William Karlsson — Faceoff Stats

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

William Karlsson has a 2025-26 faceoff win percentage of 57.6% across 158 faceoffs in the 2025-26 season. Best zone: Defensive (67.2%).

2025-26 FO%
57.6%
Record
91W - 67L
Total Faceoffs
158
Total Faceoffs
158

Performance by Zone

Offensive Zone
55.1%
27 / 49 faceoffs
Defensive Zone
67.2%
39 / 58 faceoffs
Neutral Zone
49.0%
25 / 51 faceoffs

Situational Splits

Even Str.
58.5%
135 FO
Power Play
80.0%
5 FO
Pen. Kill
44.4%
18 FO
Home
63.7%
91 FO
Away
49.3%
67 FO
P1
54.4%
57 FO
P2
66.7%
45 FO
P3
51.9%
54 FO
OT
100.0%
2 FO
Final 5 min
54.1%
37 FO
vs Left
53.3%
120 FO
vs Right
71.1%
38 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. Brayden Point TBL 9-2 81.8%
vs. Logan Stankoven CAR 8-3 72.7%
vs. Dylan Larkin DET 5-3 62.5%
vs. Jack Drury COL 3-2 60.0%
vs. Morgan Frost CGY 7-6 53.8%
vs. Sam Bennett FLA 3-3 50.0%
vs. Sebastian Aho CAR 3-3 50.0%
vs. Anthony Cirelli TBL 3-3 50.0%
vs. Macklin Celebrini SJS 5-5 50.0%
vs. Sean Kuraly BOS 2-3 40.0%

Toughest Matchups

Opponent Record Win%
vs. Nazem Kadri CGY 1-4 20.0%
vs. Sean Kuraly BOS 2-3 40.0%
vs. Connor Zary CGY 2-3 40.0%
vs. Sam Bennett FLA 3-3 50.0%
vs. Sebastian Aho CAR 3-3 50.0%
vs. Anthony Cirelli TBL 3-3 50.0%
vs. Macklin Celebrini SJS 5-5 50.0%
vs. Morgan Frost CGY 7-6 53.8%
vs. Jack Drury COL 3-2 60.0%
vs. Dylan Larkin DET 5-3 62.5%

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Erik Haula vs MIN, NJD, NSH, VGK, BOS, CAR, FLA 52.4% 9,077 98.7%
Ryan Kesler vs ANA, VAN 56.0% 11,483 97.8%
Bo Horvat vs VAN, NYI 54.4% 16,800 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 53.9% 8,335 96.9%
Jordan Staal vs CAR, PIT 55.3% 19,326 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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