John Carlson
Tampa Bay Lightning · #74 · Defenseman · age 36 · 6'3" · 220 lb · shoots RBorn 🇺🇸 Natick, Massachusetts · Drafted 2008 · Rd 1 #27
OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN0.62 points/game from the blue line this season
8 points in 13 games — 32nd of 228 defensemen. The average defenseman has 4.2.
37HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 90% of defensemen · average defenseman 15
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage defenseman 92 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
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RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
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FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Up from 17 to 37 in his last 5 games — hotter than 90% of defensemen, against an average defenseman at 15.
Now 37 · +37 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average defenseman (15)┈ top 5% of defensemen (44)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
4 points and 3 goals in 5 games — 1.3× his usual pace, and 2.4× what an average defenseman scores in 5 games. He's shooting 23% in this stretch against 14% on the season.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE DEFENSEMAN | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | ▲ 1.6× his usual |
| Assists | 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Points | 4 | 3.1 | 1.6 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Shots | 13 | 14 | 6 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| Shooting % | 23.1% | 13.9% | 6.3% | ▲ 1.7× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +4 | +0.4 | +0.0 | +4 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 18:01 | 19:12 | 18:32 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ NSH | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 19:11 | 37 |
| Oct 29 | vs WPG | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 13:12 | 19 |
| Oct 24 | @ UTA | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 21:41 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @ COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 18:15 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | @ VGK | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 17:46 | 9 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 228 DEFENSEMEN
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best defenseman; the white tick is the average defenseman.
Points32nd of 228 defensemen8leader 
Bouchard 26
Bouchard 26Goals2nd of 228 defensemen5leader Bouchard 8
Bouchard 8Assists78th of 228 defensemen3leader Bouchard 18
Bouchard 18Shots8th of 228 defensemen36leader 
Schaefer 52
Schaefer 52Power-play points41st of 228 defensemen1leader 
Jones 11
Jones 11Plus/minus80th of 228 defensemen+1leader Bouchard +22
Bouchard +22Ice time a game108th of 228 defensemen19:12leader 
Werenski 28:50
Werenski 28:50PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS DEFENSEMEN
Shape of his game.
Separates in: goals (99th), shots (96th), power-play points (77th). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Carlson this season╍ the average defenseman┈ top 5% of defensemen
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 50 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 75 in 2019–20.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | TBL | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0.62 | +1 |
| 2025–26 |  ANA | 16 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0.88 | −2 |
| 2025–26 |  WSH | 55 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 0.84 | +11 |
| 2024–25 | WSH | 79 | 5 | 46 | 51 | 0.65 | +17 |
| 2023–24 | WSH | 82 | 10 | 42 | 52 | 0.63 | −7 |
| 2022–23 | WSH | 40 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 0.72 | −7 |
| 2021–22 | WSH | 78 | 17 | 54 | 71 | 0.91 | +13 |
| 2020–21 | WSH | 52 | 10 | 34 | 44 | 0.85 | −5 |
| 2019–20 · best | WSH | 69 | 15 | 60 | 75 | 1.09 | +12 |
| 2018–19 | WSH | 80 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 0.88 | +21 |
| 2017–18 | WSH | 82 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 0.83 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | WSH | 72 | 9 | 28 | 37 | 0.51 | +7 |
| 2015–16 | WSH | 56 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 0.70 | +16 |
| 2014–15 | WSH | 82 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 0.67 | +11 |
| 2013–14 | WSH | 82 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 0.45 | −3 |
| 2012–13 | WSH | 48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 0.46 | +11 |
| 2011–12 | WSH | 82 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 0.39 | −15 |
| 2010–11 | WSH | 82 | 7 | 30 | 37 | 0.45 | +21 |
| 2009–10 | WSH | 22 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.27 | +11 |