Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Scores goal in must-win game
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Karlsson scored a goal and added an assist in Monday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
It's been an up-and-down season for Karlsson, who isn't anywhere close to the 101 points he posted last year. Still, as the Penguins push for a wild card spot, he has picked up the pace. Following a seven-game drought in March, he has posted three goals and nine points in the last seven contests.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Earns assist in 1,000th game
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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 Bruins.
Karlsson became the newest member of the 1,000-game club Saturday. His stat line was reflective of his career -- he generated some offense on the power play but struggled defensively. The 33-year-old has two goals and five assists over his last six appearances, which came on the heels of a seven-game slump. The defenseman is at 53 points (16 on the power play), 202 shots on net, 98 blocked shots, 44 PIM and a plus-3 rating through 80 contests this season.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Scores overtime winner
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Karlsson scored the game-winning goal in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Red Wings.
Karlsson has been finding his offensive stride of late with six points in his last five contests, though none of those tallies were earned with the man advantage. While the 33-year-old blueliner has been putting together a solid campaign, 52 points in 79 games is a far cry from the 101 he racked up last year on his way to the Norris Trophy.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Three helpers against Bolts
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Karlsson notched three assists in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Lightning.
The 33-year-old blueliner picked up a helper in each period, none bigger than the one he recorded on Michael Bunting's game-winner in the third. Karlsson has a modest three-game point streak going, but this was his first multi-point performance since Feb. 22. The Penguins could use a hot streak from him to close out the regular season as they fight for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Offensive game lacking
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Karlsson failed to register a shot in Monday's 5-2 win over the Rangers, extending his goal drought to 18 games.
Karlsson is also pointless in his last seven outings. During that scoring slump, he's generated 20 shots, eight blocks and two hits while averaging 23:41 of ice time. Despite the lack of offensive production, the veteran blueliner continues to see time with the No. 1 power-play unit ahead of Kris Letang.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Goal drought continues
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Karlsson failed to score a goal for the 14th straight game against the Avalanche on Sunday.
Karlsson's lack of production comes despite having racked up 43 shots on net over that 14-game stretch, including five versus Colorado on Sunday. Brought in to hopefully give the Penguins an offensive boost from the blue line, the 33-year-old defenseman has managed just 46 points in 70 games, well off his 101-point total from last season. His 4.5 shooting percentage is the lowest mark he's posted in five years.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Completes comeback in overtime
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Karlsson scored a goal on three shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canucks.
Karlsson scored 1:42 into overtime, giving the Penguins their only lead of the game. He has 21 points over his last 23 outings, but his goal Tuesday was his first since Jan. 8. The 33-year-old defenseman is up to 43 points, 135 shots on net, 60 blocked shots, 28 PIM and a plus-10 rating through 56 appearances in a top-four role with ample power-play time.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Gathers power-play helper
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Karlsson recorded a power-play assist in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Kings.
Karlsson set up a Sidney Crosby goal late in the first period. While Karlsson hasn't scored in 13 games, he's logged 10 assists, including four on the power play, in that span. The 33-year-old defenseman is up to 38 points, 121 shots on net, 55 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 52 outings overall. He'll likely never come near his 101-point total from last season again, but he still puts up strong offense from the blue line.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Ready to rock
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Karlsson (illness) will be available to play Saturday against Vegas, per Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.
Karlsson will be good to go after missing Friday's practice. He has compiled one goal and seven assists during a seven-game point streak. Karlsson has accounted for seven goals, 31 points, 102 shots on net and 44 blocked shots through 42 contests this campaign.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Questionable for Saturday
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Karlsson missed Friday's practice because of an illness, Matt Vensel of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. He's questionable for Saturday's game against Vegas as a result.
Karlsson has seven goals and 31 points in 42 outings this season. Karlsson's currently riding a seven-game scoring streak in which he's recorded a goal and seven assists. Should Karlsson end up missing the contest, then Ryan Shea might draw into the lineup after being summoned from AHL Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Pushes point streak to seven games
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Karlsson had an assist in Monday's 3-0 home victory against the Kraken.
Karlsson extended his point streak to seven games, posting one goal and eight points since flipping the calendar from December to January. The veteran rearguard also added a plus-1 rating, four shots on goal and three blocked shots in his 25:18 of ice time across 25 shifts. He'll look to push the point streak to eight games when the Penguins open a two-game Southwest road trip against the Golden Knights on Saturday.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Extends point streak
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Karlsson garnered an assist versus Vancouver in a 4-3 loss Thursday, continuing his five-game point streak.
Karlsson has registered one goal and five helpers, including a pair of power-play points, during his current streak. Barring a rapid uptick in productivity, the veteran blueliner shouldn't be expected to repeat his 2022-23 numbers when he put up over 100 points to secure the Norris Trophy. Still, the Swede is on pace to challenge for the 60-point threshold as long as he stays healthy.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Two helpers against B's
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Karlsson notched two assists, one on the power play, in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Bruins.
It's his first multi-point effort since Dec. 13, but Karlsson's goal drought now stands at 17 games, a stretch in which he's collected eight helpers. The 33-year-old blueliner hasn't come close to last season's career-best 101-point pace in his first campaign with Pittsburgh, but he's still been reasonably productive with six goals and 26 points through 37 contests.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Earns assist against Caps
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Karlsson notched an assist in Tuesday's clash with Washington.
Despite the helper, Karlsson is mired in a 16-game goal drought dating back to Nov. 25 versus Toronto. At this point, there is little chance that the defending Norris Trophy champion will reach the 25-goal mark as he did last year.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Six points in last 18 games
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Karlsson picked up the 600th assist of his career in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blues.
Karlsson is the 18th defender in league history to reach 600 assists,. The only active blueliner with more helpers is Brent Burns of the Hurricanes (606). Karlsson is also the eighth-fastest rearguard to reach the mark (954 games). Karlsson is up to 23 points (six goals, 17 assists) in 34 games, but he has just six points (one goal, five assists) in his last 18 contests. It's almost impossible to bench Karlsson, but with this recent slump, you'd certainly do it if his wasn't the reigning Norris Trophy holder.
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Penguins' Erik Karlsson: Two helpers in Montreal
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Karlsson picked up two power-play assists in Wednesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Canadiens.
Both helpers came in the second period as the Penguins rallied from an early 3-1 deficit. Karlsson broke out of an 11-game slump in the process that had seen him record just one goal and two points with zero points on the power play. On the season the streaky blueliner has six tallies and 21 points through 28 contests.
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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: 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.
