William Karlsson

C · #71 · Vegas Golden Knights

William Karlsson is a center for the Vegas Golden Knights. Born January 8, 1993 in Marsta, Sweden, he stands 6'0", weighs 190 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2011 (round 2, 53rd overall) by the Anaheim Ducks. In 770 NHL regular-season games he has 186 goals and 273 assists for 459 points. This season: 3 goals and 3 assists in 18 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

770

Goals

186

Assists

273

Points

459

NHL playoff career

Games

126

Goals

36

Assists

47

Points

83

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.24

Assists / game

0.35

Points / game

0.60

Shots / game

1.92

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

43

2017–18 · Vegas Golden Knights

Assists

39

2022–23 · Vegas Golden Knights

Points

78

2017–18 · Vegas Golden Knights

Shots

184

2017–18 · Vegas Golden Knights

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL
   • SwedenWC

4. 2023–24

   • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

5. 2022–23

   • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

6. 2021–22

   • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

7. 2020–21

   • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

8. 2019–20

   • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

9. 2018–19

   • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

10. 2017–18

    • Vegas Golden KnightsNHL

11. 2016–17

    • SwedenEHT
    • Columbus Blue JacketsNHL
    • SwedenWC

12. 2015–16

    • Columbus Blue JacketsNHL

13. 2014–15

    • NorfolkAHL
    • SpringfieldAHL
    • Anaheim DucksNHL
    • Columbus Blue JacketsNHL

14. 2013–14

    • NorfolkAHL
    • HV 71Sweden

15. 2012–13

    • HV 71 Jr.Swe-Jr.
    • HV 71Sweden
    • SwedenWJC-A

16. 2011–12

    • Vasteras Jr.Swe-Jr.
    • VasterasSweden-2
    • SwedenWJC-A

17. 2010–11

    • Vasteras Jr.Swe-Jr.
    • Vasteras U18Swe-U18
    • VasterasSweden-2
    • SwedenWJ18-A

