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JOHN CARLSON
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Upper body injury, day-to-day
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Status Upper body injury, day-to-day
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)
VS.
John Carlson
Leader
STAT RANK
6 10
Goals Jakob Chychrun
5 1
17 24
Assists Cale Makar
8 1
23 33
Points Cale Makar
8 1
6 22
Goals Nathan MacKinnon
132 1
17 26
Assists Macklin Celebrini, Connor McDavid
31 1
23 46
Points Nathan MacKinnon
59 1
10 32
Plus/minus Nathan MacKinnon
34 1
18 35
Even-strength points Nathan MacKinnon
40 1
6 16
Goals Tom Wilson
6 1
17 17
Assists John Carlson
1 1
23 30
Points Tom Wilson
4 1
5 8
Power play points Tom Wilson
4 1
0.88 1.07
Points per game Tom Wilson
3 1
38 63
Blocked Shots Matt Roy
4 1
18 22
Even-strength points Alex Ovechkin, Tom Wilson
4 1
6 14
Multi-points games Nathan MacKinnon
51 1
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 26 6 17 23 10 6 0 0 0 22:52 59 0.9
Game Log
Date Team Opp G
Goals
 A
Assists
 Pts
Points
 +/-
Plus Minus
 PIM
Penalty Minutes
 PPG
Power Play Goals
 PPPTS SHG
Shorthanded Goals
 GWG
Game Winning Goals
 S
Shots
 TOI/GP
Time On Ice Per Game
 Status
2025-12-03 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - Upper body
2025-12-02 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:27 -
2025-11-30 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 20:46 -
2025-11-28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:45 -
2025-11-26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 24:44 -
Transactions & Injuries
Date Description
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).
2022-12-27 Skull fracture, injured reserve.
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
News
Rotowire Thu, Nov 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM

Carlson scored a goal on four shots in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Jets.

Rotowire Tue, Nov 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM

Carlson scored a goal on a team-high five shots on net while adding an assist and a plus-3 rating in Monday's 5-1 win over the Blue Jackets.

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.

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