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Carlo Colaiacovo

#25 · Defence · Buffalo Sabres

Born Jan 27, 1983 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 202 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 17th overall in 2001 by TOR (round 1)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2010-11. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Travis Hamonic NYI · 26 P in 62 GP Dmitry Kulikov FLA · 26 P in 72 GP Steve Montador BUF · 26 P in 73 GP Ian White SJS · 26 P in 78 GP Tom Gilbert EDM · 26 P in 79 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.

01020302002-03: 1 points102-032003-04: 1 points103-042005-06: 7 points705-062006-07: 17 points1706-072007-08: 6 points607-082008-09: 30 points3008-092009-10: 32 points3209-102010-11: 26 points2610-112011-12: 19 points1911-122012-13: 1 points112-132013-14: 4 points413-142014-15: 8 points814-152015-16: 5 points515-16

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2002-03 TOR 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0.50
2003-04 TOR 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 8 0.50
2005-06 TOR 21 2 5 7 0 17 21 41 0.33
2006-07 TOR 48 8 9 17 5 22 60 96 0.35
2007-08 TOR 28 2 4 6 -4 10 30 57 0.21 $1.283M
2008-09 TOR 10 0 1 1 -2 6 9 10 0.10 $1.283M
2008-09 STL 63 3 26 29 2 29 78 54 0.46
2009-10 STL 67 7 25 32 8 60 74 52 0.48 $1.283M
2010-11 STL 65 6 20 26 -4 23 81 75 0.40 $2.125M
2011-12 STL 64 2 17 19 7 22 68 73 0.30 $2.125M
2012-13 DET 6 0 1 1 -4 2 12 12 0.17 $2.5M
2013-14 STL 25 1 3 4 -4 18 18 29 0.16 $750K
2014-15 PHI 33 2 6 8 0 10 42 46 0.24 $625K
2015-16 BUF 36 1 4 5 -11 10 29 36 0.14 $900K
13 seasons Career 470 34 123 157 -6 231 523 590 0.33

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2008-09 STL 4 0 0 0 0 2 11 6 0.00
2011-12 STL 7 0 3 3 2 16 12 9 0.43
2012-13 DET 9 0 1 1 3 2 4 12 0.11
3 seasons Playoffs 20 0 4 4 5 20 27 27 0.20

2010-11 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
65 6 20 26 -4 23 81 75 0.40 7.4 18:08

Contract

$2.125MCap hitends in 2012, then UFA
$82KCap dollars per point26 points in 65 games
$449KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.7 goals above replacement
$2.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$377KValueworth 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 315 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. It runs through 2011-12, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit
2010-11 $2.125M
2011-12 $2.125M

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
2015-16 to 2015-16 $900K
2014-15 to 2014-15 $625K
2013-14 to 2013-14 $750K
2012-13 to 2013-14 $2.5M
2010-11 to 2011-12 $2.125M
2007-08 to 2009-10 $1.283M

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 2010-11 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.

2010-11 analytics

Rating

+4.7Goals above replacement215th of 672 skaters, 46th of 233 defencemen
+0.8Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.8Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 ranked defencemen: 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.

Even-strength offence-1.3 47th percentileEven-strength defence+1.9 86th percentilePower play-0.4 36th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 64th percentilePenalties+0.4 89th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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.

0123452010-112011-122012-132013-142014-152015-16Goals 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

52.1Corsi for %878 attempts for, 807 against
-0.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.6Expected goals for %34.5 expected for, 32.3 against
+1.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
47.0Goals for %31 for, 35 against
98.3PDO6.9% shooting + 91.4% saves
134Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 569 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
Carlo Colaiacovo · Alex Pietrangelo49355:2855.455.618-8
Carlo Colaiacovo · Erik Johnson28218:0548.853.53-13
Carlo Colaiacovo · Tyson Strachan1488:5040.731.90-4
Carlo Colaiacovo · Kevin Shattenkirk1869:0564.971.92-2

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.6Expected goalsfrom 119 unblocked attempts
+1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.23 expected goals per 60 minutes73rd
Shot quality 3.8% chance per attempt80th
Finishing +1.4 goals above expected82ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 6Expected 4.6

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 9, 2011 vs NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:00
Apr 6, 2011 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 24:16
Apr 5, 2011 vs COL W 3-1 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 19:53
Apr 3, 2011 @ CBJ W 6-1 1 0 1 3 0 2 4 18:30
Apr 1, 2011 vs CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 20:16
Mar 30, 2011 @ DET W 10-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 18:32
Mar 29, 2011 vs MIN L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 20:47
Mar 26, 2011 @ MIN W 6-3 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 20:20
Mar 24, 2011 vs EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:52
Mar 19, 2011 @ SJS L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 21:08
Mar 17, 2011 @ LAK W 4-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 20:38
Mar 16, 2011 @ ANA L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 20:59
Mar 12, 2011 vs DET L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 25:08
Mar 10, 2011 vs MTL W 4-1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 22:36
Mar 9, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:35
Mar 7, 2011 vs CBJ W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:36
Mar 5, 2011 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 19:08
Mar 3, 2011 @ WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 14:03
Mar 1, 2011 vs CGY L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 18:03
Feb 27, 2011 @ CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:49
Feb 25, 2011 @ EDM W 5-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 21:54
Feb 24, 2011 @ VAN L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 21:56
Feb 22, 2011 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 15:45
Feb 21, 2011 vs CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:45
Feb 19, 2011 vs ANA W 9-3 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 17:09
Feb 18, 2011 @ BUF W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 14:32
Feb 14, 2011 vs VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:31
Feb 12, 2011 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 18:47
Feb 11, 2011 vs MIN L 4-5 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:41
Jan 18, 2011 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04:52
Jan 12, 2011 @ ANA L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 04:58
Jan 10, 2011 vs PHX L 3-4 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 15:45
Jan 8, 2011 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 21:28
Jan 6, 2011 @ TOR L 5-6 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16:40
Jan 2, 2011 vs DAL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:08
Dec 31, 2010 vs PHX W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 19:21
Dec 28, 2010 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:39
Dec 26, 2010 vs NSH W 2-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:46
Dec 23, 2010 vs DET W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 21:25
Dec 21, 2010 @ ATL W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:42
Dec 20, 2010 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:05
Dec 18, 2010 vs SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:36
Dec 16, 2010 vs LAK W 6-4 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 22:56
Dec 15, 2010 @ DET L 2-5 1 0 1 0 2 2 3 21:40
Dec 11, 2010 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 18:57
Dec 9, 2010 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 18:10
Dec 5, 2010 @ VAN W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 7 1 0 12:22
Dec 4, 2010 @ EDM L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:17
Dec 1, 2010 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:42
Nov 30, 2010 @ CHI L 5-7 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 18:49
Nov 27, 2010 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:58
Nov 26, 2010 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 17:16
Nov 24, 2010 @ NSH W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 21:20
Nov 20, 2010 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 21:41
Nov 19, 2010 vs OTT W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 18:18
Nov 17, 2010 @ DET L 3-7 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 20:09
Nov 15, 2010 @ COL L 3-6 1 1 2 -1 0 2 1 20:22
Oct 28, 2010 @ NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:39
Oct 23, 2010 vs PIT W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16:20
Oct 22, 2010 vs CHI W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 19:15
Oct 18, 2010 @ CHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 19:16
Oct 16, 2010 @ DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:11
Oct 14, 2010 @ NSH L 3-4 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 18:53
Oct 11, 2010 vs ANA W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 18:08
Oct 9, 2010 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 19:35