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William Karlsson

#71

age32

posC

shotl

h6'0"

w194lbs

Depth Chart C2

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$5,900,000$5.90M

Year 7 of 8

19/20

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 34

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick53

Year2011

Agent Michael Deutsch

Birthdate Jan 8, 1993

Birthplace Marsta

Nationality Sweden

Stick Warrior Alpha LX2 Pro

UFA Year 2020

ELC Year 20

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $45.74M

Regular Season

GP53

A20

P29

PPG0.55

PIM4

EV TOI/GM 13.24

G60 0.51

P60 1.63

GF% 60.00

DFF% 55.20

REL DFF% 3.10

CF% 55.80

REL CF% 5.50

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP738

G179

A267

P446

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.60

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.24

Career Statline Details

2019-2027 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$47,200,000$47.20M

cap hit$5,900,000$5.90M

William Karlsson is signed to a 8 year, $47,200,000 contract with a cap hit of $5,900,000 per season, playing for the Vegas Golden Knights. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Karlsson an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jun 23 2019

Signing Agent Michael Deutsch

Signed By

Signing GM George McPhee

% Cap Contract Start 7.24%

Signing Status RFAage 26

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	UFAage 34
AAV	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M
Base	$3,900,000$3.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$7,100,000$7.10M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$7,100,000$7.10M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M
Minors Salary	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$7,100,000$7.10M	$5,900,000$5.90M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M	$5,600,000$5.60M
Clauses		M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out							Buy Out	Buy Out

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP53

A20

P29

PPG0.55

PIM4

EV TOI/GM 13.24

G60 0.51

P60 1.63

GF% 60.00

DFF% 55.20

REL DFF% 3.10

CF% 55.80

REL CF% 5.50

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP738

G179

A267

P446

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.60

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.24

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	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	31	$5,900,000 $5.90M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	53	9	20	29	4	701	60.00	55.20	3.10	55.80	5.50	0.51	1.63	Playoffs	11	3	3	6	0
2023-24	30	$5,900,000 $5.90M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	70	30	30	60	22	853	59.70	57.30	7.80	51.20	3.10	1.34	2.46	Playoffs	7	0	2	2	0
2022-23	29	$5,900,000 $5.90M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	82	14	39	53	10	1,080	55.30	52.80	3.70	51.50	4.50	0.44	1.83	Playoffs	22	11	6	17	0
2021-22	28	$5,900,000 $5.90M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	67	12	23	35	10	919	50.70	57.00	5.40	57.70	6.20	0.52	1.57
2020-21	27	$5,900,000 $5.90M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	56	14	25	39	4	729	62.50	55.00	2.20	56.00	3.80	0.82	2.22	Playoffs	19	4	12	16	0
2019-20	26	$5,900,000 $5.90M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	63	15	31	46	16	879	54.50	55.80	0.90	55.40	1.10	0.75	2.12	Playoffs	20	4	6	10	0
2018-19	25	$5,250,000 $5.25M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	82	24	32	56	16	1,151	49.54	54.31	-1.01	53.46	-1.36	0.78	1.93	Playoffs	7	2	3	5	0
2017-18	24	$1,000,000 $1.00M	NHL	Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	35	78	12	1,134	69.07	52.67	3.66	53.88	3.05	1.38	2.49	Playoffs	20	7	8	15	0
2016-17	23	$1,000,000 $1.00M	EHT	Sweden	2	0	0	0	0
2016-17	23	$1,000,000 $1.00M	International	Sweden (all)	12	1	2	3	0
2016-17	23	$1,000,000 $1.00M	WC	Sweden	10	1	2	3	0
2016-17	23	$1,000,000 $1.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	81	6	19	25	10	920	56.06	49.50	-2.41	48.66	-3.22	0.33	1.44	Playoffs	5	2	1	3	0
2015-16	22	$830,833 $831K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	81	9	11	20	6	950	44.93	53.65	3.61	49.42	2.58	0.57	1.26
2014-15	21	$830,833 $831K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	3	1	1	2	0	38	75.00	44.21	-12.86	39.96	-0.97	1.59	3.17
2014-15	21	$830,833 $831K	AHL	Springfield Falcons	15	0	0	0	0
2014-15	21	$830,833 $831K	AHL	Norfolk Admirals	37	8	16	24	2
2014-15	21	$830,833 $831K	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	18	2	1	3	2	170	53.85	50.74	-5.08	51.15	-0.53	0.70	0.70
2013-14	20	$830,833 $831K	AHL	Norfolk Admirals	9	2	7	9	6									Playoffs	8	1	2	3	0
2013-14	20	$830,833 $831K	International	Sweden (all)	6	0	1	1	0
2013-14	20	$830,833 $831K	EHT	Sweden	6	0	1	1	0
2013-14	20	$830,833 $831K	ET	HV71	5	1	3	4	2									Playoffs	8	3	4	7	0
2013-14	20	$830,833 $831K	SHL	HV71	55	15	22	37	14									Playoffs	8	3	4	7	0
2012-13	19		J20 Nationell	HV71 J20	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	2	2	2	4	0
2012-13	19		International	Sweden (all)	1	0	0	0	0
2012-13	19		International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	17	8	4	12	4
2012-13	19		WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	0	2	2	2
2012-13	19		ET	HV71	6	2	1	3	0									Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2012-13	19		SHL	HV71	50	4	24	28	12									Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2011-12	18		HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	6	1	1	2	0
2011-12	18		International-Jr	Sweden U19 (all)	7	5	4	9	0
2011-12	18		J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	5	2	2	4	0
2011-12	18		International-Jr	Sweden U20 (all)	14	5	8	13	2
2011-12	18		WJC-20	Sweden U20	6	1	1	2	0
2011-12	18		HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	46	12	33	45	6
2010-11	17		WJC-18	Sweden U18	6	2	3	5	6
2010-11	17		J18 Nationell	Västerås IK J18	6	3	5	8	4									Playoffs	6	7	8	15	0
2010-11	17		HockeyAllsvenskan	Västerås IK	14	1	3	4	2
2010-11	17		International-Jr	Sweden U18 (all)	15	2	6	8	60
2010-11	17		J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	38	20	34	54	45
2010-11	17		J18 Region	Västerås IK J18	5	2	4	6	6									Playoffs	6	7	8	15	0
2009-10	16		J20 Nationell	Västerås IK J20	6	0	1	1	2									Playoffs	2	0	1	1	0
2009-10	16		J18 Nationell	Västerås IK J18	17	13	8	21	29
2009-10	16		J18 Region	Västerås IK J18	22	10	13	23	33
2008-09	15		Rikspucken	Uppland	9	2	3	5	2
2008-09	15		J18 Region	Wings HC J18	33	10	18	28	16
2007-08	14		J18 Region	Wings HC J18	5	2	7	9	4
NHL Totals					738	179	267	446
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

