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William Karlsson right nowThe 2026-2027 season

Next game: PIT @ VGK, October 18 04:00. Vegas Golden Knights sit 1st in the Pacific (7–2–0, 14 pts).

The 2026-2027 season so far
Points
4
Swedish flag#15NHL#153
Form
WARM
Latest 5 outings
Goals
2
Swedish flag#7NHL#91
Assists
2
Swedish flag#22NHL#187
Plus/minus
-1
NHL#385
Games
9
100%
100% of 9
#6 in goals among Swedish forwards·Pace: 37 points over 84·Star of the game: 1× first·Swedish teammates: Victor Olofsson, Rasmus Andersson

Milestones within reach

Career
200 career goals
15 away
Career
500 career points
43 away
Career
1,000 NHL games
239 away
Watch 2 clips from 2026-20272 goals
Next gameOctober 18, 2026 · 04:00
PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
Erik KarlssonRickard RakellElmer Söderblom
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VGK
Vegas Golden Knights
William KarlssonVictor OlofssonRasmus Andersson
Active streak
3straight games with a point
    • The game
      CGY2–6VGK
      W
      game 9/92
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP17:08TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    His points
    • AssistVGK 3–1scored by Braeden BowmanP2 11:03Clip
    SwedeswithRasmus Andersson0+0againstMikael Backlund0+0
  2. First star of the game

    William Karlsson is named first star against Nashville Predators

    • The game
      VGK5–2NSH
      W
      game 8/95
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG15:22TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    His pointsGame-winning goal
    SwedeswithRasmus Andersson0+2againstAdam Edström1+0Filip Forsberg0+1Nils Höglander0+0Adam Wilsby0+0
    • The game
      VGK2–4MIN
      L
      game 7/94
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG17:11TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    His points
    • GoalVGK 2–3assists Brett Howden, Mitch MarnerP3 09:25Clip
    SwedeswithRasmus Andersson1+0againstJoel Eriksson Ek1+0Jonas Brodin0+0Jesper Wallstedt0+0
    • The game
      LAK1–2VGK
      W
      game 6/93
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG16:40TOI
      View the game
    SwedeswithRasmus Andersson0+0againstAdrian Kempe0+1Andre Lee0+0
    • The game
      TOR3–4VGK
      W
      game 5/93
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG18:55TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    His points
    • AssistVGK 2–3scored by Brett HowdenP2 01:12Clip
    SwedeswithRasmus Andersson0+0againstOliver Ekman-Larsson0+0William Nylander0+0
    • The game
      VGK6–2SEA
      W
      game 4/93
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:44TOI
      View the game
    SwedeswithVictor Olofsson2+0Rasmus Andersson0+1againstAdam Larsson0+0
    • The game
      VGK3–2VAN
      W
      game 3/98
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-2SOG18:20TOI
      View the game
    SwedeswithVictor Olofsson1+0Rasmus Andersson0+0againstLinus Karlsson0+1Jonathan Lekkerimäki1+0Elias Pettersson0+1Liam Öhgren0+0Elias Pettersson0+0Tom Willander0+0
    • The game
      ANA4–3VGK
      L
      game 2/93
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG20:13TOI
      View the game
    SwedeswithVictor Olofsson0+1Rasmus Andersson0+0againstLeo Carlsson1+1
  9. Contract

    William Karlsson extends with Vegas

    William Karlsson has agreed to a contract extension with Vegas Golden Knights.

    VGKWilliam Karlsson
    Read more: 8 articles ↓
    • The game
      CHI2–5VGK
      W
      game 1/93
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG17:26TOI
      View the game
    SwedeswithVictor Olofsson1+0Rasmus Andersson0+0againstAnton Frondell0+0
    Season opener

    William Karlsson plays the 2026-2027 season for Vegas Golden Knights

    VGKVegas Golden Knights

    William was 33 years old when the 2026-2027 season began. It was his 10th season with the team. His 13th NHL season in all.

    The season before

    How the 2025-2026 season went

    The whole season
    Points
    7
    #66NHL #620
    Goals
    4
    #47NHL #483
    Assists
    3
    #67NHL #658
    Games
    14
    #82NHL #812
    Vegas Golden Knights · Eliminated in the playoffs
  12. Injured

    William goes down and misses 1 game

    Arm

That is where the season began.

The 2025-2026 season