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Colin Blackwell

#15 · Centre · Dallas Stars

Born Mar 28, 1993 in North Andover, Massachusetts, USA (age 33) · 5'8", 181 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 194th overall in 2011 by SJS (round 7)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2025-26. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Lars Eller OTT · 15 P in 68 GP Adam Henrique EDM · 15 P in 65 GP Paul Cotter NJD · 15 P in 79 GP Ondrej Palat NYI · 15 P in 80 GP Cole Reinhardt FLA · 15 P in 59 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.

051015202018-19: 0 points018-192019-20: 10 points1019-202020-21: 22 points2220-212021-22: 20 points2021-222022-23: 10 points1022-232023-24: 12 points1223-242024-25: 17 points1724-252025-26: 15 points1525-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2018-19 NSH 6 0 0 0 -1 2 5 10 0.00 $675K
2019-20 NSH 27 3 7 10 7 10 31 43 0.37 $675K
2020-21 NYR 47 12 10 22 2 15 64 45 0.47 $725K
2021-22 SEA 39 8 9 17 1 4 61 57 0.44 $725K
2021-22 TOR 19 2 1 3 -1 10 16 34 0.16
2022-23 CHI 53 2 8 10 -16 6 53 49 0.19 $1.2M
2023-24 CHI 44 8 4 12 -2 10 88 45 0.27 $1.2M
2024-25 DAL 63 6 11 17 4 16 63 84 0.27 $775K
2025-26 DAL 70 4 11 15 -2 40 61 112 0.21 $775K
2026-27 DAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0.00 $850K
9 seasons Career 371 45 61 106 -8 113 444 486 0.29

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2021-22 TOR 7 1 1 2 -2 0 7 12 0.29
2024-25 DAL 11 1 0 1 -5 6 16 26 0.09
2025-26 DAL 6 0 0 0 -2 0 5 17 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 24 2 1 3 -9 6 28 55 0.13

2025-26 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 4 11 15 -2 40 61 112 0.21 6.6 11:54

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2027, then UFA
$52KCap dollars per point15 points in 70 games
$286KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.7 goals above replacement
$3.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.3MValueworth 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 715 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Dallas Stars on Jul 1, 2025, as a new contract: 2 years and $1.625M, beginning in 2025-26. It runs through 2026-27, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2025-26 $775K
2026-27 $850K

Each season left on the contract. Only its cap hit and its end are known: how the pay is split by season, and any signing bonus, are not.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2025 Dallas Stars New contract 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $1.625M $775K
Jul 2, 2024 Dallas Stars New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Jul 13, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $2.4M $1.2M
Oct 9, 2020 New York Rangers New contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $1.45M $725K
Jul 3, 2018 Nashville Predators New contract 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $1.35M $675K

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 2025-26 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.

2025-26 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-0.5Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
-0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.8Even-strength defence+0.0Power play0.0Penalty kill+0.1Penalties+0.0

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.

-1012342018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

51.9Corsi for %42 attempts for, 39 against
-0.1CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
37.2Expected goals for %0.9 expected for, 1.6 against
-20.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
25.0Goals for %1 for, 3 against
86.9PDO4.5% shooting + 82.4% saves
7Attempts 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
Colin Blackwell · Radek Faksa · Oskar Bäck630:1953.237.50-2
Colin Blackwell · Radek Faksa · Adam Erne15:4855.66.90-1
Colin Blackwell · Radek Faksa · Sam Steel43:1060.0100.00-0
Colin Blackwell · Sam Steel · Arttu Hyry32:35100.0100.00-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.2Expected goalsfrom 6 unblocked attempts
-0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.19 expected goals per 60 minutes1st
Shot quality 3.7% chance per attempt1st
Finishing -0.2 goals above expected51stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 81 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.2Goals 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 13, 2026 @ TOR W 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:34
Apr 11, 2026 vs NYR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:43
Apr 9, 2026 vs MIN W 5-4 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 09:56
Apr 7, 2026 vs CGY W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:25
Apr 4, 2026 vs COL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12:01
Apr 2, 2026 vs WPG W 3-0 0 0 0 0 14 0 2 10:35
Mar 31, 2026 @ BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:22
Mar 29, 2026 @ PHI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:25
Mar 28, 2026 @ PIT W 6-3 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 15:36
Mar 26, 2026 @ NYI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:51
Mar 24, 2026 vs NJD L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 13:51
Mar 22, 2026 vs VGK L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 13:54
Mar 21, 2026 @ MIN L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 12:31
Mar 18, 2026 @ COL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13:05
Mar 16, 2026 vs UTA L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 5 12:51
Mar 14, 2026 vs DET W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:12
Mar 12, 2026 vs EDM W 7-2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 11:01
Mar 10, 2026 vs VGK W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 11:32
Mar 8, 2026 vs CHI W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:04
Mar 6, 2026 vs COL L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:37
Mar 3, 2026 @ CGY W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 13:39
Mar 2, 2026 @ VAN W 6-1 1 1 2 2 0 4 1 13:27
Feb 28, 2026 vs NSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:41
Feb 25, 2026 vs SEA W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:53
Jan 27, 2026 @ STL W 4-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 10:08
Jan 23, 2026 vs STL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:38
Jan 22, 2026 @ CBJ L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 08:41
Jan 20, 2026 vs BOS W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:53
Jan 18, 2026 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 11:40
Jan 13, 2026 @ ANA L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 09:59
Jan 10, 2026 @ SJS L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 08:08
Jan 7, 2026 @ WSH W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 11:18
Jan 6, 2026 @ CAR L 3-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:20
Jan 1, 2026 @ CHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:26
Dec 31, 2025 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 12:33
Dec 21, 2025 vs TOR W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:29
Dec 18, 2025 @ SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 10:41
Dec 15, 2025 vs LAK W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 13:51
Dec 13, 2025 vs FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 10:32
Dec 11, 2025 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 10:47
Dec 9, 2025 @ WPG W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:00
Dec 7, 2025 vs PIT W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:47
Dec 5, 2025 vs SJS W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 11:53
Dec 3, 2025 @ NJD W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:21
Dec 2, 2025 @ NYR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:48
Nov 30, 2025 vs OTT W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:44
Nov 28, 2025 vs UTA W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:57
Nov 25, 2025 @ EDM W 8-3 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 12:55
Nov 22, 2025 @ CGY L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:03
Nov 20, 2025 @ VAN W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 12:13
Nov 18, 2025 vs NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:52
Nov 15, 2025 vs PHI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 13:17
Nov 13, 2025 @ MTL W 7-0 1 1 2 3 0 1 1 11:38
Nov 11, 2025 @ OTT W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:38
Nov 9, 2025 vs SEA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:51
Nov 8, 2025 @ NSH W 5-4 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 10:42
Nov 6, 2025 vs ANA L 5-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:10
Nov 4, 2025 vs EDM W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:07
Nov 1, 2025 @ FLA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 12:57
Oct 30, 2025 @ TBL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:11
Oct 28, 2025 vs WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:20
Oct 26, 2025 @ NSH W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:58
Oct 25, 2025 vs CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:37
Oct 23, 2025 vs LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:13
Oct 21, 2025 vs CBJ L 1-5 0 1 1 1 2 1 3 14:10
Oct 18, 2025 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 08:51
Oct 16, 2025 vs VAN L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:13
Oct 14, 2025 vs MIN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 12:40
Oct 11, 2025 @ COL W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 11:40
Oct 9, 2025 @ WPG W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 11:53