Prospects · 2026–27 · On the NHL roster: his NHL page
Anton Johansson
#42 · Defense · shoots R · 6′4″, 203 lb · age 22 · Stockholm, SWE
Pipeline Rankings
9th of 34 Red Wings prospects, shown with the two ranked above him and the two below.
| Rank | Player | Pos | League | League strength | GP | G | A | P | Since Oct 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Michal Orsulak | G | WHL | 0.141 | 7 | .879 sv% | ▲ 1 | ||
| 8 | Jesse Kiiskinen | RW | AHL | 0.389 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | ▲ 1 |
| 9 | Anton Johansson | D | NHL | 1.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ▲ 1 |
| 10 | Victor Plante | F | NCAA | 0.194 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ▲ 1 |
| 11 | Charlie Forslund | LW/RW | HockeyAllsvenskan +SHL | 0.351 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ▲ 16 |
This season's line in each player's main league (the one with the most games). League strength is the Network NHLe coefficient from hockeystats.com. The ranking runs on last season's numbers until a player's current line reaches 10 games, then on this season's. Since Oct 6 counts the places moved from the start-of-season ranking.
Where he projects
Four reads, every one measured against defensemen only, built on his 2025–26 season across the SHL and AHL.
| Closest paths at age 21 | Draft | League then | NHLe / 82 | NHL outcome | NHL GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Farrance | 2017 · 92 | NCAA | 19.6 | did not stick | 2 |
| Victor Berglund | 2017 · 195 | SHL | 19.5 | did not stick | 0 |
| Brandon Gormley | 2010 · 13 | AHL | 19.4 | did not stick | 58 |
| Matt Donovan | 2008 · 96 | AHL | 19.1 | above average · 58th | 69 |
| Ethan Bear | 2015 · 124 | AHL | 19.0 | above average · 50th | 275 |
| Victor Söderström | 2019 · 11 | AHL | 19.0 | did not stick | 61 |
| Brenden Kichton | 2013 · 190 | AHL | 20.2 | did not stick | 0 |
| Sebastian Aho | 2017 · 139 | AHL | 20.2 | above average · 60th | 190 |
| Closest NHL rookie seasons | Season | Age | GP | TOI | P/GP | NHL outcome | NHL GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Morrow | 2015–16 | 22 | 33 | 15:54 | 0.21 | did not stick | 162 |
| Dennis Gilbert | 2019–20 | 22 | 21 | 15:42 | 0.14 | did not stick | 119 |
| Danny Biega | 2014–15 | 22 | 10 | 16:08 | 0.20 | did not stick | 10 |
| Xavier Ouellet | 2015–16 | 22 | 5 | 16:15 | 0.20 | replacement level · 23rd | 178 |
| Brandon Gormley | 2014–15 | 22 | 27 | 15:19 | 0.15 | did not stick | 58 |
| Patrik Nemeth | 2014–15 | 22 | 22 | 16:13 | 0.14 | below average · 32nd | 504 |
| Alexander Alexeyev | 2022–23 | 22 | 32 | 16:27 | 0.16 | did not stick | 80 |
| Jérémy Lauzon | 2019–20 | 22 | 19 | 15:25 | 0.11 | below average · 28th | 387 |
Draft pedigree. Picks 65-120 at the position, 224 of them since 2008: 22% became NHL regulars, 7% reached top-line production, expected peak 12. From draft+2 on it no longer moves the number.
NHL usage. 6 games this season at 15:45 a night, 1 point. Defensemen who got that ice time as NHL rookies within a year of his age (50 closest of 258) reached an expected peak of 31, and 66% became NHL regulars. It carries weight 0.23 in his expected peak now and half at 20 games: 25.4 without it, 26.7 with it.
Games behind the numbers. 42 in 2025–26, 50 comparable paths from a pool of 694.
League strength is the Network NHLe points coefficient from hockeystats.com (Patrick Bacon). Production is points per game among skaters of the same position and the same age in the same league and season (EliteProspects tables). Ceiling: the nearest 50 drafted skaters of the 2008–2019 classes at the same position and age, matched on NHLe and draft slot, and where each one's best NHL season landed as a points-per-game percentile among regulars at the position; a player who never had a half-season in the NHL counts as zero. Tiers follow the W-Value on the NHL pages: elite 88+, top-line 73+, above average 50+, below average 27+. NHL usage, for a skater with three or more NHL games this season: the nearest 50 rookie NHL seasons (5+ games, 2008–2019 classes, through 2022–23) at his position within a year of his age, matched on ice time per game and, at half weight, on points per game pulled toward the group average while his sample is small; their mean peak blends into the expected peak at weight games ÷ (games + 20). NHL games are never matched against minor-league seasons.
Where he played
Every line since his draft year, 2022, newest first. Counting stats only: no public expected-goals model covers the leagues below the NHL, so nothing here is presented as comparable across them.
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | NHL | Detroit Red Wings | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | SHL | Leksands IF | 42 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 49 |
| AHL | Grand Rapids Griffins | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +6 | 2 | |
| 2024–25 | SHL | Leksands IF | 46 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −1 | 50 |
| AHL | Grand Rapids Griffins | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +1 | 12 | |
| 2023–24 | SHL | Leksands IF | 46 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 16 |
| International-Jr | Sweden U20 (all) | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | |
| WJC-20 | Sweden U20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 14 | |
| J20 Nationell | Leksands IF J20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | J20 Nationell | Leksands IF J20 | 32 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +7 | 94 |
| SHL | Leksands IF | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 | |
| International-Jr | Sweden U19 (all) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 | |
| International-Jr | Sweden U20 (all) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 25 |
A W-Value arrives once he has an NHL season large enough to rate; until then he is listed with the prospects.
NHL game log
| Date | Opp | TOI | G | A | P | +/− | S | Game score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13 | vs NJD | 14.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.23 |
| Oct 10 | at MTL | 10.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 |
| Oct 9 | vs SEA | 19.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | -1.00 |
| Oct 6 | vs OTT | 17.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0.42 |
| Oct 4 | vs WPG | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Oct 2 | vs NYR | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.11 |
Every NHL game last season, most recent first. Game score is Dom Luszczyszyn's formula via HockeyStatCards.