Kent Johnson
#91 · Centre · Columbus Blue Jackets
Born Oct 18, 2002 in Port Moody, British Columbia, CAN (age 23) · 6'0", 175 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 5th overall in 2021 by CBJ (round 1)
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Nicolas Aube-Kubel
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | CBJ | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0.33 | $925K |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 79 | 16 | 24 | 40 | -19 | 14 | 126 | 15 | 0.51 | $925K |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 42 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 10 | 62 | 10 | 0.38 | $925K |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 68 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 2 | 16 | 123 | 3 | 0.84 | $1.8M |
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 76 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -8 | 20 | 114 | 15 | 0.29 | $1.8M |
| 2026-27 | CBJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0.75 | $1.8M |
| 6 seasons | Career | 278 | 55 | 86 | 141 | -26 | 64 | 441 | 47 | 0.51 |
2023-24 season totals
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | P/GP | Shooting % | Avg TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 10 | 62 | 10 | 0.38 | 9.7 | 13:33 |
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 Columbus Blue Jackets on Apr 8, 2022, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $5.55M, beginning in 2021-22. It runs through 2023-24, so this is its last season.
| Season | Cap hit | Base salary | Signing bonus | Performance bonuses | Paid in all | Clause |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | $925K | $833K | $93K | $925K | ||
| 2022-23 | $925K | $833K | $93K | $925K | $925K | |
| 2023-24 | $925K | $833K | $93K | $1.85M | $925K |
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 27, 2024 | Columbus Blue Jackets | New contract | 2024-25 to 2026-27 | 3 | $5.4M | $1.8M |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Entry-level | 2021-22 to 2023-24 | 3 | $5.55M | $925K |
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
Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 616 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
| Forward line | GP | Time | CF% | xGF% | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil Bemstrom · Kent Johnson · Cole Sillinger | 17 | 121:48 | 46.9 | 49.9 | 4-2 |
| Kirill Marchenko · Dmitri Voronkov · Kent Johnson | 10 | 60:27 | 49.6 | 54.4 | 3-0 |
| Justin Danforth · Kent Johnson · Cole Sillinger | 8 | 51:38 | 36.2 | 29.0 | 1-4 |
| Emil Bemstrom · Kent Johnson · Adam Fantilli | 11 | 50:47 | 47.6 | 41.6 | 5-5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2024 | @ NYR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14:42 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | vs NYR | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13:39 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | vs BUF | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:53 |
| Feb 21, 2024 | @ ANA | W 7-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:34 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | @ LAK | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:40 |
| Feb 17, 2024 | @ SJS | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:57 |
| Feb 13, 2024 | @ OTT | L 3-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:33 |
| Feb 10, 2024 | vs TBL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | @ STL | W 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 |
| Jan 28, 2024 | @ SEA | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:09 |
| Jan 27, 2024 | @ VAN | L 4-5 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:15 |
| Jan 25, 2024 | @ CGY | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:40 |
| Jan 23, 2024 | @ EDM | L 1-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | vs NJD | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11:29 |
| Jan 15, 2024 | vs VAN | W 4-3 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:22 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | vs SEA | L 4-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:25 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | @ WPG | L 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:06 |
| Jan 6, 2024 | vs MIN | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:50 |
| Jan 4, 2024 | @ PHI | W 3-2 (SO) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 18:00 |
| Jan 2, 2024 | vs BOS | L 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:04 |
| Dec 30, 2023 | @ BUF | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | vs TOR | W 6-5 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:15 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | @ NJD | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15:54 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | vs TOR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:25 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | vs WSH | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:59 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | @ BUF | W 9-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:54 |
| Dec 16, 2023 | vs NJD | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:33 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | @ TOR | W 6-5 (OT) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:23 |
| Dec 10, 2023 | vs FLA | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:55 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | vs STL | W 5-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:46 |
| Dec 7, 2023 | @ NYI | L 3-7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 |
| Dec 5, 2023 | vs LAK | L 3-4 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:06 |
| Dec 3, 2023 | @ BOS | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11:17 |
| Dec 1, 2023 | vs OTT | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:31 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | vs TBL | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:45 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | @ DAL | L 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:31 |
| Oct 28, 2023 | vs NYI | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:16 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | vs ANA | L 2-3 (OT) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:22 |
| Oct 21, 2023 | @ MIN | W 5-4 (OT) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13:41 |
| Oct 20, 2023 | vs CGY | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:12 |
| Oct 16, 2023 | vs DET | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | vs NYR | W 5-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 |