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Erik Karlsson's 2018-2019 season

Points
45
Swedish flag#14NHL#138
Goals
3
Swedish flag#52NHL#505
Assists
42
Swedish flag#5NHL#52
Plus/minus
+6
Swedish flag#20NHL#173
Games
53
64%
64% of 82

Defenceman Erik Karlsson was 28 years old when the 2018-2019 season began, his 10th in the NHL, and played it for San Jose Sharks. He played 53 of a possible 82 games and scored 3 goals and 42 assists for 45 points, 0.85 points per game. That was 14th among the Swedes and 138th in the NHL. An injury kept him out for 17 straight games between March and April. In the playoffs he played 19 games for 16 points.

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

2018-2019Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Erik Karlsson plays the 2018-2019 season for San Jose Sharks

    Erik was 28 years old when the 2018-2019 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 10th NHL season in all.

  2. 10 days later
    Trade

    Erik Karlsson is traded from Ottawa Senators to San Jose Sharks

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

    His spell with Ottawa Senators · 2009–10 to 2017–18
    627
    Games
    126
    Goals
    392
    Assists
    518
    Points
    San Jose Sharks received
    Ottawa Senators received
    • The game
      ANA5–2SJS
      L
      game 1/827
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG26:48TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–2LAK
      W
      game 2/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG29:27TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS0–4NYI
      L
      game 3/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG28:27TOI
    • The game
      SJS8–2PHI
      W
      game 4/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP23:34TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      SJS2–3NYR
      L
      game 5/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG26:26TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–3NJD
      L
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG25:04TOI
    • The game
      BUF1–5SJS
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP20:59TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI1–4SJS
      W
      game 8/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG23:11TOI
    • The game
      SJS5–4NSH
      W
      game 9/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG1PPP24:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS3–4CAR
      L
      game 10/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP25:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS4–3ANA
      W
      game 11/828
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-7SOG25:26TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR4–3SJS
      L
      game 12/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG29:55TOI
    • November 2018
    • The game
      CBJ4–1SJS
      L
      game 13/823
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG27:38TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–4SJS
      W
      game 14/825
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG26:08TOI
    • The game
      MIN3–4SJS
      W
      game 15/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG20:31TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–4DAL
      L
      game 16/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-6SOG29:20TOI
    • The game
      SJS0–4STL
      L
      game 17/826
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG23:01TOI
    • The game
      CGY1–3SJS
      W
      game 18/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG18:54TOI
    • The game
      NSH4–5SJS
      W
      game 19/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP24:39TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR5–3SJS
      L
      game 20/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP25:34TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      STL0–4SJS
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP20:55TOI
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      12
      points
      Swedish flag#13NHL#119
      1
      goals
      Swedish flag#37NHL#357
      11
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#45
      -6
      +/-
      Swedish flag#26NHL#233
      SJS
      11-7-3W-L-OT25Points
      1st in the Pacific·3rd in the Western Conference·9th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM4–3SJS
      L
      game 22/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG25:11TOI
    • The game
      VAN0–4SJS
      W
      game 23/826
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP22:09TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      SJS0–6VGK
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG19:39TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–3BUF
      L
      game 25/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG27:27TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–5TOR
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG26:18TOI
    • December 2018
    • The game
      SJS2–6OTT
      L
      game 27/823
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-9SOG24:55TOI
    • The game
      SJS3–1MTL
      W
      game 28/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP24:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR1–5SJS
      W
      game 29/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-4SOG21:26TOI
    • The game
      SJS2–3DAL
      L
      game 30/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-8SOG23:26TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      SJS5–3ARI
      W
      game 31/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +3+/-4SOG23:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–5SJS
      W
      game 32/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG23:23TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      DAL2–3SJS
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-1SOG23:17TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS7–3CHI
      W
      game 34/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-9SOG1PPP23:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS4–0MIN
      W
      game 35/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG24:12TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WPG5–3SJS
      L
      game 36/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP27:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      LAK3–2SJS
      L
      game 37/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG27:53TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      SJS7–4EDM
      W
      game 40/823
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +5+/-4SOG18:57TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      SJS5–8CGY
      L
      game 41/826
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP23:53TOI
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8239 of 41 played
      32
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#70
      3
      goals
      Swedish flag#40NHL#355
      29
      assists
      Swedish flag#2NHL#19
      +2
      +/-
      Swedish flag#14NHL#91
      SJS
      21-13-7W-L-OT49Points
      3rd in the Pacific·4th in the Western Conference·8th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      SJS5–4COL
      W
      game 42/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP30:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL2–5SJS
      W
      game 43/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-1SOG1PPP29:15TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      LAK1–3SJS
      W
      game 44/826
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP27:34TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      EDM2–7SJS
      W
      game 45/824
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP23:45TOI
      +3 assists
    • The game
      SJS3–2VGK
      W
      game 46/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG30:09TOI
    • The game
      OTT1–4SJS
      W
      game 47/825
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-0SOG24:48TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–5SJS
      W
      game 48/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG24:24TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS3–6ARI
      L
      game 49/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-3SOG1PPP25:48TOI
      +1 assist
    Injured

