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Colin Wilson

#22 · Centre · Colorado Avalanche

Born Oct 20, 1989 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA · 6'1", 215 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 7th overall in 2008 by NSH (round 1)

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The forwards closest to him in points in 2011-12. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nik Antropov WPG · 35 P in 69 GP Matt Cullen MIN · 35 P in 73 GP Ales Hemsky EDM · 36 P in 69 GP Devin Setoguchi MIN · 36 P in 69 GP Tim Connolly TOR · 36 P in 70 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.

0102030402009-10: 15 points1509-102010-11: 34 points3410-112011-12: 35 points3511-122012-13: 19 points1912-132013-14: 33 points3313-142014-15: 42 points4214-152015-16: 24 points2415-162016-17: 35 points3516-172017-18: 18 points1817-182018-19: 27 points2718-192019-20: 4 points419-20

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2009-10 NSH 35 8 7 15 -2 7 58 21 0.43
2010-11 NSH 82 16 18 34 9 17 101 38 0.41
2011-12 NSH 68 15 20 35 5 21 114 43 0.51
2012-13 NSH 25 7 12 19 1 4 26 10 0.76 $2M
2013-14 NSH 81 11 22 33 -1 21 112 49 0.41 $2M
2014-15 NSH 77 20 22 42 19 22 172 52 0.55 $2M
2015-16 NSH 64 6 18 24 -1 14 108 61 0.38 $3.938M
2016-17 NSH 70 12 23 35 7 18 113 50 0.50 $3.938M
2017-18 COL 56 6 12 18 -5 6 75 38 0.32 $3.938M
2018-19 COL 65 12 15 27 -6 8 104 55 0.42 $3.938M
2019-20 COL 9 0 4 4 6 0 12 8 0.44 $2.6M
11 seasons Career 632 113 173 286 32 138 995 425 0.45

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2009-10 NSH 6 0 1 1 -1 0 8 4 0.17
2010-11 NSH 3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0.00
2011-12 NSH 4 1 0 1 1 0 7 3 0.25
2014-15 NSH 6 5 0 5 -1 0 19 4 0.83
2015-16 NSH 14 5 8 13 8 0 27 18 0.93
2016-17 NSH 14 2 2 4 -1 2 20 10 0.29
2017-18 COL 6 0 1 1 -2 0 8 5 0.17
2018-19 COL 12 4 4 8 0 2 25 3 0.67
8 seasons Playoffs 65 17 16 33 3 4 116 50 0.51

2011-12 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
68 15 20 35 5 21 114 43 0.51 13.2 16:08

Contract

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2019-20 to 2019-20 $2.6M
2015-16 to 2018-19 $3.938M
2012-13 to 2014-15 $2M

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 2011-12 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.

2011-12 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+8.5Goals above replacement90th of 680 skaters, 70th of 445 forwards
+1.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+5.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 ranked forwards: 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+2.1 73rd percentileEven-strength defence+2.5 92nd percentilePower play+0.2 73rd percentilePenalty kill0.0 36th percentilePenalties+0.7 67th 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 forwards. 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.

0510152010-112012-132014-152016-172018-19Goals 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

49.8Corsi for %797 attempts for, 803 against
+6.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.6Expected goals for %38.1 expected for, 28.0 against
+13.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.1Goals for %37 for, 34 against
100.4PDO8.2% shooting + 92.2% saves
142Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 557 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
David Legwand · Patric Hornqvist · Colin Wilson34283:2052.964.57-7
Jordin Tootoo · Nick Spaling · Colin Wilson31211:5546.756.710-6
Patric Hornqvist · Colin Wilson · Craig Smith1363:2558.358.63-2
David Legwand · Colin Wilson · Craig Smith2543:1445.851.72-5

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. 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.

14Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.9Expected goalsfrom 150 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.70 expected goals per 60 minutes54th
Shot quality 8.6% chance per attempt86th
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected66thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 410 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 14Expected 12.9

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 7, 2012 @ COL W 6-1 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 14:00
Mar 27, 2012 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:53
Mar 15, 2012 @ SJS L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:57
Mar 12, 2012 @ PHX W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 12:38
Mar 10, 2012 vs DET W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:45
Mar 6, 2012 vs LAK L 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:00
Mar 3, 2012 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:32
Feb 28, 2012 @ CAR L 3-4 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 13:15
Feb 27, 2012 vs LAK W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:41
Feb 25, 2012 vs SJS W 6-2 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 16:07
Feb 23, 2012 vs STL L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 18:02
Feb 21, 2012 vs VAN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 16:07
Feb 19, 2012 @ DAL W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:16
Feb 17, 2012 @ DET L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12:11
Feb 14, 2012 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:12
Feb 11, 2012 @ BOS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:08
Feb 9, 2012 @ OTT L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 11:58
Feb 7, 2012 vs VAN L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 5 0 19:12
Feb 4, 2012 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 16:30
Feb 2, 2012 @ PHI L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 17:55
Jan 31, 2012 @ MIN W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 17:40
Jan 24, 2012 @ CHI W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 17:33
Jan 23, 2012 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:49
Jan 21, 2012 vs CHI W 5-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 17:22
Jan 19, 2012 @ CBJ W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:28
Jan 17, 2012 @ NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 19:30
Jan 16, 2012 @ NYI W 3-1 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 20:10
Jan 14, 2012 vs PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 19:14
Jan 12, 2012 vs COL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:25
Jan 10, 2012 @ COL W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:46
Jan 7, 2012 vs CAR W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 17:33
Dec 28, 2011 vs MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:15
Dec 26, 2011 vs DET L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:46
Dec 23, 2011 @ DAL L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 14:12
Dec 22, 2011 vs CBJ W 6-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 14:45
Dec 20, 2011 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:05
Dec 17, 2011 vs STL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:56
Dec 15, 2011 vs DET W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 15:29
Dec 13, 2011 vs CGY W 2-1 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 15:50
Dec 10, 2011 vs ANA W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 19:03
Dec 8, 2011 @ CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 17:40
Dec 6, 2011 vs PHX L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:49
Dec 3, 2011 vs BUF L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:54
Dec 1, 2011 @ VAN W 6-5 1 2 3 -1 0 1 1 15:56
Nov 29, 2011 @ CGY L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:51
Nov 28, 2011 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:15
Nov 26, 2011 @ DET L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:18
Nov 23, 2011 @ MIN L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 16:19
Nov 22, 2011 vs EDM L 2-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 17:42
Nov 19, 2011 vs CBJ L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 16:03
Nov 17, 2011 vs TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:10
Nov 15, 2011 vs WSH W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 17:05
Nov 12, 2011 vs MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:15
Nov 9, 2011 @ ANA W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 17:08
Nov 8, 2011 @ LAK L 3-4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16:12
Nov 5, 2011 @ SJS W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 3 0 6 1 18:36
Nov 3, 2011 @ PHX W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 18:00
Oct 31, 2011 @ CHI L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:50
Oct 29, 2011 vs ANA W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 21:55
Oct 27, 2011 vs TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:02
Oct 25, 2011 vs SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 17:54
Oct 22, 2011 @ CGY W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:59
Oct 20, 2011 @ VAN L 1-5 0 1 1 1 9 0 1 15:16
Oct 17, 2011 @ EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:46
Oct 15, 2011 vs NJD L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 18:27
Oct 13, 2011 vs PHX L 2-5 1 0 1 -3 0 5 2 18:20
Oct 8, 2011 @ STL W 4-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:12
Oct 7, 2011 @ CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 12:47