William Karlsson
Age 33 · Shoots left · 6′0″ · 190 lb · Born Marsta, SWE
Drafted 2011, #53 overall by Anaheim
vs Toronto · 10:00 PM ET2025-262025-26: 14 games, 4-3-7, 0.50 points per game Season detail →
William Karlsson has 0 points in 4 games of 2026-27, after 7 points in 14 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 4 games Small sample0 points in 4 games for the 3rd-placed Vegas
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A top-six forward who plays on the power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Vegas's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most attempts from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
17 attempts across the 4 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 14 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersHardest shot in the 86th percentile of forwards: 85.37 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.03@
VAN4 Oct · 2nd 04:54 - 20.97@VAN4 Oct · 1st 10:42
- 20.68@VAN4 Oct · 2nd 08:43
- 19.77vs
ANA2 Oct · 2nd 04:58 - 19.61vs
CHI29 Sep · 1st 11:31 - 19.58vsANA2 Oct · 2nd 04:51
- 19.50vsANA2 Oct · 1st 07:07
- 19.46vsCHI29 Sep · 1st 02:32
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 85.37vsCHI29 Sep · 2nd 10:28
- 72.77@VAN4 Oct · 2nd 12:46
- 71.09vsCHI29 Sep · 2nd 03:52
- 69.69@VAN4 Oct · 1st 10:43
- 66.06vsANA2 Oct · 3rd 13:04
- 55.44@VAN4 Oct · 2nd 05:28
- 50.40vsCHI29 Sep · 2nd 17:06
- 37.11@VAN4 Oct · 1st 17:00
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.85@
SEA6 Oct · 18:44 TOI - 2.87@VAN4 Oct · 18:20 TOI
- 3.08vsANA2 Oct · 20:13 TOI
- 2.89vsCHI29 Sep · 17:26 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.92 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
The last ten games
SEAL 2-60001018:44VANL 2-30002+118:20ANAL 3-40002−220:13CHIW 5-20001017:267 points in 14 games on a team that finished 13th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; William Karlsson has 14.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.5). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Vegas's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
The power play drives the goal total
How the 4 goals and 3 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 4 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Vegas trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
64 attempts across the 17 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 4 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 14 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.
xG leadersTop speed 22.33 mph, hardest shot 84.60 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Tracking percentiles need 40 games in 2025-26; William Karlsson has 14.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
A point in one game of three (6 of 14)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
The last ten games
ANAOTL 3-4 OT0110+15:03
TBLL 3-60005016:04
DETW 1-00003018:45
COLL 2-40001−113:56
CARW 6-30111+114:02TBLOTL 1-2 OT1012+118:04
FLAL 0-30000−114:19CARW 4-11012+115:37
CGYW 6-10003016:06
BOSW 6-52023−115:17SEAL 2-60001018:44VANL 2-30002+118:20ANAL 3-40002−220:13CHIW 5-20001017:26Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.
With Vegas
Ten seasons · 2017-18 to 2026-272nd in franchise points since 1990-91
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsThirteen seasons, with 3 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct