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Erik Karlsson's 2016-2017 season

Guldpucken
Points
71
Swedish flag#3NHL#17
Goals
17
Swedish flag#12NHL#125
Assists
54
Swedish flag#3NHL#6
Plus/minus
+10
Swedish flag#10NHL#105
Games
77
93%
93% of 82

Defenceman Erik Karlsson was 26 years old when the 2016-2017 season began, his 8th in the NHL, and played it for Ottawa Senators. He played 77 of a possible 82 games and scored 17 goals and 54 assists for 71 points, 0.92 points per game. He finished third in the Swedish points race and finished 17th in the NHL. He also finished third in the Swedish assist race. In the playoffs he played 19 games for 18 points. He won Guldpucken.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2016-2017Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Erik Karlsson plays the 2016-2017 season for Ottawa Senators

    Erik was 26 years old when the 2016-2017 season began. It was his 8th season with the team. His 8th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      TOR4–5OTT
      W
      game 1/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-8SOG27:36TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      MTL3–4OTT
      W
      game 2/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG30:37TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–5DET
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1SHP24:25TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ARI4–7OTT
      W
      game 4/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP25:51TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TBL4–1OTT
      L
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG25:33TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–0VAN
      W
      game 6/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG23:08TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–5CGY
      L
      game 7/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -3+/-3SOG1PPP24:10TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT2–0EDM
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG26:28TOI
    • November 2016
    • The game
      CAR1–2OTT
      W
      game 9/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-5SOG31:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN0–1OTT
      W
      game 10/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG25:01TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–1OTT
      L
      game 11/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP29:00TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–3NSH
      L
      game 12/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG26:20TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–1BUF
      W
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG28:39TOI
    • The game
      LAK1–2OTT
      W
      game 14/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG29:39TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      MIN2–1OTT
      L
      game 15/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG30:46TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–2PHI
      W
      game 16/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG28:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NSH5–1OTT
      L
      game 17/825
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG25:15TOI
    • The game
      FLA4–1OTT
      L
      game 18/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG27:50TOI
    • The game
      OTT4–3MTL
      W
      game 19/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP26:40TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      BOS1–3OTT
      W
      game 20/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG28:42TOI
    • The game
      CAR1–2OTT
      W
      game 21/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG24:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      17
      points
      Swedish flag#3NHL#35
      4
      goals
      Swedish flag#14NHL#134
      13
      assists
      Swedish flag#4NHL#16
      +6
      +/-
      Swedish flag#2NHL#25
      OTT
      13-7-1W-L-OT27Points
      2nd in the Atlantic·5th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    Milestone

    Erik Karlsson reaches 500 NHL games

    in the game against Carolina Hurricanes · November 26

    • The game
      OTT2–0NYR
      W
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG26:28TOI
    • The game
      BUF5–4OTT
      L
      game 23/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-7SOG1PPP29:40TOI
      +2 assists
    • December 2016
    • The game
      PHI3–2OTT
      L
      game 24/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG28:09TOI
    • The game
      FLA0–2OTT
      W
      game 25/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG27:47TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT5–8PIT
      L
      game 26/823
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      -2+/-5SOG3PPP27:31TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      OTT4–2SJS
      W
      game 27/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP26:19TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      OTT1–4LAK
      L
      game 28/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG24:45TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–5ANA
      L
      game 29/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG23:20TOI
    • The game
      SJS4–3OTT
      L
      game 30/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP30:47TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD1–3OTT
      W
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-3SOG25:29TOI
    • The game
      OTT6–2NYI
      W
      game 32/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP22:38TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      OTT4–3CHI
      W
      game 33/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP28:25TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ANA1–2OTT
      W
      game 34/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG27:30TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–4NYR
      L
      game 35/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG28:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DET3–2OTT
      L
      game 36/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG29:12TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–2WSH
      L
      game 37/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG28:01TOI
    • The game
      WSH1–0OTT
      L
      game 38/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG28:58TOI
    • The game
      EDM3–5OTT
      W
      game 39/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG23:47TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–4OTT
      W
      game 40/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP21:36TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      TOR4–2OTT
      L
      game 41/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG29:19TOI
      +1 assist
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      35
      points
      Swedish flag#4NHL#31
      7
      goals
      Swedish flag#19NHL#189
      28
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#5
      +3
      +/-
      Swedish flag#5NHL#74
      OTT
      22-15-4W-L-OT48Points
      4th in the Atlantic·10th in the Eastern Conference·17th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      OTT6–4STL
      W
      game 42/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG24:16TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT2–0CBJ
      W
      game 43/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG26:00TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–2TOR
      W
      game 44/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP30:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ7–6OTT
      L
      game 45/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-4SOG1PPP27:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH0–3OTT
      W
      game 46/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG24:35TOI
    • The game
      CGY3–2OTT
      L
      game 47/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG33:50TOI
    • The game
      OTT5–6FLA
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-8SOG27:31TOI
      +2 points
    • February 2017
    • The game
      OTT5–2TBL
      W
      game 49/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP26:18TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      OTT0–4BUF
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG24:30TOI
    • The game
      STL6–0OTT
      L
      game 51/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG23:55TOI
    • The game
      DAL2–3OTT
      W
      game 52/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG24:22TOI
    • The game
      NYI0–3OTT
      W
      game 53/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG24:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BUF3–2OTT
      L
      game 54/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG29:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–0NJD
      W
      game 55/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-4SOG25:04TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT6–3TOR
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP24:57TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      WPG3–2OTT
      L
      game 57/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP29:08TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      OTT2–1NJD
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP25:35TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      OTT0–3CAR
      L
      game 59/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG22:29TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–1FLA
      W
      game 60/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1SHP21:30TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      OTT1–5TBL
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP26:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • March 2017
    • The game
      COL1–2OTT
      W
      game 62/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-6SOG25:59TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      55
      points
      Swedish flag#2NHL#19
      10
      goals
      Swedish flag#23NHL#195
      45
      assists
      Swedish flag#1NHL#2
      +3
      +/-
      Swedish flag#9NHL#87
      OTT
      34-22-6W-L-OT74Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Atlantic·6th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CBJ2–3OTT
      W
      game 63/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +2+/-3SOG25:46TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BOS2–4OTT
      W
      game 64/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP23:56TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      OTT5–2DAL
      W
      game 65/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG24:15TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–2ARI
      W
      game 66/823
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-6SOG29:28TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      OTT4–2COL
      W
      game 67/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG1PPP23:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL2–1OTT
      L
      game 68/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG30:20TOI
    • The game
      CHI2–1OTT
      L
      game 69/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-4SOG1PPP29:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL4–3OTT
      L
      game 70/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG33:17TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      OTT1–4MTL
      L
      game 71/821
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG27:43TOI
    • The game
      OTT3–2BOS
      W
      game 72/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP29:30TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–2OTT
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP29:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT1–3MTL
      L
      game 74/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG27:37TOI
    • The game
      OTT2–3PHI
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP24:54TOI
      +1 goal
    Injured

    Erik goes down and misses 2 games

    Foot injury

    • The game
      OTT1–5MIN
      L
      game 76/825
      His night
      Out injured
    • April 2017
    • The game
      OTT2–4WPG
      L
      game 77/822
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      OTT4–5DET
      L
      game 78/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-7SOG1PPP30:11TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      DET0–2OTT
      W
      game 79/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG21:16TOI
      +1 goal
    Injured

    Erik goes down and misses 3 games

    Foot injury

    • The game
      OTT2–1BOS
      W
      game 80/822
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      NYR1–3OTT
      W
      game 81/825
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      OTT2–4NYI
      L
      game 82/822
      His night
      Out injured
    The season in numbers

    Erik Karlsson closes the 2016-2017 season with 71 points

    Points
    71
    #3NHL#17
    Games
    77of 82
    94%
    Goals
    17
    #12NHL#125
    Assists
    54
    #3NHL#6
    P/GP
    0.92
    #2NHL#14
    +/-
    +10
    #10NHL#105
    Events
    500
    NHL games
    6×
    First star
    6×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 7 pts
    3 days later
    Playoffs

    Ottawa Senators are in the playoffs

    First round

    Ottawa Senators meet Boston Bruins

    OTTvsBOS
    Swedes on Boston Bruins
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      BOS2–1OTT
      L
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG24:04TOI
      +1 assist
    • Boston Bruinslead1–0againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 2
      BOS3–4OTT
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG31:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • Ottawa Senatorsare1–1withBoston Bruins
    • Game 3
      OTT4–3BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP30:15TOI
      +2 assists
    • Ottawa Senatorslead2–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 4
      OTT1–0BOS
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG24:51TOI
      +1 assist
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–1againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 5
      BOS3–2OTT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG41:51TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstBoston Bruins
    • Game 6
      OTT3–2BOS
      W
      2
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP29:53TOI
      +1 assist
    First round

    Ottawa Senators knock Boston Bruins out 4–2

    OTT4–2BOS
    Advance
    6Games6Points0Goals6Assists
    4 days later
    Second round

    Ottawa Senators meet New York Rangers

    OTTvsNYR
    • Game 1
      NYR1–2OTT
      W
      6
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-5SOG28:54TOI
      +1 goal
    • Ottawa Senatorslead1–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 2
      NYR5–6OTT
      W
      6
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG37:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • May 2017
    • Ottawa Senatorslead2–0againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 3
      OTT1–4NYR
      L
      6
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-4SOG23:42TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead2–1againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 4
      OTT1–4NYR
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG14:54TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorsare2–2withNew York Rangers
    • Game 5
      NYR4–5OTT
      W
      6
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-1SOG31:09TOI
      +3 assists
    • Ottawa Senatorslead3–2againstNew York Rangers
    • Game 6
      OTT4–2NYR
      W
      6
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +4+/-3SOG28:44TOI
      +2 points
    Second round

    Ottawa Senators knock New York Rangers out 4–2

    OTT4–2NYR
    Advance
    6Games7Points2Goals5Assists
    4 days later
    Conference final

    Ottawa Senators meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    OTTvsPIT
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 1
      OTT2–1PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG30:34TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      OTT0–1PIT
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG26:59TOI
    • Ottawa Senatorsare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      PIT1–5OTT
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +4+/-2SOG22:28TOI
      +1 assist
    • Ottawa Senatorslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      PIT3–2OTT
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG27:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • Ottawa Senatorsare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      OTT0–7PIT
      L
      3
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG12:36TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstOttawa Senators
    • Game 6
      PIT1–2OTT
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP27:41TOI
      +1 assist
    • Ottawa Senatorsare3–3withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 7
      OTT2–3PIT
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG39:33TOI
      +2 assists
    Conference final

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Ottawa Senators out 4–3

    OTT3–4PIT
    Eliminated
    7Games5Points0Goals5Assists
    The run in numbers

    Erik Karlsson ends the 2016-2017 playoffs with 18 points

    Points
    18
    #1NHL#6
    Games
    19
    Goals
    2
    #11NHL#60
    Assists
    16
    #1NHL#3
    P/GP
    0.95
    #2NHL#6
    +/-
    +13
    #2NHL#2
    Events
    18
    first among the Swedes in points
    16
    first among the Swedes in assists
    25
    playoff assists
    25
    playoff points
    1×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    4 i rad
    games with a point
    3 points
    best game
    BOS4–2→NYR4–2→PIT3–4
    Honour

    Erik Karlsson won Guldpucken for 2016-2017

    Guldpucken