- Age
- 34
- Height
- 6′4″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Shoots
- L
- Born
- Warroad, Minnesota, USA
- GP
- 6
- G
- 2
- A
- 3
- P
- 5
- +/-
- -1
- SOG
- 12
2026–27 regular season
Drafted 2010 · Round 1, #30 overall (NYI)
This season vs last
| Stat | 2026–27 | 2025–26 to Oct 14 | 2025–26 first 6 GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| GP | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| G | 2 | 0 | 1+1 |
| A | 3 | 1 | 1+2 |
| P | 5 | 1 | 2+3 |
| SOG | 12 | 7 | 9+3 |
| PPP | 3 | 1 | 1+2 |
| +/- | -1 | -1 | +2-3 |
| PIM | 2 | 0 | 0+2 |
| TOI/GP | 17:33 | 20:38−3:05 | 19:43−2:10 |
| SH% | 16.7 | 0.0+16.7 | 11.1+5.6 |
Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.
Shooting:Nelson is shooting 16.7% (2 on 12 shots) against 14.8% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.
Shot quality says 1.1 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.1).
Advanced · 2026–27
- CF%
- 47.7
- Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
- xGF%
- 43.2
- Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
- Rel CF%
- -7.6
- vs. team with the player off ice
- PDO
- 0.971
- On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
- ixG
- 1.1
- Individual expected goals
- G − xG
- -0.1
- Finishing above expectation
- OZS%
- 43.2
- Offensive-zone start share
- 5v5 TOI/GP
- 13:57
- Even-strength minutes per game
Shot attempts
17 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.
How Nelson is used
#11 · C · Colorado Avalanche
Brock Nelson
How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts
- Line 2
- PP2
- PK2
- Ice time / game
- 17:12
- 13:57 at 5v5
- Offensive-zone starts
- 43.2%
- of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
- Expected goals share
- 43.2%
- at 5v5 with him on
- Shot attempt share
- 47.7%
- at 5v5 with him on
Shift profile · against NHL forwards
Average shift
Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer
Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.
Most-used linemates · 5v5
| Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Colorado Avalanche | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025–26 | Colorado Avalanche | 81 | 33 | 32 | 65 |
| 2025–26 (P) | Colorado Avalanche | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | New York Islanders | 61 | 20 | 23 | 43 |
| 2024–25 | Colorado Avalanche | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 2024–25 (P) | Colorado Avalanche | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | New York Islanders | 82 | 34 | 35 | 69 |
| 2023–24 (P) | New York Islanders | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | New York Islanders | 82 | 36 | 39 | 75 |
| 2022–23 (P) | New York Islanders | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021–22 | New York Islanders | 72 | 37 | 22 | 59 |
| 2020–21 | New York Islanders | 56 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 2020–21 (P) | New York Islanders | 19 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019–20 | New York Islanders | 68 | 26 | 28 | 54 |
| 2019–20 (P) | New York Islanders | 22 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 2018–19 | New York Islanders | 82 | 25 | 28 | 53 |
| 2018–19 (P) | New York Islanders | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | New York Islanders | 82 | 19 | 16 | 35 |
| 2016–17 | New York Islanders | 81 | 20 | 25 | 45 |
| 2015–16 | New York Islanders | 81 | 26 | 14 | 40 |
| 2015–16 (P) | New York Islanders | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014–15 | New York Islanders | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 2014–15 (P) | New York Islanders | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | New York Islanders | 72 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
| 2012–13 (P) | New York Islanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opp | TOI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Oct 13 | @ DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19:39 |
| Sat, Oct 10 | vs TOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:47 |
| Thu, Oct 8 | @ CGY | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:35 |
| Wed, Oct 7 | @ WPG | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:50 |
| Sat, Oct 3 | vs STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:11 |
| Wed, Sep 30 | vs LAK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:14 |
| Team / League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | USA · OG | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2024–25 | United States · 4 Nations | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | USA · WC | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2016–17 | USA · WC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2015–16 | USA · WC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014–15 | USA · WC-A | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2013–14 | Bridgeport · AHL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013–14 | USA · WC-A | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012–13 | Bridgeport · AHL | 66 | 25 | 27 | 52 |
| 2011–12 | North Dakota · WCHA | 42 | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| 2011–12 | Bridgeport · AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 (P) | Bridgeport · AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | North Dakota · WCHA | 42 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| 2010–11 | USA · WJC-A | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | Great Plains · UMHSEL | 24 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2009–10 | Warroad · High-MN | 25 | 39 | 34 | 73 |
| 2009–10 (P) | Warroad · High-MN | 6 | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| 2008–09 | Warroad · High-MN | 31 | 45 | 36 | 81 |
| 2008–09 (P) | Warroad High · USHS-MN | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2007–08 | Warroad · High-MN | 31 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
| 2007–08 (P) | Warroad High · USHS-MN | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
