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Brock Nelson

Position
Centre
Age
35Oct 15, 1991
Height
6'4"193 cm
Weight
205 lbs93 kg
Shoots
Left
Born
Warroad, MN, USA
Nationality
USA
Draft
2010 · Round 1 · 30th overall · NYI
GP18
G4
A6
PTS10
+/-4
S%12.9%
TOI/GP17:30
GWG0
OTG—
SHG0
PPP3

Brock Nelson, Colorado Avalanche centre, stats: this season, career totals, game log, recent trends and advanced metrics, plus players with a similar profile — from the NHL’s official data updated daily.

Points Per Game Trend

Contract

2026-27 cap $104.0M

Contract data not yet available.

Career

Born in Warroad, MN, USA · Draft: 2010 · Round 1, pick 30 (#30 overall) · NYI · 15 NHL seasons

Regular season

GP
1019
G
338
A
324
PTS
662
+/-
34

Playoffs

GP
98
G
29
A
28
PTS
57
+/-
-1

Last 5 games

DateOppGAPTS+/-STOI
2026-11-07vs DET0000215:17
2026-11-05vs NSH0110116:47
2026-11-03@ CBJ0000015:55
2026-11-02@ CHI0001117:00
2026-10-31vs CGY1011313:38

Advanced stats 2026–27

Longer bar = better league rank (already flipped where lower is better). The tick marks the league median.

League leaders →

Physical

Shooting & expected goals

Possession (on ice)

Ranks among 659 skaters with 5+ GP.

Tracking data

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 17 tracked games this season · updated Nov 7

Longer bar = better than more of the league’s skaters. The tick marks the middle of the league.

Territory

  • Offensive-zone time while on the iceLeague avg 41.9%40.3%Beats 30%
  • Offensive-zone time, even strengthLeague avg 40.4%41.2%Beats 53%
  • Defensive-zone time (less is better)League avg 39.1%41.4%Beats 30%

Speed

  • Top skating speedLeague avg 21.8 mph22.9 mphBeats 89%
  • Skating bursts over 20 mphLeague avg 2023Beats 66%
  • Skating bursts over 22 mphLeague avg 11Beats 59%
  • Average shot speedLeague avg 54.6 mph51.6 mphBeats 41%
  • Hardest shotLeague avg 80.5 mph84.9 mphBeats 66%

Where the shots come from

Close = crease, low slot and net sides. Mid = high slot and faceoff circles. Long = points and outside the circles.

Shots by rink area

Schematic rink; area borders are approximate.

  • Left corner: 0 shots
  • Behind the net: 1 shots
  • Right corner: 0 shots
  • Left side of the net: 1 shots
  • Crease: 0 shots
  • Right side of the net: 2 shots
  • Low slot: 8 shots
  • Left circle: 4 shots
  • Right circle: 4 shots
  • High slot: 5 shots
  • Outside left: 0 shots
  • Outside right: 3 shots
  • Left point: 0 shots
  • Centre point: 1 shots
  • Right point: 0 shots
  • Neutral zone: 0 shots
  • Beyond the red line: 0 shots
  • Close-range shotsLeague avg 88Beats 60%
  • Mid-range shotsLeague avg 713Beats 87%
  • Mid-range shooting %League avg 12.7%0.0%Beats 33%
  • Long-range shotsLeague avg 21More than 55%

Source: NHL EDGE (api-web.nhle.com).

Faceoffs · 2026–27

Faceoff leaders →

FO%

44.9%

Won–Lost

133–163

296 taken

League rank

#103

of 125 (100+ FO)

By zone

  • Offensive zone49.3% · 36/73
  • Neutral zone41.7% · 40/96
  • Defensive zone44.9% · 57/127

By situation

  • Even strength44.2% · 95/215
  • Power play42.1% · 8/19
  • Shorthanded48.4% · 30/62

Game LogLast 10 games

DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 8DET000W
Nov 6NSH011L
Nov 4@ CBJ000L
Nov 3@ CHI000W
Nov 1CGY101W
Oct 29NJD000W
Oct 26@ NSH000L
Oct 24TBL000W
Oct 20@ NJD011L
Oct 19@ PHI000L
Show all 18 games
DateOppGAPTSRES
Nov 8DET000W
Nov 6NSH011L
Nov 4@ CBJ000L
Nov 3@ CHI000W
Nov 1CGY101W
Oct 29NJD000W
Oct 26@ NSH000L
Oct 24TBL000W
Oct 20@ NJD011L
Oct 19@ PHI000L
Oct 17PIT011W
Oct 15DAL101L
Oct 14@ DAL000W
Oct 10TOR101L
Oct 9@ CGY011W
Oct 7@ WPG000L
Oct 4STL000W
Oct 1LAK123W

Career Arc

15 Seasons
PTSCareer best / current

Career Stats

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2026-27COL184610+4
2025-26COL81333265+15
2024-25NYI61202343+2
2024-25COL196713+6
2023-24NYI82343569-5
2022-23NYI82363975+13
2021-22NYI72372259-5
2020-21NYI56181533-5
2019-20NYI68262854+6
2018-19NYI82252853+20
2017-18NYI82191635-4
2016-17NYI81202545-6
2015-16NYI81261440-3
2014-15NYI82202242+6
2013-14NYI72141226-10

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