John Carlson Teammate Impact NHL Stats & Career Totals

This is the group his coach trusts with the game

The five the coach goes back to is Carlson with Goncalves, Kucherov, Moser and Point, 34 minutes at 5v5.

67.4% of the expected goals, 2 goals for and 0 against

This is the group the power play actually runs through

His power-play unit is Guentzel, Hagel, Kucherov and Point: 2 goals in 29 minutes.

4.18 goals an hour, 3.7 expected

His coach keeps shuffling the players around him

Carlson has been shuffled through 6 different five-man units, and only 1 of them have settled.

units of at least 5 minutes; 30 minutes counts as settled

Nikita Kucherov is the teammate who sets him up more than anyone

Nikita Kucherov has assisted on 2 of his 5 goals, 40.0% of them.

2 primary, 0 secondary

His coach leans on him more than almost anyone

Carlson plays 19:42 a night, 95th among defencemen.

177 minutes across 9 games

When he shoots, it tends to be on target

76.7% of his unblocked attempts actually hit the net.

33 of 43 unblocked, 8th of 57 defencemen

Defenders get in front of a huge share of his shots

28.3% of everything he shoots gets blocked before it arrives.

17 of 60 attempts, 10th of 57 defencemen

His game is played in the hardest part of the ice

36.7% of his attempts come from inside 25 feet.

22 of 60 attempts, 10th of 57 defencemen

He gets his chances from the dirty areas, not the perimeter

36.7% of what he shoots comes from the slot.

22 attempts from inside the home plate, 10th of 57 defencemen

There is one shot he goes to more than any other

25.0% of his attempts are the slap shot.

15 attempts, 1 goals

He gets to the hard areas rather than firing from range

His average attempt comes from 35.0 feet.

60 located attempts, 12th of 57 defencemen

He works one side of the ice far more than the other

46.7% of his attempts come from the right side.

9 left, 23 middle, 28 right

He can beat goalies from further out than most players

33.3% of his attempts are fired from beyond 45 feet.

20 long-range attempts, 14th of 57 defencemen

He shoots more pucks over a season than almost anybody

Carlson has taken 60 shot attempts this season.

28 on goal, 10 missed, 17 blocked, 16th of 57 defencemen

He owns this goalie, and the numbers are not close

Carlson has scored 3 times on Carter Hart this season, more than on any other goaltender.

3 goals on 7 attempts, 42.9%

This goalie has his number and he cannot solve him

Dylan Garand has turned him away every time: 16 attempts, no goals.

0.0% conversion

One team seems to bring the best out of him

He has 3 goals against the Golden Knights this season.

11 attempts against them

No goalie has seen more of him than this one

No goalie has seen more of him than Dylan Garand: 16 attempts, 0 goals.

0.0% conversion

He keeps taking penalties against this one opponent

Mika Zibanejad has drawn 2 penalties on him.

penalties taken, from play-by-play

He scores more than the chances he gets should produce

Carlson has 5 goals off 2.8 expected: 2.2 more than the chances alone say.

3rd of 57 defencemen

The chances he gets in tight almost always go in

From inside 25 feet he buries 13.6% of his attempts.

3 goals on 22 close attempts, 2nd of 48 defencemen

A remarkable share of his shots end up in the net

He converts 15.2% of the shots he puts on goal.

5 goals on 33 shots, 6th of 57 defencemen

One shot in his bag goes in far more often than the rest

His deadliest shot is the wrist shot: 23.1% of them go in.

3 goals on 13 attempts

There is a range from which his goals almost always come

His goals average 25.0 feet out, and the longest went in from 58.

5 goals located by coordinate

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