Kent
Johnson
C · CBJ · Balanced · Very poor
- PAL
- 9
- WAR
- -1.1
- Value
- 12
- PTS
- 22
2025-26№ 609 / 615
Kent Johnson (Columbus Blue Jackets) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Kent Johnson
#91CPlays: Winger · 1% of faceoffs
Columbus Blue Jackets
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 79 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : October 17, 2002 · Port Moody, Canada
Drafted : 2021 · CBJ · round 1, pick #5
Contract : $1,800,000 · 2024-25 → 2026-27 · Standard Contract · RFA (Arb)
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 15 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 76 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 20 |
| 2024-25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 68 | 24 | 33 | 57 | 16 |
| 2023-24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 42 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 79 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 14 |
| 2021-22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| NHL totals | 289 | 61 | 93 | 154 | 68 | |
Kent Johnson: our analysis
2025-26 season: 76 GP, 7 G, 15 A, 22 PTS, -8 +/-, 13:14 TOI. WAR -1.1 (609th of 615) · PAL 9, very poor.
In 2025-26, Kent Johnson, 24, posts a PAL Rating of 9 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -1.1 ranks 609th among 615 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
On the other hand, shooting (14, among the weakest in the league) and penalty kill (15, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: power play (+0.4); his biggest cost: finishing (-6.1).
A marked decline: his PAL was 53 in 2024-25, against 9 now; his WAR went from 2.4 to -1.1.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 12 (very poor return) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Kent Johnson's story
In Trail, Kent Johnson announced himself with an explosive scoring season: 41 goals and 60 assists in 52 games for the Trail Smoke Eaters, earning the Brett Hull Trophy and multiple league awards. Born October 18, 2002, in Port Moody, British Columbia, he developed at the North Shore Winter Club before making his mark in the BCHL, where his creative flair and offensive instincts stood out even as observers noted limitations in his physical strength.
He moved to the NCAA with Michigan for 2020–21 and made an immediate impact as a freshman, posting nine goals and 18 assists in 26 games and recording a five-point outing on January 8, 2021. That season placed him among the conference’s top rookies and secured a spot on the All-Big Ten Freshman Team. In 2021–22 he continued to produce at a high level, finishing with eight goals and 29 assists across 32 contests.
Selected fifth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, Johnson signed a three-year entry-level deal on April 8, 2022 and made his NHL debut five days later against the Montreal Canadiens. He closed the 2021–22 campaign with three assists in nine games, scored his first NHL goal on October 22, 2022 against Tristan Jarry of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and agreed to a three-year, $5.4 million extension with Columbus on July 27, 2024.
Internationally, he was invited to Canada’s National Junior Team development camp in July 2021, named an alternate for Team Canada at the 2022 Winter Olympics—where he recorded one goal and four assists in five games—and was added to Canada’s roster for the 2022 IIHF World Championship. At Worlds he tallied four goals and three assists in ten games and won a silver medal; he also reached a rare milestone by scoring at the World Juniors, the Olympics and Worlds in the same season. At the 2022 World Junior Championship he contributed three goals and six assists in seven games, including the overtime winner in the final versus Finland.
Johnson is best described as a creative playmaker with strong puck skills and an ability to generate sustained possession and chances for teammates. Teammates and observers highlight his handling and shot, while his relative lack of bulk has prompted discussion about his ideal role at the professional level.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 17:49
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:16
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 1.07
- EV points
- 12
- Hits
- 7
- Blocks
- 7
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.4 %
- Off. zone starts
- 47.8 %
- Faceoffs
- 0.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
42between 25 and 59 (80% range)
- Goals
- 18
- Assists
- 24
- Games
- 74
So far: 16 pts in 15 games. The team has played 15 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.44 pts per game (last season: 0.29).
