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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 2016-17. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sven Baertschi VAN · 35 P in 68 GP Andre Burakovsky WSH · 35 P in 64 GP Mark Letestu EDM · 35 P in 78 GP Andrew Cogliano ANA · 35 P in 82 GP Brian Gionta BUF · 35 P in 82 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
70 12 23 35 7 18 113 50 0.50 10.6 14:57

Contract

$3.938MCap hit2016-17
$113KCap dollars per point35 points in 70 games
$646KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.1 goals above replacement
$4.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$518KValueworth 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 664 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 2016-17 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.

2016-17 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.1Goals above replacement147th of 664 skaters, 103rd of 435 forwards
+1.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+3.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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+2.8 79th percentileEven-strength defence+0.5 58th percentilePower play-0.1 51st percentilePenalty kill+0.0 59th percentilePenalties-0.1 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 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

52.0Corsi for %858 attempts for, 791 against
+0.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.4Expected goals for %35.3 expected for, 29.6 against
+2.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.2Goals for %46 for, 33 against
102.6PDO10.2% shooting + 92.4% saves
146Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 565 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
James Neal · Colin Wilson · Calle Jarnkrok27195:4056.963.411-9
Mike Ribeiro · Colin Wilson · Craig Smith17103:3351.645.74-5
Mike Fisher · James Neal · Colin Wilson1893:1842.244.52-5
Mike Fisher · Colin Wilson · Craig Smith1564:4959.361.83-1

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.

12Goalsnot counting empty-netters
13.5Expected goalsfrom 147 unblocked attempts
-1.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.77 expected goals per 60 minutes65th
Shot quality 9.2% chance per attempt91st
Finishing -1.5 goals above expected37thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 13.5Goals 12

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 4, 2017 vs NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 13:50
Apr 2, 2017 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 14:59
Apr 1, 2017 vs MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:58
Mar 30, 2017 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:15
Mar 28, 2017 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:31
Mar 27, 2017 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 15:35
Mar 25, 2017 vs SJS W 7-2 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 15:38
Mar 23, 2017 vs CGY W 3-1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 13:56
Mar 20, 2017 vs ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 15:23
Mar 18, 2017 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:35
Mar 13, 2017 vs WPG W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:45
Mar 11, 2017 @ SJS W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 13:52
Mar 9, 2017 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 16:47
Mar 7, 2017 @ ANA L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 15:54
Mar 4, 2017 vs CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:17
Mar 2, 2017 @ MTL L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 18:26
Feb 28, 2017 @ BUF W 5-4 (OT) 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 18:51
Feb 26, 2017 vs EDM W 5-4 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 15:21
Feb 25, 2017 vs WSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:18
Feb 23, 2017 vs COL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 14:59
Feb 21, 2017 vs CGY L 5-6 (OT) 1 1 2 -1 0 1 4 18:05
Feb 19, 2017 @ CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:34
Feb 18, 2017 @ MIN L 2-5 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 15:39
Feb 12, 2017 vs DAL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:24
Feb 11, 2017 vs FLA L 4-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:01
Feb 9, 2017 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 16:21
Feb 7, 2017 vs VAN W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 15:36
Feb 4, 2017 vs DET L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:59
Feb 2, 2017 vs EDM W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:39
Jan 31, 2017 @ PIT L 2-4 1 1 2 -1 2 5 2 17:11
Jan 26, 2017 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:19
Jan 24, 2017 vs BUF L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:21
Jan 6, 2017 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 04:42
Jan 5, 2017 @ TBL W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:36
Jan 3, 2017 vs MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 0 15:13
Dec 30, 2016 @ STL W 4-0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 15:04
Dec 29, 2016 vs CHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12:44
Dec 27, 2016 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 14:07
Dec 22, 2016 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:09
Dec 20, 2016 @ NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 13:12
Dec 19, 2016 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:57
Dec 17, 2016 vs NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 14:24
Dec 15, 2016 vs MIN L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 13:14
Dec 13, 2016 vs STL W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 13:41
Dec 10, 2016 @ ARI L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:50
Dec 8, 2016 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:15
Dec 6, 2016 vs COL W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 16:38
Dec 4, 2016 vs PHI L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 11:53
Dec 3, 2016 vs NJD L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:52
Nov 29, 2016 @ COL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:17
Nov 27, 2016 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 15:20
Nov 25, 2016 vs WPG W 5-1 2 0 2 0 0 4 1 15:11
Nov 23, 2016 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:53
Nov 21, 2016 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:22
Nov 17, 2016 @ OTT W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10:54
Nov 15, 2016 @ TOR L 2-6 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 15:41
Nov 12, 2016 vs ANA W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:15
Nov 10, 2016 vs STL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:16
Nov 8, 2016 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:51
Nov 5, 2016 vs CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:38
Nov 3, 2016 @ ARI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 18:24
Nov 1, 2016 @ COL W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 15:31
Oct 29, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13:59
Oct 27, 2016 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:54
Oct 26, 2016 @ ANA L 1-6 1 0 1 -2 2 2 1 17:36
Oct 22, 2016 vs PIT W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12:44
Oct 21, 2016 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 13:41
Oct 18, 2016 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 17:18
Oct 15, 2016 @ CHI L 3-5 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 16:41
Oct 14, 2016 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 15:45