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Capitals' John Carlson: Extends assist streak
John Carlson logged an assist and four shots on goal in Sunday's 5-4 shootout loss to Utah.Carlson picked up an assist for the sixth straight game when he helped out on Tom Wilson's game-tying tally late in the third period. The 35-year-old Carlson is up to 35 points over 55 outings, putting him right in line to match his 52-point output from the 2023-24 regular season. He's added 117 shots on net, 93 blocked shots and a plus-20 rating in 2024-25. Carlson wasn't selected to Team USA for the 4 Nations Face-Off, so he'll get some valuable rest over the next two weeks to refresh himself for the stretch run.
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Capitals' John Carlson: Five-game, five-assist streak
John Carlson tallied an assist Thursday in a 4-3 win over Philadelphia.He has assists (five) in five consecutive games, which matches his best streak this season. Carlson continues to pace toward yet another 50-plus point campaign while blocking a lot of shots. His 3.6 shooting percentage is low this season -- his career average is 6.3. Carlson may see an uptick in goal scoring as Jakob Chychrun's pace slows -- his 12.0 shooting percentage is well above his 7.3 percent career average, and the younger defender has recently gone through his longest goal drought (seven games) of the season.
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Capitals' John Carlson: Garners helpers in win
John Carlson provided an assist and five shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Panthers.Carlson earned a helper for the fourth straight game when he set up Lars Eller's go-ahead goal in the third period. For the season, Carlson is up to four goals, 29 assists, 112 shots on net, 91 blocked shots, 39 hits and a plus-18 rating over 53 contests. He's been steady on offense and should challenge for the 50-point threshold while seeing top-pairing minutes.
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Capitals' John Carlson: Helps out on power play
John Carlson registered a power-play assist and blocked two shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Flames.Carlson set up Dylan Strome's second-period tally, which was the game-winner. With a goal and three helpers over his last eight contests, Carlson continues to chip in decent offense. This was his first power-play point since Dec. 31 versus the Bruins. The 35-year-old blueliner is up to 30 points (10 on the power play), 104 shots on net, 87 blocked shots and a plus-17 rating across 50 appearances.
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Capitals' John Carlson: Registers assist Tuesday
John Carlson logged an assist and two PIM in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Oilers.Carlson helped out on a Tom Wilson tally in the first period. The 35-year-old Carlson has five points over his last eight outings. He's up to four goals, 25 helpers, 101 shots on net, 82 blocked shots and a plus-17 rating through 47 appearances. Carlson may not match last year's 52-point output, but he should be capable of getting back over the 40-point mark.
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Capitals' John Carlson: Goes bar-down for goal
John Carlson scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Ducks.Carlson had gone 21 games without a goal, racking up 12 assists and 42 shots on net in that span. He put the Washington Capitals ahead 2-0 in the first period of this contest. The 35-year-old defenseman remains stable in a top-pairing role, earning 28 points, 97 shots on net, 80 blocked shots and a plus-17 role through 44 games this season. Carlson's no longer among the elite scorers on the blue line, but he does plenty to help a fantasy team.
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Capitals' John Carlson: Lends helper in Nashville
John Carlson provided an even-strength assist and went plus-2 in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Predators.Carlson registered the secondary assist on Andrew Mangiapane's 10th goal of the season in the third period. Carlson has notched three assists through six contests in January, but he hasn't scored since Nov. 27, a span of 21 games. Washington has eight players with at least 10 goals this season, so Carlson hasn't been relied upon in that category. For the season, the right-shot blueliner is up to three goals, 27 points, 12 PIM, 95 shots on net, 33 hits, 79 blocked shots, 18 takeaways and a plus-16 rating through 43 outings.
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Capitals' John Carlson: Two helpers against Buffalo
John Carlson picked up two assists in Monday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Sabres.It was the veteran blueliner's first multi-point performance since Dec. 14. Carlson managed just one point, an assist, in the 10 games between those outbursts, and his goal drought stands at 18 games. While Carlson's offensive numbers are down in 2024-25, he's compensated with strong defensive play -- he has a plus-14 rating through 40 appearances, putting him on pace to top a plus-20 rating for the first time since 2018-19.
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Capitals' John Carlson: Ends drought
John Carlson tallied a power-play assist, two blocked shots and three hits during Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Bruins.Carlson's helper on Jakob Chychrun's power-play marker snapped a seven-game point drought for the elder statesman on the Washington Capitals blue line. The 34-year-old defender has nine goals and 30 points in 41 games -- putting him on pace to finish above the 60-point mark for the fourth time in his NHL career.
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Capitals' John Carlson: Collects hat trick of helpers
John Carlson tallied three assists, one on the power-play and logged 23:59 of ice time during Saturday's 4-2 win over the Sabres.Carlson has been scorching hot offensively despite not having Alex Ovechkin (fibula) to feed pucks to on the power play. Carlson has notched a goal and nine points in his last eight games. After leading the NHL in ice time during the 2023-24 season, the Washington Capitals are managing the 36-year-old's minutes more to start 2024-25. Carlson appears to be flourishing with 23 points in 28 games while seeing a more normalized power-play workload.
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