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Linus Karlsson

C · #94 · VAN · 26 · Complementary skill winger · Very boom-or-bust (3rd pct)

Average career stats over an 84-game season

-19

+/−

PIM

12:05

TOI/GP

1:13

PP TOI/GP

0:01

SH TOI/GP

Regular seasonPlayoffsSeasonCareer to dateRawRegressed

Season	Team	Type	GP	Box score					SO G/Att	Net goals per 84 games											Elo	Playoffs	On-ice context						Contract
Season	Team	Type	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	SO G/Att	EV off	EV def	PP	PK	Fin	Play	Supp	Pen	FO	SO	Overall	Elo	Playoffs	Comp	Mates	Top linemates				Cap hit	% of cap	NG/84 per $M
2024-25			23	3	3	6	+5	6		+0.010:04	+1.1	+0.00:51	+0.0	-5.8	-0.3	-0.2	-0.4	-0.1	-0.0	-5.5	-8		+0.2	-0.0	Hughes 42%	Blueger 38%	Hronek 36%	O'Connor 31%	$0.78M	0.9%	-7.13
2025-26			79	15	20	35	-28	42	1/2	+0.011:08	-0.0	+0.11:21	-0.10:01	-0.5	-0.2	-1.4	+1.6	-0.2	+0.7	+0.0	-70		+0.4	-3.7	Hronek 42%	Sasson 41%	Pettersson 33%	Willander 30%	$0.78M	0.8%	+0.04
2026-27			1	0	1	1	-1	2		-3.212:59	-4.7	+1.30:38	+0.1	-12.1	-0.3	-0.9	-9.2	+0.0	+0.0	-28.9	+0		+0.0	+0.0	O'Connor 85%	Sasson 80%	Hronek 65%	Buium 64%	$2.25M	2.2%	-12.86
2024-25			23	3	3	6	+5	6		+0.010:04	+0.2	+0.00:51	+0.0	-0.3	-0.3	-0.1	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.6	-8		+0.2	-0.0	Hughes 42%	Blueger 38%	Hronek 36%	O'Connor 31%	$0.78M	0.9%	-0.76
2025-26			79	15	20	35	-28	42	1/2	+0.011:08	+0.0	+0.11:21	-0.00:01	-0.3	-0.2	-1.2	+0.7	-0.2	+0.0	-1.0	-70		+0.4	-3.7	Hronek 42%	Sasson 41%	Pettersson 33%	Willander 30%	$0.78M	0.8%	-1.30
2026-27			1	0	1	1	-1	2		-0.012:59	+0.0	+0.00:38	-0.0	-0.4	-0.3	-0.5	+0.5	-0.1	+0.0	-0.8	+0		+0.0	+0.0	O'Connor 85%	Sasson 80%	Hronek 65%	Buium 64%	$2.25M	2.2%	-0.34
2024-25			23	3	3	6	+5	6		+0.010:04	+0.1	+0.00:51	+0.0	-0.3	-0.4	+0.4	-0.1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.4	1488	-3.02 GP	+0.2	+0.3	Hughes 41%	Hronek 37%	Blueger 33%	O'Connor 27%	$0.83M	1.0%	-0.46
2025-26			102	18	23	41	-23	48	1/2	-0.011:08	+0.1	+0.01:21	-0.00:01	-0.3	-0.3	-0.4	+0.6	-0.1	+0.0	-0.5	1420	-3.02 GP	+0.3	-2.8	Hronek 41%	Sasson 32%	Pettersson 25%	Willander 23%	$0.81M	0.9%	-0.64
2026-27			103	18	24	42	-24	50	1/2	-0.012:59	+0.0	+0.00:38	-0.0	-0.5	-0.3	-0.4	+0.5	-0.1	+0.0	-0.8	1437	-3.02 GP	+0.3	-2.7	Hronek 41%	Sasson 32%	Pettersson 25%	Willander 23%	$1.17M	1.2%	-0.68

Season	Team	GP	Box score					Net goals per 84 games
Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	EV off	EV def	PP	PK	Fin	Play	Supp	Pen	FO	SO	Overall
2023-24		2	0	0	0	-1	2	-2.9	+0.9	-0.0	+0.3	-0.0	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.0	+0.0	-3.0
2023-24		2	0	0	0	-1	2	-2.9	+0.9	-0.0	+0.3	-0.0	-0.4	-0.4	-0.4	-0.0	+0.0	-3.0

