"Carlson, 35, participated in the Capitals' morning skate ahead of the game, which he did not do against New Jersey. Head coach Spencer Carbery still ruled his top blueliner a game-time decision, though, when asked about his status during a pregame press conference at MedStar Capitals Iceplex. 'He'll be game-time tonight,' Carbery said. If Carlson does indeed dress, he'll play in his 1,106th career game for the Capitals."
"Carlson's 1,105 games played with the Capitals are the 15th most by a defenseman with a single franchise in NHL history. He is the franchise's all-time leader in games played, goals (160), assists (579), and points (739) among rearguards. Carlson is currently on a five-game point streak, tallying an assist in 22:55 of total ice time against the Florida Panthers in his last game."
"The total would move him ahead of franchise legend Nicklas Backstrom for the second most games played in team history, behind just captain Alex Ovechkin. According to the team, the Capitals will become the fourth franchise to have their top two leaders in games played all-time be active players, joining the Pittsburgh Penguins (Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin), Florida Panthers (Aleksander Barkov, Aaron Ekblad), and Vegas Golden Knights (Brayden McNabb, William Karlsson)."
John Carlson missed the Capitals' 3-2 shootout loss to the Devils with an upper-body injury but skated with the team the morning before the next game. Head coach Spencer Carbery listed Carlson as a game-time decision, with the defenseman likely to play Monday against the Kings. A return would mark Carlson's 1,106th career game for Washington and move him past Nicklas Backstrom for the second-most games in franchise history, behind Alex Ovechkin. Carlson leads franchise defensemen in games, goals (160), assists (579), and points (739), and is on a five-game point streak.
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