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William Karlsson's 2014-2015 season

Points
5
Swedish flag#57NHL#611
Goals
3
Swedish flag#44NHL#470
Assists
2
Swedish flag#59NHL#647
Plus/minus
+3
Swedish flag#28NHL#243
Games
21
25%
25% of 84

Centre William Karlsson was 21 years old when the 2014-2015 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Anaheim Ducks och Columbus Blue Jackets. He played 21 of a possible 84 games and scored 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points, 0.24 points per game. That was 57th among the Swedes and 611th in the NHL. An injury kept him out for 33 straight games between November and February. He moved from Anaheim Ducks to Columbus Blue Jackets in March. Columbus Blue Jackets did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2014-2015
  1. NHL debut

    William Karlsson makes his NHL debut in 3–⁠2 win against Detroit Red Wings

    ANAAnaheim Ducks3–2DETDetroit Red Wings

    William was 21 years old · Joe Louis Arena, USA

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    0
    +/-
    10:42
    TOI

    Other Swedes on the ice: Hampus Lindholm, Jakob Silfverberg, Gustav Nyquist, among others.

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    • The game
      ANA3–2DET
      W
      game 2/828
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:42TOI
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    • The game
      ANA5–1BUF
      W
      game 3/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG14:01TOI
      +2 goals
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    Milestone

    William Karlsson scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Buffalo Sabres · October 13

    • The game
      ANA4–3PHI
      W
      game 4/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG13:22TOI
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    • The game
      MIN1–2ANA
      W
      game 5/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:46TOI
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    • The game
      STL0–3ANA
      W
      game 6/827
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG13:32TOI
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    • The game
      BUF1–4ANA
      W
      game 7/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:49TOI
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    • The game
      CBJ1–4ANA
      W
      game 8/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP13:23TOI
      +1 assist
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    Milestone

    William Karlsson records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Columbus Blue Jackets · October 24

    • The game
      SJS4–1ANA
      L
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG09:56TOI
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    • The game
      ANA2–1DAL
      W
      game 12/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG08:09TOI
      View the game
    • November 2014
    • The game
      ANA3–2COL
      W
      game 13/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG11:35TOI
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    • The game
      NYI3–2ANA
      L
      game 14/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG13:56TOI
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    • The game
      ARI3–2ANA
      L
      game 15/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG10:21TOI
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    • The game
      VAN2–1ANA
      L
      game 16/826
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG12:24TOI
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    • The game
      LAK5–6ANA
      W
      game 17/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG12:40TOI
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    • The game
      ANA2–3LAK
      L
      game 18/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG12:14TOI
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    • The game
      FLA6–2ANA
      L
      game 19/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG15:11TOI
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    • The game
      ANA3–4CGY
      L
      game 20/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    Ill

    William falls ill and misses 33 games

    Flu

    • The game
      ANA4–3VAN
      W
      game 21/827
      His night
      Out injured
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    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 8216 of 21 played
      3
      points
      Swedish flag#38NHL#407
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#24NHL#241
      1
      assists
      Swedish flag#45NHL#477
      ANA
      12-4-5W-L-OT29Points
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
    • The game
      ARI1–2ANA
      W
      game 22/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      CGY2–3ANA
      W
      game 23/822
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      CHI4–1ANA
      L
      game 24/828
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA4–6SJS
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      Out injured
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    • December 2014
    • The game
      BOS2–3ANA
      W
      game 26/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      PHI4–5ANA
      W
      game 27/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA5–4MIN
      W
      game 28/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA4–3WPG
      W
      game 29/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      EDM1–2ANA
      W
      game 30/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA4–2EDM
      W
      game 31/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA4–1WPG
      W
      game 32/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA2–6TOR
      L
      game 33/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA2–1MTL
      W
      game 34/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA2–6OTT
      L
      game 35/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      SJS2–3ANA
      W
      game 36/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA1–2ARI
      L
      game 37/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      VAN1–2ANA
      W
      game 38/827
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      SJS3–0ANA
      L
      game 39/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      STL3–4ANA
      W
      game 40/826
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      NSH3–4ANA
      W
      game 41/827
      His night
      Out injured
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    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 8216 of 41 played
      3
      points
      Swedish flag#48NHL#564
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#34NHL#389
      1
      assists
      Swedish flag#54NHL#604
      ANA
      26-9-6W-L-OT58Points
      1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·1st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      NYR4–1ANA
      L
      game 42/826
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      WPG4–5ANA
      W
      game 43/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      TOR0–4ANA
      W
      game 44/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      NJD1–5ANA
      W
      game 45/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA3–2LAK
      W
      game 46/823
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      CGY3–6ANA
      W
      game 47/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA4–0VAN
      W
      game 48/826
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA3–6SJS
      L
      game 49/824
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      CHI4–1ANA
      L
      game 50/828
      His night
      Out injured
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    • February 2015
    • The game
      CAR4–5ANA
      W
      game 51/825
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA5–2NSH
      W
      game 52/826
      His night
      Out injured
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    • The game
      ANA2–3WSH
      L
      game 53/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG10:31TOI
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    • The game
      OTT3–0ANA
      L
      game 62/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG09:01TOI
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    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8218 of 62 played
      3
      points
      Swedish flag#55NHL#614
      2
      goals
      Swedish flag#43NHL#465
      1
      assists
      Swedish flag#56NHL#652
      ANA
      38-17-7W-L-OT83Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Pacific·2nd in the Western Conference·3rd in the whole NHL
  2. Trade

    William Karlsson is traded from Anaheim Ducks to Columbus Blue Jackets

    ANAAnaheim DucksCBJColumbus Blue Jackets

    Here he joins Swedes Oscar Dansk, Anton Forsberg and Alexander Wennberg.

    His spell with Anaheim Ducks · 2014–15
    18
    Games
    2
    Goals
    1
    Assists
    3
    Points
    Columbus Blue Jackets received
    Anaheim Ducks received
    The full trade
    • The game
      ANA3–5CBJ
      W
      game 73/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-0SOG12:02TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      CBJ5–2CHI
      W
      game 74/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG14:03TOI
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    • The game
      CBJ4–2STL
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG12:14TOI
      +1 goal
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    The season in numbers

    William Karlsson closes the 2014-2015 season with 5 points

    ANAAnaheim DucksCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
    Anaheim Ducks did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    5
    #57NHL#611
    Games
    21of 82
    26%
    Goals
    3
    #44NHL#470
    Assists
    2
    #59NHL#647
    P/GP
    0.24
    +/-
    +3
    #28NHL#243
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal
    2×
    First star