Reese
Johnson
C · Balanced · Below average
- PAL
- 25
- WAR
- -0.2
- PTS
- 5
2023-24№ 515 / 608
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Reese Johnson
#71C
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Minnesota Wild | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 40 |
| 2022-23 | Chicago Blackhawks | 57 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 38 |
| 2021-22 | Chicago Blackhawks | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 2020-21 | Chicago Blackhawks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| NHL totals | 144 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 103 | |
Reese Johnson: our analysis
2023-24 season: 42 GP, 2 G, 3 A, 5 PTS, -20 +/-, 10:56 TOI. WAR -0.2 (515th of 608) · PAL 25, below average.
In 2023-24, Reese Johnson, 28, posts a PAL Rating of 25 out of 100 (below average), and his WAR of -0.2 ranks 515th among 608 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: discipline (99, among the best in the league) and penalty kill (76, well above average). On the other hand, offense (1, among the weakest in the league) and shooting (5, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalties (+1.7); his biggest cost: finishing (-2.6).
A clear step forward: his PAL went from 8 in 2022-23 to 25; his WAR went from -0.5 to -0.2.
Reese Johnson's story
He first learned his hockey in Saskatchewan, skating with the Saskatoon Blazers in the U18 AAA circuit before earning a spot with the Red Deer Rebels of the WHL. That move set the stage for his junior development and eventual leadership role with the club.
Johnson spent five seasons in Red Deer and was named captain for 2018–19, the same campaign in which he posted a career-high 27 goals and 53 points across 67 regular-season games. Not selected in the NHL Draft, he entered the professional ranks as an undrafted free agent and signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Chicago Blackhawks on March 6, 2019.
He began his pro career with Chicago’s AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, joining them at the close of 2018–19 and recording four assists in six games. The pandemic-affected 2020–21 season saw him go to Blackhawks camp, start with Rockford’s camp, then be placed on Chicago’s taxi squad on January 21, 2021. That sequence culminated in his NHL debut on January 31, 2021, versus the Columbus Blue Jackets; he scored his first NHL goal on November 23 in a 5–2 loss to the Calgary Flames.
After six seasons inside the Blackhawks organization he left as a free agent and signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Minnesota Wild on July 1, 2024. Early in the 2024–25 campaign he appeared in three games for the Wild before being traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs for future considerations and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Toronto Marlies.
His profile is that of a player who climbed the ranks through junior leadership and perseverance: an adaptable forward who has alternated between roles in the AHL and opportunities in the NHL, bringing the kind of experience teams use in depth and situational deployment.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 9:32
- PP TOI/GP
- 0:00
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:00
- Pts/GP
- 0.00
- EV points
- 0
- Hits
- 6
- Blocks
- 3
- Takeaways
- 0
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 37.5 %
- Off. zone starts
- 15.0 %
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Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 52 %
58
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 75
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 69
- Confidence 57 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 58
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 60
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 92
- Confidence 57 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 89
- Confidence 38 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 85
- Confidence 57 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 75
- Confidence 43 %
- PA
- Passing
- 47
- Confidence 52 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 61
- Confidence 52 %
- DF
- Defense
- 76
- Confidence 47 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 51
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating75
- Top speed (35 %)36.2 · 77
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.904 · 80
- Distance /60 (20 %)15.7 · 64
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.1 · 68
ST — Strength69
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)4.287 · 72
- Body mass (50 %)-0.504 · 72
EN — Endurance58
- Ice time per game (45 %)12.5 · 59
- Total ice time (20 %)454 · 51
- Shift length (15 %)45.7 · 77
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.1 · 60
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)1.777 · 61
DU — Durability60
- Share of games played (100 %)0.681 · 60
CK — Checking92
- Hits /60 (70 %)10.7 · 92
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)11.1 · 92
- Season volume (10 %)4.701 · 81
FG — Fighting89
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)1.73 · 89
DI — Discipline85
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.076 · 86
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.72 · 71
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)1.172 · 88
FO — Faceoffs75
- Faceoff % (85 %)51.5 · 77
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)26.9 · 58
PA — Passing47
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.362 · 46
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.389 · 66
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.123 · 57
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.718 · 79
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.2 · 42
SC — Scoring61
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.576 · 56
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.683 · 65
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.392 · 67
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.191 · 71
- xG per shot (10 %)0.08 · 67
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.8 · 70
DF — Defense76
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.015 · 71
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.175 · 83
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.773 · 69
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.035 · 81
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)0.14 · 71
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.1 · 73
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.521 · 76
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)31.9 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience51
- Career regular-season games (65 %)70
- Career playoff games (25 %)0
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall58
- SC · Scoring (20 %)61
- PA · Passing (20 %)47
- DF · Defense (20 %)76
- SK · Skating (12 %)75
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)75
- EN · Endurance (8 %)58
- DI · Discipline (5 %)85
- ST · Strength (3 %)69
- CK · Checking (2 %)92
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 58 | 75 | 61 | 76 |
| 2022-23 | 51 | 76 | 61 | 78 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
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.
