Wyatt Johnston

#53Center6'1"185 lb

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2025-26 regular season

206

SOG

21.8% SH

20:07

TOI/GP

C · DAL · NHL id 8482740

Wyatt Johnston has played 82 games for the Dallas Stars in 2025-26, scoring 45 goals and 41 assists (86 points) on 206 shots while averaging 20:07 a night (15:22 at even strength, 3:30 on the power play and 0:30 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 83% of his 5v5 minutes with Mikko Rantanen and 45% with Thomas Harley over the last 10 games, and the Stars have controlled 46% of shot attempts with Johnston on the ice (54-48 in goals, 59% offensive-zone starts). In the Stars' most recent game against MIN he was on L1 with Mikko Rantanen and Jason Robertson and on PP1. He is shooting 21.8% this season against 16.4% across the 390 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 30 game vs MIN, detected from shift data

Line

Mikko Rantanen Jason Robertson

Power play

PP1

Matt Duchene Mikko Rantanen Jason Robertson Miro Heiskanen

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Last 5: L1/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L1/PP1 · L1/PP1

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

20 games shown, 20:21 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed39th4022.0 mph

Bursts 20+ mph65th6587

Hardest shot50th5184.9 mph

Offensive-zone time76th7744.2%

Distance skated98th98266.0 mi

High-danger SOG99th99111

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

Last 10 games · 54 attempts, 28 on goal, 6 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 82 GP · 86 points vs 87.2 expected

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Luck meter+27

Last 20 games: +15. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+4.9 G

On-ice SH%+2.7 G

On-ice SV%+8.1 G

IPP−1.0 G

Points vs expected−1.2 P

: 21.8%
: 102.6
: 67.7%
G vs xG: 45 / 40.1

• Role shrank over the last 10 games (4 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
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Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played82
Goals454th of 715
Assists4155th of 715
Points8618th of 715
Power-play points423rd of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal20646th of 715
Hits56356th of 715
Blocked shots55224th of 715
Plus/minus−5446th of 715
Penalty minutes32262nd of 715
Faceoffs won40273rd of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)45.5%604th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)46.2%580th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)53.0%174th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)53.1%170th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.6%273rd of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)50.2%315th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /601.34162nd of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.003119th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.26444th of 719
Faceoff win %47.6%141st of 238
Draw Equity /100−0.029141st of 238

Usage

Ice time per game20:07125th of 715
Power-play time per game3:3030th of 715
Power-play share74.1%38th of 713
Ice-time share33.0%127th of 715
Offensive-zone start %59.3%164th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /600.00267th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO1026102nd of 719
Goals above expected+4.932nd of 715
Luck Meter+27200th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed22.0454th of 715
20+ mph bursts87235th of 715
Hardest shot84.9504th of 715
Offensive-zone time44.2%131st of 715

Compare head to head

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine

Method Leaders

: −0.026
Season net: −0.51xG

Offensive TK/600.35 (7)

Offensive GV/601.24 (25)

Neutral TK/600.15 (3)

Neutral GV/600.84 (17)

Defensive TK/600.45 (9)

Defensive GV/600.60 (12)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.029
Season: −0.25G
: 47.6%844 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 138-163 · NZ 127-134 · DZ 137-145

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.34
Attempts: 27
: 0.094

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: +0.00G
Per 60: +0.000
Drawn / taken: 16 / 16minors

Method Leaders

: 53.1%
: 51.6%
: 53.0%
Transition CF/60: 4.6
Turnovers won/60: 23.3
Turnovers lost/60: 22.4

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

206 shots on goal, 45 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	48%	23%	25
L Circle	5%	13%	2
Center Point	3%	9%	0
High Slot	12%	7%	10
L Point	0%	5%	0
R Point	1%	6%	1
Crease	6%	3%	4

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Moved up to L1 from L2Apr 25, 2026 alerts →
Moved down to L3 from L2Dec 20, 2024 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Dec 2, 2024 alerts →
Played 6:05 more than his 5-game averageMay 17, 2024 alerts →
Moved up to L1 from L3Apr 27, 2024 alerts →
Moved up to PP1 from PP2Feb 13, 2024 alerts →
Moved up to L2 from L4Dec 29, 2023 alerts →
Moved up to L1 from L3May 2, 2023 alerts →

