D · PIT · #65
Erik Karlsson
- Height
- HT 6'0"
- Weight
- WT 185 lbs
- Birth date
- May 31, 1990 (age 36)
- Bio
- SWE · Shoots R
He ranks D17 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Aging — counting volume usually fades before skill.
Dynasty Value Score
1,959
#99 overall · D20 of 272
2025–26 scoring
264.9 pts
75 GP · 3.5 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
250.2 pts
76.5 games · 3.3 PPG
12.6 G · 45.9 A · 58.5 P · 23:38 TOI · 3:06 PP · 9 xG
Projection range
212.7–268.3
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 23:36 | 3:21 | 45.4% | 15 | 10.1 | 23.7 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 23:38 | 3:06 | 45.6% | 12.6 | 9.0 | 23.6 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 76.5 | 250.2 | 3.3 | 23:38 | 3:06 | 12.6 | 45.9 | 58.5 | 20.4 | — | 183.1 | 26.0 | 77.9 | -1.2 | 25.1 | — | 9.0 | 22.8 |
| 2025–26 | 75 | 264.9 | 3.5 | 23:36 | 3:21 | 15 | 51 | 66 | 26 | 0 | 176 | 20 | 64 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 10.1 | 26 |
| 2024–25 | 82 | 236.7 | 2.9 | 23:14 | 2:27 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 191 | 29 | 94 | -24 | 20 | 0 | 8.2 | 20 |
| 2023–24 | 82 | 265.2 | 3.2 | 24:16 | 3:30 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 17 | 0 | 213 | 40 | 99 | 4 | 44 | 0 | 8.4 | 22 |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 353.7 | 4.3 | 25:37 | 3:24 | 25 | 76 | 101 | 27 | 0 | 209 | 33 | 90 | -26 | 36 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 50 | 147.4 | 2.9 | 23:28 | 2:50 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 117 | 18 | 45 | -14 | 14 | — | — | — |
| 2020–21 | 52 | 87.5 | 1.7 | 23:36 | 2:56 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 110 | — | — | -18 | 18 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 56 | 172.2 | 3.1 | 24:31 | 3:00 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 120 | 26 | 74 | -15 | 16 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 53 | 211.4 | 4.0 | 24:29 | 3:07 | 3 | 42 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 169 | 44 | 69 | 6 | 22 | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 71 | 271.5 | 3.8 | 26:44 | 3:19 | 9 | 53 | 62 | 18 | 1 | 196 | 58 | 120 | -25 | 36 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 77 | 373.6 | 4.9 | 26:50 | 3:41 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 27 | 2 | 218 | 67 | 201 | 10 | 28 | 0 | — | — |
| 2015–16 | 82 | 383.0 | 4.7 | 28:58 | 4:39 | 16 | 66 | 82 | 26 | 0 | 248 | 84 | 175 | -2 | 50 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014–15 | 82 | 340.9 | 4.2 | 27:15 | 4:48 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 30 | 0 | 292 | 93 | 89 | 7 | 42 | — | — | — |
| 2013–14 | 82 | 344.7 | 4.2 | 27:04 | 4:05 | 20 | 54 | 74 | 31 | 0 | 257 | 122 | 101 | -15 | 36 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012–13 | 17 | 79.6 | 4.7 | 27:09 | 4:31 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | — | — |
| 2011–12 | 81 | 335.4 | 4.1 | 25:19 | 3:54 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 28 | 0 | 261 | 60 | 65 | 16 | 42 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010–11 | 75 | 203.2 | 2.7 | 23:31 | 3:40 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 21 | 1 | 182 | 32 | 74 | -30 | 50 | 0 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Erik Karlsson's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Karlsson's Dynasty Value Score?
- Karlsson scores 1,959 out of 10,000 (#99 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Karlsson's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 250.2 NHL-standard fantasy points over 76.475 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.