06/23

2019

Karlsson, William

8yrs

'27

$5,900,000

Cap Hit

08/4

2018

Karlsson, William

1yr

$5,250,000

Cap Hit

06/23

2016

Karlsson, William

2yrs

$1,000,000

Cap Hit

05/19

2013

Karlsson, William

3yrs

$925,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

May

Karlsson, William

Karlsson scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3.

May

Karlsson, William

Karlsson scored a goal in Thursday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 2.

May

Karlsson, William

Karlsson posted a power-play assist in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1.

Apr

Karlsson, William

Karlsson scored a shorthanded goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 5.

Apr

Karlsson, William

Karlsson logged a shorthanded assist in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild in Game 3.

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Contract History

2018-2019 Standard Contract

term1yr

value$5,250,000$5.25M

cap hit$5,250,000$5.25M

expiry 2019 RFA age 26

Signed On Aug 4 2018

Signing Agent Michael Deutsch

Signed By

Signing GM George McPhee

% Cap Contract Start 6.60%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$5,250,000$5.25M	RFAage 26
AAV	$5,250,000$5.25M
Base	$4,750,000$4.75M
Performance Bonuses	-
Signing Bonuses	$500,000$500K
Total Salary	$5,250,000$5.25M
Minors Salary	$5,250,000$5.25M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA
UFA Year

2016-2018 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$2,000,000$2.00M

cap hit$1,000,000$1.00M

expiry 2018 RFA age 25

Signed On Jun 23 2016

Signing Agent Michael Deutsch

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 1.37%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M	RFAage 25
AAV	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-
Total Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Minors Salary	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2013-2016 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,775,000$2.78M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2016 RFA age 23

Signed On May 19 2013

Signed By

Signing GM Bob Murray

% Cap Contract Start 1.29%

Signing Status age 20

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$830,833$831K	$830,833$831K	$830,833$831K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Base	$550,000$550K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$282,500$283K	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$642,500$643K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year