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Erik Karlsson

#65

age34

posD

shotr

h6'0"

w190lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$11,500,000$11.50M

Year 6 of 8

19/20

24/25

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 37

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick15

Year2008

Agent Craig Oster

Birthdate May 31, 1990

Birthplace Landsbro

Nationality Sweden

UFA Year 2017

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $123,625,000

2024-25 Stats

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GP3

PPG0.67

PIM0

EV TOI/GM

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 0.00

DFF% 0.00

REL DFF% 0.00

CF% 0.00

REL CF% 0.00

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2019-2027 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$92,000,000$92.00M

cap hit$11,500,000$11.50M

Erik Karlsson is currently signed to a 8-year contract with a cap hit of $11,500,000 per season. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, when Karlsson is 37 years old.

Signed On Jun 17 2019

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 14.11%

Signing Status UFAage 29

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	UFAage 37
AAV	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,500,000$11.50M
Base	$3,500,000$3.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$10,500,000$10.50M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$1,500,000$1.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$11,000,000$11.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Total Salary	$14,500,000$14.50M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$14,500,000$14.50M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,000,000$11.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Minors Salary	$14,500,000$14.50M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$14,500,000$14.50M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$11,000,000$11.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Clauses	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out							Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

* Retained Salary Aug 6, 2023

13.0435% of contract was retained by San Jose Sharks in trade to Pittsburgh Penguins

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Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	3	1	1	2	0
2023-24	$11,500,000 $11.50M	International	Sweden (all)	10	6	5	11	0
2023-24	$11,500,000 $11.50M	WC	Sweden	10	6	5	11	0
2023-24	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	11	45	56	44	1,588	52.10	53.70	4.60	54.60	5.80	0.23	1.13
2022-23	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	82	25	76	101	36	1,629	50.00	51.90	5.30	53.70	8.90	0.59	2.36
2021-22	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	50	10	25	35	14	897	50.00	51.00	3.30	49.60	4.40	0.47	1.34
2020-21	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	52	8	14	22	18	947	44.00	46.60	-4.10	47.90	-0.10	0.25	0.70
2019-20	$11,500,000 $11.50M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	56	6	34	40	16	988	48.80	50.20	2.20	52.80	3.90	0.24	1.52
2018-19	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	San Jose Sharks	53	3	42	45	22	977	53.40	59.34	8.46	59.22	6.58	0.06	1.41	Playoffs	19	2	14	16	0
2017-18	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	71	9	53	62	36	1,459	42.66	48.12	3.38	49.50	5.42	0.16	1.44
2016-17	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	77	17	54	71	28	1,491	52.63	50.50	2.10	49.31	1.66	0.44	1.41	Playoffs	19	2	16	18	0
2016-17	$6,500,000 $6.50M	WCup	Sweden	4	1	3	4	2
2016-17	$6,500,000 $6.50M	International	Sweden (all)	4	0	1	1	2
2015-16	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	82	16	66	82	50	1,736	49.36	48.81	2.25	50.61	6.90	0.45	1.56
2014-15	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	82	21	45	66	42	1,654	53.52	51.84	2.03	52.68	4.03	0.51	1.16	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0
2013-14	$6,500,000 $6.50M	International	Sweden (all)	6	4	4	8	0
2013-14	$6,500,000 $6.50M	OG	Sweden	6	4	4	8	0
2013-14	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	82	20	54	74	36	1,620	48.65	48.97	1.76	54.35	4.19	0.52	1.37
2012-13	$6,500,000 $6.50M	Liiga	Jokerit	30	9	25	34	24
2012-13	$6,500,000 $6.50M	NHL	Ottawa Senators	17	6	8	14	8	331	59.09	55.57	4.93	59.48	7.42	0.36	1.27	Playoffs	10	1	7	8	0
2011-12	$875,000 $875K	International	Sweden (all)	8	3	4	7	2
2011-12	$875,000 $875K	WC	Sweden	8	3	4	7	2
2011-12	$875,000 $875K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	81	19	59	78	42	1,586	55.48	51.31	4.39	54.14	3.91	0.61	1.74	Playoffs	7	1	0	1	0
2010-11	$875,000 $875K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	75	13	32	45	50	1,304	39.22	45.44	-3.67	50.17	1.58	0.37	0.83
2009-10	$875,000 $875K	International	Sweden (all)	10	1	3	4	2
2009-10	$875,000 $875K	WC	Sweden	9	1	3	4	2
2009-10	$875,000 $875K	AHL	Binghamton Senators	12	0	11	11	22
2009-10	$875,000 $875K	NHL	Ottawa Senators	60	5	21	26	24	943	43.84	50.40	-3.08	54.43	3.39	0.19	0.76	Playoffs	6	1	5	6	0
2008-09	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Frölunda HC J20	1	0	2	2	2
2008-09	$0 $0K	WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	2	7	9	0
2008-09	$0 $0K	HockeyAllsvenskan	Borås HC	7	0	1	1	14
2008-09	$0 $0K	SHL	Frölunda HC	45	5	5	10	10									Playoffs	11	1	2	3	0
2008-09	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	15	3	10	13	16
2007-08	$0 $0K	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Sweden U18	4	0	1	1	8
2007-08	$0 $0K	WJC-18	Sweden U18	6	0	7	7	4
2007-08	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	17	3	11	14	22
2007-08	$0 $0K	SHL	Frölunda HC	7	1	0	1	0									Playoffs	6	0	0	0	0
2007-08	$0 $0K	J18 Nationell	Frölunda HC J18	1	0	1	1	2									Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2007-08	$0 $0K	J18 Region	Frölunda HC J18	2	1	1	2	0									Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2007-08	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Frölunda HC J20	38	13	24	37	68									Playoffs	5	1	0	1	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	J18 Nationell	Södertälje SK J18	2	0	1	1	33
2006-07	$0 $0K	J20 Nationell	Södertälje SK J20	10	2	8	10	8
2006-07	$0 $0K	TV-Pucken	Småland	8	4	7	11	20
2005-06	$0 $0K	J20 Div.2	Boro/Vetlanda HC J20	4	1	5	6	18
2005-06	$0 $0K	International-Jr	Sweden U16 (all)	5	0	2	2	8
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Contract History

