Erik Karlsson

Erik Karlsson

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D · 6'0" · 185 lb · Shoots R
Age 36
Career
0.81
P / GP
943P in 1166 GP
Archetype
Bottom Pair
Role classification
Career stage
Glory Days
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$1.5M
Signed through 2027
Career points
943
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.0
23 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-1.0
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.4
12 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.4
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
6.2
169 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
5.2
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
54.4
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+3
8 GF · 5 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2009–10 · age 19
Ottawa Senators
0.43 P/GP
60 GP · 5G · 21A
Emerging
2010–11 → 2013 · age 20–22
Ottawa Senators
0.79 P/GP
173 GP · 38G · 99A
Prime
2013–14 → 2021 · age 23–30
Ottawa Senators
0.83 P/GP
555 GP · 100G · 362A
Veteran
2021–22 → 2026 · age 31–35
Pittsburgh Penguins
0.84 P/GP
371 GP · 72G · 239A
Glory Days
2026–27 · age 36
Pittsburgh Penguins
1.0 P/GP
7 GP · 0G · 7A

Erik Karlsson, a defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins, is entering his age-36 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 7 points (0 goals, 7 assists) in 7 games, a 1.00 points-per-game pace, 2 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 54.4% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -1.0. HighDanger's model projects 63 points for 2026-27, in a 56 to 70 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–23822576101-26362725:371.23
2023–2482114556+4441724:160.68
2024–2582114253-24201523:140.65
2025–2675155166+8222623:360.88
2026–277077+10222:581.00
Career1166215728943-114508333—0.81

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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