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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

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The defencemen closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Marc Staal NYR · 29 P in 77 GP Andrej Sekera BUF · 29 P in 76 GP Cody Franson NSH · 29 P in 80 GP Jamie McBain CAR · 30 P in 76 GP Stephane Robidas DAL · 30 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

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 8 21 29 -13 56 161 99 0.38 5.0 22:49

Contract

$2.6MCap hitends in 2012
$90KCap dollars per point29 points in 77 games
$1.186MCap dollars per goal above replacement2.2 goals above replacement
$1.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$1.2MValueworth 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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the St. Louis Blues on Aug 2, 2010, as a new contract: 2 years and $5.2M, beginning in 2010-11. It runs through 2011-12, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2010-11 $2.6M $2.2M $0 $2.2M
2011-12 $2.6M $3M $0 $3M

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+2.2Goals above replacement344th of 672 skaters, 96th of 233 defencemen
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-0.5 62nd percentileEven-strength defence-1.5 22nd percentilePower play-0.6 27th percentilePenalty kill-0.7 10th percentilePenalties-0.3 65th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-505102010-112012-132014-152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-25Goals 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

50.0Corsi for %1154 attempts for, 1153 against
-0.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.5Expected goals for %49.6 expected for, 52.7 against
+1.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
42.9Goals for %42 for, 56 against
97.8PDO6.8% shooting + 91.1% saves
179Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairTeamGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Eric Brewer · Erik JohnsonSTL50393:2051.448.014-19
Carlo Colaiacovo · Erik JohnsonSTL28218:0548.853.53-13
Erik Johnson · Ryan WilsonCOL17133:2342.443.53-4
Erik Johnson · Alex PietrangeloSTL21116:0354.046.59-4

The pairs 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 pairs 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. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
8.0Expected goalsfrom 211 unblocked attempts
+0.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.27 expected goals per 60 minutes84th
Shot quality 3.8% chance per attempt78th
Finishing +0.0 goals above expected58thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 8Expected 8.0

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 7, 2011 @ DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24:56
Apr 5, 2011 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 28:06
Apr 3, 2011 vs CGY L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 25:29
Apr 1, 2011 @ PHX W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 29:22
Mar 31, 2011 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 24:29
Mar 28, 2011 @ ANA L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 26:59
Mar 26, 2011 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 23:34
Mar 24, 2011 vs TOR L 3-4 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 25:24
Mar 22, 2011 vs CBJ W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 -3 2 5 1 22:39
Mar 19, 2011 @ EDM W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 2 5 0 2 23:03
Mar 17, 2011 @ CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:04
Mar 16, 2011 @ VAN L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 24:38
Mar 12, 2011 @ NSH L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 2 24:31
Mar 11, 2011 vs ANA L 2-6 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 24:53
Mar 8, 2011 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 25:56
Mar 5, 2011 vs EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 22:35
Mar 1, 2011 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 27:42
Feb 27, 2011 @ ANA L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 27:58
Feb 26, 2011 @ LAK L 3-4 0 2 2 2 6 3 1 24:17
Feb 23, 2011 vs EDM L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26:29
Feb 22, 2011 @ STL W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 25:22
Feb 19, 2011 @ SJS L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 26:44
Feb 18, 2011 @ BUF W 3-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 20:02
Feb 14, 2011 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 16:04
Feb 12, 2011 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20:10
Feb 11, 2011 vs MIN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 24:19
Feb 8, 2011 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 20:47
Feb 6, 2011 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 19:56
Feb 4, 2011 vs EDM W 5-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 19:32
Jan 26, 2011 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21:27
Jan 24, 2011 @ COL L 3-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 26:03
Jan 22, 2011 vs CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 14 0 1 23:40
Jan 20, 2011 vs DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 25:05
Jan 18, 2011 vs LAK W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 23:03
Jan 15, 2011 @ SJS L 2-4 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 27:18
Jan 13, 2011 @ LAK W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 27:59
Jan 12, 2011 @ ANA L 4-7 0 1 1 2 0 6 1 21:50
Jan 10, 2011 vs PHX L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 19:13
Jan 8, 2011 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:37
Jan 6, 2011 @ TOR L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:02
Jan 2, 2011 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:16
Dec 31, 2010 vs PHX W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 19:08
Dec 28, 2010 vs CHI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 17:29
Dec 26, 2010 vs NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19:21
Dec 23, 2010 vs DET W 4-3 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 21:29
Dec 21, 2010 @ ATL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 24:51
Dec 20, 2010 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:01
Dec 18, 2010 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 26:50
Dec 15, 2010 @ DET L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03:39
Dec 11, 2010 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 23:13
Dec 9, 2010 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 2 2 1 2 3 2 20:01
Dec 5, 2010 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 20:01
Dec 4, 2010 @ EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 18:41
Dec 1, 2010 vs WSH L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 26:20
Nov 30, 2010 @ CHI L 5-7 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 21:41
Nov 27, 2010 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 22:39
Nov 26, 2010 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 25:48
Nov 24, 2010 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 25:16
Nov 20, 2010 vs NJD W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 22:51
Nov 19, 2010 vs OTT W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:37
Nov 17, 2010 @ DET L 3-7 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 24:27
Nov 15, 2010 @ COL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 25:04
Nov 13, 2010 @ PHX L 3-5 0 0 0 1 2 5 1 26:34
Nov 11, 2010 vs NSH L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 28:22
Nov 10, 2010 @ CBJ L 1-8 0 0 0 -3 0 4 1 25:13
Nov 7, 2010 @ NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 25:47
Nov 6, 2010 @ BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 22:30
Nov 4, 2010 vs SJS W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 24:40
Oct 30, 2010 vs ATL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 25:25
Oct 28, 2010 @ NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:14
Oct 23, 2010 vs PIT W 1-0 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 21:55
Oct 22, 2010 vs CHI W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 2 2 2 19:41
Oct 18, 2010 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 20:37
Oct 16, 2010 @ DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 22:28
Oct 14, 2010 @ NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 21:18
Oct 11, 2010 vs ANA W 5-1 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 21:02
Oct 9, 2010 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 22:32