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Blake Coleman

#20 · Left wing · Minnesota Wild

Born Nov 28, 1991 in Plano, Texas, USA (age 34) · 5'11", 199 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 75th overall in 2011 by NJD (round 3)

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Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2020-21. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Kevin Hayes PHI · 31 P in 55 GP Christian Dvorak ARI · 31 P in 56 GP Jack Hughes NJD · 31 P in 56 GP Timo Meier SJS · 31 P in 54 GP Logan Couture SJS · 31 P in 53 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.

020402016-17: 2 points216-172017-18: 25 points2517-182018-19: 36 points3618-192019-20: 32 points3219-202020-21: 31 points3120-212021-22: 33 points3321-222022-23: 38 points3822-232023-24: 54 points5423-242024-25: 39 points3924-252025-26: 35 points3525-262026-27: 3 points326-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2016-17 NJD 23 1 1 2 -7 27 29 51 0.09 $680K
2017-18 NJD 79 13 12 25 7 50 146 216 0.32 $660K
2018-19 NJD 78 22 14 36 -19 71 213 225 0.46 $1.8M
2019-20 NJD 57 21 10 31 -2 40 182 166 0.54 $1.8M
2019-20 TBL 9 0 1 1 2 16 18 25 0.11
2020-21 TBL 55 14 17 31 15 37 122 109 0.56 $1.8M
2021-22 CGY 81 16 17 33 16 60 212 163 0.41 $4.9M
2022-23 CGY 82 18 20 38 9 54 188 107 0.46 $4.9M
2023-24 CGY 78 30 24 54 19 76 191 128 0.69 $4.9M
2024-25 CGY 82 15 24 39 -2 36 194 176 0.48 $4.9M
2025-26 CGY 69 20 15 35 12 49 176 152 0.51 $4.9M
2026-27 MIN 5 2 1 3 -1 6 11 8 0.60 $4.9M
11 seasons Career 698 172 156 328 49 522 1682 1526 0.47

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2017-18 NJD 5 2 0 2 1 4 16 18 0.40
2019-20 TBL 22 5 8 13 7 20 60 112 0.59
2020-21 TBL 23 3 8 11 5 22 45 83 0.48
2021-22 CGY 12 2 3 5 5 12 33 41 0.42
4 seasons Playoffs 62 12 19 31 18 58 154 254 0.50

2020-21 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
55 14 17 31 15 37 122 109 0.56 11.5 15:28

Contract

$1.8MCap hitends in 2021, then UFA
$58KCap dollars per point31 points in 55 games
$272KCap dollars per goal above replacement6.6 goals above replacement
$7.4MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$5.6MValueworth 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 633 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the New Jersey Devils on Jul 17, 2018, as a new contract: 3 years and $5.4M, beginning in 2018-19. It runs through 2020-21, 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
2018-19 $1.8M $1.8M $0 $1.8M
2019-20 $1.8M $1.8M $0 $1.8M
2020-21 $1.8M $1.8M $0 $1.8M

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 28, 2021 Calgary Flames New contract 2021-22 to 2026-27 6 $29.4M $4.9M
Jul 17, 2018 New Jersey Devils New contract 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $5.4M $1.8M
Jul 26, 2017 New Jersey Devils New contract 2017-18 to 2017-18 1 $660K $660K
Jul 1, 2015 New Jersey Devils Entry-level 2015-16 to 2016-17 2 $1.85M $680K

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 2020-21 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.

2020-21 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+6.6Goals above replacement73rd of 643 skaters, 55th of 430 forwards
+1.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+4.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 430 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+2.0 79th percentileEven-strength defence+1.3 84th percentilePower play-0.1 39th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 91st percentilePenalties+0.7 76th 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.

