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Nicolas Roy

#10 · Centre · Colorado Avalanche

Born Feb 5, 1997 in Amos, Quebec, CAN (age 29) · 6'4", 200 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 96th overall in 2015 by CAR (round 4)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2022-23

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI · 39 P in 77 GP Ross Colton TBL · 39 P in 79 GP Mikael Backlund CGY · 39 P in 82 GP Max Domi CAR · 39 P in 72 GP Alexander Barabanov SJS · 39 P in 70 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.

0102030402017-18: 0 points017-182018-19: 0 points018-192019-20: 10 points1019-202020-21: 15 points1520-212021-22: 39 points3921-222022-23: 30 points3022-232023-24: 41 points4123-242024-25: 31 points3124-252025-26: 25 points2525-262026-27: 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
2017-18 CAR 1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0.00 $720K
2018-19 CAR 6 0 0 0 0 2 1 7 0.00 $720K
2019-20 VGK 28 5 5 10 3 8 42 39 0.36 $720K
2020-21 VGK 50 6 9 15 9 14 52 50 0.30 $750K
2021-22 VGK 78 15 24 39 12 51 145 85 0.50 $750K
2022-23 VGK 65 14 16 30 10 24 101 83 0.46 $3M
2023-24 VGK 70 13 28 41 8 29 112 77 0.59 $3M
2024-25 VGK 71 15 16 31 -4 43 107 72 0.44 $3M
2025-26 TOR 59 5 15 20 0 10 55 61 0.34 $3M
2025-26 COL 15 3 2 5 0 13 21 10 0.33
2026-27 COL 5 2 1 3 1 2 10 7 0.60 $3M
10 seasons Career 448 78 116 194 38 196 647 493 0.43

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2019-20 VGK 17 0 5 5 5 4 19 50 0.29
2020-21 VGK 19 4 5 9 -2 8 23 57 0.47
2022-23 VGK 22 3 8 11 2 20 37 48 0.50
2023-24 VGK 7 0 0 0 1 4 2 25 0.00
2024-25 VGK 11 2 2 4 -5 21 11 21 0.36
2025-26 COL 13 3 3 6 -1 4 16 24 0.46
6 seasons Playoffs 89 12 23 35 0 61 108 225 0.39

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 15 24 39 12 51 145 85 0.50 10.3 16:15

Contract

$750KCap hitends in 2022
$19KCap dollars per point39 points in 78 games
$245KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.1 goals above replacement
$2.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.2MValueworth 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 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Vegas Golden Knights on Apr 22, 2020, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $1.5M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2021-22, so this is its last season.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2020-21 $750K $700K $50K $750K
2021-22 $750K $750K $0 $750K

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
Aug 8, 2022 Vegas Golden Knights New contract 2022-23 to 2026-27 5 $15M $3M
Apr 22, 2020 Vegas Golden Knights Extension 2020-21 to 2021-22 2 $1.5M $750K
Apr 9, 2016 Carolina Hurricanes Entry-level 2017-18 to 2019-20 signed for 2016-17, slid 3 $2.4M $720K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Rating

+3.1Goals above replacement288th of 723 skaters, 203rd of 481 forwards
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 481 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+4.0 82nd percentileEven-strength defence-2.3 11th percentilePower play-0.7 17th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 76th percentilePenalties-1.5 3rd 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.

-202462017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

54.2Corsi for %1100 attempts for, 929 against
+1.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.3Expected goals for %52.3 expected for, 45.9 against
+0.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.4Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.1Goals for %49 for, 40 against
100.3PDO8.3% shooting + 92.1% saves
187Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 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
Evgenii Dadonov · Mattias Janmark · Nicolas Roy21113:3747.953.94-2
Reilly Smith · Jonathan Marchessault · Nicolas Roy23106:2353.653.610-4
Mattias Janmark · Keegan Kolesar · Nicolas Roy19102:0750.047.74-6
Chandler Stephenson · William Carrier · Nicolas Roy1172:5351.747.24-4

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.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
23.0Expected goalsfrom 195 unblocked attempts
-8.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.09 expected goals per 60 minutes84th
Shot quality 11.8% chance per attempt99th
Finishing -8.0 goals above expected2ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 451 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

