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Johnson will take the place of Sam Malinski, who is listed as a healthy scratch. Johnson has two goals and seven assists in 49 games this season.
Johnson will get the night off as the Avalanche are set to play their second game in as many nights. Sam Malinski will draw into the lineup in his place.
Sam Malinski will be a healthy scratch on Friday, allowing Johson to draw back into the lineup after a one-game absence due to a lower-body injury. Johnson has been held without a point in eight straight games and will likely play on the third defensive pair with Bowen Byram.
Johnson missed time with a lower-body injury earlier this season and will be sidelined again, starting with Wednesday's contest against the Washington Capitals. The 37-year-old Johnson has zero points, seven hits, and six shots in his last eight games.
Johnson had two goals, six assists, 92 SOG, 28 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus through 83 games in 2022-23 with both Chicago and Colorado and has signed a one-year, $775,000 extension with the Avalanche. The 36-year-old defenseman was a key piece of Colorado's 2021-22 Stanley Cup wining roster and will be entering his 18th NHL season. He has 74 goals, 320 points and 599 PIMs across 1107 career NHL games played.
Johnson has yet to suit up in the 2022-23 playoffs but was skating Wednesday in a normal jersey and willplay ahead of Colorado's crucial matchup vs. Seattle. The 36-year-old played in 83 regular season games between Colorado and Chicago, picking up two goals, eight points, 92 SOG, 28 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus.
Johnson has yet to suit up in the 2022-23 playoffs but was skating Wednesday in a normal jersey and will be a game-time decision ahead of Colorado's crucial matchup vs. Seattle. The 36-year-old played in 83 regular season games between Colorado and Chicago, picking up two goals, eight points, 92 SOG, 28 PIMs and a -15 plus/minus.
Johnson missed Game 1 as a late scratch due to an undisclosed injury and is now considered day-to-day for the time being. The 36-year-old was replaced by Erik Johnson in the Avalanche's lineup for Colorado's first game. He had two goals, eight points and a -15 plus/minus through 83 games with Colorado and Chicago this season.
After winning Stanley Cup with the Avalanche last season, Johnson signed a one-year, $950K deal with the Blackhawks in August. Playing on one of the worst teams in the NHL, Johnson posted just four assists and a minus-25 rating across 58 games. He returns to the Avalanche, bring with him a veteran presence and Stanley Cup experience.
With a wealth of healthy defensemen in Colorado, the Avalanche continue to rotate the veteran blueliners. Jack will replace Erik Johnson in the lineup on Saturday.
Johnson will come out of the lineup with Erik Johnson drawing back into the lineup to replace him. With Sam Girard and Bowen Byram now both healthy, the Avalanche will likely continue to rotate defensemen.
Johnson has missed the last two games with a lower-body injury but will play Monday vs. the Kraken. It's unclear who the veteran defenseman will replace but he enters the lineup with one goal and five assists (six points) in 27 games this season.
Johnson is dealing with a minor lower-body injury, so he'll come out of the lineup on Thursday. Ryan Murray will replace him, returning from a lower-body injury of his own.
Johnson didn't play a lot in 2021, registering just one goal in 13 games with the Rangers. This preseason, he was in Avalanche camp on a PTO and earned a one-year deal to be their No.6 defenseman to open the season. With Devon Toews out, Johnson should be a fixture on the blueline in the early part of the season but will likely fall back into a reserve role once Toews is healthy enough to play.