Erik Karlsson's NHL career

Erik Karlsson is drafted 15 overall by Ottawa Senators

Selected

15 overall, round 1

Swedes drafted

17 selected

First Swede off the board

Erik Karlsson#15

Erik Karlsson makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠5 loss against New York Rangers

Erik was 19 years old · Madison Square Garden, USA

Other Swedes on the ice: Daniel Alfredsson and Henrik Lundqvist.

2009-2010

Erik Karlsson's first NHL season: 26 points

Points

26

#17NHL#282

Games

60 of 82

73%

Goals

5

#21NHL#387

Assists

21

#15NHL#201

P/GP

0.43

#18NHL#254

+/-

-5

#34NHL#652

PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins

6 games6 points1 G · 5 A

First roundPITPittsburgh Penguins2–4

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2009-2010

60

Games

#139

26

Points

#125

5

Goals

#135

21

Assists

#117

-5

+/-

#125

2010-2011

Erik Karlsson scores 45 points

Points

45

#13NHL#129

Games

75 of 82

91%

Goals

13

#16NHL#197

Assists

32

#8NHL#79

P/GP

0.60

#14NHL#134

+/-

-30

#55NHL#889

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2010-2011

135

Games

#118

71

Points

#97

18

Goals

#97

53

Assists

#94

-35

+/-

#197

2011-2012

Erik Karlsson scores 78 points and wins the James Norris Memorial Trophy

Points

78

#2NHL#10

Games

81 of 82

99%

Goals

19

#9NHL#102

Assists

59

#2NHL#3

P/GP

0.96

#3NHL#14

+/-

+16

#8NHL#48

PlayoffsEliminated by New York Rangers

7 games1 points1 G · 0 A

First roundNYRNew York Rangers3–4

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2011-2012

216

Games

#98

149

Points

#71

37

Goals

#77

112

Assists

#64

-19

+/-

#189

2012-2013

Erik Karlsson plays only 17 games for 14 points

Points

14

#24NHL#281

Games

17 of 48

35%

Goals

6

#18NHL#230

Assists

8

#25NHL#309

P/GP

0.82

#5NHL#41

+/-

+8

#11NHL#78

PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins

10 games8 points1 G · 7 A

First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens4–1Second roundPITPittsburgh Penguins1–4

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2012-2013

233

Games

#99

163

Points

#69

43

Goals

#77

120

Assists

#63

-11

+/-

#179

2013-2014

Erik Karlsson scores 74 points

Points

74

#2NHL#14

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

20

#5NHL#89

Assists

54

#2NHL#7

P/GP

0.90

#4NHL#23

+/-

-15

#59NHL#823

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2013-2014

315

Games

#88

237

Points

#53

63

Goals

#58

174

Assists

#47

-26

+/-

#218

2014-2015

Erik Karlsson scores 66 points and wins the James Norris Memorial Trophy

Points

66

#4NHL#23

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

21

#8NHL#75

Assists

45

#5NHL#15

P/GP

0.80

#6NHL#36

+/-

+7

#20NHL#153

PlayoffsEliminated by Montréal Canadiens

6 games4 points1 G · 3 A

First roundMTLMontréal Canadiens2–4

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2014-2015

397

Games

#78

303

Points

#44

84

Goals

#50

219

Assists

#40

-19

+/-

#215

2015-2016

Erik Karlsson scores 82 points, the most of any Swede

Points

82

#1NHL#4

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

16

#17NHL#134

Assists

66

#1NHL#1

P/GP

1.00

#1NHL#7

+/-

-2

#48NHL#516

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2015-2016

479

Games

#70

385

Points

#32

100

Goals

#45

285

Assists

#27

-21

+/-

#229

2016-2017

Erik Karlsson scores 71 points

Points

71

#3NHL#17

Games

77 of 82

94%

Goals

17

#12NHL#125

Assists

54

#3NHL#6

P/GP

0.92

#2NHL#14

+/-

+10

#10NHL#105

PlayoffsEliminated by Pittsburgh Penguins

19 games18 points2 G · 16 A

First roundBOSBoston Bruins4–2Second roundNYRNew York Rangers4–2Conference finalPITPittsburgh Penguins3–4

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2016-2017

556

Games

#62

456

Points

#28

117

Goals

#40

339

Assists

#22

-11

+/-

#219

2017-2018

Erik Karlsson scores 62 points

Points

62

#7NHL#62

Games

71 of 82

87%

Goals

9

#32NHL#302

Assists

53

#2NHL#20

P/GP

0.87

#5NHL#48

+/-

-25

#87NHL#871

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2017-2018

627

Games

#51

518

Points

#25

126

Goals

#38

392

Assists

#17

-36

+/-

#277

Erik Karlsson is traded from Ottawa Senators to San Jose Sharks

Here he joins Swedes Tim Heed, Melker Karlsson and Marcus Sörensen.

