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Erik Johnson

#6 · Defence · Colorado Avalanche

Born Mar 21, 1988 in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA · 6'4", 225 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 1st overall in 2006 by STL (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2021-22

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2007-08. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tom Gilbert EDM · 33 P in 82 GP Paul Martin NJD · 32 P in 73 GP Jaroslav Spacek BUF · 32 P in 60 GP Ron Hainsey CBJ · 32 P in 78 GP John-Michael Liles COL · 32 P in 81 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.

01020302007-08: 33 points3307-082009-10: 39 points392010-11: 29 points2910-112011-12: 26 points262012-13: 4 points412-132013-14: 39 points392014-15: 23 points2314-152015-16: 27 points272016-17: 17 points1716-172017-18: 25 points252018-19: 25 points2518-192019-20: 16 points162020-21: 1 points120-212021-22: 25 points252022-23: 8 points822-232023-24: 6 points62024-25: 5 points524-25

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2007-08 STL 69 5 28 33 -9 28 105 87 0.48 $850K
2009-10 STL 79 10 29 39 1 79 186 70 0.49 $850K
2010-11 STL 55 5 14 19 -8 37 108 67 0.35 $2.6M
2010-11 COL 22 3 7 10 -5 19 53 32 0.45
2011-12 COL 73 4 22 26 -7 26 155 123 0.36 $2.6M
2012-13 COL 31 0 4 4 -3 18 64 44 0.13 $3.75M
2013-14 COL 80 9 30 39 5 61 157 136 0.49 $3.75M
2014-15 COL 47 12 11 23 2 33 115 93 0.49 $3.75M
2015-16 COL 73 11 16 27 -19 50 175 126 0.37 $3.75M
2016-17 COL 46 2 15 17 -6 9 96 87 0.37 $6M
2017-18 COL 62 9 16 25 3 58 168 114 0.40 $6M
2018-19 COL 80 7 18 25 8 38 144 124 0.31 $6M
2019-20 COL 59 3 13 16 9 20 99 97 0.27 $6M
2020-21 COL 4 0 1 1 2 2 5 7 0.25 $6M
2021-22 COL 77 8 17 25 22 24 139 165 0.32 $6M
2022-23 COL 63 0 8 8 8 12 98 121 0.13 $6M
2023-24 BUF 50 3 0 3 -5 24 40 93 0.06 $3.25M
2023-24 PHI 17 2 1 3 -9 2 20 50 0.18
2024-25 PHI 22 1 2 3 -3 11 14 40 0.14 $1M
2024-25 COL 14 1 1 2 4 4 23 19 0.14
17 seasons Career 1023 95 253 348 -10 555 1964 1695 0.34

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 COL 7 1 1 2 -6 2 13 15 0.29
2018-19 COL 12 2 1 3 -1 4 25 33 0.25
2019-20 COL 6 0 2 2 1 0 15 3 0.33
2021-22 COL 20 1 4 5 10 4 30 79 0.25
2022-23 COL 7 1 0 1 0 0 8 34 0.14
2024-25 COL 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0.00
6 seasons Playoffs 54 5 8 13 4 10 95 169 0.24

2007-08 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
69 5 28 33 -9 28 105 87 0.48 4.8 18:11

Contract

$850KCap hitends in 2010, then RFA
$26KCap dollars per point33 points in 69 games

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.

The contract

Signed by the St. Louis Blues on May 14, 2007, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $11.1M, beginning in 2007-08. It runs through 2009-10, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2007-08 $850K $850K $0 $2.85M $850K
2008-09 $850K $850K $0 $2.85M $850K
2009-10 $850K $850K $0 $2.85M $850K

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, 2024 Philadelphia Flyers New contract (35+) 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $1M $1M
Jul 1, 2023 Buffalo Sabres New contract (35+) 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $3.25M $3.25M
Sep 22, 2015 Colorado Avalanche Extension 2016-17 to 2022-23 7 $42M $6M
Jul 3, 2012 Colorado Avalanche New contract 2012-13 to 2015-16 4 $15M $3.75M
Aug 2, 2010 St. Louis Blues New contract 2010-11 to 2011-12 2 $5.2M $2.6M
May 14, 2007 St. Louis Blues Entry-level 2007-08 to 2009-10 3 $11.1M $850K

