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Erik Karlsson

DPIT · age 36 · 2023-24 · drafted 2008 by OTT, round 1, #15 overallCompare with…

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Health

No injury on record — healthy.

Roster moves

2026-08-13 · Erik Karlsson added to PIT roster

Beat reports

NEW@king_jemison · 2 days ago · lines· also @PensInsideScoopmentioned

Penguins power-play units Friday: PP1: Karlsson, Crosby, Rakell, Kindel, Novak PP2: Letang, Malkin, Chinakhov, Kuzmenko, Koivunen/Lapierre

@PensInsideScoop · 5 days ago · lines· also @king_jemisonmentioned

PP1: Karlsson, Crosby, Chinakhov, Rakell, Novak PP2: Letang, Girard, Malkin, Lapierre, Koivunen

@PensInsideScoop · 2026-09-27 · linesmentioned

PP1: Karlsson, Crosby, Rakell, Robertson, Novak PP2: Letang/Girard, Malkin, Chinakhov, Koivunen, Lapierre

@PensInsideScoop · 2026-09-25 · lines· also @king_jemisonmentioned

Special teams work: PP1) Karlsson, Crosby, Rakell, Rust, Novak PP2) Letang/Girard, Malkin, Chinakhov, Koivunen, Lapierre PK units: Hallander, Dewar, Soloyvov, Korczak Soderblom, Robertson, Carlile, van Riemsdyk

@king_jemison · 2026-09-19 · campmentioned

Notable lines and pairs from Group 2: • Chinakhov-Novak-Malkin • Kuzmenko-Kindel-Rust • Carlile-Karlsson • van Riemsdyk-Letang Lizotte centering a line with Koivunen and McGroarty is also interesting but seems less likely to stick.