Regular season and playoffsANAWSH

John Carlson's 2025-2026 season

Points

NHL#81

Goals

NHL#212

Assists

NHL#39

Plus/minus

NHL#129

Games

84% of 84

Defenceman John Carlson was 35 years old when the 2025-2026 season began, his 17th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals och Anaheim Ducks. He played 71 of a possible 84 games and scored 14 goals and 46 assists for 60 points, 0.85 points per game. He moved from Washington Capitals to Anaheim Ducks in March. In the playoffs he played 12 games for 6 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2025-2026Playoffs

Year 2025
1 year ago
Season opener
October 8
John Carlson opens the 2025-2026 season with Washington Capitals
WSHWashington Capitals
John was 35 years old when the 2025-2026 season began. It was his 17th season with the team. His 17th NHL season in all.
- The game
  BOS3–1WSH
  L
  October 8game 1/824
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG26:39TOI
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- The game
  WSH4–2NYI
  W
  October 11game 2/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG22:44TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  WSH1–0NYR
  W
  October 12game 3/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG22:02TOI
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- The game
  TBL2–3WSH
  W
  October 14game 4/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-3SOG1PPP26:10TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  MIN1–5WSH
  W
  October 17game 5/826
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-5SOG1PPP21:23TOI
  +1 assist
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- The game
  VAN4–3WSH
  L
  October 19game 6/826
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -2+/-3SOG23:39TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  SEA1–4WSH
  W
  October 21game 7/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +3+/-3SOG19:45TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–1CBJ
  W
  October 24game 8/821
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP25:43TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  OTT7–1WSH
  L
  October 25game 9/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG21:05TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–1DAL
  L
  October 28game 10/82
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG25:11TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NYI3–1WSH
  L
  October 31game 11/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-2SOG25:08TOI
  View the game
- November 2025
- The game
  WSH3–4BUF
  L
  November 1game 12/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG28:05TOI
  View the game
- The game
  STL1–6WSH
  W
  November 5game 13/823
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +1+/-3SOG1PPP21:05TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–5PIT
  L
  November 6game 14/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG23:47TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3TBL
  L
  November 8game 15/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-3SOG18:59TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–1CAR
  W
  November 11game 16/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-1SOG1PPP22:51TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–6FLA
  L
  November 13game 17/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-3SOG22:55TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  LAK1–2WSH
  W
  November 17game 19/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG23:06TOI
  View the game
- The game
  EDM4–7WSH
  W
  November 19game 20/823
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +4+/-3SOG20:31TOI
  +3 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH8–4MTL
  W
  November 20game 21/821
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +2+/-0SOG23:56TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  November 20
  1/4 into the season
  Game 21 of 8220 of 21 played
  19
  points
  NHL#47
  4
  goals
  NHL#161
  15
  assists
  NHL#21
  +6
  +/-
  NHL#31
  WSH
  11-8-2W-L-OT24Points
  5th in the Metropolitan·8th in the Eastern Conference·16th in the whole NHL
- The game
  TBL5–3WSH
  L
  November 22game 22/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG25:20TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CBJ1–5WSH
  W
  November 24game 23/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-5SOG19:41TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  WPG3–4WSH
  W
  November 26game 24/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  0+/-4SOG24:44TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  TOR2–4WSH
  W
  November 28game 25/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG20:45TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–1NYI
  W
  November 30game 26/823
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG20:46TOI
  View the game
- December 2025
- The game
  WSH3–1LAK
  W
  December 2game 27/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-1SOG18:27TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  CAR3–2WSH
  L
  December 11game 31/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG20:47TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–5WPG
  L