    Erik goes down and misses 9 games

    Lower body injury

    • The game
      SJS3–6TBL
      L
      game 50/825
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS2–6FLA
      L
      game 51/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS7–6WSH
      W
      game 52/825
      His night
      Out injured
    • February 2019
    • The game
      ARI2–3SJS
      W
      game 53/826
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS3–2WPG
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS5–2CGY
      W
      game 55/826
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS5–2EDM
      W
      game 56/825
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS7–2VAN
      W
      game 57/825
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      WSH5–1SJS
      L
      game 58/826
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      VAN2–3SJS
      W
      game 59/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP24:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS6–5SJS
      L
      game 60/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG28:33TOI
    • The game
      SJS4–0PIT
      W
      game 61/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP23:15TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      SJS0–4CBJ
      L
      game 62/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG10:38TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8251 of 62 played
      45
      points
      Swedish flag#7NHL#83
      3
      goals
      Swedish flag#49NHL#459
      42
      assists
      Swedish flag#3NHL#24
      +4
      +/-
      Swedish flag#11NHL#81
      SJS
      36-18-8W-L-OT80Points
      Playoff spot
      2nd in the Pacific·2nd in the Western Conference·4th in the whole NHL
    Injured

    Erik goes down and misses 1 game

    Groin injury

    • The game
      SJS5–3DET
      W
      game 63/826
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS1–4BOS
      L
      game 64/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG14:24TOI
    Injured

    Erik goes down and misses 17 games

    Groin injury

    • The game
      COL3–4SJS
      W
      game 65/827
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      CHI2–5SJS
      W
      game 66/828
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      MTL2–5SJS
      W
      game 67/825
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      STL2–3SJS
      W
      game 68/826
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS3–0MIN
      W
      game 69/828
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS5–4WPG
      W
      game 70/824
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      FLA4–2SJS
      L
      game 71/824
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      NSH4–2SJS
      L
      game 72/828
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      VGK7–3SJS
      L
      game 73/825
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS2–4LAK
      L
      game 74/826
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS3–4ANA
      L
      game 75/827
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      DET3–2SJS
      L
      game 76/827
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      CHI5–4SJS
      L
      game 77/827
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      VGK3–4SJS
      W
      game 78/824
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      CGY5–3SJS
      L
      game 79/826
      His night
      Out injured
    • April 2019
    • The game
      SJS2–4VAN
      L
      game 80/826
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      SJS3–2EDM
      W
      game 81/826
      His night
      Out injured
    • The game
      COL2–5SJS
      W
      game 82/826
      His night
      No points
      +3+/-2SOG22:01TOI
    The season in numbers

    Erik Karlsson closes the 2018-2019 season with 45 points

    Points
    45
    #14NHL#138
    Games
    53of 82
    65%
    Goals
    3
    #52NHL#505
    Assists
    42
    #5NHL#52
    P/GP
    0.85
    #6NHL#62
    +/-
    +6
    #20NHL#173
    Events
    3×
    First star
    4×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    14 i rad
    games with a point · 25 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    San Jose Sharks are in the playoffs

