2025-2026 Report Card: Revisiting a history-making turn for Wyatt Johnston
Wyatt Johnston: elite (indeed).
One-sentence summary
Lucky number…27.
A few good stats
Cap: $8.4M (Year 2 of 5)
GP: 82
Goals: 45
Assists: 41
Points: 86
Postseason: 4 goals, 2 assists, 6 points (6 games)
xSPAR: 4.9 extra points in the standings
We’ll explore a little of this below, but this is a very very loaded chart on the surface. It’s simultaneously pause for joy (Johnston breaks the scale on the power play — made more impressive by the fact that his impact on expected goals is almost triple his impact on actual goals, making his historic power play run look potentially sustainable) and pause for concern; his defensive impacts took a major hit this season. Johnston is still growing, so for now, it’s okay to take a deep breath and reflect on a year to remember.
Thematically-appropriate highlight
What other highlight could there be? Johnston’s season remains singular for many different reasons. Starting at the top, 27 power play goals is absolute bonkers. That mark is 3rd in the modern era, behind only Leon Draisaitl and Sam Reinhart (who he is tied with). He’s the youngest player since 2007 to score more than 24 power play goals. And he did it the old school way: get in front of the net, and throw heaters. But there’s more than meets the eye when we look back.
