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John Carlson
Defenseman #74 Capitals
Player Information

John Carlson has 34 points (9 goals, 25 assists) in 41 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 759 points (165 goals, 594 assists) in 1129 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 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)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

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 51% 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.

  • 80

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 9th of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 136th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.52
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    22.62
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.58
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.78
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.84
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.46
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.92
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    4.27
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.53
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.67
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.69
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.52
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    3.82
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.75
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    2.78
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.37
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    8.44
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $8.000M
Player Contract Value: $7.500M
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
01.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 23:15 2 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 0 23:52 5 0.0% 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 1 1 2 3 19:40 2 50.0% 2
07.01.2026 Team Logo Stars 1 0 1 1 -2 27:37 0 0
09.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 2 2 3 19:43 0 0
Total 5 1 4 5 3 9 11.1% 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 41 9 25 34 11 22:37 80 11.2% 14
Season Projection 78 17 48 65 21 22:36 152 11.2% 27
Total 1129 165 594 759 114 2600 6.3% 378
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 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 Team Logo D 36 yrs 191 cm / 99 kg 0.83 0.67 86 77 $8.000M
85% Rasmus Dahlin Team Logo D 25.7 yrs 191 cm / 93 kg 0.74 0.71 85 78 $11.000M
82% Evan Bouchard Team Logo D 26.2 yrs 191 cm / 87 kg 0.96 0.72 90 79 $10.500M
81% Miro Heiskanen Team Logo D 26.5 yrs 188 cm / 89 kg 0.80 0.61 83 85 $8.450M
78% Jake Sanderson Team Logo D 23.5 yrs 188 cm / 91 kg 0.75 0.57 79 85 $8.050M
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