Ross Colton

C · #79 · Nashville Predators

Ross Colton is a center for the Nashville Predators. Born September 11, 1996 in Robbinsville, New Jersey, the United States, he stands 6'0", weighs 194 lbs and shoots left. He was drafted in 2016 (round 4, 118th overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning. In 421 NHL regular-season games he has 94 goals and 90 assists for 184 points. This season: 5 goals and 3 assists in 17 games.

NHL regular-season career

Games

421

Goals

94

Assists

90

Points

184

NHL playoff career

Games

75

Goals

13

Assists

15

Points

28

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game

0.22

Assists / game

0.21

Points / game

0.44

Shots / game

1.92

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals

22

2021–22 · Tampa Bay Lightning

Assists

23

2023–24 · Colorado Avalanche

Points

40

2023–24 · Colorado Avalanche

Shots

159

2021–22 · Tampa Bay Lightning

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

1. 2026–27

   • Nashville PredatorsNHL

2. 2025–26

   • Colorado AvalancheNHL

3. 2024–25

   • Colorado AvalancheNHL

4. 2023–24

   • Colorado AvalancheNHL

5. 2022–23

   • Tampa Bay LightningNHL

6. 2021–22

   • Tampa Bay LightningNHL

7. 2020–21

   • Syracuse CrunchAHL
   • Tampa Bay LightningNHL

8. 2019–20

   • Syracuse CrunchAHL

9. 2018–19

   • Syracuse CrunchAHL

10. 2017–18

    • Univ. of VermontNCAA

11. 2016–17

    • Univ. of VermontNCAA

12. 2015–16

    • Cedar RapidsUSHL
    • USA U19WJAC-19

13. 2014–15

    • Cedar RapidsUSHL

14. 2013–14

    • Taft RhinosHigh-CT

15. 2012–13

    • New Jersey Rockets 16UAYHL 16U

16. 2011–12

    • Mercer Chiefs 16UAAYHL 15U

17. 2010–11

    • Mercer Chiefs 14U AAAAYHL 14U

18. 2009–10

    • Mercer Chiefs 13U AAAAYHL 13U

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

Season	League	Team	Type	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/−	Shots	PPG	PPP	SHG	SHP	GWG	OTG
2026–27	NHL	Nashville Predators	Regular	17	5	3	8	4	1	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 13:11 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 17 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 1 Points 8 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1923 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 26
2025–26	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	73	9	15	24	13	9	153	0	0	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 15 Avg Toi 12:31 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4722 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 73 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 13 Plus Minus 9 Points 24 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0588 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 153
2025–26	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Playoffs	11	2	3	5	16	-2	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 9:40 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 2 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus -2 Points 5 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.1 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 20
2024–25	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	61	16	13	29	18	-1	125	5	7	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 13 Avg Toi 14:25 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4021 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 61 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 18 Plus Minus -1 Points 29 Power Play Goals 5 Power Play Points 7 Shooting Pctg 0.128 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 125
2024–25	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Playoffs	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 0 Avg Toi 7:04 Faceoff Winning Pctg 1 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 1 Goals 0 Ot Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus 0 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 1
2023–24	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Regular	80	17	23	40	61	-8	146	3	5	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 23 Avg Toi 13:43 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5159 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 80 Goals 17 Ot Goals 0 Pim 61 Plus Minus -8 Points 40 Power Play Goals 3 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.1164 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 146
2023–24	NHL	Colorado Avalanche	Playoffs	11	1	3	4	2	2	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 13:01 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4821 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 11 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 2 Plus Minus 2 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.0714 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 14
2022–23	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regular	81	16	16	32	50	-8	153	4	9	0	0	3	0	All stats Assists 16 Avg Toi 12:21 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5608 Game Winning Goals 3 Games Played 81 Goals 16 Ot Goals 0 Pim 50 Plus Minus -8 Points 32 Power Play Goals 4 Power Play Points 9 Shooting Pctg 0.1046 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 153