    First round

    San Jose Sharks meet Vegas Golden Knights

    SJSvsVGK
    Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
    • Game 1
      VGK2–5SJS
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-0SOG26:25TOI
      +2 assists
    • San Jose Sharkslead1–0againstVegas Golden Knights
    • Game 2
      VGK5–3SJS
      L
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP29:08TOI
      +2 assists
    • San Jose Sharksare1–1withVegas Golden Knights
    • Game 3
      SJS3–6VGK
      L
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -3+/-0SOG1PPP20:54TOI
      +1 assist
    • Vegas Golden Knightslead2–1againstSan Jose Sharks
    • Game 4
      SJS0–5VGK
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG21:35TOI
    • Vegas Golden Knightslead3–1againstSan Jose Sharks
    • Game 5
      VGK2–5SJS
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +3+/-3SOG22:20TOI
      +2 assists
    • Vegas Golden Knightslead3–2againstSan Jose Sharks
    • Game 6
      SJS2–1VGK
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG36:40TOI
    • San Jose Sharksare3–3withVegas Golden Knights
    • Game 7
      VGK4–5SJS
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP33:46TOI
      +2 assists
    First round

    San Jose Sharks knock Vegas Golden Knights out 4–3

    SJS4–3VGK
    Advance
    7Games9Points0Goals9Assists
    3 days later
    Second round

    San Jose Sharks meet Colorado Avalanche

    SJSvsCOL
    • Game 1
      COL2–5SJS
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:39TOI
    • San Jose Sharkslead1–0againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 2
      COL4–3SJS
      L
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG22:16TOI
      +1 assist
    • San Jose Sharksare1–1withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 3
      SJS4–2COL
      W
      5
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG22:38TOI
    • May 2019
    • San Jose Sharkslead2–1againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 4
      SJS0–3COL
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG25:24TOI
    • San Jose Sharksare2–2withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 5
      COL1–2SJS
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP26:35TOI
      +1 assist
    • San Jose Sharkslead3–2againstColorado Avalanche
    • Game 6
      SJS3–4COL
      L
      6
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG23:35TOI
      +1 assist
    • San Jose Sharksare3–3withColorado Avalanche
    • Game 7
      COL2–3SJS
      W
      6
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG22:20TOI
    Second round

    San Jose Sharks knock Colorado Avalanche out 4–3

    SJS4–3COL
    Advance
    7Games3Points0Goals3Assists
    3 days later
    Conference final

    San Jose Sharks meet St. Louis Blues

    SJSvsSTL
    • Game 1
      STL3–6SJS
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP26:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • San Jose Sharkslead1–0againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 2
      STL4–2SJS
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG25:24TOI
    • San Jose Sharksare1–1withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 3
      SJS5–4STL
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-4SOG27:51TOI
      +2 goals
    • San Jose Sharkslead2–1againstSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 4
      SJS1–2STL
      L
      6
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-4SOG1PPP25:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • San Jose Sharksare2–2withSt. Louis Blues
    • Game 5
      STL5–0SJS
      L
      5
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:32TOI
    Injured

    Erik goes down and misses 1 game

    Groin injury

    Conference final

    St. Louis Blues knock San Jose Sharks out 4–2

    SJS2–4STL
    Eliminated
    5Games4Points2Goals2Assists
    The run in numbers

    Erik Karlsson ends the 2018-2019 playoffs with 16 points

    Points
    16
    #1NHL#10
    Games
    19
    Goals
    2
    #6NHL#65
    Assists
    14
    #1NHL#4
    P/GP
    0.84
    #1NHL#11
    +/-
    -3
    #29NHL#269
    Events
    16
    first among the Swedes in points
    14
    first among the Swedes in assists
    50
    playoff points
    50
    playoff games
    1×
    First star
    3×
    Second star
    2 points
    best game
    VGK4–3→COL4–3→STL2–4