Karlsson produced three assists, three blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Oilers.

EDGE Analysis

Karlsson set up Barclay Goodrow, Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier for the Sharks' last three goals in the contest. The three-point burst gives the Swede 14 points in 18 games. He's added 27 blocks and 29 shots on goal in a decent-but-not-amazing start to 2019-20.

Karlsson scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sabres.

EDGE Analysis

The blueliner sent the game to OT with a third-period tally, his first goal of the year, but the Sharks couldn't find a winner in extra time. Karlsson is off to a great start offensively in his second campaign for San Jose with eight points through eight games, but his minus-8 rating is a reflection of the team's rough defensive performance to date.

Karlsson produced two power-play assists and a minus-3 rating in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Sabres.

EDGE Analysis

The good news was Karlsson setting up Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl for goals in the contest, but the smooth-skating defenseman was also on the ice for most of the goals against. Karlsson has posted six assists in seven games this year, including five in a four-game point streak.

Karlsson generated an assist and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Hurricanes.

EDGE Analysis

Karlsson has exactly one helper in each of his last three games, and four total over six appearances. The 29-year-old defenseman has added eight blocked shots and 12 shots on goal so far.

Karlsson provided an assist and two blocked shots in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Flames.

EDGE Analysis

The defenseman made an outlet pass to Kevin Labanc, who worked a give-and-go with Tomas Hertl in the first period for the Sharks' second goal of the game. Karlsson has three assists and a minus-7 rating through five games this year.

Karlsson provided an assist and four shots on goal in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Ducks.

EDGE Analysis

Playing in the second game after the birth of his child, Karlsson picked up his first point of the year with the primary helper on Logan Couture's goal. It'll help to wash out the bad taste from his minus-4 performance Friday versus the Golden Knights. A six-time 60-point producer, the blueliner will be trying to return to that mark this year after managing 45 points (three goals, 42 helpers) in 53 games, the product of shooting 1.8 percent last year.

Karlsson (personal) will make his season debut Friday against Vegas, Brodie Brazil of NBC Sports California reports.

EDGE Analysis

Karlsson missed Wednesday's Opening Night matchup with the Golden Knights to be present for the birth of his child, so he'll have extra motivation to put up a special performance Friday. The 29-year-old Swede will slot into a top-four role and a spot on San Jose's first power-play unit against Vegas.

Karlsson will miss Opening Night on Wednesday against the Golden Knights to tend to a personal matter.

EDGE Analysis

The team didn't disclose anything more information, so it's unclear if Karlsson could miss any time beyond Wednesday's opener. Look for Tim Heed to draw into the defensive pairings in Karlsson's absence, and Heed could also be a candidate to see time on the power play after averaging more than a minute per game with the man advantage in his 37 appearances last season.

Karlsson (groin) fired four shots on goal while logging 21:50 of ice time in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Flames.

EDGE Analysis

The Sharks have been cautious with Karlsson this preseason, but the fact that he registered just under 22 minutes of ice time Thursday all but confirms that he's fully recovered from his offseason groin surgery. The 29-year-old Swede should be one of the first two blueliners selected in fantasy drafts this year.

According to coach Peter DeBoer, Karlsson (groin) won't play Saturday against Vegas, but should get into a few games towards the end of the team's preseason schedule, Kevin Kurz of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Sharks will only have three preseason games left on their schedule following Saturday's contest, so time is running out for Karlsson to get into an exhibition match. Nonetheless, all signs point to the Swedish blueliner being ready for San Jose's regular-season opener against the Golden Knights on Oct. 2.