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Ross Colton
Center #20 Avalanche
Player Information

Ross Colton has 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists) in 44 games for the Colorado Avalanche this season.

Selected in the 4th round (No. 118) of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, he has 172 points (85 goals, 87 assists) in 375 regular-season games for the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche.

He also has 23 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 64 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 29.3 yrs (11.09.1996)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 118th in 2016
    Draft Team: Team logoTampa Bay Lightning
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 29-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Avalanche controlling 60% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ross Colton is off the ice, the Avalanche control 58% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 29% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.

  • 75

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 59th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 48th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.02
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.60
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.84
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.54
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.98
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.54
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.28
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.41
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.59
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.09
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.29
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.24
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.17
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.33
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.06
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.87
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.80
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.28
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $4.000M
Player Contract Value: $5.300M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 UFA
Age at the end: 31.8 yrs (11.09.1996)
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Ross Colton
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Hurricanes 1 0 1 1 1 10:41 4 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 12:13 0 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Lightning 1 0 0 0 0 12:34 4 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 3 3 3 15:13 4 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 0 1 1 1 13:15 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 5 5 5 13 0.0% 0
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Lightning 30 9 3 12 3 10:34 46 19.6% 16
2021-22 Team Logo Lightning 79 22 17 39 4 12:48 159 13.8% 24
2022-23 Team Logo Lightning 81 16 16 32 -8 12:20 153 10.5% 50
2023-24 Team Logo Avalanche 80 17 23 40 -8 13:43 146 11.6% 61
2024-25 Team Logo Avalanche 61 16 13 29 -1 14:25 125 12.8% 18
2025-26 Team Logo Avalanche 44 5 15 20 13 12:50 95 5.3% 9
Season Projection 82 9 28 37 24 12:50 177 5.1% 17
Total 375 85 87 172 3 724 11.7% 178
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2020-21 Team Logo Lightning 23 4 2 6 4 10:13 32 12.5% 12
2021-22 Team Logo Lightning 23 5 4 9 -2 13:07 39 12.8% 13
2022-23 Team Logo Lightning 6 1 3 4 0 13:28 8 12.5% 4
2023-24 Team Logo Avalanche 11 1 3 4 2 13:01 14 7.1% 2
2024-25 Team Logo Avalanche 1 0 0 0 0 7:04 1 0.0% 0
Total 64 11 12 23 4 94 11.7% 31
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Ross Colton Team Logo C 29.3 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.45 0.46 73 80 $4.000M
88% Mackie Samoskevich Team Logo RW 23.2 yrs 180 cm / 81 kg 0.43 0.40 73 81 $0.775M
87% Ben Kindel Team Logo C 18.7 yrs 180 cm / 83 kg 0.48 0.48 73 81 $0.975M
86% Tommy Novak Team Logo C 28.7 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.49 0.56 71 80 $3.500M
86% Kaapo Kakko Team Logo RW 24.9 yrs 185 cm / 97 kg 0.52 0.43 70 77 $4.525M
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