Kent Johnson

Kent Johnson

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C · 6'0" · 170 lb · Shoots L
Age 23
Career
0.50
P / GP
138P in 274 GP
Archetype
Bottom-6 Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Prime
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$1.8M
Signed through 2027
Career points
138
Regular season

Kent Johnson, a center for the Columbus Blue Jackets, is entering his age-24 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 22 points (7 goals, 15 assists) in 76 games, a 0.29 points-per-game pace, 2 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 49.8% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -2.6. HighDanger's model projects 36 points for 2026-27, in a 22 to 60 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2021–229033+22212:270.33
2022–2379162440-19141214:310.51
2023–244261016-210013:330.38
2024–2568243357+2161517:180.84
2025–267671522-820213:140.29
Career2745385138-2562310.50

On-Ice Impact

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Goals 735th
Assists 1549th
Avg TOI / GP 13:1434th
Shots 11458th
PIM 2046th

Advanced Season Stats

Season percentile ranks among NHL forwards with 10+ GP.

Points 2242nd
Primary points 1133rd
xGF % 49.8%48th
xGF / 60 1.4530th
xGA / 60 1.4669th

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 · age 23
Columbus Blue Jackets
0.29 P/GP
76 GP · 7G · 15A

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Trajectory

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

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.