Defence · #74 · TBL

John Carlson

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Shoots: Right
Height: 6′3″
Weight: 225 lb
Born: Jan 10, 1990 (age 36)
Birthplace: Natick, Massachusetts, USA
Draft: 2008, WSH, round 1, 27th overall

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 17; TBL
TOI: 328; 19:18 a game
CF%: 62.5; 404–242
xGF%: 60.9; 22.4–14.4
GF%: 60.0; 18–12

2026-27 individual

G: 5
A1: 3
A2: 2
P: 10
iSF: 40
Sh%: 12.5
ixG: 2.91
G−ixG: 2.09

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's defencemen.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	12.5	7.1	+5.4	6.5
On-ice Sh%	9.9	11.8	-1.9	10.9
PDO	99.8	100.5	-0.6	99.7
G−ixG	+2.09	–	–	–

Sh% z +1.4. Within what chance gives: at the 7.0% expected of him, his 40 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts53.0 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net30.7 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 328 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

54 unblocked · 40 SOG · 5 G · 2.91 ixG · 1 from his own half, not drawn. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	5	5	0	0.0	20.6
High slot	2	1	0	0.0	18.2
Circles	9	7	2	28.6	9.9
Point and perimeter	37	26	3	11.5	4.4
Behind the net	0	0	0	–	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 WSH	WSH	69	1700	55.4	58.3	58.0	+8.8	113.32	82.19	12.0	89.5	101.5
2020-21 WSH	WSH	52	1237	53.0	54.7	54.8	+7.4	70.39	58.00	12.5	88.3	100.8
2021-22 WSH	WSH	78	1857	54.8	58.2	56.9	+8.0	117.80	89.05	11.5	89.3	100.8
2022-23 WSH	WSH	40	936	54.6	51.7	53.1	+5.7	65.42	57.84	10.4	87.7	98.0
2023-24 WSH	WSH	82	2123	48.1	48.7	50.0	+4.5	124.40	124.21	11.0	89.5	100.4
2024-25 WSH	WSH	79	1862	52.5	55.4	53.3	+4.0	123.35	108.07	12.6	88.4	101.0
2025-26 ANA	ANA	16	387	60.3	51.9	59.2	+8.8	27.59	19.04	11.8	84.2	96.0
2025-26 WSH	WSH	55	1257	51.9	52.5	50.9	+1.1	79.91	77.13	12.9	87.5	100.3
2026-27 TBL	TBL	17	328	62.5	60.0	60.9	+8.3	22.45	14.42	9.9	89.9	99.8
Total ANA/TBL/WSH	ANA/TBL/WSH	488	11686	53.1	54.4	54.2	+5.6	744.63	629.95	11.8	88.7	100.4

Among the league's defencemen

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 213 defencemen with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Carlson without	Without Carlson	With	Carlson without	Without Carlson	With	Carlson without	Without Carlson	With	Carlson without	Without Carlson
KucherovNikita Kucherov RW	151	98	100	58.9 8.7–6.1	51.3 +7.7	51.6 +7.3	56.8 179–136	57.9 -1.0	54.4 +2.4	69.2 9–4	42.9 3–4	53.8 7–6
MoserJ.J. Moser D	145	103	107	56.3 7.6–5.9	55.7 +0.7	51.6 +4.8	58.8 180–126	54.9 +4.0	57.8 +1.0	55.6 5–4	63.6 7–4	50.0 4–4
PointBrayden Point C	125	124	99	59.9 7.7–5.2	51.3 +8.6	56.8 +3.1	57.0 163–123	57.5 -0.5	56.2 +0.8	57.1 8–6	66.7 4–2	80.0 12–3
GuentzelJake Guentzel C	92	156	147	56.2 5.8–4.5	55.9 +0.3	58.7 -2.5	56.9 119–90	57.4 -0.5	59.9 -2.9	58.3 7–5	62.5 5–3	75.0 15–5
GoncalvesGage Goncalves C	82	166	124	66.6 4.7–2.4	51.6 +15.0	53.8 +12.8	65.1 112–60	53.2 +11.9	49.3 +15.8	100.0 3–0	52.9 9–8	45.5 5–6
D'AstousCharle-Edouard D'Astous D	79	169	137	57.7 4.6–3.4	55.2 +2.4	52.8 +4.8	54.7 88–73	58.4 -3.7	51.7 +2.9	75.0 6–2	50.0 6–6	35.7 5–9
HagelBrandon Hagel LW	74	175	157	58.3 4.0–2.9	55.1 +3.2	61.2 -2.9	60.0 87–58	56.1 +3.9	59.6 +0.4	33.3 2–4	71.4 10–4	54.2 13–11
CirelliAnthony Cirelli C	65	184	140	59.6 4.1–2.8	54.6 +5.0	55.8 +3.8	59.8 76–51	56.4 +3.5	56.8 +3.0	60.0 3–2	60.0 9–6	47.1 8–9

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 14 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-08 @ WPG · L 3-4	@ WPG	L 3-4	59.1	–	38.0	19	0.31	0.50	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-07 @ MIN · W 4-3 OT	@ MIN	W 4-3 OT	77.3	100.0	84.7	22	2.50	0.45	16.7	100.0	116.7
2026-11-05 vs CHI · W 4-1	vs CHI	W 4-1	48.6	0.0	64.4	21	1.25	0.69	0.0	87.5	87.5
2026-11-03 vs DET · W 4-2	vs DET	W 4-2	69.0	–	61.3	16	0.99	0.62	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-31 @ NSH · L 4-5 SO	@ NSH	L 4-5 SO	42.9	100.0	60.2	19	1.01	0.67	20.0	100.0	120.0
2026-10-29 vs WPG · W 6-4	vs WPG	W 6-4	75.0	80.0	74.4	13	1.73	0.59	30.8	66.7	97.4
2026-10-24 @ UTA · L 4-5 OT	@ UTA	L 4-5 OT	57.5	33.3	53.9	22	1.27	1.09	11.1	77.8	88.9
2026-10-23 @ COL · L 3-6	@ COL	L 3-6	63.0	0.0	33.2	18	0.91	1.83	0.0	81.8	81.8
2026-10-20 @ VGK · W 6-2	@ VGK	W 6-2	51.4	100.0	42.4	18	0.88	1.19	33.3	100.0	133.3
2026-10-17 vs VAN · W 4-2	vs VAN	W 4-2	71.4	–	64.5	18	1.63	0.90	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-10-15 vs SEA · W 4-3 OT	vs SEA	W 4-3 OT	63.2	0.0	66.5	22	1.72	0.87	0.0	87.5	87.5
2026-10-13 @ NYR · L 1-4	@ NYR	L 1-4	72.7	0.0	57.7	20	1.08	0.79	0.0	80.0	80.0
2026-10-10 @ NYI · W 5-3	@ NYI	W 5-3	45.5	50.0	71.5	21	0.94	0.37	16.7	87.5	104.2
2026-10-08 vs MIN · W 3-2	vs MIN	W 3-2	57.8	66.7	62.5	17	1.25	0.75	16.7	90.0	106.7
2026-10-05 vs PHI · W 4-1	vs PHI	W 4-1	70.6	100.0	71.0	18	1.62	0.66	9.1	100.0	109.1
2026-10-03 vs WSH · W 3-1	vs WSH	W 3-1	75.7	100.0	91.7	21	2.15	0.19	10.0	100.0	110.0
2026-10-01 @ NYR · L 1-5	@ NYR	L 1-5	62.3	0.0	35.2	24	1.22	2.24	0.0	77.8	77.8