#74 · Defense

John Carlson

Age: 36
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 225 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Natick, Massachusetts, USA

GP: 6
G: 2
A: 2
P: 4
+/-: -2
SOG: 18

Drafted 2008 · Round 1, #27 overall (WSH)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	4	6
G	2	0	1+1
A	2	2	3-1
P	4	2	4
SOG	18	8	16+2
PPP	1	1	2-1
+/-	-2	0	-2
PIM	2	2	2
TOI/GP	19:56	24:24−4:28	23:46−3:51
SH%	11.1	0.0+11.1	6.3+4.9

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Carlson is shooting 11.1% (2 on 18 shots) against 5.8% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 1.0 expected goals this season (G − xG +1.0).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 54.5; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 58.2; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +1.4; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 0.995; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 1.0; Individual expected goals
G − xG: +1.0; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 64.7; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 14:31; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

34 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Carlson is used

#74 · D · Tampa Bay Lightning

John Carlson

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 19:11; 14:31 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 64.7%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 58.2%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 54.5%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL defensemen

Average shift

Carlson60.6s

NHL average49.1s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Carlson39%

NHL average26%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

J.J. Moser61.6 min together56%shot attempts

Brayden Point49.4 min together57%shot attempts

Nikita Kucherov49.1 min together59%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Tampa Bay Lightning	6	2	2	4	-2	2	1	18	11.1	19:56
2025–26	Washington Capitals	55	10	36	46	+11	26	0	115	8.7	22:52
2025–26	Anaheim Ducks	16	4	10	14	-2	6	2	38	10.5	24:11
2025–26 (P)	Anaheim Ducks	12	0	6	6	-5	4	0	25	0.0	24:03
2024–25	Washington Capitals	79	5	46	51	+17	22	1	167	3.0	23:34
2024–25 (P)	Washington Capitals	10	1	2	3	+3	2	1	13	7.7	24:15
2023–24	Washington Capitals	82	10	42	52	-7	40	6	176	5.7	25:54
2023–24 (P)	Washington Capitals	4	1	1	2	-1	2	0	14	7.1	29:12
2022–23	Washington Capitals	40	9	20	29	-7	12	3	124	7.3	23:23
2021–22	Washington Capitals	78	17	54	71	+13	20	7	195	8.7	23:49
2021–22 (P)	Washington Capitals	6	1	4	5	-5	2	0	12	8.3	24:36
2020–21	Washington Capitals	52	10	34	44	-5	12	3	128	7.8	23:47
2020–21 (P)	Washington Capitals	5	0	2	2	-2	6	0	8	0.0	25:55
2019–20	Washington Capitals	69	15	60	75	+12	26	2	189	7.9	24:38
2019–20 (P)	Washington Capitals	5	0	6	6	-11	2	0	11	0.0	24:50
2018–19	Washington Capitals	80	13	57	70	+21	34	3	185	7.0	25:04
2018–19 (P)	Washington Capitals	7	0	5	5	0	6	0	23	0.0	26:14
2017–18	Washington Capitals	82	15	53	68	0	32	4	237	6.3	24:47
2017–18 (P)	Washington Capitals	24	5	15	20	+11	8	4	80	6.3	25:38
2016–17	Washington Capitals	72	9	28	37	+7	10	3	180	5.0	22:43
2016–17 (P)	Washington Capitals	13	2	2	4	+1	4	2	38	5.3	22:24
2015–16	Washington Capitals	56	8	31	39	+16	14	2	124	6.5	23:42
2015–16 (P)	Washington Capitals	12	5	7	12	-2	4	4	49	10.2	26:54
2014–15	Washington Capitals	82	12	43	55	+11	28	3	193	6.2	23:04
2014–15 (P)	Washington Capitals	14	1	5	6	+3	4	1	41	2.4	23:57
2013–14	Washington Capitals	82	10	27	37	-3	22	5	208	4.8	24:31
2012–13	Washington Capitals	48	6	16	22	+11	18	0	97	6.2	23:01
2012–13 (P)	Washington Capitals	7	0	1	1	-4	4	0	21	0.0	22:29
2011–12	Washington Capitals	82	9	23	32	-15	22	4	152	5.9	21:52
2011–12 (P)	Washington Capitals	14	2	3	5	-1	8	1	27	7.4	24:02
2010–11	Washington Capitals	82	7	30	37	+21	44	1	144	4.9	22:39
2010–11 (P)	Washington Capitals	9	2	1	3	-2	4	0	23	8.7	24:24
2009–10	Washington Capitals	22	1	5	6	+11	8	0	21	4.8	15:15
2009–10 (P)	Washington Capitals	7	1	3	4	+6	0	0	14	7.1	20:14

	Opp							TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@NYR	0	0	0	-1	3	2	19:56
Sat, Oct 10	@NYI	0	0	0	-1	1	0	20:43
Thu, Oct 8	vsMIN	2	0	2	0	9	0	16:48
Mon, Oct 5	vsPHI	0	1	1	+1	1	0	17:51
Sat, Oct 3	vsWSH	0	1	1	+1	0	0	20:35
Thu, Oct 1	@NYR	0	0	0	-2	4	0	23:41

	Team / League										TOI
2016–17	USA · WCup	2	0	0	0	-3	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	USA · Olympics	6	1	1	2	+1	0	0	5	–	–
2009–10	Hershey · AHL	48	4	35	39	+37	26	1	–	–	–
2009–10	USA · WJC-A	7	4	3	7	–	2	–	–	–	–
2009–10 (P)	Hershey · AHL	13	2	4	6	+7	8	2	–	–	–
2008–09	London · OHL	59	16	60	76	+23	65	9	–	–	–
2008–09 (P)	London · OHL	14	7	15	22	+11	16	2	–	–	–
2008–09 (P)	Hershey · AHL	16	2	1	3	+3	0	0	–	–	–
2007–08	Indiana · USHL	59	12	31	43	+11	72	7	–	–	–
2007–08 (P)	Indiana · USHL	4	1	0	1	+2	0	0	–	–	–
2006–07	N.J. Rockets · AtJHL	44	12	38	50	–	96	–	–	–	–
2006–07	Indiana · USHL	2	0	0	0	-2	6	0	–	–	–
2005–06	N.J. Rockets · AtJHL	38	2	10	12	–	42	–	–	–	–
2004–05	New Jersey Rockets 14U AAA · AYHL 14U	25	15	18	33	–	32	–	–	–	–
2003–04	New Jersey Rockets 13U AAA · AYHL 13U	25	20	15	35	–	50	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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