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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Erik Karlsson
Golden Knights
Official NHL.com
Erik Karlsson
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Erik Karlsson

#65
D Offensive Defenseman Reasonable PNHL Golden Knights
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
CK65
FG34
DI89
SK59
ST76
EN94
DU95
PH57
FO30
PA68
SC56
DF77
PS58
EX89
LD85
MO46
OV66

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: May 31, 1990
Age: 36 yrs
Height / Weight: 183 cm • 85 kg
Draft Pedigree: Undrafted
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 2 yr(s) NTC
Cap Hit (AAV): $7,500,000
Cap Percentage: 8.15%
Remaining Cap Hit: $6,884,615
Expiry Status: UFA 2028
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP8
G2
A7
PTS9
+/-0
PIM2
TOI/G23:11
PPG2
GWG0
S%22.2%
HITS7
82G Pace92P

Cabinet of Champions • Awards & Honors

ACCOLADES (8)
Stanley Cup STL '14
Stanley Cup STL '16
Stanley Cup STL '20
Stanley Cup VGK '26
Conn Smythe Trophy STL '16
James Norris Memorial Trophy STL '13
James Norris Memorial Trophy STL '16
James Norris Memorial Trophy STL '17

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

DEFENSEMEN
Skating & Speed 98th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Shooting & Finishing 97th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Playmaking & Vision 98th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Defense 80th Pct
Above Average
Physical & Grit 8th Pct
Developing
Character & IQ 98th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Balanced Baseline
Season S%: 22.2% (2G / 9S) Career: 14.2%

Shooting percentage closely mirrors player's established career baseline.

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 2G (22%) • 7A (78%)
Goals Split: 0 EV / 2 PP / 0 SH Fair Market
1.13
Points / GP
0.25
Goals / GP
0.88
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 23:11 TOI/G
5v5: 19:17 (83%)
PP: 03:17 (14%)
PK: 00:38 (3%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP1259
G392
A745
PTS1137
+/-+680
P/G0.90
PIM408
TOI/G22:58
PPG100
BKS1746
S%14.2%
FO%0%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 57 2015-16
Assists 72 2012-13
Points 118 2012-13
+/- +104 2019-20
Hits 166 2016-17
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 19:11
PP: 02:59
PK: 00:49

398 pts

Career Stars (78-54-56)

75 GWG

Career GWG Total

3-0-0

Career Fights

1346

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2010-11 STL 51 1 8 9 -9 13 1 0 0 52 1.9% 35 33 0.0% 15:02 0.18
2011-12 STL 82 6 41 47 2 50 4 0 1 103 5.8% 81 82 0.0% 20:46 0.57
2012-13 STL 82 46 72 118 30 66 8 0 11 249 18.5% 77 108 0.0% 24:32 1.44
2013-14 STL 73 37 37 74 77 52 5 0 8 190 19.5% 72 107 0.0% 25:24 1.01
2014-15 STL 81 33 33 66 66 22 5 1 4 190 17.4% 133 134 0.0% 23:56 0.81
2015-16 STL 82 57 59 116 58 16 16 0 12 281 20.3% 126 125 0.0% 23:06 1.41
2016-17 STL 82 48 58 106 51 42 13 0 9 324 14.8% 166 135 0.0% 24:32 1.29
2017-18 STL 82 51 65 116 76 18 13 0 7 323 15.8% 138 154 0.0% 24:31 1.41
2018-19 STL 82 28 54 82 94 6 6 1 5 179 15.6% 133 127 0.0% 22:05 1.00
2019-20 STL 82 6 43 49 104 12 1 0 0 139 4.3% 81 133 0.0% 20:37 0.60
2020-21 CHI 79 7 47 54 -10 16 3 0 3 124 5.6% 60 121 0.0% 23:32 0.68
2021-22 CHI 72 12 37 49 12 24 4 0 0 110 10.9% 48 90 0.0% 22:42 0.68
2022-23 VGK 81 16 36 52 7 16 5 0 3 154 10.4% 38 124 0.0% 23:51 0.64
2023-24 VGK 79 16 65 81 61 23 5 0 6 141 11.3% 48 92 0.0% 23:45 1.03
2024-25 VGK 79 14 45 59 43 10 5 0 2 98 14.3% 29 63 0.0% 21:54 0.75
2025-26 VGK 82 12 38 50 18 20 4 0 4 103 11.7% 74 106 0.0% 24:26 0.61
2026-27 VGK 8 2 7 9 0 2 2 0 0 9 22.2% 7 12 0.0% 23:11 1.13
ON PACE (82G) 82 21 72 92 0 21 21 0 0 92 22.2% 72 123 0.0% 23:11 1.13
NHL CAREER TOTAL 1259 392 745 1137 680 408 100 75 2769 14.2% 1346 1746 0.0% 22:58 0.90

