Wyatt
Johnston
C · DAL · Offensive · Elite
- PAL
- 92
- WAR
- 3.2
- Value
- 85
- PTS
- 86
2025-26№ 26 / 615
Wyatt Johnston (Dallas Stars) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Wyatt Johnston
#53CPlays: Centre · 55% of faceoffs
Dallas Stars
HEIGHT : 185 cm · WEIGHT : 85 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : May 13, 2003 · Toronto, Canada
Drafted : 2021 · DAL · round 1, pick #23
Contract : $8,400,000 · 2025-26 → 2029-30 · Standard Contract (Extension) · UFA · Signing bonus $4,000,000
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Dallas Stars | 15 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 45 | 41 | 86 | 32 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 33 | 38 | 71 | 14 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 32 | 33 | 65 | 38 |
| 2022-23 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 20 |
| NHL totals | 343 | 137 | 142 | 279 | 104 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Dallas Stars | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024-25 | Dallas Stars | 18 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Dallas Stars | 19 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | Dallas Stars | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| Playoff totals | 62 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 14 | |
Wyatt Johnston: our analysis
2025-26 season: 82 GP, 45 G, 41 A, 86 PTS, -5 +/-, 20:07 TOI. WAR 3.2 (26th of 615) · PAL 92, elite.
In 2025-26, Wyatt Johnston, 23, posts a PAL Rating of 92 out of 100 (elite), and his WAR of 3.2 ranks 26th among 615 regulars, among the league's elite.
His strengths: shooting (100, among the best in the league), power play (99, among the best in the league) and creation (97, among the best in the league). On the other hand, defense (9, among the weakest in the league) and penalty kill (32, below average) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: finishing (+7.5); his biggest cost: EV defense (-2.7).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 91); his WAR went from 1.7 to 3.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 85 (very good contract) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Wyatt Johnston's story
Growing up in Toronto, Wyatt Johnston developed through the local minor system with the Toronto Marlboros, finishing his final minor season in 2018-2019 with 48 goals and 46 assists for 94 points. That output helped set his path into major junior hockey.
Windsor selected him sixth overall in the 2019 OHL Priority Selection. He opened his OHL account with a goal on September 21, 2019 against the Peterborough Petes in a 9-6 win, and in 53 games as a rookie he recorded 12 goals and 18 assists for 30 points before the season was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. After the disruptions to junior hockey, he returned to the Spitfires for the 2021-22 campaign.
Johnston’s 2021-22 season was a breakout: he led the OHL and the entire CHL in regular-season scoring with 124 points in 68 games. In the post-season he added 41 points over 25 contests and helped Windsor reach the championship round, which they lost in seven games to the Hamilton Bulldogs. His prolific scoring at junior level raised his profile for the NHL draft.
Dallas selected Johnston 23rd overall in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, and he signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Stars on September 28, 2021. He produced 2 goals and 1 assist at the Stars’ prospects tournament. Johnston made his NHL debut on October 13, 2022 against the Nashville Predators and scored his first NHL goal that night on a shot past Juuse Saros. On March 4, 2023 he set a franchise mark for most goals by a teenager in Stars history when he tallied his 15th of the season.
He finished the 2022-23 campaign with 24 goals and 17 assists for 41 points in 82 games. On March 5, 2024 Johnston recorded his first career hat-trick in a 7-6 victory over the San Jose Sharks, and on January 28, 2025 he became the youngest player in franchise history to score a natural hat-trick. Internationally, he has represented Canada. His game is defined by playmaking instincts and consistent offensive production from the centre position.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 19:52
- PP TOI/GP
- 3:22
- SH TOI/GP
- 0:18
- Pts/GP
- 1.07
- EV points
- 9
- Hits
- 15
- Blocks
- 11
- Takeaways
- 2
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 50.3 %
- Off. zone starts
- 38.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 53.1 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
88between 63 and 105 (80% range)
- Goals
- 36
- Assists
- 52
- Games
- 80
So far: 16 pts in 15 games. The team has played 17 of 84 games. Projected pace: 1.10 pts per game (last season: 1.05).
