Kent Johnson
Age 23 · Shoots left · 6′0″ · 175 lb · Born Port Moody, British Columbia, CAN
Drafted 2021, #5 overall by Columbus
2025-262025-26: 76 games, 7-15-22, 0.29 points per game Season detail →
Kent Johnson has 2 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 22 points in 76 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample2 points in 2 games for the 23rd-placed Columbus
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who runs the first power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Columbus's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 1 goal and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
0 of 1 goal broke a tie; 1 came with Columbus trailing.
Most attempts from the wing, goals from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
7 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 76 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leaders20+ mph bursts in the 61st percentile of forwards: 5
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 21.36vs
BUF1 Oct · 1st 00:37 - 20.78vs
UTA3 Oct · 3rd 02:07 - 20.33vsBUF1 Oct · 2nd 13:19
- 20.16vsBUF1 Oct · 1st 05:41
- 20.16vsBUF1 Oct · 1st 08:17
- 19.77vsBUF1 Oct · 2nd 13:33
- 19.74vsUTA3 Oct · 3rd 00:57
- 19.69vsUTA3 Oct · 2nd 01:28
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 68.33vsUTA3 Oct · 2nd 01:30
- 64.10vsUTA3 Oct · 3rd 16:17
- 62.75vsUTA3 Oct · 2nd 02:12
- 59.33vsUTA3 Oct · 1st 17:36
- 56.22vsBUF1 Oct · 3rd 12:30
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.69vsUTA3 Oct · 17:14 TOI
- 2.45vsBUF1 Oct · 14:53 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.57 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
Against Pittsburgh, a point in one of four
PITW 4-3 SO0002−118:31PITOTL 4-5 OT000109:48PITOTL 3-4 OT0002012:46PITW 5-4 SO0112018:28UTAL 1-41015+117:14BUFW 6-30111014:5322 points in 76 games on a team that finished 17th
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays on the power play
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Columbus's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 7 goals and 15 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
2 of 7 goals broke a tie; 0 came with Columbus trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
239 attempts across the 74 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 76 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersTop speed 22.61 mph, hardest shot 83.26 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Takes more penalties than he draws
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (18 of 76)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Pittsburgh, a point in one of four
PITW 4-3 SO0002−118:31PITOTL 4-5 OT000109:48PITOTL 3-4 OT0002012:46PITW 5-4 SO0112018:28
WSHL 1-20001010:51
BOSL 2-30002014:57
MTLW 5-2011109:12BUFL 0-50002−19:18
DETW 4-3 SO0000−19:24
CARL 1-50000−113:22CARL 2-5000007:48
SJSL 2-30001013:37
PHIW 3-20000011:21
NYIL 0-10002010:59UTAL 1-41015+117:14BUFW 6-30111014:53Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: a restricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 12.2 points per $1M of cap hit, 95th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
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.
With Columbus
Five seasons · 2021-22 to 2025-2631st in franchise points since 1990-91
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsFive seasons, all with the Blue Jackets
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct