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John Carlson

A. Captain

#74

age35

posD

shotr

h6'3"

w216lbs

Depth Chart RD1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$8,000,000$8.00M

Year 7 of 8

18/19

24/25

25/26

Expiry Status

UFA 2026 age 36

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick27

Year2008

Agent Richard Curran

Birthdate Jan 10, 1990

Birthplace Natick, Massachusetts

Nationality USA

Stick CCM Ribcor Trigger 9 Pro

UFA Year 2017

ELC Year 18

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $84,337,500

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP79

A46

P51

PPG0.65

PIM22

EV TOI/GM 16.31

G60 0.14

P60 1.35

GF% 54.30

DFF% 53.70

REL DFF% 4.20

CF% 53.70

REL CF% 4.80

2018-2026 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$64,000,000$64.00M

cap hit$8,000,000$8.00M

John Carlson is signed to a 8 year, $64,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $8,000,000 per season, currently playing for the Washington Capitals. His contract was signed on June 25, 2018, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Carlson will be 36 years old.

Signed On Jun 25 2018

Signing Agent Richard Curran

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 10.06%

Signing Status UFAage 28

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026
Cap Hit	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	UFAage 36
AAV	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M
Base	$5,500,000$5.50M	$5,500,000$5.50M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$6,500,000$6.50M	$6,500,000$6.50M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Total Salary	$12,000,000$12.00M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Minors Salary	$12,000,000$12.00M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Clauses	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out								Buy Out

Notes

Yrs 1-4: 15 Team No Trade List; Yrs 5-8: 10 Team No Trade List

Career Stats By Contract

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Washington Capitals	79	5	46	51	22	1,289	54.30	53.70	4.20	53.70	4.80	0.14	1.35	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
2023-24	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	10	42	52	40	1,505	45.80	48.60	1.40	47.60	1.40	0.16	0.88	Playoffs	4	1	1	2	0
2022-23	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Washington Capitals	40	9	20	29	12	664	48.50	51.30	1.90	51.00	3.30	0.27	0.99
2021-22	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Washington Capitals	78	17	54	71	20	1,297	52.70	50.40	-1.40	50.70	0.10	0.23	1.20	Playoffs	6	1	4	5	0
2020-21	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Washington Capitals	52	10	34	44	12	884	54.20	51.50		51.30	1.20	0.47	1.70	Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2019-20	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Washington Capitals	69	15	60	75	26	1,196	51.70	50.10	-1.70	51.40	-0.40	0.55	1.76	Playoffs	5	0	6	6	0
2018-19	$8,000,000 $8.00M	NHL	Washington Capitals	80	13	57	70	34	1,358	59.35	48.58	1.90	51.03	3.33	0.35	1.46	Playoffs	7	0	5	5	0
2017-18	$3,966,667 $3.97M	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	15	53	68	32	1,421	52.80	47.62	1.44	49.39	1.73	0.38	1.31	Playoffs	24	5	15	20	0
2016-17	$3,966,667 $3.97M	NHL	Washington Capitals	72	9	28	37	10	1,157	55.56	48.77	-3.68	51.07	-4.12	0.26	0.93	Playoffs	13	2	2	4	0
2016-17	$3,966,667 $3.97M	WCup	USA	2	0	0	0	0
2015-16	$3,966,667 $3.97M	NHL	Washington Capitals	56	8	31	39	14	956	58.57	51.19	-1.53	51.12	-1.03	0.31	1.32	Playoffs	12	5	7	12	0
2014-15	$3,966,667 $3.97M	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	12	43	55	28	1,379	52.14	54.19	1.81	51.94	-0.09	0.35	1.44	Playoffs	14	1	5	6	0
2013-14	$3,966,667 $3.97M	OG	USA	6	1	1	2	0
2013-14	$3,966,667 $3.97M	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	10	27	37	22	1,321	47.96	49.63	3.62	46.75	-1.11	0.18	0.45
2012-13	$3,966,667 $3.97M	NHL	Washington Capitals	48	6	16	22	18	810	58.21	49.75	0.32	49.25	0.40	0.44	1.19	Playoffs	7	0	1	1	0
2011-12	$845,833 $846K	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	9	23	32	22	1,383	45.38	50.08	0.33	47.48	-1.56	0.17	0.87	Playoffs	14	2	3	5	0
2010-11	$845,833 $846K	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	7	30	37	44	1,369	57.00	50.35	-2.03	52.31	1.63	0.26	1.05	Playoffs	9	2	1	3	0
2009-10	$845,833 $846K	WJC-20	USA U20	7	3	4	7	2
2009-10	$845,833 $846K	NHL	Washington Capitals	22	1	5	6	8	310	64.52	60.09	7.04	54.71	0.06	0.19	0.97	Playoffs	7	1	3	4	0
2009-10	$845,833 $846K	AHL	Hershey Bears	48	4	35	39	26									Playoffs	13	2	4	6	0
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	AHL	Hershey Bears	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	16	2	1	3	0
2008-09	$875,000 $875K	OHL	London Knights	59	16	60	76	65									Playoffs	14	7	15	22	0
2007-08	$0 $0K	USHL	Indiana Ice	59	12	31	43	72									Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0
2006-07	$0 $0K	AtJHL	New Jersey Rockets	44	12	38	50	96
2006-07	$0 $0K	USHL	Indiana Ice	2	0	0	0	6
2005-06	$0 $0K	AtJHL	New Jersey Rockets	38	2	10	12	42
2004-05	$0 $0K	AYHL 14U	New Jersey Rockets 14U AAA	25	15	18	33	32
2003-04	$0 $0K	AYHL 13U	New Jersey Rockets 13U AAA	25	20	15	35	50
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

