John Carlson

D · #74 · Tampa Bay Lightning

John Carlson is a defenceman for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Born January 10, 1990 in Natick, Massachusetts, the United States, he stands 6'3", weighs 225 lbs and shoots right. He was drafted in 2008 (round 1, 27th overall) by the Washington Capitals. In 1,175 NHL regular-season games he has 175 goals and 620 assists for 795 points. This season: 5 goals and 5 assists in 16 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

1,175

Goals

175

Assists

620

Points

795

NHL playoff career

Games

149

Goals

21

Assists

63

Points

84

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.15

Assists / game

0.53

Points / game

0.68

Shots / game

2.31

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

17

2021–22 · Washington Capitals

Assists

60

2019–20 · Washington Capitals

Points

75

2019–20 · Washington Capitals

Shots

237

2017–18 · Washington Capitals

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Tampa Bay LightningNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Anaheim DucksNHL
   • Washington CapitalsNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

4. 2023–24

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

5. 2022–23

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

6. 2021–22

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

7. 2020–21

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

8. 2019–20

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

9. 2018–19

   • Washington CapitalsNHL

10. 2017–18

    • Washington CapitalsNHL

11. 2016–17

    • Washington CapitalsNHL
    • USAWCup

12. 2015–16

    • Washington CapitalsNHL

13. 2014–15

    • Washington CapitalsNHL

14. 2013–14

    • Washington CapitalsNHL
    • USAOlympics

15. 2012–13

    • Washington CapitalsNHL

16. 2011–12

    • Washington CapitalsNHL

17. 2010–11

    • Washington CapitalsNHL

18. 2009–10

    • HersheyAHL
    • Washington CapitalsNHL
    • USAWJC-A

19. 2008–09

    • HersheyAHL
    • LondonOHL

20. 2007–08

    • IndianaUSHL

21. 2006–07

    • N.J. RocketsAtJHL
    • IndianaUSHL

22. 2005–06

    • N.J. RocketsAtJHL

23. 2004–05

    • New Jersey Rockets 14U AAAAYHL 14U

24. 2003–04

    • New Jersey Rockets 13U AAAAYHL 13U

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regular	16	5	5	10	2	1	38	1	3	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 19:19 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 16 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 1 Points 10 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.1316 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 38
2025–26	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Regular	16	4	10	14	6	-2	38	2	5	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 10 Avg Toi 24:11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 16 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -2 Points 14 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1053 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 38
2025–26	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	55	10	36	46	26	11	115	0	9	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 36 Avg Toi 22:52 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 55 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus 11 Points 46 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.087 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 115
2025–26	NHL	Anaheim Ducks	Playoffs	12	0	6	6	4	-5	25	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 24:03 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 12 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -5 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 25
2024–25	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	79	5	46	51	22	17	167	1	14	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 46 Avg Toi 23:34 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 79 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus 17 Points 51 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.0299 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 167
2024–25	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	2	3	13	1	2	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 24:15 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 10 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0769 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 13
2023–24	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	82	10	42	52	40	-7	176	6	21	0	0	5	0	All stats Assists 42 Avg Toi 25:54 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 82 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 40 Plus Minus -7 Points 52 Power Play Goals 6 Power Play Points 21 Shooting Pctg 0.0568 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 176
2023–24	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	2	-1	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 29:12 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
2022–23	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	40	9	20	29	12	-7	124	3	12	1	1	0	0	All stats Assists 20 Avg Toi 23:23 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 40 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -7 Points 29 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.0726 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 124
2021–22	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	78	17	54	71	20	13	195	7	25	0	3	2	0	All stats Assists 54 Avg Toi 23:49 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 78 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 20 Plus Minus 13 Points 71 Power Play Goals 7 Power Play Points 25 Shooting Pctg 0.087 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 3 Shots 195
2021–22	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	2	-5	12	0	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 24:36 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0.083 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 12
2020–21	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	52	10	34	44	12	-5	128	3	15	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 34 Avg Toi 23:47 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 52 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus -5 Points 44 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 15 Shooting Pctg 0.078 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 128
2020–21	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	6	-2	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 25:55 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -2 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
2019–20	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	69	15	60	75	26	12	189	2	26	0	0	6	0	All stats Assists 60 Avg Toi 24:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 6 Games Played 69 Goals 15 Ot Goals 0 Pim 26 Plus Minus 12 Points 75 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 26 Shooting Pctg 0.079 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 189
2019–20	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	5	0	6	6	2	-11	11	0	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 6 Avg Toi 24:50 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus -11 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 11
2018–19	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	80	13	57	70	34	21	185	3	33	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 57 Avg Toi 25:04 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 80 Goals 13 Ot Goals 0 Pim 34 Plus Minus 21 Points 70 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 33 Shooting Pctg 0.0703 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 185
2018–19	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	7	0	5	5	6	0	23	0	4	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 26:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus 0 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 4 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
2017–18	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	82	15	53	68	32	0	237	4	32	0	0	4	1	All stats Assists 53 Avg Toi 24:47 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 82 Goals 15 Ot Goals 1 Pim 32 Plus Minus 0 Points 68 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 32 Shooting Pctg 0.0633 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 237
2017–18	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	24	5	15	20	8	11	80	4	12	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 15 Avg Toi 25:38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 24 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 11 Points 20 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 12 Shooting Pctg 0.0625 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 80
