Reese Johnson
#52 · Centre · Free agent, last with the Minnesota Wild
Born Jul 10, 1998 in Regina, Saskatchewan, CAN · 6'1", 193 lb · Shoots right
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The forwards closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.
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5 P in 45 GP
Brendan Lemieux
CAR ·
5 P in 32 GP
Matthew Phillips
WSH ·
5 P in 31 GP
Axel Jonsson-Fjallby
WPG ·
5 P in 26 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.
Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | CHI | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 0.00 | $881K |
| 2021-22 | CHI | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -13 | 16 | 24 | 141 | 0.16 | $881K |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 57 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -15 | 38 | 54 | 178 | 0.11 | $800K |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -20 | 40 | 51 | 109 | 0.12 | $800K |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.00 | $775K |
| 5 seasons | Career | 144 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -50 | 103 | 134 | 456 | 0.12 |
2023-24 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -20 | 40 | 51 | 109 | 0.12 | 3.9 | 10:56 |
Contract
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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.
The contract
Signed by the Chicago Blackhawks on Apr 13, 2022, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.6M, beginning in 2022-23. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | $800K | $750K | $0 | $750K | ||
| 2023-24 | $800K | $850K | $0 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 to 2025-26 | $775K | |||||
| Jul 1, 2024 | Vegas Golden Knights | New contract | 2024-25 to 2024-25 | 1 | $775K | $775K |
| Apr 13, 2022 | Chicago Blackhawks | Extension | 2022-23 to 2023-24 | 2 | $1.6M | $800K |
| Mar 6, 2019 | Chicago Blackhawks | Entry-level | 2019-20 to 2021-22 | 3 | $2.775M | $881K |
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 2023-24 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.
2023-24 analytics
Rating
Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 469 ranked forwards: 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.
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 forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance.
On the ice
What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean
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 line | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Donato · MacKenzie Entwistle · Reese Johnson | 17 | 79:36 | 53.2 | 42.8 | 3-7 |
| Ryan Donato · Boris Katchouk · Reese Johnson | 10 | 54:28 | 48.8 | 51.2 | 2-2 |
| Zachary Sanford · Boris Katchouk · Reese Johnson | 6 | 49:29 | 39.6 | 45.2 | 1-2 |
| Boris Katchouk · MacKenzie Entwistle · Reese Johnson | 9 | 24:41 | 50.0 | 41.5 | 0-0 |
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.
Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 438 who played 300 minutes or more this season.
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. 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 12, 2024 | vs ANA | W 7-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 07:50 |
| Mar 10, 2024 | vs ARI | W 7-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:06 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | @ WSH | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:11 |
| Mar 2, 2024 | vs CBJ | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 08:40 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | vs COL | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 08:02 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | vs DET | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 09:25 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | vs WPG | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:44 |
| Feb 21, 2024 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 05:59 |
| Feb 13, 2024 | vs VAN | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 09:43 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | @ CGY | L 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:24 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | @ EDM | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11:48 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | @ SEA | L 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13:11 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | @ VAN | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 11:36 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | vs NYI | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:15 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | @ BUF | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12:12 |
| Jan 7, 2024 | vs CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10:45 |
| Jan 5, 2024 | @ NJD | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13:16 |
| Jan 4, 2024 | @ NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11:24 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | @ DAL | L 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10:37 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | vs WPG | W 2-1 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 09:33 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | @ STL | L 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10:57 |
| Dec 22, 2023 | vs MTL | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12:52 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | vs COL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 06:52 |
| Dec 17, 2023 | vs VAN | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 08:44 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | @ SEA | L 1-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:26 |
| Dec 10, 2023 | vs WSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 08:43 |
| Dec 9, 2023 | vs STL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10:11 |
| Dec 3, 2023 | @ MIN | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12:38 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | @ DET | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:46 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | vs SEA | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:36 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | vs STL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:39 |
| Nov 24, 2023 | vs TOR | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10:54 |
| Nov 22, 2023 | @ CBJ | L 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 11:45 |
| Nov 19, 2023 | vs BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12:22 |
| Nov 18, 2023 | @ NSH | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:42 |
| Nov 16, 2023 | vs TBL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:21 |
| Nov 12, 2023 | @ FLA | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:18 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | @ ARI | L 1-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:39 |
| Oct 27, 2023 | @ VGK | W 4-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14:08 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | vs BOS | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11:19 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | vs VGK | L 3-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12:09 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | @ MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 09:29 |