How his goals happened

40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Apr 30, 2026 @ MIN	Cycle	—	5	48.8	one-timer
Apr 22, 2026 @ MIN	Deflection	—	1	15.6	—
Apr 20, 2026 vs MIN	Cycle	—	0	25.5	—
Apr 20, 2026 vs MIN	Point shot	carry	4*	31.6	—
Apr 13, 2026 @ TOR	Forecheck turnover	—	0	51.0	—
Apr 9, 2026 vs MIN	Rebound	—	0	4.8	rebound
Apr 7, 2026 vs CGY	Forecheck turnover	—	2	28.6	—
Apr 7, 2026 vs CGY	Forecheck turnover	—	0	12.4	—
Mar 31, 2026 @ BOS	Cycle	—	4*	25.4	—
Mar 24, 2026 vs NJD	Cycle	—	2	39.8	—
Mar 24, 2026 vs NJD	Rush	carry	2	63.7	—
Mar 22, 2026 vs VGK	Forecheck turnover	—	0	62.0	one-timer
Mar 16, 2026 vs UTA	Deflection	—	2	47.2	—
Mar 14, 2026 vs DET	Deflection	—	2	11.5	rebound
Mar 12, 2026 vs EDM	Cycle	—	4	19.0	—
Mar 6, 2026 vs COL	Cycle	—	1	22.0	—
Mar 3, 2026 @ CGY	Rebound	—	0	30.4	rebound
Feb 28, 2026 vs NSH	Forecheck turnover	—	1*	35.8	one-timer
Feb 25, 2026 vs SEA	Deflection	—	2*	9.6	rebound
Feb 25, 2026 vs SEA	Deflection	—	2*	30.8	deflection
Jan 31, 2026 @ UTA	Deflection	—	6*	17.2	—
Jan 29, 2026 @ VGK	Rebound	—	0	63.4	rebound
Jan 23, 2026 vs STL	Rebound	carry	0	29.8	5-on-4, rebound
Jan 20, 2026 vs BOS	Forecheck turnover	—	3*	60.1	one-timer
Jan 12, 2026 @ LAK	Odd-man rush	pass	2	50.9	3-on-2
Jan 7, 2026 @ WSH	Rebound	—	0	24.0	rebound
Jan 6, 2026 @ CAR	Rebound	—	0	7.7	rebound
Jan 4, 2026 vs MTL	Cycle	—	1	12.5	—
Jan 4, 2026 vs MTL	Cycle	—	4*	50.7	one-timer
Dec 23, 2025 @ DET	Deflection	—	5*	27.6	deflection
Dec 18, 2025 @ SJS	Forecheck turnover	carry	0	54.7	—
Dec 18, 2025 @ SJS	Cycle	—	3*	47.8	—
Dec 15, 2025 vs LAK	Odd-man rush	carry	1	57.9	2-on-1
Nov 30, 2025 vs OTT	Forecheck turnover	—	0	35.9	one-timer
Nov 30, 2025 vs OTT	Rebound	carry	0	34.2	4-on-2, rebound
Nov 30, 2025 vs OTT	Rebound	—	0	16.7	rebound
Nov 28, 2025 vs UTA	Cycle	—	6*	15.4	—
Nov 25, 2025 @ EDM	Cycle	—	4*	1.4	—
Nov 13, 2025 @ MTL	Forecheck turnover	—	0	57.0	one-timer
Nov 9, 2025 vs SEA	Forecheck turnover	—	0	6.7	—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Johnston

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Johnston apart	CF% mate apart
Mikko Rantanen	RW	68	761:20	58%	46.2%	55% (36-29)	40.1% 260:45	43.1% 254:53
Miro Heiskanen	D	82	527:21	40%	47.9%	51% (26-25)	44.6% 698:10	51.0% 909:55
Esa Lindell	D	88	525:52	40%	46.7%	56% (27-21)	45.3% 783:29	49.3% 1025:10
Jason Robertson	LW	73	494:03	38%	50.5%	57% (21-16)	42.0% 614:18	50.7% 635:13
Thomas Harley	D	76	480:13	37%	47.3%	51% (20-19)	46.4% 654:58	49.9% 963:42
Sam Steel	C	49	342:44	26%	43.9%	53% (16-14)	42.4% 379:04	45.6% 311:36
Mavrik Bourque	C	45	303:49	23%	49.5%	38% (8-13)	47.7% 377:57	52.5% 355:01
Nils Lundkvist	D	56	269:54	21%	45.2%	68% (13-6)	46.6% 562:49	51.9% 616:59
Ilya Lyubushkin	D	54	210:17	16%	35.0%	31% (5-11)	48.7% 590:26	45.8% 551:41
Alexander Petrovic	D	52	204:55	16%	43.9%	37% (7-12)	44.8% 574:12	44.1% 561:12
Lian Bichsel	D	55	185:14	14%	49.0%	56% (5-4)	46.2% 640:48	46.7% 619:12
Matt Duchene	C	23	157:04	12%	42.9%	37% (7-12)	45.1% 186:29	39.9% 154:25
Justin Hryckowian	C	19	134:36	10%	50.0%	56% (5-4)	45.5% 160:47	44.6% 105:01
Jamie Benn	LW	24	106:49	8%	41.7%	55% (6-5)	44.9% 253:44	47.2% 174:16

