Vegas Golden Knights · Center · Shoots L

William Karlsson

Age 33 · 6'0" · 190 lb · Born in Marsta, SWE

Cap hit

$5.9M

5.7% of $104M cap

Term

1 yr

Through 2026-27, then UFA

Clause

M-NTC

10-team no-trade list

Surplus value

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arrives with the trade tools

Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

17:26

PP 1:14 · PK 1:37

xGF%

81.8

5v5, +34.2 vs. last yr

Game Score

+0.08

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

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12 W · 5 L

Plus/minus

Blocks 0 · Hits 0

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	A	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Sep 29 vs CHI · W 5-2	0	0	1	0	0	17:26	1:14	1:37	12-5	29	0	0	+0.08
Jun 11 @ CAR · L 4-2	0	0	1	0	0	8:43	0:00	0:00	2-4	100	0	-1	-0.06
Jun 9 vs CAR · L 5-3	1	1	1	1	0	16:53	2:10	0:54	4-8	33	0	+1	+0.65
Jun 6 vs CAR · W 5-4	0	1	2	2	1	24:09	0:03	1:11	12-14	33	2	+3	+0.41
Jun 4 @ CAR · OTL 4-3	0	0	2	0	1	19:07	1:38	1:36	7-9	67	0	+1	-0.35

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 163 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards

xGF%51.6%

69th percentile

Relative xGF%+0.2

52nd percentile

HDCF%50.0%

52nd percentile

CF%51.4%

70th percentile

Relative CF%+0.9

63rd percentile

FF%53.2%

81st percentile

GF%25.0%

1st percentile

CF/6062.6

82nd percentile

CA/6059.3

36th percentile

ixG/601.37

81st percentile

Goals above expected+0.3

62nd percentile

IPP100.0%

98th percentile

PDO93.4

1st percentile

OZS%38.2%

15th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleDefensive center

Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26

Karlsson plays a responsible, lower-event game anchored by solid defense and efficient shooting. He generates chances at a league-average rate but struggles to create offense and rarely initiates attack through the neutral zone.

Low-event playDefensive anchorEfficient shooter

Shooting volume: 76
Playmaking: 51
Zone entries(est.): 0
Forechecking: 1
Physicality: 32
Defensive impact: 64
Puck management: 29
Speed: 70

Where he shoots from

Slot 45% · Mid-range 34% · Perimeter 21%(38 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Shooting volume at 76th percentile with quality shot selection from the slot
Defensive impact at 64th percentile anchoring the middle
Speed at 70th percentile lets him transition quickly

Watch-outs

Zone entries at 1st percentile, rarely generating rush chances
Forechecking at 1st percentile limits offensive pressure creation
Puck management at 29th percentile leaves room for cleaner possession play

Similar style: Shane Wright (SEA), Kent Johnson (CBJ)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 14 GP · goals above average

Season total +0.2 goals, or +0.02 per game.

Even strength offense: -0.1
Even strength defense: +0.2
Power play: -0.1
Penalty kill: +0.2
Finishing: +0.3
Playmaking: -0.2
Penalties: -0.2
Faceoffs: +0.2

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	VGK	1	0	0	0	0	1	17:26	—	+0.08
2025-26	VGK	14	4	3	7	-1	30	15:09	57.6%	+0.02
2024-25	VGK	53	9	20	29	+17	119	17:01	58.1%	+0.01
2023-24	VGK	70	30	30	60	+15	175	17:36	56.2%	+0.22
2022-23	VGK	82	14	39	53	+14	161	17:28	55.3%	-0.01

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 19.6 mph; 16th pct
20+ mph bursts: 0
Hardest shot: 85.4 mph; 92nd pct
Distance: 2.9 mi
OZ time: 42.2%; 53rd pct
DZ time: 40.9%