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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)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Pavel Buchnevich STL · 57 P in 76 GP Morgan Geekie BOS · 57 P in 77 GP Bo Horvat NYI · 57 P in 81 GP Connor McMichael WSH · 57 P in 82 GP Sean Monahan CBJ · 57 P in 54 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.

020402021-22: 3 points321-222022-23: 40 points4022-232023-24: 16 points1623-242024-25: 57 points5724-252025-26: 22 points2225-262026-27: 3 points326-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
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

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
68 24 33 57 2 16 123 3 0.84 19.5 17:18

Contract

$1.8MCap hitends in 2027, then RFA
$32KCap dollars per point57 points in 68 games
$331KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.4 goals above replacement
$5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.2MValueworth 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 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Jul 27, 2024, as a new contract: 3 years and $5.4M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2026-27, 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
2024-25 $1.8M $1.6M $0 $1.6M
2025-26 $1.8M $1.8M $0 $1.8M
2026-27 $1.8M $2M $0 $2M

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Rating

+5.4Goals above replacement187th of 698 skaters, 136th of 456 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 456 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.

Even-strength offence+2.5 75th percentileEven-strength defence-0.7 36th percentilePower play+1.0 86th percentilePenalty kill-0.1 21st percentilePenalties-0.6 17th 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.

-4-202462021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

50.8Corsi for %889 attempts for, 861 against
+3.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.2Expected goals for %37.1 expected for, 38.3 against
+3.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
57.1Goals for %56 for, 42 against
103.1PDO13.3% shooting + 89.9% saves
189Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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 lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
James van Riemsdyk · Kent Johnson · Adam Fantilli22102:1952.153.16-3
James van Riemsdyk · Kent Johnson · Cole Sillinger1288:3345.538.22-5
James van Riemsdyk · Sean Monahan · Kent Johnson872:3955.453.34-3
Boone Jenner · Kent Johnson · Adam Fantilli871:2549.346.48-3

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.

24Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.9Expected goalsfrom 180 unblocked attempts
+11.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.66 expected goals per 60 minutes34th
Shot quality 7.2% chance per attempt31st
Finishing +11.1 goals above expected99thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 24Expected 12.9

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 17, 2025 vs NYI W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 16:41
Apr 15, 2025 @ PHI W 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 15:44
Apr 13, 2025 @ WSH W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:14
Apr 12, 2025 vs WSH W 7-0 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 14:56
Apr 10, 2025 vs BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:34
Apr 8, 2025 vs OTT W 5-2 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 14:28
Apr 6, 2025 @ OTT L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:36
Apr 5, 2025 @ TOR L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:45
Apr 3, 2025 vs COL L 3-7 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20:03
Apr 1, 2025 vs NSH W 8-4 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 13:27
Mar 29, 2025 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 19:09
Mar 28, 2025 vs VAN W 7-6 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:47
Mar 24, 2025 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:37
Mar 21, 2025 @ PIT L 3-6 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 18:40
Mar 20, 2025 vs FLA L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:52
Mar 17, 2025 vs NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:58
Mar 15, 2025 vs NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 17:35
Mar 13, 2025 vs VGK L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:07
Mar 11, 2025 @ NJD L 3-5 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 17:36
Mar 9, 2025 @ NYR W 7-3 1 0 1 1 2 2 0 13:45
Mar 6, 2025 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:38
Mar 4, 2025 @ TBL L 2-6 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 17:17
Mar 1, 2025 vs DET W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14:08
Feb 27, 2025 @ DET W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 16:31
Feb 25, 2025 vs DAL W 6-4 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 15:00
Feb 22, 2025 vs CHI W 5-1 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 16:32
Feb 8, 2025 vs NYR L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 22:24
Feb 6, 2025 vs UTA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 21:02
Feb 4, 2025 @ BUF L 2-3 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 17:48
Feb 2, 2025 @ DAL L 3-5 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 18:03
Jan 31, 2025 @ UTA W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 16:06
Jan 30, 2025 @ VGK W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:39
Jan 25, 2025 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:23
Jan 23, 2025 @ CAR L 4-7 1 1 2 -1 0 1 0 17:45
Jan 22, 2025 @ TOR W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:54
Jan 20, 2025 @ NYI L 1-3 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 18:54
Jan 18, 2025 @ NYR L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17:08
Jan 16, 2025 vs SJS W 4-1 1 1 2 1 2 4 0 15:30
Jan 14, 2025 vs PHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:27
Jan 11, 2025 @ STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:38
Jan 9, 2025 vs SEA W 6-2 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 12:39
Jan 7, 2025 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 17:01
Jan 4, 2025 vs STL W 6-4 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 17:46
Jan 2, 2025 vs DET L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:39
Dec 31, 2024 vs CAR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:37
Dec 28, 2024 @ BOS L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:02
Dec 27, 2024 vs BOS W 6-2 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 17:05
Dec 23, 2024 vs MTL W 5-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:41
Dec 21, 2024 @ PHI L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:57
Dec 19, 2024 vs NJD W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:31
Dec 17, 2024 @ TBL L 3-5 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 21:59
Dec 15, 2024 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 18:26
Dec 14, 2024 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 18:22
Dec 12, 2024 vs WSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:19
Dec 10, 2024 vs PHI L 3-5 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 18:41
Dec 8, 2024 @ WPG W 4-1 2 0 2 2 0 4 0 16:31
Dec 6, 2024 @ VAN L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 21:57
Dec 5, 2024 @ EDM L 3-6 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 16:50
Dec 3, 2024 @ CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:05
Dec 1, 2024 @ CHI W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 17:37
Nov 29, 2024 vs CGY W 5-2 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 17:19
Nov 27, 2024 vs MTL L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:54
Nov 23, 2024 vs CAR W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 19:38
Nov 21, 2024 vs TBL W 7-6 (OT) 2 0 2 -1 0 2 0 14:58
Oct 17, 2024 vs BUF W 6-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 06:26
Oct 15, 2024 vs FLA L 3-4 0 1 1 -3 0 2 0 21:03
Oct 12, 2024 @ COL W 6-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 21:30
Oct 10, 2024 @ MIN L 2-3 1 1 2 0 2 4 0 18:05