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Colin Miller

#6 · Defence · Free agent, last with the Winnipeg Jets

Born Oct 29, 1992 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 151st overall in 2012 by LAK (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2017-18. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Ivan Provorov PHI · 41 P in 82 GP Rasmus Ristolainen BUF · 41 P in 73 GP Jeff Petry MTL · 42 P in 82 GP Oliver Ekman-Larsson ARI · 42 P in 82 GP Nick Leddy NYI · 42 P in 80 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.

0102030402015-16: 16 points1615-162016-17: 13 points1316-172017-18: 41 points4117-182018-19: 29 points2918-192019-20: 11 points1119-202020-21: 12 points1220-212021-22: 14 points1421-222022-23: 21 points2122-232023-24: 9 points923-242024-25: 15 points1524-252025-26: 2 points225-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 BOS 42 3 13 16 0 39 59 45 0.38 $603K
2016-17 BOS 61 6 7 13 0 55 85 85 0.21 $1M
2017-18 VGK 82 10 31 41 -4 53 177 165 0.50 $1M
2018-19 VGK 65 3 26 29 0 44 131 122 0.45 $3.875M
2019-20 BUF 51 1 10 11 -9 22 79 87 0.22 $3.875M
2020-21 BUF 48 4 8 12 -20 27 64 91 0.25 $3.875M
2021-22 BUF 38 2 12 14 -2 21 48 50 0.37 $3.875M
2022-23 DAL 79 6 15 21 23 37 106 108 0.27 $1.85M
2023-24 NJD 41 4 4 8 10 24 65 79 0.20 $1.85M
2023-24 WPG 5 0 1 1 -2 2 4 12 0.20
2024-25 WPG 60 4 11 15 10 38 68 84 0.25 $1.5M
2025-26 WPG 18 0 2 2 -8 6 20 29 0.11 $1.5M
11 seasons Career 590 43 140 183 -2 368 906 957 0.31

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 BOS 4 0 1 1 1 2 5 7 0.25
2017-18 VGK 20 3 4 7 5 14 36 37 0.35
2018-19 VGK 6 1 2 3 1 6 9 22 0.50
2022-23 DAL 10 0 1 1 -2 4 13 14 0.10
2023-24 WPG 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 1.00
2024-25 WPG 4 0 2 2 1 4 5 8 0.50
6 seasons Playoffs 45 4 11 15 7 30 71 92 0.33

2017-18 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 10 31 41 -4 53 177 165 0.50 5.6 19:21

Contract

$1MCap hitends in 2018
$24KCap dollars per point41 points in 82 games
$103KCap dollars per goal above replacement9.7 goals above replacement
$6.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.8MValueworth 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 691 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Boston Bruins on Jul 13, 2016, as a new contract: 2 years and $2M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2017-18, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $1M $900K $0 $900K
2017-18 $1M $1.1M $0 $1.1M

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2024 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $3M $1.5M
Jul 13, 2022 Dallas Stars New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $3.7M $1.85M
Jul 7, 2018 Vegas Golden Knights New contract 2018-19 to 2021-22 4 $15.5M $3.875M
Jul 13, 2016 Boston Bruins New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $2M $1M
Jul 29, 2013 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $1.808M $603K

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 2017-18 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.

2017-18 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
+0.7Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-1.0Even-strength defence+1.5Power play-0.1Penalty kill+0.3Penalties-0.1

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.

-505102015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

53.2Corsi for %294 attempts for, 259 against
+2.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
52.4Expected goals for %10.5 expected for, 9.5 against
+3.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.7Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
70.6Goals for %12 for, 5 against
105.4PDO8.9% shooting + 96.5% saves
54Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 128 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Luca Sbisa · Colin Miller12139:5045.348.88-3
Jon Merrill · Colin Miller897:5456.559.53-1
Colin Miller · Nate Schmidt1719:5268.333.81-0
Colin Miller · Shea Theodore1516:2775.085.90-1

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.3Expected goalsfrom 58 unblocked attempts
+0.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.36 expected goals per 60 minutes89th
Shot quality 3.9% chance per attempt91st
Finishing +0.7 goals above expected72ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 47 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