2018-2019

Erik Karlsson scores 45 points

Points

45

#14NHL#138

Games

53 of 82

65%

Goals

3

#52NHL#505

Assists

42

#5NHL#52

P/GP

0.85

#6NHL#62

+/-

+6

#20NHL#173

PlayoffsEliminated by St. Louis Blues

19 of 20 games16 points2 G · 14 A

First roundVGKVegas Golden Knights4–3Second roundCOLColorado Avalanche4–3Conference finalSTLSt. Louis Blues2–4

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2018-2019

680

Games

#43

563

Points

#22

129

Goals

#41

434

Assists

#14

-30

+/-

#280

2019-2020

Erik Karlsson scores 40 points

Points

40

#15NHL#134

Games

56 of 70

80%

Goals

6

#37NHL#355

Assists

34

#5NHL#54

P/GP

0.71

#12NHL#93

+/-

-15

#99NHL#839

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2019-2020

736

Games

#38

603

Points

#18

135

Goals

#43

468

Assists

#13

-45

+/-

#316

2020-2021

Erik Karlsson scores 22 points

Points

22

#28NHL#224

Games

52 of 56

93%

Goals

8

#24NHL#223

Assists

14

#23NHL#208

P/GP

0.42

#30NHL#268

+/-

-18

#85NHL#896

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2020-2021

788

Games

#35

625

Points

#17

143

Goals

#43

482

Assists

#11

-63

+/-

#328

2021-2022

Erik Karlsson scores 35 points

Points

35

#23NHL#227

Games

50 of 82

61%

Goals

10

#31NHL#284

Assists

25

#20NHL#183

P/GP

0.70

#11NHL#127

+/-

-14

#83NHL#884

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2021-2022

838

Games

#32

660

Points

#15

153

Goals

#40

507

Assists

#11

-77

+/-

#350

2022-2023

Erik Karlsson scores 101 points — the best season of his career

Points

101

#2NHL#11

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

25

#9NHL#80

Assists

76

#1NHL#3

P/GP

1.23

#2NHL#13

+/-

-26

#96NHL#921

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2022-2023

920

Games

#24

761

Points

#13

178

Goals

#35

583

Assists

#10

-103

+/-

Erik Karlsson is traded from San Jose Sharks to Pittsburgh Penguins

Here he joins Swedes Filip Hållander, Alexander Nylander, Marcus Pettersson, among others.

2023-2024

Erik Karlsson scores 56 points

Points

56

#13NHL#106

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

11

#22NHL#264

Assists

45

#9NHL#48

P/GP

0.68

#13NHL#131

+/-

+4

#24NHL#229

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2023-2024

1002

Games

#18

817

Points

#11

189

Goals

#36

628

Assists

#9

-99

+/-

2024-2025

Erik Karlsson scores 53 points

Points

53

#11NHL#111

Games

82 of 82

100%

Goals

11

#23NHL#260

Assists

42

#6NHL#52

P/GP

0.65

#12NHL#132

+/-

-24

#81NHL#896

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2024-2025

1084

Games

#11

870

Points

#9

200

Goals

#32

670

Assists

#6

-123

+/-

2025-2026

Erik Karlsson scores 66 points

Points

66

#9NHL#61

Games

75 of 82

91%

Goals

15

#19NHL#190

Assists

51

#2NHL#25

P/GP

0.88

#8NHL#70

+/-

+8

#15NHL#141

PlayoffsEliminated by Philadelphia Flyers

6 games3 points1 G · 2 A

First roundPHIPhiladelphia Flyers2–4

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2025-2026

1159

Games

#7

936

Points

#8

215

Goals

#31

721

Assists

#5

-115

+/-

2026-2027

Erik Karlsson scores 8 points

Points

8

#4NHL#31

Games

8 of 7

100%

Goals

0

#41NHL#370

Assists

8

#1NHL#6

P/GP

1.00

#4NHL#42

+/-

0

#29NHL#269

Erik Karlsson's career in total through 2026-2027

1167

Games

#7

944

Points

#8

215

Goals

#31

729

Assists

#5

-115

+/-