William Karlsson
01/Where he scores from
35 located attempts over 2025-26 — too few shots to map. The four counts are the whole of what this sample supports; a rink drawn from them would read as a pattern that is not there. A wider window may carry the graphic.
Karlsson scored 41 regular season goals on 441 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. His densest patch is right circle, 23 ft out: 9/41 · 22% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 9% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 16/41 · 39% of his goals came from here, on 134/441 · 30% of his attempts — 16/134 · 12% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 20/41 · 49% of his goals came from here, on 150/441 · 34% of his attempts — 20/150 · 13% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 5/41 · 12% of his goals came from here, on 133/441 · 30% of his attempts — 5/133 · 4% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/41 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 24/441 · 5% of his attempts — 0/24 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Karlsson scored 6 playoff goals on 73 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. No single patch of ice holds an unusual share of them.
Doorstep. 3 of his 6 goals came from here, on 20 of his 73 attempts.
Slot. 3 of his 6 goals came from here, on 28 of his 73 attempts.
Perimeter. 0 of his 6 goals came from here, on 22 of his 73 attempts.
Point. 0 of his 6 goals came from here, on 3 of his 73 attempts.
Under 150 located attempts, so the counts are raw. A share of 73 shots moves by more than a point on one bounce, and printing it would give the sample an authority it has not earned.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2023-24 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 2 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
Karlsson scored 177 regular season goals on 1,987 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2014-15 to 2025-26. His densest patch is the doorstep, 9 ft out: 73/177 · 41% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 32% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 78/177 · 44% of his goals came from here, on 578/1,987 · 29% of his attempts — 78/578 · 13% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 76/177 · 43% of his goals came from here, on 850/1,987 · 43% of his attempts — 76/850 · 9% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 20/177 · 11% of his goals came from here, on 465/1,987 · 23% of his attempts — 20/465 · 4% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 3/177 · 2% of his goals came from here, on 94/1,987 · 5% of his attempts — 3/94 · 3% of what he sent from there went in.
Karlsson scored 35 playoff goals on 346 unblocked attempts from the offensive zone, 2014-15 to 2025-26. His densest patch is right post, 17 ft out: 8/35 · 23% of his goals came from inside nine feet of that point, against 10% of the league’s goals from the same patch.
Doorstep. 16/35 · 46% of his goals came from here, on 101/346 · 29% of his attempts — 16/101 · 16% of what he sent from there went in.
Slot. 15/35 · 43% of his goals came from here, on 140/346 · 40% of his attempts — 15/140 · 11% of what he sent from there went in.
Perimeter. 4/35 · 11% of his goals came from here, on 88/346 · 25% of his attempts — 4/88 · 5% of what he sent from there went in.
Point. 0/35 · 0% of his goals came from here, on 17/346 · 5% of his attempts — 0/17 · 0% of what he sent from there went in.
Unblocked attempts — shots on goal, goals and misses — taken in the offensive zone, 2014-15 to 2025-26. Clubs change ends each period, so every attempt is rotated into one zone; the shooter’s left is the left of the frame. Blocked attempts are not plotted, and neither is anything taken from the neutral or defensive zone — which is where 6 of his goals in this window came from, empty nets and long range. This is a record of what happened, not a forecast: nothing here is claimed to repeat.
02/When his goals came
2 of his 4 goals came in the 3rd period, on 15 shots. That is a record of last season, not a description of the player: which period a skater scores in does not carry from one year to the next.
03/Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | S | H | +/- | PIM | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | ANA | OTL 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 5:03 |
| Nov 7 | TBL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:04 |
| Nov 5 | DET | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 |
| Oct 31 | COL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:56 |
| Oct 28 | @CAR | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:02 |
| Oct 26 | @TBL | OTL 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:04 |
| Oct 25 | @FLA | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:19 |
| Oct 21 | CAR | W 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:37 |
| Oct 19 | CGY | W 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 |
| Oct 17 | BOS | W 6-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:17 |
| Oct 15 | @CGY | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:24 |
| Oct 12 | @SEA | OTL 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:12 |
| Oct 10 | @SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:35 |
| Oct 9 | LAK | OTL 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -3 | 2 | 16:39 |
04/Splits
Home / Road
In wins / In losses
Every split prints its own denominator. Any split under eight games is greyed rather than hidden, so the edge of the sample is visible instead of guessed at.
05/Career
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | CBJ/ANA | 21 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 29 | 10.3 | 18 | 7 | 8:58 |
| 2015-16 | CBJ | 81 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -10 | 6 | 108 | 8.3 | 40 | 48 | 12:55 |
| 2016-17 | CBJ | 81 | 6 | 19 | 25 | +13 | 10 | 96 | 6.3 | 35 | 24 | 10:28 |
| 2017-18 | VGK | 82 | 43 | 35 | 78 | +42 | 12 | 184 | 23.4 | 48 | 45 | 14:57 |
| 2018-19 | VGK | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | +9 | 16 | 169 | 14.2 | 51 | 55 | 15:33 |
| 2019-20 | VGK | 63 | 15 | 31 | 46 | +13 | 16 | 138 | 10.9 | 40 | 38 | 17:24 |
| 2020-21 | VGK | 56 | 14 | 25 | 39 | +15 | 4 | 111 | 12.6 | 29 | 29 | 16:26 |
| 2021-22 | VGK | 67 | 12 | 23 | 35 | +5 | 10 | 135 | 8.9 | 42 | 42 | 16:31 |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | +13 | 10 | 161 | 8.7 | 50 | 50 | 15:56 |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 70 | 30 | 30 | 60 | +13 | 22 | 175 | 17.1 | 43 | 51 | 15:14 |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 53 | 9 | 20 | 29 | +17 | 4 | 119 | 7.6 | 20 | 42 | 16:38 |
| 2025-26 | VGK | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 4 | 30 | 13.3 | 3 | 14 | 15:09 |
| Career | 752 | 183 | 270 | 453 | +128 | 116 | 1,455 | 12.6 | 419 | 445 | 14:51 |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | S | S% | H | BLK | TOI/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | CBJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 0 | 12 | 16.7 | 4 | 2 | – |
| 2017-18 | VGK | 20 | 7 | 8 | 15 | — | 2 | 50 | 14.0 | 30 | 15 | – |
| 2018-19 | VGK | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 17 | 11.8 | 9 | 14 | – |
| 2019-20 | VGK | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | — | 0 | 53 | 7.5 | 28 | 16 | – |
| 2020-21 | VGK | 19 | 4 | 12 | 16 | — | 2 | 34 | 11.8 | 25 | 12 | – |
| 2022-23 | VGK | 22 | 11 | 6 | 17 | — | 2 | 45 | 24.4 | 15 | 20 | – |
| 2023-24 | VGK | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | – |
| 2024-25 | VGK | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 0 | 17 | 17.6 | 2 | 8 | – |
| 2025-26 | VGK | 15 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +10 | 4 | 24 | 12.5 | 6 | 12 | 17:12 |
| Career | 126 | 36 | 47 | 83 | +10 | 12 | 261 | 13.8 | 127 | 104 | 17:12 |
06/Bio
- Position
- Center
- Jersey
- #71
- Shoots
- L
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- Jan 8, 1993 (age 33)
- Birthplace
- Marsta, SWE
- Drafted
- 2011 · Round 2 · Pick 23 · ANA
- Club
- Vegas Golden Knights