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2011 Playoffs STL 5 0 2 2 -6 0 0 0 0 4 0.0% 3 3 0.0% 21:01 0.40
2012 Playoffs STL 20 4 3 7 -1 8 0 0 2 55 7.3% 16 24 0.0% 25:24 0.35
2013 Playoffs STL 21 6 11 17 16 12 0 0 2 67 9.0% 17 35 0.0% 25:39 0.81
2014 Playoffs STL 10 2 1 3 1 8 0 0 0 31 6.5% 15 17 0.0% 23:48 0.30
2015 Playoffs STL 18 12 20 32 14 4 6 0 4 63 19.0% 26 20 0.0% 22:12 1.78
2016 Playoffs STL 6 0 5 5 -2 2 0 0 0 22 0.0% 13 12 0.0% 29:55 0.83
2017 Playoffs STL 23 11 19 30 14 2 1 0 3 109 10.1% 42 42 0.0% 26:51 1.30
2018 Playoffs STL 23 4 6 10 -1 2 0 0 0 57 7.0% 27 37 0.0% 22:20 0.43
2019 Playoffs STL 20 1 6 7 -1 6 0 0 0 36 2.8% 19 38 0.0% 21:42 0.35
2020 Playoffs CHI 5 0 0 0 -5 2 0 0 0 13 0.0% 3 6 0.0% 21:53 0.00
2021 Playoffs CHI 6 1 2 3 -6 0 1 0 0 13 7.7% 4 8 0.0% 24:49 0.50
2023 Playoffs VGK 16 3 10 13 1 4 1 0 0 24 12.5% 3 25 0.0% 24:02 0.81
2024 Playoffs VGK 17 5 4 9 -1 0 5 0 2 23 21.7% 5 16 0.0% 21:46 0.53
2025 Playoffs VGK 24 1 15 16 2 8 1 0 0 32 3.1% 12 27 0.0% 26:55 0.67

