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William Karlsson

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Shoots: Left
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 190 lb
Born: Jan 8, 1993 (age 33)
Birthplace: Marsta, Sweden
Draft: 2011, ANA, round 2, 53rd overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 19; VGK
TOI: 333; 17:31 a game
CF%: 46.8; 295–335
xGF%: 54.1; 20.4–17.3
GF%: 38.2; 13–21

2026-27 individual

G: 3
A1: 1
A2: 2
P: 6
iSF: 32
Sh%: 9.4
ixG: 5.22
G−ixG: -2.22

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	9.4	11.3	-1.9	13.3
On-ice Sh%	8.6	9.6	-1.1	11.7
PDO	93.9	99.6	-5.8	100.3
G−ixG	-2.22	–	–	–

Sh% z -0.4. Within what chance gives: at the 11.5% expected of him, his 32 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts39.5 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net40.2 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 333 min.

His attempts

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Excluding 1 empty-net attempt (1 goal): 52 unblocked · 31 SOG · 2 G · 4.29 ixG · 2 from his own half, not drawn. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	10	6	0	0.0	20.6
High slot	7	3	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	28	17	2	11.8	9.9
Point and perimeter	4	3	0	0.0	4.4
Behind the net	1	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 VGK	VGK	63	1188	55.1	52.7	55.5	+1.6	73.57	59.08	9.9	89.2	99.1
2020-21 VGK	VGK	56	1045	57.3	63.8	57.8	+3.5	68.64	50.10	9.7	92.6	102.2
2021-22 VGK	VGK	67	1225	56.8	49.2	55.4	+4.4	76.56	61.74	7.9	87.7	95.6
2022-23 VGK	VGK	82	1432	51.4	53.1	54.2	+2.6	87.02	73.52	9.5	90.4	99.9
2023-24 VGK	VGK	70	1232	52.3	57.0	55.8	+5.9	78.96	62.56	11.9	89.1	101.0
2024-25 VGK	VGK	53	902	54.2	61.4	57.0	+1.6	50.47	38.01	9.2	92.7	101.9
2025-26 VGK	VGK	14	212	49.3	41.2	55.5	+3.5	11.80	9.47	7.0	89.0	96.0
2026-27 VGK	VGK	19	333	46.8	38.2	54.1	-1.1	20.38	17.28	8.6	85.3	93.9
Total VGK	VGK	424	7570	53.9	54.3	55.7	+3.1	467.40	371.76	9.6	89.8	99.4

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Karlsson without	Without Karlsson	With	Karlsson without	Without Karlsson	With	Karlsson without	Without Karlsson	With	Karlsson without	Without Karlsson
MarnerMitch Marner RW	193	66	41*	52.1 9.0–8.3	55.1 -3.0	76.2* 2.4–0.7	48.5 178–189	43.9 +4.6	60.0* 39–26	43.8 7–9	20.0 1–4	100.0* 3–0
HowdenBrett Howden C	174	85	88	55.1 8.2–6.7	48.4 +6.7	48.0 +7.1	47.7 156–171	46.6 +1.1	43.5 +4.2	46.7 7–8	16.7 1–5	57.1 4–3
AnderssonRasmus Andersson D	102	158	226	46.4 3.9–4.6	56.7 -10.3	50.7 -4.3	42.5 82–111	50.5 -8.0	47.4 -4.9	11.1 1–8	58.3 7–5	50.0 9–9
LauzonJeremy Lauzon D	93	166	198	49.1 3.2–3.4	54.3 -5.3	49.7 -0.6	41.5 68–96	50.3 -8.8	47.1 -5.6	28.6 2–5	42.9 6–8	66.7 6–3
HanifinNoah Hanifin D	90	169	251	48.9 4.2–4.3	55.2 -6.2	51.0 -2.1	47.0 85–96	47.6 -0.6	51.8 -4.8	28.6 2–5	42.9 6–8	50.0 7–7
TheodoreShea Theodore D	83	177	248	62.5 4.7–2.8	47.9 +14.6	57.8 +4.7	54.2 83–70	44.2 +10.0	54.4 -0.2	60.0 3–2	31.3 5–11	69.6 16–7
McNabbBrayden McNabb D	78	181	243	64.5 4.0–2.2	48.4 +16.1	57.6 +6.9	54.8 74–61	44.5 +10.3	53.4 +1.4	80.0 4–1	25.0 4–12	72.0 18–7

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-08 @ BUF · W 4-1	@ BUF	W 4-1	38.2	100.0	53.3	16	1.08	0.95	11.1	100.0	111.1
2026-11-05 @ DET · W 2-1	@ DET	W 2-1	51.2	–	67.8	19	2.06	0.98	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-03 @ PIT · W 3-2	@ PIT	W 3-2	41.7	0.0	35.6	18	0.41	0.74	0.0	87.5	87.5
2026-11-02 @ BOS · L 2-3 SO	@ BOS	L 2-3 SO	39.4	50.0	44.6	19	0.98	1.22	14.3	90.0	104.3
2026-10-30 vs NJD · L 2-5	vs NJD	L 2-5	33.3	0.0	20.3	17	0.28	1.09	0.0	81.8	81.8
2026-10-27 vs OTT · W 4-1	vs OTT	W 4-1	34.8	66.7	63.5	20	2.23	1.28	22.2	88.9	111.1
2026-10-24 @ CBJ · L 1-2 OT	@ CBJ	L 1-2 OT	25.0	0.0	29.8	17	0.36	0.84	0.0	87.5	87.5
2026-10-22 @ STL · L 2-6	@ STL	L 2-6	57.1	33.3	56.4	17	1.01	0.78	9.1	77.8	86.9
2026-10-20 vs TBL · L 2-6	vs TBL	L 2-6	48.6	0.0	59.1	16	1.45	1.00	0.0	60.0	60.0
2026-10-17 vs PIT · W 6-2	vs PIT	W 6-2	40.0	66.7	65.6	14	1.23	0.65	40.0	80.0	120.0
2026-10-15 vs CGY · W 6-2	vs CGY	W 6-2	58.1	100.0	58.1	17	1.49	1.07	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-10-13 @ NSH · W 5-2	@ NSH	W 5-2	35.3	100.0	68.8	15	0.40	0.18	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-10-12 @ MIN · L 2-4	@ MIN	L 2-4	50.0	25.0	37.9	17	1.29	2.11	11.1	66.7	77.8
2026-10-10 vs LAK · W 2-1 OT	vs LAK	W 2-1 OT	42.1	–	43.6	17	0.55	0.71	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-08 vs TOR · W 4-3 SO	vs TOR	W 4-3 SO	60.0	33.3	57.6	19	1.46	1.07	6.7	66.7	73.3
2026-10-06 @ SEA · W 6-2	@ SEA	W 6-2	41.9	–	37.4	19	0.68	1.14	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-04 @ VAN · W 3-2	@ VAN	W 3-2	61.5	50.0	74.4	18	1.44	0.49	14.3	75.0	89.3
2026-10-02 vs ANA · L 3-4	vs ANA	L 3-4	61.5	0.0	63.1	20	1.19	0.70	0.0	66.7	66.7
2026-09-29 vs CHI · W 5-2	vs CHI	W 5-2	57.7	–	75.5	17	0.80	0.26	0.0	100.0	100.0