18. 2009–10

    • Vasteras Jr.Swe-Jr.
    • Vasteras U18Swe-U18

19. 2008–09

    • Arlanda U18Swe-U18

20. 2007–08

    • Arlanda U18Swe-U18

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	18	3	3	6	0	-4	27	0	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 17:35 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5709 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 18 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -4 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1111 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 27
2025–26	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	14	4	3	7	4	-1	30	1	1	1	1	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 15:09 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5759 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 14 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -1 Points 7 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1333 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 30
2025–26	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Playoffs	15	3	6	9	4	10	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 17:12 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 10 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 24
2024–25	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	53	9	20	29	4	17	119	0	6	2	2	4	0	All stats Assists 20 Avg Toi 17:01 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5807 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 53 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 17 Points 29 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0756 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 119
2024–25	WC	Sweden	Regular	4	0	1	1	0	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 4 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 1
2024–25	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Playoffs	11	3	3	6	0	5	17	0	1	1	2	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 18:34 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.525 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 3 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 5 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.1765 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 17
2023–24	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	70	30	30	60	22	15	175	7	15	1	2	2	0	All stats Assists 30 Avg Toi 17:36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5622 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 70 Goals 30 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 15 Points 60 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.1714 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 175
2023–24	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0	4	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 15:56 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.561 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 4 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 9
2022–23	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	82	14	39	53	10	14	161	2	9	2	5	2	0	All stats Assists 39 Avg Toi 17:28 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5534 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 82 Goals 14 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 14 Points 53 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.087 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 161
2022–23	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Playoffs	22	11	6	17	2	11	45	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 17:21 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5437 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 22 Goals 11 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 11 Points 17 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.2444 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 45
2021–22	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	67	12	23	35	10	3	135	1	3	2	2	0	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 18:17 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5168 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 67 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 3 Points 35 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.089 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 135
2020–21	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	56	14	25	39	4	19	111	1	8	0	1	4	1	All stats Assists 25 Avg Toi 18:40 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5401 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 56 Goals 14 Ot Goals 1 Pim 4 Plus Minus 19 Points 39 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.126 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 111
2020–21	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Playoffs	19	4	12	16	2	10	34	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 12 Avg Toi 18:24 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5732 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 19 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 10 Points 16 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.118 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 34
2019–20	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	63	15	31	46	16	11	138	2	8	2	5	1	0	All stats Assists 31 Avg Toi 18:52 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.519 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 63 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 11 Points 46 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.109 Shorthanded Goals 2 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 138
2019–20	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Playoffs	20	4	6	10	0	2	53	1	2	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 19:12 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4286 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 20 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 10 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.075 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 53
2018–19	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	82	24	32	56	16	1	169	7	14	1	3	5	0	All stats Assists 32 Avg Toi 18:51 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4765 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 82 Goals 24 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 1 Points 56 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.142 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 169
2018–19	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Playoffs	7	2	3	5	2	1	17	0	2	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 20:25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4643 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.1176 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 17
2017–18	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Regular	82	43	35	78	12	49	184	8	16	4	5	6	1	All stats Assists 35 Avg Toi 18:43 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4803 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 82 Goals 43 Ot Goals 1 Pim 12 Plus Minus 49 Points 78 Power Play Goals 8 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.2337 Shorthanded Goals 4 Shorthanded Points 5 Shots 184
2017–18	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	Playoffs	20	7	8	15	2	8	50	2	5	0	0	2	1	All stats Assists 8 Avg Toi 21:40 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4848 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 20 Goals 7 Ot Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus 8 Points 15 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.14 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 50
2016–17	EHT	Sweden	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 0
2016–17	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	Regular	81	6	19	25	10	10	96	1	1	0	2	3	0	All stats Assists 19 Avg Toi 13:23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4531 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 81 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 10 Points 25 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0625 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 2 Shots 96
2016–17	WC	Sweden	Regular	10	1	2	3	0	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 10 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 6 Points 3
2016–17	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	0	4	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 16:06 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5349 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 4 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1667 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
2015–16	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	Regular	81	9	11	20	6	-9	108	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 11 Avg Toi 14:28 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4566 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 81 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -9 Points 20 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 108
2014–15	AHL	Norfolk	Regular	37	8	16	24	2	-5	86	3	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 16 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 37 Goals 8 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 24 Power Play Goals 3 Shooting Pctg 9.3 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 86
2014–15	AHL	Springfield	Regular	15	0	0	0	0	-11	23	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 15 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -11 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 23
2014–15	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Regular	18	2	1	3	2	1	24	0	1	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 12:09 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4878 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 18 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0833 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 24
2014–15	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	Regular	3	1	1	2	0	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 12:46 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.3939 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 5
2013–14	AHL	Norfolk	Regular	9	2	7	9	6	5	18	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 7 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Pim 6 Plus Minus 5 Points 9 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 11.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 18
2013–14	Sweden	HV 71	Regular	55	15	22	37	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 22 Games Played 55 Goals 15 Pim 14 Points 37
2013–14	AHL	Norfolk	Playoffs	8	1	2	3	2	-3	13	0	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 8 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 7.69 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 13
2013–14	Sweden	HV 71	Playoffs	8	3	4	7	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 4 Games Played 8 Goals 3 Pim 8 Points 7
2012–13	Sweden	HV 71	Regular	50	4	24	28	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 24 Games Played 50 Goals 4 Pim 12 Points 28
2012–13	WJC-A	Sweden	Regular	6	0	2	2	2	1	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 2 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2012–13	Swe-Jr.	HV 71 Jr.	Playoffs	2	2	2	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 2 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 4
2012–13	Sweden	HV 71	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 2
2011–12	Sweden-2	Vasteras	Regular	52	13	34	47	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 34 Games Played 52 Goals 13 Pim 6 Points 47
2011–12	WJC-A	Sweden	Regular	6	1	1	2	0	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2011–12	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	Playoffs	5	2	2	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 2 Points 4
2010–11	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	Regular	38	20	34	54	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 34 Games Played 38 Goals 20 Pim 45 Points 54
2010–11	Swe-U18	Vasteras U18	Regular	11	5	9	14	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 9 Games Played 11 Goals 5 Pim 10 Points 14
2010–11	Sweden-2	Vasteras	Regular	14	1	3	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Games Played 14 Goals 1 Pim 2 Points 4
2010–11	WJ18-A	Sweden	Regular	6	2	3	5	6	8	—	1	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 3 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 6 Goals 2 Pim 6 Plus Minus 8 Points 5 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2010–11	Swe-U18	Vasteras U18	Playoffs	6	7	8	15	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 8 Games Played 6 Goals 7 Pim 2 Points 15
2009–10	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	Regular	6	0	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 6 Goals 0 Pim 2 Points 1
2009–10	Swe-U18	Vasteras U18	Regular	39	23	21	44	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 21 Games Played 39 Goals 23 Pim 62 Points 44
2009–10	Swe-Jr.	Vasteras Jr.	Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Points 1
2008–09	Swe-U18	Arlanda U18	Regular	33	10	18	28	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 33 Goals 10 Pim 16 Points 28
2007–08	Swe-U18	Arlanda U18	Regular	5	2	7	9	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 5 Goals 2 Pim 4 Points 9

NHL game-by-game archive

18 imported games.

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Profile updated Nov 8, 5:05 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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