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Roman Josi NJD • 36 yrs • 7 PTS (6 GP)
$8,100,000 AAV • 1 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2024
CK 67
SK 58
PH 55
PA 66
SC 56
DF 76
Shayne Gostisbehere BUF • 33 yrs • 5 PTS (7 GP)
$6,700,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 30, 2026
CK 67
SK 58
PH 55
PA 67
SC 56
DF 73
John Carlson BOS • 36 yrs • 5 PTS (7 GP)
$7,000,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2024
CK 67
SK 56
PH 57
PA 67
SC 55
DF 81
Seth Jones VAN • 32 yrs • 7 PTS (8 GP)
$6,500,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 25, 2025
CK 72
SK 51
PH 50
PA 62
SC 52
DF 77
Dougie Hamilton MIN • 33 yrs • 0 PTS (5 GP)
$6,000,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 26, 2026
CK 74
SK 49
PH 51
PA 59
SC 54
DF 76
Victor Hedman TBL • 35 yrs • 1 PTS (4 GP)
$8,000,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 66
SK 45
PH 49
PA 62
SC 47
DF 76
Mattias Ekholm CBJ • 36 yrs • 3 PTS (5 GP)
$4,000,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 20, 2026
CK 70
SK 47
PH 49
PA 61
SC 51
DF 80
Morgan Rielly NYR • 32 yrs • 2 PTS (8 GP)
$5,000,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 21, 2026
CK 67
SK 47
PH 47
PA 57
SC 53
DF 75
Total Remaining Contract
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2 yr(s) remaining • $7,500,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 4 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Contract Signing NTC
08.07.2024 21:48
Erik Karlsson signed with Golden Knights for $7,500,000 for 4 year(s) with NTC.
Leadership Appointment
08.07.2024 21:38
Erik Karlsson has been selected as captain for Golden Knights.
Official League Trade 01.11.2022 20:52
Golden Knights receives:
Erik Karlsson
Blackhawks receives:
Jacob Larsson, 2nd VGK 2024, 2nd VGK 2026
Official League Trade 12.05.2020 22:28
Blackhawks receives:
Erik Karlsson, Filip Zadina
Blues receives:
Jaccob Slavin, Alexander S. Romanov (P)
Contract Signing
02.05.2020 0:00
Erik Karlsson signed with Blues for $7,600,000 for 4 year(s).
Official League Trade 29.05.2019 0:11
Predators receives:
Ales Stezka (P), Alexander Ruuttu (P), Alexei Toropchenko (P), Alexey Marchenko (P), Ben Jones (P), Blake McLaughlin (P), Cameron Morrison (P), Carl Klingberg (P), Cayden Primeau (P), David Tendeck (P), Dmitriy Zaitsev (P), Emil Larmi (P), Emil Molin (P), Erik Karlsson. (P), Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau (P), Christoffer Ehn (P), Jacob Bernard-Docker (P), Jan Jenik (P), Jeremy Brodeur (P), Joel Hofer (P), Johan Södergran (P), John Persson (P), Johnathan MacLeod (P), Jonathan Berggren (P), Jonathan Dahlen (P), Joni Ikonen (P), Jonny Tychonick (P), Jordan Hollett (P), Joseph Woll (P), Kiefer Sherwood (P), Kirill Marchenko (P), Liam Foudy (P), Libor Hajek (P), Linus Hogberg (P), Linus Nassen (P), Lucas Carlsson (P), Ludwig Blomstrand (P), Lukas Elvenes (P), Luke Opilka (P), Magnus Hellberg (P), Marcus Davidsson (P), Martin Necas (P), Matej Pekar (P), Mathias Laferriere (P), Max Zimmer (P), Maxim Golod (P), Maxim Shalunov (P), Michael Eyssimont (P), Miles Gendron (P), Milos Roman (P), Nick Sorensen (P), Niclas Almari (P), Nolan Stevens (P), Olivier Leblanc (P), Quinn Hughes (P), Roman Durny (P), Samuel Noreau (P), Shawn Boudrias (P), Tanner Kaspick (P), Teemu Hartikainen (P), Travis Barron (P), Ty Dellandrea (P), Tyler Parsons (P), Vitali Kravtsov (P)
Jets receives:
Blaine Byron, Brendan Gaunce, Carter Hutton, Claude Giroux, Cody Franson, Cole Schneider, Daniel Winnik, Dennis Rasmussen, Deryk Engelland, Ethan Bear, Garret Sparks, Henrik Samuelsson, Chase De Leo, J.C. Lipon, Jake Dotchin, Jonny Brodzinski, Jordan Eberle, Jordan Martinook, Josh Leivo, Kevin Boyle, Laurent Brossoit, Marian Gaborik, Matthew Peca, Michael Brodzinski, Mike Fisher, Mitchell Vande Sompel, Nate Thompson, Nick Foligno, Ondrej Palat, Paul LaDue, Philip Samuelsson, Rasmus Ristolainen, Richard Panik, Robert Hagg, Roman Josi, Ryan Miller, Ryan Rupert, Sami Niku, Samuel Montembeault, Sean Couturier, Shea Weber, Stephen Gionta, Stephen Johns, Teddy Blueger, Tomas Hertl, Tyler Wong, Valtteri Filppula, Viktor Loov, William Nylander
Leadership Appointment
10.10.2017 20:54
Erik Karlsson has been selected as captain for Blues.
Contract Signing NTC
16.07.2016 0:00
Erik Karlsson signed with Blues for $8,000,000 for 4 year(s) with NTC.
Contract Signing
13.07.2013 0:00
Erik Karlsson signed with Blues for $5,300,000 for 3 year(s).
Official League Trade 14.10.2010 21:23
Blues receives:
Erik Karlsson, Andre Petersson (P), 1st OTT 2011 (#4 overall)
Senators receives:
Anthony Peluso, Alex Pietrangelo, Cory Schneider, Jay Barriball (P)