| G | AST | PTS | SOG | +/- | PIM | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -1 | 6 | 4.63 |
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
Linus Karlsson | Fantasy Outlook
Karlsson fills depth role as Canucks visit Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena
Linus Karlsson and the Vancouver Canucks visit Amerant Bank Arena tonight for a challenging road matchup against the Florida Panthers. Vancouver has stumbled to a 2-6 record to open the year and enters tonight as distinct underdogs in what shapes up to be a higher-scoring environment. Karlsson is currently slotted on the third line alongside Marco Rossi and Paul Cotter, while also seeing secondary power-play duties. He brings steady early form with four points and 14 shots through seven contests, with Vancouver likely facing Akira Schmid (confirmed) in net.
Our daily projections anticipate Karlsson generating ~0.5–1.0 point with ~1–2 shots on goal, giving him a small goal chance and around 2.1 fantasy points. While his second power-play unit role provides occasional scoring upside, his bottom-six minutes significantly cap both his shot volume and overall ceiling against Florida. Looking at the broader schedule, Vancouver has three total games this week with only a trip to Tampa Bay remaining after tonight, limiting his projected weekly output to ~2.6 fantasy points. In standard fantasy formats, he belongs on the pine. Today’s action: Bench.
FantasySP AI Analysis
Updated 6 days ago
Linus Karlsson Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | G | AST | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | FPTS | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/20 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11:43:00 | 4.0 | 10 |
| 10/17 | @TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:49:00 | 4.5 | 13.5 |
| 10/15 | @FLA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:38:00 | 3.5 | 8.5 |
| 10/13 | @NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:02:00 | 1.0 | 14.5 |
| 10/11 | @NYR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 11:55:00 | -0.5 | 9.5 |
| 10/10 | @NJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:46:00 | 4.5 | 10.5 |
| 10/08 | @CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:43:00 | 1.0 | 14 |
| 10/04 | VEG | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:31:00 | 4.0 | 5 |
| 10/03 | CGY | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18:09:00 | 8.0 | 7 |
| 10/01 | EDM | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 13:47:00 | -2.0 | 21 |
| 09/29 | @EDM | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 13:37:00 | 2.0 | 8 |
| Totals: | 3 | 5 | -1 | 21 | 6 | 13:58:10.9090 | 30.0 | ||
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| YEAR | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | TOI/G | HIT | FOW | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-22 | VAN | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23-24 | VAN | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 24-25 | VAN | 27 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 8 |
| 25-26 | VAN | 82 | 15 | 20 | 35 | -28 | 42 | 115 | 12 | 83 | 15 | 22 |
| 26-27 | VAN | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| ON PACE | 74 | 22 | 29 | 52 | 0 | 29 | 141 | 14 | 22 | 29 | 14 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 44 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -24 | 17 | 49 | 38 | 6 | 11 | ||
| Totals | 148 | 21 | 28 | 49 | -25 | 56 | 168 | 9 | 118 | 23 | 34 | |
Karlsson Projection
View All| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.60 | 0.64 | 2.23 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.64 | -0.27 | 3.02 | 2.89 | 0.39 | 0.68 | 4.5 |
| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Vancouver Canucks
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Thatcher Demko | 6% | 0% |
| Kevin Lankinen | 11% | 5% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Filip Hronek | 96% | 91% |
| Zeev Buium | 17% | 13% |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 8% | 6% |
| Luke Schenn | 5% | 5% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Ohgren | 2% | 1% |
| Jake DeBrusk | 48% | 35% |
| Drew O'Connor | 2% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Brock Boeser | 55% | 41% |
| Jonathan Lekkerimaki | 2% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Elias Pettersson | 98% | 85% |
| Paul Cotter | 43% | 33% |
| Marco Rossi | 30% | 10% |
| Linus Karlsson | 2% | 1% |
Line Combinations
Linus Karlsson's Current Assignments
Line 2PP2
| LINE | LEFT WING (LW) | CENTER (C) | RIGHT WING (RW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | Paul Cotter | Filip Chytil | Brock Boeser |
| Line 2 | Jake DeBrusk | Drew O'Connor | Linus Karlsson |
| Line 3 | Paul Cotter | Drew O'Connor | Jonathan Lekkerimaki |
| Line 4 | Arshdeep Bains | Max Sasson | Brendan Gallagher |
| PAIR | LEFT DEFENSE (LD) | RIGHT DEFENSE (RD) |
|---|---|---|
| Pair 1 | Jamie Oleksiak | Filip Hronek |
| Pair 2 | Zeev Buium | Luke Schenn |
