Kent Johnson C/LW CBJ Wed 4/16/25 1:36 PM
Kent Johnson
C/LW CBJ
Johnson scored a power-play goal on three shots in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Flyers.
EDGE Analysis
Johnson has two goals and five assists during his five-game point streak. The Blue Jackets have dug deep to stay in the playoff race this long, but their fate is out of their hands. Johnson is at 24 goals, 57 points, 120 shots on net, 29 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating over 67 contests in an impressive breakout campaign that should allow him to be a top-six player in Columbus for a long time.
Kent Johnson C/LW CBJ Sun 4/13/25 6:49 AM
Kent Johnson
C/LW CBJ
Johnson delivered a goal and an assist in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Capitals.
EDGE Analysis
Both points came in the first period as the Blue Jackets put the game away early. Johnson has gotten onto the scoresheet in three straight games as Columbus makes a desperate push to catch Montreal for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, and the 22-year-old has produced a goal and nine points over the last seven contests. Johnson needs two more goals in the Blue Jackets' last three games to reach 25 for the first time in his career.
Kent Johnson C/LW CBJ Wed 4/9/25 12:50 AM
Kent Johnson
C/LW CBJ
Johnson put up two assists Tuesday in a 5-2 win over Ottawa.
EDGE Analysis
Johnson has six assists in his last five games, but just seven shots in that span. And five of those shots have came Tuesday. He now has 52 points, including 22 goals, and 114 shots in 63 contests this season.
Kent Johnson C/LW CBJ Wed 4/2/25 12:39 AM
Kent Johnson
C/LW CBJ
Johnson picked up a trio of assists Tuesday in an 8-4 win over the Predators.
EDGE Analysis
Two were primary assists, one of which came with the man advantage. Johnson has 49 points, including 27 helpers, in 59 games. He has the makings of a star if he can stay healthy, although we'd to see him take more shots. Johnson has 107 this season, and his 20.6 shooting percentage seems unsustainable.
Kent Johnson C/LW CBJ Fri 3/21/25 10:59 PM
Kent Johnson
C/LW CBJ
Johnson scored a goal on three shots in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Penguins.
EDGE Analysis
Johnson ended a four-game slump with his third-period tally, which got the Blue Jackets within two goals before the Penguins put away an empty-netter. The 22-year-old forward had not gone more than three contests without a point prior to his most recent skid. It's still been a wildly successful campaign for the fifth-overall pick from 2021, as he's racked up 22 goals, 46 points, 104 shots on net and a minus-4 rating over 55 appearances in his third full NHL campaign.
Kent Johnson C/LW CBJ Mon 3/10/25 9:09 AM
Kent Johnson
C/LW CBJ
Johnson scored a goal, took two shots and recorded two PIM in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
Johnson didn't crack the scoresheet in the 3-0 loss to the Panthers on Thursday, but that has been the lone game over his last eight in which he's failed to record a point. Johnson has been a complete model of consistency for the Blue Jackets in recent weeks and has notched 18 points (nine goals, nine assists) across his last 17 games since Jan. 20. The 22-year-old forward, one of the most promising young players in the league, has 44 points (21 goals, 23 assists) in 49 appearances this season.
Kent Johnson C/LW CBJ Fri 2/28/25 1:12 AM
Kent Johnson
C/LW CBJ
Johnson had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over the Red Wings on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
Johnson has delivered points in four consecutive games (four goals, two assists). And the newly-formed line of him, James van Riemsdyk and Boone Jenner keyed a big second-period scoring run with three of the team's four snipes in that frame. Johnson has elevated his game to a near point-per-game pace (45 games; 20 goals and 21 assists).
Kent Johnson C/LW CBJ Sun 2/23/25 4:29 PM
Kent Johnson
C/LW CBJ
Johnson found the back of the net twice on his two shot attempts in Saturday's 5-1 victory against the Blackhawks.
EDGE Analysis
Johnson tallied the first two goals of the game, including the go-ahead marker early in the second period while on the power play. The 22-year-old forward is up to 19 goals, 38 points and 83 shots on net in 43 appearances this season. Johnson has quietly been one of the most consistent players in the entire league since the start of 2025 with 17 points in 18 games. On the season, he is two points shy of his career high of 40 points from 2022-23 and is likely to contend with the 50-point mark while skating in the Blue Jackets' top six. He should be a waiver wire priority in deeper leagues and holds decent value in standard formats and leagues that value offensive production.
Kent Johnson C/LW CBJ Sun 2/9/25 10:57 AM
Kent Johnson
C/LW CBJ
Johnson scored a goal in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Rangers.
EDGE Analysis
The 22-year-old sniper got Columbus on the board late in the first period with another slick tally, as he took a feed from Zach Werenski below the faceoff circle to the left of Jonathan Quick, calmly settled the puck down and then snapped it under the goalie's outstretched glove. Johnson hasn't gone more than two straight games without lighting the lamp since early January, and over the last 15 games he's racked up seven goals and 13 points. Saturday's goal also established a new career high for Johnson, and through 42 appearances this season the fifth overall pick in the 2021 Draft has produced 17 goals and 36 points.
Kent Johnson C/LW CBJ Wed 2/5/25 1:23 PM
Kent Johnson
C/LW CBJ
Johnson scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres.
EDGE Analysis
The goal extended Johnson's point streak to eight games (four goals, five assists). The 22-year-old tied the game at 1-1 early in the second period. He's now matched his career high in goals (16), and he's five points away from equaling his personal best from 2022-23. Johnson is at 35 points, 78 shots on net and a minus-2 rating through 40 appearances this season.