Linus Karlsson

Finesse
Playmaker

Points, 2026–27: 7; 2 G, 5 A in 10 GP
Individual xG: 1.8; 2 goals from it
Ice time per game: 14:12; 19 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5: 36.0; share of chances while he's on

Linus Karlsson has 2 goals and 5 assists (7 points) in 10 games for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026–27, with 19 shots on goal and 14:12 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 22.6 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

Rated above 5% of forwards

Goals above average: −0.8
Wins: −0.13

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.45, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 5.2% of 402 rated players

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

Physicality38%GF38%Intimidation11%Chemistry13%Clutch0%

Intimidation

+0.87 SD · 91th percentile · weight 11% · +0.1 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.0.0776th pct
Opponents' hits suppressedper 60, off minus onPositive means opponents finish fewer checks with him out there.1.8490th pct

Percentiles are against 402 rated forwards in 2026-27, on 119 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.

vs UTA
Saturday, April 4
Two goals
Linus Karlsson scored twice. That was his 15th goal of the season. He played 14:04 and had three shots on goal. The Canucks lost 7-4 to the Mammoth.
at CGY
Saturday, March 28
Ice time
Linus Karlsson played 18:05, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 31 points in 69 games this season. The Canucks lost 7-3 to the Flames.
vs PHI
Tuesday, December 30
Ice time
Linus Karlsson played 17:22, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 16 points in 36 games this season. The Canucks fell 6-3 to the Flyers.
at BOS
Saturday, December 20
Big night
Linus Karlsson had three points, two goals and one assist. That was his seventh goal of the season. The Canucks beat the Bruins 5-4 in a shootout.
at COL
Tuesday, December 2
Ice time
Linus Karlsson played 16:49, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 5 goals this season. The Canucks fell 3-1 to the Avalanche.
vs COL
Sunday, November 9
First of the year
Linus Karlsson scored his first goal of the season, 14 games in. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.6. The Canucks lost 5-4 to the Avalanche in overtime.
at PIT
Tuesday, October 21
Volume
Linus Karlsson had 9 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Two got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 1.7 attempts a game. The Canucks fell 5-1 to the Penguins.

Player card

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

Scoring

Ice time per game14:12
40
Points per 602.96
82
Goals per 600.85
55
Individual xG per 600.76
42
Shots per 608.0
75

5-on-5 play

xG for per 60, on ice1.62
6
xG against per 60, on ice2.88
26
xGF%36.0%
8

Physical

Hits per 600.4
4
Blocks per 601.7
33
Penalty minutes per 601.7
43

Skating and shooting

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

Skating

Top speed21.1 mph
27
Bursts over 20 mph3
12
Distance skated21 mi
65

Shooting

Hardest shot80.9 mph
55
Shots on goal19
83
Shooting %10.5%
36

Zone time

Offensive zone time40.0%
28
Offensive zone time, even strength38.5%
16

Who he plays with

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

Linemates	Games	TOI	Shot attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Paul Cotter, Marco Rossi	5	25:33	13–18	0.3–1.2	0–0	18%
Elias Pettersson, Marco Rossi	2	17:39	10–26	0.4–0.4	0–0	50%
Drew O'Connor, Liam Ohgren	4	17:34	15–23	0.8–1.5	0–2	35%
Drew O'Connor, Max Sasson	4	14:23	9–20	0.3–0.7	1–3	32%
Jake DeBrusk, Elias Pettersson	5	9:53	7–7	0.4–0.3	1–2	52%
Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren	6	9:00	2–6	0.1–0.2	0–0	27%
Liam Ohgren, Max Sasson	4	7:20	1–7	0.0–0.7	0–0	2%
Elias Pettersson, Liam Ohgren	5	3:59	3–1	0.3–0.0	1–0	100%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 2 goals from 25 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

0.000.200.400.60

03-3010-17

By season

Season	GP	G	A	P	SOG	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	Blk	xGF% 5v5
2026–27	10	2	5	7	19	1.8	14:12	1	4	36.0
2025–26	79	15	20	35	116	15.7	12:31	83	37	47.2
2024–25	23	3	3	6	28	2.7	10:56	27	10	50.4
2023–24	4	0	0	0	4	1.4	10:17	3	3	51.1

Last 20 games

Date	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	Hits	Blk	PIM
2026-10-17	16:49	1	0	3	0.18	0	1	0
2026-10-15	10:38	0	1	0	0.17	0	1	0
2026-10-13	13:02	0	0	2	0.14	0	0	0
2026-10-11	11:55	0	0	3	0.49	0	0	0
2026-10-10	14:46	1	0	2	0.20	0	0	0
2026-10-08	15:43	0	0	2	0.08	0	1	2
2026-10-04	13:31	0	1	2	0.04	1	0	0
2026-10-03	18:09	0	2	2	0.26	0	0	0
2026-10-01	13:47	0	0	1	0.00	0	1	0
2026-09-29	13:38	0	1	2	0.24	0	0	2
2026-04-16	16:19	0	0	2	0.31	0	2	0
2026-04-14	13:23	0	0	2	0.17	0	2	0
2026-04-12	15:57	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0
2026-04-11	13:48	0	1	2	0.21	0	1	0
2026-04-09	14:56	0	0	0	0.14	0	0	0
2026-04-07	11:56	0	1	1	0.04	0	0	0
2026-04-04	14:04	2	0	3	0.18	1	0	2
2026-04-02	17:09	0	0	3	0.15	1	0	0
2026-04-01	16:59	0	0	1	0.09	0	0	2
2026-03-30	16:14	0	0	2	0.13	1	1	0