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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.

  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 22.7 yrs (16.05.2003)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 92 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 noticeably better when he plays.

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

  • 68

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 103rd of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 139th of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    Games
    41.00
    182
    PlayDriving
    0.03
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.50
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    15.66
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.47
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.47
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.93
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.77
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    3.12
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    3.08
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    0.19
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.33
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    3.11
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.08
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    0.84
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    1.78
    13
    Takeaways/60
    1.50
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.74
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.31
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    10.01
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Cole Sillinger at his age (22.7 yrs):
    Ridly Greig (Rating of 68 in 2024, Today 68)
    J.T. Compher (Rating of 68 in 2017, Today 61)
    Joel Eriksson Ek (Rating of 68 in 2019, Today 78)
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Actual AAV: $2.250M
Player Contract Value: $2.400M
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 / 92 kg 0.48 0.39 66 71 $2.250M
88% Erik Haula Team Logo LW 34.8 yrs 180 cm / 86 kg 0.53 0.45 65 73 $3.150M
86% Andrew Copp Team Logo C 31.5 yrs 185 cm / 90 kg 0.53 0.43 69 76 $5.625M
84% Kaapo Kakko Team Logo RW 24.9 yrs 185 cm / 97 kg 0.54 0.43 71 77 $4.525M
84% Ryan Donato Team Logo C 29.8 yrs 183 cm / 86 kg 0.42 0.47 67 69 $4.000M
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