Three straight seasons of growth. Since 2018, of 97 players in that spot, 23 kept improving the next season; on average, their pace fell back to 90% of their best season.
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
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.79 in 23-24, 1.05 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 91 → 92
Outlook, age included
↑ Trending upAge 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 85 %
87
High-end
- SK
- Skating
- 70
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 67
- Confidence 87 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 85
- Confidence 80 %
- DU
- Durability
- 94
- Confidence 73 %
- CK
- Checking
- 66
- Confidence 87 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 43
- Confidence 67 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 71
- Confidence 87 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 72
- Confidence 87 %
- PA
- Passing
- 85
- Confidence 85 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 98
- Confidence 85 %
- DF
- Defense
- 65
- Confidence 82 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 84
- Confidence 48 %
- EX
- Experience
- 78
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating70
- Top speed (35 %)35.7 · 68
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)4.05 · 64
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.6 · 81
- Speed consistency (15 %)35.2 · 73
ST — Strength67
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.753 · 72
- Body mass (50 %)-0.769 · 68
EN — Endurance85
- Ice time per game (45 %)17.6 · 85
- Total ice time (20 %)1,573 · 91
- Shift length (15 %)49.2 · 85
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)15 · 79
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.529 · 84
DU — Durability94
- Share of games played (100 %)0.897 · 94
CK — Checking66
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.413 · 65
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.657 · 61
- Season volume (10 %)4.043 · 75
FG — Fighting43
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.651 · 43
DI — Discipline71
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.009 · 71
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.57 · 78
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.621 · 68
FO — Faceoffs72
- Faceoff % (85 %)49.1 · 72
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)32.6 · 70
PA — Passing85
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.899 · 84
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.552 · 79
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)0.161 · 84
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)6.865 · 94
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.484 · 76
SC — Scoring98
- Goals /60 (25 %)1.42 · 93
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)1.218 · 95
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)0.76 · 88
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)2.638 · 96
- xG per shot (10 %)0.096 · 97
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)15.2 · 85
DF — Defense65
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.049 · 67
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.316 · 56
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.8 · 63
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.018 · 82
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.095 · 81
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)59.9 · 65
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.429 · 72
PS — Penalty shot84
- Shootouts (60 %)33.5 · 85
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience78
- Career regular-season games (65 %)82
- Career playoff games (25 %)78
- NHL seasons (10 %)55
OV — Overall87
- SC · Scoring (20 %)98
- PA · Passing (20 %)85
- DF · Defense (20 %)65
- SK · Skating (12 %)70
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)72
- EN · Endurance (8 %)85
- DI · Discipline (5 %)71
- ST · Strength (3 %)67
- CK · Checking (2 %)66
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 87 | 70 | 98 | 65 |
| 2024-25 | 84 | 71 | 91 | 71 |
| 2023-24 | 82 | 72 | 88 | 77 |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 68 | 85 | 67 |
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
3.2
wins above replacement
26 of 615
PAL Rating
92/ 100
Performance · Elite
35 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
85/ 100
Very good contract
8.40 M$ · expected PAL 73
ProfileOffensiveValue comes mostly from offense
- Offense
- 98
- Defense
- 11
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- Offense
- 94
- Creation
- 97
- Shooting
- 100
- Possession
- 38
- Defense
- 9
- Discipline
- 32
- Power play
- 99
- Penalty kill
- 32
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 | DAL | 3.2 | 92 | 85 | 8.40 M$ |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 1.7 | 91 | 98 | 0.89 M$ |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 2.6 | 94 | 99 | 0.89 M$ |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 1.7 | 40 | 54 | 0.89 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
97/ 100
Elite
better than 97% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
98/ 100
Elite
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
72/ 100
Very good
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, 11 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 60