2012-2019 Standard Contract

term7yrs

value$45,500,000$45.50M

cap hit$6,500,000$6.50M

expiry 2019 UFA age 29

Signed On Jun 19 2012

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 10.83%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	UFAage 29
AAV	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Minors Salary	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M	$7,500,000$7.50M
Clauses						M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year

2009-2012 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$3,900,000$3.90M

cap hit$1,300,000$1.30M

expiry 2012 RFA age 22

Signed On May 7 2009

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.54%

Signing Status age 19

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012
Cap Hit	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	RFAage 22
AAV	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M	$1,300,000$1.30M
Base	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K
Performance Bonuses	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K	$425,000$425K
Signing Bonuses	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K
Total Salary	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K
Minors Salary	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

Erik Karlsson Updates

Oct 10 2024

Karlsson scored a power-play goal on two shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Oct 9 2024

Karlsson (upper body) said that he's good to go for Wednesday's Opening Night matchup against the New York Rangers, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.

Oct 4 2024

Karlsson (upper body) took the ice in a regular sweater with the main group Friday, Michelle Crechiolo of the Pittsburgh Penguins' official site reports.

Oct 3 2024

Karlsson (upper body) will join the Pittsburgh Penguins' non-game group in a non-contact jersey Thursday, Seth Rorabaugh of Tribune-Review Sports reports.

Oct 1 2024

Karlsson (upper body) took a solo twirl on the ice Tuesday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Sep 26 2024

Karlsson (upper body) continues to be classified as day-to-day but should be available for Opening Night against the New York Rangers on Oct. 9 after coach Mike Sullivan told reporters Thursday, "I'm confident that he is going to make progress here. Right now, his status is day-to-day... Our team is working with him here, and I am confident that they will have success."

Sep 21 2024

Karlsson (upper body) skated on his own before practice Saturday, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Sep 18 2024

Karlsson was labeled day-to-day with an upper-body injury on the first day of Penguins' training camp Wednesday, Michelle Crechiolo of the Pittsburgh Penguins' official site reports.

Apr 18 2024

Karlsson registered an assist in the season finale versus the New York Islanders on Wednesday.

Apr 15 2024

Karlsson scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators.

Apr 13 2024

Karlsson posted a power-play assist, five shots on goal, two PIM and a minus-4 rating in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Boston Bruins.

Apr 12 2024

Karlsson scored the game-winning goal in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Apr 7 2024

Karlsson notched three assists in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Apr 2 2024

Karlsson failed to register a shot in Monday's 5-2 win over the New York Rangers, extending his goal drought to 18 games.

Mar 25 2024

Karlsson failed to score a goal for the 14th straight game against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday.

Aug 6 2023

$10,000,000

$-10,000,000

The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired Erik Karlsson, Dillon Hamaliuk and 2026 3rd Round Pick from the San Jose Sharks for Mikael Granlund, Mike Hoffman, Jan Rutta and 2024 1st round pick (top 10 protected)

Full Details

Jun 17 2019 | San Jose Sharks

Erik Karlsson

Standard | 8 yrs

$92,000,000

Cap Hit

$11,500,000

Craig Oster | Newport Sports Management Inc.

Jun 19 2012 | Ottawa Senators

Erik Karlsson

Standard | 7 yrs

$45,500,000

Cap Hit

$6,500,000

Craig Oster | Newport Sports Management Inc.

May 7 2009 | Ottawa Senators

Erik Karlsson

Entry Level | 3 yrs

$3,900,000

Cap Hit

$1,300,000

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