Karlsson is now up to 25 goals and 75 assists for 100 points in 82 games. Marking the first time...
The Swedish defenseman notched goal number 24 in the first period to get him to the 99-point threshold. Then, in typical Karlsson fashion, he fired a powerplay goal home from Tomas Hertl to reach the 100-point milestone. Karlsson continues his resurgence season and is now up to 25 goals and 75 assists for 100 points in 80 games.put it, “Erik Karlsson has had the greatest point-producing season of the salary cap era by a defenseman.
Among defensemen to score 100 points in a regular season, he joins the likes of Bobby Orr , Paul Coffey , Al MacInnis , Denis Potvin and Leetch at 102. Orr notched 100 points six times throughout his career, and Coffey did it five times. Last season, Nashville Predators defenseman Roman Josi was on 100-point watch; he ended the year with 23 goals and 73 assists for 96 points in 80 games.
The 32-year-old is currently in year four of an eight-year $92 million contract extension he signed with the Sharks in 2019. The contract has a cap hit of $11.5 million.
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