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Colin Miller

#6 · Defence · Free agent, last with the Winnipeg Jets

Born Oct 29, 1992 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, CAN · 6'1", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 151st overall in 2012 by LAK (round 5)

Compare with a similar player

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

Jeff Petry MTL · 16 P in 51 GP Marek Zidlicky NYI · 16 P in 53 GP Brett Pesce CAR · 16 P in 69 GP Calvin de Haan NYI · 16 P in 72 GP Luke Schenn LAK · 16 P in 72 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.

0102030402015-16: 16 points1615-162016-17: 13 points1316-172017-18: 41 points4117-182018-19: 29 points2918-192019-20: 11 points1119-202020-21: 12 points1220-212021-22: 14 points1421-222022-23: 21 points2122-232023-24: 9 points923-242024-25: 15 points1524-252025-26: 2 points225-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 BOS 42 3 13 16 0 39 59 45 0.38 $603K
2016-17 BOS 61 6 7 13 0 55 85 85 0.21 $1M
2017-18 VGK 82 10 31 41 -4 53 177 165 0.50 $1M
2018-19 VGK 65 3 26 29 0 44 131 122 0.45 $3.875M
2019-20 BUF 51 1 10 11 -9 22 79 87 0.22 $3.875M
2020-21 BUF 48 4 8 12 -20 27 64 91 0.25 $3.875M
2021-22 BUF 38 2 12 14 -2 21 48 50 0.37 $3.875M
2022-23 DAL 79 6 15 21 23 37 106 108 0.27 $1.85M
2023-24 NJD 41 4 4 8 10 24 65 79 0.20 $1.85M
2023-24 WPG 5 0 1 1 -2 2 4 12 0.20
2024-25 WPG 60 4 11 15 10 38 68 84 0.25 $1.5M
2025-26 WPG 18 0 2 2 -8 6 20 29 0.11 $1.5M
11 seasons Career 590 43 140 183 -2 368 906 957 0.31

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 BOS 4 0 1 1 1 2 5 7 0.25
2017-18 VGK 20 3 4 7 5 14 36 37 0.35
2018-19 VGK 6 1 2 3 1 6 9 22 0.50
2022-23 DAL 10 0 1 1 -2 4 13 14 0.10
2023-24 WPG 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 4 1.00
2024-25 WPG 4 0 2 2 1 4 5 8 0.50
6 seasons Playoffs 45 4 11 15 7 30 71 92 0.33

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
42 3 13 16 0 39 59 45 0.38 5.1 15:48

Contract

$603KCap hitends in 2016, then RFA
$38KCap dollars per point16 points in 42 games
$224KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.7 goals above replacement
$2.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.7MValueworth 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

Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Jul 29, 2013, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $1.808M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, so this is its last season, after which he is a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $603K $550K $43K $593K
2014-15 $603K $550K $45K $595K
2015-16 $603K $575K $45K $620K

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, 2024 Winnipeg Jets New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $3M $1.5M
Jul 13, 2022 Dallas Stars New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $3.7M $1.85M
Jul 7, 2018 Vegas Golden Knights New contract 2018-19 to 2021-22 4 $15.5M $3.875M
Jul 13, 2016 Boston Bruins New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $2M $1M
Jul 29, 2013 Los Angeles Kings Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $1.808M $603K

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

Rating

+2.7Goals above replacement316th of 675 skaters, 98th of 230 defencemen
+0.4Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+0.5Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 ranked defencemen: 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 78th percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 57th percentilePower play-0.1 58th percentilePenalty kill0.0 44th percentilePenalties-0.7 47th 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 defencemen. 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.

-505102015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

52.2Corsi for %550 attempts for, 504 against
+2.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.6Expected goals for %22.1 expected for, 19.1 against
+2.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
53.3Goals for %24 for, 21 against
99.8PDO7.6% shooting + 92.1% saves
108Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Dennis Seidenberg · Colin Miller26254:1250.951.38-8
Zdeno Chara · Colin Miller40192:4853.656.311-6
Colin Miller · Torey Krug3570:5954.150.53-1
Joe Morrow · Colin Miller729:2641.537.80-1

The pairs 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 pairs 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.

3Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.5Expected goalsfrom 88 unblocked attempts
+0.5Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.23 expected goals per 60 minutes66th
Shot quality 2.9% chance per attempt40th
Finishing +0.5 goals above expected67thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0123Game 20Game 40Goals 3Expected 2.5

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 9, 2016 vs OTT L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 5 0 1 15:05
Apr 7, 2016 vs DET W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 14:54
Apr 5, 2016 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 12:45
Feb 14, 2016 @ DET L 5-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:07
Feb 4, 2016 @ BUF W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:40
Feb 2, 2016 vs TOR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 16:37
Jan 26, 2016 vs ANA L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:04
Jan 25, 2016 @ PHI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 12:11
Jan 15, 2016 @ BUF W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 12:32
Jan 13, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:21
Jan 11, 2016 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:24
Jan 9, 2016 @ OTT L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 16:17
Jan 8, 2016 @ NJD W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 18:01
Jan 5, 2016 vs WSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:01
Dec 26, 2015 vs BUF L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 18:54
Dec 22, 2015 vs STL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:03
Dec 20, 2015 vs NJD W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 20:34
Dec 18, 2015 @ PIT W 6-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:54
Dec 16, 2015 vs PIT W 3-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 14:58
Dec 14, 2015 vs EDM L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 16:26
Dec 12, 2015 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:46
Dec 4, 2015 @ CGY L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 13:51
Dec 2, 2015 @ EDM L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 16:43
Nov 27, 2015 vs NYR W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 2 1 1 16:04
Nov 25, 2015 @ DET W 3-2 (OT) 1 1 2 3 0 3 1 18:54
Nov 23, 2015 @ TOR W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17:18
Nov 21, 2015 vs TOR W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 15:19
Nov 19, 2015 vs MIN W 4-2 0 0 0 0 10 2 0 16:14
Nov 12, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 16:20
Nov 8, 2015 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14:44
Nov 7, 2015 @ MTL L 2-4 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 14:33
Nov 5, 2015 @ WSH L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 16:22
Nov 3, 2015 vs DAL L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 18:08
Oct 31, 2015 @ TBL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 14:50
Oct 30, 2015 @ FLA W 3-1 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 11:48
Oct 27, 2015 vs ARI W 6-0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 18:51
Oct 23, 2015 @ NYI W 5-3 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 11:17
Oct 21, 2015 vs PHI L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 15:54
Oct 17, 2015 @ ARI W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 13:43
Oct 14, 2015 @ COL W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14:42
Oct 12, 2015 vs TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 18:01
Oct 10, 2015 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 16:13