Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Stays hot in Tuesday's win
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Karlsson scored a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
Both points came in the third period as the Penguins broke open what had been a 2-2 tie after 40 minutes. Karlsson has found the scoresheet in six straight games, recording multiple points in five of them, and on the season the former Shark and Senator has five goals and 15 points in 14 contests with 34 shots on net, 19 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Five-game, nine-point streak
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Karlsson scored twice Saturday in a 4-0 win over Buffalo.
His first, which pushed the score to 3-0, deflected in off the stick of Buffalo defender Erik Johnson on a power play in the first minute of the third. His second went into an empty net. Karlsson has nine points (three goals, six assists) on a five-game point streak after putting up just three points in his first eight games. Four of those points have come on the power play. It has taken some time to find chemistry with his new teammates, but things are finally looking up for Karlsson and his fantasy managers. It will be hard to replicate his triple-digit point total from last season, but never say never, especially if the Pens' stars stay healthy.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Dishes pair of assists
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Karlsson notched two assists in Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the Kings.
Karlsson has a goal and six helpers over his last four games, all against Pacific Division opponents. The defenseman helped out on the Penguins' last two goals Thursday, including Bryan Rust's game-winning tally in overtime. Karlsson's offense has been essentially as advertised -- he's picked up two goals, nine helpers, 28 shots on net, 16 blocked shots and a plus-6 rating through his first 12 appearances with the Penguins.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Supplies helper in win
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Karlsson logged an assist, five shots on goal and five blocked shots in Tuesday's 2-0 win over the Ducks.
Karlsson helped out on a Radim Zohorna tally in the first period. There hasn't been a lot of consistency for Karlsson, but he has a goal and four helpers over his last three games after snapping a four-game dry spell. The blueliner is up to nine points, 27 shots on net, 16 blocked shots and a plus-5 rating through 11 contests while playing on the second pairing and first power-play unit.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Two helpers in return to San Jose
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Karlsson recorded two assists, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-5 rating in Saturday's 10-2 win over the Sharks.
Karlsson's return to San Jose saw his new team completely control the game. This was his third multi-point effort of the season, though he's also been held without a point six times in 10 contests. Karlsson had 101 points in 82 games with the Sharks last season, but he's been limited to a solid eight points with 22 shots on net, 11 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating to begin 2023-24.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Two points in loss
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Karlsson tallied a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Ducks.
Karlsson opened the scoring with a power-play goal in the first period before adding a second point with the man advantage, an assist on Evgeni Malkin's tally late in the second. The two-point effort snapped a stretch of four games without a point for Karlsson. He now has two goals and four assists through nine games with Pittsburgh after leading all defensemen with 101 points (25 goals, 76 assists) last year in San Jose.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Erupts for three points
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Karlsson scored a goal on four shots, added two assists and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to the Penguins.
Karlsson powered the Penguins' offense, helping out on goals by Evgeni Malkin and Bryan Rust while tallying one himself. The 33-year-old Karlsson had been limited to one assist over his first three games with the Penguins. Through four outings, he's added 12 shots on net, five blocked shots, four hits and a plus-2 rating while primarily playing on the second pairing.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Posts first point with Pens
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Karlsson picked up an assist in Friday's 4-0 road victory against the Capitals.
The veteran rearguard had the secondary helper on Evgeni Malkin's opening goal in the second period, Karlsson's first point as a member of the Penguins after going scoreless Tuesday against the Blackhawks. The defenseman finished with a plus-1, with three shots on goal and one blocked shot in his 21:46 of ice time. He'll look to keep up the good work Saturday against the Flames.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Pointless in debut
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Karlsson went pointless with two shots and three blocked shots in the Penguins' 4-2 loss to the Blackhawks on Tuesday.
Acquired this offseason from San Jose, Karlsson was unable to hit the scoresheet Tuesday versus the Blackhawks. He posted two shots and three blocked shots along with a minus-2 rating in 26:04 TOI. After posting a career-high 101 points with the Sharks last year, Karlsson will have a chance to put up another strong offensive season playing on the top power-play unit and top-four defensive core. His next opportunity to record his first point as a Penguin will come Friday against the Capitals.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Acquired by Pittsburgh
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Karlsson was dealt to Pittsburgh on Sunday in a three-team trade with San Jose and Montreal.
The Penguins also acquired Rem Pitlick from the Canadiens and Dillon Hamaliuk from the Sharks in the trade. Additionally, the Penguins received a 2026 third-round pick from San Jose. Karlsson claimed the 2023 Norris Trophy after compiling 25 goals and 101 points in 82 games. San Jose will retain $1.5 million of his $11.5 million cap hit, which runs through the 2026-27 season. Karlsson and Kris Letang will provide the Penguins with plenty of offensive firepower from the back end.
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Sharks' Erik Karlsson: Reaches 100-point milestone
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Karlsson scored two goals in the Sharks' 6-2 loss to Winnipeg on Monday.
