D · TBL · NHL id 8474590
John Carlson has played 1 game for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 4 shots while averaging 23:41 a night (12:44 at even strength, 7:11 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 84% of his 5v5 minutes with J.J. Moser and 69% with Nikita Kucherov in his only game so far, and the Lightning have controlled 57% of shot attempts with Carlson on the ice (0-1 in goals, 83% offensive-zone starts). In the Lightning's most recent game against NYR he was on D3 with J.J. Moser and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs NYR, detected from shift data
- +4:12 PP TOI
- PP1 in 1 of last 1 (was 12 of 20)
- 69% of 5v5 TOI with Kucherov (was 0%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 19:55 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 6 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at TBL: 6 attempts, 4 on goal, 0 goals, 0.15 expected goals; best chance John Carlson at 0.06 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 71 GP · 60 points vs 56.8 expected
Last 20 games: +7. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 9.1%
- 100.9
- 54.1%
- G vs xG
- 14 / 12.3
- • Role shrank over the last 10 games (2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
- • Shot diet worsened: 0.040 xG per attempt lately vs 0.052 before.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 4 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played71
- Goals14212th of 715
- Assists4639th of 715
- Points6081st of 715
- Power-play points14125th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal153143rd of 715
- Hits26583rd of 715
- Blocked shots10671st of 715
- Plus/minus+9129th of 715
- Penalty minutes32262nd of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)54.5%80th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)54.3%90th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.2%133rd of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.8%142nd of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)54.5%136th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)53.1%150th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.96319th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.176711th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.32256th of 719
- Faceoff win %0.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.700
Usage
- Ice time per game23:1029th of 715
- Power-play time per game2:42134th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %52.0%308th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.33492nd of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1009249th of 719
- Goals above expected+1.7144th of 715
- Luck Meter+33161st of 828
- Ascension score53130th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.5257th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts32512th of 715
- Hardest shot99.816th of 715
- Offensive-zone time43.4%189th of 715
Compare head to head
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 71 of 71 games through the sequence engine
- −0.079
- Season net
- −1.58xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.96
- Attempts
- 19
- 0.020
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Apr 28, 2026 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1Jan 15, 2026 alerts →
- Played 4:44 more than his 5-game averageMar 30, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 9, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Feb 9, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Jan 14, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Dec 22, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D1 from D2Oct 19, 2024 alerts →
How his goals happened
30 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2026 vs SJS | Cycle | — | 3* | 91.7 | — | |
| Apr 9, 2026 vs SJS | Point shot | — | 4* | 66.9 | — | |
| Apr 9, 2026 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 89.5 | — | |
| Mar 30, 2026 vs TOR | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 62.5 | 2-on-1 | |
| Feb 2, 2026 vs NYI | Deflection | — | 0 | 74.4 | deflection | |
| Jan 5, 2026 vs ANA | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 21.0 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2025 vs NYR | Rush | carry | 2* | 60.9 | — | |
| Dec 18, 2025 vs TOR | Rebound | carry | 3* | 93.3 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Nov 26, 2025 vs WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 75.1 | 3-on-2 | |
| Nov 24, 2025 vs CBJ | Off the faceoff | — | 1 | 76.0 | one-timer | |
| Nov 8, 2025 @ TBL | Rush | carry | 1 | 16.4 | — | |
| Nov 5, 2025 vs STL | Cycle | carry | 0 | 61.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Oct 24, 2025 @ CBJ | Odd-man rush | carry | 2 | 75.2 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Oct 19, 2025 vs VAN | Point shot | — | 3* | 67.4 | one-timer | |
| May 8, 2025 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 61.0 | one-timer | |
| Mar 22, 2025 vs FLA | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 27.6 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Jan 14, 2025 vs ANA | Rush | carry | 0 | 60.8 | — | |