06/25

2018

Carlson, John

8yrs

'26

$8,000,000AAV

09/15

2012

Carlson, John

6yrs

$3,966,667AAV

11/4

2008

Carlson, John

3yrs

$875,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Carlson, John

Carlson (rest) is slated to play in Game 1 of Washington's first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens on Monday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports Saturday.

Apr

Carlson, John

Carlson (rest) won't play Thursday versus the Pittsburgh Penguins, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.

Apr

Carlson, John

Carlson (rest) won't be in the lineup against the New York Islanders on Tuesday, per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.

Apr

Carlson, John

Carlson (rest) will be a game-time decision for Tuesday's divisional matchup against the New York Islanders, according to Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.

Apr

Carlson, John

Carlson (rest) won't play against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday, according to Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.

All Transactions

Contract History

2012-2018 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$23,800,000$23.80M

cap hit$3,966,667$3.97M

expiry 2018 UFA age 28

Signed On Sep 15 2012

Signing Agent Richard Curran

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 6.61%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016-17	2017-18	2018
Cap Hit	$3,966,667$3.97M	$3,966,667$3.97M	$3,966,667$3.97M	$3,966,667$3.97M	$3,966,667$3.97M	$3,966,667$3.97M	UFAage 28
AAV	$3,966,667$3.97M	$3,966,667$3.97M	$3,966,667$3.97M	$3,966,667$3.97M	$3,966,667$3.97M	$3,966,667$3.97M
Base	$3,800,000$3.80M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total Salary	$3,800,000$3.80M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Minors Salary	$3,800,000$3.80M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA	UFA
UFA Year

2008-2012 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,625,000$2.63M

cap hit$875,000$875K

expiry 2012 RFA age 22

Signed On Nov 4 2008

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.54%

Signing Status age 18

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2008-09	2009-10	2010-11	2011-12	2012
Cap Hit	$875,000$875K	$845,833$846K	$845,833$846K	$845,833$846K	RFAage 22
AAV	$875,000$875K	$845,833$846K	$845,833$846K	$845,833$846K
Base	-	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K	$787,500$788K
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K	$87,500$88K	-
Total Salary	-	$875,000$875K	$875,000$875K	$787,500$788K
Minors Salary	-	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K	$65,000$65K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year