Capitals to receive Ducks’ 2026 first-round pick from John Carlson trade after Anaheim makes playoffs
The Washington Capitals officially have two first-round picks in the 2026 NHL Draft after Monday night. To go along with their own…
71
GAMES PLAYED
14
GOALS
46
ASSISTS
60
POINTS
23.2
AVG TOI
Player Rating
92
Percentile among defenders
Goal %
56%
79th percentile among
defenders
Expected Goal %
53%
77th percentile among
defenders
Shot Attempt %
54%
90th percentile among
defenders
John Carlson: Career stats
| Season | Team | Age | GP | Goals G | Assists A | Points P | ATOI | Shots | Sh% | GF% | SA% | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 10 | WSH | 19 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15.2 | 21 | 4.8 | 64.5 | 53.9 | 58.5 |
| 2010-11 11 | WSH | 20 | 82 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 22.6 | 144 | 4.9 | 57.0 | 52.5 | 50.1 |
| 2011-12 12 | WSH | 21 | 82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 21.9 | 152 | 5.9 | 45.4 | 47.8 | 49.1 |
| 2012-13 13 | WSH | 22 | 48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 23.0 | 97 | 6.2 | 58.2 | 49.1 | 49.2 |
| 2013-14 14 | WSH | 23 | 82 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 24.5 | 208 | 4.8 | 48.0 | 46.9 | 48.4 |
| 2014-15 15 | WSH | 24 | 82 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 23.1 | 193 | 6.2 | 52.1 | 51.3 | 53.5 |
| 2015-16 16 | WSH | 25 | 56 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 23.7 | 124 | 6.5 | 58.6 | 50.5 | 51.0 |
| 2016-17 17 | WSH | 26 | 72 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 22.7 | 180 | 5.0 | 56.2 | 49.5 | 48.3 |
| 2017-18 18 | WSH | 27 | 82 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 24.8 | 237 | 6.3 | 52.8 | 49.1 | 47.3 |
| 2018-19 19 | WSH | 28 | 80 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 25.1 | 185 | 7.0 | 59.5 | 51.1 | 48.2 |
| 2019-20 20 | WSH | 29 | 69 | 15 | 60 | 75 | 24.6 | 189 | 7.9 | 51.6 | 51.3 | 49.3 |
| 2020-21 21 | WSH | 30 | 52 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 23.8 | 128 | 7.8 | 52.9 | 50.8 | 51.7 |
| 2021-22 22 | WSH | 31 | 78 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 23.8 | 195 | 8.7 | 51.8 | 50.7 | 48.8 |
| 2022-23 23 | WSH | 32 | 40 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 23.4 | 124 | 7.3 | 48.5 | 51.0 | 52.6 |
| 2023-24 24 | WSH | 33 | 82 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 25.9 | 176 | 5.7 | 45.1 | 47.5 | 49.1 |
| 2024-25 25 | WSH | 34 | 79 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 23.6 | 167 | 3.0 | 55.1 | 53.8 | 54.4 |
| 2025-26 26 | WSH, ANA | 35 | 71 | 14 | 46 | 60 | 23.2 | 153 | 9.2 | 56.0 | 54.5 | 53.3 |
| Career | — | 1159 | 170 | 615 | 785 | 23.6 | 2673 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
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John Carlson: Player rating per season
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