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Kent Johnson
Center #91 Blue Jackets
Player Information

Kent Johnson has 12 points (4 goals, 8 assists) in 43 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 128 points (50 goals, 78 assists) in 241 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 23.2 yrs (18.10.2002)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 77 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 5th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoColumbus Blue Jackets
    Awards: -
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The 23-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 52% 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 noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 40% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 21% in the defensive zone.

  • 63

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 135th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 181st of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.06
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.52
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    13.38
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.43
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.32
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.53
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.58
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.03
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.78
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.21
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.40
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.40
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.75
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.74
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.43
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.35
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.85
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    2.56
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.21
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Kent Johnson at his age (23.2 yrs):
    Kirby Dach (Rating of 63 in 2024, Today 63)
    Evan Rodrigues (Rating of 62 in 2016, Today 70)
    Sam Steel (Rating of 62 in 2021, Today 64)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $1.800M
Player Contract Value: $1.300M
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
03.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 10:50 1 0.0% 2
04.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 0 9:48 1 0.0% 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 1 13:04 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 1 0 1 -1 16:40 3 33.3% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 0 16:28 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 0 1 0 8 12.5% 2
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 43 4 8 12 -12 13:26 65 6.2% 8
Season Projection 81 8 15 23 -23 13:27 122 6.6% 15
Total 241 50 78 128 -29 381 13.1% 50
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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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 23.2 yrs 183 cm / 77 kg 0.28 0.53 61 66 $1.800M
85% J.T. Compher Team Logo LW 30.8 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.35 0.47 56 67 $5.100M
83% Ryan Donato Team Logo C 29.8 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.40 0.46 66 67 $4.000M
82% Alexander Kerfoot Team Logo C 31.4 yrs 180 cm / 84 kg 0.11 0.48 59 68 $3.000M
82% Ryan Strome Team Logo C 32.5 yrs 185 cm / 87 kg 0.25 0.55 68 68 $5.000M
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