Tyler Johnson (ice hockey): Difference between revisions

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'''Tyler Johnson''' (born July 29, 1990) is an American professional [[ice hockey]] player forwho is currently an [[unrestricted free agent]]. He most recently played with the [[Chicago Blackhawks]] ofin the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Johnson won back-to-back [[Stanley Cup]] championships with the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] in [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals|2020]] and [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals|2021]].

The following season, [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15]], Johnson followed up his breakout season in the NHL by scoring 29 goals and 43 assists for a total of 72 points in 77 games with the Lightning, finishing 15th overall in points in the League and playing on the second line with [[Nikita Kucherov]] and [[Ondrej Palat]] which was called “The Triplets” line by Lightning head coach [[Jon Cooper (ice hockey) |Jon Cooper]] and the media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/blog/nhl/post/_/id/37343/tampa-bays-triplets-line-a-rare-dynamic-unit-in-todays-playoffs |title=Tampa Bay's Triplets Line a rare dynamic unit in today's playoffs |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN |author=Joe McDonald |date=May 18, 2015 |access-date=April 13, 2024}}</ref>. He also finished third in the NHL in plus-minus rating of +33 for the season, also being chosen for the [[60th National Hockey League All-Star Game|2014–15 NHL All-Star Game]]. On April 27, 2015, during the [[2015 Stanley Cup playoffs]], Johnson became the first player in Lightning history to record three multi-goal games in a single playoff series. He also tied [[Ruslan Fedotenko]] for the Lightning single series goals record, with six. On May 20, 2015, Johnson tied [[Ruslan Fedotenko]] for most post-season goals in Lightning history.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030126|title=Lightning force Game 7 with 5–2 win in Detroit|first=Bryan|last=Burns|work=Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer|date= April 27, 2015|access-date=April 27, 2015}}</ref> On May 18, Johnson became the first Lightning player to score a [[hat-trick]] in the playoffs, as well as the first to score a [[short-handed]] and [[power play (sporting term)|power play]] goal in a single playoff period. He also set the Lightning multi-goal game record for the playoffs with his fourth of the 2015 playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030312|title=Lightning level series with 6–2 win over Rangers|first=Bryan|last=Burns|work=Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer|date= May 18, 2015|access-date=May 18, 2015}}</ref> On June 6, Johnson scored his 13th goal of the playoffs, the highest output in a single playoff year by a Tampa Bay player.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lightning.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014030412|title=Bolts even up Stanley Cup Final with 4–3 win over Blackhawks|first=Bryan|last=Burns|work=Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer|date= June 6, 2015|access-date=June 6, 2015}}</ref> Early in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals, Johnson suffered a broken wrist, but he continued to play through the injury. However, this prevented him from taking faceoffs, and limited his production to just one goal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2015/06/15/bishop-reveals-his-injury-after-such-a-close-series/|title=Injuries revealed: Johnson's wrist was broken, Bishop played through groin tear|first=James|last=O'Brien|work=NBCSports ProHockeyTalk|date= June 15, 2015|access-date=June 16, 2015}}</ref>

On November 15, 2016, Johnson recorded his 100th career NHL assist on a goal scored by Nikita Kucherov.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=TBLightning |number=798737783644966912 |date = November 15, 2016 |title=Johnson's 100th career NHL assist}}</ref> The assist came in a 4–3 Lightning win against the [[Detroit Red Wings]] at [[Joe Louis Arena]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-detroit-red-wings-game-recap/c-283772026|title=Nikita Kucherov sends Lightning past Red Wing|last=Hogg|first=Dave|date=November 15, 2016|work=NHL.com|access-date=November 15, 2016}}</ref> On February 19, 2017, Johnson recorded his 200th career NHL point against the [[Dallas Stars]] at [[American Airlines Center]].<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=BBurnsNHL |number=833126861509107712 |date = 18 February 2017 |title=Johnson records 200th NHL point}}</ref> On February 23, 2017, Johnson played in his 300th career NHL game.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=TBLightning |number=834932370759385090 |date = 23 February 2017 |title=Johnson plays in 300th career NHL game}}</ref>

On July 10, 2017, Johnson signed a seven-year, $35 million contract extension with the Lightning, worth $5 million annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/tampa-bay-lightning-re-sign-forward-tyler-johnson-to-seven-year-extension/c-290351492 |title=Lightning re-sign forward Tyler Johnson to seven-year extension |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=July 10, 2017 |website=NHL.com |publisher=[[Tampa Bay Lightning]] |access-date=July 11, 2017 }}</ref> On October 24, 2017, Johnson recorded his 93rd career goal in a Lightning uniform, which moved him past [[Ryan Malone]] for 10th most goals in franchise history. The goal came in a 5–1 Lightning win over the [[Carolina Hurricanes]] at [[PNC Arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/lightning-defense-steps-up-in-win-over-hurricanes-wvideo/2342249|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026042557/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hockey/lightning/lightning-defense-steps-up-in-win-over-hurricanes-wvideo/2342249|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2017|title=Lightning defense steps up in win over Hurricanes (w/video)|first=Greg|last=Auman|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=October 25, 2017|access-date=October 24, 2017}}</ref> On December 29, 2017, Johnson recorded his 99th career NHL goal, which moved him past [[Chris Gratton]] for 9th most goals in Lightning history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/philadelphia-flyers-tampa-bay-lightning-game-recap/c-294468092|title=Flyers end Lightning home winning streak at eight|first=Corey|last=Long|work=[[National Hockey League]]|date=December 30, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref> On December 31, 2017, Johnson recorded his 100th career NHL goal in a 5–0 win over the [[Columbus Blue Jackets]] at [[Nationwide Arena]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/burns-3-things-we-learned-from-shutting-out-the-blue-jackets/c-294541098|title=Burns: 3 Things we learned from shutting out the Blue Jackets|first=Bryan|last=Burns|work=[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]|date=December 31, 2017|access-date=January 1, 2018}}</ref> On March 22, 2018, Johnson recorded his 260th career NHL point. The point moved Johnson past Chris Gratton for 10th most points in Lightning history.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tbl-vs-nyi/2018/03/22/2017021136#game=2017021136,game_state=final,game_tab=stats |title=Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Islanders game stats |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 22, 2018 |website=NHL.com |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=March 27, 2018 }}</ref> On October 16, 2018, Johnson recorded his 4th career regular season hat trick to help the Lightning to a 4–2 win over the visiting [[Carolina Hurricanes]]. Johnson's second goal of the night moved him past [[Brian Bradley (ice hockey, born 1965)|Brian Bradley]] for 8th most goals in franchise history with 112.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/blogs/lightning/2018/10/16/tyler-johnson-hat-trick-sends-lightning-past-hurricanes/|title=Tyler Johnson hat trick sends Lightning past Hurricanes|first=Nick|last=Kelly|work=[[Tampa Bay Times]]|date=October 16, 2018|access-date=October 17, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |user=BBurnsNHL |number=1052361440387055616 |date = 17 October 2018 |title=With that goal, Johnson (112 career goals) moves past Brian Bradley (111) and into sole possession of 8th place among Tampa Bay's all-time goal scorers.}}</ref> On December 29, 2018, Johnson scored his 128th goal to move past [[Václav Prospal|Vaclav Prospal]] for 7th most goals in Lightning history.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=StatsCentre |number=1079201962661462017 |date = 29 December 2018 |title=Tyler Johnson's goal tonight (that gave his team a temporary 4–3 lead vs the Habs) put him past Vinny Prospal for 7th all-time on the @TBLightning career goals list (128).}}</ref>

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