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Declining
- Points per game: 0.38 in 23-24, 0.29 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 53 → 9
Outlook, age included
↘ Slight declineAge 23: usually still improving
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 79 %
59
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 67
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 49
- Confidence 82 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 74
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 71
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 50
- Confidence 82 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 64
- Confidence 62 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 64
- Confidence 82 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 66
- Confidence 30 %
- PA
- Passing
- 70
- Confidence 79 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 71
- Confidence 79 %
- DF
- Defense
- 69
- Confidence 76 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 95
- Confidence 59 %
- EX
- Experience
- 58
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating67
- Top speed (35 %)35.8 · 69
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.439 · 67
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.1 · 68
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.9 · 67
ST — Strength49
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.065 · 65
- Body mass (50 %)-1.473 · 55
EN — Endurance74
- Ice time per game (45 %)14.3 · 72
- Total ice time (20 %)987 · 73
- Shift length (15 %)48.1 · 82
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)13.2 · 72
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.167 · 72
DU — Durability71
- Share of games played (100 %)0.791 · 71
CK — Checking50
- Hits /60 (70 %)1.593 · 52
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)0.948 · 37
- Season volume (10 %)2.773 · 55
FG — Fighting64
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.694 · 64
DI — Discipline64
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.015 · 62
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.549 · 79
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.46 · 50
FO — Faceoffs66
- Faceoff % (85 %)48.6 · 71
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)9.876 · 40
PA — Passing70
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.637 · 74
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.545 · 78
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.109 · 57
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)3.338 · 52
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.49 · 76
SC — Scoring71
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.771 · 74
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.723 · 70
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.018 · 78
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.861 · 55
- xG per shot (10 %)0.079 · 61
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)13.5 · 80
DF — Defense69
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.007 · 72
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.03 · 74
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.736 · 67
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)-0.013 · 78
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.719 · 67
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.8 · 65
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.268 · 69
PS — Penalty shot95
- Shootouts (60 %)40.5 · 96
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience58
- Career regular-season games (65 %)79
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)61
OV — Overall59
- SC · Scoring (20 %)71
- PA · Passing (20 %)70
- DF · Defense (20 %)69
- SK · Skating (12 %)67
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)66
- EN · Endurance (8 %)74
- DI · Discipline (5 %)64
- ST · Strength (3 %)49
- CK · Checking (2 %)50
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 |
| 2024-25 | 67 | 60 | 80 | 69 |
| 2023-24 | 55 | 54 | 72 | 67 |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 58 | 76 | 60 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-1.1
wins above replacement
609 of 615
PAL Rating
9/ 100
Performance · Very poor
434 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
12/ 100
Very poor return
1.80 M$ · expected PAL 46
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 13
- Defense
- 34
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- Offense
- 16
- Creation
- 16
- Shooting
- 14
- Possession
- 23
- Defense
- 42
- Discipline
- 16
- Power play
- 28
- Penalty kill
- 15
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | -1.1 | 9 | 12 | 1.80 M$ |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 2.4 | 53 | 54 | 1.80 M$ |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | -0.1 | 19 | 29 | 0.93 M$ |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 0.1 | 10 | 17 | 0.93 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
31/ 100
Below average
better than 31% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
10/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
69/ 100
Average
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 291 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 32
- Shot selection
- 21
- Penalties drawn
- 8
- Puck management
- 60
Defense
- Takeaways
- 30
- Discipline
- 68
- Safe zone exits
- 82
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 31 | 10 | 69 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 27 | 2 | 83 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 54 | 24 | 77 |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 24 | 15 | 43 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-1.1
wins above replacement
-2.1 to -0.4 — 90% interval
609 of 615 forwards
-5.8 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -2.3
- EV defense
- +0.2
- Power play
- +0.4
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -6.1
- Penalties
- -0.7
- Average → replacement
- +2.6
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 76 | -1.1 | -2.1 to -0.4 | 609/615 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 64 | 2.4 | 1.3 to 3.7 | 53/596 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 42 | -0.1 | -0.8 to 0.8 | 447/608 |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 79 | 0.1 | -0.7 to 1.3 | 316/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 132.2 km/h51st percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 36.0 km/h74th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 2158th percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 44.3 %74th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 67.2 km65th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.17 km72nd percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 40.6 %41st percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.8 %83rd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 36.9 %80th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 3480th percentile | 893rd percentile | 23.5 %92nd percentile |
| High danger | 1382nd percentile | 491st percentile | 30.8 %79th percentile |
| Mid range | 1692nd percentile | 396th percentile | 18.8 %69th percentile |
| Long range | 383rd percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %87th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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UTAKent Johnson: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Kent Johnson have in 2026-27?