NHL Edge — tracking, 2021-22 on

Season	Shot mph	Speed mph	22+ /GP	20–22 /GP	18–20 /GP	Miles /60
2024-25			0.00	0.1	3.9	9.0
2025-26	83.7	22.5	0.01	0.4	3.7	9.0
2026-27			0.00	0.0	7.0	9.6

Over time

84-game formtrailing net goals/84

Career net goalsrunning total vs a league-average player

84-game stretcheshis best and worst windows of the form line

	G	A	P	PPP	+/−	TOI/GP	Pen taken	Pen drawn	FO%	Team W-L-OTL
Best+1.4Apr 5 ’25 – Apr 12 ’26	16	23	39	5	-23	12:25	11	22	28.8	27-48-9
Worst-2.6Nov 16 ’23 – Mar 2 ’26	14	16	30	4	-13	11:20	11	19	25.9	29-43-12

Games and opponents

Single-game net goalsshare of his 107 games by that night’s total

Best game +1.73 net goals · Apr 4, 2026 vs UTA (L 4–7) · Game recap →

Vs competition quartilescareer at 5v5, opposing fives ranked by average net goals/84

Shots

Shot mixhis shots on goal by type and location, 2010-11 on

	Share	Total shots	Avg dist (ft)	xG	G	G/xG	Net goals/84
Wrist	46%	69	24	8.7	6	0.69	–
Snap	16%	24	28	3.6	3	0.84	–
Slap	1%	1	48	0.1	0	–	–
Backhand	11%	17	14	2.7	4	1.46	–
Tip-in	21%	32	14	4.7	4	0.84	–
Deflection	1%	2	7	0.4	0	–	–
Other	3%	5	9	0.6	1	–	–
Total		150	20	20.9	18	0.86	-2.4

	Share	Total shots	Avg dist (ft)	xG	G	G/xG	Net goals/84
Wrist	44%	52	26	5.9	4	0.68	–
Snap	18%	21	30	2.9	3	1.02	–
Slap	1%	1	48	0.1	0	–	–
Backhand	13%	15	15	2.3	4	1.72	–
Tip-in	19%	23	14	3.2	3	0.95	–
Deflection	2%	2	7	0.4	0	–	–
Other	4%	5	9	0.6	1	–	–
Total		119	22	15.4	15	0.97	-0.3

	Share	Total shots	Avg dist (ft)	xG	G	G/xG	Net goals/84
Wrist	57%	16	16	2.7	2	0.73	–
Snap	7%	2	14	0.5	0	–	–
Backhand	7%	2	7	0.4	0	–	–
Tip-in	29%	8	11	1.4	1	–	–
Total		28	14	5.1	3	0.59	–

The rink is drawn from his side: he attacks left to right, his left on top. Right half: where his own shots come from. Left half: where opponents shoot from while he is on the ice (shared with his linemates and the team system). Blue = a bigger share of those shots from that zone than the league average for forwards in the same situation (and shot type, when one is picked); red = a smaller share.

shots on goal against with him on vs forwards · n=510 · ±0.08pphis shots on goal vs forwards · n=147 · ±0.30pp

Best finishes on videohis lowest-xG goals with a highlight clip (2018-19 on)

	xG	Date	Opp	Sit	Shot
1	0.030	Apr 4, 2026	vs UTA	EV	Backhand	Watch ▸
2	0.048	Dec 20, 2025	at BOS	EV	Snap	Watch ▸
3	0.048	Apr 4, 2026	vs UTA	EV	Tip-in	Watch ▸

Comparables at 25

The most similar players at the same age: level, trajectory, experience, ice time and style. Net goals per 84 then, and over their next three seasons.

Now: −0.6 (2025-26 and the season before, regressed)

Linuscomparables

Jordan Weal 2017-18 PHI · 90% match
then −0.3→+0.2 −3.0 out
Cal O'Reilly 2011-12 PHX · 89% match
then −0.7→out out out
Matt Frattin 2013-14 LAK · 88% match
then −1.3→9 GP out out
Brandon Yip 2010-11 COL · 86% match
then −0.6→−4.8 −4.5 2 GP
Austin Czarnik 2018-19 CGY · 86% match
then −1.7→8 GP 4 GP +1.3

They averaged −2.3 the next season; 2 of 5 were still in the NHL three seasons later. In backtests, comparables add information about how long a career lasts; for next season, the forecast above is the better guide.