Unless you’ve been living under a rock over the last month, you’re probably pretty familiar with just about every John Carlson stat right now. Not only is he third in NHL scoring among all players, but he has become the second-highest scoring defensemen ever for a single month of October, with seven goals and 16 assists for 23 points in 14 games. The only other defensemen to have more points in an October stretch is Al Macinnis who, in the 1990-1991 season, had 25 points in 13 games. That’s some great company to be apart of.
Carlson probably isn’t going to finish the season with the 123 points he’s currently on pace to hit (.