Johansson has played in a number of roles up and down the lineup since being selected by the Washington Capitals with the No. 24 pick in the 2009 NHL Draft.
The Capitals selected Johansson as a wing when he was with Farjestad of the Swedish Hockey League, but in the 2009-10 season he was moved to center. His playing time and role increased, and he finished with 10 goals and 20 points.
Johansson has played in a number of roles up and down the lineup since being selected by the Washington Capitals with the No. 24 pick in the 2009 NHL Draft.
The Capitals selected Johansson as a wing when he was with Farjestad of the Swedish Hockey League, but in the 2009-10 season he was moved to center. His playing time and role increased, and he finished with 10 goals and 20 points.
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound Johansson earned a spot on the Capitals roster for the start of the 2010-11 season and made his NHL debut Oct. 8, 2010, in a 4-2 loss to the Atlanta Thrashers. He played 69 games as a rookie and contributed in all situations.
Johansson's flexibility to play different positions and roles aided the Capitals during the 2015-16 season when he filled in for winger Jay Beagle, who missed two months with a broken hand.
A quick skater who possesses a strong ability to make plays and set up his teammates, Johansson became a fixture on the Washington power play, which was consistently among the best in the League.
Though Johansson had NHL career highs in goals (24), assists (34), points (58) and plus-minus (plus-25) in 2016-17, the Capitals' surplus of talent up front made him expendable, and he was traded to the New Jersey Devils on July 2, 2017.
Johansson missed all but 29 games of the 2017-18 season with injuries, but had 27 points (12 goals, 15 assists) in 48 games for the Devils in 2018-19 before the Boston bruins acquired him in a trade on Feb. 25, 2019.
Internationally, Johansson has won a silver medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, a silver (2009) and a bronze (2010) at the IIHF World Junior Championship and a bronze at the 2007 IIHF Under-18 Championship.
NOTES & TRANSACTIONS
- Signed as a free agent by Karlskoga Bofors (Sweden-2), October 30, 2012.
- Traded to New Jersey by Washington for Florida's 2nd round pick (previously acquired) in 2018 NHL Draft and Toronto's 3rd round pick (previously acquired) in 2018 NHL Draft. July 2, 2017.
- Traded to Boston by New Jersey for Boston's 2nd-round pick in 2019 NHL Draft and Boston's 4th-round pick in 2020 NHL Draft, February 25, 2019.