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 2007-08 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.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 6, 2008 @ CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 19:23
Apr 5, 2008 vs CBJ W 3-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 19:25
Apr 3, 2008 @ NSH L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 24:52
Apr 1, 2008 vs NSH L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 20:19
Mar 29, 2008 vs CHI L 3-4 0 1 1 -2 0 1 1 21:34
Mar 28, 2008 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 -1 0 1 3 24:53
Mar 25, 2008 vs DET L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:11
Mar 23, 2008 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 21:13
Mar 20, 2008 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22:49
Mar 18, 2008 @ MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 21:39
Mar 15, 2008 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 19:46
Mar 14, 2008 @ SJS L 1-4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 21:05
Mar 11, 2008 @ EDM L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 6 1 27:51
Mar 10, 2008 @ CGY L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 22:05
Mar 8, 2008 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17:37
Mar 5, 2008 @ DET L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 20:14
Mar 4, 2008 vs LAK W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 16:59
Mar 1, 2008 vs SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 22:33
Feb 28, 2008 vs PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22:48
Feb 26, 2008 vs DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 19:49
Feb 24, 2008 @ PHX L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 18:59
Feb 22, 2008 @ ANA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 21:39
Feb 21, 2008 @ LAK L 1-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 17:24
Feb 19, 2008 vs CHI W 5-1 0 2 2 -1 0 5 2 18:48
Feb 17, 2008 vs CBJ W 5-1 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 17:52
Feb 16, 2008 @ NSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:08
Feb 14, 2008 @ COL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:00
Feb 12, 2008 vs LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 14:19
Feb 10, 2008 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 16:31
Feb 9, 2008 @ DAL L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 19:08
Feb 5, 2008 vs TBL L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:38
Feb 2, 2008 vs COL L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 12:30
Feb 1, 2008 vs ANA W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:25
Jan 29, 2008 @ TOR W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 12:48
Jan 24, 2008 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:27
Jan 21, 2008 @ NSH L 3-6 0 0 0 -3 0 4 3 16:11
Jan 19, 2008 vs NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:09
Jan 16, 2008 @ CHI L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18:24
Jan 13, 2008 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 16:03
Jan 11, 2008 @ CBJ L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 21:01
Jan 10, 2008 vs DAL W 4-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:27
Jan 8, 2008 vs CBJ W 6-1 0 3 3 2 0 1 2 13:55
Jan 5, 2008 vs CAR W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:29
Jan 2, 2008 vs EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 22:01
Dec 31, 2007 @ DET W 2-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 19:43
Dec 29, 2007 @ DAL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 18:52
Dec 28, 2007 vs SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 18:50
Dec 26, 2007 vs DET L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 22:09
Dec 23, 2007 vs ATL L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:41
Dec 22, 2007 @ BOS W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 13:02
Dec 20, 2007 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:46
Dec 16, 2007 vs CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 18:50
Dec 13, 2007 vs FLA L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:58
Dec 11, 2007 vs EDM L 4-5 (SO) 0 3 3 3 0 3 2 17:22
Dec 9, 2007 @ COL L 5-9 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 19:46
Dec 7, 2007 @ EDM W 4-3 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 13:53
Nov 30, 2007 @ MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 14:21
Nov 28, 2007 @ BUF W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:16
Nov 25, 2007 vs CGY W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:08
Nov 23, 2007 vs VAN W 3-1 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 14:16
Nov 21, 2007 @ DET L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 14:10
Nov 19, 2007 vs NSH W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 16:52
Nov 17, 2007 @ NSH W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:52
Nov 16, 2007 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 14:52
Nov 13, 2007 vs DET W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 13:49
Nov 9, 2007 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:10
Nov 4, 2007 @ CBJ L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:10
Oct 6, 2007 @ LAK W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 13:46
Oct 4, 2007 @ PHX L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 17:59