| G | AST | PTS | SOG | +/- | PIM | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | -3 | 2 | 8.25 |
| Compare to same point last season | ||||||
John Carlson | Fantasy Outlook
Carlson quarterbacks top power play in favorable home matchup vs Canucks
John Carlson continues to settle nicely into Tampa Bay’s blue line, taking the ice tonight at Benchmark International Arena against the Canucks. The veteran defenseman has four points through his last six outings, firing 15 shots while commanding top-pairing minutes and quarterbacking the Lightning's potent top power-play unit alongside Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel. Tampa Bay (5–2–0) enters as heavy home favorites against a struggling Vancouver squad (2–7–1) in a high-scoring projected environment. With the Canucks likely turning to Leevi Meriläinen (unconfirmed) in net, Carlson steps into a premier spot to generate offense.
Our projections view Carlson favorably tonight, anticipating roughly ~1 point, ~2–3 shots on goal, and over a blocked shot, translating to a sturdy 3.2 fantasy points. His quarterback role on PP1 provides extra ceiling, particularly against a vulnerable Vancouver penalty kill. Tonight marks the final contest of Tampa Bay’s three-game weekly slate, giving managers one last opportunity to capitalize on his heavy offensive volume. Given his elite deployment and the lopsided matchup context, he remains locked in across all formats. Today’s action: Strong Start.
FantasySP AI Analysis
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John Carlson Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | G | AST | +/- | SOG | PIM | TOI | FPTS | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/15 | SEA | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 21:35:00 | 0.0 | 12 |
| 10/13 | @NYR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 19:56:00 | 1.0 | 11.5 |
| 10/10 | @NYI | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 20:43:00 | 0.0 | 7.5 |
| 10/08 | MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16:48:00 | 12.5 | 0 |
| 10/05 | PHI | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:51:00 | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| 10/03 | WAS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:35:00 | 3.5 | 8 |
| 10/01 | @NYR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 23:41:00 | 1.0 | 11 |
| Totals: | 2 | 2 | -3 | 19 | 2 | 20:09:51.4285 | 21.5 | ||
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| YEAR | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | SOG | TOI/G | HIT | FOW | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09-10 | WAS | 19 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10-11 | WAS | 81 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 23 | 44 | 143 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11-12 | WAS | 77 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -10 | 20 | 141 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13-14 | WAS | 48 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 97 | 22 | 49 | 1 | 122 |
| 13-14 | WAS | 82 | 10 | 28 | 38 | -3 | 22 | 208 | 24 | 64 | 0 | 177 |
| 14-15 | WAS | 82 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 13 | 28 | 195 | 23 | 72 | 0 | 197 |
| 15-16 | WAS | 55 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 121 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 112 |
| 16-17 | WAS | 72 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 6 | 10 | 174 | 22 | 57 | 0 | 123 |
| 17-18 | WAS | 83 | 15 | 54 | 69 | 1 | 32 | 237 | 24 | 48 | 0 | 149 |
| 18-19 | WAS | 80 | 13 | 57 | 70 | 20 | 34 | 185 | 25 | 54 | 0 | 164 |
| 19-20 | WAS | 71 | 16 | 59 | 75 | 12 | 26 | 191 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 111 |
| 21-22 | WAS | 51 | 10 | 32 | 42 | -7 | 12 | 118 | 22 | 51 | 0 | 64 |
| 21-22 | WAS | 83 | 18 | 55 | 73 | 12 | 22 | 200 | 22 | 76 | 0 | 115 |
| 22-23 | WAS | 42 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -8 | 12 | 124 | 22 | 42 | 0 | 87 |
| 23-24 | WAS | 86 | 11 | 43 | 54 | -9 | 42 | 190 | 26 | 63 | 0 | 199 |
| 24-25 | WAS | 87 | 5 | 47 | 52 | 23 | 24 | 174 | 22 | 49 | 0 | 138 |
| 25-26 | WAS | 90 | 14 | 51 | 65 | 8 | 32 | 165 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 117 |
| 26-27 | TB | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| ON PACE | 82 | 23 | 23 | 46 | -3 | 23 | 222 | 20 | 70 | 0 | 105 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 89 | 10 | 47 | 57 | 18 | 33 | 178 | 49 | 0 | 154 | ||
| Totals | 1224 | 175 | 629 | 804 | 102 | 414 | 2749 | 23 | 799 | 1 | 1921 | |
Carlson Projection
View All| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.62 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.46 | -2.26 | 2.32 | 1.75 | 3.26 | 0.00 | 1.9 |
| G | AST | PTS | PPP | PPG | PPA | SHP | SHG | SHA | SOG | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | FOW | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.62 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 2.46 | -0.26 | 0.32 | 0.75 | 1.26 | 0 | 3.2 |
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OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Tampa Bay Lightning
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 100% | 92% |
| Dennis Hildeby | 4% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Hedman | 87% | 78% |
| J.J. Moser | 5% | 4% |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 3% | 2% |
| Erik Cernak | 3% | 3% |
| John Carlson | 100% | 97% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Guentzel | 100% | 94% |
