Ross Colton

Ross Colton

26-Year-Old Left WingLW
Tampa Bay Lightning
2022 Fantasy Outlook
No team in the NHL does a better job with mid-to-late round draft picks and undrafted free agents than the Lightning and Colton is the latest example of that trend. The New Jersey native established himself as a regular for Tampa Bay in 2021-22, finishing with 22 goals and 39 points in 79 games. Colton added 159 shots on goal and 153 hits for good measure. He isn't a threat to crack the Lightning's top six any time soon, but Colton saw time on the club's second power-play unit last year, which helps strengthen his floor from a fantasy perspective. There's definitely room at the back end of drafts for a player like Colton who should post upwards of 20 goals and 150-plus hits in 2022-23. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a two-year, $2.25 million contract with the Lightning in August of 2021.
Right place, right time for goal
LWTampa Bay Lightning
March 16, 2023
Colton scored a goal in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over New Jersey.
ANALYSIS
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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2022–23 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    12:22
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    1:21
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    0:00
 
Ice Time
Power Play
Short-Handed
2020–21
10:34
0:41
0:00
2021–22
12:48
1:24
0:01
2022–23
12:22
1:21
0:00
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
The Lightning have proven they can turn almost anyone into a useful NHL player and Colton is the latest example. A University of Vermont product and former fourth-round pick (2016), Colton seized a full-time role in Tampa Bay in late March and never relinquished it. He finished with nine goals and 12 points in 30 regular-season games, in addition to suiting up in all 23 (four goals, two assists) of Tampa's postseason contests in a run to a second straight Stanley Cup championship. Colton seems likely to begin the 2021-22 campaign on Tampa Bay's third line (thus having limited fantasy appeal), but this is the type of player the Lightning have had success with in the past and it wouldn't be surprising to see Colton outperform expectations.
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Two-point effort Tuesday
LWTampa Bay Lightning
February 22, 2023
Colton scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Ducks.
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Scores in OT loss
LWTampa Bay Lightning
February 8, 2023
Colton scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Sharks.
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Two helpers against Wild
LWTampa Bay Lightning
January 25, 2023
Colton notched two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Wild.
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Chips in with helper
LWTampa Bay Lightning
January 18, 2023
Colton picked up an assist and two hits in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Canucks.
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Two points in Wednesday's loss
LWTampa Bay Lightning
December 21, 2022
Colton had a goal, an assist and five shots in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Red Wings.
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