William Karlsson
Vegas Golden Knights · #71 · Center · age 33 · 6'0" · 190 lb · shoots LBorn 🇸🇪 Marsta, SWE · Drafted 2011 · Rd 2 #23
TWO-WAY FORWARD0.40 points/game — steady, no single skill dominates
6 points in 15 games — 179th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
10HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 16% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 3 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
The read on his form isn’t written yet — check back after his next game.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Cooling: 42 after the game against TBL, 10 now — still hotter than 16% of forwards (average forward 27).
Now 10 · −28 over these 15 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
1 point and 1 goal in 5 games — below his own pace (2.0 per 5).
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| Assists | 0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ▼ 0.0× his usual |
| Points | 1 | 2.0 | 2.5 | ▼ 0.5× his usual |
| Shots | 7 | 8 | 8 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 14.3% | 12.5% | 13.6% | ≈ 1.1× his usual |
| Plus/minus | −5 | −1.3 | −0.2 | −4 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 17:17 | 17:21 | 14:51 | ≈ 1.0× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30 | vs NJD | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 16:54 | 10 |
| Oct 27 | vs OTT | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 20:07 | 20 |
| Oct 24 | @ CBJ | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 16:48 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | @ STL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:34 | 32 |
| Oct 20 | vs TBL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 16:00 | 42 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points179th of 424 forwards6leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals138th of 424 forwards3leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists188th of 424 forwards3leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots144th of 424 forwards24leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points152nd of 424 forwards1leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus331st of 424 forwards−4leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game111th of 424 forwards17:21leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
No category in the top quarter yet. Below the middle: plus/minus (24th), assists (38th).
■ Karlsson this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 33 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 78 in 2017–18.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | VGK | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.40 | −4 |
| 2025–26 | VGK | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.50 | −1 |
| 2024–25 | VGK | 53 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 0.55 | +17 |
| 2023–24 | VGK | 70 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 0.86 | +15 |
| 2022–23 | VGK | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 0.65 | +14 |
| 2021–22 | VGK | 67 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 0.52 | +3 |
| 2020–21 | VGK | 56 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 0.70 | +19 |
| 2019–20 | VGK | 63 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 0.73 | +11 |
| 2018–19 | VGK | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 0.68 | +1 |
| 2017–18 · best | VGK | 82 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 0.95 | +49 |
| 2016–17 | CBJ | 81 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 0.31 | +10 |
| 2015–16 | CBJ | 81 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 0.25 | −9 |
| 2014–15 | CBJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.67 | +2 |
| 2014–15 |  ANA | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.17 | +1 |