John Carlson
#74
Defenseman
Washington Capitals
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Washington Capitals
Player Information
John Carlson has 31 points (9 goals, 22 assists) in 39 games for the Washington Capitals this season.
Selected in the 1st round (No. 27) of the 2008 NHL Draft by the Washington Capitals, he has 756 points (165 goals, 591 assists) in 1127 regular-season games for the Washington Capitals.
He also has 78 points (21 goals, 57 assists) in 137 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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USAAge: 36 yrs (10.01.1990) Height / Weight: 191 cm / 100 kg Shoots: R Drafted: 27th in 2008 Draft Team: Washington Capitals
Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE
The 36-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Capitals controlling 53% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When John Carlson is off the ice, the Capitals control 52% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.
He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 31% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 37% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 9th of 282 DefensemenDefense:Def: 117th of 282 Defensemen -
Metric Current Season Games 1 - 8269.00QoC -0.14 - 0.110.08IceTimePerGame 15 - 2524.50Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.05 - 0.670.53PrimaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.11.38SecondaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.10.71xGoals/60 0.09 - 0.380.40OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 1.8 - 53.90OnIce_GoalsFor/60 1.4 - 5.54.29PP_xGoals/60 0.5 - 1.50.54PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3 - 106.14Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 4.52.90OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2 - 4.53.09Penalties/60 0.5 - 1.50.46ShotsBlocked/60 2 - 63.87Takeaways/60 0.5 - 21.49DZoneGiveaways/60 1 - 42.17DZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.26PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 5 - 124.80PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 4 - 125.53
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
| Actual AAV: | $8.000M |
| Player Contract Value: | $8.400M |
| Remaining: | 1 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2026 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 37.5 yrs (10.01.1990) |
Recent Games
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29.12.2025 |
Panthers
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:43 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 31.12.2025 |
Rangers
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:55 | 0 | 0 | |
| 01.01.2026 |
Senators
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:15 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 03.01.2026 |
Blackhawks
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:52 | 5 | 0.0% | 0 |
| 05.01.2026 |
Ducks
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19:40 | 2 | 50.0% | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10.0% | 2 | ||
Regular Season
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 |
Capitals
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22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15:15 | 21 | 4.8% | 8 |
| 2010-11 |
Capitals
|
82 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 21 | 22:38 | 144 | 4.9% | 44 |
| 2011-12 |
Capitals
|
82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | -15 | 21:52 | 152 | 5.9% | 22 |
| 2012-13 |
Capitals
|
48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 23:01 | 97 | 6.2% | 18 |
| 2013-14 |
Capitals
|
82 | 10 | 27 | 37 | -3 | 24:31 | 208 | 4.8% | 22 |
| 2014-15 |
Capitals
|
82 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 11 | 23:04 | 193 | 6.2% | 28 |
| 2015-16 |
Capitals
|
56 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 23:41 | 124 | 6.5% | 14 |
| 2016-17 |
Capitals
|
72 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 7 | 22:43 | 180 | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2017-18 |
Capitals
|
82 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 0 | 24:46 | 237 | 6.3% | 32 |
| 2018-19 |
Capitals
|
80 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 21 | 25:04 | 185 | 7.0% | 34 |
| 2019-20 |
Capitals
|
69 | 15 | 60 | 75 | 12 | 24:37 | 189 | 7.9% | 26 |
| 2020-21 |
Capitals
|
52 | 10 | 34 | 44 | -5 | 23:46 | 128 | 7.8% | 12 |
| 2021-22 |
Capitals
|
78 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 13 | 23:49 | 195 | 8.7% | 20 |
| 2022-23 |
Capitals
|
40 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -7 | 23:22 | 124 | 7.3% | 12 |
| 2023-24 |
Capitals
|
82 | 10 | 42 | 52 | -7 | 25:53 | 176 | 5.7% | 40 |
| 2024-25 |
Capitals
|
79 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 17 | 23:34 | 167 | 3.0% | 22 |
| 2025-26 |
Capitals
|
39 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 10 | 22:34 | 80 | 11.2% | 14 |
| Season Projection | 78 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 20 | 22:33 | 160 | 11.2% | 28 | |
| Total | 1127 | 165 | 591 | 756 | 113 | 2600 | 6.3% | 378 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 |
Capitals
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7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 20:13 | 14 | 7.1% | 0 |
| 2010-11 |
Capitals
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9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 24:23 | 23 | 8.7% | 4 |
| 2011-12 |
Capitals
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14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 24:01 | 27 | 7.4% | 8 |
| 2012-13 |
Capitals
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7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 22:28 | 21 | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2014-15 |
Capitals
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14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 23:56 | 41 | 2.4% | 4 |
| 2015-16 |
Capitals
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12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 26:53 | 49 | 10.2% | 4 |
| 2016-17 |
Capitals
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13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 22:23 | 38 | 5.3% | 4 |
| 2017-18 |
Capitals
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24 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 25:37 | 80 | 6.2% | 8 |
| 2018-19 |
Capitals
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7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 26:13 | 23 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2019-20 |
Capitals
|
5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -11 | 24:49 | 11 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020-21 |
Capitals
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 25:55 | 8 | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2021-22 |
Capitals
|
6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 24:36 | 12 | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2023-24 |
Capitals
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 29:11 | 14 | 7.1% | 2 |
| 2024-25 |
Capitals
|
10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 24:15 | 13 | 7.7% | 2 |
| Total | 137 | 21 | 57 | 78 | -4 | 374 | 5.6% | 56 | ||
Player MatchPowered by CORE
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | |
D | 36 yrs | 191 cm / 100 kg | 0.79 | 0.67 | 89 | 78 | $8.000M | |
| 85% | Rasmus Dahlin |  |
D | 25.7 yrs | 191 cm / 92 kg | 0.78 | 0.71 | 88 | 76 | $11.000M |
| 82% | Evan Bouchard |  |
D | 26.2 yrs | 191 cm / 86 kg | 0.90 | 0.71 | 93 | 79 | $10.500M |
| 80% | Jake Sanderson | |
D | 23.5 yrs | 188 cm / 91 kg | 0.73 | 0.57 | 85 | 86 | $8.050M |
| 79% | Miro Heiskanen |  |
D | 26.5 yrs | 188 cm / 89 kg | 0.86 | 0.62 | 87 | 86 | $8.450M |