Overview
- Acquired from the Capitals before the trade deadline, Carlson made his first Anaheim appearance on March 16 against the Canadiens.
- Carlson logged 22:59 of ice time, finished plus-one with one shot, and was praised for a calming, poised presence on the back end.
- Anaheim beat Montreal 4–3, with two goals from Leo Carlsson and tallies from Troy Terry and Cutter Gauthier.
- Terry returned from injury to post a goal and two assists, helping seal the road victory on Carlson’s debut night.
- The team named Carlson player of the game with the Gordon Bombay jacket as he expressed excitement about joining a Pacific Division leader at 37-27-3 (77 points).