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Kent Johnson
Center #91 Blue Jackets $1.800M
Player Information

Kent Johnson has 18 points (6 goals, 12 assists) in 55 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 5) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets, he has 134 points (52 goals, 82 assists) in 253 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 23.4 yrs (18.10.2002)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 77 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 5th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoColumbus Blue Jackets
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 23-year-old is a strong positive for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 56% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Kent Johnson is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 47% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 41% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 20% in the defensive zone.

  • 66

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 131st of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 126th of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.08
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.56
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.78
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.42
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.33
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.59
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.56
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.24
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.01
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.33
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.41
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.46
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.58
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.18
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.50
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.34
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.67
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.85
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.20
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Kent Johnson at his age (23.4 yrs):
    Landon Slaggert (Rating of 66 in 2025, Today 66)
    Morgan Geekie (Rating of 66 in 2021, Today 80)
    Ivan Barbashev (Rating of 66 in 2018, Today 69)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $1.800M
Player Contract Value: $1.900M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 25.7 yrs (18.10.2002)
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Kent Johnson
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 1 1 1 12:35 2 0.0% 2
30.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 -2 11:46 1 0.0% 2
31.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 1 1 2 1 11:00 4 25.0% 0
03.02.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 0 0 1 10:58 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 0 0 0 11:20 3 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 2 3 1 11 9.1% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Blue Jackets 9 0 3 3 2 12:26 5 0.0% 2
2022-23 Team Logo Blue Jackets 79 16 24 40 -19 14:31 126 12.7% 14
2023-24 Team Logo Blue Jackets 42 6 10 16 -2 13:33 62 9.7% 10
2024-25 Team Logo Blue Jackets 68 24 33 57 2 17:18 123 19.5% 16
2025-26 Team Logo Blue Jackets 55 6 12 18 -8 13:37 86 7.0% 12
Season Projection 81 9 18 27 -12 13:38 127 7.1% 18
Total 253 52 82 134 -25 402 12.9% 54
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Kent Johnson Team Logo C 23.4 yrs 183 cm / 77 kg 0.33 0.53 63 73 $1.800M
86% Joel Farabee Team Logo LW 26 yrs 183 cm / 84 kg 0.41 0.49 62 75 $5.000M
86% Vladislav Namestnikov Team Logo C 33.3 yrs 183 cm / 81 kg 0.24 0.41 60 75 $3.000M
86% Connor Brown Team Logo RW 32.1 yrs 183 cm / 83 kg 0.44 0.43 60 72 $3.000M
84% Cole Perfetti Team Logo C 24.2 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.43 0.54 68 77 $3.250M
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