| Nov 27, 2024 @ TBL | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 55.7 | 4-on-3 | |
| Oct 22, 2024 @ PHI | Rush | carry | 4 | 27.4 | one-timer | |
| Oct 12, 2024 vs NJD | Point shot | — | 3 | 65.4 | one-timer | |
| Apr 26, 2024 vs NYR | Rush | carry | 2 | 56.8 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2024 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 71.5 | one-timer | |
| Apr 13, 2024 vs TBL | Odd-man rush | pass | 2* | 68.6 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 30, 2024 vs BOS | Rebound | — | 3* | 27.9 | rebound | |
| Mar 24, 2024 vs WPG | Cycle | — | 1 | 21.8 | — | |
| Mar 22, 2024 vs CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 79.7 | — | |
| Mar 1, 2024 vs PHI | Rebound | — | 0 | 6.6 | rebound | |
| Jan 7, 2024 vs LAK | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 55.8 | — | |
| Jan 3, 2024 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 75.8 | one-timer | |
| Oct 18, 2023 @ OTT | Rush | carry | 0 | 43.8 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Carlson
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Carlson apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Moser | D | 1 | 9:29 | 84% | 51.9% | 0% (0-1) | 100.0% 1:50 | 28.6% 4:13 |
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | 1 | 7:50 | 69% | 55.0% | 0% (0-1) | 60.0% 3:29 | 75.0% 3:04 |
| Brayden Point | C | 1 | 7:12 | 64% | 45.0% | 0% (0-1) | 80.0% 4:07 | 80.0% 2:39 |
| Ilya Mikheyev | RW | 1 | 5:53 | 52% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 64.3% 5:26 | 44.4% 4:29 |
| Jake Guentzel | C | 1 | 3:33 | 31% | 55.6% | — (0-0) | 57.1% 7:46 | 80.0% 7:32 |
| Anthony Cirelli | C | 1 | 3:04 | 27% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 50.0% 8:15 | 66.7% 8:58 |
| Brandon Hagel | LW | 1 | 2:59 | 26% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 52.4% 8:20 | 81.8% 8:30 |
| Ryan McDonagh | D | 1 | 1:26 | 13% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 53.6% 9:53 | 68.8% 12:03 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | @ NYR | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 23:41 | 12:44 | 7:11 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 23:41 | 23:41 | 33 | 20 | 62.3% | 60.0% | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 1.2 | 2.2 | 85% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:44 | 12:44 | 19 | 14 | 57.6% | 54.5% | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 71% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 11:19 | 11:19 | 17 | 13 | 56.7% | 52.6% | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.7 | 83% |
| Power play | 1 | 7:11 | 7:11 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 7:11 | 7:11 | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.4 | 0.0 | 100% |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | TBL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 23:41 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | ANA | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 4 | 25 | 0.0% | 14 | 17 | 24:03 |
| 2025-26 | ANA, WSH | 71 | 14 | 46 | 60 | +9 | 32 | 153 | 9.2% | 26 | 106 | 23:10 |
| 2024-25Playoffs | WSH | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 13 | 7.7% | 10 | 16 | 24:15 |
| 2024-25 | WSH | 79 | 5 | 46 | 51 | +17 | 22 | 167 | 3.0% | 49 | 131 | 23:34 |
| 2023-24Playoffs | WSH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 14 | 7.1% | 4 | 4 | 29:12 |
| 2023-24 | WSH | 82 | 10 | 42 | 52 | -7 | 40 | 176 | 5.7% | 69 | 194 | 25:54 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 40 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -7 | 12 | 124 | 7.3% | 42 | 87 | 23:23 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | WSH | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -5 | 2 | 12 | 8.3% | 14 | 9 | 24:36 |
| 2021-22 | WSH | 78 | 17 | 54 | 71 | +13 | 20 | 195 | 8.7% | 73 | 112 | 23:49 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | WSH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 6 | 8 | 0.0% | 6 | 8 | 25:55 |
| 2020-21 | WSH | 52 | 10 | 34 | 44 | -5 | 12 | 128 | 7.8% | 52 | 69 | 23:47 |
| 2019-20 | WSH | 69 | 15 | 60 | 75 | +12 | 26 | 189 | 7.9% | 55 | 108 | 24:38 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | WSH | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0.0% | 14 | 15 | 26:14 |
| 2018-19 | WSH | 80 | 13 | 57 | 70 | +21 | 34 | 185 | 7.0% | 54 | 164 | 25:04 |
| 2017-18Playoffs | WSH | 24 | 5 | 15 | 20 | +11 | 8 | 80 | 6.3% | 36 | 42 | 25:38 |
| 2017-18 | WSH | 82 | 15 | 53 | 68 | 0 | 32 | 237 | 6.3% | 47 | 146 | 24:47 |
John Carlson news
- 3 Takeaways From Lightning’s First 2 Preseason GamesThe Hockey Writers
- Video - Lightning 2026-27 Player Preview: John CarlsonThe Hockey News
- Lightning 2026-27 Player Preview: John Carlsonsports.yahoo.com
- John Carlson | Media Day 2026NHL.com
- John Carlson StatsNHL.com
- John Carlson Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- John Carlson HomeNHL.com
- John Carlson's Arrival in Tampa Not a Moment Too SoonLast Word On Sports
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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.