Johnson scored a goal on four shots in Saturday's 1-0 overtime win over the Rangers.
Johnson has scored in three consecutive games, bringing his season total to a team-leading four goals, and he's cracked the scoresheet in all but one of his six appearances to date. The 24-year-old winger is enjoying an excellent start to the season, and while this scoring pace is unsustainable, his numbers and overall involvement on offense have been encouraging for fantasy managers. Set in the first line on both even-strength and power-play situations, Johnson should continue to have ample opportunities to keep scoring.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Nets another goal
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Johnson scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Panthers.
Johnson opened the scoring at 14:11 of the first period, though the Panthers would dominate in the middle frame to run away with the game. This was Johnson's third goal and fourth point of the campaign, and he's added 14 shots on net, three blocked shots and an even plus-minus rating over five appearances. He's in a top-line role and should be a decent source of offense as he looks to bounce back from last year's 22-point disappointment.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Finds twine in loss
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Johnson scored a goal on three shots and went minus-2 in Saturday's 5-3 loss to the Blues.
Johnson has gotten on the scoresheet in three of the Blue Jackets' four games so far this season. He has two goals, one assist, 11 shots on net and a minus-1 rating while filling a top-line role. It's shaping up to be a bounce-back year for Johnson, who was limited to 22 points over 76 games in the 2025-26 regular season.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Tallies lone goal in loss
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Johnson scored a goal on five shots in Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Mammoth.
Johnson has a goal, an assist, six shots and a plus-1 rating over two games this season. The 23-year-old struggled to just 22 points in 76 outings in 2025-26, compared to a 24-goal, 57-point effort in 68 games the year before. The reality likely lies between those two marks -- Johnson should be around 40-50 points in a bounce-back campaign. He has usage on his side this year, with a top-line job alongside Adam Fantilli and Matthew Knies proving fruitful early in the season. For fantasy purposes, Johnson will only help in the scoring categories.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Snaps goal drought Saturday
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Johnson scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Kraken.
Johnson had been limited to two assists over his previous 12 outings, a span in which he was also scratched twice. The 23-year-old has had a difficult campaign despite the Blue Jackets' overall improvements. He has just seven goals, 21 points, 105 shots on net, 37 blocked shots and a minus-5 rating over 66 appearances. Johnson's ice time has fluctuated quite a bit under interim head coach Rick Bowness, making the forward a risky fantasy option.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Earns two points in win
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Johnson scored a power-play goal on four shots and added an assist in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Blues.
Johnson set up Denton Mateychuk in the first period before scoring a goal of his own in the second. There was a little life in Johnson's offense in January -- he earned seven points with 25 shots on net and a plus-3 rating over 15 outings for the month. He's up to six goals, 18 points, 82 shots on net, 28 blocked shots and a minus-9 rating through 53 contests overall, mainly in a middle-six role.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Two-point effort Thursday
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Johnson scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Canucks.
The 23-year-old winger had managed just one point, a goal, over the prior 11 games, but Johnson made an impact Thursday by feeding Zach Werenski in the second period for Columbus' third goal before wrapping up the scoring himself midway through the third. Johnson's power-play point was his first of the season, and after a rough beginning to the campaign under former coach Dean Evason, the fifth overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft seems to be getting more opportunities under Rick Bowness, skating on the top PP unit in each of the last two games.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Three-game, four-assist streak
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Johnson put up two assists Tuesday in a 4-3 overtime win over Anaheim.
Johnson has scuffled this season, but he has put together a modest three-game, four-assist streak. He needs to shoot a lot more, though -- he has a single shot in that span, and he's been incredibly unlucky. Johnson is firing at a 5.6 percent success rate this season compared to his career mark of 13.2.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Back in action Thursday
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Johnson will return to the lineup Thursday after being a healthy scratch Tuesday in Seattle, Jeff Svoboda of the Blue Jackets' official site reports.
It was thought that Johnson missed Tuesday's game with an illness, but head coach Dean Evason said that was not the case. Johnson will replace Boone Jenner (upper body) in the lineup. Johnson is off to a mediocre start with two goals, three assists and a minus-eight rating in 15 appearances.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Two-point effort Saturday
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Johnson delivered a goal and an assist in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Capitals.
