John Carlson
John Carlson
Born: January 10, 1990
Natick, MA USA
Position: D
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 208
Shoot/Catch: Right
Career: 2009-2025
Minor league statistics
John Carlson scored 170 goals and recorded 615 assists in his 1159-game career with the Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks. He began playing during the 2009 season and last took the ice during the 2025 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4.8 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 144 | 4.9 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 22 | -15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 5.9 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 6.2 |
| 2013-14 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 22 | -3 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 4.8 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 193 | 6.2 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 56 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 124 | 6.5 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 72 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5.0 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 237 | 6.3 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 80 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 7.0 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 69 | 15 | 60 | 75 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 189 | 7.9 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 52 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 12 | -5 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 7.8 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 78 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 8.7 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 40 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 12 | -7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 7.3 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 82 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 40 | -7 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 176 | 5.7 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 79 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 3.0 |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 6 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 10.5 |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 55 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 8.7 |
| Totals | 1159 | 170 | 615 | 785 | 396 | 112 | 49 | 229 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 0 | 2673 | 6.4 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| 2010-11 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8.7 |
| 2011-12 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 7.4 |
| 2012-13 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0.0 |
| 2014-15 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2.4 |
| 2015-16 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | -2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 10.2 |
| 2016-17 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5.3 |
| 2017-18 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 24 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6.3 |
| 2018-19 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 |
| 2019-20 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Washington Capitals | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7.7 |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Anaheim Ducks | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 149 | 21 | 63 | 84 | 60 | -9 | 13 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 399 | 5.3 |
Awards
2010 - NHL All-Rookie
2018 - NHL Second Team All-Star
2019 - NHL First Team All-Star