Game log

88 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 30PO	@ MIN	L 2-5	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	1	38%	23:26	18:43	2:24	—
Apr 28PO	vs MIN	L 2-4	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	63%	23:47	14:53	4:32	—
Apr 25PO	@ MIN	OTL 2-3	0	0	0	-1	3	2	1	0	56%	24:30	21:24	2:44	0:22
Apr 22PO	@ MIN	W 4-3	1	1	2	0	4	0	2	1	59%	30:12	18:59	11:05	0:08
Apr 20PO	vs MIN	W 4-2	2	0	2	0	6	0	1	0	27%	19:21	13:38	5:10	0:04
Apr 18PO	vs MIN	L 1-6	0	1	1	-3	4	0	3	0	33%	21:44	14:34	5:33	0:23
Apr 15	@ BUF	W 4-3	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	33%	18:11	13:37	4:12	0:22
Apr 13	@ TOR	W 6-5	1	0	1	-1	3	0	1	0	56%	18:24	13:51	4:33	—
Apr 11	vs NYR	W 2-0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	40%	18:34	13:38	4:55	0:01
Apr 9	vs MIN	W 5-4	1	1	2	+2	3	4	0	0	50%	16:53	15:36	0:54	—
Apr 7	vs CGY	W 4-3	2	0	2	0	5	0	2	1	45%	22:12	15:51	6:07	0:13
Apr 4	vs COL	L 0-2	0	0	0	-2	3	0	1	1	46%	22:08	17:39	2:46	—
Apr 2	vs WPG	W 3-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	60%	19:20	17:04	1:07	0:33
Mar 31	@ BOS	L 3-6	1	1	2	-1	1	0	2	3	33%	23:04	18:09	3:05	—
Mar 29	@ PHI	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	0	36%	23:00	20:11	2:49	—
Mar 28	@ PIT	W 6-3	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	40%	19:01	13:08	5:28	0:03
Mar 26	@ NYI	L 1-2	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	0	43%	22:02	15:28	3:31	—
Mar 24	vs NJD	L 4-6	2	1	3	+1	3	0	2	1	46%	19:50	14:31	3:06	—
Mar 22	vs VGK	L 2-3	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	50%	19:38	13:18	4:02	0:04
Mar 21	@ MIN	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	69%	22:25	16:12	6:06	0:07

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	82	1650:07	20:07	1673	1504	52.7%	53.5%	853	763	127	81	61%	127.4	81.0	66%
Even strength	82	1260:15	15:22	1077	1281	45.7%	46.2%	541	638	57	51	53%	65.8	58.5	58%
5v5	82	1209:25	14:45	1041	1245	45.5%	46.2%	521	617	54	48	53%	62.7	55.5	59%
Power play	81	286:44	3:32	494	68	87.9%	86.9%	278	54	58	6	91%	50.5	4.3	100%
Penalty kill	50	40:20	0:48	5	74	6.3%	6.2%	2	42	0	9	0%	0.1	5.7	4%
4v4	24	21:37	0:54	14	13	51.9%	52.4%	7	7	1	0	100%	0.8	0.7	50%
3v3 (OT)	19	29:13	1:32	22	23	48.9%	45.7%	13	14	2	3	40%	2.4	2.2	25%
5v4	81	273:43	3:23	455	68	87.0%	85.8%	250	54	54	6	90%	45.9	4.3	100%
4v5	50	39:32	0:47	5	69	6.8%	6.7%	2	38	0	8	0%	0.1	4.6	4%
5v3	11	8:04	0:44	24	0	100.0%	100.0%	16	0	2	0	100%	2.9	0.0	100%
6v5, own net empty	35	41:25	1:11	70	33	68.0%	66.1%	27	11	8	11	42%	4.0	10.7	100%
5v6, opponent net empty	26	18:40	0:43	18	48	27.3%	34.1%	2	18	2	4	33%	6.4	1.9	0%
4v3	4	4:57	1:14	15	0	100.0%	100.0%	12	0	2	0	100%	1.7	0.0	100%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2025-26Playoffs	DAL	6	4	2	6	-6	2	20	20.0%	7	2	23:50
2025-26	DAL	82	45	41	86	-5	32	206	21.8%	56	55	20:07
2024-25Playoffs	DAL	18	4	6	10	-16	6	36	11.1%	35	6	19:22
2024-25	DAL	82	33	38	71	+2	14	202	16.3%	45	47	18:56
2023-24Playoffs	DAL	19	10	6	16	+4	2	57	17.5%	26	14	20:38
2023-24	DAL	82	32	33	65	+14	38	216	14.8%	52	42	17:00
2022-23Playoffs	DAL	19	4	2	6	-4	4	55	7.3%	22	15	16:59
2022-23	DAL	82	24	17	41	+6	20	160	15.0%	22	31	15:29

Wyatt Johnston news

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On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Compare head to head

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

Wyatt Johnston news