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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)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brad Boyes TOR · 24 P in 60 GP Joakim Nordstrom CAR · 24 P in 71 GP Matt Calvert CBJ · 24 P in 73 GP Jordan Martinook ARI · 24 P in 81 GP Devante Smith-Pelly NJD · 25 P in 64 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 6 18 24 -1 14 108 61 0.38 5.6 14:27

Contract

$3.938MCap hit2015-16
$164KCap dollars per point24 points in 64 games
$886KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.4 goals above replacement
$3.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$563KValueworth 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 668 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
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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+4.4Goals above replacement222nd of 675 skaters, 155th of 445 forwards
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.9Goals 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+0.9 64th percentileEven-strength defence+0.8 69th percentilePower play-0.7 9th percentilePenalty kill+0.0 61st percentilePenalties+0.9 72nd 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

52.7Corsi for %755 attempts for, 678 against
+0.5CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
55.1Expected goals for %30.2 expected for, 24.6 against
+1.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
50.0Goals for %29 for, 29 against
99.0PDO7.2% shooting + 91.8% saves
153Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Mike Fisher · Colin Wilson · Viktor Arvidsson28222:4451.554.85-12
Mike Ribeiro · Colin Wilson · Craig Smith39144:3759.357.17-4
Mike Fisher · Colin Wilson · Craig Smith1581:2951.462.43-3
James Neal · Colin Wilson · Calle Jarnkrok1054:5760.662.43-1

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
12.5Expected goalsfrom 146 unblocked attempts
-8.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.81 expected goals per 60 minutes72nd
Shot quality 8.5% chance per attempt82nd
Finishing -8.5 goals above expected1stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 12.5Goals 4

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, 2016 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 16:39
Apr 7, 2016 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:05
Apr 5, 2016 vs COL W 4-3 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 16:21
Apr 2, 2016 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:13
Mar 29, 2016 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 08:27
Mar 28, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 15:45
Mar 26, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:43
Mar 24, 2016 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 15:01
Mar 21, 2016 vs LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 13:22
Mar 18, 2016 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:08
Mar 17, 2016 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:50
Mar 14, 2016 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:02
Mar 12, 2016 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 09:59
Mar 9, 2016 @ CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:17
Mar 8, 2016 @ WPG W 4-2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 08:51
Mar 5, 2016 @ COL W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 09:09
Mar 3, 2016 vs NJD L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:11
Mar 1, 2016 vs DAL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10:19
Feb 27, 2016 vs STL W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 14:08
Feb 25, 2016 @ CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 11:13
Feb 23, 2016 @ TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:24
Feb 22, 2016 @ MTL W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 16:18
Feb 20, 2016 vs LAK L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:31
Feb 18, 2016 vs BOS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:50
Feb 15, 2016 vs DAL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 12:28
Feb 13, 2016 @ FLA W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:01
Feb 12, 2016 @ TBL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:13
Feb 9, 2016 vs WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:51
Jan 8, 2016 @ COL L 3-5 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 14:03
Jan 5, 2016 vs WPG L 1-4 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 22:08
Jan 2, 2016 @ CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 13:32
Dec 31, 2015 @ DAL L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 13:05
Dec 29, 2015 @ STL L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 0 5 1 18:22
Dec 28, 2015 vs NYR W 5-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 15:41
Dec 26, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:58
Dec 21, 2015 vs MTL W 5-1 1 2 3 4 2 1 2 15:48
Dec 19, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:33
Dec 17, 2015 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:22
Dec 7, 2015 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 18:22
Dec 5, 2015 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:47
Dec 3, 2015 vs FLA L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 17:17
Nov 28, 2015 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 14:43
Nov 27, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 19:02
Nov 25, 2015 @ BUF W 3-2 0 1 1 2 0 3 4 13:50
Nov 23, 2015 @ NYR L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 16:07
Nov 21, 2015 @ MIN L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:43
Nov 20, 2015 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 10:32
Nov 17, 2015 vs ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:53
Nov 14, 2015 vs WPG W 7-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 16:24
Nov 12, 2015 vs TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:03
Nov 10, 2015 vs OTT W 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:30
Nov 7, 2015 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 14:51
Nov 5, 2015 @ MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 14:19
Nov 1, 2015 @ ANA L 2-4 0 1 1 -2 2 1 6 16:12
Oct 31, 2015 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 15:57
Oct 28, 2015 @ SJS W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14:45
Oct 24, 2015 vs PIT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:02
Oct 22, 2015 vs ANA W 5-1 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 13:12
Oct 20, 2015 vs TBL W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 19:48
Oct 17, 2015 @ OTT W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:55
Oct 15, 2015 @ NYI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:25
Oct 13, 2015 @ NJD W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:03
Oct 10, 2015 vs EDM W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 15:56
Oct 8, 2015 vs CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:44