Kent Johnson, who on Friday turns 22, the same age as Gaudreau in the photo, will be in uniform No. 91, the number he picked after gifting 13 to his childhood idol.

At age 12, the Blue Jackets' future fifth overall pick was a scrawny forward who saw himself in a small, dynamic rookie for the Calgary Flames.

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kent Johnson sustained an upper-body injury in Thursday's matchup against Buffalo and could be out for a while. He was involved in a collision with teammate James van ...

Kent Johnson, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2021 NHL Draft, advertisement. ClutchPoints. Blue Jackets hit with brutal Kent Johnson injury update. Story by Colin Gallant • 4mo.

Like Gudbranson's injury, the Blue Jackets are only calling it an “upper-body injury” at this point. Last season, when Johnson scored six goals, recorded 10 assists and averaged 13:32 of ice ...

Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Kent Johnson found the back of the net during their loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday evening. Johnson would beat Pittsburgh netminder Alex Nedeljkovic in ...

Kent Johnson isn’t ready to return to the Blue Jackets’ lineup yet, but he’s making good progress. More: Columbus Blue Jackets fall to Seattle Kraken in sixth straight loss: 3 takeaways.

Sick Kent Johnson shootout move..pulls it wide then slings it on the ice. High level stuff. He had to score there. Columbus goes to win shootout. They have 38 points. 2 points out of the playoffs.

ST. PAUL, Minn. — One year ago, Columbus Blue Jackets left winger Kent Johnson sat at his locker, upset but careful with his words. After scoring 16 goals and 40 points as a rookie, Johnson ...