Ross Johnston
St. Louis Blues · LW · #49- HT
- 6'5"
- WT
- 232 lb
- Age
- 32
- Shoots
- L
- From
- Charlottetown, CAN
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. forwards with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedWinger toolkit
vs. wingers with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 31 GP tracked · 5h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs forwards · center = median · 602 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$1.10M
cap hit
$0.92M
Alpha-market value
C
Fair market deal (−$0.2M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ross Johnston | 53 | Wrecking Ball | 14 P · 62 GP | $1.10M | $0.92M | C−$0.2M | this player |
 Nikita Grebenkin | 54 | Depth Forward | 14 P · 55 GP | $0.88M | $1.03M | C+$0.2M | 89% |
 Nicolas Deslauriers | 50 | Wrecking Ball | 2 P · 31 GP | $1.75M | $0.86M | D−$0.9M | 88% |
 Ryan Lomberg | 51 | Wrecking Ball | 9 P · 57 GP | $2.00M | $0.86M | D−$1.1M | 86% |
 Brandon Tanev | 48 | Wrecking Ball | 3 P · 56 GP | $2.50M | $0.86M | D−$1.6M | 85% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Jansen Harkins · 3 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Ross’s goals
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
vs VGK
0P
0G 0A
vs VGK 02-01
0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:52 TOI
vs SEA
1P
1G 0A
vs SEA 02-03
1G 0A · 3 shots · 9:24 TOI
vs EDM
1P
0G 1A
vs EDM 02-25
0G 1A · 0 shots · 9:55 TOI
vs WPG
0P
0G 0A
vs WPG 02-27
0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:51 TOI
vs CGY
0P
0G 0A
vs CGY 03-01
0G 0A · 1 shots · 9:53 TOI
vs COL
0P
0G 0A
vs COL 03-03
0G 0A · 1 shots · 11:10 TOI
vs NYI
0P
0G 0A
vs NYI 03-04
0G 0A · 0 shots · 11:10 TOI
vs MTL
0P
0G 0A
vs MTL 03-06
0G 0A · 0 shots · 10:43 TOI
vs STL
0P
0G 0A
vs STL 03-08
0G 0A · 0 shots · 9:01 TOI
@ WPG
0P
0G 0A
@ WPG 03-10
0G 0A · 1 shots · 8:49 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the inner slot - 2 of 3 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 6 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 24 blocks · 2 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | New York Islanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | New York Islanders | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | New York Islanders | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | New York Islanders | 32 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | New York Islanders | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 |
| 2021-22 | New York Islanders | 32 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 |
| 2022-23 | New York Islanders | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
| 2023-24 | Anaheim Ducks | 68 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -12 |
| 2024-25 | Anaheim Ducks | 43 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 |
| 2025-26 | Anaheim Ducks | 62 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 0 |
| Career | 2 teams | 307 | 14 | 32 | 46 | -17 |