Linus Karlsson
Age 26 · born Nov 16, 1999Landsbro, SWE6'1" (185 cm) · 178 lb (81 kg)Shoots rightDrafted 2018 R3 #87 by SJS
2026–27 by team
| Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK | ixG | G−ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 14:14 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | +1.0 |
Player Puckigree
On the league chart →2026–27 · VAN
+0.5goals above replacement · 0.1 wins
EV off+0.3
EV def+0.1
PP−0.0
PK0.0
Finish+0.0
Pen−0.1
Workload+0.2
By season
| Season | Team | GP | Goals | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | VAN | 4 | +0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2024–25 | VAN | 23 | +0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2025–26 | VAN | 79 | +5.2 | 0.8 |
| 2026–27 | VAN | 12 | +0.5 | 0.1 |
Goals above a replacement-level player (someone outside a team’s regular rotation): how he did against an average player, plus credit for the workload a replacement would otherwise take. About 6.2 goals make one win. Hover a part for what it measures. How it’s built: How it works.
At 5-on-5
VAN · 137 min
xGF%35.3CF%44.3GF–GA8–10Rel xGF%−1.9OZ%32
Most common linemates
- Filip Hronek68 min33.1
- Elias Pettersson56 min39.2
- Zeev Buium54 min20.7
- Drew O'Connor47 min31.1
- Marco Rossi45 min30.0
- Tom Willander45 min32.7
Game log
Average Imprint 0.24 over 12 games, best 2.3.
| Date | Team | Opponent | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | Imprint |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | VAN | vs DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | -0.7 |
| Oct 20 | VAN | vs CAR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11:43 | 0.1 |
| Oct 17 | VAN | @ TBL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:49 | 0.4 |
| Oct 15 | VAN | @ FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 10:38 | 0.9 |
| Oct 13 | VAN | @ NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:02 | 0.1 |
| Oct 11 | VAN | @ NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 11:55 | -0.2 |
| Oct 10 | VAN | @ NJD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:46 | 0.6 |
| Oct 8 | VAN | @ CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:43 | -1.4 |
| Oct 4 | VAN | vs VGK | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 13:31 | 1.0 |
| Oct 3 | VAN | vs CGY | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 18:09 | 2.3 |
| Oct 1 | VAN | vs EDM | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 13:47 | -0.3 |
| Sep 29 | VAN | @ EDM | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 13:37 | 0.0 |
NHL career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | NHL | VAN | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | -2 |
| 2025–26 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 79 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 42 | -28 |
| 2024–25 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 23 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | +5 |
| 2023–24 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NHL playoffs
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | NHL | Vancouver Canucks | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 |
Other leagues
Junior, college, minor-league, European and international seasons from NHL records. Some seasons may be missing. Refreshed Oct 22.
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 (playoffs) | AHL | Abbotsford Canucks | 24 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 28 | +4 |
| 2024–25 | AHL | Abbotsford Canucks | 32 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 24 | +13 |
| 2023–24 (playoffs) | AHL | Abbotsford Canucks | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | AHL | Abbotsford Canucks | 60 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 30 | +9 |
| 2022–23 (playoffs) | AHL | Abbotsford Canucks | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 |
| 2022–23 | AHL | Abbotsford Canucks | 72 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 72 | -4 |
| 2021–22 (playoffs) | SHL | Skellefteå AIK | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -6 |
| 2021–22 | EHT | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -3 |
| 2021–22 | Champions HL | Skellefteå AIK | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | SHL | Skellefteå AIK | 52 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 18 | +10 |
| 2020–21 (playoffs) | HockeyAllsvenskan | BIK Karlskoga | 11 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | -5 |
| 2020–21 | HockeyAllsvenskan | BIK Karlskoga | 52 | 20 | 31 | 51 | 32 | +26 |
| 2019–20 (playoffs) | HockeyAllsvenskan | BIK Karlskoga | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 2019–20 | HockeyAllsvenskan | BIK Karlskoga | 12 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | HockeyAllsvenskan | Karlskrona HK | 36 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 18 | -7 |
| 2018–19 (playoffs) | J20 SuperElit | Karlskrona HK J20 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -1 |
| 2018–19 (playoffs) | HockeyAllsvenskan | Karlskrona HK | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 |
| 2018–19 | J20 SuperElit | Karlskrona HK J20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| 2018–19 | HockeyAllsvenskan | Karlskrona HK | 52 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 59 | +7 |
| 2017–18 (playoffs) | SHL | Karlskrona HK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017–18 (playoffs) | J20 SuperElit | Karlskrona HK J20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | +1 |
| 2017–18 | SHL | Karlskrona HK | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 |
| 2017–18 | J20 SuperElit | Karlskrona HK J20 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 26 | +11 |
| 2016–17 (playoffs) | J18 Div.1 | Boro/Vetlanda HC J18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | — |
| 2016–17 | J20 Div.1 | Boro/Vetlanda HC J20 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 | — |
| 2016–17 | J18 Div.1 | Boro/Vetlanda HC J18 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | — |
| 2016–17 | Division 2 | Boro/Vetlanda HC | 31 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 32 | — |
| 2015–16 (playoffs) | Division 2 | Boro/Vetlanda HC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2015–16 | Division 2 | Boro/Vetlanda HC | 20 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 2015–16 | J20 Div.1 | Boro/Vetlanda HC J20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | — |
| 2015–16 | J18 Div.1 | Boro/Vetlanda HC J18 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 12 | — |
| 2014–15 (playoffs) | TV-Pucken | Småland 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014–15 | J20 Div.1 | Boro/Vetlanda J20 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 30 | — |
| 2014–15 | J18 Div.1 | Boro/Vetlanda J18 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 42 | — |
| 2013–14 | U16 Div.2 | Boro/Vetlanda U16 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 42 | — |
Source: NHL.com data. Player status per the NHL player registry.