C · CBJ · NHL id 8482660
Kent Johnson has played 1 game for the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 1 assist (1 points) on 1 shots while averaging 14:53 a night (12:35 at even strength, 2:18 on the power play and 0:00 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 90% of his 5v5 minutes with Adam Fantilli and 86% with Matthew Knies in his only game so far, and the Blue Jackets have controlled 42% of shot attempts with Johnson on the ice (2-2 in goals, 80% offensive-zone starts). In the Blue Jackets' most recent game against BUF he was on L2 with Matthew Knies and Adam Fantilli and on PP1.
Right now
From the Oct 1 game vs BUF, detected from shift data
- PP1 in 1 of last 1 (was 1 of 20)
- +2:41 TOI a game
- 90% of 5v5 TOI with Fantilli (was 6%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 14:53 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
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
2026-27 · 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at CBJ: 1 attempts, 1 on goal, 0 goals, 0.02 expected goals; best chance Kent Johnson at 0.02 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 76 GP · 22 points vs 34.8 expected
Last 20 games: -59. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 6.1%
- 97.6
- 44.9%
- G vs xG
- 7 / 14.1
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (3 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 1 A, 0 PPP, 1 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played76
- Goals7376th of 715
- Assists15354th of 715
- Points22379th of 715
- Power-play points2342nd of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal114251st of 715
- Hits15662nd of 715
- Blocked shots38361st of 715
- Plus/minus−8523rd of 715
- Penalty minutes20442nd of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)51.7%198th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.4%288th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)49.6%344th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)49.6%340th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)47.7%477th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)51.6%224th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.99306th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60+0.00197th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.34183rd of 719
- Faceoff win %0.0%
- Draw Equity /100−0.700
Usage
- Ice time per game13:14535th of 715
- Power-play time per game1:37244th of 715
- Offensive-zone start %57.2%215th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−0.24440th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO976564th of 719
- Goals above expected−7.1705th of 715
- Luck Meter−81825th of 828
- Ascension score6326th of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.6233rd of 715
- 20+ mph bursts70300th of 715
- Hardest shot83.3578th of 715
- Offensive-zone time41.9%339th of 715
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 · 74 of 76 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.031
- Season net
- −0.44xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.99
- Attempts
- 14
- 0.058
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Jan 22, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L2 from L4Jan 8, 2026 alerts →
- Played 5:50 more than his 5-game averageJan 8, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1Jan 8, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L4Dec 20, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to PP1 from PP2Nov 26, 2025 alerts →
- Dropped off PP1 to PP2Nov 13, 2025 alerts →
- Moved up to L1 from L2Mar 17, 2025 alerts →
How his goals happened
36 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 vs SEA | Rebound | carry | 0 | 48.2 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Jan 31, 2026 @ STL | Deflection | carry | 0 | 29.6 | 5-on-4, deflection | |
| Jan 15, 2026 vs VAN | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 53.3 | 2-on-1 | |
| Jan 8, 2026 @ VGK | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 34.9 | 3-on-2 | |
| Dec 4, 2025 vs DET | Rebound | — | 0 | 49.3 | rebound | |
| Oct 21, 2025 @ DAL | Deflection | dump | 0 | 41.8 | 5-on-0, deflection | |
| Oct 18, 2025 vs TBL | Rush | loose | 0 | 11.0 | — | |
| Apr 15, 2025 @ PHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 2* | 39.4 | one-timer | |
| Apr 12, 2025 vs WSH | Odd-man rush | carry | 0 | 29.8 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 21, 2025 @ PIT | Rebound | — | 0 | 39.5 | rebound | |
| Mar 9, 2025 @ NYR | Deflection | carry | 0 | 5.3 | rebound | |
| Feb 27, 2025 @ DET | Deflection | — | 4* | 21.2 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 59.5 | — | |
| Feb 22, 2025 vs CHI | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 66.0 | — | |
| Feb 8, 2025 vs NYR | Forecheck turnover | carry | 0 | 64.7 | 3-on-2 | |
