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@2026-27 season
- GP
- 8
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- PTS
- 1
- +/-
- 0
- PPP
- 0
- SOG
- 8
- TOI/G
- 8:22
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | TOI | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | @NJD | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 9:36 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | @NYR | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 7:18 | 2 | 3 |
| Oct 15 | @MIN | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:24 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | @OTT | W 7-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 9:18 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs CBJ | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:06 | 5 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs SJS | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:00 | 5 | 2 |
| Oct 6 | @CHI | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:12 | 4 | 1 |
| Oct 2 | @DAL | W 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:00 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025-26 season | ||||||||||
| Mar 10 | @WPG | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 8:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Mar 8 | vs STL | L 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:00 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 6 | vs MTL | W 6-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:42 | 6 | 0 |
| Mar 4 | vs NYI | W 5-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:12 | 7 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | vs COL | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 1 | vs CGY | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:54 | 3 | 0 |
| Feb 27 | vs WPG | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | vs EDM | W 6-5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 9:54 | 4 | 1 |
| Feb 3 | vs SEA | W 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 9:24 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 1 | vs VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:54 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 29 | @VAN | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 | 5 | 1 |
| Jan 26 | @EDM | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:42 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 25 | @CGY | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:18 | 6 | 0 |
| Jan 23 | @SEA | W 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 21 | @COL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 19 | vs NYR | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:42 | 4 | 0 |
| Jan 17 | vs LAK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 16 | @LAK | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:30 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 13 | vs DAL | W 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:24 | 5 | 1 |
| Jan 10 | @BUF | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:36 | 5 | 0 |
| Jan 8 | @CAR | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 9:48 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 6 | @PHI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 5 | @WSH | L 4-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 10:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 2 | vs MIN | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 31 | vs TBL | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:00 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 27 | @LAK | L 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 22 | vs SEA | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:30 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 20 | vs CBJ | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | 5 | 0 |
| Dec 19 | vs DAL | L 3-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 12:42 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 16 | @CBJ | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:00 | 5 | 0 |
| Dec 15 | @NYR | W 4-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 8:42 | 7 | 2 |
| Dec 13 | @NJD | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | @NYI | L 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 8:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 9 | @PIT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:06 | 5 | 1 |
| Dec 7 | vs CHI | W 7-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:42 | 5 | 0 |
| Dec 5 | vs WSH | W 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 7:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 3 | vs UTA | L 0-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 9:36 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | @STL | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | @CHI | L 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs LAK | W 5-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 9:24 | 3 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs VAN | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 20 | vs OTT | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:48 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs BOS | W 4-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:48 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | vs UTA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 8:42 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | @MIN | L 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | @DET | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:48 | 5 | 1 |
| Nov 11 | @COL | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:54 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs WPG | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | @VGK | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:00 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | @DAL | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:42 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs FLA | W 7-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:18 | 2 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs NJD | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:24 | 3 | 2 |
| Oct 31 | vs DET | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:24 | 6 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | @FLA | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:54 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | @TBL | L 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @BOS | W 7-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | @NSH | W 5-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 1 | 8:54 | 4 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs CAR | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:24 | 2 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs PIT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 6 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | @SJS | W 7-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | @SEA | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:30 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024-25 season | ||||||||||
| Mar 12 | @UTA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:06 | 6 | 1 |
| Mar 11 | vs WSH | L 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | vs NYI | W 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | 4 | 2 |
| Mar 1 | vs CHI | L 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 27 | vs VAN | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Feb 25 | @BUF | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:06 | 5 | 0 |
| Feb 23 | @DET | L 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 | 6 | 0 |
| Feb 22 | @BOS | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:42 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 8 | @LAK | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 4 | vs DAL | W 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:24 | 7 | 2 |
| Feb 2 | vs MTL | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:30 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 18 | @FLA | L 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:18 | 2 | 1 |
| Jan 16 | @TBL | L 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:00 | 4 | 0 |
| Jan 11 | @PHI | L 0-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:06 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 7 | vs CGY | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:54 | 3 | 0 |
| Jan 3 | @EDM | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8:06 | 3 | 1 |
| Jan 2 | @WPG | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:06 | 3 | 2 |
| Dec 31 | vs NJD | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:48 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 29 | vs EDM | W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:42 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 28 | vs PHI | L 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 20 | vs COL | L 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:12 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 18 | vs WPG | W 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 | 4 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | @OTT | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:30 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 9 | @MTL | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:06 | 3 | 0 |
| Dec 6 | vs MIN | L 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:42 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 4 | vs VGK | L 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 4 | 2 |
| Dec 1 | vs OTT | W 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:06 | 5 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs LAK | L 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:54 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | @SEA | W 5-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:54 | 4 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs SEA | L 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:06 | 3 | 1 |
Latest news
Johnston (lower body) will be activated from injured reserve ahead of his return to the lineup against the Rangers on Tuesday, Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic reports.
Following a seven-game absence with a lower-body injury, Johnston will replace Aleksanteri Kaskimaki on the fourth line against the Rangers on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Johnston has contributed one assist, three shots on net, four blocked shots and 27 hits in six appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · 4d ago
Johnston (lower body) was put on injured reserve Sunday and is considered day-to-day.
Johnston wasn't available for Saturday's game against the Predators after tweaking something against the Wild on Thursday. Johnston's absence Saturday led to the Blues running with 11 forwards and seven defensemen, which resulted in Theo Lindstein drawing back into the lineup. St. Louis will begin a five-game homestand Tuesday against Winnipeg.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 19
Johnston (lower body) won't play against Nashville on Saturday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.
Johnston tweaked something in Thursday's 5-4 loss to Minnesota and will miss at least one game. He has registered one assist, three shots on net, four blocked shots, 27 hits and seven PIM in six appearances this season.
RotoWire via ESPN · Oct 17
Johnston signed a three-year, $6 million contract with the Blues on Wednesday, per Lou Korac of NHL.com.
Johnston had three goals, 14 points, 107 PIM and 192 hits in 62 regular-season outings with Anaheim in 2025-26. The 32-year-old should be in the mix for a fourth-line spot with the Blues, but he'll probably also spend a fair amount of time as a healthy scratch.
RotoWire via ESPN · Jul 1
Johnston (lower body) is seemingly available for the second round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports Monday.
Johnston hasn't played since March 10 against Winnipeg, but he has been a regular at playoff practices. According to Cavanagh, head coach Joel Quenneville said ahead of Game 6 of Round 1 against Edmonton on Thursday that Johnston was "capable of playing." However, it seems that Johnston will be a healthy scratch for Monday's Game 1 matchup against Vegas.
RotoWire via ESPN · May 4
Johnston (lower body) will not be an option for Game 6 against the Oilers on Thursday, Zach Cavanagh of The Sporting Tribune reports.
Johnston has been sidelined for 23 games dating back to March 10 versus the Jets, and he will be out of action for a 24th consecutive matchup. Prior to getting hurt, the 32-year-old winger was mired in an eight-game goal drought during which he recorded a lone helper and a meager three shots.
RotoWire via ESPN · Apr 30