Defense · BUF · 2023-24

Erik Johnson

Age: 38
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 225 lb
Shoots: R
Born: Bloomington

Games: 67
Goals: 5
Assists: 2
Points: 7
Ice time: 14:28/gm

Rating · 2023-24

73/100

Middle of the roster

Stay-At-Home Defenseman

Better than 73% of NHL defencemen.

+0.80wins above replacement

How he earns it

Each rating compares him only with players who take that role, so the four are not measured against the same field.

Even-strength offense811 min44among all skaters at the position

Even-strength defense811 min32among all skaters at the position

Power playDoesn't play on the power play

Penalty kill158 min16among defencemen who kill penalties

Season by season

Every season is drawn on the same scale, so bar length is comparable top to bottom. Bars left of the center line cost the team goals; bars right of it earned them.

Season	GP	Rating	WAR	Where it came from
2010-11TOT	77	58	+0.32	Where it came from
2011-12COL	73	66	+0.61	Where it came from
2012-13COL	31	6	-0.06	Where it came from
2013-14COL	80	76	+0.96	Where it came from
2014-15COL	47	83	+1.25	Where it came from
2015-16COL	73	48	+0.21	Where it came from
2016-17COL	46	66	+0.51	Where it came from
2017-18COL	62	57	+0.41	Where it came from
2018-19COL	80	87	+1.14	Where it came from
2019-20COL	59	45	+0.30	Where it came from
2020-21COL	4	—	-0.07	Where it came from
2021-22COL	77	73	+0.83	Where it came from
2022-23COL	63	19	-0.10	Where it came from
2023-24TOT	67	73	+0.80	Where it came from
2024-25TOT	36	28	+0.07	Where it came from
Career15 seasons	875	—	+7.18

Even-strength offenseEven-strength defensePower-play offensePower-play defenseShorthanded offenseShorthanded defense

Game log

Regular season · 50 games

Game	Result	TOI	Shots	Blocks	Grade
@ FLAFeb 27	L 2-3	3:31	1	1	D+
vs CARFeb 25	W 3-2 OT	10:12	0	2	D
@ MTLFeb 21	W 3-2	17:05	1	1	D+
vs ANAFeb 19	L 3-4	13:27	1	0	C-
@ MINFeb 17	W 3-2 OT	14:30	0	2	C-

A player's rating is his percentile among NHL defencemen — a 70 means he is better than 70% of them. It is measured from wins above replacement, the number of wins he adds compared with a player freely available to any team. See the full roster table or read how this is calculated.