05101520Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 23.0Goals 15

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 29, 2022 @ STL W 7-4 0 1 1 3 2 2 0 16:00
Apr 27, 2022 @ CHI L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 16:26
Apr 26, 2022 @ DAL L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 17:27
Apr 24, 2022 vs SJS L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 2 4 14:41
Apr 20, 2022 vs WSH W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 13:07
Apr 18, 2022 vs NJD L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 11:26
Apr 16, 2022 @ EDM L 0-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 12:47
Apr 14, 2022 @ CGY W 6-1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 15:35
Apr 12, 2022 @ VAN L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 16:10
Apr 9, 2022 vs ARI W 6-1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 16:42
Apr 6, 2022 vs VAN L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 15:18
Apr 3, 2022 @ VAN W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 15:49
Apr 1, 2022 @ SEA W 5-2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 15:55
Mar 30, 2022 @ SEA W 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:58
Mar 26, 2022 vs CHI W 5-4 (OT) 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 15:57
Mar 24, 2022 vs NSH W 6-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 1 16:22
Mar 22, 2022 @ WPG L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:25
Mar 21, 2022 @ MIN L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 15:50
Mar 19, 2022 vs LAK W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 16:33
Mar 17, 2022 vs FLA W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 16:34
Mar 15, 2022 @ WPG L 3-7 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 16:06
Mar 13, 2022 @ CBJ L 4-6 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:52
Mar 11, 2022 @ PIT L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 15:45
Mar 10, 2022 @ BUF L 1-3 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 16:10
Mar 8, 2022 @ PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 13:46
Mar 6, 2022 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16:22
Mar 4, 2022 @ ANA W 5-4 2 0 2 2 0 3 0 16:40
Mar 3, 2022 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:34
Mar 1, 2022 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 14:22
Feb 26, 2022 vs COL L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 17:00
Feb 25, 2022 @ ARI L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 17:54
Feb 20, 2022 @ SJS W 4-1 0 1 1 0 0 5 2 15:12
Feb 18, 2022 vs LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:45
Feb 16, 2022 vs COL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:48
Feb 9, 2022 @ CGY L 0-6 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 17:09
Feb 8, 2022 @ EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 16:02
Feb 1, 2022 vs BUF W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 16:44
Jan 29, 2022 @ TBL W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 16:12
Jan 27, 2022 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 14:38
Jan 25, 2022 @ CAR L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 17:58
Jan 24, 2022 @ WSH W 1-0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 16:08
Jan 20, 2022 vs MTL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 14:20
Jan 17, 2022 vs PIT L 3-5 1 0 1 -1 2 2 1 14:51
Jan 8, 2022 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:57
Jan 6, 2022 vs NYR W 5-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:44
Jan 4, 2022 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -2 0 4 1 16:58
Jan 2, 2022 vs WPG L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 3 0 2 3 16:40
Dec 31, 2021 vs ANA W 3-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 3 17:29
Dec 28, 2021 @ LAK W 6-3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 15:54
Dec 21, 2021 vs TBL L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 18:16
Dec 19, 2021 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 15:09
Dec 17, 2021 @ NYR W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:08
Dec 16, 2021 @ NJD W 5-3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 14:21
Dec 12, 2021 vs MIN W 6-4 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 15:41
Dec 10, 2021 vs PHI L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:04
Dec 8, 2021 vs DAL W 5-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 14:19
Dec 5, 2021 vs CGY W 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 17:06
Dec 3, 2021 @ ARI W 7-1 1 1 2 2 2 5 0 15:37
Dec 1, 2021 @ ANA L 5-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:44
Nov 27, 2021 vs EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 15:54
Nov 24, 2021 @ NSH W 5-2 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 16:20
Nov 22, 2021 @ STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:00
Nov 20, 2021 vs CBJ W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:45
Nov 18, 2021 vs DET W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 17:13
Nov 16, 2021 vs CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:06
Nov 13, 2021 vs VAN W 7-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18:07
Nov 11, 2021 vs MIN W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 18:49
Nov 9, 2021 vs SEA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 15:54
Nov 7, 2021 @ DET L 2-5 1 1 2 2 0 7 0 19:50
Nov 6, 2021 @ MTL W 5-2 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 17:57
Nov 4, 2021 @ OTT W 5-1 0 2 2 2 0 1 2 18:02
Nov 2, 2021 @ TOR L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 18:48
Oct 29, 2021 vs ANA W 5-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:36
Oct 27, 2021 @ DAL W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 17:53
Oct 26, 2021 @ COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 17 0 2 11:50
Oct 24, 2021 vs NYI L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 15:31
Oct 22, 2021 vs EDM L 3-5 1 1 2 1 0 3 0 13:58
Oct 20, 2021 vs STL L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 15:39