Ross Colton headshot

C · NSH · #79

Ross Colton

Height
HT 6'0"
Weight
WT 194 lbs
Birth date
Sep 11, 1996 (age 30)
Bio
USA · Shoots L

He ranks C92 among 277 centers in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

261

#502 overall · C94 of 251

2025–26 scoring

163.8 pts

73 GP · 2.2 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

173.5 pts

72.2 games · 2.4 PPG

12.7 G · 16.3 A · 29 P · 13:17 TOI · 1:09 PP · 10.9 xG

Projection range

147.5–190.9

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2612:310:4843.2%914.923.1 mph
2026–27Proj13:171:0931.9%12.710.917.1 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

01002003002020: 59.1 FP5920202021: 210.7 FP21120212022: 180.8 FP18120222023: 189.8 FP19020232024: 172.5 FP17320242025: 163.8 FP16420252026 projection: 173.5 FP1742026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj72.2173.52.413:171:0912.716.329.03.2—146.1154.335.01.324.6124.310.948.4
2025–2673163.82.212:310:489152400153159259135114.964
2024–2561172.52.814:251:361613297012514542-11839——
2023–2480189.82.413:431:251723405014614146-86142316.477
2022–2381180.82.212:211:161616329015318828-850106——
2021–2279210.72.712:481:242217395015915336424303——
2020–213059.12.010:340:4193120046366316101——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Ross Colton's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Colton's Dynasty Value Score?
Colton scores 261 out of 10,000 (#502 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Colton's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 173.5 NHL-standard fantasy points over 72.24000000000001 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.