William Karlsson — Faceoff Stats

Vegas Golden Knights· C·Shoots L·Born Jan 8, 1993·2014–2026

William Karlsson has a 2022-23 faceoff win percentage of 55.3% across 1,142 faceoffs in the 2022-23 season. Best zone: Defensive (58.8%). Ranked #24 in the league.

2022-23 FO%
55.3%
Record
632W - 510L
Total Faceoffs
1,142
League Rank
#24

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
54.0%
238 / 441 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
58.8%
234 / 398 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
52.8%
160 / 303 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
55.3%
897 FO
Power Play
61.1%
113 FO
Pen. Kill
50.8%
132 FO
Home
58.6%
560 FO
Away
52.2%
582 FO
P1
55.8%
369 FO
P2
55.6%
367 FO
P3
55.7%
388 FO
OT
33.3%
18 FO
Final 5 min
56.4%
273 FO
vs Left
55.9%
752 FO
vs Right
54.4%
390 FO

Season-by-Season

Season Team GP FO% W Total FO OZ% DZ% NZ%
2025-26 Vegas Golden Knights 14 57.6% 91 158 55.1% 67.2% 49.0%
2024-25 Vegas Golden Knights 53 58.1% 410 706 67.0% 52.9% 54.8%
2023-24 Vegas Golden Knights 70 56.2% 547 973 64.4% 50.1% 52.7%
2022-23 Vegas Golden Knights 82 55.3% 632 1,142 54.0% 58.8% 52.8%
2021-22 Vegas Golden Knights 67 51.7% 508 983 50.4% 53.7% 50.6%
2020-21 Vegas Golden Knights 56 54.0% 518 959 57.1% 49.2% 55.5%
2019-20 Vegas Golden Knights 61 51.9% 491 946 50.5% 53.6% 51.7%
2018-19 Vegas Golden Knights 82 47.6% 588 1,234 47.0% 46.3% 49.3%
2017-18 Vegas Golden Knights 81 48.0% 402 837 45.2% 51.7% 46.9%
2016-17 Columbus Blue Jackets 81 45.3% 435 960 29.3% 60.1% 51.3%
2015-16 Columbus Blue Jackets 81 45.7% 416 911 30.2% 58.1% 48.4%
2014-15 Anaheim Ducks, Columbus Blue Jackets 21 47.2% 93 197 56.9% 38.8% 47.2%

Best Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Derek Grant ANA 5-0 100.0%
vs. Frederick Gaudreau MIN 5-0 100.0%
vs. Brady Tkachuk OTT 6-0 100.0%
vs. Cole Sillinger CBJ 6-0 100.0%
vs. Trevor Lewis CGY 6-1 85.7%
vs. Mason McTavish ANA 6-1 85.7%
vs. Connor Dewar MIN 5-1 83.3%
vs. Mikael Backlund CGY 12-3 80.0%
vs. Pavel Zacha BOS 4-1 80.0%
vs. Patrik Laine CBJ 8-2 80.0%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Jamie Benn DAL 1-5 16.7%
vs. Phillip Danault LAK 2-10 16.7%
vs. Derick Brassard OTT 1-4 20.0%
vs. John Tavares TOR 2-6 25.0%
vs. Nick Bjugstad ARI 6-18 25.0%
vs. Mika Zibanejad NYR 2-6 25.0%
vs. Brayden Point TBL 2-6 25.0%
vs. J.T. Compher COL 2-5 28.6%
vs. Sam Lafferty CHI 2-5 28.6%
vs. Wyatt Johnston DAL 2-5 28.6%

Similar Players

Player Team FO% Total FO Similarity
Erik Haula vs MIN, NJD, NSH, VGK, BOS, CAR, FLA 52.4% 9,067 98.7%
Ryan Kesler vs ANA, VAN 56.0% 11,483 97.8%
Bo Horvat vs VAN, NYI 54.4% 16,780 97.5%
Sean Couturier vs PHI 52.6% 14,166 97.5%
Andrew Copp vs WPG, DET, NYR 51.9% 6,887 97.0%
David Backes vs STL, BOS, ANA 50.7% 7,831 97.0%
Boone Jenner vs CBJ 54.0% 8,326 96.9%
Jordan Staal vs CAR, PIT 55.3% 19,304 96.8%
Mike Fisher vs NSH, OTT 51.5% 8,035 96.7%
Phillip Danault vs MTL, LAK, CHI 53.3% 11,906 96.7%

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