Brock Nelson

Brock Nelson

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C · 6'4" · 205 lb · Shoots L
Age 35
Career
0.65
P / GP
659P in 1009 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$7.5M
Signed through 2028
Career points
659
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
2.5
20 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
+0.5
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.5
14 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
+0.5
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
5.1
143 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
4.5
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
53.3
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+1
5 GF · 4 GA

Statistical comparables

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Career journey

Rookie
2013–14 · age 22
New York Islanders
0.36 P/GP
72 GP · 14G · 12A
Prime
2014–15 → 2022 · age 23–30
New York Islanders
0.6 P/GP
604 GP · 191G · 170A
Veteran
2022–23 → 2027 · age 31–35
Colorado Avalanche
0.82 P/GP
333 GP · 132G · 140A

Brock Nelson, a center for the Colorado Avalanche, is entering his age-35 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 7 points (3 goals, 4 assists) in 8 games, a 0.88 points-per-game pace, 3 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 50.5% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at +1.1. HighDanger's model projects 59 points for 2026-27, in a 54 to 64 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2023–2482343569-5281918:050.84
2024–2561202343+214419:210.70
2024–25196713+64317:300.68
2025–2681333265+15361819:390.80
2026–278347+12318:360.88
Career1009337322659+31360143—0.65

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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