In 180 games in the AHL, Carpenter has registered 109 points (37 goals, 72 assists). He finished the 2015-16 season as team-leader in points (55) and won the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award for community service. He made his NHL debut on December 11, 2015 against the Minnesota Wild.
A six-foot, 195-pound native of Oviedo, Florida, Carpenter was originally signed as a free agent on March 26, 2014.