William Karlsson

William Karlsson

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C · 6'0" · 190 lb · Shoots L
Age 33
Career
0.60
P / GP
457P in 761 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5.9M
Signed through 2029
Career points
457
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
2.7
28 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.7
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.6
21 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
+0.3
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
6.2
159 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
4.2
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
59.9
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+0
5 GF · 5 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2014–15 · age 22
Anaheim Ducks
0.17 P/GP
18 GP · 2G · 1A
Emerging
2014–15 · age 22
Columbus Blue Jackets
0.67 P/GP
3 GP · 1G · 1A
Prime
2015–16 → 2023 · age 23–30
Vegas Golden Knights
0.59 P/GP
594 GP · 137G · 215A
Veteran
2023–24 → 2027 · age 31–34
Vegas Golden Knights
0.68 P/GP
146 GP · 45G · 55A

William Karlsson, a center for the Vegas Golden Knights, is entering his age-34 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists) in 9 games, a 0.44 points-per-game pace, 1 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 59.9% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.7. HighDanger's model projects 42 points for 2026-27, in a 31 to 53 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2382143953+1410917:280.65
2023–2470303060+15221517:360.86
2024–255392029+174617:010.55
2025–2614437-14115:090.50
2026–279224-10117:470.44
Career761185272457+13111683—0.60

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Trajectory

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

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