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Loading…Brock Nelson rates as a solid middle-of-the-lineup center: a 67.8 overall that ranks 53rd of 195 centers.
His best component is defensive impact at 78, with power-play production (45) trailing the rest of his game.
He surged from 65.9 in 2024-25 to 88.5 in 2025-26, one of the bigger jumps in his 13-season card history.
The contract, $7.5M through 2027-28, grades Fair: the model's expected value of $8M is within $499K of what he is paid.
His cap hit is the 4th-largest on the Colorado Avalanche NHL roster and uses 7.2% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $1.2M in cap space.
| Component | Rating (0-100) |
|---|---|
| Offense | 67 |
| Defense | 78 |
| Play driving | 60 |
| Finishing | 62 |
| Power play | 45 |
| Penalty kill | 59 |
| Season | Team | GP | Overall | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | COL | 81 | 88.5 | 1.3 |
| 2024-25 | COL | 80 | 65.9 | 0.5 |
| 2023-24 | NYI | 82 | 85.9 | 1.1 |
| 2022-23 | NYI | 82 | 86.4 | 1.5 |
| 2021-22 | NYI | 72 | 85.3 | 1.6 |
| 2020-21 | NYI | 56 | 72.1 | 0.4 |
| 2019-20 | NYI | 68 | 73.3 | 0.7 |
| 2018-19 | NYI | 82 | 77.2 | 0.7 |
| 2017-18 | NYI | 82 | 48.4 | 0.2 |
| 2016-17 | NYI | 81 | 62.6 | 0.4 |
Other COL centers by rating: Nathan MacKinnon (97.6), Nazem Kadri (78.6), Nicolas Roy (44.8), Fedor Svechkov (31.1). See the full Colorado Avalanche cap sheet.
How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.