Ross Colton
#79 · Center · Nashville Predators
| GamesGP | GoalsG | AssistsA | PointsP | ShotsSOG | Ice timeTOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This season | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13:10 |
| Last season | 73 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 153 | 12:31 |
Role
Where he fits on Nashville right now.
- Line
L3 with J. Drury and A. Edstrom · 5:27 a game together
- Power play
PP2
Power-play role tags count only games with his current team, and he has too few power-play shots with Nashville yet to earn one.
- Penalty kill
Rarely kills penalties · not a regular in 10 kills
- Ice time
13:10 a game, 9th-most among Nashville forwards · 12:40 5-on-5 · 0:22 PP
- Competition
Easier opponents than 73% of forwards · home 66%, road 76%
Easier opponents than 86% of forwards
Where he stands out
What he does better or worse than most players at his position.
Better than most at his position
Shooting volumeTop 5
17.3 shot attempts /60better than 98% of centers
Distance skatedTop 5
10.43 miles /60farther than 98% of centers
Hardest shotTop 10
94.1 mphharder than 95% of centers
Fast bursts
12.4 bursts /60more often than 94% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Finishing
−0.9 goals above expected /100 shotsbehind 91% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season and last, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 20 games over the two seasons.
Better than most at his position
Hitting
hitting score 18514.81 hits /60better than 87% of forwardsmore than 94% of forwards
Top speed
22.4 mphfaster than 87% of forwards
Behind most at his position
Staying out of the box
0.89 penalties taken /60behind 75% of forwards
Listed only when we can be confident he is above or below average. Numbers from this season, through Oct 10. Compared with forwards who have played at least 3 games.
All ratings
Every rating, against other forwards.
This season’s 4 games blended with last season’s 73, and pulled toward the average forward by an amount that depends on how quickly each rating settles.
He played for Colorado Avalanche last season. Habits that travel with a player (shooting, hitting, penalties) still use that season in full; setting up goals, finishing, faceoffs and power-play chances depend more on linemates and role, so they lean on it less. We measured how much each one carries over for players who change teams.
Shooting volume, creating his own chances, shot blocking, hardest shot and distance skated compare centers with centers, because centers and wingers really differ there. Everything else compares all forwards.
This season’s 4 games only, pulled toward the average forward. Expect wide ranges this early.
Driving play at 5-on-5
- Creating chancesAlong for the rideDrives play
+0.15 expected goals /60top 18%
−0.07 expected goals /60bottom 28%
- Preventing chancesChances against riseShuts it down
+0.06 expected goals against /60bottom 28%
+0.04 expected goals against /60bottom 33%
Scoring
- Shooting volumeTop 5Rarely shootsFires away
17.3 shot attempts /60top 2%
12.4 shot attempts /60top 31%
- Creating his own chancesFew chancesDangerous
0.88 expected goals /60top 9%
0.66 expected goals /60bottom 42%
- FinishingBelow expectedSniper
−0.9 goals above expected /100 shotsbottom 9%
−0.4 goals above expected /100 shotsaverage
- Setting up goalsRarely sets upPlaymaker
0.58 first assists /60top 38%
0.54 first assists /60average
Special teams
- Power-play chancesQuietThreat
1.81 expected goals /60too few games
1.83 expected goals /60too few games
- Shorthanded threatPure defensePower kill
0.88 expected goals for /60too few games
0.89 expected goals for /60too few games
Physical and puck
- HittingAvoids contactPhysical
hitting score 211top 11%10.68 hits /60top 14%
hitting score 185top 13%14.81 hits /60top 6%
- Shot blockingRarely blocksShot blocker
blocking score 98average2.36 blocks /60bottom 44%
blocking score 104top 42%3.42 blocks /60top 18%
- TakeawaysRarePuck thief
takeaway score 106top 35%1.18 takeaways /60top 24%
takeaway score 90bottom 40%0.00 takeaways /60bottom 1%
Penalties and faceoffs
- Drawing penaltiesRarelyDraws calls
0.90 penalties drawn /60top 32%
0.84 penalties drawn /60top 43%
- Staying out of the boxOften penalizedClean
0.66 penalties taken /60average
0.89 penalties taken /60bottom 25%
- FaceoffsLoses drawsWins draws
48.8% wontoo few games
50.0% wontoo few games
Hitting, shot blocking and takeaways are arena-adjusted scores (100 is the average forward); switch “Hits and takeaways” to Raw in the settings to see the numbers as recorded. How the ratings work.
Shots
Where his shots come from, and how his misses miss.
246 unblocked shots, this season and last, from his point of view. 10 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
9 unblocked shots, this season, from his point of view. 1 more from outside the zone. Empty nets left out.
How his misses miss
91 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
4 missed shots. “Wide left” is from his point of view.
The NHL’s game data records how a shot missed, but not where in the net a goal or save went (glove side, blocker, five-hole). That needs paid camera tracking, so we don’t show it.
Skating and shot
Speed, bursts, shot power and where he spends his shifts, from the NHL’s own tracking (NHL EDGE).
- Top speedSlowerBurner
23.1 mphtop 17%
22.4 mphtop 13%
- Fast burstsRareFrequent
12.4 bursts /60top 6%
6.8 bursts /60top 37%
- Hardest shotTop 10SofterCannon
94.1 mphtop 5%
70.3 mphbottom 16%
- Distance skatedTop 5ShorterCovers ground
10.43 miles /60top 2%
10.18 miles /60top 16%
- Time in the offensive zoneDefendingAttacking
42.5% of his timetop 21%
39.1% of his timebottom 30%
Top speed and hardest shot are his best single moments over this season and lastthis season; bursts and distance are per 60 minutes of his ice time. Tracking data: NHL EDGE.