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Melker Karlsson

San Jose Sharks
Height
6′ 0″
Weight
180 lb
Birthplace
Lycksele
Current season

Player metrics

A quick snapshot of Melker Karlsson’s current-season performance.

Games played 61
Goals 6
Assists 6
Points 12
Power-play goals 0
Shots 56
Shooting percentage 0.11
Average TOI 12.27
Expected goals · xG V1

Individual scoring chances

Uses the season and game window selected in trends & shots. 0 / 0 selected games fully scored.

Scored xG coverage is not available for this selection yet.

What these values mean

Totals and rates use fully scored games only. Blocked attempts, empty-net attempts and shootouts are excluded. Goals are counted on the same scored attempts, so they may differ from boxscore totals. Missing coverage is not zero.

Individual xG describes this player's own attempts, not their assists or linemates' chances. Goals above xG = goals minus individual xG. These describe chances already taken, rather than predicting future results.

Play-by-play analytics

Player tendencies

Observed regular-season events, excluding shootouts.

Data coverage & availability

61 of 61 selected completed games have current event and shot data.

Attempts / game1.5
Shooting %10.7
Avg distance (ft)33.2
Close-range attempts %35.1
Corsi & Fenwick: individual shooting

These count your selected player's own attempts (iCF / iFF), rather than team attempts while on the ice. All strengths; shootouts excluded. Corsi includes blocks; Fenwick excludes them. Goals are counted once.

Individual Corsi (iCF)
94
Individual Fenwick (iFF)
73

Individual Corsi / 60: 7.5 · Individual Fenwick / 60: 5.9. Rates use covered all-strength box-score ice time.

Explore season totals and per-60 rates in the Data Hub

View on-ice Corsi & Fenwick for San Jose Sharks

Shot locations

How to read the shot map

Normalized toward the net on the right. Only events with usable locations appear.

GoalsSaved shotsMissesBlocks
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Recent game trend

Shots on goal and goals, over the latest 20 covered games in this selection.

Game-by-game values
GameAttempts / facedShots on goalGoals
2020-03-11San Jose SharksatChicago Blackhawks320
2020-03-08Colorado AvalancheatSan Jose Sharks111
2020-03-07Ottawa SenatorsatSan Jose Sharks320
2020-03-05Minnesota WildatSan Jose Sharks220
2020-03-03Toronto Maple LeafsatSan Jose Sharks200
2020-02-20San Jose SharksatNew Jersey Devils210
2020-02-17Florida PanthersatSan Jose Sharks100
2020-02-15San Jose SharksatMinnesota Wild211
2020-02-14San Jose SharksatWinnipeg Jets111
2020-02-10Calgary FlamesatSan Jose Sharks660
2020-02-06San Jose SharksatEdmonton Oilers210
2020-02-04San Jose SharksatCalgary Flames540
2020-02-01Tampa Bay LightningatSan Jose Sharks330
2020-01-29Vancouver CanucksatSan Jose Sharks100
2020-01-27Anaheim DucksatSan Jose Sharks000
2020-01-18San Jose SharksatVancouver Canucks100
2020-01-16San Jose SharksatColorado Avalanche430
2020-01-14San Jose SharksatArizona Coyotes210
2020-01-11Dallas StarsatSan Jose Sharks320
2020-01-09Columbus Blue JacketsatSan Jose Sharks100
2020-01-07San Jose SharksatSt. Louis Blues100
2020-01-05San Jose SharksatWashington Capitals200
2020-01-04San Jose SharksatColumbus Blue Jackets000
2020-01-02San Jose SharksatPittsburgh Penguins320
2019-12-28Philadelphia FlyersatSan Jose Sharks000
2019-12-27Los Angeles KingsatSan Jose Sharks110
2019-12-22Vegas Golden KnightsatSan Jose Sharks000
2019-12-21St. Louis BluesatSan Jose Sharks330
2019-12-17Arizona CoyotesatSan Jose Sharks000
2019-12-14Vancouver CanucksatSan Jose Sharks300
2019-12-12New York RangersatSan Jose Sharks000
2019-12-10San Jose SharksatNashville Predators000
2019-12-08San Jose SharksatFlorida Panthers100
2019-12-07San Jose SharksatTampa Bay Lightning000
2019-12-05San Jose SharksatCarolina Hurricanes100
2019-12-03Washington CapitalsatSan Jose Sharks111
2019-11-30San Jose SharksatArizona Coyotes110
2019-11-29Los Angeles KingsatSan Jose Sharks000
2019-11-27Winnipeg JetsatSan Jose Sharks421
2019-11-25San Jose SharksatLos Angeles Kings210
2019-11-21San Jose SharksatVegas Golden Knights100
2019-11-19Edmonton OilersatSan Jose Sharks200
2019-11-16Detroit Red WingsatSan Jose Sharks000
2019-11-14San Jose SharksatAnaheim Ducks110
2019-11-12Edmonton OilersatSan Jose Sharks300
2019-11-09Nashville PredatorsatSan Jose Sharks210
2019-11-02Vancouver CanucksatSan Jose Sharks100
2019-11-01Winnipeg JetsatSan Jose Sharks110
2019-10-29San Jose SharksatBoston Bruins100
2019-10-27San Jose SharksatOttawa Senators000
2019-10-25San Jose SharksatToronto Maple Leafs000
2019-10-24San Jose SharksatMontréal Canadiens221
2019-10-22San Jose SharksatBuffalo Sabres320
2019-10-19Buffalo SabresatSan Jose Sharks110
2019-10-16Carolina HurricanesatSan Jose Sharks110
2019-10-13Calgary FlamesatSan Jose Sharks210
2019-10-10San Jose SharksatChicago Blackhawks220
2019-10-08San Jose SharksatNashville Predators000
2019-10-05San Jose SharksatAnaheim Ducks110
2019-10-04Vegas Golden KnightsatSan Jose Sharks220
2019-10-02San Jose SharksatVegas Golden Knights000
Season versus last 10 games