2022–23	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Playoffs	6	1	3	4	4	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 13:28 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.25 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 6 Goals 1 Ot Goals 0 Pim 4 Plus Minus 0 Points 4 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 1 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 8
2021–22	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regular	79	22	17	39	24	4	159	1	5	0	0	4	0	All stats Assists 17 Avg Toi 12:48 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.5215 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 79 Goals 22 Ot Goals 0 Pim 24 Plus Minus 4 Points 39 Power Play Goals 1 Power Play Points 5 Shooting Pctg 0.138 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 159
2021–22	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Playoffs	23	5	4	9	13	-2	39	2	2	0	0	2	0	All stats Assists 4 Avg Toi 13:08 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4355 Game Winning Goals 2 Games Played 23 Goals 5 Ot Goals 0 Pim 13 Plus Minus -2 Points 9 Power Play Goals 2 Power Play Points 2 Shooting Pctg 0.128 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 39
2020–21	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	Regular	3	1	2	3	0	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 2 Games Played 3 Goals 1 Pim 0 Plus Minus 1 Points 3
2020–21	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Regular	30	9	3	12	16	3	46	0	0	0	0	4	0	All stats Assists 3 Avg Toi 10:34 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4856 Game Winning Goals 4 Games Played 30 Goals 9 Ot Goals 0 Pim 16 Plus Minus 3 Points 12 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.196 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 46
2020–21	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	Playoffs	23	4	2	6	12	4	32	0	0	0	0	1	0	All stats Assists 2 Avg Toi 10:14 Faceoff Winning Pctg 0.4889 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 23 Goals 4 Ot Goals 0 Pim 12 Plus Minus 4 Points 6 Power Play Goals 0 Power Play Points 0 Shooting Pctg 0.125 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shorthanded Points 0 Shots 32
2019–20	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	Regular	62	11	31	42	64	-2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 31 Games Played 62 Goals 11 Pim 64 Plus Minus -2 Points 42
2018–19	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	Regular	66	14	17	31	36	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 17 Games Played 66 Goals 14 Pim 36 Plus Minus 9 Points 31
2018–19	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	Playoffs	4	1	0	1	2	-5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 0 Games Played 4 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -5 Points 1
2017–18	NCAA	Univ. of Vermont	Regular	36	16	7	23	47	-11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 7 Games Played 36 Goals 16 Pim 47 Plus Minus -11 Points 23
2016–17	NCAA	Univ. of Vermont	Regular	33	12	15	27	22	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 15 Games Played 33 Goals 12 Pim 22 Plus Minus 0 Points 27
2015–16	USHL	Cedar Rapids	Regular	55	35	31	66	79	32	209	9	—	1	—	5	—	All stats Assists 31 Game Winning Goals 5 Games Played 55 Goals 35 Pim 79 Plus Minus 32 Points 66 Power Play Goals 9 Shooting Pctg 16.7 Shorthanded Goals 1 Shots 209
2015–16	WJAC-19	USA U19	Regular	5	4	1	5	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 1 Games Played 5 Goals 4 Pim 0 Points 5
2015–16	USHL	Cedar Rapids	Playoffs	5	1	0	1	2	-1	16	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 5 Goals 1 Pim 2 Plus Minus -1 Points 1 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 6.3 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 16
2014–15	USHL	Cedar Rapids	Regular	58	18	15	33	22	14	99	9	—	0	—	1	—	All stats Assists 15 Game Winning Goals 1 Games Played 58 Goals 18 Pim 22 Plus Minus 14 Points 33 Power Play Goals 9 Shooting Pctg 18.2 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 99
2014–15	USHL	Cedar Rapids	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-4	3	0	—	0	—	0	—	All stats Assists 0 Game Winning Goals 0 Games Played 3 Goals 0 Pim 0 Plus Minus -4 Points 0 Power Play Goals 0 Shooting Pctg 0 Shorthanded Goals 0 Shots 3
2013–14	High-CT	Taft Rhinos	Regular	24	25	18	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 24 Goals 25 Points 43
2012–13	AYHL 16U	New Jersey Rockets 16U	Regular	22	22	18	40	14	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 18 Games Played 22 Goals 22 Pim 14 Plus Minus 0 Points 40
2011–12	AYHL 15U	Mercer Chiefs 16UA	Regular	19	19	5	24	12	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 5 Games Played 19 Goals 19 Pim 12 Plus Minus 0 Points 24
2010–11	AYHL 14U	Mercer Chiefs 14U AAA	Regular	30	19	28	47	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 28 Games Played 30 Goals 19 Pim 26 Points 47
2009–10	AYHL 13U	Mercer Chiefs 13U AAA	Regular	37	31	42	73	34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	All stats Assists 42 Games Played 37 Goals 31 Pim 34 Points 73

NHL game-by-game archive

17 imported games.

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Recent NHL games

Awards

Profile updated Nov 8, 8:55 pm EST. Missing stats are shown as –.

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