Ross Colton
C · #79
· Nashville Predators
· 6'0" · 194 lb
· L-handed
· 29 yrs
· Draft: 2016 Rd 4 (#118 overall)
Compare with
Season
480
Games
102–102–204
G–A–P
898
Shots · 11.4%
942 / 242
Hits / Blocks
Last 5 · 2 PTS · 1 G · Cooling
Recent · Career last 25 games
| Date | Matchup | Score | G | A | P | SOG | Hits | Blk | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | MIN @ NSH | L 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:15 |
| May 26 | COL @ VGK | 1–2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:50 |
| May 24 | COL @ VGK | 3–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:29 |
| May 22 | VGK @ COL | 3–1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:18 |
| May 20 | VGK @ COL | 4–2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 |
| May 13 | MIN @ COL | 3–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:05 |
| May 11 | COL @ MIN | 5–2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 |
| May 9 | COL @ MIN | 1–5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:08 |
| May 5 | MIN @ COL | 2–5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:29 |
| May 3 | MIN @ COL | 6–9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 |
Showing the 10 most recent games on file — the full game-by-game log is next.
Goals
10254th
Assists
10235th
Points
20443rd
Primary Assists
6642nd
Points/60 (5v5)
2.0260th
Power-Play Points
2942nd
Game Score
268.859th
Shots
89858th
Shooting %
11.4%43rd
Shot Danger/60
0.7971st
High-Danger Chances
13463rd
Expected Goals
96.462nd
Goals Above Expected
-3.425th
Rebounds Created
4752nd
Corsi %
53.3%85th
Fenwick %
53.2%84th
xGF% (5v5)
52.0%68th
xGA/60 (5v5)
2.7237th
Blocked Shots
26354th
Hits
103485th
Blocks/60
2.671st
Hits/60
10.187th
Takeaways
14347th
Giveaways
15477th
Penalties Drawn
11063rd
Penalties Taken
8149th
Penalty Differential
+471st
Plus-Minus
+163rd
Ice Time / Game
12:4320th
Games Played
48090th
PP Ice Time
91 min44th
PK Ice Time
4 min24th
O-Zone Start %
46.2%31st
Faceoff % (Centers)
49.3%57th
Teammate Quality
5552nd
Competition Quality
5315th
Top skating speed May 20, 2026 · VGK @ COL
23.7 mph96th
Bursts over 20 mph
89397th
Distance skated
926 mi81st
Top shot speed
96.4 mph85th
Archetype — how these are computed →
Defensive Forward
A defensive specialist forward — suppresses chances and plays a low-event, own-zone role.
Why he earned it — his rank among forwards
HD suppression
0.0/60
50th
Shot suppression
38.4/60
78th
Blocks per 60
0.0
50th
All fit scores
Fit scores run 0–100: how strongly this player matches each mold, blended from his league
percentiles in that archetype's key stats (the bars above show those percentiles — e.g.
"98th" = better than 98% of the league). A player only earns a tag when the score clears
that archetype's minimum floor — full formulas in
the archetypes guide.
Shots On Goal
By zone · shooting % vs his average · Career (since 2010-11) · all gamesSlot
61 G on 358 shots
17%Shooting
Shooting %
Below his avg
Around
Above his avg
+26 shots (3 goals) from beyond the mapped zones
898
Total Shots On Goal
Goals
102
101 charted
Shooting %
11.4%
Shots / GP
1.9
xG
88.8
Shot Danger Mix
High danger12%
Medium danger38%
Low danger50%
Top Scoring Zones
01
17%
Slot
61 G on 358 shots
02
8%
High Slot
7 G on 91 shots
03
13%
Right Inner Wing
6 G on 46 shots
Contract
Cap hit
$4,000,000
Term2023-24 → 2026-27 (4 yrs)
ExpiryUFA 2027
Clauses2024-25: NTC; 2025-26: M-NTC; 2026-27: M-NTC
Signed at age27
Signing GMChris MacFarland
AgentLewis Gross
Career
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | P | Playoff GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | NHL | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025-26 | NHL | Avalanche | 73 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024-25 | NHL | Avalanche | 61 | 16 | 13 | 29 | 1 |
| 2023-24 | NHL | Avalanche | 80 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | NHL | Lightning | 81 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 6 |
| 2021-22 | NHL | Lightning | 79 | 22 | 17 | 39 | 23 |
| 2020-21 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 2020-21 | NHL | Lightning | 30 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 2019-20 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 62 | 11 | 31 | 42 | — |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Syracuse Crunch | 66 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 4 |
| 2017-18 | NCAA | Univ. of Vermont | 36 | 16 | 7 | 23 | — |
| 2016-17 | NCAA | Univ. of Vermont | 33 | 12 | 15 | 27 | — |
| 2015-16 | WJAC-19 | USA U19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 2015-16 | USHL | Cedar Rapids | 55 | 35 | 31 | 66 | 5 |
| 2014-15 | USHL | Cedar Rapids | 58 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 3 |
| 2013-14 | High-CT | Taft Rhinos | 24 | 25 | 18 | 43 | — |
| 2012-13 | AYHL 16U | New Jersey Rockets 16U | 22 | 22 | 18 | 40 | — |
| 2011-12 | AYHL 15U | Mercer Chiefs 16UA | 19 | 19 | 5 | 24 | — |
| 2010-11 | AYHL 14U | Mercer Chiefs 14U AAA | 30 | 19 | 28 | 47 | — |
| 2009-10 | AYHL 13U | Mercer Chiefs 13U AAA | 37 | 31 | 42 | 73 | — |