Eight months into his tenure with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Erik Karlsson is still fuzzy on a few details of his surroundings. Like his teammates’ first names. But he has the nicknames down. “You’re talking about ‘Tanger?

Erik Karlsson opens up about a disappointing season in Pittsburgh, the Penguins' awful power play and why he hopes the team remains intact.

Karlsson has 813 points (188 goals, 625 assists) in 15 NHL seasons since being selected by the Ottawa Senators in the first round (No. 15) of the 2008 NHL Draft. He has the 17th-most points by a defenseman in NHL history and the second most by a Sweden-born defenseman, trailing Nicklas Lidstrom (1,142 points; 264 goals, 878 assists in 1,564 games).

During the Pittsburgh Penguins’ untamed 6-5 overtime home win against the Detroit Red Wings, defenseman Erik Karlsson was on the ice for a lot of goals. By both teams. To be specific, the Penguins scored two go-ahead goals during regulation with Karlsson directly involved.

Let’s do an individual breakdown of the season. These grades are all over the place because the Penguins were all over the place. Your annual reminder: Grades are based on performance and expectations.

When the Pittsburgh Penguins took on the Tampa Bay Lightning in a late-season battle, they finished their contest down an official. In the second period, Lightning defender Haydn Fleury collided with referee Steve Kozari at center ice.