John Carlson
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Birth place: Natick, Massachusetts, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 3" (191 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg)
Birth place: Natick, Massachusetts, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 3" (191 cm) | 216 lb (98 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 19 | 2009 | Hershey Bears | AHL Calder Cup Champion | Hershey Bears defeated Manitoba Moose 4‑2 in a best of seven series. |
 | 19 | 2010 | Team USA | U20 World Championship | Saskatoon and Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| 20 | 2010 | Hershey Bears | AHL Calder Cup Champion | Hershey Bears defeated Texas Stars 4‑2 in a best of seven series. |
| 28 | 2018 | Washington Capitals | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Washington Capitals defeated Vegas Golden Knights 4‑1 in a best of seven series. |
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | | ||||
| NHL Stanley Cup Championships | | ||||
| AHL Calder Cup Championships | | ||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SHOTS | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| May 6, 2025 | CAR @ WSH | (2-1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:26 | 17:49 | 3:07 | 4:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 2.359 | 2.359 | 0.000 | 3.368 | 3.368 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 8, 2025 | CAR @ WSH | (1-3) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:07 | 18:13 | 3:27 | 3:27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | 2.389 | 0.000 | 2.389 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 17.391 | 0.000 | 17.391 | 2 | 50.0% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 10, 2025 | WSH @ CAR | (0-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 23:15 | 17:47 | 3:01 | 2:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 12, 2025 | WSH @ CAR | (2-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 24:08 | 15:01 | 4:59 | 4:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| May 15, 2025 | CAR @ WSH | (3-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:02 | 17:50 | 2:49 | 3:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2006‑07 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2007‑08 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 17 | 59 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 72 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 | |
| 2007‑08 | Team USA U18 |  | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008‑09 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 18 | ||||||||||
| 2008‑09 | London Knights | OHL | 18 | 59 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 65 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2009‑10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 19 | 48 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 2009‑10 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 19 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2009‑10 | Team USA U20 | | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 2010‑11 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 20 | 82 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4.9 |
| 2011‑12 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 21 | 82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 22 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2012‑13 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 22 | 48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2013‑14 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 23 | 82 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 22 | -3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 |
| 2013‑14 | Team USA | | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 24 | 82 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6.2 |
| 2015‑16 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 56 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6.5 |
| 2016‑17 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 26 | 72 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5.0 |
| 2016‑17 | Team USA | | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017‑18 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 27 | 82 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6.3 |
| 2018‑19 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 28 | 80 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 34 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 29 | 69 | 15 | 60 | 75 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7.9 |
| 2020‑21 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 52 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 12 | -5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.8 |
| 2021‑22 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 31 | 78 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 8.7 |
| 2022‑23 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 32 | 40 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 12 | -7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2023‑24 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 33 | 82 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 40 | -7 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5.7 |
| 2024‑25 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 34 | 79 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
| NHL Totals | 1088 | 156 | 569 | 725 | 364 | 103 | 47 | 2 | 32 | 6.2 | |||
| USHL Totals | 61 | 12 | 31 | 43 | 78 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 | ||||
| OHL Totals | 59 | 16 | 60 | 76 | 65 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 48 | 4 | 35 | 39 | 26 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007‑08 | Indiana Ice | USHL | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | |
| 2008‑09 | London Knights | OHL | 18 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008‑09 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 |
| 2009‑10 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 19 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5.9 |
| 2009‑10 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2010‑11 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 |
| 2011‑12 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 21 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2012‑13 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 24 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 |
| 2015‑16 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 25 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10.2 |
| 2016‑17 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| 2017‑18 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 27 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2018‑19 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 28 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 29 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 31 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2023‑24 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 33 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2024‑25 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7.7 |
| NHL Totals | 137 | 21 | 57 | 78 | 56 | -4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 | |||
| AHL Totals | 29 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6.9 | |||
| OHL Totals | 14 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| USHL Totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2007 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team USA - U20 World Championship 2010 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 |
| Team USA - Olympics ‑ Sochi 2014 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Team USA - World Cup 2016 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25.0 | |
| Olympics Totals | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| World Cup Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Team RBK | USHL | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | Western Conference All-Stars | OHL | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 | PlanetUSA All-Stars | AHL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | Team Metropolitan | NHL | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | Team Metropolitan | NHL | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| NHL All-Star Game Totals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | |||
| AHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| OHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| USHL All-Star Game Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |