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Ross Colton
Center #20 Avalanche $4.000M
Player Information

Ross Colton has 22 points (7 goals, 15 assists) in 52 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 174 points (87 goals, 87 assists) in 383 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: 29.5 yrs (11.09.1996)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 87 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 118th in 2016
    Draft Team: Team logoTampa Bay Lightning
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player Evaluation

The 29-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Avalanche controlling 62% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Ross Colton is off the ice, the Avalanche control 57% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably better when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 30% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 28% in the defensive zone.

  • 77

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 57th of 246 Centers
    Defense:Def: 41st of 246 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.04
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.62
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    12.97
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.65
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.92
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.46
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    1.31
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.58
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.70
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.11
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.30
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.24
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.31
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.28
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.94
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.11
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.70
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.28
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $4.000M
Player Contract Value: $6.400M
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
21.01.2026 Team Logo Ducks 1 0 0 0 0 12:30 5 0.0% 0
29.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 1 0 1 -1 12:37 2 50.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 1 0 1 1 14:55 3 33.3% 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Red Wings 1 0 0 0 0 12:45 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 0 14:33 3 0.0% 0
Total 5 2 0 2 0 14 14.3% 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 52 7 15 22 14 13:00 124 5.6% 9
Season Projection 79 11 23 34 21 13:00 188 5.9% 14
Total 383 87 87 174 4 753 11.6% 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 Match
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 29.5 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.42 0.45 74 84 $4.000M
88% Mackie Samoskevich Team Logo RW 23.3 yrs 180 cm / 81 kg 0.38 0.39 73 83 $0.775M
87% Shane Wright Team Logo C 22.1 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.39 0.48 70 87 $0.887M
86% Justin Sourdif Team Logo RW 23.9 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.47 0.46 68 85 $0.825M
86% Barrett Hayton Team Logo C 25.7 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.40 0.44 73 90 $2.650M
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