Last 10 coverage: 10 games. Counts use the games covered in each period.

MetricSeasonLast 10
Attempts / game1.52.3
Shooting %10.718.8
Avg distance (ft)33.240.4
Faceoff win %45.228.6
Penalties / game0.160.3
Detailed shooting breakdowns

Shot types

GroupAttemptsGoalsShooting %
wrist41617.1
tip-in1400.0
snap500.0
backhand700.0
deflected100.0
Unspecified210N/A
slap500.0

Periods

GroupAttemptsGoalsShooting %
Period 125215.4
Period 334210.5
Period 23528.3

Shot areas

GroupAttemptsGoalsShooting %
Other locations3528.3
Close range (20 ft or less)33211.1
Slot (20-40 ft, centre)26214.3

Game situation (EV / PP / SH)

GroupAttemptsGoalsShooting %
EV82510.0
SH12116.7
Faceoffs and discipline

Faceoff wins: 45.2% across 31 draws. Penalties taken: 10; drawn: 4; recorded penalty minutes: 20.0.

Faceoff zones are source event zone codes; no team-relative zone is inferred. Penalties drawn require an identified drawing player. Recorded duration includes all penalty types and may differ from boxscore PIM.

  • D: 3 wins, 11 losses (21.4%)
  • N: 4 wins, 5 losses (44.4%)
  • O: 7 wins, 1 losses (87.5%)
  • slashing: 3
  • delaying-game-puck-over-glass: 3
  • high-sticking: 2
  • interference: 1
  • tripping: 1
What these statistics mean

Close range means within 20 ft of the net. Missing locations are excluded from distance and area percentages. EV / PP / SH is relative to the shooting team and compares recorded skater counts; unknown situations remain separate. These are observed results, not expected goals. Coverage may differ across teams and seasons.

Career totals in our records
Regular season

2014–2019 season starts. These totals cover stored completed game records; earlier seasons may be missing.

Games396
Goals60
Assists52
Points112
Shots480
Shooting %12.50
Power-play goals1
Penalty minutes130
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Career history

Historical season stats

Review season-by-season scoring, shooting, physical play, and usage.

Points 12
GP61
Goals6
Assists6
PPG0
Shots56
Shooting %0.11
Hits38
Blocks39
+/--7
PIM20
Avg TOI12.27
Points 16
GP79
Goals12
Assists4
PPG0
Shots79
Shooting %0.15
Hits67
Blocks39
+/--1
PIM26
Avg TOI11.50
Points 19
GP71
Goals8
Assists11
PPG0
Shots76
Shooting %0.11
Hits81
Blocks69
+/--5
PIM26
Avg TOI13.25
Points 22
GP67
Goals11
Assists11
PPG0
Shots73
Shooting %0.15
Hits67
Blocks59
+/-7
PIM22
Avg TOI12.80
Points 19
GP65
Goals10
Assists9
PPG0
Shots96
Shooting %0.10
Hits76
Blocks48
+/-5
PIM16
Avg TOI13.52
Points 24
GP53
Goals13
Assists11
PPG1
Shots100
Shooting %0.13
Hits51
Blocks26
+/--3
PIM20
Avg TOI15.43
Season Team GP G A PTS PPG Shots SH% Hits Blocks +/- PIM ATOI
20192020 San Jose Sharks 61 6 6 12 0 56 0.11 38 39 -7 20 12.27
20182019 San Jose Sharks 79 12 4 16 0 79 0.15 67 39 -1 26 11.50
20172018 San Jose Sharks 71 8 11 19 0 76 0.11 81 69 -5 26 13.25
20162017 San Jose Sharks 67 11 11 22 0 73 0.15 67 59 7 22 12.80
20152016 San Jose Sharks 65 10 9 19 0 96 0.10 76 48 5 16 13.52
20142015 San Jose Sharks 53 13 11 24 1 100 0.13 51 26 -3 20 15.43
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