Erik Karlsson

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Birth place: Landsbro, Sweden
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Birth place: Landsbro, Sweden
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 185 lb (84 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 2007 | Team Sweden | Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | Hodonin, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia | |
| 18 | 2009 | Team Sweden | U20 World Championship | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | |
| 19 | 2010 | Team Sweden | IIHF World Championship | Cologne, Mannheim and Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |
| 23 | 2014 | Team Sweden | Olympics - Sochi | Sochi, Russia | |
| 33 | 2024 | Team Sweden | World Championship | Prague and Ostrava, Czechia | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Medals | |||||
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| Olympic Medals | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Nov 26, 2025 | BUF @ PIT | (2-4) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:48 | 22:41 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 2.521 | 2.521 | 0.000 | 2.645 | 2.645 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | PIT @ CBJ | (4-3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:13 | 17:58 | 1:27 | 2:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 2.701 | 2.701 | 0.000 | 3.340 | 3.340 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | TOR @ PIT | (7-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 22:06 | 16:24 | 2:16 | 3:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 1, 2025 | PIT @ PHI | (5-1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21:13 | 13:40 | 2:46 | 4:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.000 | 5.656 | 5.656 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 43.373 | 43.373 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | PIT @ TBL | (4-3) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 25:29 | 16:16 | 4:15 | 4:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.000 | 2.354 | 2.354 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.118 | 14.118 | 6 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stripe: | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2005‑06 | Team Sweden U16 | | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006‑07 | Södertälje SK | U18 Allsvenskan | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006‑07 | Södertälje SK | U20 SuperElit | 16 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 |
| 2007‑08 | Frölunda HC | U18 Elit | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2007‑08 | Frölunda HC | U18 Allsvenskan | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007‑08 | Frölunda HC | U20 SuperElit | 17 | 38 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 68 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10.7 |
| 2007‑08 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 |
| 2007‑08 | Team Sweden U18 | | 17 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008‑09 | Frölunda HC | U20 SuperElit | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Borås HC | Allsvenskan | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 18 | 45 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.5 |
| 2008‑09 | Team Sweden U20 | | 18 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8.8 |
| 2009‑10 | Binghamton Senators | AHL | 19 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 19 | 60 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 24 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| 2009‑10 | Team Sweden | | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| 2010‑11 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 20 | 75 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 50 | -30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7.1 |
| 2011‑12 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 21 | 81 | 19 | 59 | 78 | 42 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7.3 |
| 2011‑12 | Team Sweden | | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
| 2012‑13 | Jokerit Helsinki | SM-Liiga | 22 | 30 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2012‑13 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 22 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.6 |
| 2013‑14 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 23 | 82 | 20 | 54 | 74 | 36 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7.8 |
| 2013‑14 | Team Sweden | | 23 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 24 | 82 | 21 | 45 | 66 | 42 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 7.2 |
| 2015‑16 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 25 | 82 | 16 | 66 | 82 | 50 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6.5 |
| 2016‑17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 26 | 77 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 7.8 |
| 2016‑17 | Team Sweden | | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| 2017‑18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 27 | 71 | 9 | 53 | 62 | 36 | -25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4.6 |
| 2018‑19 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 28 | 53 | 3 | 42 | 45 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 |
| 2019‑20 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 29 | 56 | 6 | 34 | 40 | 16 | -15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 2020‑21 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 30 | 52 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 18 | -18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| 2021‑22 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 31 | 50 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 14 | -14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.5 |
| 2022‑23 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 32 | 82 | 25 | 76 | 101 | 36 | -26 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12.0 |
| 2023‑24 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 33 | 82 | 11 | 45 | 56 | 44 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 2023‑24 | Team Sweden | | 33 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.7 |
| 2024‑25 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 34 | 82 | 11 | 42 | 53 | 20 | -24 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.8 |
| 2024‑25 | Team Sweden | | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025‑26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 35 | 26 | 1 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 |
| NHL Totals | 1110 | 201 | 687 | 888 | 496 | -118 | 44 | 2 | 38 | 6.6 | |||
| SHL Totals | 52 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9.0 | |||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 49 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 78 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 8.9 | |||
| Liiga Totals | 30 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | |||
| AHL Totals | 12 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Allsvenskan Totals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| U18 Nationell Totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| U18 Regional Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007‑08 | Frölunda HC | U18 Allsvenskan | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007‑08 | Frölunda HC | U20 SuperElit | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
| 2007‑08 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008‑09 | Frölunda HC | Elitserien | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 |
| 2009‑10 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 19 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2011‑12 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 |
| 2012‑13 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 22 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 2014‑15 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 24 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2016‑17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 26 | 19 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.8 |
| 2018‑19 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 28 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 |
| NHL Totals | 67 | 8 | 45 | 53 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4.2 | |||
| SHL Totals | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 | |||
| U20 Nationell Totals | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | |||
| U18 Nationell Totals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sweden - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2007 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Sweden - U18 World Championship 2008 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - U20 World Championship 2009 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2010 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2012 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Team Sweden - Olympics ‑ Sochi 2014 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 |
| Team Sweden - World Cup 2016 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 |
| Team Sweden - World Championship 2024 | 33 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.7 |
| Team Sweden - 4‑Nations Face‑Off 2025 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| World Championship Totals | 27 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 10.6 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | |
| Olympics Totals | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| World Cup Totals | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4-Nations Face-Off Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Sweden - U16 4‑Nations 2005 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team Sweden - U20 4‑Nations 2008 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| U16 Men Totals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| U20 Men Totals | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Team Staal | NHL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | Team Alfredsson | NHL | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Team Atlantic | NHL | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| 2017 | Team Atlantic | NHL | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 2018 | Team Atlantic | NHL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Team Pacific | NHL | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 |
| 2023 | Team Pacific | NHL | 32 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
| NHL All-Star Game Totals | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 |