Overview Current Contract Career Stats Contract History

Erik Karlsson

age34

posD

shotr

h6'0"

w190lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$11,500,000$11.50M

Year 6 of 8

19/20

24/25

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 37

Profile

Draft Position round1 pick15

Draft Class 2008

Draft Team Senators

Birthdate May 31, 1990

Nationality Sweden

Agent Craig Oster

UFA Year 2017

ELC Year 19

Waivers Age 19

Est Career Earnings $123,625,000

2023-24 Stats

Regular Season

GP82

G11

A45

P56

PPG0.68

PIM44

EV TOI/GM 19.60

G60 0.23

P60 1.13

GF% 52.10

DFF% 53.70

REL DFF% 4.60

CF% 54.60

REL CF% 5.80

2019-2027 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$92,000,000$92.00M

cap hit$11,500,000$11.50M

Signed On Jun 17 2019

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 14.11%

Signing Status

UFA

age 29

Notes

* Retained Salary Aug 6, 2023

13.0435% of contract was retained by San Jose Sharks in trade to Pittsburgh Penguins

Trade Details

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	UFAage 37
AAV	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M
Base	$3,500,000$3.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$10,500,000$10.50M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$11,000,000$11.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Total Salary	$14,500,000$14.50M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$14,500,000$14.50M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,000,000$11.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Minors Salary	$14,500,000$14.50M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$14,500,000$14.50M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,000,000$11.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC
UFA Year
Buy Out						Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2023-24	$11,500,000 $11.50M	International	Sweden (all)	10	6	5	11	0
2023-24	$11,500,000 $11.50M	WC	Sweden	10	6	5	11	0
2023-24	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	11	45	56	44	1,588	52.10	53.70	4.60	54.60	5.80	0.23	1.13
2022-23	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	82	25	76	101	36	1,629	50.00	51.90	5.30	53.70	8.90	0.59	2.36
2021-22	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	50	10	25	35	14	897	50.00	51.00	3.30	49.60	4.40	0.47	1.34
2020-21	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	52	8	14	22	18	947	44.00	46.60	-4.10	47.90	-0.10	0.25	0.70
2019-20	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	56	6	34	40	16	988	48.80	50.20	2.20	52.80	3.90	0.24	1.52
2018-19	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	53	3	42	45	22	977	53.40	59.34	8.46	59.22	6.58	0.06	1.41	Playoffs	19	2	14	16	0
2017-18	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	71	9	53	62	36	1,459	42.66	48.12	3.38	49.50	5.42	0.16	1.44
2016-17	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	77	17	54	71	28	1,491	52.63	50.50	2.10	49.31	1.66	0.44	1.41	Playoffs	19	2	16	18	0
2016-17	$6,500,000 $6.50M	WCup	Sweden	4	1	3	4	2
2016-17	$6,500,000 $6.50M	International	Sweden (all)	4	0	1	1	2
2015-16	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	82	16	66	82	50	1,736	49.36	48.81	2.25	50.61	6.90	0.45	1.56
2014-15	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	82	21	45	66	42	1,654	53.52	51.84	2.03	52.68	4.03	0.51	1.16	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0
2013-14	$6,500,000 $6.50M	International	Sweden (all)	6	4	4	8	0
2013-14	$6,500,000 $6.50M	OG	Sweden	6	4	4	8	0
2013-14	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	82	20	54	74	36	1,620	48.65	48.97	1.76	54.35	4.19	0.52	1.37
2012-13	$6,500,000 $6.50M	Liiga	Jokerit	30	9	25	34	24
2012-13	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	17	6	8	14	8	331	59.09	55.57	4.93	59.48	7.42	0.36	1.27	Playoffs	10	1	7	8	0
2011-12	$875,000 $875K	International	Sweden (all)	8	3	4	7	2
2011-12	$875,000 $875K	WC	Sweden	8	3	4	7	2
2011-12	$875,000 $875K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	81	19	59	78	42	1,586	55.48	51.31	4.39	54.14	3.91	0.61	1.74	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	0
2010-11	$875,000 $875K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	75	13	32	45	50	1,304	39.22	45.44	-3.67	50.17	1.58	0.37	0.83
2009-10	$875,000 $875K	International	Sweden (all)	10	1	3	4	2
2009-10	$875,000 $875K	WC	Sweden	9	1	3	4	2
2009-10	$875,000 $875K	AHL	Binghamton Senators	12	0	11	11	22
2009-10	$875,000 $875K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	60	5	21	26	24	943	43.84	50.40	-3.08	54.43	3.39	0.19	0.76	Playoffs	6	1	5	6	0
2008-09	-	J20 Nationell	Frölunda HC J20	1	0	2	2	2
2008-09	-	WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	2	7	9	0
2008-09	-	HockeyAllsvenskan	Borås HC	7	0	1	1	14
2008-09	-	SHL	Frölunda HC	45	5	5	10	10									Playoffs	11	1	2	3	0
2008-09	-	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	15	3	10	13	16
2007-08	-	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	4	0	1	1	8
2007-08	-	WJC-18	Sweden U18	6	0	7	7	4
2007-08	-	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	17	3	11	14	22
2007-08	-	SHL	Frölunda HC	7	1	0	1	0									Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0
2007-08	-	J18 Nationell	Frölunda HC J18	1	0	1	1	2									Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2007-08	-	J18 Region	Frölunda HC J18	2	1	1	2	0									Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2007-08	-	J20 Nationell	Frölunda HC J20	38	13	24	37	68									Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0
2006-07	-	J18 Nationell	Södertälje SK J18	2	0	1	1	33
2006-07	-	J20 Nationell	Södertälje SK J20	10	2	8	10	8
2006-07	-	TV-Pucken	Småland	8	4	7	11	20
2005-06	-	J20 Div.2	Boro/Vetlanda HC J20	4	1	5	6	18
2005-06	-	International-Jr	Sweden U16 (all)	5	0	2	2	8
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Contract History

2012-2019 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$45,500,000$45.50M

cap hit$6,500,000$6.50M

expiry 2019 UFA age 29

Signed On Jun 19 2012

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 10.83%

Signing Status

RFA

age 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	UFAage 29
AAV	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Minors Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Clauses	-	-	-	-	-	M-NTC	M-NTC
UFA Year

2009-2012 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$3,900,000$3.90M

cap hit$1,300,000$1.30M

expiry 2012 RFA age 22

Signed On May 7 2009

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.54%

Signing Status age 19

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012
Cap Hit	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	RFAage 22
AAV	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M
Base	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K
Performance Bonuses	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K
Signing Bonuses	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K
Total Salary	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K
Minors Salary	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K
Clauses	-	-	-
UFA Year

Erik Karlsson Updates

Apr 18 2024

Karlsson registered an assist in the season finale versus the New York Islanders on Wednesday.

Apr 15 2024

Karlsson scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Apr 13 2024

Karlsson posted a power-play assist, five shots on goal, two PIM and a minus-4 rating in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Boston Bruins.

Apr 12 2024

Karlsson scored the game-winning goal in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Apr 7 2024

Karlsson notched three assists in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Apr 2 2024

Karlsson failed to register a shot in Monday's 5-2 win over the New York Rangers, extending his goal drought to 18 games.

Mar 25 2024

Karlsson failed to score a goal for the 14th straight game against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

Feb 27 2024

Karlsson scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Jan 20 2024

Karlsson (illness) will be available to play Saturday against the Vegas Golden Knights, per Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.

Jan 19 2024

Karlsson missed Friday's practice because of an illness, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. He's questionable for Saturday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights as a result.

Jan 15 2024

Karlsson had an assist in Monday's 3-0 home victory against the Seattle Kraken.

Jan 12 2024

Karlsson garnered an assist versus Vancouver in a 4-3 loss Thursday, continuing his five-game point streak.

Jan 5 2024

Karlsson notched two assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Boston Bruins.

Jan 3 2024

Karlsson notched an assist in Tuesday's clash with Washington.

Dec 30 2023

Karlsson picked up an assist in Saturday's 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. It was his 600th NHL assist.

Aug 6 2023

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