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

Cedric Paquette TBL · 10 P in 58 GP Joseph Cramarossa VAN · 10 P in 59 GP Logan Shaw ANA · 10 P in 55 GP Brian Flynn MTL · 10 P in 51 GP Denis Malgin FLA · 10 P in 47 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 5 1 0 1 0 0 8 14 0.20 $4.25M
13 seasons Career 761 102 131 233 7 269 888 1247 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

2016-17 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
58 8 2 10 11 12 42 104 0.17 19.0 11:07

Contract

$625KCap hitends in 2019
$63KCap dollars per point10 points in 58 games
-$568KWorth 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. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. 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 Nashville Predators on Feb 22, 2016, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $1.875M, beginning in 2016-17. It runs through 2018-19, with 2 seasons left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2016-17 $625K $575K $0 $575K
2017-18 $625K $650K $0 $650K
2018-19 $625K $650K $0 $650K

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 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 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

-1.8Goals above replacement608th of 664 skaters, 403rd of 435 forwards
-0.3Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.6Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 435 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-3.1 9th percentileEven-strength defence-0.6 32nd percentilePower play-0.1 48th percentilePenalty kill0.0 31st percentilePenalties+0.2 49th 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.

-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

43.7Corsi for %438 attempts for, 565 against
-8.3CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.5Expected goals for %17.9 expected for, 22.3 against
-8.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
44.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
63.3Goals for %19 for, 11 against
104.1PDO7.9% shooting + 96.1% saves
69Attempts 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Calle Jarnkrok · Austin Watson · Colton Sissons24110:5045.243.12-2
Mike Fisher · Austin Watson · Colton Sissons1464:2645.660.24-0
Colin Wilson · Craig Smith · Colton Sissons753:2654.054.66-1
Cody McLeod · Austin Watson · Colton Sissons1252:5241.937.32-1

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.

8Goalsnot counting empty-netters
5.1Expected goalsfrom 55 unblocked attempts
+2.9Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.47 expected goals per 60 minutes11th
Shot quality 9.3% chance per attempt92nd
Finishing +2.9 goals above expected81stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 421 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

02468Game 20Game 40Goals 8Expected 5.1

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 8, 2017 @ WPG L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 14:04
Apr 6, 2017 @ DAL W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 17:50
Apr 4, 2017 vs NYI L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14:43
Apr 2, 2017 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:36
Apr 1, 2017 vs MIN W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 16:36
Mar 30, 2017 vs TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10:32
Mar 28, 2017 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 14:38
Mar 27, 2017 @ NYI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 13:42
Mar 25, 2017 vs SJS W 7-2 2 0 2 3 4 4 1 15:18
Mar 23, 2017 vs CGY W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 11:40
Mar 20, 2017 vs ARI W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:25
Mar 18, 2017 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 10:31
Mar 16, 2017 @ WSH W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 11:43
Mar 13, 2017 vs WPG W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10:07
Mar 11, 2017 @ SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 09:55
Mar 9, 2017 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 08:39
Feb 21, 2017 vs CGY L 5-6 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 07:53
Feb 19, 2017 @ CBJ W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:38
Feb 18, 2017 @ MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 09:55
Feb 4, 2017 vs DET L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 07:47
Feb 2, 2017 vs EDM W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:47
Jan 31, 2017 @ PIT L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 08:25
Jan 26, 2017 vs CBJ W 4-3 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 08:14
Jan 24, 2017 vs BUF L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 08:48
Jan 17, 2017 @ VAN L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 12:51
Jan 14, 2017 @ COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 12:54
Jan 12, 2017 vs BOS W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:03
Jan 10, 2017 vs VAN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14:55
Jan 8, 2017 @ CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 14:22
Jan 6, 2017 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:05
Jan 5, 2017 @ TBL W 6-1 3 0 3 3 0 4 4 13:52
Jan 3, 2017 vs MTL L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 10:27
Dec 30, 2016 @ STL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 12:23
Dec 22, 2016 vs LAK L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 07:55
Dec 20, 2016 @ NJD W 5-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:27
Dec 19, 2016 @ PHI W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:05
Dec 17, 2016 vs NYR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:16
Dec 15, 2016 vs MIN L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 08:47
Dec 13, 2016 vs STL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:38
Nov 25, 2016 vs WPG W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 06:05
Nov 23, 2016 vs DAL W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 14:09
Nov 21, 2016 vs TBL W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 12:06
Nov 19, 2016 @ STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 08:12
Nov 17, 2016 @ OTT W 5-1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 09:55
Nov 15, 2016 @ TOR L 2-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 10:01
Nov 12, 2016 vs ANA W 5-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 09:44
Nov 10, 2016 vs STL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 08:37
Nov 8, 2016 vs OTT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10:33
Nov 5, 2016 vs CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 11:40
Nov 3, 2016 @ ARI L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 08:28
Nov 1, 2016 @ COL W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:52
Oct 29, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 07:01
Oct 27, 2016 @ LAK L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 09:51
Oct 26, 2016 @ ANA L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:24
Oct 21, 2016 @ DET L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11:35
Oct 18, 2016 vs DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:43
Oct 15, 2016 @ CHI L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10:37
Oct 14, 2016 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 11:09