From Alzner to Winnik, we're taking a look at and grading the 2015-16 season for every player who laced 'em up for the Caps for a significant number of games during the campaign, with an eye towards 2016-17. Next up, John Carlson.
Japers' Rink Player Card (click for a hi-res version, and a glossary of terms used in this post can be found here; data via NHL.com, war-on-ice.com, General Fanager and Stats.HockeyAnalysis.com):
Carlson's Season, Game-by-Game (via HockeyViz, explained here):
Carlson's 5v5 Teammates and Competition (via HockeyViz, explained here):
Carlson's With-or-Without You (via HockeyViz, explained here):
Key Stat: Of NHL blueliners who played at least 750 five-on-five minutes in 2015-16, John Carlson was third in points/60, behind only Erik Karlsson and Brent Burns.