2016–17	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	72	9	28	37	10	7	180	3	16	0	1	3	0	All stats Assists 28 Avg Toi 22:43 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 72 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 10 Plus Minus 7 Points 37 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.05 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 180
2016–17	WCup	USA	Regular	2	0	0	0	0	-3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -3 Points 0
2016–17	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	13	2	2	4	4	1	38	2	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 22:24 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 13 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 4 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0526 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 38
2015–16	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	56	8	31	39	14	16	124	2	14	0	1	4	1	All stats Assists 31 Avg Toi 23:42 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 56 Goals 8 Ot Goals 1 Pim 14 Plus Minus 16 Points 39 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 14 Shooting Pctg 0.0645 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 124
2015–16	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	12	5	7	12	4	-2	49	4	8	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 7 Avg Toi 26:54 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 12 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -2 Points 12 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 8 Shooting Pctg 0.102 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 49
2014–15	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	82	12	43	55	28	11	193	3	16	1	1	3	0	All stats Assists 43 Avg Toi 23:04 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 82 Goals 12 Ot Goals 0 Pim 28 Plus Minus 11 Points 55 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 16 Shooting Pctg 0.0622 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 193
2014–15	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	14	1	5	6	4	3	41	1	3	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 23:57 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 3 Points 6 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 3 Shooting Pctg 0.0244 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 41
2013–14	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	82	10	27	37	22	-3	208	5	22	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 27 Avg Toi 24:31 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 82 Goals 10 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus -3 Points 37 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 22 Shooting Pctg 0.0481 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 208
2013–14	Olympics	USA	Regular	6	1	1	2	0	1	5	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 2 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 5
2012–13	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	48	6	16	22	18	11	97	0	5	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 16 Avg Toi 23:01 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 48 Goals 6 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus 11 Points 22 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.0619 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 97
2012–13	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	4	-4	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 22:29 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -4 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 21
2011–12	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	82	9	23	32	22	-15	152	4	7	0	1	0	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 21:52 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 82 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 22 Plus Minus -15 Points 32 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.0592 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 1 Shots 152
2011–12	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	14	2	3	5	8	-1	27	1	2	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 24:02 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 14 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus -1 Points 5 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.0741 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 27
2010–11	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	82	7	30	37	44	21	144	1	6	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 30 Avg Toi 22:39 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 82 Goals 7 Ot Goals 0 Pim 44 Plus Minus 21 Points 37 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 6 Shooting Pctg 0.0486 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 144
2010–11	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	9	2	1	3	4	-2	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 1 Avg Toi 24:24 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 9 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus -2 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.087 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 23
2009–10	AHL	Hershey	Regular	48	4	35	39	26	37	—	1	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 35 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 48 Goals 4 Pim 26 Plus Minus 37 Points 39 Power Play Goals 1 Shorthanded Goals 0
2009–10	NHL	Washington Capitals	Regular	22	1	5	6	8	11	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 5 Avg Toi 15:15 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 22 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 8 Plus Minus 11 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0476 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 21
2009–10	WJC-A	USA	Regular	7	4	3	7	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 3 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 7 Goals 4 Pim 2 Points 7
2009–10	AHL	Hershey	Playoffs	13	2	4	6	8	7	—	2	—	0	—	2	—	All stats Assists 4 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 13 Goals 2 Pim 8 Plus Minus 7 Points 6 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 0
2009–10	NHL	Washington Capitals	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	0	6	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 20:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 7 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 6 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
2008–09	OHL	London	Regular	59	16	60	76	65	23	—	9	—	1	—	—	—	All stats Assists 60 Games Played 59 Goals 16 Pim 65 Plus Minus 23 Points 76 Power Play Goals 9 Shorthanded Goals 1
2008–09	AHL	Hershey	Playoffs	16	2	1	3	0	3	—	0	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 1 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 16 Goals 2 Pim 0 Plus Minus 3 Points 3 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2008–09	OHL	London	Playoffs	14	7	15	22	16	11	—	2	—	0	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 14 Goals 7 Pim 16 Plus Minus 11 Points 22 Power Play Goals 2 Shorthanded Goals 0
2007–08	USHL	Indiana	Regular	59	12	31	43	72	11	—	7	—	1	—	2	—	All stats Assists 31 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 59 Goals 12 Pim 72 Plus Minus 11 Points 43 Power Play Goals 7 Shorthanded Goals 1
2007–08	USHL	Indiana	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0	2	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 2 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2006–07	AtJHL	N.J. Rockets	Regular	44	12	38	50	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 38 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 44 Goals 12 Pim 96 Points 50
2006–07	USHL	Indiana	Regular	2	0	0	0	6	-2	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 2 Goals 0 Pim 6 Plus Minus -2 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Shorthanded Goals 0
2005–06	AtJHL	N.J. Rockets	Regular	38	2	10	12	42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 10 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0 Games Played 38 Goals 2 Pim 42 Points 12
2004–05	AYHL 14U	New Jersey Rockets 14U AAA	Regular	25	15	18	33	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 25 Goals 15 Pim 32 Points 33
2003–04	AYHL 13U	New Jersey Rockets 13U AAA	Regular	25	20	15	35	50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 25 Goals 20 Pim 50 Points 35

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15 imported games.

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