | 74.0 | — | |
| Oct 16, 2025 vs BOS | Dump and chase | dump | 1 | 11.6 | 4-on-3 | |
| Oct 16, 2025 vs BOS | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 11.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| May 10, 2025 @ EDM | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 26.7 | 4-on-2, one-timer | |
| May 8, 2025 vs EDM | Deflection | pass | 2 | 25.4 | 2-on-1, deflection | |
| Apr 29, 2025 vs MIN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 39.1 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Apr 10, 2025 vs SEA | Odd-man rush | pass | 0 | 62.7 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 8, 2025 @ COL | Odd-man rush | carry | 1* | 54.1 | 2-on-1 | |
| Dec 21, 2024 vs SEA | Deflection | dump | 1 | 29.1 | deflection | |
| Dec 19, 2024 vs VAN | Rebound | — | 0 | 41.4 | rebound | |
| Dec 4, 2024 @ ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 7.4 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2024 @ UTA | Rush | loose | 0 | 19.3 | — | |
| Nov 15, 2024 @ UTA | Deflection | carry | 3 | 43.2 | deflection | |
| Nov 2, 2024 vs UTA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 46.1 | 3-on-1 | |
| Oct 26, 2024 vs SJS | Rush | loose | 0 | 54.7 | — | |
| Apr 14, 2024 vs COL | Odd-man rush | carry | 3* | 68.0 | 2-on-1 | |
| Apr 14, 2024 vs COL | Cycle | — | 5 | 45.9 | — | |
| Apr 12, 2024 vs MIN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 27.6 | one-timer | |
| Apr 5, 2024 @ ARI | Rush | loose | 1* | 73.4 | — | |
| Apr 2, 2024 vs VAN | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 17.0 | — | |
| Mar 26, 2024 @ NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 41.7 | 4-on-1, one-timer | |
| Mar 17, 2024 vs NJD | Rush | carry | 1 | 72.3 | — | |
| Mar 12, 2024 @ SEA | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 69.3 | one-timer | |
| Mar 4, 2024 @ CBJ | Forecheck turnover | — | 2 | 67.9 | — | |
| Mar 2, 2024 @ BUF | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 52.1 | one-timer | |
| Feb 27, 2024 @ TOR | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 25.9 | one-timer | |
| Feb 22, 2024 vs TOR | Rush | carry | 0 | 74.7 | — | |
| Feb 20, 2024 vs NSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 77.5 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 19, 2024 @ SJS | Rebound | — | 0 | 13.9 | rebound | |
| Feb 6, 2024 vs EDM | Rush | carry | 3 | 52.0 | — | |
| Dec 28, 2023 vs LAK | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 54.4 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Dec 17, 2023 vs OTT | Rebound | — | 4 | 20.1 | rebound | |
| Dec 12, 2023 vs CGY | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 58.4 | — | |
| Dec 6, 2023 @ STL | Cycle | — | 0 | 0.0 | — | |
| Nov 30, 2023 @ VAN | Cycle | — | 2 | 50.0 | — | |
| Nov 27, 2023 @ CGY | Rebound | — | 0 | 52.8 | one-timer, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Marner | C | 1 | 13:10 | 91% | 55.0% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 1:22 | 100.0% 2:21 |
| Brett Howden | C | 1 | 12:57 | 89% | 60.0% | — (0-0) | 0.0% 1:35 | 71.4% 2:49 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | D | 1 | 6:25 | 44% | 80.0% | — (0-0) | 36.4% 8:07 | 40.0% 12:42 |
| Rasmus Andersson | D | 1 | 5:30 | 38% | 88.9% | — (0-0) | 33.3% 9:02 | 26.3% 11:47 |
| Brayden McNabb | D | 1 | 4:55 | 34% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 61.1% 9:37 | 69.2% 11:42 |
| Shea Theodore | D | 1 | 4:07 | 28% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 57.9% 10:25 | 60.7% 12:14 |
| Noah Hanifin | D | 1 | 4:01 | 28% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 75.0% 10:31 | 62.1% 12:49 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | D | 1 | 3:58 | 27% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 75.0% 10:34 | 61.5% 11:21 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs CHI | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71% | 17:26 | 14:32 | 1:14 | 1:37 |
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 | 17:26 | 17:26 | 15 | 11 | 57.7% | 58.8% | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.8 | 0.2 | 20% |
| Even strength | 1 | 14:32 | 14:32 | 12 | 9 | 57.1% | 61.5% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | 29% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 14:32 | 14:32 | 12 | 9 | 57.1% | 61.5% | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.2 | 29% |
| Power play | 1 | 1:14 | 1:14 | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 1:37 | 1:37 | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% |
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 | VGK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 17:26 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | VGK | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +10 | 4 | 24 | 12.5% | 6 | 12 | 17:12 |
| 2025-26 | VGK | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 30 | 13.3% | 3 | 13 | 15:09 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | VGK | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 | 17 | 17.6% | 2 | 8 | 18:34 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 53 | 9 | 20 | 29 | +17 | 4 | 119 | 7.6% | 20 | 37 | 17:01 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | VGK | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 9 | 0.0% | 8 | 5 | 15:56 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 70 | 30 | 30 | 60 | +15 | 22 | 175 | 17.1% | 43 | 46 | 17:36 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | VGK | 22 | 11 | 6 | 17 | +11 | 2 | 45 | 24.4% | 15 | 20 | 17:21 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | +14 | 10 | 161 | 8.7% | 50 | 50 | 17:28 |
| 2021-22 | VGK | 67 | 12 | 23 | 35 | +3 | 10 | 135 | 8.9% | 42 | 42 | 18:17 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | VGK | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +10 | 2 | 34 | 11.8% | 25 | 12 | 18:24 |
| 2020-21 | VGK | 56 | 14 | 25 | 39 | +19 | 4 | 111 | 12.6% | 29 | 29 | 18:40 |
| 2019-20 | VGK | 63 | 15 | 31 | 46 | +11 | 16 | 138 | 10.9% | 40 | 38 | 18:52 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | VGK | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 2 | 17 | 11.8% | 9 | 14 | 20:25 |
| 2018-19 | VGK | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | +1 | 16 | 169 | 14.2% | 51 | 55 | 18:51 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | VGK | 20 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +8 | 2 | 50 | 14.0% | 30 | 15 | 21:40 |
| 2017-18 | VGK | 82 | 43 | 35 | 78 | +49 | 12 | 184 | 23.4% | 48 | 45 | 18:43 |
William Karlsson news
- William Karlsson's Wife Emily Says "There's Nothing Like Vegas Hockey" After New Golden Knights DealNDTV Sports
- William Karlsson Agrees to Two-Year Extension With Golden Knights - NHL News | Fantasy Hockeyrotoballer.com
- William Karlsson extension gives Golden Knights more cost certaintyDaily Faceoff
- Golden Knights sign F Karlsson to two-year, $13.5 million contract extensionTSN
- NHL Notebook: William Karlsson signs two-year extension with Golden KnightsFlames Nation
- Golden Knights Nearing Contract Extension With William Karlsson - NHL RumorsProHockeyRumors.com
- 'Wild West' gets wilder after Golden Knights extend William KarlssonYardbarker
- Still from Day One: William Karlsson staying in VegasYahoo 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.