With that, Karlsson has 25 goals and 75 assists in 80 contests this season, making him the first defenseman since Brian Leetch in 1991-92 to reach the 100-point milestone. Karlsson has been sprinting towards the century mark recently, providing three goals and nine points over his last five outings. If he manages to get four points over the Sharks' final two games, then his 2022-23 campaign will move into 10th place on the single-season scoring leaderboard among defensemen, edging out Paul Coffey in 1989-90 and Al MacInnis in 1990-91, who each finished with 103 points.
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Sharks' Erik Karlsson: In on both goals in loss
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Karlsson scored a goal on two shots and added an assist in Thursday's 6-2 loss to the Avalanche.
Karlsson was again a bright spot in an otherwise dismal performance from the Sharks. Over his last eight games, the defenseman had three goals and 10 assists, including four multi-point efforts. He continues his march to the century mark with 23 tallies, 98 points, 203 shots on net, 85 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating through 78 appearances.
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Sharks' Erik Karlsson: Snags helper Tuesday
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Karlsson provided an assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Avalanche.
Karlsson has two goals and nine assists over his last seven contests. He helped out on the first of Kevin Labanc's two tallies in Tuesday's close game. Karlsson is up to 22 goals, 74 helpers, 201 shots on net, 84 blocked shots and a minus-15 rating through 77 appearances.
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Sharks' Erik Karlsson: Collects four assists Saturday
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Karlsson registered four assists in the Sharks' 7-2 victory over Arizona on Saturday.
Incredibly, this was Karlsson's fifth four-point game of the season. He's also been particularly effective recently, providing two goals and 10 points over his last six contests. Overall in 2022-23, Karlsson has set career highs with 22 goals and 95 points.
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Sharks' Erik Karlsson: Pockets power-play assist
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Karlsson notched a power-play assist, three shots on goal and three blocked shots in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Jets.
Karlsson helped out on Martin Kaut's tally late in the third period. The assist gave Karlsson a four-game point streak consisting of two goals and four helpers. The 32-year-old defenseman is up to 91 points (22 on the power play), 198 shots on net, 78 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating through 74 appearances.
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Sharks' Erik Karlsson: Keeps stacking up assists
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Karlsson delivered two assists in a 5-3 loss to Calgary on Saturday.
Karlsson simply keeps stacking up the points, improving his case for the Norris trophy this season. He's on a three-game, five-point streak (two goals, three assists), and has the first 90-point season of his career (22 goals, 68 helpers). Karlsson is the NHL's third-best assist man this season, behind only Connor McDavid (78) and Nikita Kucherov (74). He's 21 points ahead of the second-highest scoring defender (Josh Morrissey; 69 points).
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Sharks' Erik Karlsson: Provides helper in loss
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Karlsson notched an assist, four shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 7-2 loss to the Canucks.
Karlsson's fantastic season has seen him produce three goals and eight assists in March -- and it's strange to think that's somewhat of a down month for him. The 32-year-old blueliner is up to 88 points, 193 shots on net, 74 blocked shots and a minus-16 rating through 72 contests overall. He'll need 10 points over the Sharks' last 12 games to earn a 100-point season.
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Sharks' Erik Karlsson: Tallies twice in overtime loss
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Karlsson scored two goals on six shots in Monday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Oilers.
Karlsson twice gave the Sharks a two-goal lead, but fellow Swede Mattias Ekholm answered both times. Through 10 games in March, Karlsson has three goals and seven helpers. The 32-year-old defenseman continues to flirt with a potential 100-point season -- he's at a career-high 22 tallies with 65 assists, 189 shots on net, 74 blocked shots and a minus-14 rating through 71 appearances.
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Sharks' Erik Karlsson: Delivers assist Tuesday
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Karlsson recorded an assist, six shots on goal, two blocked shots and two PIM in Tuesday's 6-5 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.
Karlsson set up Logan Couture's goal within the final second of the second period. Through seven games in March, Karlsson has stayed hot with a goal and seven assists. The defenseman is up to 20 tallies, 65 helpers, 21 power-play points, 180 shots on net, 74 blocked shots, 30 PIM and a minus-12 rating through 68 appearances.
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Sharks' Erik Karlsson: Sets franchise record
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Karlsson registered a power-play assist, three shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Wild.
With the helper, Karlsson set the Sharks' franchise record for points by a defenseman with 84 (20 goals, 64 assists). Brent Burns put up 83 points in 2018-19. Karlsson also has 21 power-play points, 174 shots on net, 72 blocked shots and a minus-11 rating through 67 outings this season. He hasn't slowed down in March with a goal and six helpers through six games this month. He'll need 16 points over the last 15 contests of the season to record the first 100-point campaign by a defenseman since Brian Leetch did it in 1991-92.
