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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 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Egor Zamula PHI · 15 P in 63 GP Conor Timmins PIT · 15 P in 68 GP Josh Manson COL · 15 P in 48 GP David Savard MTL · 15 P in 75 GP Sam Malinski COL · 15 P in 76 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

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
60 4 11 15 10 38 68 84 0.25 5.9 14:31

Contract

$1.5MCap hitends in 2026, then UFA
$100KCap dollars per point15 points in 60 games
$328KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.6 goals above replacement
$4.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.8MValueworth 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 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Winnipeg Jets on Jul 1, 2024, as a new contract: 2 years and $3M, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2025-26, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $1.5M $1.5M $0 $1.5M
2025-26 $1.5M $1.5M $0 $1.5M

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.8Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence-0.2Even-strength defence+0.6Power play+0.2Penalty kill+0.0Penalties-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.

-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

56.3Corsi for %49 attempts for, 38 against
+10.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.5Expected goals for %1.1 expected for, 1.2 against
+10.6xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
60.0Goals for %3 for, 2 against
103.3PDO16.7% shooting + 86.7% saves
9Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Colin Miller · Haydn Fleury215:3650.025.20-1
Colin Miller · Josh Morrissey39:5171.483.42-0
Luke Schenn · Colin Miller19:0957.113.70-1
Colin Miller · Logan Stanley16:5264.373.51-0

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.

0Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.3Expected goalsfrom 7 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.28 expected goals per 60 minutes80th
Shot quality 4.2% chance per attempt80th
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected30thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 60 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

00.20.40.60.81Expected 0.3Goals 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, 2025 vs EDM L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 20:39
Apr 5, 2025 @ UTA L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 17:47
Apr 3, 2025 @ VGK W 4-0 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 16:35
Apr 1, 2025 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 21:32
Mar 30, 2025 vs VAN W 3-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 16:18
Mar 28, 2025 vs NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 18:32
Mar 25, 2025 vs WSH W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 15:14
Mar 23, 2025 vs BUF L 3-5 1 0 1 2 0 3 1 17:22
Mar 20, 2025 @ EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 13:15
Mar 18, 2025 @ VAN L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:45
Mar 16, 2025 @ SEA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:56
Mar 14, 2025 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 15:44
Mar 9, 2025 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 11:18
Mar 7, 2025 @ NJD W 6-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 13:59
Mar 6, 2025 @ PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:05
Mar 4, 2025 @ NYI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:48
Mar 1, 2025 vs PHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15:10
Feb 26, 2025 @ OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 13:17
Feb 24, 2025 vs SJS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10:08
Feb 22, 2025 @ STL W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 4 0 2 13:41
Feb 7, 2025 vs NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 12:38
Feb 4, 2025 vs CAR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:49
Feb 1, 2025 @ WSH W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:07
Jan 30, 2025 @ BOS W 6-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:34
Jan 20, 2025 @ UTA L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 15:09
Jan 18, 2025 vs CGY L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:57
Jan 4, 2025 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 05:28
Jan 2, 2025 vs ANA L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:39
Dec 31, 2024 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 15:49
Dec 30, 2024 vs NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14:17
Dec 28, 2024 vs OTT W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 0 13:36
Dec 23, 2024 @ TOR W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 18:10
Dec 21, 2024 vs MIN W 5-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 17:06
Dec 17, 2024 @ SJS W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:49
Dec 14, 2024 vs MTL W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:33
Dec 8, 2024 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:11
Dec 1, 2024 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13:32
Nov 27, 2024 @ LAK L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:45
Nov 25, 2024 @ MIN W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:40
Nov 23, 2024 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 15:00
Nov 22, 2024 @ PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:06
Nov 19, 2024 vs FLA W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:06
Nov 16, 2024 @ FLA L 0-5 0 0 0 0 10 1 2 18:14
Nov 14, 2024 @ TBL L 1-4 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 10:39
Nov 12, 2024 @ NYR W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:55
Nov 9, 2024 vs DAL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 12:57
Nov 7, 2024 vs COL W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:51
Nov 5, 2024 vs UTA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 11:44
Nov 3, 2024 vs TBL W 7-4 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 12:58
Nov 1, 2024 @ CBJ W 6-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 15:07
Oct 30, 2024 @ DET W 6-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 12:21
Oct 28, 2024 vs TOR L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:18
Oct 26, 2024 @ CGY W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 13:24
Oct 24, 2024 @ SEA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 13:28
Oct 22, 2024 @ STL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 14:44
Oct 20, 2024 vs PIT W 6-3 0 2 2 1 2 2 4 15:24
Oct 18, 2024 vs SJS W 8-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 12:00
Oct 13, 2024 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:24
Oct 11, 2024 vs CHI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:14
Oct 9, 2024 @ EDM W 6-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:17