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LAK· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 16
- G
- 3
- A
- 13
- PTS
- 16
- +/-
- -6
- PPP
- 6
- SOG
- 27
- TOI/G
- 23:17
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | vs BOS | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 21:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs VGK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | @MTL | L 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 23:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs UTA | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 21:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs NSH | W 3-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 26:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 22 | vs FLA | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 24:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | @UTA | L 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 27:42 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 17 | @VGK | L 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 21:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | @COL | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 20:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | @CHI | L 3-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 20:24 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs DAL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 27:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | @CBJ | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | @WSH | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 24:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs WPG | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs MTL | W 6-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 19:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | @PHI | W 7-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 20:00 | 0 | 1 |
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| Apr 12 | @WSH | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:54 | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 9 | @NJD | W 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | vs FLA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 4 | vs FLA | W 9-4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 2 | 20:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 2 | @TBL | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 23:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 31 | vs DET | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 22:48 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 30 | @NYI | W 8-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 28 | vs DAL | L 3-6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | 24:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 26 | @OTT | W 4-3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 8 | 26:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 24 | vs COL | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 23:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 22 | vs CAR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 21:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 21 | vs WPG | W 5-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 25:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | @CAR | L 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 24:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 16 | @COL | W 7-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 21:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | @UTA | W 4-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 26:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | @VGK | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 26:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 10 | @CAR | L 4-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 28:00 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 8 | vs BOS | W 5-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 6 | 24:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | vs PHI | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 26:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 5 | vs BUF | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 23:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 3 | @BOS | L 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 21:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 1 | vs VGK | W 5-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 22:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 28 | @NYR | L 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 26 | vs NJD | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 21:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Feb 5 | @BUF | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 22:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 3 | @NYI | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 22:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 27:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 31 | vs NYR | W 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 23:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | vs CHI | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 21:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | @VAN | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 23:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 22 | @EDM | W 6-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:00 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | @BOS | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 23:12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 10 | vs CGY | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | vs NJD | W 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 22:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 4 | @CBJ | W 5-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 25:48 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan 3 | @DET | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 21:00 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 | vs DET | W 4-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:36 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 30 | vs CAR | W 5-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 19:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 28 | @CHI | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 | @TOR | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 6 | 22:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 21 | vs MTL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 20 | @MTL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 24:30 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | @OTT | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 20:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 | vs EDM | L 4-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 24:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 14 | vs UTA | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 28:24 | 0 | 3 |
| Dec 13 | vs SJS | L 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 29:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 11 | vs MTL | L 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 27:24 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 9 | vs ANA | L 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 | 28:06 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | @DAL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 26:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | @TBL | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 6 | 25:30 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | @PHI | W 5-1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 21:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs TOR | L 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 22:06 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | @CBJ | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:12 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs BUF | W 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:48 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs SEA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 27:18 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 21 | vs MIN | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs NSH | W 4-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 21:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 14 | @NSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:54 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | vs LAK | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27:42 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | @NJD | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25:00 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 6 | vs WSH | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 24:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 3 | @TOR | L 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | @WPG | L 2-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 27:00 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 30 | @MIN | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:54 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | @PHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 31:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | vs STL | W 6-3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 23:54 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 25 | vs CBJ | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @FLA | W 5-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 22:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 21 | vs VAN | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 22:36 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | @SJS | W 3-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:30 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | @LAK | W 4-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 18:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | @ANA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:42 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | vs NYR | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 19:18 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs NYI | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:36 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | @NYR | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 20:36 | 0 | 2 |
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| Apr 17 | vs WSH | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 25:06 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13 | vs BOS | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 24:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | @NJD | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23:18 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | vs CHI | W 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 22:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | @CHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 19:36 | 1 | 3 |
| Apr 5 | @DAL | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:24 | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 3 | @STL | L 4-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 24:30 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 30 | vs OTT | W 1-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:36 | 2 | 2 |
| Mar 27 | @BUF | L 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:24 | 0 | 0 |
Latest news
Karlsson scored a power-play goal on four shots and added two assists in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Canadiens.
Karlsson scored for the second game in a row and earned his fourth multi-point effort of the campaign. The 36-year-old defenseman is showing no signs of slowing down this season. He's up to three goals, 13 assists, 25 shots on net, eight blocked shots and a minus-2 rating across 14 appearances. Karlsson is heavily involved in Pittsburgh's offensive attack despite the team's struggles this year.
RotoWire via ESPN · 6d ago
Karlsson scored a goal, added two PIM and went minus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Mammoth.
Karlsson continued his steady start to the season, which has seen him get on the scoresheet in 10 of 13 games. The veteran blueliner has a total of two goals, 11 assists, 21 shots on net, eight blocked shots and a minus-3 rating over 13 appearances. Karlsson's early production is a positive sign that this won't be the year his numbers decline, so he should be a good contributor for his fantasy managers.
RotoWire via ESPN · 7d ago
Karlsson scored a power-play goal on one shot and added a power-play assist in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Mammoth.
Karlsson opened the scoring just 1:11 into the contest, registering his first goal of the season while extending his strong playmaking start. The veteran defenseman has already accumulated 10 assists through 10 games, and his 27:40 of ice time Monday reinforced his substantial role on Pittsburgh's blue line. Although his shot volume was limited, his offensive responsibilities and power-play involvement provide a high fantasy ceiling among defensemen. He has 11 points in his first 10 outings this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 20
Karlsson registered two assists in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to Chicago.
Karlsson earned his second multi-assist outing of the new season. He recorded a helper on each of the team's first two goals, which were put away by Sidney Crosby and Nicholas Robertson. Overall, the 36-year-old Karlsson has seven assists, 11 shots on net, a plus-1 rating and three blocked shots in seven appearances this campaign. With at least one assist in five of his seven outings, the veteran blueliner is on track for another season north of 50 points. He's a high-end fantasy defenseman in nearly all formats.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 14
Karlsson recorded two assists, including one on the power play, and went plus-2 in Saturday's 6-5 overtime win over the Canadiens.
Karlsson helped out on second-period tallies by Declan Carlile and Ben Kindel. The 36-year-old Karlsson has started well this season with three helpers (two on the power play), three shots on net, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating over two games. The defenseman is seeing time on the top pairing and first power-play unit, putting him in prime position to continue racking up points.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 4
Karlsson scored a power-play goal on two shots and added four PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Flyers in Game 3.
Karlsson has earned two points, six shots, six PIM and three blocked shots over three games this postseason. The 35-year-old defenseman was steady in the regular season with 15 goals, 66 points, 176 shots on net, 64 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating over 75 appearances. He's a veteran of six prior playoff runs, in which he accumulated eight goals and 53 points over 67 outings, though this is his first time back in the postseason since 2019.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 23
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