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JOHN CARLSON

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Status On roster

Ht/Wt 6’3’’, 220 lbs

Shoots R

Experience 14 years

Debut Nov 20, 2009

Born Jan 10, 1990 (35 yrs) Natick, Massachusetts

Drafted Drafted by Washington in 2008 (1/27).

Drafted from Indiana (USHL)

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John Carlson

Leader

STAT RANK

6 12

Goals Jakob Chychrun

11 1

18 28

Assists Cale Makar

12 1

24 38

Points Cale Makar

10 1

6 26

Goals Nathan MacKinnon

173 1

18 34

Assists Connor McDavid

42 1

24 55

Points Nathan MacKinnon

80 1

0.86 1.72

Points per game Nathan MacKinnon

70 1

18 42

Even-strength points Nathan MacKinnon

64 1

6 17

Goals Tom Wilson

6 1

18 18

Assists John Carlson

1 1

24 32

Points Tom Wilson

4 1

6 8

Power play points Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson

3 1

0.86 1.00

Points per game Tom Wilson

3 1

6 18

Multi-points games Nathan MacKinnon

65 1

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2025-26 Season Stats

	GP Games Played	G Goals	A Assists	Pts Points	+/- Plus Minus	PIM Penalty Minutes	PPG Power Play Goals	SHG Shorthanded Goals	GWG Game Winning Goals	TOI/GP Time On Ice Per Game	S Shots	PtsPG Points Per Games Played
YTD	28	6	18	24	7	10	0	0	0	22:41	62	0.9

Game Log

Date	A Assists	Pts Points	+/- Plus Minus	PIM Penalty Minutes	PPPTS	S Shots	TOI/GP Time On Ice Per Game	Status
2025-12-13	1	1	-2	4	1	2	19:55	-
2025-12-11	0	0	-1	0	0	1	20:47	-
2025-12-07	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	Upper body
2025-12-05	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	Upper body
2025-12-03	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	Upper body

Transactions & Injuries

Date	Description
2025-12-11	Missed 3 games (Upper body injury).
2025-12-03	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2025-11-17	Missed 1 game (Upper body injury).
2025-11-15	Upper body injury, day-to-day.
2023-03-23	Missed 36 games (skull fracture).

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
NHL	Stanley Cup Stanley Cup	2017-18 (Washington)
NHL	First All-Star Team First All-Star Team	2019-20
NHL	Second All-Star Team Second All-Star Team	2018-19, 2008-09
NHL	All-Rookie Team All-Rookie Team	2010-11, 2009-10
WJC-A	Media - All-Star Team Media - All-Star Team	2009-10

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Rotowire Sun, Dec 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Carlson posted a power-play assist, two shots on goal, two hits, four PIM and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Jets.

Rotowire Thu, Dec 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM

Carlson (upper body) is set to play against Carolina on Thursday.

Scouting Report

Few defensemen are better at putting points on the score sheet. He is excellent at moving the puck and finding the open man in good scoring position, and also has the kind of shot that opposing defenses have to respect. Is not a real physical presence despite his size, but has improved his defensive play in recent years--enabling him to continue to play major minutes.

Long Range Potential: Elite offensive defenseman.