Kent Johnson

Kent Johnson

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C · 6'0" · 175 lb · Shoots L
Age 23
Career
0.51
P / GP
142P in 279 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$1.8M
Signed through 2027
Career points
142
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.1
22 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+1.9
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.7
15 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
+2.3
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
1.8
69 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
1.8
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
50.5
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+1
5 GF · 4 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2021–22 · age 19
Columbus Blue Jackets
0.33 P/GP
9 GP · 0G · 3A
Emerging
2022–23 → 2025 · age 20–22
Columbus Blue Jackets
0.6 P/GP
189 GP · 46G · 67A
Prime
2025–26 → 2027 · age 23–24
Columbus Blue Jackets
0.32 P/GP
81 GP · 10G · 16A

Kent Johnson, a center for the Columbus Blue Jackets, is entering his age-24 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 4 points (3 goals, 1 assist) in 5 games, a 0.80 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 50.5% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +1.9. HighDanger's model projects 39 points for 2026-27, in a 25 to 63 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2022–2379162440-19141214:310.51
2023–244261016-210013:330.38
2024–2568243357+2161517:180.84
2025–267671522-820213:140.29
2026–27531402016:290.80
Career2795686142-256431—0.51

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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