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.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Six assists in last five games
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Johnson put up two assists Tuesday in a 5-2 win over Ottawa.
Johnson has six assists in his last five games but just seven shots in that span -- and five of those shots came Tuesday. He now has 52 points, including 22 goals, and 114 shots in 63 contests this season.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Four-game, six-point streak
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Johnson had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over the Red Wings on Thursday.
Johnson has delivered points in four consecutive games (four goals, two assists). The newly-formed line of Johnson, 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, as he has 20 goals and 21 assists over 45 appearances.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Tallies in Tuesday's loss
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Johnson scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Sabres.
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.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Extends point streak to seven games
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Johnson notched an assist and two shots on goal in Sunday's 5-3 loss to the Stars.
Johnson has three goals and five assists during his seven-game point streak. The 22-year-old forward was streaky in December, but he's gotten back to consistency in recent weeks -- he hasn't gone more than two games without a point since Jan. 4. Johnson's up to 15 goals, 19 helpers, 74 shots on net and a minus-4 rating over 39 outings this season.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Streak at three games, four points
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Johnson had a goal and an assist in a 7-4 loss to Carolina on Thursday.
Johnson's scoring streak sits at three games (two goals, two assists), and he has six points (three goals, three assists) in his last five games. Columbus has been patient with Johnson's development since the 2021 NHL Draft, and they have been rewarded. He's playing a stronger two-way game and has learned how to use his strength, instead of being knocked off the puck. Johnson has 14 goals and 16 assists in 35 games this season. He's a rising star.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Opens scoring in loss
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Johnson scored a power-play goal on four shots and blocked three shots in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.
Johnson is up to three goals and three assists over nine outings in January. Three of those points have come with the man advantage. The 22-year-old is up to 13 tallies, 14 assists, 68 shots on net and a minus-6 rating over 33 appearances. Monday also marked the first time all season he's blocked multiple shots in a game -- while he often plays in all situations, the bulk of his production comes from points, not physical play.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Two points including GWG
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Johnson scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Thursday's 4-1 victory over the Sharks.
An aggressive Sean Kuraly forecheck late in the first period led to a San Jose turnover, and Johnson was able to take advantage to score his 12th goal of the season and give Columbus a 2-0 lead. It's Johnson's first multi-point performance in over a month, and across his prior 14 contests, the 22-year-old had managed just two goals and six points. The young winger has been streaky all year -- he has five separate point streaks of three games or more in 2024-25, accounting for all of his production aside from Thursday's effort -- so he could be gearing up for another surge.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Contributes helper in win
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Johnson notched a power-play assist and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-4 win over the Blues.
Johnson's consistency from October and November has turned to streaky play. He ended a three-game point drought when he helped out on a Kirill Marchenko tally in the second period. Johnson remains on the second line, so he's still in a good position to produce offense. The 22-year-old has 22 points (eight on the power play), 52 shots on net and a minus-7 rating through 26 appearances, making him a strong offense-only option in fantasy.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Reaches 10-goal, 20-point marks
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Johnson scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 5-4 win over the Canadiens.
The tally was Johnson's 10th goal and 20th point of the season. He's picked up a goal and an assist over his last two contests to bounce back from a recent three-game dry spell. The 22-year-old forward has added 45 shots on net and a minus-3 rating over 21 appearances. While he's currently in a middle-six role, Johnson has been one of the Blue Jackets' best scoring threats this season, though his fantasy value is highest in formats that focus on point production.
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Blue Jackets' Kent Johnson: Gathers assist in overtime loss
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Johnson notched an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Flyers.
Johnson had gone three games without a point entering Saturday. That's the second time he's had a drought of that length, but he's been more good than bad while filling a middle-six role in 2024-25. The 22-year-old is up to nine goals, 10 helpers, 43 shots on net and a minus-3 rating through 20 appearances. Johnson's production and pedigree -- he was taken fifth overall in 2021 -- make him a strong option for most fantasy formats, though he won't add much in the way of physical play.
