Erik Karlsson
Pittsburgh Penguins
Position
D
Age
36
Height
72"
Weight
185LBS
Shoots
R
Birth Place
Landsbro, SWE
Born
May 30, 1990
$20M
Total Value
$10M AAV
G15
A51
PTS66
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Career Trajectory
Erik
Karlsson
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 |
Ottawa Senators
|
60 | 72360 | 5.0 | 21.0 | 26.0 | -5.0 | 24.0 | 112.0 | 4.5% | 44.0 | 48.0 | 47.0 | 31.0 | — |
| 2010 |
Ottawa Senators
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75 | 105750 | 13.0 | 32.0 | 45.0 | -30.0 | 50.0 | 182.0 | 7.1% | 32.0 | 74.0 | 79.0 | 56.0 | — |
| 2011 |
Ottawa Senators
|
81 | 123039 | 19.0 | 59.0 | 78.0 | 16.0 | 42.0 | 261.0 | 7.3% | 60.0 | 65.0 | 84.0 | 67.0 | 0.0% |
| 2012 |
Ottawa Senators
|
17 | 27693 | 6.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 79.0 | 7.6% | 10.0 | 14.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | — |
| 2013 |
Ottawa Senators
|
82 | 133168 | 20.0 | 54.0 | 74.0 | -15.0 | 36.0 | 249.0 | 7.8% | 121.0 | 101.0 | 113.0 | 66.0 | — |
| 2014 |
Ottawa Senators
|
82 | 134070 | 21.0 | 45.0 | 66.0 | 7.0 | 42.0 | 292.0 | 7.2% | 93.0 | 89.0 | 99.0 | 59.0 | — |
| 2015 |
Ottawa Senators
|
82 | 142516 | 16.0 | 66.0 | 82.0 | -2.0 | 50.0 | 248.0 | 6.5% | 84.0 | 175.0 | 96.0 | 61.0 | 0.0% |
| 2016 |
San Jose Sharks
|
77 | 123970 | 17.0 | 54.0 | 71.0 | 10.0 | 28.0 | 218.0 | 7.8% | 67.0 | 201.0 | 106.0 | 59.0 | — |
| 2017 |
San Jose Sharks
|
71 | 113884 | 9.0 | 53.0 | 62.0 | -25.0 | 36.0 | 196.0 | 4.6% | 58.0 | 120.0 | 86.0 | 55.0 | — |
| 2018 |
San Jose Sharks
|
53 | 77857 | 3.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 6.0 | 22.0 | 169.0 | 1.8% | 44.0 | 69.0 | 63.0 | 59.0 | 0.0% |
| 2019 |
San Jose Sharks
|
56 | 82376 | 6.0 | 34.0 | 40.0 | -15.0 | 16.0 | 120.0 | 5.0% | 26.0 | 74.0 | 68.0 | 52.0 | — |
| 2020 |
San Jose Sharks
|
52 | 73580 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 22.0 | -18.0 | 18.0 | 110.0 | 7.3% | 20.0 | 69.0 | 47.0 | 39.0 | — |
| 2021 |
San Jose Sharks
|
50 | 70400 | 10.0 | 25.0 | 35.0 | -14.0 | 14.0 | 117.0 | 8.5% | 18.0 | 45.0 | 63.0 | 52.0 | — |
| 2022 |
San Jose Sharks
|
82 | 125952 | 25.0 | 76.0 | 101.0 | -26.0 | 36.0 | 209.0 | 12.0% | 33.0 | 90.0 | 101.0 | 81.0 | 0.0% |
| 2023 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
82 | 119392 | 11.0 | 45.0 | 56.0 | 4.0 | 44.0 | 213.0 | 5.2% | 40.0 | 99.0 | 71.0 | 50.0 | — |
| 2024 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
82 | 114308 | 11.0 | 42.0 | 53.0 | -24.0 | 20.0 | 191.0 | 5.8% | 29.0 | 94.0 | 140.0 | 44.0 | — |
| 2025 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
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75 | 62730 | 15.0 | 51.0 | 66.0 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 94.0 | 8.5% | 10.0 | 40.0 | 60.0 | 21.0 | — |
| 2009 |
Ottawa Senators
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6 | 9306 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | -4.0 | 4.0 | 12.0 | 8.3% | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | — |
| 2011 |
Ottawa Senators
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7 | 10647 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 31.0 | 3.2% | 16.0 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | — |
| 2012 |
Ottawa Senators
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10 | 16040 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 28.0 | 3.6% | 8.0 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | — |
| 2014 |
Ottawa Senators
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6 | 10428 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | -2.0 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 5.9% | 15.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — |
| 2016 |
San Jose Sharks
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19 | 32053 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 53.0 | 3.8% | 21.0 | 35.0 | 25.0 | 16.0 | — |
| 2018 |
San Jose Sharks
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19 | 28196 | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | -3.0 | 8.0 | 51.0 | 3.9% | 15.0 | 33.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | — |
| 2025 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
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6 | 10302 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | -4.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.7% | 3.0 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 1.0 | — |
Season Totals Distribution
Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
SOG
Career Totals
#125
OF 8,954
Points
936
#500
OF 8,954
Goals
215
#60
OF 8,954
Assists
721
#172
OF 8,954
Games
1,159
#8850
OF 8,954
Plus/Minus
-115
#122
OF 8,954
Shots
3,060
#612
OF 8,954
PP Goals
48
#108
OF 8,954
PP Points
331
#1643
OF 8,954
SH Goals
2
#1197
OF 8,954
SH Points
7
#352
OF 8,954
GW Goals
38
Per Game Averages
#1535
OF 8,954
Goals/G
0.19
#256
OF 8,954
Points/G
0.81
Efficiency & Percentages
#2129
OF 8,954
Shooting %
7.0%
#2088
OF 8,954
Faceoff %
0.0%
Career Totals
#8
OF 416
Points
385
#17
OF 416
Goals
100
#3
OF 416
Assists
285
#13
OF 416
Games
479
#356
OF 416
Plus/Minus
-21
#5
OF 416
Shots
1,423
#18
OF 416
PP Goals
22
#6
OF 416
PP Points
150
#56
OF 416
SH Goals
1
#63
OF 416
SH Points
2
#13
OF 416
GW Goals
18
Per Game Averages
#49
OF 416
Goals/G
0.21
#10
OF 416
Points/G
0.80
Efficiency & Percentages
#98
OF 416
Shooting %
7.0%
#132
OF 416
Faceoff %
0.0%
Career Totals
#9
OF 444
Points
376
#23
OF 444
Goals
78
#6
OF 444
Assists
298
#26
OF 444
Games
441
#439
OF 444
Plus/Minus
-82
#15
OF 444
Shots
1,139
#26
OF 444
PP Goals
18
#9
OF 444
PP Points
123
#74
OF 444
SH Goals
1
#33
OF 444
SH Points
5
#19
OF 444
GW Goals
15
Per Game Averages
#75
OF 444
Goals/G
0.18
#7
OF 444
Points/G
0.85
Efficiency & Percentages
#119
OF 444
Shooting %
6.8%
#145
OF 444
Faceoff %
0.0%
Career Totals
#49
OF 705
Points
175
#91
OF 705
Goals
37
#35
OF 705
Assists
138
#90
OF 705
Games
239
#534
OF 705
Plus/Minus
-12
#64
OF 705
Shots
498
#94
OF 705
PP Goals
8
#45
OF 705
PP Points
58
#350
OF 705
SH Goals
0
#402
OF 705
SH Points
0
#85
OF 705
GW Goals
5
Per Game Averages
#177
OF 705
Goals/G
0.15
#50
OF 705
Points/G
0.73
Efficiency & Percentages
#187
OF 705
Shooting %
7.4%
Career Totals
#342
OF 4,997
Points
56
#985
OF 4,997
Goals
9
#195
OF 4,997
Assists
47
#862
OF 4,997
Games
73
#2674
OF 4,997
Plus/Minus
0
#339
OF 4,997
Shots
204
#592
OF 4,997
PP Goals
4
#246
OF 4,997
PP Points
22
#625
OF 4,997
SH Goals
0
#1030
OF 4,997
SH Points
0
#445
OF 4,997
GW Goals
3
Per Game Averages
#1388
OF 4,997
Goals/G
0.12
#201
OF 4,997
Points/G
0.77
Efficiency & Percentages
#1480
OF 4,997
Shooting %
4.4%
Career Totals
#14
OF 201
Points
34
#45
OF 201
Goals
4
#8
OF 201
Assists
30
#40
OF 201
Games
38
#2
OF 201
Plus/Minus
10
#14
OF 201
Shots
104
#164
OF 201
PP Goals
0
#14
OF 201
PP Points
9
#146
OF 201
SH Goals
0
#149
OF 201
SH Points
0
#9
OF 201
GW Goals
3
Per Game Averages
#49
OF 201
Goals/G
0.10
#2
OF 201
Points/G
0.90
Efficiency & Percentages
#39
OF 201
Shooting %
3.8%
Career Totals
#11
OF 176
Points
19
#21
OF 176
Goals
4
#10
OF 176
Assists
15
#31
OF 176
Games
29
#162
OF 176
Plus/Minus
-6
#13
OF 176
Shots
88
#10
OF 176
PP Goals
3
#8
OF 176
PP Points
11
#45
OF 176
SH Goals
0
#51
OF 176
SH Points
0
#71
OF 176
GW Goals
0
Per Game Averages
#21
OF 176
Goals/G
0.14
#8
OF 176
Points/G
0.66
Efficiency & Percentages
#28
OF 176
Shooting %
4.5%
Career Totals
#149
OF 361
Points
3
#144
OF 361
Goals
1
#145
OF 361
Assists
2
#235
OF 361
Games
6
#309
OF 361
Plus/Minus
-4
#164
OF 361
Shots
12
#60
OF 361
PP Goals
1
#63
OF 361
PP Points
2
#156
OF 361
SH Goals
0
#170
OF 361
SH Points
0
#194
OF 361
GW Goals
0
Per Game Averages
#—
OF 361
Goals/G
0.17
#—
OF 361
Points/G
0.50
Efficiency & Percentages
#—
OF 361
Shooting %
8.3%
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Financial Summary: Erik Karlsson
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$20M
Cap Hit (AAV)
$10M
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2025-26
PIT
$10M
$10M
NMC
2026-27
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2027-28
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