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Loading…A 88.7 overall puts Carlsson 15th among 195 rated centers, comfortably in the league's top quarter at the position. That makes him the highest-rated player on the Anaheim Ducks roster.
The standout tool is finishing (87), backed by play driving (85); penalty killing (54) is the part of his game that grades lowest.
He surged from 70.7 in 2024-25 to 94.5 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 3-season card history.
The contract, $18M through 2030-31, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $14.4M is within $3.61M of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the largest on the Anaheim Ducks NHL roster and uses 17.3% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $2.75M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 85 |
| Defense | 54 |
| Play driving | 85 |
| Finishing | 87 |
| Power play | 78 |
| Penalty kill | 54 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | ANA | 70 | 94.5 | 1.3 |
| 2024-25 | ANA | 76 | 70.7 | 0.5 |
| 2023-24 | ANA | 55 | 76.1 | 0.6 |
Other ANA centers by rating: Mikael Granlund (65.7), Ryan Poehling (39.2), Roger McQueen (31.1), Sean Farrell (20). See the full Anaheim Ducks cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.