Erik Johnson's NHL career
Defenceman Erik Johnson was drafted 1th overall by St. Louis Blues in 2006. He played 17 seasons for 4 clubs, 2007-2025. That came to 1023 games and 348 points, 95 goals and 253 assists.
Below: the whole of Erik Johnson's career, season by season.
- Year 20062006 NHL Draft
Erik Johnson is drafted 1 overall by St. Louis Blues
First off the board- 1Erik JohnsonSTL
- 2Jordan StaalPIT
- 3Jonathan ToewsCHI
Swedes from the same draft
Nicklas Bäckström1105 GP · 1033 P- Patrik Berglund717 GP · 326 P
- Viktor Stålberg488 GP · 168 P
- 1 year, 3 months and 10 days later · 2 seasonsYear 20072007-2008 seasonNHL debut
Erik Johnson makes his NHL debut
Erik was 19 years old ·
Jobing.com Arena, USAFirst NHL assistFirst NHL pointOther Swedes on the ice:
Christian Bäckman, Mikael Tellqvist and Mathias Tjärnqvist.Year 2008Season2007-2008
Erik Johnson's first NHL season: 33 points
The whole season2007-2008Points33NHL#209Games69 of 8284%Goals5NHL#380Assists28NHL#121P/GP0.48NHL#198+/--9NHL#729 - Year 2010Season
2009-2010
Erik Johnson scores 39 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season2009-2010Points39NHL#167Games79 of 8296%Goals10NHL#249Assists29NHL#116P/GP0.49NHL#205+/-+1NHL#283 - Year 2011Season
2010-2011
Erik Johnson scores 29 points
The whole season2010-2011Points29NHL#254Games77 of 8294%Goals8NHL#293Assists21NHL#212P/GP0.38NHL#302+/--13NHL#825 - Year 2012Season
2011-2012
Erik Johnson scores 26 points
The whole season2011-2012Points26NHL#260Games73 of 8289%Goals4NHL#399Assists22NHL#184P/GP0.36NHL#284+/--7NHL#704 - Year 2013Season
2012-2013
Erik Johnson scores 4 points
Events17games missedThe whole season2012-2013Points4NHL#550Games31 of 4865%Goals0NHL#626Assists4NHL#471P/GP0.13NHL#562+/--3NHL#559 - Year 2014Season
2013-2014
Erik Johnson scores 39 points — the best season of his career
EventsCareer bestHis best points seasonThe whole season and the playoff run2013-2014Points39NHL#159Games80 of 8298%Goals9NHL#259Assists30NHL#95P/GP0.49NHL#194+/-+5NHL#187PlayoffsEliminated by Minnesota Wild0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundMINMinnesota Wild3–4 - Year 2015Season
2014-2015
Erik Johnson scores 12 goals — his best goal-scoring season
EventsCareer bestHis best goal-scoring season35games missedThe whole season2014-2015Points23NHL#309Games47 of 8257%Goals12NHL#205Assists11NHL#385P/GP0.49NHL#201+/-+2NHL#271 - Year 2016Season
2015-2016
Erik Johnson scores 27 points
The whole season2015-2016Points27NHL#265Games73 of 8289%Goals11NHL#217Assists16NHL#272P/GP0.37NHL#288+/--19NHL#881 - Year 2017Season
2016-2017
Erik Johnson plays only 46 games for 17 points
Events36games missedThe whole season2016-2017Points17NHL#378Games46 of 8256%Goals2NHL#536Assists15NHL#292P/GP0.37NHL#280+/--6NHL#678 - Year 2018Season
2017-2018
Erik Johnson scores 25 points
Events20games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2017-2018Points25NHL#313Games62 of 8276%Goals9NHL#302Assists16NHL#302P/GP0.40NHL#292+/-+3NHL#240PlayoffsEliminated by Nashville Predators0 of 6 games0 pointsFirst roundNSHNashville Predators2–4 - Year 2019Season
2018-2019
Erik Johnson scores 25 points
The whole season and the playoff run2018-2019Points25NHL#320Games80 of 8298%Goals7NHL#350Assists18NHL#269P/GP0.31NHL#390+/-+8NHL#141PlayoffsEliminated by San Jose Sharks0 of 12 games0 pointsFirst roundCGYCalgary Flames4–1Second roundSJSSan Jose Sharks3–4 - Year 2020Season
2019-2020
Erik Johnson scores 16 points
The whole season and the playoff run2019-2020Points16NHL#394Games59 of 7084%Goals3NHL#496Assists13NHL#324P/GP0.27NHL#433+/-+9NHL#101PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars0 of 12 games0 pointsFirst roundARIArizona Coyotes4–1Second roundDALDallas Stars3–4 - Year 2021Season
2020-2021
Erik Johnson plays only 4 games for 1 points
Events52games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2020-2021Points1NHL#729Games4 of 567%Goals0NHL#688Assists1NHL#686P/GP0.25+/-+2NHL#246PlayoffsEliminated by Vegas Golden Knights0 of 10 games0 pointsFirst roundSTLSt. Louis Blues4–0Second roundVGKVegas Golden Knights2–4 - Year 2022Season
2021-2022
Erik Johnson scores 25 points and wins the Stanley Cup
EventsStanley CupThe whole season and the playoff run2021-2022Points25NHL#332Games77 of 8294%Goals8NHL#344Assists17NHL#304P/GP0.32NHL#395+/-+22NHL#56PlayoffsStanley Cup0 of 20 games0 pointsFirst roundNSHNashville Predators4–0Second roundSTLSt. Louis Blues4–2Conference finalEDMEdmonton Oilers4–0Stanley Cup FinalTBLTampa Bay Lightning4–2 - Year 2023Season
2022-2023
Erik Johnson scores 8 points
Events19games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2022-2023Points8NHL#611Games63 of 8277%Goals0NHL#760Assists8NHL#518P/GP0.13NHL#631+/-+8NHL#180PlayoffsEliminated by Seattle Kraken0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundSEASeattle Kraken3–4 - Year 2024Season
2023-2024
Erik Johnson scores 6 points
The whole season2023-2024Points6NHL#649Games67 of 8282%Goals5NHL#433Assists1NHL#743P/GP0.09NHL#661+/--14NHL#825 - Year 2025Season
2024-2025
Erik Johnson's last season: 5 points
Events1,000NHL games46games missedThe whole season and the playoff run2024-2025Points5NHL#657Games36 of 8244%Goals2NHL#572Assists3NHL#651P/GP0.14NHL#611+/-+1NHL#300PlayoffsEliminated by Dallas Stars0 of 7 games0 pointsFirst roundDALDallas Stars3–4 - The career
Erik Johnson played his last NHL game in 2025
The career ended after 17 seasons, the last of them with Colorado Avalanche.