Colorado Avalanche · #10 · Centre

Nicolas Roy

Age 29 · Shoots right · 6′4″ · 200 lb · Born Amos, Quebec, CAN

Drafted 2015, #96 overall by Carolina

Next game · tonightat Winnipeg · 7:30 PM ET0 P in the last 3 vs WPG
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Games22026-27 Small sample
Goals2T-2nd on COL
Assists1T-10th on COL
Points3T-5th on COL
P / GP1.50T-22nd in the NHL
Shots540.0% shooting
TOI / GP12:3317th on COL

2025-262025-26: 74 games, 8-17-25, 0.34 points per game Season detail →

Nicolas Roy has 3 points in 2 games of 2026-27, after 25 points in 74 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 2 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

3 points in 2 games for the 9th-placed Colorado

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games.

Percentile among NHL forwards

Goals / 604.7899th
Points / GP1.5094th
Shooting %40.0%91st
Takeaways290th
Assists / 602.3983rd
Shots / GP2.5082nd
Blocked shots267th
Hits563rd
Penalty differential048th
PP points036th
Ice time12:3325th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points3T-5th on COL
Points per game1.50T-22nd in NHL
Goals2T-21st in NHL
Assists1T-10th on COL
Shooting %40.0%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time12:3317th on COL
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Ice time and special teams

A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Colorado's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength11:04
Power play0:00
Shorthanded1:29
Total12:33

18.5 shifts a game, averaging 41 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals0T-4th on COL
PP assists0T-6th on COL
PP points0T-8th on COL · T-142nd NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 600.00

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Colorado total
Involved in0goals or assists
Share0.0%of every COL PPG
PP TOI share0.0%of COL PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

Most of the goals come at even strength

How the 2 goals and 1 assist were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-1st on COL
Overtime goals0T-1st on COL
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals2
Power-play goals0

Goals by period

1st0
2nd2
3rd0
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0
Leading2
Trailing0

0 of 2 goals broke a tie; 0 came with Colorado trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 100%
Secondary0 · 0%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 607.18
Goals / 604.78
Shots / 6012.0
ES points / 608.133 ES points
PP points / 600.000 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G
Slot4 att · 2 G
Wing1 att · 0 G
Point1 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

7 attempts across the 2 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)0.7159th
Goals2
Goals vs expected+1.3
Unblocked attempts7
xG per attempt.101
ixG per 601.70

2026-27 · 2 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 80th percentile of forwards: 10.06 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi10.0680th
Offensive-zone time44.1%72nd
Hardest shot, mph81.2469th
Average shot, mph58.561st
Defensive-zone time38.9%59th
90+ mph shots048th
Top speed, mph21.0842nd
22+ mph bursts041st
20+ mph bursts338th
Distance skated, mi4.28th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.08Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph81.24Forward average 74.7
Distance skated4.2 mi2.11 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts36.8%21.1% defensive · 42.1% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

44.1%All situations38.9%
44.8%Even strength37.6%
38.7%Shorthanded48.2%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.08vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 16:12
  2. 20.85vsLAK30 Sep · 1st 02:36
  3. 20.38vsLAK30 Sep · 3rd 08:41
  4. 19.62vsLAK30 Sep · 2nd 15:43
  5. 19.25vsSTL3 Oct · 3rd 14:47
  6. 19.06vsSTL3 Oct · 2nd 10:33
  7. 19.02vsLAK30 Sep · 3rd 05:25
  8. 18.85vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 12:15

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph3 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph10 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 81.24vsSTL3 Oct · 1st 07:02
  2. 76.12vsLAK30 Sep · 1st 02:37
  3. 53.96vsSTL3 Oct · 2nd 18:02
  4. 22.48vsLAK30 Sep · 3rd 16:33

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph1 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph1 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 2.11vsSTL3 Oct · 12:53 TOI
  2. 2.10vsLAK30 Sep · 12:12 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.10 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways21st on COL
Giveaways3
TK / GV ratio0.67
Hits51st on COL
Blocked shots2T-5th on COL

Discipline

Penalty minutes2
Minors1
Majors0
Penalties drawn1
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Faceoffs

Taken136.5 a game
Won6
Win %46.2%
Offensive zone2 of 4

A part-time centre on the draw.


Game log

Against Winnipeg, a point in zero of three

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
14 Mar 2026@WPGL 1-30001015:22
17 Jan 2026@WPGW 4-3 OT0001013:21
1 Jan 2026vsWPGW 6-50001014:11

Prediction markets

Priced at 11% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

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Contract

Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer

In 2025-26 he scored 8.3 points per $1M of cap hit, 204th of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$3M2.9% of the $104M ceiling
Term5 yearsYear 5 of 5
Expires2026-27UFA at 30
Cap value$15MCap hit × 5 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 1 Oct 2026.


With Colorado

Two seasons · 2025-26 to 2026-27
Linemates and opponents

Parker Kelly sets him up more than anyone

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who sets him up

Parker Kelly2
Jaden Schwartz1
Josh Manson1

Assists on his 2 goals, 2026-27.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points8212th for Colorado
Goals5170th
Assists3239th
Games played17297th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Ten seasons, with 4 clubs

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2017-18CAR10000.000.0%
2018-19CAR60000.000.0%
2019-20VGK2855100.3611.9%
2020-21VGK5069150.3011.5%
2021-22VGK781524390.5010.3%
2022-23VGK651416300.4613.9%
2023-24VGK701328410.5911.6%
2024-25VGK711516310.4414.0%
2025-26COL, TOR74817250.3410.5%
2026-27COL11011.0050.0%
Career444771151920.4312.1%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2015Carolina · round 4#96

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · COL points

Games92
Goals13
Points380.41 P/GP
Game-winning goals5
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct