Erik Karlsson produced a goal and an assist in Ottawa's 5-4 loss to Tampa Bay. He has notched a goal and six assists during his current five-game point streak. Karlsson has amassed 64 points in 69 games this season to lead all blueliners in scoring.

Erik Karlsson recorded two assists on Saturday. With that, Karlsson has reached the 60-point mark for the second time in three campaigns. The exception was obviously the shortened season where Karlsson was limited to 17 contests due to a lacerated Achilles tendon. He's emerged as an elite offensive defenseman and should be the first blueliner taken in fantasy drafts next season.

Erik Karlsson netted his 17th goal of the season in Ottawa's 3-2 loss to Edmonton on Tuesday. He has scored in consecutive games now and continues to lead all NHL defensemen in goals and points (57). Karlsson also concluded the match with five shots to give him a total of 198 on the year.

Erik Karlsson was clearly unsatisfied with getting a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. He was asked what receiving a silver medal meant to him after losing Sunday's gold-medal game and he said, "You will see when I put it out on eBay." Karlsson added that it might be something that he looks back on fondly in the future, but right now it's a bitter pill to swallow. He was named the top defenseman at the tournament, but was completely held in check by Canada in Sunday's title game.

Erik Karlsson was named the top defenseman at the Olympics. The Swedish blueliner had eight points on four goals but finished second in points to Phil Kessel who had one more goal in his eight points. Karlsson was an offensive juggernaut, just like he is in the NHL and a big reason why Sweden won the silver medal.

Erik Karlsson scored the game-winning goal in Sweden's 2-1 victory over Finland in the semifinals. Karlsson continues to be one of Sweden's heroes with four goals and eight points in five games in the Olympics. Loui Eriksson netted the other Swede goal. Jonathan Ericsson, Nicklas Backstrom, Alexander Steen, and Daniel Sedin each had an assist versus Finland.

Erik Karlsson contributed two assists in Sweden's 5-0 win over Slovenia in quarterfinal action on Wednesday. He sits second in tournament scoring with seven points (three goals, four assists) in four Olympic contests. The play of Karlsson has helped the Swedes overcome the losses of Henrik Zetterberg, Henrik Sedin and Johan Franzen.

Erik Karlsson leads all defensemen in the Olympics with five points. Karlsson is leading Sweden in both goals and points. They've lost a number of key forwards, but fortunately they still have one of the best offensive defenseman in the game.

Erik Karlsson, Daniel Alfredsson and Alexander Edler each had a goal and an assist to lead Sweden to a 5-3 win over Latvia Saturday. The Swedes finish the preliminary round at 3-0 and will get one of the top two seeds as the Olympic tournament heads into its playoff format. Sweden was outstanding on the power play as they connected four times in six chances. Patrik Berglund opened the scoring for Sweden while Jonathan Ericsson got the winner. Daniel Sedin had a pair of assists in the win.

Erik Karlsson netted a pair of goals to lead Sweden to a 4-2 preliminary round win versus the Czech Rebuplic on Wednesday. The Swedes opened the tournament in style by jumping out to a 4-0 lead, but the Czechs battled back to give them a bit of a scare. Karlsson scored once on a delayed penalty and he scored another on a power play in the contest. His defense partner, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, earned two assists in the win, while Henrik Zetterberg and Patrik Berglund scored Sweden's other markers.