Cap hit
$18M
17.3% of $104M cap
Term
5 yrs
Through 2030-31, then UFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
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arrives with the trade tools
Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source
2025-26 regular season
GP
70
Goals
29
15.0% shooting
Assists
38
23 primary
Points
67
0.96 per game
TOI/GP
19:09
PP 3:28 · PK 0:53
xGF%
54.4
5v5, +10 vs. last yr
Game Score
+0.17
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
44.4
433 W · 543 L
Plus/minus
+4
Blocks 29 · Hits 14
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14 vs VGK · L 5-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 | 4:30 | 0:30 | 6-4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.32 |
| May 12 @ VGK · OTL 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:09 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 5-8 | 100 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.46 |
| May 10 vs VGK · W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:01 | 2:45 | 0:07 | 4-4 | 100 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.13 |
| May 8 vs VGK · L 6-2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 18:34 | 2:08 | 0:18 | 2-11 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.49 |
| May 6 @ VGK · W 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21:03 | 6:02 | 0:00 | 2-10 | 100 | 2 | 1 | +1 | +0.38 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 936 min · percentile vs. NHL forwards
82nd percentile
91st percentile
61st percentile
94th percentile
95th percentile
94th percentile
65th percentile
97th percentile
69th percentile
89th percentile
90th percentile
61st percentile
27th percentile
86th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play styleOffensive playmaker
Trait percentiles vs. NHL centers · 2025-26
Carlsson is an elite offensive engine who generates chances at an elite rate through high-volume shooting and excellent playmaking. He's a pure offensive talent who struggles with the heavy, physical elements of play and doesn't drive play through forechecking intensity.
- Shooting volume
- 90
- Playmaking
- 89
- Zone entries(est.)
- 80
- Forechecking
- 3
- Physicality
- 1
- Defensive impact
- 61
- Puck management
- 40
- Speed
- 77
Where he shoots from
Slot 49% · Mid-range 40% · Perimeter 11%(277 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Prolific shooter at 90th percentile, averaging nearly 4 unblocked shots per game
- Exceptional playmaker at 89th percentile, setting up 0.54 assists per game
- Dangerous slot presence with 49% of shots from high-danger areas
Watch-outs
- Forechecking ranks just 3rd percentile, showing limited physical engage in offensive zone
- Physicality at 1st percentile means he avoids contact and won't wear down opponents
Similar style: Nick Schmaltz (UTA), Mikael Backlund (CGY)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 70 GP · goals above average
Season total +11.9 goals, or +0.17 per game.
- Even strength offense
- +2.3
- Even strength defense
- -0.7
- Power play
- +0.5
- Penalty kill
- +0.1
- Finishing
- +4.5
- Playmaking
- +3.7
- Penalties
- +2.5
- Faceoffs
- -1.1
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 70 | 29 | 38 | 67 | +4 | 193 | 19:09 | 44.4% | +0.17 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 76 | 20 | 25 | 45 | +6 | 114 | 16:14 | 41.4% | +0.00 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 55 | 12 | 17 | 29 | -11 | 109 | 18:07 | 34.8% | -0.02 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
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Beat writers
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Media
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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 22.5 mph
- 62nd pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 197
- Hardest shot
- 85.5 mph
- 54th pct
- Distance
- 240.7 mi
- OZ time
- 44.5%
- 80th pct
- DZ time
- 36.9%