PAL Rating
25/ 100
Performance · Below average
335 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 6
- Defense
- 40
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- Offense
- 1
- Creation
- 36
- Shooting
- 5
- Possession
- 24
- Defense
- 40
- Discipline
- 99
- Power play
- 42
- Penalty kill
- 76
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CHI | -0.2 | 25 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | CHI | -0.5 | 8 | — | — |
WAR, 2024-25
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-0.0
wins above replacement
-0.1 to 0.0 — 90% interval
395 of 596 forwards
-0.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -0.1
- EV defense
- -0.0
- Power play
- 0.0
- Penalty kill
- 0.0
- Shooting
- -0.1
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +0.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | MIN | 3 | -0.0 | -0.1 to 0.0 | 395/596 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 42 | -0.2 | -0.6 to 0.2 | 515/608 |
| 2022-23 | CHI | 57 | -0.5 | -0.9 to 0.2 | 559/617 |
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
- 102.1 km/h3rd percentileleague avg. 135.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.6 km/h7th percentileleague avg. 35.7 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 37th percentileleague avg. 76
- Offensive zone time
- 39.7 %18th percentileleague avg. 42.3 %
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- Total distance, season
- 6.8 km7th percentileleague avg. 204.5 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 2.44 km4th percentileleague avg. 4.67 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 39.7 %22nd percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.4 %83rd percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.0 %25th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 13rd percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| High danger | 18th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Mid range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
| Long range | 00th percentile | 00th percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2024-2025 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 14, 2024 | vs PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:08 |
| December 7, 2024 | @ LAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:04 |
| December 6, 2024 | @ ANA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 |
Reese Johnson: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Reese Johnson have in 2024-25?
Reese Johnson has 0 goals and 0 points (0 assists) in 3 games in 2024-25.
How old is Reese Johnson?
Reese Johnson is 28 years old: he was born on July 10, 1998.
How tall is Reese Johnson, and how much does he weigh?
Reese Johnson is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 194 lb (88 kg).
Where is Reese Johnson from?
Canada: Reese Johnson was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
How good is Reese Johnson?
Reese Johnson produced -0.0 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2024-25, 395th of 596 players at his position in the NHL.
Is Reese Johnson a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 395th of 596 players at his position in the NHL in 2024-25. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Reese Johnson getting better?
Yes: his PAL rating went from 8 in 2022-23 to 25 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Reese Johnson's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Reese Johnson has 144 games, 7 goals, 10 assists and 17 points. His best season: 2022-23, with 6 points in 57 games.
How does Reese Johnson perform in the playoffs?
Reese Johnson has not played in the NHL playoffs yet.
What is Reese Johnson's nationality?
Reese Johnson is Canadian.
Where did Reese Johnson play before turning pro?
Played for the Saskatoon Blazers (SMAAAHL) then five seasons with the Red Deer Rebels (WHL), captain in 2018–19.
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