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Colin Blackwell

#15 · Centre · Dallas Stars

Born Mar 28, 1993 in North Andover, Massachusetts, USA (age 33) · 5'8", 181 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 194th overall in 2011 by SJS (round 7)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2024-25. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Brett Leason ANA · 17 P in 62 GP Mark Jankowski CAR · 17 P in 60 GP Cole Koepke BOS · 17 P in 73 GP Fedor Svechkov NSH · 17 P in 52 GP Joseph Veleno CHI · 17 P in 74 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.

051015202018-19: 0 points018-192019-20: 10 points1019-202020-21: 22 points2220-212021-22: 20 points2021-222022-23: 10 points1022-232023-24: 12 points1223-242024-25: 17 points1724-252025-26: 15 points1525-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2018-19 NSH 6 0 0 0 -1 2 5 10 0.00 $675K
2019-20 NSH 27 3 7 10 7 10 31 43 0.37 $675K
2020-21 NYR 47 12 10 22 2 15 64 45 0.47 $725K
2021-22 SEA 39 8 9 17 1 4 61 57 0.44 $725K
2021-22 TOR 19 2 1 3 -1 10 16 34 0.16
2022-23 CHI 53 2 8 10 -16 6 53 49 0.19 $1.2M
2023-24 CHI 44 8 4 12 -2 10 88 45 0.27 $1.2M
2024-25 DAL 63 6 11 17 4 16 63 84 0.27 $775K
2025-26 DAL 70 4 11 15 -2 40 61 112 0.21 $775K
2026-27 DAL 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0.00 $850K
9 seasons Career 371 45 61 106 -8 113 444 486 0.29

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2021-22 TOR 7 1 1 2 -2 0 7 12 0.29
2024-25 DAL 11 1 0 1 -5 6 16 26 0.09
2025-26 DAL 6 0 0 0 -2 0 5 17 0.00
3 seasons Playoffs 24 2 1 3 -9 6 28 55 0.13

2024-25 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
63 6 11 17 4 16 63 84 0.27 9.5 11:34

Contract

$775KCap hitends in 2025, then UFA
$46KCap dollars per point17 points in 63 games
$279KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.8 goals above replacement
$2.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.2MValueworth 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 698 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Dallas Stars on Jul 2, 2024, as a new contract: 1 year and $775K, beginning in 2024-25. It runs through 2024-25, so this is its last season, after which he is an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2024-25 $775K $775K $0 $775K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2025 Dallas Stars New contract 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $1.625M $775K
Jul 2, 2024 Dallas Stars New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $775K $775K
Jul 13, 2022 Chicago Blackhawks New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $2.4M $1.2M
Oct 9, 2020 New York Rangers New contract 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $1.45M $725K
Jul 3, 2018 Nashville Predators New contract 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $1.35M $675K

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 2024-25 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.

2024-25 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.8Goals above replacement325th of 698 skaters, 217th of 456 forwards
+0.5Wins 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 456 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-3.2 13th percentileEven-strength defence+2.3 86th percentilePower play0.0 60th percentilePenalty kill+0.2 80th percentilePenalties+1.5 88th 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.

-1012342018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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 %565 attempts for, 527 against
+1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.8Expected goals for %20.6 expected for, 20.8 against
-1.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
51.2Goals for %21 for, 20 against
100.6PDO8.4% shooting + 92.2% saves
113Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 598 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
Colin Blackwell · Sam Steel · Oskar Bäck43195:1753.847.27-10
Colin Blackwell · Oskar Bäck · Mavrik Bourque1776:1460.861.53-1
Colin Blackwell · Sam Steel · Mavrik Bourque1144:4655.644.51-4
Colin Blackwell · Oskar Bäck · Arttu Hyry537:5448.439.51-1

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
6.4Expected goalsfrom 86 unblocked attempts
-0.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.52 expected goals per 60 minutes15th
Shot quality 7.4% chance per attempt39th
Finishing -0.4 goals above expected50thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 428 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 6.4Goals 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. 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 14, 2025 @ DET L 4-6 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 10:30
Apr 12, 2025 vs UTA L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 11:46
Apr 8, 2025 vs VAN L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 13:02
Apr 5, 2025 vs PIT L 3-5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 12:30
Apr 3, 2025 vs NSH W 5-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 11:01
Mar 31, 2025 @ SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10:01
Mar 26, 2025 @ EDM W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:41
Mar 24, 2025 vs MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10:45
Mar 22, 2025 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 11:56
Mar 20, 2025 vs TBL L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 08:56
Mar 18, 2025 vs ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:44
Mar 14, 2025 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 11:21
Mar 9, 2025 @ VAN W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:39
Feb 25, 2025 @ CBJ L 4-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:57
Feb 23, 2025 @ NYI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 13:21
Feb 8, 2025 @ SJS W 8-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 12:34
Feb 4, 2025 @ ANA L 1-2 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 13:23
Jan 31, 2025 vs VAN W 5-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 12:57
Jan 28, 2025 @ VGK W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:27
Jan 25, 2025 @ STL W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 11:38
Jan 24, 2025 vs VGK W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11:18
Jan 21, 2025 vs CAR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:09
Jan 19, 2025 vs DET W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 4 1 13:29
Jan 18, 2025 @ COL L 3-6 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 12:10
Jan 16, 2025 vs MTL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:01
Jan 14, 2025 @ TOR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:00
Jan 12, 2025 @ OTT L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 12:24
Jan 11, 2025 @ MTL W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 11:24
Jan 9, 2025 @ PHI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:34
Jan 7, 2025 @ NYR W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 10:53
Jan 4, 2025 vs UTA W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10:10
Jan 2, 2025 vs OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:04
Dec 31, 2024 vs BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 10:47
Dec 29, 2024 @ CHI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:41
Dec 27, 2024 vs MIN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 11:39
Dec 23, 2024 @ UTA W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13:15
Dec 20, 2024 vs NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:28
Dec 18, 2024 vs TOR L 3-5 1 0 1 2 0 6 0 11:19
Dec 16, 2024 vs WSH W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:52
Dec 14, 2024 vs STL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 09:34
Dec 12, 2024 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 10:56
Dec 8, 2024 vs CGY W 6-2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 12:50
Dec 6, 2024 @ VGK L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 09:14
Dec 4, 2024 @ LAK L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:05
Dec 2, 2024 @ UTA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:17
Dec 1, 2024 vs WPG W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11:42
Nov 29, 2024 vs COL W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 09:17
Nov 27, 2024 @ CHI L 2-6 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 11:52
Nov 14, 2024 vs BOS W 7-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11:52
Nov 11, 2024 @ PIT W 7-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 14:02
Nov 9, 2024 @ WPG L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:46
Nov 7, 2024 vs CHI W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:56
Nov 2, 2024 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 11:52
Nov 1, 2024 vs FLA L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 11:19
Oct 26, 2024 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 11:03
Oct 24, 2024 @ BOS W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:55
Oct 22, 2024 @ BUF L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 11:22
Oct 19, 2024 vs EDM W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 14:15
Oct 17, 2024 @ WSH L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 11:22
Oct 15, 2024 vs SJS W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 09:51
Oct 13, 2024 vs SEA W 2-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 09:40
Oct 12, 2024 vs NYI W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 13:04
Oct 10, 2024 @ NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:35