Selected with the No. 24 pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, Johansson has played a number of different positions, primarily in a top-nine role.
The Capitals selected Johansson as a winger when he was with Swedish club Farjestad, 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.
Selected with the No. 24 pick in the 2009 NHL Draft, Johansson has played a number of different positions, primarily in a top-nine role.
The Capitals selected Johansson as a winger when he was with Swedish club Farjestad, 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, 209-pound Johansson earned a spot on the Capitals roster for the start of the 2010-11 season 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 has been a fixture on the Washington power play, which has consistently been among the best in the League.
Internationally, Johansson won a silver medal at the 2014 Olympics, a silver (2009) and a bronze (2010) at the 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.