| Brandon Hagel | 100% | 94% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | 100% | 95% |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 2% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Brayden Point | 96% | 72% |
| Anthony Cirelli | 38% | 25% |
Line Combinations
John Carlson's Current Assignments
Pair 1PP1
| LINE | LEFT WING (LW) | CENTER (C) | RIGHT WING (RW) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line 1 | Brandon Hagel | Anthony Cirelli | Nikita Kucherov |
| Line 2 | Jake Guentzel | Brayden Point | Jake Guentzel |
| Line 3 | Ilya Mikheyev | Zemgus Girgensons | Pontus Holmberg |
| Line 4 | Jeffrey Viel | Dominic James | Conor Geekie |
| PAIR | LEFT DEFENSE (LD) | RIGHT DEFENSE (RD) |
|---|---|---|
| Pair 1 | J.J. Moser | John Carlson |
| Pair 2 | Ryan McDonagh | Erik Cernak |
| Pair 3 | Victor Hedman | Maxwell Crozier |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 | SKATER 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | John Carlson | Nikita Kucherov | Jake Guentzel | Brayden Point | Brandon Hagel |
| PP2 | Pontus Holmberg | Anthony Cirelli | J.J. Moser | Conor Geekie | Dominic James |
| UNIT | SKATER 1 | SKATER 2 | SKATER 3 | SKATER 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PK1 | Ryan McDonagh | Erik Cernak | Anthony Cirelli | Brandon Hagel |
| PK2 | Victor Hedman | Zemgus Girgensons | J.J. Moser | Ilya Mikheyev |
| ORDER | GOALIE | ROLE | ROTATION STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Andrei Vasilevskiy | Starter | Primary Starter |
| #2 | Dennis Hildeby | Backup | Backup |
Team Injuries
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Yanni Gourde #37 · C | OutIRHip | Gourde is recovering from hip surgery and has been placed on the non-roster injured reserve list. INJ SINCE: Sep 16 |
| PLAYER | STATUS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|
| Emil Lilleberg #78 · D | OutDTDUndisclosed | Lilleberg is dealing with an undisclosed injury and will not take the ice for the Lightning. He will miss at least one week. INJ SINCE: Oct 5 |
Team Rankings
G
21
20th
A
35
20th
SOG
212
13th
FOW
174
30th
PPG
2
31st
PPA
4
31st
PPP
6
31st
SHG
0
20th
SHP
0
26th
HITS
158
20th
BLK
94
24th
GA
17
3rd
| Team | W-L | Win % | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bruins | 6-2-0 | 0.750 | 12 |
 Senators | 6-2-0 | 0.750 | 12 |
| Lightning | 5-2-0 | 0.714 | 10 |
 Panthers | 4-2-2 | 0.500 | 10 |
 Sabres | 4-3-1 | 0.500 | 9 |
 Maple Leafs | 3-4-2 | 0.333 | 8 |
 Canadiens | 3-3-1 | 0.429 | 7 |
 Red Wings | 2-3-2 | 0.286 | 6 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Point | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| Conor Geekie | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jansen Harkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gage Goncalves | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dominic James | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Hagel | 7 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nikita Kucherov | 7 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | |
| Scott Sabourin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Jeffrey Viel | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -4 | 14 | 0 |
| Player | GP | G | A | SOG | +/- | PIM | PPG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carlson | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | -3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Victor Hedman | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Maxwell Crozier | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ryan McDonagh | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
| Erik Cernak | 7 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | |
| Charle-Edouard D'Astous | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | -2 | 4 | 0 | |
| J.J. Moser | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Emil Lilleberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 7 | 0 |
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | GA | SO | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrei Vasilevskiy | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 132 | 117 | 15 | 0 | |
| Dennis Hildeby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mads Sogaard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| 10-13 | @NYR | L 1-4 |
| 10-15 | SEA | W 4-3 |
| 10-17 | VAN | 4:00 PM |
Player Timeline
Jul 2nd
NHL Breaking News: John Carlson Signs 2-Year, $8.5M AAV Extension
Jul 1st
John Carlson Free Agency Update: Carolina Deal Falls Through, Other ...
Jun 27th
NHL Trade: Team Acquires Kyle Masters and No. 162 Pick from Carolina ...
Jun 16th
John Carlson to Test Free Agency on July 1 for First Time
May 17th
John Carlson Reflects Positively on Season with the Ducks
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| Michael Brandsegg-Nygard DET RW | +5.9 |
| Devon Levi EDM G | +5.4 |
| Pavel Zacha BOS C | +5.1 |
| Akira Schmid FLA G | +4.5 |
| Daniil Tarasov DET G | +4.3 |
| Seth Jones FLA D | +4.0 |
| Jack Quinn BUF RW | +3.9 |
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| Nikita Zadorov BOS D | +3.8 |
| Mark Kastelic BOS C | +3.6 |
| Logan Stanley D | +3.3 |
| Boone Jenner WAS C | -6.3 |
| Charlie Lindgren WAS G | -5.6 |
| Jakub Dobes MON G | -5.0 |
| Jared Spurgeon MIN D | -4.4 |
| Chris Kreider MON LW | -3.6 |
| Luke Evangelista NJ RW | -2.5 |
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| Tyler Seguin DAL C | -1.9 |
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| Shane Pinto OTT C | -1.7 |