| Feb 4, 2025 @ BUF | Odd-man rush | loose | 0 | 39.5 | 1-on-0 | |
| Jan 31, 2025 @ UTA | Dump and chase | dump | 3 | 15.3 | — | |
| Jan 23, 2025 @ CAR | Forecheck turnover | — | 0 | 40.7 | — | |
| Jan 20, 2025 @ NYI | Forecheck turnover | — | 1 | 30.1 | — | |
| Jan 16, 2025 vs SJS | Forecheck turnover | — | 1* | 18.3 | — | |
| Jan 9, 2025 vs SEA | Rush | pass | 3 | 60.2 | — | |
| Dec 23, 2024 vs MTL | Rebound | carry | 2 | 11.1 | 3-on-2, rebound | |
| Dec 10, 2024 vs PHI | Deflection | — | 1 | 29.4 | deflection | |
| Dec 8, 2024 @ WPG | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 30.0 | 2-on-1, one-timer | |
| Dec 8, 2024 @ WPG | Rebound | — | 3* | 11.2 | rebound | |
| Dec 1, 2024 @ CHI | Cycle | carry | 3* | 79.5 | one-timer | |
| Nov 29, 2024 vs CGY | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 62.9 | 2-on-1 | |
| Nov 21, 2024 vs TBL | Rush | carry | 0 | 51.3 | — | |
| Nov 21, 2024 vs TBL | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 71.9 | one-timer | |
| Oct 12, 2024 @ COL | Rush | carry | 1 | 59.2 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2024 @ MIN | Cycle | — | 1 | 47.8 | — | |
| Jan 2, 2024 vs BOS | Forecheck turnover | carry | 1 | 56.8 | 4-on-2 | |
| Dec 29, 2023 vs TOR | Rebound | loose | 0 | 22.9 | 2-on-1, rebound | |
| Dec 19, 2023 @ BUF | Rebound | — | 1 | 44.8 | one-timer, rebound | |
| Dec 14, 2023 @ TOR | Cycle | — | 0 | 68.1 | — | |
| Dec 14, 2023 @ TOR | Deflection | — | 1 | 39.7 | deflection |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Johnson
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Johnson apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Fantilli | C | 1 | 11:14 | 90% | 43.5% | 67% (2-1) | 0.0% 1:16 | 66.7% 2:53 |
| Matthew Knies | LW | 1 | 10:46 | 86% | 38.1% | 67% (2-1) | 66.7% 1:44 | 50.0% 2:14 |
| Emil Andrae | D | 1 | 6:44 | 54% | 40.0% | 67% (2-1) | 44.4% 5:46 | 22.2% 8:53 |
| Carson Soucy | D | 1 | 5:24 | 43% | 50.0% | 50% (1-1) | 35.7% 7:06 | 25.0% 12:29 |
| Erik Gudbranson | D | 1 | 4:19 | 35% | 28.6% | 0% (0-1) | 47.1% 8:11 | 58.3% 7:03 |
| Jake Christiansen | D | 1 | 3:07 | 25% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 42.1% 9:23 | 71.4% 2:49 |
| Denton Mateychuk | D | 1 | 2:47 | 22% | 50.0% | 0% (0-1) | 40.0% 9:43 | 46.2% 20:38 |
| Zach Werenski | D | 1 | 2:35 | 21% | 42.9% | 100% (1-0) | 41.2% 9:55 | 35.7% 18:43 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | RW | 1 | 1:16 | 10% | 66.7% | 0% (0-1) | 38.1% 11:14 | 0.0% 11:06 |
| Danton Heinen | LW | 1 | 1:08 | 9% | 0.0% | 0% (0-1) | 43.5% 11:22 | 50.0% 9:18 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs BUF | W 6-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14:53 | 12:35 | 2:18 | — |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 14:53 | 14:53 | 16 | 15 | 51.6% | 52.2% | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 60% | 0.6 | 0.5 | 86% |
| Even strength | 1 | 12:35 | 12:35 | 10 | 14 | 41.7% | 41.2% | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 80% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 10 | 14 | 41.7% | 41.2% | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 50% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 80% |
| Power play | 1 | 2:18 | 2:18 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.3 | 0.0 | 100% |
| 5v4 | 1 | 2:18 | 2:18 | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | 83.3% | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | 0.3 | 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CBJ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 14:53 |
| 2025-26 | CBJ | 76 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -8 | 20 | 114 | 6.1% | 15 | 38 | 13:14 |
| 2024-25 | CBJ | 68 | 24 | 33 | 57 | +2 | 16 | 123 | 19.5% | 3 | 29 | 17:18 |
| 2023-24 | CBJ | 42 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -2 | 10 | 62 | 9.7% | 10 | 16 | 13:33 |
| 2022-23 | CBJ | 79 | 16 | 24 | 40 | -19 | 14 | 126 | 12.7% | 15 | 30 | 14:31 |
| 2021-22 | CBJ | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 5 | 0.0% | 4 | 1 | 12:27 |
Kent Johnson news
- 3 Bold Predictions for the Blue Jackets’ 2026-27 SeasonThe Hockey Writers
- The Hockey Writers Daily - Kent Johnson Interview, Oilers Line Experiments & Blackhawks Who Need to Be BetterSubstack
- Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson on Bowness' Honesty, Coming In Lighter & Feeling 100% AgainThe Hockey Writers
- Blue Jackets’ Kent Johnson on Bowness’ Honesty, Coming In Lighter & Feeling 100% AgainThe Hockey Writers
- 2026 Blue Jackets Preseason Q&A with Head Coach Rick Bowness: Identity, Taking Ownership & Reaching PotentialThe Hockey Writers
- Kent Johnson Bio, Awards & Draft InfoNHL.com
- Kent Johnson HomeNHL.com
- Kent Johnson StatsNHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
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.