- Shot selection
- 100
- Penalties drawn
- 31
- Puck management
- 50
Defense
- Takeaways
- 46
- Discipline
- 59
- Safe zone exits
- 81
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 | DAL | 97 | 98 | 72 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 99 | 99 | 94 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 88 | 91 | 65 |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 46 | 21 | 72 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
3.2
wins above replacement
1.2 to 5.1 — 90% interval
26 of 615 forwards
+16.7 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- +4.7
- EV defense
- -2.7
- Power play
- +3.1
- Penalty kill
- -0.0
- Shooting
- +7.5
- Penalties
- 0.0
- Average → replacement
- +4.1
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DAL | 82 | 3.2 | 1.2 to 5.1 | 26/615 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 78 | 1.7 | -0.1 to 4.3 | 90/596 |
| 2023-24 | DAL | 82 | 2.6 | 1.0 to 4.2 | 44/608 |
| 2022-23 | DAL | 82 | 1.7 | 0.7 to 3.2 | 75/617 |
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
- 136.8 km/h66th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 33.6 km/h11th percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 1132nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 46.0 %88th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 77.0 km81st percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 5.77 km87th percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 42.5 %76th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 18.3 %63rd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 35.7 %91st percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 4289th percentile | 366th percentile | 7.1 %17th percentile |
| High danger | 2296th percentile | 157th percentile | 4.6 %10th percentile |
| Mid range | 1283rd percentile | 288th percentile | 16.7 %66th 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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STLWyatt Johnston: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Wyatt Johnston have in 2026-27?
Wyatt Johnston has 3 goals and 16 points (13 assists) in 15 games in 2026-27.
How old is Wyatt Johnston?
Wyatt Johnston is 23 years old: he was born on May 14, 2003.
How tall is Wyatt Johnston, and how much does he weigh?
Wyatt Johnston is 6'1" (185 cm) and weighs 187 lb (85 kg).
Where is Wyatt Johnston from?
Canada: Wyatt Johnston was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Wyatt Johnston play for?
Wyatt Johnston plays for the Dallas Stars in the NHL, at C, wearing number 53.
Is Wyatt Johnston injured?
No: Wyatt Johnston is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Wyatt Johnston?
Wyatt Johnston produced 3.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 26th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 92 out of 100: elite for his position.
How much does Wyatt Johnston make?
Wyatt Johnston earns $8.4M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 85 out of 100 (very good contract): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Wyatt Johnston's contract end?
Wyatt Johnston's contract runs through the 2029-30 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent.
Is Wyatt Johnston overpaid?
No, he gives more than he costs. His Value rating is 85 out of 100 (very good contract), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Wyatt Johnston a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 26th 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 Wyatt Johnston getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 91 in 2024-25 to 92 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Wyatt Johnston played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Wyatt Johnston has 12 points (3 goals, 9 assists).
What are Wyatt Johnston's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Wyatt Johnston has 343 games, 137 goals, 142 assists and 279 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 86 points in 82 games.
Where was Wyatt Johnston drafted?
Wyatt Johnston was drafted 23rd overall (round 1) by Dallas Stars in 2021.
Is Wyatt Johnston better at home or on the road?
On the road: in 2026-27, he averages 1.00 points per game at home (9 in 9 games) and 1.17 on the road (7 in 6 games).
How does Wyatt Johnston perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Wyatt Johnston has 62 games and 38 points in his career. His pace (0.61 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.81).
Which player is most similar to Wyatt Johnston?
Sidney Crosby: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Sidney Crosby's page →Is Wyatt Johnston a good fantasy pick?
Yes, a top-tier pick: our projection has him at 88 points in 2026-27, or 1.10 points per game.
What is Wyatt Johnston's nationality?
Wyatt Johnston is Canadian.
Where did Wyatt Johnston play before turning pro?
Toronto Marlboros (GTHL), final year 2018–19; drafted by the Windsor Spitfires in 2019 (OHL Priority Selection); Spitfires — seasons 2019–20 and 2021–22.
How many points is Wyatt Johnston projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 88 points in 80 games in 2026-27 (63 to 105 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his Dallas Stars teammates
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