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

Mark Barberio COL · 13 P in 60 GP Kevan Miller BOS · 13 P in 58 GP Niklas Kronwall DET · 13 P in 57 GP Andy Greene NJD · 13 P in 66 GP Kris Russell EDM · 13 P in 68 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
61 6 7 13 0 55 85 85 0.21 7.1 15:49

Contract

$1MCap hitends in 2018
$77KCap dollars per point13 points in 61 games
$180KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.5 goals above replacement
$4.1MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$3.1MValueworth 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

Signed by the Boston Bruins on Jul 13, 2016, as a new contract: 2 years and $2M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2017-18, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $1M $900K $0 $900K
2017-18 $1M $1.1M $0 $1.1M

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 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

+5.5Goals above replacement170th of 664 skaters, 50th of 229 defencemen
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 229 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+0.8 78th percentileEven-strength defence+3.2 90th percentilePower play-1.2 5th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 67th percentilePenalties-0.6 48th 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

60.2Corsi for %894 attempts for, 591 against
+7.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
59.7Expected goals for %34.2 expected for, 23.1 against
+6.2xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.7Goals for %29 for, 26 against
97.2PDO6.2% shooting + 91.0% saves
193Attempts 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

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Kevan Miller · Colin Miller43361:5458.358.610-11
John-Michael Liles · Colin Miller17166:1454.155.44-7
Colin Miller · Torey Krug54151:5670.771.13-2
Zdeno Chara · Colin Miller4454:3159.356.57-4

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.9Expected goalsfrom 148 unblocked attempts
+2.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.24 expected goals per 60 minutes72nd
Shot quality 2.7% chance per attempt31st
Finishing +2.1 goals above expected86thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 229 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 6Expected 3.9

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 8, 2017 vs WSH L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 20:22
Apr 2, 2017 @ CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 12:19
Apr 1, 2017 vs FLA W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:39
Mar 25, 2017 @ NYI W 2-1 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 11:50
Mar 23, 2017 vs TBL L 3-6 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 15:13
Mar 21, 2017 vs OTT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:54
Mar 20, 2017 @ TOR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 13:28
Mar 16, 2017 @ EDM L 4-7 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 18:15
Mar 15, 2017 @ CGY W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:16
Mar 13, 2017 @ VAN W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 17:37
Mar 11, 2017 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12:10
Mar 8, 2017 vs DET W 6-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14:25
Mar 6, 2017 @ OTT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:43
Mar 4, 2017 vs NJD W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16:45
Mar 2, 2017 vs NYR L 1-2 0 1 1 1 2 3 2 16:01
Feb 28, 2017 vs ARI W 4-1 1 0 1 1 15 1 2 06:27
Feb 23, 2017 @ LAK W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:36
Feb 22, 2017 @ ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 15:39
Feb 19, 2017 @ SJS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:42
Feb 12, 2017 vs MTL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:33
Feb 11, 2017 vs VAN W 4-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 15:02
Feb 9, 2017 vs SJS W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:11
Feb 4, 2017 vs TOR L 5-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 16:59
Feb 1, 2017 @ WSH L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 14:04
Jan 31, 2017 @ TBL W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 16:20
Jan 26, 2017 vs PIT W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 5 0 3 14:20
Jan 24, 2017 vs DET W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 17:09
Jan 10, 2017 @ STL W 5-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 15:01
Jan 7, 2017 @ FLA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:30
Jan 5, 2017 vs EDM L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 21:51
Jan 2, 2017 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 7 1 0 16:42
Dec 31, 2016 vs BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15:53
Dec 29, 2016 @ BUF W 4-2 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 16:10
Dec 27, 2016 @ CBJ L 3-4 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 18:28
Dec 23, 2016 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 17:46
Dec 22, 2016 @ FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:13
Dec 20, 2016 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 4 2 18:03
Dec 18, 2016 vs LAK W 1-0 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 17:48
Dec 15, 2016 vs ANA L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20:30
Dec 8, 2016 vs COL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:02
Dec 7, 2016 @ WSH L 3-4 (OT) 1 0 1 0 2 3 2 15:34
Dec 5, 2016 vs FLA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11:34
Dec 3, 2016 @ BUF W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:15
Dec 1, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 18:37
Nov 29, 2016 @ PHI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:36
Nov 27, 2016 vs TBL W 4-1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 21:47
Nov 12, 2016 @ ARI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:59
Nov 10, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 15:50
Nov 8, 2016 @ MTL L 2-3 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 10:45
Nov 7, 2016 vs BUF W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12:18
Nov 5, 2016 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 16:39
Nov 3, 2016 @ TBL W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:08
Nov 1, 2016 @ FLA W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:23
Oct 29, 2016 @ DET W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 14:56
Oct 26, 2016 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:06
Oct 25, 2016 vs MIN L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 18:05
Oct 22, 2016 vs MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:36
Oct 20, 2016 vs NJD W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 14:50
Oct 17, 2016 @ WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 15:24
Oct 15, 2016 @ TOR L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 0 3 15:31
Oct 13, 2016 @ CBJ W 6-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:57