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Colton Sissons

#15 · Centre · Toronto Maple Leafs

Born Nov 5, 1993 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN (age 32) · 6'1", 207 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 50th overall in 2012 by NSH (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

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

Jiri Sekac ARI · 6 P in 39 GP Tyler Randell BOS · 6 P in 27 GP Nic Petan WPG · 6 P in 26 GP Steve Downie ARI · 6 P in 26 GP Chris Wagner ANA · 6 P in 43 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.

01020302013-14: 4 points413-142015-16: 6 points615-162016-17: 10 points1016-172017-18: 27 points2717-182018-19: 30 points3018-192019-20: 15 points1519-202020-21: 15 points1520-212021-22: 28 points2821-222022-23: 30 points3022-232023-24: 35 points3523-242024-25: 21 points2124-252025-26: 11 points1125-262026-27: 1 points126-27

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 NSH 17 1 3 4 0 4 13 9 0.24 $635K
2015-16 NSH 34 4 2 6 5 12 25 35 0.18 $635K
2016-17 NSH 58 8 2 10 11 12 42 104 0.17 $625K
2017-18 NSH 81 9 18 27 2 42 120 136 0.33 $625K
2018-19 NSH 75 15 15 30 20 23 111 109 0.40 $625K
2019-20 NSH 57 9 6 15 -2 20 52 84 0.26 $2.857M
2020-21 NSH 54 8 7 15 2 18 58 74 0.28 $2.857M
2021-22 NSH 79 7 21 28 2 30 87 188 0.35 $2.857M
2022-23 NSH 82 12 18 30 -4 20 87 164 0.37 $2.857M
2023-24 NSH 81 15 20 35 -6 38 131 137 0.43 $2.857M
2024-25 NSH 72 7 14 21 -12 22 80 100 0.29 $2.857M
2025-26 VGK 66 6 5 11 -11 28 74 93 0.17 $2.857M
2026-27 TOR 6 1 0 1 1 0 8 18 0.17 $4.25M
13 seasons Career 762 102 131 233 8 269 888 1251 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
2015-16 NSH 10 0 0 0 -1 8 6 27 0.00
2016-17 NSH 22 6 6 12 7 16 28 51 0.55
2017-18 NSH 13 3 4 7 -2 8 18 30 0.54
2018-19 NSH 6 0 0 0 -5 6 7 18 0.00
2019-20 NSH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 0.25
2020-21 NSH 6 0 2 2 -1 2 3 22 0.33
2021-22 NSH 4 0 2 2 -1 0 6 18 0.50
2023-24 NSH 6 1 0 1 2 6 10 18 0.17
2025-26 VGK 22 2 6 8 4 6 21 67 0.36
9 seasons Playoffs 93 12 21 33 3 52 100 258 0.35

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
34 4 2 6 5 12 25 35 0.18 16.0 9:58

Contract

$635KCap hitends in 2016, then extended to 2019
$106KCap dollars per point6 points in 34 games
$325KCap dollars per goal above replacement2.0 goals above replacement
$1.8MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.2MValueworth 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 668 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Nashville Predators on Sep 15, 2012, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $2.725M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Nashville Predators on Feb 22, 2016, 3 years and $1.875M at $625K a season, beginning in 2016-17.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $635K $550K $90K $285K $640K
2014-15 $635K $575K $90K $235K $665K
2015-16 $635K $600K $0 $210K $600K

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, 2026 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2026-27 to 2027-28 2 $8.5M $4.25M
Jul 23, 2019 Nashville Predators New contract 2019-20 to 2025-26 7 $20M $2.857M
Feb 22, 2016 Nashville Predators Extension not begun 2016-17 to 2018-19 3 $1.875M $625K
Sep 15, 2012 Nashville Predators Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 signed for 2012-13, slid 3 $2.725M $635K

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

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+2.0Goals above replacement369th of 675 skaters, 253rd of 445 forwards
+0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 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-1.3 29th percentileEven-strength defence+1.9 86th percentilePower play0.0 57th percentilePenalty kill+0.4 89th percentilePenalties+0.0 41st 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. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. 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.

-20242013-142016-172018-192020-212022-232024-252026-27Goals 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

52.3Corsi for %265 attempts for, 242 against
-2.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.7Expected goals for %9.8 expected for, 7.2 against
+3.8xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.6Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.9Goals for %13 for, 8 against
102.1PDO9.5% shooting + 92.7% saves
41Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Cody Hodgson · Austin Watson · Colton Sissons633:3664.290.20-0
Cody Hodgson · Colton Sissons · Viktor Arvidsson929:2151.959.01-0
Eric Nystrom · Miikka Salomaki · Colton Sissons727:1848.953.51-1
Gabriel Bourque · Austin Watson · Colton Sissons524:2957.983.14-0

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.4Expected goalsfrom 34 unblocked attempts
+1.6Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.42 expected goals per 60 minutes7th
Shot quality 7.0% chance per attempt38th
Finishing +1.6 goals above expected73rdOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Goals 4Expected 2.4

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 @ DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:03
Apr 7, 2016 vs ARI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 07:39
Apr 2, 2016 vs SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 10:48
Mar 31, 2016 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 09:41
Mar 29, 2016 @ DAL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 5 0 2 08:28
Mar 28, 2016 vs COL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 06:48
Mar 26, 2016 vs CBJ W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:58
Mar 24, 2016 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:11
Mar 21, 2016 vs LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:02
Mar 18, 2016 @ WSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:01
Mar 17, 2016 vs NYI W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:57
Mar 14, 2016 @ EDM W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10:47
Mar 12, 2016 @ VAN L 2-4 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 07:45
Mar 9, 2016 @ CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:14
Mar 8, 2016 @ WPG W 4-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 09:02
Dec 26, 2015 vs DET L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:13
Dec 21, 2015 vs MTL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:38
Dec 19, 2015 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:00
Dec 17, 2015 @ STL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:00
Dec 15, 2015 vs CGY L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:06
Dec 12, 2015 vs COL L 2-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:08
Dec 10, 2015 vs CHI W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:07
Dec 8, 2015 @ CHI L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:31
Dec 7, 2015 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:20
Dec 5, 2015 @ DET L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:12
Dec 3, 2015 vs FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:40
Dec 1, 2015 vs ARI W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 13:22
Nov 28, 2015 vs BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:10
Nov 27, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:25
Nov 20, 2015 @ CBJ L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 09:11
Nov 17, 2015 vs ANA W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 09:30
Nov 14, 2015 vs WPG W 7-0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2 14:15
Nov 12, 2015 vs TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 10:06
Nov 10, 2015 vs OTT W 7-5 1 0 1 4 0 1 0 08:19