William Karlsson
Vegas Golden Knights · C · #71- HT
- 6'0"
- WT
- 190 lb
- Age
- 33
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Marsta, SWE
- Draft
- 2011 ANA · R2 #53
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedCenter toolkit
vs. centers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 6 GP tracked · 2h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 179 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$5.90M
cap hit
$4.50M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$1.4M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 William Karlsson | 70 | Faceoff General | 7 P · 14 GP | $5.90M | $4.50M | D−$1.4M | this player |
 Jordan Staal | 70 | Depth Forward | 36 P · 75 GP | $2.92M | $4.50M | B+$1.6M | 91% |
 Matt Savoie | 67 | Depth Forward | 37 P · 82 GP | $0.89M | $3.68M | A+$2.8M | 89% |
 Pius Suter | 67 | Depth Forward | 29 P · 64 GP | $4.13M | $3.68M | C−$0.4M | 85% |
 Ridly Greig | 67 | Depth Forward | 35 P · 77 GP | $3.25M | $3.68M | C+$0.4M | 85% |
Chemistry
Finishes from
assisters on William’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs BOS
2P
2G 0A
vs BOS 10-16
2G 0A · 3 shots · 15:17 TOI
vs CGY
0P
0G 0A
vs CGY 10-18
0G 0A · 3 shots · 16:06 TOI
vs CAR
1P
1G 0A
vs CAR 10-20
1G 0A · 2 shots · 15:37 TOI
@ FLA
0P
0G 0A
@ FLA 10-25
0G 0A · 0 shots · 14:19 TOI
@ TBL
1P
1G 0A
@ TBL 10-26
1G 0A · 2 shots · 18:04 TOI
@ CAR
1P
0G 1A
@ CAR 10-28
0G 1A · 1 shots · 14:02 TOI
vs COL
0P
0G 0A
vs COL 10-31
0G 0A · 1 shots · 13:56 TOI
vs DET
0P
0G 0A
vs DET 11-04
0G 0A · 3 shots · 18:45 TOI
vs TBL
0P
0G 0A
vs TBL 11-06
0G 0A · 5 shots · 16:04 TOI
vs ANA
1P
0G 1A
vs ANA 11-08
0G 1A · 0 shots · 5:03 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the crease doorstep - 2 of 4 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 5 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 14 blocks · 3 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | Anaheim Ducks | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014-15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015-16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 81 | 9 | 11 | 20 | -9 |
| 2016-17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 81 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 35 | 78 | 49 |
| 2018-19 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Vegas Golden Knights | 63 | 15 | 31 | 46 | 11 |
| 2020-21 | Vegas Golden Knights | 56 | 14 | 25 | 39 | 19 |
| 2021-22 | Vegas Golden Knights | 67 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 3 |
| 2022-23 | Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | Vegas Golden Knights | 70 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 15 |
| 2024-25 | Vegas Golden Knights | 53 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 17 |
| 2025-26 | Vegas Golden Knights | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 |
| Career | 3 teams | 752 | 183 | 270 | 453 | 132 |