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Lucas Carlsson

#36 · Defence · Free agent, last with the San Jose Sharks

Born Jul 5, 1997 in Gavle, SWE · 6'0", 190 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 110th overall in 2016 by CHI (round 4)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

John Klingberg EDM · 4 P in 11 GP Erik Gudbranson CBJ · 4 P in 16 GP Logan Mailloux MTL · 4 P in 7 GP Simon Nemec NJD · 4 P in 27 GP Louis Crevier CHI · 4 P in 32 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.

024682019-20: 1 points119-202020-21: 1 points120-212021-22: 9 points921-222022-23: 0 points022-232024-25: 4 points424-25

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2019-20 CHI 6 0 1 1 3 0 3 11 0.17 $793K
2020-21 CHI 12 0 1 1 1 2 10 6 0.08 $793K
2021-22 FLA 40 3 6 9 3 10 41 39 0.23 $750K
2022-23 FLA 2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 0.00 $800K
2024-25 SJS 13 1 3 4 -2 14 15 4 0.31 $800K
5 seasons Career 73 4 11 15 4 28 71 63 0.21

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2019-20 CHI 1 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0.00
1 season Playoffs 1 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0.00

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
13 1 3 4 -2 14 15 4 0.31 6.7 19:22

Contract

$800KCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$200KCap dollars per point4 points in 13 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show.

The contract

Signed by the San Jose Sharks on Jul 1, 2024, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.6M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2025-26, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $800K $800K $0 $800K
2025-26 $800K $800K $0 $800K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2024 San Jose Sharks New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $1.6M $800K
Jul 1, 2023 Florida Panthers New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $775K $775K
Jul 8, 2022 Florida Panthers Extension 2022-23 to 2022-23 1 $800K $800K
Jul 26, 2021 Florida Panthers Extension 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $750K $750K
May 21, 2018 Chicago Blackhawks Entry-level 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $2.775M $793K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

-1.2Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-2.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.6Even-strength defence-1.4Power play-0.1Penalty kill+0.0Penalties-1.1

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. He has played fewer than 20 games, too few to be ranked.

-1.5-1-0.500.511.52019-202020-212021-222022-232024-25Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

44.9Corsi for %209 attempts for, 256 against
-2.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.3Expected goals for %8.8 expected for, 10.6 against
-2.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.6Goals for %10 for, 11 against
100.9PDO10.4% shooting + 90.4% saves
32Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Lucas Carlsson · Timothy Liljegren1194:3746.048.94-5
Lucas Carlsson · Jan Rutta336:5357.341.03-0
Lucas Carlsson · Henry Thrun730:0334.827.91-2
Lucas Carlsson · Jack Thompson618:1232.430.10-4

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.0Expected goalsfrom 25 unblocked attempts
+0.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.24 expected goals per 60 minutes73rd
Shot quality 4.0% chance per attempt85th
Finishing +0.0 goals above expected49thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 244 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.20.40.60.81Goals 1Expected 1.0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 16, 2025 vs EDM L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 20:18
Apr 14, 2025 @ VAN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:25
Apr 13, 2025 @ CGY L 2-5 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 20:42
Apr 11, 2025 @ EDM L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:31
Apr 9, 2025 @ MIN L 7-8 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:42
Apr 7, 2025 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 18:37
Apr 5, 2025 vs SEA L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 4 1 1 18:38
Apr 3, 2025 vs EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:42
Apr 1, 2025 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 23:46
Mar 30, 2025 @ LAK L 1-8 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 19:24
Mar 29, 2025 vs NYR L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 18:50
Mar 27, 2025 vs TOR W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 17:50
Mar 22, 2025 vs BOS W 3-1 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 18:18