| Pair 3 | Zeev Buium | Tom Willander |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 | SKATER 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | Jake DeBrusk | Brock Boeser | Filip Hronek | Jonathan Lekkerimaki | - |
| PP2 | Filip Chytil | Paul Cotter | Linus Karlsson | Zeev Buium | - |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Jamie Oleksiak | Filip Hronek | Drew O'Connor | Max Sasson |
| PK2 | Luke Schenn | Brock Boeser | Max Sasson | - |
| ORDER | GOALIE | ROLE | ROTATION STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kevin Lankinen | Starter | Primary Starter |
| #2 | Leevi Meriläinen | Backup | Backup |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Akil Thomas #44 · C | OutIRUndisclosed | Thomas is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the non-roster injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 28 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern #20 · LW | OutIRUndisclosed | MacEachern is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the non-roster injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 26 |
| Marco Rossi #23 · C | QuestionableDTDIllness | Rossi is dealing with an illness and is uncertain to take the ice for the Canucks. INJ SINCE: Oct 17 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Thompson #29 · D | OutIRFace | Thompson is dealing with a face injury and has been placed on the non-roster injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 28 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Thatcher Demko #35 · G | OutIRHip | Demko is dealing with a hip injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He is expected to return in late-December. INJ SINCE: Sep 24 |
Team Rankings
G
33
10th
A
59
9th
SOG
228
24th
FOW
282
12th
PPG
7
12th
PPA
14
11th
PPP
21
12th
SHG
2
5th
SHP
4
7th
HITS
267
5th
BLK
173
3rd
GA
50
32nd
| Team | W-L | Win % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Golden Knights | 8-3-0 | 0.727 | 16 |
 Oilers | 7-1-1 | 0.778 | 15 |
 Kraken | 6-3-1 | 0.600 | 13 |
 Sharks | 5-4-1 | 0.500 | 11 |
 Ducks | 4-5-0 | 0.444 | 8 |
| Canucks | 2-8-1 | 0.182 | 5 |
 Kings | 1-4-2 | 0.143 | 4 |
 Flames | 2-6-0 | 0.250 | 4 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Cotter | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elias Pettersson | 11 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Linus Karlsson | 11 | 3 | 5 | 21 | -1 | 6 | 1 | |
| Marco Rossi | 9 | 3 | 1 | 16 | -3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Max Sasson | 11 | 3 | 1 | 14 | -6 | 8 | 0 | |
| Aatu Räty | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Filip Chytil | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake DeBrusk | 9 | 3 | 4 | 21 | -4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jonathan Lekkerimaki | 11 | 3 | 4 | 16 | -2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Brock Boeser | 11 | 2 | 6 | 14 | -7 | 6 | 1 | |
| Liam Öhgren | 11 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Drew O'Connor | 11 | 1 | 2 | 12 | -9 | 10 | 0 | |
| Arshdeep Bains | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brendan Gallagher | 10 | 0 | 2 | 10 | -3 | 6 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Hronek | 11 | 0 | 6 | 11 | -8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jamie Oleksiak | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 6 | 0 | |
| Tom Willander | 11 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Luke Schenn | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Zeev Buium | 11 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -7 | 2 | 0 | |
| Guillaume Brisebois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Victor Mancini | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elias Nils Pettersson | 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SO | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Lankinen | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 166 | 134 | 33 | 0 | |
| Leevi Meriläinen | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 204 | 187 | 17 | 0 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 10-20 | CAR | L 3-6 |
| 10-22 | DET | 10:00 PM |
| 10-25 | MIN | 10:00 PM |
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Waiver Trends
More Trends| Akira Schmid FLA G | +9.2 |
| Matvei Michkov PHI RW | +6.8 |
| Philipp Grubauer SEA G | +4.7 |
| Carter Verhaeghe FLA C | +4.4 |
| Jack Quinn BUF RW | +4.3 |
| Artem Zub OTT D | +4.2 |
| Trevor Zegras PHI C | +4.1 |
| Zach Benson BUF LW | +4.1 |
| Daniil Tarasov DET G | +4.0 |
| Brett Howden VGK C | +4.0 |
| Tyler Kleven OTT D | +3.8 |
| Adam Edstrom NSH C | +3.6 |
| Emmitt Finnie DET C | +3.3 |
| Neal Pionk WPG D | +3.2 |
| Philip Broberg STL D | +3.0 |
| Jaden Schwartz COL C | -5.5 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov NYR D | -4.1 |
| Kent Johnson CBJ C | -4.0 |
| Quinton Byfield LA RW | -3.5 |
| Alexander Wennberg SJ C | -2.8 |
| Benjamin Kindel PIT RW | -2.6 |
| Damon Severson CBJ D | -2.5 |
| Esa Lindell DAL D | -2.5 |
| Blake Coleman MIN LW | -2.4 |
| Arturs Silovs PIT G | -2.4 |
| Matthew Knies TOR LW | -2.3 |
| Joey Daccord SEA G | -2.2 |
| Gabriel Vilardi WPG RW | -2.1 |
| Nazem Kadri COL C | -2.1 |
| Mark Jankowski CAR C | -2.1 |
