He threw his arms in the air after scoring.
"It's always nice to score, but especially that way," Johnson said. "I was really happy. I don't know if I was relieved. I was really pumped about the goal."
The goal is known as 'The Michigan' in honor of Mike Legg, who scored the first one playing for Michigan against Minnesota exactly 27 years earlier, on March 24, 1996.
Eric Robinson extended the lead to 4-2 at 17:46. Hunter McKown, in his NHL debut, had an assist.
NOTES: The Blue Jackets lost forward Mathieu Olivier to an upper-body injury in the first period and defenseman Erik Gudbranson to an upper-body injury in the third. Larsen said neither would play Saturday. … Nelson has five goals in four games against the Blue Jackets this season. ... Parise reached 20 goals for the 11th time in the NHL and first for the Islanders. His father, J.P. Parise, reached 20 twice (1975-76, 1976-77). They are the fourth father-son duo to accomplish it with one NHL franchise, following Ken Hodge and Ken Hodge Jr. (Boston Bruins), Peter and Paul Stastny (Quebec Nordiques, Colorado Avalanche) and Greg and Ryan Malone (Penguins). … McKown had one assist, two shots and won seven of nine face-offs in 11:53 in his NHL debut. He signed a three-year, entry-level contract Monday after completing his junior season at Colorado College. … Columbus forward Sean Kuraly had one shot in 13:51 after missing nine games with a left oblique strain. … The Blue Jackets announced Friday that forward Patrik Laine would miss 2-4 weeks with a triceps strain.