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Ross Johnston

#49 · Left wing · St. Louis Blues

Born Feb 18, 1994 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CAN (age 32) · 6'5", 235 lb · Shoots left

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Turcotte LAK · 14 P in 62 GP Michael Rasmussen DET · 14 P in 64 GP Vladislav Namestnikov WPG · 14 P in 60 GP Mason Appleton DET · 14 P in 65 GP Aatu Räty VAN · 14 P in 66 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.

05102015-16: 0 points015-162017-18: 6 points617-182018-19: 4 points418-192019-20: 4 points419-202020-21: 1 points120-212021-22: 7 points721-222022-23: 2 points222-232023-24: 4 points423-242024-25: 4 points424-252025-26: 14 points1425-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 NYI 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 0.00 $667K
2017-18 NYI 24 3 3 6 0 62 19 46 0.25 $667K
2018-19 NYI 17 1 3 4 3 23 12 43 0.24 $1M
2019-20 NYI 32 3 1 4 1 78 16 93 0.13 $1M
2020-21 NYI 12 0 1 1 -3 35 5 43 0.08 $1M
2021-22 NYI 32 2 5 7 -3 44 9 90 0.22 $1M
2022-23 NYI 16 0 2 2 -1 37 2 34 0.13 $1.1M
2023-24 ANA 68 1 3 4 -12 117 44 139 0.06 $1.1M
2024-25 ANA 43 1 3 4 -2 72 9 134 0.09 $1.1M
2025-26 ANA 62 3 11 14 0 107 33 192 0.23 $1.1M
2026-27 STL 4 0 0 0 0 7 2 19 0.00 $2M
11 seasons Career 311 14 32 46 -17 586 151 839 0.15

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 NYI 5 0 0 0 1 12 2 23 0.00
2025-26 ANA 5 0 0 0 -2 4 4 18 0.00
2 seasons Playoffs 10 0 0 0 -1 16 6 41 0.00

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
62 3 11 14 0 107 33 192 0.23 9.1 9:45

Contract

$1.1MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$79KCap dollars per point14 points in 62 games
-$1.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$2.9MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New York Islanders on Oct 26, 2021, as an extension of the contract he was on: 4 years and $4.4M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2025-26, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2022-23 $1.1M $1.1M $0 $1.1M
2023-24 $1.1M $1.1M $0 $1.1M
2024-25 $1.1M $1.1M $0 $1.1M
2025-26 $1.1M $1.1M $0 $1.1M

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, 2026 St. Louis Blues New contract 2026-27 to 2028-29 3 $6M $2M
Oct 26, 2021 New York Islanders Extension 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $4.4M $1.1M
Jul 9, 2018 New York Islanders New contract 2018-19 to 2021-22 4 $4M $1M
Mar 31, 2015 New York Islanders Entry-level 2015-16 to 2017-18 3 $2M $667K

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.1Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.5Even-strength defence-0.4Power play0.0Penalty kill0.0Penalties-0.3

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. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on.

-4-3-2-1012015-162018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

45.0Corsi for %36 attempts for, 44 against
-12.8CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
32.1Expected goals for %1.4 expected for, 3.0 against
-19.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
20.0Goals for %1 for, 4 against
82.0PDO5.6% shooting + 76.5% saves
5Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Ross Johnston · Jeffrey Viel · Tim Washe318:3524.07.50-0
Ross Johnston · Jansen Harkins · Tim Washe310:4138.135.40-1
Ross Johnston · Ryan Poehling · Cutter Gauthier16:3657.114.50-1
Ross Johnston · Troy Terry · Leo Carlsson32:2466.789.40-0

The lines 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 lines 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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.7Expected goalsfrom 4 unblocked attempts
-0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.76 expected goals per 60 minutes41st
Shot quality 16.7% chance per attempt99th
Finishing -0.7 goals above expected41stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.7Goals 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 in these playoffs, 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
Mar 10, 2026 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 08:49
Mar 8, 2026 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 14 0 1 09:01
Mar 6, 2026 vs MTL W 6-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 10:43
Mar 4, 2026 vs NYI W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 11:10
Mar 3, 2026 vs COL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:10
Mar 1, 2026 vs CGY W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:53
Feb 27, 2026 vs WPG W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 10:51
Feb 25, 2026 vs EDM W 6-5 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 09:55
Feb 3, 2026 vs SEA W 4-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 09:24
Feb 1, 2026 vs VGK W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:52
Jan 29, 2026 @ VAN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 08:10
Jan 26, 2026 @ EDM L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 09:39
Jan 25, 2026 @ CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 11:21
Jan 23, 2026 @ SEA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:47
Jan 21, 2026 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 11:40
Jan 19, 2026 vs NYR W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 09:39
Jan 17, 2026 vs LAK W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 07:36
Jan 16, 2026 @ LAK W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 12:28
Jan 13, 2026 vs DAL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13:25
Jan 10, 2026 @ BUF L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 09:33
Jan 8, 2026 @ CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 09:47
Jan 6, 2026 @ PHI L 2-5 0 0 0 0 15 0 2 03:36
Jan 5, 2026 @ WSH L 4-7 0 1 1 1 5 2 2 10:10
Jan 2, 2026 vs MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:23
Dec 31, 2025 vs TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 08:01
Dec 27, 2025 @ LAK L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:25
Dec 22, 2025 vs SEA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 12 2 4 10:28
Dec 20, 2025 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 11:53
Dec 19, 2025 vs DAL L 3-8 0 1 1 -1 0 1 4 12:44
Dec 16, 2025 @ CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 12:00
Dec 15, 2025 @ NYR W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 7 08:40
Dec 13, 2025 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 12:47
Dec 11, 2025 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 08:02
Dec 9, 2025 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 12:06
Dec 7, 2025 vs CHI W 7-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 12:43
Dec 5, 2025 vs WSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 07:42
Dec 3, 2025 vs UTA L 0-7 0 0 0 -1 2 1 4 09:33
Dec 1, 2025 @ STL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 08:37
Nov 30, 2025 @ CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:12
Nov 28, 2025 vs LAK W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 09:22
Nov 26, 2025 vs VAN L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:28
Nov 22, 2025 vs VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 06:53
Nov 20, 2025 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 10:46
Nov 19, 2025 vs BOS W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 07:50
Nov 17, 2025 vs UTA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 5 1 5 08:39
Nov 15, 2025 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:35
Nov 13, 2025 @ DET L 3-6 0 0 0 0 10 0 5 09:48
Nov 11, 2025 @ COL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 07:54
Nov 9, 2025 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10:50
Nov 8, 2025 @ VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:01
Nov 6, 2025 @ DAL W 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:43
Nov 4, 2025 vs FLA W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10:19
Nov 2, 2025 vs NJD W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 12:22
Oct 31, 2025 vs DET W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 08:25
Oct 28, 2025 @ FLA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 5 0 1 09:57
Oct 25, 2025 @ TBL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 9 0 2 06:30
Oct 23, 2025 @ BOS W 7-5 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 11:20
Oct 21, 2025 @ NSH W 5-2 1 2 3 3 5 1 4 08:53
Oct 16, 2025 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 07:24
Oct 14, 2025 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 11:09
Oct 11, 2025 @ SJS W 7-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 5 0 1 05:36
Oct 9, 2025 @ SEA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 08:28