Kent Johnson has 8 goals and 16 points (8 assists) in 15 games in 2026-27.
How old is Kent Johnson?
Kent Johnson is 24 years old: he was born on October 18, 2002.
How tall is Kent Johnson, and how much does he weigh?
Kent Johnson is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 174 lb (79 kg).
Where is Kent Johnson from?
Canada: Kent Johnson was born in Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada.
What team does Kent Johnson play for?
Kent Johnson plays for the Columbus Blue Jackets in the NHL, at C, wearing number 91.
Is Kent Johnson injured?
No: Kent Johnson is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Kent Johnson?
Kent Johnson produced -1.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 609th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 9 out of 100: very poor for his position.
How much does Kent Johnson make?
Kent Johnson earns $1.8M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 12 out of 100 (very poor return): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Kent Johnson's contract end?
Kent Johnson's contract runs through the 2026-27 season; he will then be a restricted free agent.
Is Kent Johnson overpaid?
Yes, his output falls short of what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 12 out of 100 (very poor return), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Kent Johnson a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 609th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Kent Johnson getting better?
No, he is slipping: his PAL rating went from 53 in 2024-25 to 9 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Kent Johnson played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Kent Johnson has 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists).
What are Kent Johnson's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Kent Johnson has 289 games, 61 goals, 93 assists and 154 points. His best season: 2024-25, with 57 points in 68 games.
Where was Kent Johnson drafted?
Kent Johnson was drafted 5th overall (round 1) by Columbus Blue Jackets in 2021.
Is Kent Johnson better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 0.89 points per game at home (8 in 9 games) and 1.33 on the road (8 in 6 games).
How does Kent Johnson perform in the playoffs?
Kent Johnson has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
Which player is most similar to Kent Johnson?
Jack Finley: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Jack Finley's page →Is Kent Johnson a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 42 points in 2026-27, or 0.57 points per game.
Does Kent Johnson have siblings?
Yes: his brother Kyle Johnson (played for the Yale Bulldogs from 2018 to 2022).
What is Kent Johnson's nationality?
Kent Johnson is Canadian. Internationally: Canada — National Junior Team development camp (July 2021); 2022 Olympics (1 goal, 4 assists in 5 games); 2022 IIHF World Championship (silver medal, 4 goals, 3 assists in 10 games); 2022 World Junior Championship (gold, overtime game-winning goal, 3 goals, 6 assists in 7 games).
What awards has Kent Johnson won?
Brett Hull Trophy (BCHL leading scorer), 2019–20 season ; BCHL First-Team All-Star, 2019–20 season ; BCHL Most Sportsmanlike Player, 2019–20 season ; BCHL Most Valuable Player, 2019–20 season ; Canadian Junior Hockey League Forward of the Year, 2019–20 season ; Big Ten Conference First Star of the Week (week ending January 13, 2021) ; All-Big Ten Freshman Team, 2020–21 season.
How many championships has Kent Johnson won?
2: 2022 World Junior Championship — gold with Team Canada (overtime game-winning goal); 2022 IIHF World Championship — silver medal with Team Canada.
Where did Kent Johnson play before turning pro?
Trail Smoke Eaters (BCHL), 2018–19 and 2019–20; University of Michigan (Michigan Wolverines), 2020–21 and 2021–22.
How many points is Kent Johnson projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 42 points in 74 games in 2026-27 (25 to 59 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Columbus Blue Jackets teammates
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