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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 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Rostislav Klesla PHX · 4 P in 25 GP Jean-Philippe Cote TBL · 4 P in 19 GP Mike Komisarek CAR · 4 P in 32 GP Peter Harrold NJD · 4 P in 33 GP Rasmus Ristolainen BUF · 4 P in 34 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

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
25 1 3 4 -4 18 18 29 0.16 5.6 15:09

Contract

$750KCap hit2013-14
$188KCap dollars per point4 points in 25 games
$1.105MCap dollars per goal above replacement0.7 goals above replacement
$927KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$177KValueworth 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 641 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
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 2013-14 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.

2013-14 analytics

Rating

+0.7Goals above replacement442nd of 672 skaters, 143rd of 234 defencemen
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 234 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-0.5 58th percentileEven-strength defence+1.1 72nd percentilePower play-0.3 37th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 50th percentilePenalties-0.9 37th 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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

51.7Corsi for %300 attempts for, 280 against
-1.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.1Expected goals for %12.3 expected for, 9.3 against
+4.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.4Goals for %8 for, 10 against
98.1PDO5.5% shooting + 92.6% saves
42Attempts 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
Carlo Colaiacovo · Kevin Shattenkirk22132:3553.751.53-4
Carlo Colaiacovo · Roman Polak1292:0454.758.42-4
Carlo Colaiacovo · Ian Cole772:2943.462.52-1
Barret Jackman · Carlo Colaiacovo616:1169.081.91-0

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. 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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
0.8Expected goalsfrom 28 unblocked attempts
+0.2Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.13 expected goals per 60 minutes27th
Shot quality 2.9% chance per attempt38th
Finishing +0.2 goals above expected58thOne 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.

00.20.40.60.81Game 20Goals 1Expected 0.8

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. 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, 2014 vs DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 19:55
Apr 11, 2014 @ DAL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:31
Apr 10, 2014 @ MIN L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 17:01
Apr 8, 2014 vs WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 16:36
Apr 6, 2014 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 16:09
Apr 3, 2014 vs BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 15:13
Apr 1, 2014 vs PHI W 1-0 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 17:36
Mar 27, 2014 vs MIN W 5-1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 15:25
Mar 25, 2014 @ TOR W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:22
Mar 23, 2014 @ PIT W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:33
Mar 22, 2014 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:51
Mar 9, 2014 @ MIN W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 12:21
Mar 2, 2014 @ PHX W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:43
Feb 28, 2014 @ ANA L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:04
Feb 26, 2014 @ VAN L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:40
Jan 2, 2014 vs LAK W 5-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:23
Dec 31, 2013 @ MIN W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:03
Dec 29, 2013 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:18
Dec 28, 2013 vs CHI W 6-5 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 16:38
Dec 23, 2013 @ CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:26
Dec 21, 2013 @ EDM W 6-0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 14:26
Dec 17, 2013 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:40
Dec 16, 2013 @ OTT L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 15:55
Dec 2, 2013 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 12:43
Nov 25, 2013 vs MIN W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 14:17