Although many experts thought that Erik Karlsson's best years were behind him, the Swedish defenseman is currently proving the opposite this season. The Sharks defenseman reached the 100-point plateau for the first time in his career, surpassing his personal best by 18 points. In a 6-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, Erik Karlsson scored his team's only two goals and notched his 25th goal of the season after already having 75 assists. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/SanJoseSharks/status/1645622978552688642'> </a></blockquote></div> Sharks coach David Quinn was full of praise for his defenseman after the game: <q><i>I've been very lucky to coach some great players, but none greater than him, I'll tell you that.</i></q> The Swede thus became the sixth defenseman in NHL history to reach this important milestone, a feat that had not been accomplished since 1991-92. Erik Karlsson thus joins Paul Coffey, Bobby Orr, Al MacInnis, Brian Leetch and Denis Potvin among the defensemen to have achieved this feat. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1645594551120277505'> </a></blockquote></div> If Paul Coffey's record of 138 points in a season is unattainable, the 2008 first round pick could very well surpass Denis Potvin (101), Brian Leetch (102) and Al MacInnis (103). With two games left in the Sharks season, the defenseman could very well make history! Source: <a href='https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/04/10/sharks-erik-karlsson-reaches-100-points-in-a-season-joining-exclusive-club/' class='link_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The Mercury News</a>