Erik Karlsson #65

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D · Pittsburgh Penguins · Age 36 · Shoots R · 6′0″, 185 lb · Draft: 2008, round 1, 15th overall

2026-27 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's defensemen who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	9	79th
TOI/GP	22:38	86th
G	0	31st
A	9	98th
P	9	97th
P/60	2.65	98th
ixG	1.1	89th
G−ixG	−1.1	2nd
xGF%	49.0	47th
Rel xGF%	−8.7	20th
GS/GP	+0.63	78th
Pen ±	−1	42nd

Scoring		Pctl
G	0	31st
A1	4	97th
A2	5	99th
P	9	97th
P1	4	93rd
P/60	2.65	98th
5v5 P/60	2.55	98th
PPP	3	96th
SHP	0	46th
ENG	0	50th

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	14	82nd
iCF	50	97th
iFF	28	94th
ixG	1.1	89th
ixG/60	0.33	82nd
G	0	31st
G−ixG	−1.1	2nd
Sh%	0.0	31st
xSh%	4.0	62nd
Blk'd	22	98th
5v5 iCF/60	11.5	71st

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	141	68th
CF%	49.7	52nd
FF%	50.4	54th
xGF%	49.0	47th
GF%	50.0	53rd
xGF/60	3.44	92nd
xGA/60	3.58	3rd
oiSh%	12.9	79th
oiSv%	88.9	39th
PDO	101.7	65th
Rel CF%	−3.8	29th
Rel xGF%	−8.7	20th
OZS%	76.3	94th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	22:38	86th
EV/GP	17:53	70th
5v5/GP	15:43	47th
PP/GP	3:40	94th
SH/GP	1:05	32nd
Shifts/GP	23.6	51st
Shift	0:58	95th
OZ	45	97th
NZ	35	73rd
DZ	14	27th
OZS%	76.3	94th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+5.6	84th
GS/GP	+0.63	78th
GS/60	+1.66	71st
Scoring	+5.6	96th
Shooting	+0.7	89th
On ice	−0.4	44th
Penalties	−0.2	39th
Faceoffs	0.0	50th
Other	−0.1	1st

Other		Pctl
Hits	1	8th
Blk	4	8th
Tk	0	8th
Gv	17	3rd
PenD	0	17th
PenT	1	67th
Pen ±	−1	42nd
PP min ±	−2.0	40th
FOW	0	50th
FOL	0	50th
FO%	–

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	9	0	9	9	1.1	49.0	+0.63	22:38
2025-26	Regular season	75	15	51	66	11.7	52.6	+0.83	23:36
2025-26	Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0.7	51.6	+0.27	28:37

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
Declan Carlile	D	106:12	53.6	49.6
Rickard Rakell	R	94:32	49.5	40.0
Sidney Crosby	C	90:13	47.3	38.2
Ben Kindel	C	71:28	44.9	51.2
Evgeni Malkin	C	65:55	51.2	44.1
Tommy Novak	C	50:32	55.7	48.2
Bryan Rust	R	36:51	49.1	33.0
Connor Dewar	C	36:09	47.7	63.8

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Oct 17	@ VGK	L 2–6	21:56	0	1	1	0.04	50	35	−0.28
Oct 16	@ COL	L 2–5	20:57	0	1	2	0.11	44	25	−0.91
Oct 13	@ CHI	L 3–5	20:24	0	2	1	0.28	73	60	+1.73
Oct 10	vs DAL	W 2–1 OT	27:10	0	0	2	0.18	38	36	−0.24
Oct 9	@ CBJ	L 2–3 OT	24:50	0	1	0	0.16	49	58	+1.33
Oct 7	@ WSH	L 3–5	24:44	0	0	4	0.11	42	43	−0.44
Oct 5	vs WPG	L 2–3	24:00	0	1	1	0.12	48	54	+0.83
Oct 3	vs MTL	W 6–5 OT	19:38	0	2	0	0.09	48	56	+1.85
Sep 30	@ PHI	W 7–0	19:59	0	1	3	0.06	63	80	+1.76