John Erskine
#4 · Defence · Washington Capitals
Born Jun 26, 1980 in Kingston, Ontario, CAN · 6'4", 220 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 39th overall in 1998 by DAL (round 2)
Compare with a similar player
The defencemen closest to him in points in 2001-02. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
Mike Commodore
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1 P in 37 GP
David Harlock
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1 P in 19 GP
Mike Weaver
ATL ·
1 P in 16 GP
Todd Rohloff
WSH ·
1 P in 16 GP
Jesse Wallin
DET ·
1 P in 15 GP
Career
Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | DAL | 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 62 | 16 | 63 | 0.03 | |
| 2002-03 | DAL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 0.13 | |
| 2003-04 | DAL | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 84 | 23 | 44 | 0.03 | |
| 2005-06 | DAL | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 62 | 9 | 46 | 0.00 | |
| 2005-06 | NYI | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 99 | 23 | 71 | 0.03 | |
| 2006-07 | WSH | 29 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -13 | 69 | 14 | 52 | 0.24 | |
| 2007-08 | WSH | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 96 | 48 | 102 | 0.18 | |
| 2008-09 | WSH | 52 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 50 | 128 | 0.08 | |
| 2009-10 | WSH | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 66 | 50 | 109 | 0.12 | |
| 2010-11 | WSH | 73 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 94 | 58 | 166 | 0.15 | |
| 2011-12 | WSH | 28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 39 | 0.07 | |
| 2012-13 | WSH | 30 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 32 | 91 | 0.20 | $1.5M |
| 2013-14 | WSH | 37 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -5 | 56 | 38 | 64 | 0.11 | $1.962M |
| 12 seasons | Career | 491 | 15 | 39 | 54 | -17 | 865 | 393 | 990 | 0.11 |
Playoffs
Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08 | WSH | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 0.29 |
| 2008-09 | WSH | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 39 | 0.08 |
| 2010-11 | WSH | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 0.22 |
| 2011-12 | WSH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0.25 |
| 2012-13 | WSH | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0.14 |
| 5 seasons | Playoffs | 39 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -2 | 32 | 31 | 109 | 0.18 |
2001-02 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 62 | 16 | 63 | 0.03 | 0.0 | 10:44 |
Contract
Contracts he has signed
| Signed | Signed by | Kind | Seasons | Years | In all | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 to 2013-14 | $1.962M | |||||
| 2012-13 to 2012-13 | $1.5M |
Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2001-02 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2002 | @ COL | T 2-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:49 |
| Apr 12, 2002 | vs CHI | W 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:45 |
| Apr 10, 2002 | vs MIN | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:00 |
| Apr 8, 2002 | @ LAK | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11:19 |
| Apr 7, 2002 | @ ANA | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13:52 |
| Apr 5, 2002 | vs COL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:38 |
| Mar 8, 2002 | vs MIN | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:42 |
| Mar 6, 2002 | vs LAK | W 3-2 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 07:22 |
| Mar 3, 2002 | vs SJS | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14:48 |
| Mar 2, 2002 | @ COL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 09:21 |
| Feb 28, 2002 | @ VAN | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 03:54 |
| Feb 26, 2002 | @ PHX | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11:29 |
| Feb 13, 2002 | vs NYR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:24 |
| Feb 11, 2002 | @ LAK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:00 |
| Feb 10, 2002 | @ ANA | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:59 |
| Feb 8, 2002 | vs EDM | T 1-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 08:07 |
| Feb 6, 2002 | @ NSH | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 06:07 |
| Jan 28, 2002 | vs CBJ | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 09:52 |
| Jan 25, 2002 | vs ANA | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:09 |
| Jan 20, 2002 | @ CHI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:57 |
| Jan 18, 2002 | vs FLA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 09:19 |
| Jan 12, 2002 | @ DET | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:03 |
| Jan 9, 2002 | @ FLA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 07:48 |
| Jan 8, 2002 | @ TBL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:49 |
| Dec 26, 2001 | vs COL | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 08:42 |
| Dec 23, 2001 | @ ATL | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11:36 |
| Dec 22, 2001 | @ CBJ | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 07:15 |
| Dec 20, 2001 | @ PHI | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:02 |
| Dec 17, 2001 | vs SJS | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:15 |
| Nov 25, 2001 | @ MIN | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:16 |
| Nov 23, 2001 | vs PHI | T 3-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10:51 |
| Nov 21, 2001 | vs CAR | T 4-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:20 |
| Nov 19, 2001 | vs NYI | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 07:38 |