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Cole Sillinger
Center #4 Blue Jackets
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Cole Sillinger has 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists) in 42 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 127 points (48 goals, 79 assists) in 328 regular-season games for the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 22.7 yrs (16.05.2003)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 91 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 12th in 2021
    Draft Team: Team logoColumbus Blue Jackets
    Awards: -
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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 47% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a relatively balanced role, starting 33% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 67

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 107th of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 142nd of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    0.03
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.50
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.62
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.46
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.46
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.91
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.76
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.09
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.02
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.18
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.12
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.11
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.82
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.74
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.65
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.66
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    10.01
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Cole Sillinger at his age (22.7 yrs):
    Alex Laferriere (Rating of 67 in 2023, Today 69)
    Ridly Greig (Rating of 67 in 2024, Today 67)
    Erik Haula (Rating of 67 in 2013, Today 66)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $2.250M
Player Contract Value: $2.100M
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
31.12.2025 Team Logo Devils 1 0 1 1 1 14:54 4 0.0% 0
03.01.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 1 0 1 1 12:11 2 50.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 -2 12:34 0 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Sharks 1 0 0 0 -1 15:00 0 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Golden Knights 1 0 0 0 -1 13:56 1 0.0% 0
Total 5 1 1 2 -2 7 14.3% 0
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 42 5 15 20 -1 15:37 77 6.5% 18
Season Projection 81 10 29 39 -2 15:36 148 6.8% 35
Total 328 48 79 127 -61 604 7.9% 158
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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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 22.7 yrs 183 cm / 91 kg 0.48 0.39 65 70 $2.250M
89% Erik Haula Team Logo LW 34.8 yrs 180 cm / 86 kg 0.53 0.45 64 71 $3.150M
85% Andrew Copp Team Logo C 31.5 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.53 0.43 68 76 $5.625M
85% Ryan Greene Team Logo C 22.2 yrs 185 cm / 88 kg 0.36 0.35 60 73 $0.950M
84% Ryan Donato Team Logo C 29.8 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.41 0.46 66 68 $4.000M
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