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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 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Tanner Jeannot BOS · 22 P in 77 GP Mark Kastelic BOS · 22 P in 82 GP Pontus Holmberg TBL · 22 P in 70 GP Sean Kuraly BOS · 22 P in 82 GP Tye Kartye NYR · 22 P in 64 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

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
76 7 15 22 -8 20 114 15 0.29 6.1 13:14

Contract

$1.8MCap hitends in 2027, then RFA
$82KCap dollars per point22 points in 76 games
-$1.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$3MValueworth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 715 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 1 season 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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 analytics

Rating

-2.4Goals above replacement663rd of 715 skaters, 454th of 476 forwards
-0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-5.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 476 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-1.7 27th percentileEven-strength defence-1.4 23rd percentilePower play-1.2 3rd percentilePenalty kill-0.2 17th percentilePenalties-0.6 14th 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

52.2Corsi for %878 attempts for, 805 against
+1.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.9Expected goals for %36.7 expected for, 38.3 against
-3.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
46.5Goals for %33 for, 38 against
97.6PDO8.4% shooting + 89.3% saves
185Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 615 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
Boone Jenner · Sean Monahan · Kent Johnson16133:3453.555.59-5
Sean Monahan · Conor Garland · Kent Johnson1494:4252.257.35-2
Boone Jenner · Kent Johnson · Adam Fantilli1488:3658.946.74-7
Miles Wood · Sean Monahan · Kent Johnson1170:3047.144.12-6

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.4Expected goalsfrom 167 unblocked attempts
-7.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.80 expected goals per 60 minutes50th
Shot quality 8.0% chance per attempt41st
Finishing -7.4 goals above expected4thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 444 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 13.4Goals 6

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 14, 2026 vs WSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:51
Apr 12, 2026 vs BOS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:57
Apr 11, 2026 @ MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 09:12
Apr 9, 2026 @ BUF L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 09:18
Apr 7, 2026 @ DET W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:24
Apr 2, 2026 @ CAR L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 13:22
Mar 31, 2026 vs CAR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 07:48
Mar 28, 2026 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:37
Mar 24, 2026 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:21
Mar 22, 2026 @ NYI L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:59
Mar 21, 2026 vs SEA W 5-2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 15:52
Mar 19, 2026 vs NYR W 6-3 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 08:50
Mar 17, 2026 vs CAR W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:20
Mar 14, 2026 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:27
Mar 12, 2026 @ FLA L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:48
Mar 10, 2026 @ TBL W 5-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:32
Mar 9, 2026 vs LAK L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 13:04
Mar 7, 2026 vs UTA L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 15:45
Mar 5, 2026 vs FLA W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11:15
Mar 3, 2026 vs NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:10
Feb 26, 2026 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:28
Feb 4, 2026 vs CHI W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 11:21
Feb 3, 2026 @ NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:58
Jan 31, 2026 @ STL W 5-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 11:00
Jan 30, 2026 @ CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 11:47
Jan 28, 2026 vs PHI W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 12:36
Jan 24, 2026 vs TBL W 8-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:12
Jan 22, 2026 vs DAL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:15
Jan 20, 2026 vs OTT L 1-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:56
Jan 17, 2026 @ PIT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:31
Jan 15, 2026 vs VAN W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 17:36
Jan 13, 2026 vs CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 20:55
Jan 11, 2026 @ UTA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:24
Jan 10, 2026 @ COL L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:29
Jan 8, 2026 @ VGK L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 16:41
Jan 6, 2026 @ SJS L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 13:04
Jan 4, 2026 vs PIT L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:48
Jan 3, 2026 vs BUF W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 10:51
Dec 31, 2025 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:29
Dec 29, 2025 @ OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:04
Dec 28, 2025 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 07:41
Dec 22, 2025 @ LAK W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:16
Dec 20, 2025 @ ANA L 3-4 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 15:40
Dec 18, 2025 vs MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:44
Dec 16, 2025 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 10:38
Dec 13, 2025 vs VGK L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 09:55
Dec 11, 2025 vs OTT L 3-6 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 13:19
Dec 9, 2025 @ CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:08
Dec 7, 2025 @ WSH L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12:45
Dec 6, 2025 @ FLA L 6-7 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:35
Dec 4, 2025 vs DET W 6-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 14:32
Dec 1, 2025 @ NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:34
Nov 28, 2025 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 12:46
Nov 26, 2025 vs TOR L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:50
Nov 24, 2025 @ WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:13
Nov 22, 2025 @ DET L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:32
Nov 20, 2025 @ TOR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 12:45
Nov 18, 2025 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:11
Nov 17, 2025 vs MTL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 14:20
Nov 15, 2025 vs NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 12:12
Nov 13, 2025 vs EDM W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:03
Nov 10, 2025 @ EDM L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 13:18
Nov 8, 2025 @ VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 13:40
Nov 5, 2025 @ CGY L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 14:39
Nov 2, 2025 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:06
Nov 1, 2025 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 13:46
Oct 29, 2025 vs TOR W 6-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 15:39
Oct 28, 2025 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:38
Oct 25, 2025 @ PIT W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 18:28
Oct 24, 2025 vs WSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:40
Oct 21, 2025 @ DAL W 5-1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 13:18
Oct 18, 2025 vs TBL W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 13:51
Oct 16, 2025 vs COL L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 17:08
Oct 13, 2025 vs NJD L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:23
Oct 11, 2025 @ MIN W 7-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:18
Oct 9, 2025 @ NSH L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:29