Regular season and playoffsVGK

William Karlsson's 2017-2018 season

GuldpuckenLady Byng Memorial Trophy

Points

#1NHL#23

Goals

#1NHL#3

Assists

#10NHL#82

Plus/minus

+49

#1NHL#1

Games

100% of 82

Centre William Karlsson was 24 years old when the 2017-2018 season began, his 4th in the NHL, and played it for Vegas Golden Knights. He played all 82 games and scored 43 goals and 35 assists for 78 points, 0.95 points per game. He won the Swedish points race and finished 23th in the NHL. He also won the Swedish goal race. In the playoffs he played 20 games for 15 points. He won Guldpucken. He also won Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, the first since Mats Näslund in 1988.

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

2017-2018Playoffs

Year 2017
9 years ago
Season opener
October 6
William Karlsson plays the 2017-2018 season for Vegas Golden Knights
VGKVegas Golden Knights
William was 24 years old when the 2017-2018 season began. It was his first season with the club. His 4th NHL season in all.
- The game
  VGK2–1DAL
  W
  October 6game 1/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG16:35TOI
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  VGK2–1ARI
  W
  October 7game 2/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-3SOG18:36TOI
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  ARI2–5VGK
  W
  October 10game 3/824
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG13:43TOI
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  DET6–3VGK
  L
  October 13game 4/825
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG13:56TOI
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- The game
  BOS1–3VGK
  W
  October 15game 5/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-0SOG15:41TOI
  +1 assist
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  BUF4–5VGK
  W
  October 17game 6/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG19:43TOI
  +1 assist
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  STL2–3VGK
  W
  October 21game 7/826
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP20:42TOI
  +2 points
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  CHI2–4VGK
  W
  October 24game 8/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG1PPP20:45TOI
  +1 goal
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  COL0–7VGK
  W
  October 27game 9/826
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG16:32TOI
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- The game
  VGK3–6NYI
  L
  October 30game 10/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG1SHP20:39TOI
  +1 goal
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  VGK4–6NYR
  L
  October 31game 11/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG18:23TOI
  +1 assist
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- November 2017
- The game
  VGK1–2BOS
  L
  November 2game 12/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG19:21TOI
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- The game
  VGK5–4OTT
  W
  November 4game 13/824
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP18:43TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
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  VGK3–4TOR
  L
  November 6game 14/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP17:38TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VGK2–3MTL
  L
  November 7game 15/821
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG20:09TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WPG2–5VGK
  W
  November 10game 16/822
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +2+/-4SOG1SHP18:51TOI
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  VGK2–8EDM
  L
  November 14game 17/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG16:25TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VGK5–2VAN
  W
  November 16game 18/826
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-2SOG17:34TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  LAK2–4VGK
  W
  November 19game 19/822
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-3SOG16:48TOI
  +2 goals
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- The game
  VGK4–2ANA
  W
  November 22game 20/825
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-5SOG16:27TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  SJS4–5VGK
  W
  November 24game 21/821
  His night
  +2P+2G
  0+/-7SOG1PPP18:58TOI
  +2 goals
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- Checkpoint
  November 24
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 82
  20
  points
  #4NHL#43
  12
  goals
  #1NHL#7
  8
  assists
  #13NHL#132
  VGK
  14-6-1W-L-OT29Points
  1st in the Pacific·4th in the Western Conference·8th in the whole NHL
- The game
  VGK4–2ARI
  W
  November 25game 22/823
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-2SOG19:46TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  DAL3–0VGK
  L
  November 28game 23/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG17:16TOI
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- The game
  VGK2–4MIN
  L
  November 30game 24/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG20:44TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- December 2017
- The game
  VGK4–7WPG
  L
  December 1game 25/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG20:05TOI
  +1 goal
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- The game
  ARI2–3VGK
  W
  December 3game 26/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG20:41TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  ANA3–4VGK
