Young Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kent Johnson turned heads on Friday night.
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In a duel against the New York Islanders, the fifth overall pick of the 2021 draft executed an excellent between-the-leg maneuver to get rid of his guard and then scored a rare Michigan-like goal.
You can see it in the main video.
He had scored goals in the BC Hockey League and the World Junior Hockey Championship that way.
20-year-old Johnson is in his first full season at Bettman circuit. He had 14 goals and 36 points in 67 games ahead of Friday’s game.