Colton recorded an assist and one hit over 14:27 of ice time in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to Arizona.
After the Avalanche failed to convert on a 2-on-1, Colton regrouped in the neutral zone and initiated sequence that ended with a Miles Wood tally during the second period. While the third line has started to produce more offense of late -- Colton has seven points over the last nine games -- the Avalanche remain a team that relies heavily on the first line when it comes to scoring.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Lights lamp Friday
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Colton scored a goal on three shots and added four PIM in Friday's 3-2 win over the Wild.
Colton opened the scoring with 2:17 left in the first period. The 27-year-old Colton has four goals and two helpers over his last six contests, providing valuable depth scoring from the third line. He's up to 10 points, 46 shots on net, 30 hits, 29 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 19 outings. While he's not seeing much power-play time, his recent production could get him on the radar in fantasy formats that reward his hard-nosed style.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Snags helper in win
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Colton posted an assist in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Canucks.
Colton has found steady offense lately with three goals and two assists over his last five games. The forward helped out on Riley Tufte's first goal of the season in the third period, which stood as the game-winner. Colton is up to nine points, 43 shots on net, 29 hits, 25 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 18 appearances in a third-line role.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: One of each in win
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Colton scored a goal, dished an assist and levied four hits in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Stars.
Colton set up Miles Wood for the goal that started the Avalanche's comeback. In the third period, Colton added an empty-netter to secure the win. The 27-year-old has scored in three straight games and is up to six goals and two assists through 16 appearances overall. He's added 40 shots on net, 26 hits, 23 PIM and a plus-3 rating from his third-line spot.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Lights lamp Wednesday
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Colton scored a goal on four shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Ducks.
Colton's tally was the first of five for the Avalanche in the third period. The 27-year-old has scored four times over seven outings in November. He's up to five goals, one assist, 39 shots, 22 hits, 23 PIM and a plus-2 rating while serving as the third-line center. Colton's consistency isn't particularly high, but he's physical enough to help fantasy managers in deep formats.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Strikes on power play
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Colton scored a power-play goal on two shots in Monday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.
Colton cleaned up at the net front after a double-deflection landed in front of him. The 27-year-old has scored three times over six contests in November, which is already more than the two points he posted in October. Overall, he's been solid in a third-line role despite a lack of offense. In addition to his five points, he's produced 35 shots on net, 21 hits and 23 PIM while averaging 13:06 of ice time per game.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Scores goal before ejection
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Colton scored a goal on two shots and racked up 17 PIM in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Devils.
Colton tallied early in the second period to give the Avalanche a 2-1 lead. Later in the period, he boarded Luke Hughes and cross-checked Timo Meier up high in the ensuing fracas, earning a game misconduct for his troubles. Colton typically plays with a physical edge, though he's not known for massive PIM totals. He's at three goals, one assist, 26 shots on net, 16 hits and 23 PIM through 11 outings this season. He's scored twice over three games in November.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Opens scoring in win
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Colton scored a goal on three shots in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Blues.
Colton has scored twice over the last four games. The 27-year-old's tally Wednesday gave the Avalanche a lead at 8:53 of the first period. He's at two goals, one helper, 21 shots on net, nine hits, five blocked shots and a plus-2 rating through nine outings while lining up as the Avalanche's third-line center.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Credited with goal
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Colton scored a goal on five shots over 11:29 of ice time in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Islanders.
It was an odd way for Colton to score his first goal for Colorado. He was given credit for the empty-net goal, which came off the stick of New York's Alexander Romanov, whose pass back to the point went by a teammate and into the net. Colton was the last member of the Avalanche to touch the puck. The winger, who is expected to drive scoring from the third line, had been noticeably absent from the scoresheet with just one assist through five games prior to Tuesday's contest. The goal snapped a four-game pointless streak.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Avs awaiting offense
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Colton had three shots on net over 11:46 of ice time in Saturday's 6-4 win over Carolina.
Colton was off the scoresheet for a fourth straight game and has yet to score a goal. The Avalanche added him to provide scoring depth from the third line but perhaps adjusting to center has impacted his offense. Colton has just six shots on goal at even strength.
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Avalanche's Ross Colton: Hands out assist
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Colton notched an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Kings.
Colton set up Miles Wood's empty-net goal in the third period. This was a solid Avalanche debut for Colton, who logged 13:43 of ice time as the third-line center between Wood and Tomas Tatar. After produced 71 points over 160 games across the last two seasons, Colton is a proven depth scorer capable of playing a gritty role on a talented team. If he can carve out a power-play role, he may have some fantasy appeal, though he should already be on managers' radar in formats that count hits.
Colton agreed to a four-year, $16 million contract with Colorado on Monday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Colton and the Avalanche had an arbitration hearing scheduled for July 27, but now that won't be necessary. Colton produced 16 goals, 32 points, 153 shots on net and 188 hits in 81 games with Tampa Bay last season. Colorado acquired Colton from the Lightning on June 28 in exchange for the No. 37 pick, which was used on Ethan Gauthier, in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.
Colton was traded to Colorado from Tampa Bay on Wednesday in exchange for the No. 37 overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft.
Colton recorded 16 goals, 32 points, 50 PIM and 188 hits in 81 outings with Tampa Bay last season. He's coming off a two-year, $2.25 million contract and is eligible to become a restricted free agent with arbitration rights Saturday, so the Avalanche will need to re-sign him. Colton will likely start the 2023-24 campaign in a third-line role.
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Lightning's Ross Colton: Multi-point night in Game 1
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Colton had a goal and a power-play assist in Tuesday's 7-3 Game 1 win over Toronto.
Colton set up Corey Perry's power-play marker in the second period, then put the Lightning ahead 7-2 in the third. The goal was Colton's 10th in 47 career playoff games.
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Lightning's Ross Colton: Rare multi-point effort
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Colton picked up two assists in Thursday's 5-0 win over Detroit.
He also fired three shots and delivered two hits in 14:02 of ice time. Colton has just five points (one goal, four assists) in his last 18 games. Overall, he took a bit of a step backward this season after scoring 22 goals and 39 points in 79 games last year.
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Lightning's Ross Colton: Right place, right time for goal
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Colton scored a goal in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over New Jersey.
Colton opened the scoring at 1:09 of the first when he was in the right place at the right time. He was in front of the net and a Mikhail Sergachev shot hit him and deflected off his knee and past Akira Schmidt. Colton's fantasy contributions are limited -- he has three points, all goals, in his last 12 games.
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Lightning's Ross Colton: Two-point effort Tuesday
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Colton scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Ducks.
Both points came in the second period as the Lightning scored four unanswered goals to blow open the game. Colton had just one point, a goal, through seven games to begin February, and while he does have a spot on the second power-play unit, his overall production in a checking-line role is inconsistent at best. Through 55 games this season, the 26-year-old winger has 12 goals and 24 points.
