2024 Stats
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33
A
38
PP Pts
25
+/-
2
PIM
14
2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Johnston has gone from 41 to 65 to 71 points across his first three seasons in the NHL, and he hit a new career high in goals last year with 33. He’s still just 22 years old, so we probably haven’t seen his peak. It helps that he’s opened his career with a 246-game iron man streak, making his injury risk minimal. If there is a downside to his game, it’s the lack of physicality, which hurts his versatility in certain fantasy formats. He had 14 PIM and 45 hits in 2024-25 and probably won’t do any better in those categories this year. However, Johnston might continue to grow on the draw, after seeing his faceoff percentage climb from 43.3 to 50.2 to 51.2 across the last three years. In conclusion, there’s plenty to like here, and Johnston also has some upside. Read Past Outlooks

Snaps seven-game point drought
Johnston delivered two assists in a 6-3 loss to Edmonton in Game 5 on Thursday.
ANALYSIS
The points snapped a seven-game scoring drought for the 22-year-old who delivered a career high 33 goals and 71 points in 82 games in the regular season. Johnston is a talented young player, but he struggled to find his postseason mojo this year. He finished with four goals and six assists in 18 games, but half of those points (three goals, two assists) came in a three-game stretch against Colorado in the first round.
The points snapped a seven-game scoring drought for the 22-year-old who delivered a career high 33 goals and 71 points in 82 games in the regular season. Johnston is a talented young player, but he struggled to find his postseason mojo this year. He finished with four goals and six assists in 18 games, but half of those points (three goals, two assists) came in a three-game stretch against Colorado in the first round.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
- Average Time On Ice: 18:56
- Average Power Play TOI: 3:02
- Average Short-Handed TOI: 1:30
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
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15:29
1:39
0:17
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17:00
1:46
1:24
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18:56
3:02
1:30
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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There was no sophomore slump in 2023-24 for Johnston, as the second-year center put up 32 goals, 33 assists and 216 shots on net over 82 regular-season contests. The 21-year-old also emerged as an all-situations player for the Stars, who had previously been known as a one-line team. Johnston's on a star path already, and he's shown excellent durability by not missing a game over his first two seasons. He could carry his own line, perhaps with fellow top prospect Logan Stankoven, though it's also possible the Stars consider Johnston as an option to fill the spot vacated by Joe Pavelski on the top line. Fantasy managers should expect Johnston's 65-point effort from last season to be his floor moving forward, with a 70-80-point effort being reasonable for 2024-25.
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Nets goal in home win
Johnston scored a goal on two shots and levied four hits in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Jets in Game 3.
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Strikes on power play
Johnston scored a power-play goal on two shots, added three hits and went minus-2 in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Avalanche in Game 7.
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Mixed results in loss
Johnston registered a power-play assist, three shots on goal and a minus-5 rating in Thursday's 7-4 loss to the Avalanche in Game 6.
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Sets new franchise record
Johnston scored two goals, one on the power play, and added an assist Monday in the Stars' 6-2 win over the Avalanche in Game 5 of their first-round series.
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Records power-play helper
Johnston notched a power-play assist, two shots on goal, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Avalanche in Game 1.
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Extension likelier in summer
Johnston is more likely to sign an extension with the Stars over the summer than during the season, Darren Dreger of TSN reports.
ANALYSIS
Johnston is in the last year of his entry-level contract and has yet to miss a game for the Stars in his career. Entering Tuesday's action, he produced 21 goals and 55 points over 60 contests, a slight step up from his 65-point sophomore campaign. Johnston is due a big raise as a core piece of the Stars' lineup in all situations, so he'll likely absorb most of the gains they'd get from the rising cap for 2025-26.
Johnston is in the last year of his entry-level contract and has yet to miss a game for the Stars in his career. Entering Tuesday's action, he produced 21 goals and 55 points over 60 contests, a slight step up from his 65-point sophomore campaign. Johnston is due a big raise as a core piece of the Stars' lineup in all situations, so he'll likely absorb most of the gains they'd get from the rising cap for 2025-26.