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John Carlson
Defenseman #74 Capitals $8.000M
Player Information

John Carlson has 46 points (10 goals, 36 assists) in 55 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 771 points (166 goals, 605 assists) in 1143 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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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 36.1 yrs (10.01.1990)
    Height / Weight: 191 cm / 99 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 27th in 2008
    Draft Team: Team logoWashington Capitals
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
    Injury: Day to Day with Lower Body Injury
Player Evaluation

The 36-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Capitals controlling 52% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When John Carlson is off the ice, the Capitals control 50% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 35% in the defensive zone.

  • 81

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 12th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 117th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.02
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.52
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    23.05
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.46
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.92
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.82
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.45
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.99
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.98
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.43
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.66
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.67
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.71
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.88
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.74
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.60
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.35
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.17
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $8.000M
Player Contract Value: $7.900M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 37.5 yrs (10.01.1990)
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John Carlson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
29.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 -1 27:25 3 0.0% 2
31.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 1 1 2 27:56 2 0.0% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 1 0 1 2 21:36 1 100.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 0 0 -2 25:08 5 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 0 1 1 0 7:02 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 2 3 1 12 8.3% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2009-10 Team Logo Capitals 22 1 5 6 11 15:15 21 4.8% 8
2010-11 Team Logo Capitals 82 7 30 37 21 22:38 144 4.9% 44
2011-12 Team Logo Capitals 82 9 23 32 -15 21:52 152 5.9% 22
2012-13 Team Logo Capitals 48 6 16 22 11 23:01 97 6.2% 18
2013-14 Team Logo Capitals 82 10 27 37 -3 24:31 208 4.8% 22
2014-15 Team Logo Capitals 82 12 43 55 11 23:04 193 6.2% 28
2015-16 Team Logo Capitals 56 8 31 39 16 23:41 124 6.5% 14
2016-17 Team Logo Capitals 72 9 28 37 7 22:43 180 5.0% 10
2017-18 Team Logo Capitals 82 15 53 68 0 24:46 237 6.3% 32
2018-19 Team Logo Capitals 80 13 57 70 21 25:04 185 7.0% 34
2019-20 Team Logo Capitals 69 15 60 75 12 24:37 189 7.9% 26
2020-21 Team Logo Capitals 52 10 34 44 -5 23:46 128 7.8% 12
2021-22 Team Logo Capitals 78 17 54 71 13 23:49 195 8.7% 20
2022-23 Team Logo Capitals 40 9 20 29 -7 23:22 124 7.3% 12
2023-24 Team Logo Capitals 82 10 42 52 -7 25:53 176 5.7% 40
2024-25 Team Logo Capitals 79 5 46 51 17 23:34 167 3.0% 22
2025-26 Team Logo Capitals 55 10 36 46 11 22:52 115 8.7% 26
Season Projection 78 14 51 65 16 22:51 163 8.6% 37
Total 1143 166 605 771 114 2635 6.3% 390
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2009-10 Team Logo Capitals 7 1 3 4 6 20:13 14 7.1% 0
2010-11 Team Logo Capitals 9 2 1 3 -2 24:23 23 8.7% 4
2011-12 Team Logo Capitals 14 2 3 5 -1 24:01 27 7.4% 8
2012-13 Team Logo Capitals 7 0 1 1 -4 22:28 21 0.0% 4
2014-15 Team Logo Capitals 14 1 5 6 3 23:56 41 2.4% 4
2015-16 Team Logo Capitals 12 5 7 12 -2 26:53 49 10.2% 4
2016-17 Team Logo Capitals 13 2 2 4 1 22:23 38 5.3% 4
2017-18 Team Logo Capitals 24 5 15 20 11 25:37 80 6.2% 8
2018-19 Team Logo Capitals 7 0 5 5 0 26:13 23 0.0% 6
2019-20 Team Logo Capitals 5 0 6 6 -11 24:49 11 0.0% 2
2020-21 Team Logo Capitals 5 0 2 2 -2 25:55 8 0.0% 6
2021-22 Team Logo Capitals 6 1 4 5 -5 24:36 12 8.3% 2
2023-24 Team Logo Capitals 4 1 1 2 -1 29:11 14 7.1% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Capitals 10 1 2 3 3 24:15 13 7.7% 2
Total 137 21 57 78 -4 374 5.6% 56
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
John Carlson Team Logo D 36.1 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.84 0.67 85 78 $8.000M
88% Rasmus Dahlin Team Logo D 25.9 yrs 191 cm / 92 kg 0.91 0.73 88 78 $11.000M
83% Roman Josi Team Logo D 35.7 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.87 0.76 87 81 $9.059M
82% Charlie McAvoy Team Logo D 28.2 yrs 185 cm / 95 kg 0.87 0.62 80 80 $9.500M
79% Mikhail Sergachev Team Logo D 27.7 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.67 0.57 75 78 $8.500M
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