  W
  December 5game 27/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG21:05TOI
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- The game
  VGK4–3NSH
  W
  December 8game 28/826
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-6SOG1PPP19:30TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VGK5–3DAL
  W
  December 9game 29/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG19:24TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CAR3–2VGK
  L
  December 12game 30/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG19:36TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PIT1–2VGK
  W
  December 14game 31/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG19:19TOI
  View the game
- The game
  FLA2–5VGK
  W
  December 17game 32/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-3SOG18:40TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  TBL3–4VGK
  W
  December 19game 33/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG16:54TOI
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- The game
  WSH0–3VGK
  W
  December 23game 34/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG15:35TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VGK4–1ANA
  W
  December 27game 35/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG16:40TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VGK3–2LAK
  W
  December 28game 36/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG18:51TOI
  View the game
- The game
  TOR3–6VGK
  W
  December 31game 37/823
  His night
  +4P+3G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG17:23TOI
  HAT TRICK
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Year 2018
8 years ago
- The game
  NSH0–3VGK
  W
  January 2game 38/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG16:14TOI
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- The game
  VGK1–2STL
  L
  January 4game 39/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG16:39TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VGK5–4CHI
  W
  January 5game 40/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +4+/-4SOG18:00TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  NYR1–2VGK
  W
  January 7game 41/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG18:40TOI
  +1 goal
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- Checkpoint
  January 7
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 82
  36
  points
  #2NHL#40
  22
  goals
  #1NHL#5
  14
  assists
  #16NHL#150
  VGK
  29-10-2W-L-OT60Points
  1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  EDM3–2VGK
  L
  January 13game 42/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-4SOG21:15TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VGK0–1NSH
  L
  January 16game 43/824
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG19:04TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VGK4–1TBL
  W
  January 18game 44/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG16:56TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VGK3–4FLA
  L
  January 19game 45/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-2SOG19:36TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VGK5–1CAR
  W
  January 21game 46/826
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG19:02TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CBJ3–6VGK
  W
  January 23game 47/822
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +3+/-3SOG17:58TOI
  +2 goals
  View the game
- The game
  NYI2–1VGK
  L
  January 25game 48/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG20:00TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VGK4–2CGY
  W
  January 30game 49/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP17:39TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- February 2018
- The game
  VGK3–2WPG
  W
  February 1game 50/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG19:59TOI
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- The game
  VGK2–5MIN
  L
  February 2game 51/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG18:44TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VGK4–3WSH
  W
  February 4game 52/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG19:52TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  VGK4–5PIT
  L
  February 6game 53/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP20:56TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VGK5–3SJS
  W
  February 8game 54/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-3SOG17:26TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  PHI4–1VGK
  L
  February 11game 55/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG15:49TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CHI2–5VGK
  W
  February 13game 56/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG20:52TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  EDM1–4VGK
  W
  February 15game 57/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-1SOG1PPP18:03TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
Milestone
William Karlsson reaches 100 career points
in the game against Edmonton Oilers · February 15
- The game
  MTL3–6VGK
  W
  February 17game 58/82
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-1SOG18:30TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  ANA2–0VGK
  L
  February 19game 59/825
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG18:33TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CGY3–7VGK
  W
  February 21game 60/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG1PPP20:32TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  VAN3–6VGK
  W
  February 23game 61/828
  His night
  +3P+2G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP17:16TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
Milestone
William Karlsson reaches 50 career goals
in the game against Vancouver Canucks · February 23
- The game
  VGK2–3LAK
  L
  February 26game 62/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG23:01TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 26
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 82
  56
  points
  #1NHL#30
  33
  goals
  #1NHL#3
  23
  assists
  #13NHL#118
  VGK
  41-16-5W-L-OT87Points
  Playoff spot
  1st in the Pacific·1st in the Western Conference·2nd in the whole NHL
- The game
  LAK4–1VGK
  L
  February 27game 63/822
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG18:34TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- March 2018
- The game
  OTT5–4VGK
  L
  March 2game 64/823
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-3SOG21:37TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  VGK3–2NJD
  W
  March 4game 65/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG18:51TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VGK1–4CBJ
  L
  March 6game 66/821
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-1SOG16:21TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VGK4–0DET
  W
  March 8game 67/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG1SHP18:00TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  VGK2–1BUF
  W
  March 10game 68/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG21:19TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  VGK3–2PHI
  W
  March 12game 69/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-5SOG1PPP20:07TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  NJD8–3VGK
  L
  March 14game 70/82
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-6SOG18:12TOI
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- The game
  MIN4–2VGK
  L
  March 16game 71/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-0SOG19:33TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CGY0–4VGK
  W
  March 18game 72/821
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +3+/-4SOG18:26TOI
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  VAN1–4VGK
  W
  March 20game 73/824
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG17:27TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  VGK1–2SJS
  L
  March 22game 74/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG17:55TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VGK1–2COL
  L
  March 24game 75/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG21:09TOI
  View the game
- The game
  COL1–4VGK
  W
  March 26game 76/824
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +1+/-3SOG2PPP18:30TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  ARI3–2VGK
  L
  March 28game 77/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP21:10TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  STL3–4VGK
  W
  March 30game 78/824
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-4SOG1SHP22:19TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  SJS2–3VGK
  W
  March 31game 79/823
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1SHP20:04TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- April 2018
- The game
  VGK5–4VAN
  W
  April 3game 80/825
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-2SOG1PPP21:24TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
- The game
  VGK3–4EDM
  L
  April 5game 81/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG19:17TOI
  View the game
- The game
  VGK1–7CGY
  L
  April 7game 82/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG16:18TOI
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 7
William Karlsson closes the 2017-2018 season with 78 points
VGKVegas Golden Knights
Points
78
#1NHL#23
Games
82of 82
100%
Goals
43
#1NHL#3
Assists
35
#10NHL#82
P/GP
0.95
#2NHL#33
+/-
+49
#1NHL#1
Events
78
career best in points
43
career best in goals
78
first among the Swedes in points
43
first among the Swedes in goals
2
hat tricks
250
NHL games
100
career points
50
career goals
50
career assists
10×
First star
3×
Second star
5×
Third star
7 i rad
games with a point · 7 pts
5 i rad
games with a goal
4 days later
Playoffs
April 11
Vegas Golden Knights are in the playoffs
First round
April 11
Vegas Golden Knights meet Los Angeles Kings
VGKvsLAK
Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
William Karlsson
Swedes on Los Angeles Kings
Oscar Fantenberg
Adrian Kempe
Christian Folin
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- Game 1
  LAK0–1VGK
  W
  April 113
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG21:11TOI
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead1–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 2
  LAK1–2VGK
  W
  April 133
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG35:13TOI
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead2–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 3
  VGK3–2LAK
  W
  April 153
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-2SOG17:41TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead3–0againstLos Angeles Kings
- Game 4
  VGK1–0LAK
  W
  April 173
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-4SOG19:47TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
First round
April 17
Vegas Golden Knights knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–0
VGK4–0LAK
Advance
4Games2Points1Goals1Assists
9 days later
Second round
April 26
