Erik Karlsson D PIT Mon 3/6/23 11:08 PM
Erik Karlsson
D PIT
Karlsson registered two assists in Monday's 3-2 overtime victory over Winnipeg.
EDGE Analysis
Karlsson got the primary assist on both the game-tying goal late in the third period and the overtime winner. He has 19 goals and 82 points in 64 games in 2022-23, including five assists over his last three contests. Karlsson has now tied his career high in points, which was set in 2015-16. The 32-year-old would need to contribute two goals and three assists over the remainder of the campaign to match his career high in each of those categories.
Erik Karlsson D PIT Sat 3/4/23 11:54 PM
Erik Karlsson
D PIT
Karlsson picked up two assists in an 8-3 loss to the Capitals on Saturday.
EDGE Analysis
Karlsson was the only bright-ish spot for the lowly Sharks, who now have the NHL's third-worst record (18-33-12). He is the first defenseman to hit 80 points this season (63 games). Karlsson is 14 points ahead of Josh Morrissey of the Jets on the scoring list from the blue line.
Erik Karlsson D PIT Fri 3/3/23 2:24 AM
Erik Karlsson
D PIT
Karlsson notched an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 6-3 loss to the Blues.
EDGE Analysis
Karlsson set up a Logan Couture tally in the first period. over his last six contests, Karlsson has a goal and four assists with a minus-2 rating. The 32-year-old remains on pace for a career year, and he could challenge for the 100-point mark. He has 19 tallies, 59 helpers, 157 shots on net, 66 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating through 62 appearances.
Erik Karlsson D PIT Sun 2/26/23 3:31 AM
Erik Karlsson
D PIT
Karlsson scored a goal on six shots in Saturday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Blackhawks.
EDGE Analysis
Karlsson's goal came with 2:11 left in the third period, and it was enough to force overtime. The defenseman has cooled off a little bit with four points over his last six contests, but he's still been better than a point-per-game in February with three goals and eight assists over nine outings. For the season, the 32-year-old has 19 tallies, 58 helpers, 150 shots on net, 66 blocked shots and a minus-2 rating through 60 appearances.
Erik Karlsson D PIT Mon 2/20/23 10:35 PM
Erik Karlsson
D PIT
Karlsson produced two assists, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 4-0 win over the Kraken.
EDGE Analysis
Karlsson hasn't slowed down in February, racking up two goals and eight helpers over seven games this month. He helped out on the Sharks' last two goals in this game. The 32-year-old defenseman is up to 18 tallies, 58 helpers, 144 shots on net, 65 blocks and a minus-1 rating through 58 appearances. He's on pace for a 100-point campaign if he can remain healthy, which would be just the 15th such season by a defenseman in NHL history if he can pull it off.
Erik Karlsson D PIT Sun 2/19/23 3:21 AM
Erik Karlsson
D PIT
Karlsson posted an assist and two PIM in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Sabres.
EDGE Analysis
Karlsson hasn't had a point drought longer than two games, though he's had four of that length. The defenseman helped out on an Alexander Barabanov tally in the second period. Karlsson is up to 18 goals, 74 points, 144 shots on net, 63 blocked shots and a minus-3 rating through 57 contests overall. He's just eight points shy of matching his career high from 2015-16.
Erik Karlsson D PIT Sun 2/12/23 6:11 PM
Erik Karlsson
D PIT
Karlsson scored a goal on three shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Capitals.
EDGE Analysis
One of Karlsson's assists came on the power play. This was his sixth multi-point effort in his last 10 games. Karlsson continues to pace NHL blueliners with 18 tallies and 73 points, and he's added 19 power-play points, 140 shots on net, 59 blocked shots and a minus-1 rating through 54 appearances.
Erik Karlsson D PIT Fri 2/10/23 12:37 AM
Erik Karlsson
D PIT
Karlsson picked up an assist Thursday in a 4-1 loss to the Panthers.
EDGE Analysis
The assist gave Karlsson 70 points on the season. He's the fastest NHL defenseman to hit the 70-point plateau in 33 years and the fourth to that mark in 53 games or fewer. That puts Karlsson in the class of -- sit down -- Bobby Orr, Paul Coffey and Denis Potvin. He's on track for 108 points this season, which would obliterate his previous career mark of 82 in as many games, set in 2015-16.
Erik Karlsson D PIT Tue 2/7/23 11:08 PM
Erik Karlsson
D PIT
Karlsson tallied a goal and two assists in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime victory over the Lightning.
EDGE Analysis
Karlsson got San Jose on the board with a power-play goal in the first period, tieing the game 1-1. He'd pick up another power-play point with an assist on Timo Meier's tally in the second before setting up Meier again for the overtime winner. Karlsson now has seven points in his last four contests as his resurgent season continues. He's up to 17 goals and 52 assists through 52 games this season. The 32-year-old blueliner is one point shy of reaching the 70-point threshold for the fifth time in his career and the first time since the 2016-17 season.
Erik Karlsson D PIT Sun 1/29/23 2:03 AM
Erik Karlsson
D PIT
Karlsson scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 6-4 win over Pittsburgh.
EDGE Analysis
Karlsson's Norris-caliber season continues. He has 16 goals and 50 assists in 51 games. Those 50 assists in 51 games is the fewest needed by a defenseman to reach the mark since the Rangers' Sergei Zubov (49 games) in 1993-94. And his 66 points tie Karlsson with Matthew Tkachuk and Jason Robertson for sixth in the NHL.