Ross Colton
Age 30 · Shoots left · 6′0″ · 194 lb · Born Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA
Drafted 2016, #118 overall by Tampa Bay
2025-262025-26: 73 games, 9-15-24, 0.33 points per game Season detail →
Ross Colton has 0 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 24 points in 73 games last season.
This season
2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample0 points in 3 games for the 21st-placed Nashville
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.0). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Nashville's power play went through him.
Special teams
Power-play involvement
Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.
Most attempts from the wing
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
9 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 73 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersTop speed in the 90th percentile of forwards: 22.37 mph
How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
- 22.37vs
DAL3 Oct · 1st 11:21 - 20.26vsDAL3 Oct · 2nd 04:26
- 19.97vs
MIN1 Oct · 2nd 01:46 - 19.76vsDAL3 Oct · 2nd 07:02
- 19.73vsMIN1 Oct · 2nd 18:06
- 19.70vsMIN1 Oct · 3rd 11:41
- 19.49vsMIN1 Oct · 2nd 10:25
- 19.43vsDAL3 Oct · 2nd 14:17
His fastest bursts in mph.
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
- 70.34vsDAL3 Oct · 2nd 07:41
- 57.44vsMIN1 Oct · 1st 09:51
- 52.09vsDAL3 Oct · 3rd 09:56
- 43.88vsDAL3 Oct · 2nd 10:38
- 30.63vsDAL3 Oct · 2nd 04:26
Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.
Shot attempts per speed band.
Distance, last 10 games
- 2.16@
TOR6 Oct · 12:52 TOI - 2.58vsDAL3 Oct · 15:19 TOI
- 2.04vsMIN1 Oct · 12:15 TOI
Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 2.26 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.
Physical play, discipline and faceoffs
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Against Montréal, a point in two of two
MTLL 3-71012−112:37MTLW 7-20110+314:57TORW 5-4 OT0002−112:52DALW 2-10000015:19MINL 1-30002012:1524 points in 73 games
Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 40+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.
Points per game · rolling blocks
Dashed line: season average (0.3). Dark blocks sit at or above it.
Where he ranks
See all: Where he ranks →A depth forward who plays mostly at even strength
Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Nashville's power play went through him.
Special teams
Most of the goals come at even strength
How the 9 goals and 15 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.
Goals by period
Goals by game state
3 of 9 goals broke a tie; 2 came with Nashville trailing.
Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot
Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.
By zone
303 attempts across the 75 games with a stored shot map.
Expected goals
See all: Expected goals →2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.
2025-26 · 73 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG.
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 leadersDistance per 60 in the 99th percentile of forwards: 10.45 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.
Where his shifts were spent
Share of his time on ice in each zone.
Fastest moments
Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.
Hardest shots
Shot attempts per speed band.
Draws more penalties than he takes
Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.
Possession and physical
Points come in bunches, not every night (21 of 73)
How often he scores, how long the streaks run.
Streaks
Against Montréal, a point in two of two
MTLL 3-71012−112:37MTLW 7-20110+314:57
SEAW 2-00002014:27
CGYW 3-10000011:48
EDMW 2-1 SO0000−112:48
VGKOTL 2-3 OT0001+110:13CGYW 3-1000308:53
STLW 3-10002+110:54STLL 2-30004011:56DALW 2-0000107:49
VANL 6-80000−39:35CGYW 9-20000−114:43TORW 5-4 OT0002−112:52DALW 2-10000015:19MINL 1-30002012:15Better at home
Home and road
By opponent
By month
Final season of his deal: an unrestricted free agent next summer
In 2025-26 he scored 6.0 points per $1M of cap hit, 302nd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.
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 2 Oct 2026.
With Nashville
293rd in franchise points since 1990-91
Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.
Franchise ranks
See all: Franchise ranks →Career
Regular season and playoffsSix seasons, with 2 clubs
Career · regular season
Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.
Draft
Updated after every final · through 6 Oct