-50510152016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

56.0Corsi for %658 attempts for, 517 against
+4.9CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.6Expected goals for %31.7 expected for, 23.3 against
+5.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.1Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.4Goals for %31 for, 25 against
99.4PDO7.8% shooting + 91.6% saves
152Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 579 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
Blake Coleman · Barclay Goodrow · Yanni Gourde44400:0856.359.520-11
Tyler Johnson · Blake Coleman · Barclay Goodrow22105:2664.254.23-3
Ondrej Palat · Blake Coleman · Brayden Point1144:1148.867.72-1
Blake Coleman · Barclay Goodrow · Mathieu Joseph1211:0660.044.80-1

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
12.1Expected goalsfrom 150 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.86 expected goals per 60 minutes69th
Shot quality 8.1% chance per attempt51st
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected48thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 411 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Expected 12.1Goals 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
May 10, 2021 @ FLA L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 15:09
May 8, 2021 @ FLA L 1-5 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 16:49
May 7, 2021 vs DAL L 2-5 1 0 1 0 2 3 4 16:04
May 5, 2021 vs DAL W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 16:10
May 2, 2021 @ DET W 2-1 1 1 2 2 0 7 2 15:04
May 1, 2021 @ DET L 0-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:59
Apr 29, 2021 vs DAL W 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 4 3 18:33
Apr 27, 2021 @ CHI W 7-4 1 1 2 1 0 2 2 13:53
Apr 25, 2021 vs CBJ W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 15:58
Apr 22, 2021 vs CBJ W 3-1 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 15:56
Apr 20, 2021 vs CAR L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 4 17:57
Apr 19, 2021 vs CAR W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 18:52
Apr 17, 2021 vs FLA L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 14:56
Apr 15, 2021 vs FLA W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 14:13
Apr 13, 2021 @ NSH L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 16:09
Apr 10, 2021 @ NSH W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 19:43
Apr 8, 2021 @ CBJ W 6-4 1 2 3 3 0 2 1 14:47
Apr 6, 2021 @ CBJ L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:54
Apr 4, 2021 vs DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 13:49
Apr 3, 2021 vs DET W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 14:07
Apr 1, 2021 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 13:04
Mar 30, 2021 vs CBJ L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 12:57
Mar 27, 2021 @ CAR L 3-4 1 0 1 1 4 4 2 14:54
Mar 25, 2021 @ DAL L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:05
Mar 23, 2021 @ DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 14:05
Mar 21, 2021 vs FLA W 5-3 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 15:19
Mar 20, 2021 vs CHI W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 15:57
Mar 18, 2021 vs CHI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:48
Mar 16, 2021 @ DAL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 14:12
Mar 15, 2021 vs NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:57
Mar 13, 2021 vs NSH W 6-3 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 13:56
Mar 11, 2021 @ DET L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 13:21
Mar 9, 2021 @ DET W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 14:11
Mar 7, 2021 @ CHI W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 14:15
Mar 5, 2021 @ CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 1 2 14:37
Mar 4, 2021 @ CHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 17:21
Mar 2, 2021 @ DAL W 2-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 17:26
Feb 27, 2021 vs DAL W 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:56
Feb 25, 2021 vs CAR W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 17:35
Feb 24, 2021 vs CAR W 3-0 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 18:18
Feb 22, 2021 @ CAR W 4-2 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 19:23
Feb 20, 2021 @ CAR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 15:44
Feb 15, 2021 vs FLA L 4-6 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:09
Feb 13, 2021 @ FLA W 6-1 0 0 0 -1 5 4 2 14:20
Feb 11, 2021 @ FLA L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 13:19
Feb 9, 2021 @ NSH W 6-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16:59
Feb 8, 2021 @ NSH W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 15:36
Feb 5, 2021 vs DET W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 15:56
Feb 3, 2021 vs DET W 5-1 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 15:28
Feb 1, 2021 vs NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:49
Jan 30, 2021 vs NSH W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:24
Jan 28, 2021 @ CAR L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:57
Jan 21, 2021 @ CBJ W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 13:34
Jan 15, 2021 vs CHI W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 5 2 13:04
Jan 13, 2021 vs CHI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:37