John Carlson

Tampa Bay Lightning·D·#74·USA·Age 36·Shoots R

6'3"225 lbsNatick, MADrafted 27th Overall, 2008 (WSH)

No stats available for this season.

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Natick, MA, USA · Draft: 2008 · Round 1, pick 27 (#27 overall) · WSH · 19 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP: 1172
G: 175
A: 618
PTS: 793
+/-: 113

Playoffs

GP: 149
G: 21
A: 63
PTS: 84
+/-: -9

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI
2026-10-31	@ NSH	1	1	2	2	5	19:11
2026-10-29	vs WPG	1	0	1	2	3	13:12
2026-10-24	@ UTA	0	0	0	-1	0	21:41
2026-10-23	@ COL	0	0	0	-2	1	18:15
2026-10-20	@ VGK	1	0	1	3	4	17:46

Awards

Stanley Cup · 2017-18

Game Log

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	TOI	RES
Nov 6	CHI	0	0	0	-1	0	20:47	W
Nov 4	DET	0	0	0	0	1	16:29	W
Oct 31	@ NSH	1	1	2	2	5	19:11	L
Oct 29	WPG	1	0	1	2	3	13:12	W
Oct 25	@ UTA	0	0	0	-1	0	21:41	L
Oct 24	@ COL	0	0	0	-2	1	18:15	L
Oct 21	@ VGK	1	0	1	3	4	17:46	W
Oct 17	VAN	0	0	0	0	4	18:23	W
Oct 15	SEA	0	0	0	-1	1	21:35	W
Oct 13	@ NYR	0	0	0	-1	3	19:56	L
Oct 10	@ NYI	0	0	0	-1	1	20:43	W
Oct 8	MIN	2	0	2	0	9	16:48	W
Oct 5	PHI	0	1	1	1	1	17:51	W
Oct 3	WSH	0	1	1	1	0	20:35	W
Oct 1	@ NYR	0	0	0	-2	4	23:41	L
Sep 24	FLA	0	0	0	-1	4	23:51	L
Sep 20	NSH	0	1	1	1	2	21:56	W
May 15	VGK	0	0	0	-1	3	23:02	L
May 13	@ VGK	0	0	0	0	3	26:16	L
May 11	VGK	0	0	0	0	1	21:39	W
May 9	VGK	0	0	0	-4	3	21:02	L
May 7	@ VGK	0	0	0	1	2	24:53	W
May 5	@ VGK	0	1	1	0	2	24:43	L
May 1	EDM	0	1	1	-1	2	24:29	W
Apr 29	@ EDM	0	0	0	0	4	25:34	L
Apr 27	EDM	0	2	2	0	2	25:46	W
Apr 25	EDM	0	1	1	1	3	23:05	W
Apr 23	@ EDM	0	0	0	0	0	24:00	W
Apr 21	@ EDM	0	1	1	-1	0	24:02	L
Apr 17	@ NSH	0	2	2	1	0	20:24	W
Apr 15	@ MIN	0	0	0	-1	1	21:43	L
Apr 13	VAN	0	0	0	0	2	26:31	L
Apr 10	SJS	3	0	3	2	3	20:16	W
Apr 8	NSH	0	0	0	-3	0	25:04	L
Apr 5	CGY	0	0	0	0	6	23:52	L
Apr 4	STL	0	0	0	-3	3	21:57	L
Apr 2	@ SJS	0	0	0	-1	2	26:13	L
Mar 31	TOR	1	0	1	1	4	26:47	L
Mar 28	@ EDM	0	2	2	-1	4	28:07	L
Mar 27	@ CGY	0	2	2	0	3	26:55	W
Mar 25	@ VAN	0	3	3	2	2	24:01	W
Mar 23	BUF	0	0	0	-1	2	25:03	W
Mar 21	@ UTA	0	1	1	1	2	24:19	W
Mar 19	PHI	0	0	0	0	3	22:44	L
Mar 15	@ MTL	0	0	0	1	1	22:59	W
Feb 6	NSH	0	1	1	0	1	7:03	W
Feb 4	@ PHI	0	0	0	-2	5	25:09	L
Feb 3	NYI	1	0	1	2	1	21:36	W
Jan 31	CAR	0	1	1	2	2	27:57	W
Jan 30	@ DET	0	0	0	-1	3	27:25	W
Jan 28	@ SEA	0	0	0	-1	1	22:49	L
Jan 25	@ EDM	0	2	2	-1	0	25:53	L
Jan 24	@ CGY	0	1	1	1	2	20:28	W
Jan 22	@ VAN	0	2	2	0	4	26:45	L
Jan 19	@ COL	0	0	0	-1	0	22:59	L
Jan 18	FLA	0	2	2	1	3	21:56	L
Jan 16	SJS	0	1	1	0	2	25:45	L
Jan 14	MTL	0	0	0	0	7	27:46	W
Jan 12	@ NSH	0	1	1	0	4	26:43	L
Jan 10	@ CHI	0	2	2	3	0	19:43	W
Jan 8	DAL	0	1	1	-2	0	27:37	L
Jan 6	ANA	1	1	2	3	2	19:40	W
Jan 4	CHI	0	0	0	0	5	23:53	L
Jan 1	@ OTT	0	0	0	-1	2	23:15	L
Dec 31	NYR	0	0	0	1	0	22:55	W
Dec 30	@ FLA	0	0	0	-1	1	22:43	L
Dec 28	@ NJD	0	0	0	0	0	20:05	W
Dec 24	NYR	1	0	1	-1	4	22:18	L
Dec 21	@ DET	0	1	1	2	0	24:40	L
Dec 20	DET	0	0	0	-1	1	21:14	L
Dec 19	TOR	1	2	3	3	2	21:52	W
Dec 17	@ MIN	0	0	0	-2	1	22:10	L
Dec 14	@ WPG	0	1	1	-2	2	19:55	L
Dec 12	CAR	0	0	0	-1	1	20:47	L
Dec 3	@ LAK	0	1	1	1	1	18:27	W
Nov 30	@ NYI	0	0	0	1	1	20:46	W
Nov 28	TOR	0	0	0	0	3	20:45	W
Nov 27	WPG	1	0	1	0	4	24:44	W
Nov 25	CBJ	1	1	2	3	5	19:41	W
Nov 23	TBL	0	0	0	-1	3	25:20	L
Nov 21	@ MTL	0	2	2	2	0	23:56	W
Nov 20	EDM	0	3	3	4	3	20:31	W

