Linus Karlsson
#94 · Center · Vancouver Canucks
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14:58 |
| Last season | 79 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 116 | 12:31 |
Role
Where he fits on Vancouver right now.
- Power play
PP2 Trigger
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 17 kills
- Ice time
14:58 a game, 8th-most among Vancouver forwards · 12:35 5-on-5 · 1:46 PP
- Competition
Tougher opponents than 77% of forwards · home easier than 59%, road 98%
Tougher opponents than 96% of forwards · home 64%
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Creating chances
+0.25 expected goals /60better than 92% of forwards
Drawing penalties
1.07 penalties drawn /60better than 84% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Distance skated
9.00 miles /60less far than 95% of centers
Fast bursts
1.9 bursts /60less often than 90% of forwards
Hitting
hitting score 274.74 hits /60behind 81% of forwardsmore than 57% of 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
Setting up goals
0.64 first assists /60better than 80% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Top speed
20.1 mphslower than 94% of forwards
Fast bursts
0.8 bursts /60less often than 94% of forwards
Time in the offensive zone
36.5% of his timeless than 88% of forwards
Distance skated
9.07 miles /60less far than 86% 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.
This season’s 5 games blended with last season’s 79, 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 chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.25 expected goals /60top 8%
−0.03 expected goals /60bottom 37%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
no measurable changeaverage
+0.01 expected goals against /60bottom 40%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeRarely shootsFires away
11.0 shot attempts /60bottom 44%
10.7 shot attempts /60bottom 40%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.72 expected goals /60top 42%
0.64 expected goals /60bottom 32%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 39%
−0.5 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 42%
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.63 first assists /60top 21%
0.64 first assists /60top 20%
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.87 expected goals /60top 35%
1.82 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 27bottom 19%4.74 hits /60top 43%
hitting score 27bottom 19%0.80 hits /60bottom 5%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 82bottom 35%2.20 blocks /60bottom 39%
blocking score 89average1.60 blocks /60bottom 14%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 100top 44%0.90 takeaways /60average
takeaway score 100top 43%0.80 takeaways /60bottom 37%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
1.07 penalties drawn /60top 16%
0.80 penalties drawn /60average
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.83 penalties taken /60bottom 29%
0.85 penalties taken /60bottom 27%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
43.7% wontoo few games
50.5% wontoo few games
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.
192 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 3 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
12 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
67 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
3 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 speedSlowerBurner
22.5 mphaverage
20.1 mphbottom 6%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
1.9 bursts /60bottom 10%
0.8 bursts /60bottom 6%
- Hardest shotSofterCannon
83.7 mphbottom 30%
80.9 mphtop 35%
- Distance skatedShorterCovers ground
9.00 miles /60bottom 5%
9.07 miles /60bottom 14%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
41.0% of his timeaverage
36.5% of his timebottom 12%
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.