
Karson
Kuhlman
C · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 24
- WAR
- -0.5
- PTS
- 4
2022-23№ 565 / 617
Karson Kuhlman stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Karson Kuhlman
#46C
HEIGHT : 180 cm · WEIGHT : 83 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : September 25, 1995 · Esko, United States
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | Seattle Kraken | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Seattle Kraken | 25 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | Boston Bruins | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Boston Bruins | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Boston Bruins | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018-19 | Boston Bruins | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 147 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 29 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | Winnipeg Jets | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Boston Bruins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019-20 | Boston Bruins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Boston Bruins | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Karson Kuhlman: our analysis
2022-23 season: 33 GP, 2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, -7 +/-, 12:45 TOI. WAR -0.5 (565th of 617) · PAL 24, below average.
In 2022-23, Karson Kuhlman, 31, posts a PAL Rating of 24 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.5 ranks 565th among 617 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: discipline (80, well above average). On the other hand, offense (2, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (13, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+0.7); his biggest cost: finishing (-3.9).
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 11:51
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:04
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:04
- Pts/GP
- 0.15
- EV points
- 7
- Hits
- 41
- Blocks
- 18
- Takeaways
- 15
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.1 %
- Off. zone starts
- 31.2 %
- Faceoffs
- 0.0 %
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Player ratings, 2022-23
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 36 %
64
Depth
- SK
- Skating
- 77
- Confidence 57 %
- ST
- Strength
- 73
- Confidence 41 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 63
- Confidence 50 %
- DU
- Durability
- 60
- Confidence 57 %
- CK
- Checking
- 77
- Confidence 41 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 76
- Confidence 23 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 82
- Confidence 41 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 60
- Confidence 36 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 64
- Confidence 36 %
- DF
- Defense
- 76
- Confidence 31 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 66
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating77
- Top speed (35 %)36.1 · 76
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)7.022 · 81
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.7 · 68
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.7 · 77
ST — Strength73
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)5.722 · 83
- Body mass (50 %)-1.197 · 60
EN — Endurance63
- Ice time per game (45 %)13.3 · 66
- Total ice time (20 %)551 · 56
- Shift length (15 %)43.1 · 67
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.3 · 64
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.821 · 64
DU — Durability60
- Share of games played (100 %)0.703 · 60
CK — Checking77
- Hits /60 (70 %)4.399 · 77
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)4.614 · 77
- Season volume (10 %)3.738 · 67
FG — Fighting76
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.026 · 76
DI — Discipline82
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.045 · 81
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.55 · 79
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.82 · 79
PA — Passing60
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.447 · 55
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.434 · 70
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.024 · 70
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.577 · 78
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.403 · 50
SC — Scoring64
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.621 · 61
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.745 · 71
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.596 · 62
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.157 · 72
- xG per shot (10 %)0.082 · 73
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.7 · 76
DF — Defense76
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.01 · 72
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.125 · 79
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.686 · 77
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.02 · 68
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.259 · 76
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55 · 83
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.042 · 74
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)34.2 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)25.9 · 75
EX — Experience66
- Career regular-season games (65 %)70
- Career playoff games (25 %)55
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall64
- SC · Scoring (20 %)64
- PA · Passing (20 %)60
- DF · Defense (20 %)76
- SK · Skating (12 %)77
- EN · Endurance (8 %)63
- DI · Discipline (5 %)82
- ST · Strength (3 %)73
- CK · Checking (2 %)77
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2022-23
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-0.5
wins above replacement
565 of 617
PAL Rating
24/ 100
Performance · Below average
351 of 461 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 10
- Defense
- 46
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- Offense
- 2
- Creation
- 30
- Shooting
- 13
- Possession
- 51
- Defense
- 51
- Discipline
- 80
- Power play
- 36
- Penalty kill
- 54
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
Hockey IQ, 2022-23
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
35/ 100
Below average
better than 35% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
17/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
63/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 274 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 5
- Shot selection
- 41
- Penalties drawn
- 32
- Puck management
- 43
Defense
- Takeaways
- 26
- Discipline
- 83
- Safe zone exits
- 45
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
WAR, 2022-23
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.5
wins above replacement
-1.0 to 0.3 — 90% interval
565 of 617 forwards
-2.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.6
- EV defense
- -0.2
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- -0.1
- Shooting
- -3.9
- Penalties
- +0.7
- Average → replacement
- +1.4
In goals.
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 141.9 km/h56th percentileleague avg. 136.6 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 35.8 km/h54th percentileleague avg. 35.5 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 7863rd percentileleague avg. 70
- Offensive zone time
- 41.1 %39th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 141.2 km37th percentileleague avg. 196.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.50 km40th percentileleague avg. 4.71 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.3 %72nd percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.5 %31st percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 41.4 %33rd percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4834th percentile | 328th percentile | 6.3 %2nd percentile |
| High danger | 1734th percentile | 229th percentile | 11.8 %9th percentile |
| Mid range | 1435th percentile | 131st percentile | 7.1 %24th percentile |
| Long range | 540th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2022-2023 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2023 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:15 |
| April 13, 2023 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:05 |
| April 2, 2023 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:19 |
| March 31, 2023 | vs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:13 |
| March 3, 2023 | @ | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:50 |
Karson Kuhlman: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Karson Kuhlman have in 2022-23?
Karson Kuhlman has 3 goals and 7 points (4 assists) in 47 games in 2022-23.
How old is Karson Kuhlman?
Karson Kuhlman is 31 years old: he was born on September 26, 1995.
How tall is Karson Kuhlman, and how much does he weigh?
Karson Kuhlman is 5'11" (180 cm) and weighs 183 lb (83 kg).
Where is Karson Kuhlman from?
United States: Karson Kuhlman was born in Esko, Minnesota, United States.
How good is Karson Kuhlman?
Karson Kuhlman produced -0.5 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2022-23, 565th of 617 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 24 out of 100: below average for his position.
Is Karson Kuhlman a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 565th of 617 players at his position in the NHL in 2022-23. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
What are Karson Kuhlman's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Karson Kuhlman has 147 games, 12 goals, 18 assists and 30 points. His best season: 2021-22, with 8 points in 25 games.
How does Karson Kuhlman perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Karson Kuhlman has 17 games and 4 points in his career. His pace (0.24 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.20).
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