| Date/Season | Transaction |
|---|
| 8/20/2022 | Minnesota Wild send William Wallinder, John Carlson to the Vegas Golden Knights for MIN 2028 Rnd 1, $1,500,000 |
| 8/19/2022 | Minnesota Wild send MIN 2028 Rnd 1, $1,500,000 to the Vegas Golden Knights for John Carlson, William Wallinder |
| 2/21/2022 | Carolina Hurricanes send John Carlson to the Vegas Golden Knights for Noah Hanifin |
| 10/15/2012 | New Jersey Devils send Hannu Toivonen, Jake Gardiner, James Van Riemsdyk, Jordan Caron, Philip McRae, Ryan Wilson to the Calgary Flames for Alexander Burmistrov, Carl Sneep, Devante Smith-Pelly, John Carlson, Matt Hendricks, Timo Pielmeier |
| 4/5/2012 | Philadelphia Flyers send Jeff Schultz, John Carlson, Martin Hanzal to the Calgary Flames for Marc Staal, Mike Green, CGY 2016 Rnd 2, $4,500,000 |
| 2/16/2012 | Philadelphia Flyers send Niklas Hjalmarsson to the Pittsburgh Penguins for John Carlson |
| 2/2/2012 | Edmonton Oilers send John Carlson, Patrick Berglund to the Pittsburgh Penguins for Ben Lovejoy, $11,000,000, 15th overall pick in Inclusion Draft |
| 8/4/2011 | Philadelphia Flyers send Cody Hodgson, John Carlson to the Edmonton Oilers for Kyle Wellwood, EDM 2015 Rnd 2 |
| 6/6/2011 | Philadelphia Flyers send Claude Giroux, David Fischer, PHI 2017 Rnd 1, $2,250,000 to the Washington Capitals for Boyd Gordon, John Carlson |
| 2012 | Drafted in the 1st round, 22nd overall by Washington (from Nashville) |
