ERIK KARLSSON
#65 - D
1pts in last 3 GP
Status On roster
Ht/Wt 6’0’’, 186 lbs
Shoots R
Experience 14 years
Debut Oct 3, 2009
Born May 31, 1990 (35 yrs) Landsbro, Sweden
Drafted Drafted by Ottawa in 2008 (1/15).
Drafted from V. Frolunda HC (Swe Jr.)
Acquired Acquired in a trade with San Jose in 2023.
VS.
Erik Karlsson
Leader
STAT RANK
4 19
Goals Zach Werenski, Jakob Chychrun
65 1
30 50
Assists Quinn Hughes
13 1
34 60
Points Zach Werenski, Evan Bouchard
22 1
4 40
Goals Nathan MacKinnon
397 1
30 61
Assists Connor McDavid
44 1
34 95
Points Connor McDavid
131 1
14 38
Power play points Connor McDavid
65 1
0.69 1.76
Points per game Nikita Kucherov
124 1
4 27
Goals Sidney Crosby
13 1
30 31
Assists Sidney Crosby
2 1
34 58
Points Sidney Crosby
5 1
14 20
Power play points Sidney Crosby
4 1
103 125
Shots Bryan Rust
4 1
9 30
Multi-points games Nikita Kucherov, Connor McDavid
87 1
2025-26 Season Stats
GP
Games Played
G
Goals
A
Assists
Pts
Points
+/-
Plus Minus
PIM
Penalty Minutes
PPG
Power Play Goals
SHG
Shorthanded Goals
GWG
Game Winning Goals
TOI/GP
Time On Ice Per Game
S
Shots
PtsPG
Points Per Games Played
YTD 49 4 30 34 2 14 2 0 0 23:42 103 0.7
Game Log
Date Team Opp G
Goals
A
Assists
Pts
Points
+/-
Plus Minus
PIM
Penalty Minutes
PPG
Power Play Goals
PPPTS SHG
Shorthanded Goals
GWG
Game Winning Goals
S
Shots
TOI/GP
Time On Ice Per Game
Status
2026-02-02 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 27:20 -
2026-01-31 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 0 3 23:53 -
2026-01-29 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 21:40 -
2026-01-25 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 23:57 -
2026-01-22 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19:58 -
Transactions & Injuries
Date Description
2026-01-22 Missed 5 games (Lower body injury).
2026-01-13 Lower body injury, injured reserve.
2023-08-06 Acquired from the San Jose Sharks In a three-team trade, the Pittsburgh Penguins acquired defenseman Erik Karlsson, forward Dillon Hamaliuk and a third-round draft pick in 2026 from the San Jose Sharks, and forward Rem Pitlick from the Montreal Canadiens; San Jose acquired forward Mikael Granlund, defenseman Jan Rutta and a conditional first round draft pick in 2024 from the Penguins, and winger Mike Hoffman from the Canadiens; and Montreal acquired defenseman Jeff Petry, goaltender Casey DeSmith, winger Nathan Legare and a second-round draft pick in 2025 from the Penguins.
2022-04-30 Missed the last 9 regular season games (lower body injury).
2022-04-16 Lower body injury, day-to-day.
Career Honors & Awards
League Honor Description
NHL James Norris Memorial Trophy Defenseman of the Year 2014-15, 2011-12
NHL First All-Star Team First All-Star Team 2016-17, 2015-16, 2014-15, 2011-12
NHL Named to play in the NHL All-Star Game Named to play in the NHL All-Star Game 2011-12, 2010-11
Olympic Olympic Silver Medal Olympic Silver Medal 2014 (Sweden)
Olympic Olympic Tournament All-Star Team Olympic Tournament All-Star Team 2014
Olympic Best Defenceman selected by the tournament directorate 2014