GRIT & GF
William Karlsson

Vegas Golden Knights, Centre

William Karlsson

  • Two-way
  • Play-driver
  • Stingy
Points, 2026–27
5
2 G, 3 A in 10 GP
Individual xG
2.8
2 goals from it
Ice time per game
17:23
17 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
61.1
share of chances while he's on

William Karlsson has 2 goals and 3 assists (5 points) in 10 games for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2026–27, with 17 shots on goal and 17:23 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 50.8 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

10 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

50.8050100
Rated above 32% of forwards
Goals above average
+0.5
Wins
+0.08
Physicality22thGF16thIntimidation87thChemistry86thClutch75th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.03, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 32.1% of 402 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Intimidation

+0.76 SD · 87th percentile · weight 11% · +0.2 goals

How the other team plays when he is on the ice, compared with when he is off it in the same games, at 5-on-5.

  • Chances suppressedxGA per 60, off minus onPositive means opponents create less with him on the ice.0.0882th pct
  • Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.1976th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 137 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. vs BOS

    Thursday, October 16

    Two goals

    William Karlsson scored twice. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his second goal of the season. The Golden Knights beat the Bruins 6-5.

Player card

Percentile among 378 forwards with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game17:23
    71
  • Points per 601.73
    42
  • Goals per 600.69
    47
  • Individual xG per 600.98
    63
  • Shots per 605.9
    46

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice3.13
    84
  • xG against per 60, on ice1.99
    81
  • xGF%61.1%
    90

Physical

  • Hits per 600.0
    1
  • Blocks per 602.4
    54
  • Penalty minutes per 600.0
    88

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed21.5 mph
    42
  • Bursts over 20 mph15
    72
  • Distance skated28 mi
    94

Shooting

  • Hardest shot85.4 mph
    79
  • Shots on goal17
    78
  • Shooting %11.8%
    45

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time42.8%
    61
  • Offensive zone time, even strength43.2%
    78

Who he plays with

His most-used linemates at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

LinematesGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Mitch Marner, Brett Howden10103:5497–1045.3–3.86–458%
Ivan Barbashev, Braeden Bowman79:4110–60.5–0.20–078%
Ivan Barbashev, Mitch Marner77:578–30.4–0.20–062%
Mitch Marner, Trevor Connelly82:405–20.3–0.10–078%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 31 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.250.500.75
05-1410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–2710235172.817:230761.1
2025–2614437304.315:0931453.5
2024–25539202911913.617:01204257.1
2023–247030306017522.917:36435158.2

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1713:540110.22010
2026-10-1517:080110.37020
2026-10-1315:221020.12010
2026-10-1217:111030.57020
2026-10-1016:400030.23010
2026-10-0818:550110.02000
2026-10-0618:440010.36000
2026-10-0418:200020.74000
2026-10-0220:130020.20000
2026-09-2917:260010.01000
2026-06-118:430010.03000
2026-06-0916:531110.17100
2026-06-0624:090120.30210
2026-06-0419:070020.24010
2026-06-0218:051020.38010
2026-05-2617:340040.42000
2026-05-2417:221120.32010
2026-05-2217:420020.02100
2026-05-2021:110010.13140
2026-05-1417:320100.12002