  December 13game 32/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-2SOG1PPP19:55TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH0–5MIN
  L
  December 16game 33/823
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-1SOG22:10TOI
  View the game
- The game
  TOR0–4WSH
  W
  December 18game 34/824
  His night
  +3P+1G+2A
  +3+/-2SOG21:52TOI
  +3 points
  View the game
Milestone
John Carlson reaches 750 career points
in the game against Toronto Maple Leafs · December 18
- The game
  DET5–2WSH
  L
  December 20game 35/826
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG21:14TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3DET
  L
  December 21game 36/826
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-0SOG24:40TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  NYR7–3WSH
  L
  December 23game 37/821
  His night
  +1P+1G
  -1+/-4SOG22:18TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–3NJD
  W
  December 27game 38/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG20:05TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–5FLA
  L
  December 29game 39/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG22:43TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NYR3–6WSH
  W
  December 31game 40/822
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-0SOG22:55TOI
  View the game
Year 2026
this year
- The game
  WSH3–4OTT
  L
  January 1game 41/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG23:15TOI
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  January 1
  1/2 into the season
  Game 41 of 8237 of 41 played
  29
  points
  NHL#89
  8
  goals
  NHL#161
  21
  assists
  NHL#55
  +7
  +/-
  NHL#43
  WSH
  21-15-5W-L-OT47Points
  4th in the Metropolitan·7th in the Eastern Conference·10th in the whole NHL
- The game
  CHI3–2WSH
  L
  January 3game 42/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-5SOG23:53TOI
  View the game
- The game
  ANA4–7WSH
  W
  January 5game 43/822
  His night
  +2P+1G+1A
  +3+/-2SOG19:40TOI
  +2 points
  View the game
- The game
  DAL4–1WSH
  L
  January 7game 44/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -2+/-0SOG27:37TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–1CHI
  W
  January 9game 45/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +3+/-0SOG19:43TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–3NSH
  L
  January 11game 46/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP26:43TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  MTL2–3WSH
  W
  January 13game 47/821
  His night
  No points
  0+/-7SOG27:46TOI
  View the game
- The game
  SJS3–2WSH
  L
  January 15game 48/825
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG25:45TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  FLA5–2WSH
  L
  January 17game 49/824
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-3SOG21:56TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–5COL
  L
  January 19game 50/822
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-0SOG22:59TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–4VAN
  L
  January 21game 51/828
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-4SOG1PPP26:45TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH3–1CGY
  W
  January 23game 52/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG20:28TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  WSH5–6EDM
  L
  January 24game 53/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-0SOG25:53TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  WSH1–5SEA
  L
  January 27game 54/821
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG22:49TOI
  View the game
- The game
  WSH4–3DET
  W
  January 29game 55/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG27:25TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CAR3–4WSH
  W
  January 31game 56/821
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +2+/-2SOG27:57TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- February 2026
- The game
  NYI1–4WSH
  W
  February 2game 57/823
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +2+/-1SOG21:36TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- The game
  WSH2–4PHI
  L
  February 3game 58/822
  His night
  No points
  -2+/-5SOG25:09TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NSH2–4WSH
  W
  February 5game 59/823
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-1SOG1PPP07:03TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Checkpoint
  February 5
  3/4 into the season
  Game 62 of 8255 of 62 played
  46
  points
  NHL#74
  10
  goals
  NHL#214
  36
  assists
  NHL#31
  +11
  +/-
  NHL#39
  WSH
  31-24-7W-L-OT69Points
  1 out of a spot
  4th in the Metropolitan·9th in the Eastern Conference·13th in the whole NHL
- March 2026
- The game
  ANA4–3MTL
  W
  March 15game 67/821
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-1SOG22:59TOI
  View the game
- The game
  PHI3–2ANA
  L
  March 18game 68/822
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG22:44TOI
  View the game
- The game
  ANA4–1UTA
  W
  March 20game 69/822
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-2SOG24:19TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- The game
  BUF5–6ANA
  W
  March 22game 70/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG25:03TOI
