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Colin Wilson

#22 · Centre · Colorado Avalanche

Born Oct 20, 1989 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · 6'1", 215 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 7th overall in 2008 by NSH (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brad Marchand BOS · 42 P in 77 GP Brock Nelson NYI · 42 P in 82 GP Michael Frolik WPG · 42 P in 82 GP Michael Cammalleri NJD · 42 P in 68 GP Matt Moulson BUF · 41 P in 77 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0102030402009-10: 15 points1509-102010-11: 34 points3410-112011-12: 35 points3511-122012-13: 19 points1912-132013-14: 33 points3313-142014-15: 42 points4214-152015-16: 24 points2415-162016-17: 35 points3516-172017-18: 18 points1817-182018-19: 27 points2718-192019-20: 4 points419-20

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 NSH 35 8 7 15 -2 7 58 21 0.43
2010-11 NSH 82 16 18 34 9 17 101 38 0.41
2011-12 NSH 68 15 20 35 5 21 114 43 0.51
2012-13 NSH 25 7 12 19 1 4 26 10 0.76 $2M
2013-14 NSH 81 11 22 33 -1 21 112 49 0.41 $2M
2014-15 NSH 77 20 22 42 19 22 172 52 0.55 $2M
2015-16 NSH 64 6 18 24 -1 14 108 61 0.38 $3.938M
2016-17 NSH 70 12 23 35 7 18 113 50 0.50 $3.938M
2017-18 COL 56 6 12 18 -5 6 75 38 0.32 $3.938M
2018-19 COL 65 12 15 27 -6 8 104 55 0.42 $3.938M
2019-20 COL 9 0 4 4 6 0 12 8 0.44 $2.6M
11 seasons Career 632 113 173 286 32 138 995 425 0.45

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 NSH 6 0 1 1 -1 0 8 4 0.17
2010-11 NSH 3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0.00
2011-12 NSH 4 1 0 1 1 0 7 3 0.25
2014-15 NSH 6 5 0 5 -1 0 19 4 0.83
2015-16 NSH 14 5 8 13 8 0 27 18 0.93
2016-17 NSH 14 2 2 4 -1 2 20 10 0.29
2017-18 COL 6 0 1 1 -2 0 8 5 0.17
2018-19 COL 12 4 4 8 0 2 25 3 0.67
8 seasons Playoffs 65 17 16 33 3 4 116 50 0.51

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 20 22 42 19 22 172 52 0.55 11.6 16:13

Contract

$2MCap hit2014-15
$48KCap dollars per point42 points in 77 games
$183KCap dollars per goal above replacement10.9 goals above replacement
$7.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.1MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2019-20 to 2019-20 $2.6M
2015-16 to 2018-19 $3.938M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $2M

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2014-15 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2014-15 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+1.9Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+0.2Even-strength defence+0.2Power play+0.8Penalty kill+0.0Penalties+0.3

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

0510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

40.5Corsi for %79 attempts for, 116 against
-8.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.2Expected goals for %5.0 expected for, 3.4 against
+8.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
40.0Goals for %2 for, 3 against
98.4PDO3.8% shooting + 94.6% saves
16Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Matt Cullen · James Neal · Colin Wilson427:1638.662.81-2
Mike Fisher · Colin Wilson · Craig Smith218:5543.852.80-0
Mike Ribeiro · Colin Wilson · Craig Smith613:1438.556.30-0
Matt Cullen · Viktor Stalberg · Colin Wilson112:0435.055.00-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.0Expected goalsfrom 22 unblocked attempts
+3.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.02 expected goals per 60 minutes90th
Shot quality 9.2% chance per attempt97th
Finishing +3.0 goals above expected87thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 63 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

012345Goals 5Expected 2.0

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2015 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:56
Apr 9, 2015 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 14:00
Apr 7, 2015 @ COL L 2-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 15:36
Apr 4, 2015 vs DAL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:35
Mar 31, 2015 vs VAN L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 19:49
Mar 29, 2015 vs CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:33
Mar 28, 2015 @ WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:51
Mar 26, 2015 @ TBL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:02
Mar 24, 2015 vs MTL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 18:25
Mar 17, 2015 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:29
Mar 15, 2015 @ ANA L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:22
Mar 14, 2015 @ LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:37
Mar 12, 2015 @ SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 17:58
Mar 9, 2015 @ ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 16:22
Mar 7, 2015 vs WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:24
Mar 5, 2015 vs NYI L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 19:52
Mar 3, 2015 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 16:07
Mar 2, 2015 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:31
Feb 28, 2015 vs DET L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 15:09
Feb 26, 2015 vs MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:08
Feb 24, 2015 vs COL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 16:40
Feb 22, 2015 @ BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 16:36
Feb 21, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 5 2 18:21
Feb 19, 2015 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 15:10
Feb 17, 2015 vs SJS W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:55
Feb 14, 2015 vs NJD W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 7 0 19:39
Feb 12, 2015 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:00
Feb 7, 2015 vs NYR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:12
Feb 5, 2015 vs ANA L 2-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 18:23
Feb 3, 2015 vs TOR W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 14:40
Feb 1, 2015 @ PIT W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:12
Jan 30, 2015 @ COL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:36
Jan 29, 2015 @ STL L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 15:38
Jan 27, 2015 vs COL W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:22
Jan 20, 2015 @ MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:50
Jan 17, 2015 @ DET L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 16:34
Jan 16, 2015 vs WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:03
Jan 13, 2015 vs VAN W 5-1 2 2 4 1 0 2 0 13:09
Jan 10, 2015 @ MIN W 3-1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 12:59
Jan 8, 2015 vs DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 16:15
Jan 6, 2015 vs CAR W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:33
Jan 4, 2015 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:51
Jan 3, 2015 @ LAK W 7-6 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 3 0 15:56
Dec 30, 2014 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 15:29
Dec 29, 2014 @ CHI L 4-5 (SO) 0 2 2 3 2 5 1 18:48
Dec 27, 2014 vs PHI W 4-1 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 13:18
Dec 23, 2014 @ BOS L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:52
Dec 22, 2014 @ CBJ W 5-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 15:38
Dec 20, 2014 @ MIN W 6-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:17
Dec 16, 2014 vs BOS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 19:41
Dec 13, 2014 @ SJS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:45
Dec 11, 2014 @ ARI W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 13:36
Dec 9, 2014 @ COL W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:34
Dec 6, 2014 vs CHI L 1-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 15:24
Dec 4, 2014 vs STL W 4-3 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 14:56
Dec 2, 2014 @ CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 17:51
Nov 29, 2014 vs CBJ W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 5 1 15:47
Nov 27, 2014 vs EDM W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:52
Nov 25, 2014 vs LAK W 4-3 (SO) 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 17:02
Nov 22, 2014 vs FLA W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 18:07
Nov 20, 2014 @ OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 13:40
Nov 18, 2014 @ TOR W 9-2 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 17:09
Nov 15, 2014 vs WPG W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 15:28
Nov 8, 2014 @ STL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:46
Nov 6, 2014 @ DAL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 17:14
Nov 4, 2014 @ WPG L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 18:44
Nov 2, 2014 @ VAN W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 13:21
Oct 31, 2014 @ CGY L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 15:51
Oct 29, 2014 @ EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 0 14:41
Oct 25, 2014 vs PIT L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:26
Oct 23, 2014 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:33
Oct 21, 2014 vs ARI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:37
Oct 18, 2014 @ CHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:05
Oct 17, 2014 @ WPG W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:09
Oct 14, 2014 vs CGY L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 15:23
Oct 11, 2014 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:28
Oct 9, 2014 vs OTT W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:25