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William Karlsson

#71 · Center · Vegas Golden Knights

Shoots left · 33 years old

GamesGPGoalsGAssistsAPointsPShotsSOGIce timeTOI
This season5011718:44
Last season144373015:09

Role

Where he fits on Vegas right now.

Line

L2 with M. Marner and B. Howden · 9:59 a game together

Power play

PP2

Penalty kill

Starts the kill 11 of 12 kills · 0:44 a kill · starts 11

Ice time

18:44 a game, 4th-most among Vegas forwards · 14:10 5-on-5 · 1:40 PP · 1:37 PK

Competition

About average among forwards · home tougher than 81%, road easier than 88%

Easier opponents than 90% of forwards · home 63%

Where he stands out

What he does better or worse than most players at his position.

Better than most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is above most forwards.

Behind most at his position

Nothing yet where we can be confident he is below most forwards.

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.

Better than most at his position

  • Time in the offensive zone

    46.0% of his timemore than 91% of forwards

  • Hardest shot

    85.4 mphharder than 86% of centers

  • Faceoffs

    55.1% wonbetter than 84% of forwards

Behind most at his position

  • Hitting

    hitting score 150.00 hits /60behind 93% of forwardsfewer than 99% of forwards

  • Shot blocking

    blocking score 680.00 blocks /60behind 81% of centersfewer than 99% of centers

Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.

All ratings

Every rating, against other forwards.

William KarlssonAverage forwardLikely range

This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 14, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.

Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.

This season’s 5 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.

Driving play at 5-on-5

  • Creating chances
    Along for the rideDrives play

    +0.01 expected goals /60too few games

    +0.02 expected goals /60average

  • Preventing chances
    Chances against riseShuts it down

    −0.10 expected goals against /60too few games

    −0.04 expected goals against /60average

Scoring

  • Shooting volume
    Rarely shootsFires away

    12.9 shot attempts /60too few games

    11.6 shot attempts /60average

  • Creating his own chances
    Few chancesDangerous

    0.69 expected goals /60too few games

    0.67 expected goals /60bottom 42%

  • Finishing
    Below expectedSniper

    −0.5 goals above expected /100 shotstoo few games

    −0.6 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 29%

  • Setting up goals
    Rarely sets upPlaymaker

    0.51 first assists /60too few games

    0.53 first assists /60bottom 41%

Special teams

  • Power-play chances
    QuietThreat

    1.88 expected goals /60too few games

    1.89 expected goals /60too few games

  • Shorthanded threat
    Pure defensePower kill

    0.87 expected goals for /60too few games

    0.85 expected goals for /60average

Physical and puck

  • Hitting
    Avoids contactPhysical

    hitting score 4too few games0.59 hits /60too few games

    hitting score 15bottom 7%0.00 hits /60bottom 1%

  • Shot blocking
    Rarely blocksShot blocker

    blocking score 87too few games2.75 blocks /60too few games

    blocking score 68bottom 19%0.00 blocks /60bottom 1%

  • Takeaways
    RarePuck thief

    takeaway score 106too few games0.98 takeaways /60too few games

    takeaway score 110top 31%1.28 takeaways /60top 15%

Penalties and faceoffs

  • Drawing penalties
    RarelyDraws calls

    0.65 penalties drawn /60too few games

    0.78 penalties drawn /60average

  • Staying out of the box
    Often penalizedClean

    0.53 penalties taken /60too few games

    0.56 penalties taken /60top 33%

  • Faceoffs
    Loses drawsWins draws

    57.7% wontoo few games

    55.1% wontop 16%

Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.

Shots

Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.

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51 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

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15 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.

How his misses miss

  • Wide left6
  • Wide right7
  • Over the net2
  • Off the post or crossbar1
  • Short or other0

16 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

  • Wide left3
  • Wide right3
  • Over the net2
  • Off the post or crossbar0
  • Short or other0

8 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.

The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.

Skating and shot

Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).

  • Top speed
    SlowerBurner

    22.3 mphtoo few games

    21.0 mphbottom 32%

  • Fast bursts
    RareFrequent

    7.7 bursts /60too few games

    3.8 bursts /60bottom 34%

  • Hardest shot
    SofterCannon

    85.4 mphtoo few games

    85.4 mphtop 14%

  • Distance skated
    ShorterCovers ground

    9.77 miles /60too few games

    9.48 miles /60bottom 36%

  • Time in the offensive zone
    DefendingAttacking

    42.3% of his timetoo few games

    46.0% of his timetop 9%

Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.