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

League leaders →

Physical

Hits11#377 of 654
Hits per game0.73#416 of 654
Hits per 602.30#446 of 654
Blocked shots15#158 of 654
Takeaways1#484 of 654
Giveaways13#354 of 654

Shooting & expected goals

Expected goals (individual)2.66#170 of 654
Expected goals per 600.56#248 of 654
Goals above expected+2.35#42 of 654
xG per shot (shot quality)0.055#421 of 654
High-danger shots6#293 of 654

Possession (on ice)

Corsi (shot attempt share)56.0%#76 of 654
Corsi relative to team+2.1%#210 of 654
Fenwick (unblocked share)55.9%#94 of 654
PDO at 5v51.009#247 of 654
Offensive zone starts64.8%#62 of 654
Time on ice per game19:08#169 of 654

Ranks among 654 skaters with 5+ GP.

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

No faceoffs taken this season.

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Career Arc

19 Seasons

PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TOI/GP	PPG	PPA
2026-27	TBL	13	5	3	8	+1	2	36	13.9	19:12	1	0
2025-26	WSH	55	10	36	46	+11	26	115	8.7	22:52	0	9
2025-26	ANA	16	4	10	14	-2	6	38	10.5	24:11	2	3
2024-25	WSH	79	5	46	51	+17	22	167	3.0	23:34	1	13
2023-24	WSH	82	10	42	52	-7	40	176	5.7	25:54	6	15
2022-23	WSH	40	9	20	29	-7	12	124	7.3	23:23	3	9
2021-22	WSH	78	17	54	71	+13	20	195	8.7	23:49	7	18
2020-21	WSH	52	10	34	44	-5	12	128	7.8	23:47	3	12
2019-20	WSH	69	15	60	75	+12	26	189	7.9	24:38	2	24
2018-19	WSH	80	13	57	70	+21	34	185	7.0	25:04	3	30
2017-18	WSH	82	15	53	68	0	32	237	6.3	24:47	4	28
2016-17	WSH	72	9	28	37	+7	10	180	5.0	22:43	3	13
2015-16	WSH	56	8	31	39	+16	14	124	6.5	23:42	2	12
2014-15	WSH	82	12	43	55	+11	28	193	6.2	23:04	3	13
2013-14	WSH	82	10	27	37	-3	22	208	4.8	24:31	5	17
2012-13	WSH	48	6	16	22	+11	18	97	6.2	23:01	0	5
2011-12	WSH	82	9	23	32	-15	22	152	5.9	21:52	4	3
2010-11	WSH	82	7	30	37	+21	44	144	4.9	22:39	1	5
2009-10	WSH	22	1	5	6	+11	8	21	4.8	15:15	0	0

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John Carlson

Contract

Career

Game Log

Trends

Points Per Game Trend

Advanced stats · 2026–27

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Faceoffs · 2026–27

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