0123Game 20Goals 3Expected 2.3

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 7, 2018 @ CGY L 1-7 0 0 0 -3 2 3 0 18:29
Apr 5, 2018 @ EDM L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:50
Apr 3, 2018 @ VAN W 5-4 (SO) 0 2 2 -1 2 4 1 18:15
Mar 31, 2018 vs SJS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 17:19
Mar 30, 2018 vs STL W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 18:58
Mar 28, 2018 vs ARI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:14
Mar 26, 2018 vs COL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 20:42
Mar 24, 2018 @ COL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 25:46
Mar 22, 2018 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 16:10
Mar 20, 2018 vs VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 18:39
Mar 18, 2018 vs CGY W 4-0 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 19:59
Mar 16, 2018 vs MIN L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 21:49
Mar 14, 2018 vs NJD L 3-8 1 1 2 -2 0 3 2 22:26
Mar 12, 2018 @ PHI W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 17:13
Mar 10, 2018 @ BUF W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:59
Mar 8, 2018 @ DET W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 20:22
Mar 6, 2018 @ CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 22:42
Mar 4, 2018 @ NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 21:46
Mar 2, 2018 vs OTT L 4-5 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 21:43
Feb 27, 2018 vs LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 8 21:42
Feb 26, 2018 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:57
Feb 23, 2018 vs VAN W 6-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 20:34
Feb 21, 2018 vs CGY W 7-3 0 1 1 3 0 3 0 24:32
Feb 19, 2018 vs ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 21:44
Feb 17, 2018 vs MTL W 6-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 19:57
Feb 15, 2018 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 19:22
Feb 13, 2018 vs CHI W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 20:18
Feb 11, 2018 vs PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:56
Feb 8, 2018 @ SJS W 5-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 2 16:55
Feb 6, 2018 @ PIT L 4-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 20:27
Feb 4, 2018 @ WSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:25
Feb 2, 2018 @ MIN L 2-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 20:57
Feb 1, 2018 @ WPG W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 20:05
Jan 30, 2018 @ CGY W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 17:48
Jan 25, 2018 vs NYI L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 20:01
Jan 23, 2018 vs CBJ W 6-3 1 0 1 0 2 4 6 22:20
Jan 21, 2018 @ CAR W 5-1 1 2 3 1 0 7 2 18:39
Jan 19, 2018 @ FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 17:23
Jan 18, 2018 @ TBL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:09
Jan 16, 2018 @ NSH L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:57
Jan 13, 2018 vs EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:00
Jan 7, 2018 vs NYR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 20:12
Jan 5, 2018 @ CHI W 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 19:30
Jan 4, 2018 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 22:48
Jan 2, 2018 vs NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 19:50
Dec 31, 2017 vs TOR W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 1 4 18:11
Dec 28, 2017 @ LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 21:04
Dec 27, 2017 @ ANA W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 17:56
Dec 23, 2017 vs WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 19:51
Dec 19, 2017 vs TBL W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 19:23
Dec 17, 2017 vs FLA W 5-2 1 1 2 2 4 4 0 17:48
Dec 14, 2017 vs PIT W 2-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 3 17:59
Dec 12, 2017 vs CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 2 6 1 20:53
Dec 9, 2017 @ DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:42
Dec 8, 2017 @ NSH W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 2 0 3 19:59
Dec 5, 2017 vs ANA W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 6 1 20:38
Dec 3, 2017 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 18:57
Dec 1, 2017 @ WPG L 4-7 1 1 2 1 2 3 0 18:19
Nov 30, 2017 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:26
Nov 28, 2017 vs DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 2 2 3 21:23
Nov 25, 2017 @ ARI W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 15:53
Nov 24, 2017 vs SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:49
Nov 22, 2017 @ ANA W 4-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 15:40
Nov 19, 2017 vs LAK W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 19:37
Nov 16, 2017 @ VAN W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17:46
Nov 14, 2017 @ EDM L 2-8 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 18:47
Nov 10, 2017 vs WPG W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 15:52
Nov 7, 2017 @ MTL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:59
Nov 6, 2017 @ TOR L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:42
Nov 4, 2017 @ OTT W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:29
Nov 2, 2017 @ BOS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 19:00
Oct 31, 2017 @ NYR L 4-6 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 16:18
Oct 30, 2017 @ NYI L 3-6 1 1 2 -1 0 3 2 21:08
Oct 27, 2017 vs COL W 7-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:35
Oct 24, 2017 vs CHI W 4-2 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 18:39
Oct 21, 2017 vs STL W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 2 2 2 18:54
Oct 17, 2017 vs BUF W 5-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18:09
Oct 15, 2017 vs BOS W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 18:25
Oct 13, 2017 vs DET L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 16:58
Oct 10, 2017 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 17:43
Oct 7, 2017 @ ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:40
Oct 6, 2017 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 16:50