Vegas Golden Knights meet San Jose Sharks
VGKvsSJS
Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
William Karlsson
Oscar Lindberg
Swedes on San Jose Sharks
Marcus Sörensen
Melker Karlsson
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- Game 1
  SJS0–7VGK
  W
  April 262
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-2SOG2PPP20:07TOI
  +3 assists
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead1–0againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 2
  SJS4–3VGK
  L
  April 282
  His night
  +2P+2G
  +1+/-3SOG29:40TOI
  +2 goals
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightsare1–1withSan Jose Sharks
- Game 3
  VGK4–3SJS
  W
  April 302
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +2+/-4SOG22:48TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- May 2018
- Vegas Golden Knightslead2–1againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 4
  VGK0–4SJS
  L
  May 22
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG18:16TOI
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightsare2–2withSan Jose Sharks
- Game 5
  SJS3–5VGK
  W
  May 43
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-5SOG21:01TOI
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead3–2againstSan Jose Sharks
- Game 6
  VGK3–0SJS
  W
  May 63
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG18:56TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
Second round
May 6
Vegas Golden Knights knock San Jose Sharks out 4–2
VGK4–2SJS
Advance
6Games8Points3Goals5Assists
6 days later
Conference final
May 12
Vegas Golden Knights meet Winnipeg Jets
VGKvsWPG
Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
William Karlsson
Oscar Lindberg
Swedes on Winnipeg Jets
Tobias Enström
View the whole round
- Game 1
  VGK2–4WPG
  L
  May 122
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-2SOG1PPP19:22TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Winnipeg Jetslead1–0againstVegas Golden Knights
- Game 2
  VGK3–1WPG
  W
  May 141
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG22:15TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightsare1–1withWinnipeg Jets
- Game 3
  WPG2–4VGK
  W
  May 161
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:08TOI
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead2–1againstWinnipeg Jets
- Game 4
  WPG2–3VGK
  W
  May 181
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-5SOG1PPP20:43TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead3–1againstWinnipeg Jets
- Game 5
  VGK2–1WPG
  W
  May 20
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG20:15TOI
  View the game
Conference final
May 20
Vegas Golden Knights knock Winnipeg Jets out 4–1
VGK4–1WPG
Advance
5Games3Points2Goals1Assists
8 days later
Stanley Cup Final
May 28
Vegas Golden Knights play the Stanley Cup Final against Washington Capitals
VGKvsWSH
Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
William Karlsson
Swedes on Washington Capitals
Nicklas Bäckström
André Burakovsky
Christian Djoos
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- Game 1
  WSH4–6VGK
  W
  May 283
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-1SOG20:36TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
- Game 2
  WSH3–2VGK
  L
  May 303
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP22:46TOI
  +1 assist
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- June 2018
- Vegas Golden Knightsare1–1withWashington Capitals
- Game 3
  VGK1–3WSH
  L
  June 23
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:35TOI
  View the game
- Washington Capitalslead2–1againstVegas Golden Knights
- Game 4
  VGK2–6WSH
  L
  June 43
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG19:00TOI
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- Washington Capitalslead3–1againstVegas Golden Knights
- Game 5
  WSH4–3VGK
  L
  June 73
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG21:07TOI
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Stanley Cup Final
June 7
Washington Capitals knock Vegas Golden Knights out 4–1
VGK1–4WSH
Eliminated
5Games2Points1Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
June 7
William Karlsson ends the 2017-2018 playoffs with 15 points
VGKVegas Golden Knights
Points
15
#3NHL#21
Games
20
Goals
7
#1NHL#8
Assists
8
#4NHL#25
P/GP
0.75
#4NHL#30
+/-
+8
#1NHL#6
Events
7
first among the Swedes in goals
25
playoff games
10
playoff points
2×
Second star
1×
Third star
5 i rad
games with a point
3 points
best game
LAK4–0→SJS4–2→WPG4–1→WSH1–4
Honours
2017-2018
William Karlsson won Guldpucken and Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for 2017-2018
GuldpuckenLady Byng Memorial Trophy
VGKVegas Golden Knights

William Karlsson plays the 2017-2018 season for Vegas Golden Knights

1/4 into the season

1/2 into the season

William Karlsson reaches 100 career points

William Karlsson reaches 50 career goals

3/4 into the season

William Karlsson closes the 2017-2018 season with 78 points

Vegas Golden Knights are in the playoffs

Vegas Golden Knights meet Los Angeles Kings

Vegas Golden Knights knock Los Angeles Kings out 4–0

Vegas Golden Knights meet San Jose Sharks

Vegas Golden Knights knock San Jose Sharks out 4–2

Vegas Golden Knights meet Winnipeg Jets

Vegas Golden Knights knock Winnipeg Jets out 4–1

Vegas Golden Knights play the Stanley Cup Final against Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals knock Vegas Golden Knights out 4–1

William Karlsson ends the 2017-2018 playoffs with 15 points

William Karlsson won Guldpucken and Lady Byng Memorial Trophy for 2017-2018