St. Louis Blues · #49 · Left wing

Ross Johnston

Age 32 · Shoots left · 6′5″ · 235 lb · Born Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, CAN

Undrafted

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Games22026-27 · missed 1 Small sample

Goals0T-6th on STL

Assists0T-8th on STL

Points0T-10th on STL

P / GP0.00T-390th in the NHL

Shots10.0% shooting

TOI / GP8:3719th on STL

2025-262025-26: 62 games, 3-11-14, 0.23 points per game Season detail →

Ross Johnston has 0 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 14 points in 62 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample

2026-27 · The season

0 points in 2 games for the 27th-placed St. Louis

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Hits984th

Blocked shots383rd

PP points036th

Takeaways027th

Goals / 600.0026th

Shooting %0.0%25th

Assists / 600.0021st

Penalty differential−118th

Points / GP0.0013th

Shots / GP0.5011th

Ice time8:374th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Where he ranks

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Points0T-10th on STL

Points per game0.00T-390th in NHL

Goals0T-232nd in NHL

Assists0T-8th on STL

Shooting %0.0%Below avg (11.6%)

Ice time8:3719th on STL

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of St. Louis's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength8:32

Power play0:05

Shorthanded0:00

Total8:37

13.5 shifts a game, averaging 38 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-2nd on STL

PP assists0T-3rd on STL

PP points0T-4th on STL · T-142nd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-4th on STL

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP1St. Louis total

Involved in0goals or assists

Share0.0%of every STL PPG

PP TOI share1.4%of STL PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.

Shot locations

Most attempts from the crease

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease3 att · 0 G

Slot0 att · 0 G

Wing0 att · 0 G

Point0 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

3 attempts across the 1 game with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.3344th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.3

Unblocked attempts2

xG per attempt.147

ixG per 601.02

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 73rd percentile of forwards: 9.98 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi9.9873rd

Defensive-zone time39.4%54th

90+ mph shots048th

Offensive-zone time41.4%48th

22+ mph bursts041st

20+ mph bursts114th

Top speed, mph20.059th

Hardest shot, mph51.005th

Average shot, mph30.63rd

Distance skated, mi2.92nd

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph20.05Forward average 21.23

Hardest shot, mph51.00Forward average 74.7

Distance skated2.9 mi1.74 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts16.7%33.3% defensive · 50.0% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

37.8%All situations41.8%

37.4%Even strength42.2%

64.5%Power play10.5%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

19.77@DAL2 Oct · 1st 00:17
18.83@DAL2 Oct · 1st 00:30
18.65@DAL2 Oct · 2nd 00:24
18.08@DAL2 Oct · 2nd 02:53

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3

20-22 mph1 · avg 4.6

18-20 mph6 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0

80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6

70-79 mph0 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

1.13@CHI6 Oct · 7:15 TOI
1.74@DAL2 Oct · 9:59 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 1.43 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways0T-6th on STL

Giveaways0

TK / GV ratio—

Hits9T-2nd on STL

Blocked shots3T-3rd on STL

Discipline

Penalty minutes2

Minors1

Majors0

Penalties drawn0

Net penalties−1drawn minus taken

Game log

Against San Jose, a point in zero of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

11 Oct 2025@

SJSW 7-6 OT0000−15:36

2025-26 · The season

14 points in 62 games

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Hits19294th

Assists / 601.0954th

Shooting %9.1%22nd

Points / GP0.2315th

PP points013th

Goals / 600.308th

Blocked shots167th

Ice time9:454th

Takeaways54th

Penalty differential−132nd

Shots / GP0.531st

Bars show the percentile against 411 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

Dashed line: season average (0.2). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Where he ranks

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Points1419th on STL

Points per game0.23T-484th in NHL

Goals3T-529th in NHL

Assists1118th on STL

Shooting %9.1%Below avg (11.1%)

Ice time9:4532nd on STL

Stats hub

Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of St. Louis's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength9:43

Power play0:02

Shorthanded0:00

Total9:45

13.7 shifts a game, averaging 43 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-15th on STL

PP assists0T-17th on STL

PP points0T-18th on STL · T-453rd NHL

SH goals0

PP points / 600.00T-18th on STL

Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 3 goals and 11 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals0T-22nd on STL

Overtime goals0T-3rd on STL

First goal of the game1

Empty-net goals0

Even-strength goals3

Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st1

2nd1

3rd1

Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied1

Leading1

Trailing1

1 of 3 goals broke a tie; 1 came with St. Louis trailing.

Assists

Primary6 · 55%

Secondary5 · 45%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 601.39

Goals / 600.30

Shots / 603.3

ES points / 601.4014 ES points

PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease13 att · 1 G

Slot35 att · 2 G

Wing25 att · 0 G

Point2 att · 0 G

Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

75 attempts across the 43 games with a stored shot map.

Expected goals

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Expected goals (ixG)0.3344th

Goals0

Goals vs expected−0.3

Unblocked attempts2

xG per attempt.147

ixG per 601.02

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2025-26 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 78th percentile of forwards: 9.89 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi9.8978th

Defensive-zone time38.0%73rd

Offensive-zone time43.3%64th

90+ mph shots038th

Hardest shot, mph83.0018th

Average shot, mph47.117th

20+ mph bursts3712th

Top speed, mph21.6111th

22+ mph bursts011th

Distance skated, mi99.58th

Bars show the percentile against 370 forwards with 40+ games in 2025-26; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.61Forward average 22.51

Hardest shot, mph83.00Forward average 87.1

Distance skated99.5 mi2.19 mi in his longest game

Offensive-zone starts27.9%40.1% defensive · 32.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

43.3%All situations38.0%

OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

22+ mph0 · avg 5.7

20-22 mph37 · avg 102

18-20 mph241 · avg 448

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0

90-99 mph0 · avg 1.0

80-89 mph1 · avg 15

70-79 mph4 · avg 42

Shot attempts per speed band.

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Takes more penalties than he draws

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways523rd on STL

Giveaways34

TK / GV ratio0.15

Hits1921st on STL

Blocked shots1623rd on STL

Discipline

Penalty minutes107

Minors11

Majors11

Penalties drawn12

Net penalties−13drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken110.2 a game

Won5

Win %45.5%

Offensive zone1 of 4

A winger: fewer than one draw a game.

Consistency

Points come in bunches, not every night (11 of 62)

How often he scores, how long the streaks run.

How often he scores

Games with a point1118% of games

Multi-point games23%

Goals in3 games5%

Pointless games5182%

Streaks

Longest point streak2 games19 Dec – 20 Dec

Longest goal streak1 game

Longest pointless run13 games

Final ten2 in 10point in 2

Game log

Against San Jose, a point in zero of one

Full game log →

DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI

11 Oct 2025@

SJSW 7-6 OT0000−15:36

Splits · 2025-26

Better at home

Home and road

SplitGPPP/GP

Road3060.20

Home3280.25

By opponent

SplitGPPP/GP

vs San Jose100.00

vs Central1840.22

vs Eastern Conf.2680.31

By month

SplitGPPP/GP

October940.44

November1510.07

December1460.43

January1410.07

February420.50

March600.00

Contract

$2M a season through 2028-29

In 2025-26 he scored 7.0 points per $1M of cap hit, 263rd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$2M1.9% of the $104M ceiling

Term3 yearsYear 1 of 3

Expires2028-29UFA at 35

Cap value$6MCap hit × 3 years

Cap space, every team Best-value contracts

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.