  View the game
- The game
  ANA5–3VAN
  W
  March 24game 71/827
  His night
  +3P+3A
  +2+/-2SOG1PPP24:01TOI
  +3 assists
  View the game
- The game
  ANA3–2CGY
  W
  March 26game 72/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-3SOG2PPP26:55TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  ANA2–4EDM
  L
  March 28game 73/822
  His night
  +2P+2A
  -1+/-4SOG28:07TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- The game
  TOR5–4ANA
  L
  March 30game 74/824
  His night
  +1P+1G
  +1+/-4SOG1SHP27:56TOI
  +1 goal
  View the game
- April 2026
- The game
  ANA3–4SJS
  L
  April 1game 75/823
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-2SOG26:13TOI
  View the game
- The game
  STL6–2ANA
  L
  April 3game 76/826
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-3SOG21:57TOI
  View the game
- The game
  CGY5–3ANA
  L
  April 4game 77/823
  His night
  No points
  0+/-6SOG23:52TOI
  View the game
- The game
  NSH5–0ANA
  L
  April 7game 78/823
  His night
  No points
  -3+/-0SOG25:04TOI
  View the game
- The game
  SJS1–6ANA
  W
  April 9game 79/823
  His night
  +3P+3G
  +2+/-3SOG2PPP20:16TOI
  HAT TRICK
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- The game
  VAN4–3ANA
  L
  April 12game 80/828
  His night
  No points
  0+/-2SOG26:31TOI
  View the game
- The game
  ANA2–3MIN
  L
  April 14game 81/825
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-1SOG21:43TOI
  View the game
- The game
  ANA5–4NSH
  W
  April 16game 82/823
  His night
  +2P+2A
  +1+/-0SOG20:24TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
The season in numbers
April 16
John Carlson closes the 2025-2026 season with 60 points
WSHWashington Capitals ANAAnaheim Ducks
Points
60
NHL#81
Games
71of 82
87%
Goals
14
NHL#212
Assists
46
NHL#39
P/GP
0.85
NHL#78
+/-
+9
NHL#129
Events
1
hat trick
750
career points
2×
First star
5×
Second star
2×
Third star
5 i rad
games with a point · 6 pts
4 days later
Playoffs
April 20
Anaheim Ducks are in the playoffs
First round
April 20
Anaheim Ducks meet Edmonton Oilers
ANAvsEDM
Swedes on Anaheim Ducks
Leo Carlsson
Swedes on Edmonton Oilers
Mattias Ekholm
View the whole round
- Game 1
  ANA3–4EDM
  L
  April 202
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-0SOG1PPP24:02TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Edmonton Oilerslead1–0againstAnaheim Ducks
- Game 2
  ANA6–4EDM
  W
  April 222
  His night
  No points
  0+/-0SOG24:00TOI
  View the game
- Anaheim Ducksare1–1withEdmonton Oilers
- Game 3
  EDM4–7ANA
  W
  April 242
  His night
  +1P+1A
  +1+/-3SOG23:05TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Anaheim Duckslead2–1againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 4
  EDM3–4ANA
  W
  April 262
  His night
  +2P+2A
  0+/-2SOG1PPP25:46TOI
  +2 assists
  View the game
- Anaheim Duckslead3–1againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 5
  ANA1–4EDM
  L
  April 282
  His night
  No points
  0+/-4SOG25:34TOI
  View the game
- Anaheim Duckslead3–2againstEdmonton Oilers
- Game 6
  EDM2–5ANA
  W
  April 302
  His night
  +1P+1A
  -1+/-2SOG24:29TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
First round
April 30
Anaheim Ducks knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–2
ANA4–2EDM
Advance
6Games5Points0Goals5Assists
4 days later
Second round
May 4
Anaheim Ducks meet Vegas Golden Knights
ANAvsVGK
Swedes on Anaheim Ducks
Leo Carlsson
Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
Rasmus Andersson
William Karlsson
View the whole round
- Game 1
  ANA1–3VGK
  L
  May 43
  His night
  +1P+1A
  0+/-2SOG24:43TOI
  +1 assist
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead1–0againstAnaheim Ducks
- Game 2
  ANA3–1VGK
  W
  May 63
  His night
  No points
  +1+/-2SOG24:53TOI
  View the game
- Anaheim Ducksare1–1withVegas Golden Knights
- Game 3
  VGK6–2ANA
  L
  May 83
  His night
  No points
  -4+/-3SOG21:02TOI
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead2–1againstAnaheim Ducks
- Game 4
  VGK3–4ANA
  W
  May 103
  His night
  No points
  0+/-1SOG21:39TOI
  View the game
- Anaheim Ducksare2–2withVegas Golden Knights
- Game 5
  ANA2–3VGK
  L
  May 123
  His night
  No points
  0+/-3SOG26:16TOI
  View the game
- Vegas Golden Knightslead3–2againstAnaheim Ducks
- Game 6
  VGK5–1ANA
  L
  May 143
  His night
  No points
  -1+/-3SOG23:02TOI
  View the game
Second round
May 14
Vegas Golden Knights knock Anaheim Ducks out 4–2
ANA2–4VGK
Eliminated
6Games1Points0Goals1Assists
The run in numbers
May 14
John Carlson ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 6 points
WSHWashington Capitals ANAAnaheim Ducks
Points
6
NHL#72
Games
12
Goals
0
NHL#180
Assists
6
NHL#37
P/GP
0.50
NHL#56
+/-
-5
NHL#317
Events
2 points
best game
EDM4–2→VGK2–4

John Carlson opens the 2025-2026 season with Washington Capitals

1/4 into the season

John Carlson reaches 750 career points

1/2 into the season

3/4 into the season

John Carlson closes the 2025-2026 season with 60 points

Anaheim Ducks are in the playoffs

Anaheim Ducks meet Edmonton Oilers

Anaheim Ducks knock Edmonton Oilers out 4–2

Anaheim Ducks meet Vegas Golden Knights

Vegas Golden Knights knock Anaheim Ducks out 4–2

John Carlson ends the 2025-2026 playoffs with 6 points