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Cole Sillinger
Center #4 Blue Jackets $2.250M
Player Information

Cole Sillinger has 26 points (6 goals, 20 assists) in 55 games for the Columbus Blue Jackets this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 12) of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets, he has 133 points (49 goals, 84 assists) in 341 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 22.8 yrs (16.05.2003)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 12th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoColumbus Blue Jackets
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 22-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Blue Jackets controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Cole Sillinger is off the ice, the Blue Jackets control 48% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 31% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 33% in the defensive zone.

  • 69

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 118th of 247 Centers
    Defense:Def: 86th of 247 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.01
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.50
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.45
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.45
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.60
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.75
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.75
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.14
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.14
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.15
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.31
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.15
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.84
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.75
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    2.09
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.57
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.14
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    9.19
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Cole Sillinger at his age (22.8 yrs):
    Gabriel Vilardi (Rating of 69 in 2021, Today 76)
    J.T. Compher (Rating of 69 in 2017, Today 59)
    Juuso Parssinen (Rating of 69 in 2023, Today 60)
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $2.250M
Player Contract Value: $2.600M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 RFA
Age at the end: 24.1 yrs (16.05.2003)
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Cole Sillinger
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
28.01.2026 Team Logo Flyers 1 0 2 2 1 14:10 1 0.0% 2
30.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 1 1 3 14:28 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 0 0 -1 15:34 1 0.0% 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Devils 1 0 1 1 1 14:13 1 0.0% 0
04.02.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 1 1 1 15:52 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 0 5 5 5 5 0.0% 4
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2021-22 Team Logo Blue Jackets 79 16 15 31 -22 13:41 148 10.8% 37
2022-23 Team Logo Blue Jackets 64 3 8 11 -23 13:19 93 3.2% 22
2023-24 Team Logo Blue Jackets 77 13 19 32 -4 16:07 157 8.3% 46
2024-25 Team Logo Blue Jackets 66 11 22 33 -11 16:55 129 8.5% 35
2025-26 Team Logo Blue Jackets 55 6 20 26 5 15:25 93 6.5% 22
Season Projection 81 9 29 38 7 15:26 137 6.6% 32
Total 341 49 84 133 -55 620 7.9% 162
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Cole Sillinger Team Logo C 22.8 yrs 183 cm / 91 kg 0.47 0.39 65 77 $2.250M
89% Arseny Gritsyuk Team Logo RW 25 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.43 0.43 67 79 $0.925M
87% Alexandre Texier Team Logo LW 26.5 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.47 0.40 65 82 $1.000M
87% Kaapo Kakko Team Logo RW 25 yrs 185 cm / 97 kg 0.52 0.43 70 78 $4.525M
86% Peyton Krebs Team Logo C 25.1 yrs 183 cm / 85 kg 0.44 0.34 65 74 $1.450M
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