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Photo of NHL player Colten Ellis

Buffalo Sabres Logo Colten Ellis

Position Goaltender Current Team Buffalo Sabres
Catches Left Current Contract 2 years
Height 6'1" Expires 2026-27
Weight (lbs) 191 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 26
Age 25 (Oct 5, 2000) Expiry Status RFA-arb
Drafted 2019, Round 3, Overall 93 (STL)
Date Team Transaction
Oct 6, 2025 Buffalo Sabres Claimed on Waivers from St. Louis Blues
Oct 6, 2025 St. Louis Blues Lost on Waivers to Buffalo Sabres
Oct 5, 2025 St. Louis Blues Placed on Waivers
Mar 6, 2025 St. Louis Blues Signed 2 years @ $775K AAV starting in 2025-26
Jun 11, 2024 St. Louis Blues Signed 1 year @ $775K AAV starting in 2024-25
Mar 1, 2021 St. Louis Blues Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon

About Player Cards

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Notes and Definitions
  • The numbers represent percentiles so the higher the better.
  • Percentiles are determined by comparing Forwards to Forwards and Defensemen to Defensemen.
  • Bursts/mi are calculated from NHL Edge Data are are speed bursts above 20mpg per mile skated. The NHL doesn't adjust for ice time so the players that skate more will naturally have more bursts over 20, or at least more opportunity to have more. The NHL also does not provide ice time in the context of NHL Edge Statistics, however, it does provide distance skated. By adjusting for distance skated it will have a similar effect to adjusting for ice time but also adjust for situationional effect. For example, Players don't typically skate as much on the PK, mostly within the defensive zone, so don't get significant opportunity in that ice time to get speed bursts above 20mph. Adjusting with miles skates would account for this better than adjusting with ice time.
  • Sh%AE is Shooting Percentage above Expected (Sh% - xSh%) and is an indicator of how good a shooter is at converting chances into goals.
  • Relative statistics are On Ice - Off Ice statistics and can be an indicator of whether the player makes his teammates better or worse.
  • All data is 5v5 except Shooting Hardest and Average, Skating Top Speed and Bursts/mi which are all situations, ES Average which is even strength (NHL doesn't give a specific definition).
Data Sources
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5v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2025-26 BUF 5 244:47 45.59 32.36 2.38 3.68 -1.29 88.64 92.63 -3.99

4v5 Goalie Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAA/60 SA/60 xGA/60 GA/60 GS/60 Sv% xSv% Sv%AE
2025-26 BUF 5 16:58 99.02 63.65 9.04 3.54 5.50 94.44 85.80 8.65

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100

Glossary

Statistic Definition
SAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes.
SA/60Shots Against per 60 minutes.
xGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes.
GA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
GS/60Goals Saved per 60 minutes (xGA/60 -GA/60).
Sv%Save Percentage.
xSv%Expected Save Percentage.
Sv%AESave Percentage above Expected (Sv% - xSv%).
Data from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16).

News and Opinions

Current Contract

Colten Ellis signed a $1,550,000 2-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on March 6, 2025 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2025-26 and end after the 2026-27 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.81% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2025-26 24 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $175,000 RFA-arb
2026-27 25 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $225,000 RFA-arb
Total - - $1,550,000 $1,550,000 $400,000
Signed: Mar 6, 2025
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.81

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Colten Ellis signed a $775,000 1-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on June 11, 2024 with an AAV of $775,000. This contract will start in 2024-25 and end after the 2024-25 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 0.88% of the salary cap.

Standard Contract (RFA) ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2024-25 23 $775,000 $775,000 - - $775,000 $775,000 $85,000 RFA
Total - - $775,000 $775,000 $85,000
Signed: June 11, 2024
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
Exp. Status: RFA-arb
Cap %: 0.88

Colten Ellis signed a $2,552,500 3-year contract with the St. Louis Blues and General Manager Doug Armstrong on March 1, 2021 with an AAV of $850,833. This contract will start in 2021-22 and end after the 2023-24 season. In the first season of the contract the cap hit was equivalent to 1.04% of the salary cap.

Entry Level Contract ( )  (0 ratings)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2021-22 20 $850,833 $925,000 $82,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $70,000 ELC
2022-23 21 $850,833 $925,000 $82,500 $92,500 $750,000 $842,500 $70,000 ELC
2023-24 22 $850,833 $925,000 $57,500 $92,500 $775,000 $867,500 $70,000 ELC
Total $222,500 $277,500 $2,275,000 $2,552,500 $210,000
Signed: Mar 1, 2021
Team: St. Louis Blues
GM: Doug Armstrong
Exp. Status: RFA

Career Statistics

Regular Season Playoffs
Season League Team GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv% GP GS W L OTL SA GA GAA Sv%
2013-14 NSU15MHL 13 2.08 5 5.29
2014-15 NSU15MHL 24 21 3 39 1.61 2 7 1 9 0.00
2015-16 NSU18MHL 18 5 12 582 64 3.70 0.890 2 1 58 11 5.84 0.810
2016-17 QMJHL 3 2 52 6 2.50 0.885
2016-17 NSU18MHL 15 14 1 388 31 2.05 0.920 9 12 2 429 30 1.86 0.930
2017-18 QMJHL 51 33 8 6 1278 111 2.35 0.913 7 3 4 182 21 3.12 0.885
2017-18 WJC-18 2 2 62 7 3.50 0.887
2018-19 QMJHL 46 27 15 2 1214 109 2.47 0.910 12 8 4 356 29 2.36 0.919
2018-19 QMJHL 46 27 15 2 1214 109 2.47 0.910 12 8 4 356 29 2.36 0.919
2019-20 QMJHL 29 18 7 3 705 68 2.41 0.904
2019-20 QMJHL 29 18 7 3 705 68 2.41 0.904
2020-21 QMJHL 24 23 1 581 43 1.78 0.926 8 5 3 168 23 3.11 0.863
2021-22 AHL 6 1 3 2 191 23 3.93 0.880
2021-22 ECHL 34 15 13 5 1141 108 3.21 0.905
2022-23 ECHL 27 12 9 5 788 88 3.46 0.888
2023-24 AHL 16 7 9 605 46 2.89 0.924
2023-24 ECHL 21 12 5 1 614 47 2.45 0.923
2024-25 AHL 42 22 14 2 1359 106 2.63 0.922 3 1 2 5 104 7 2.32 0.933
2025-26 NHL 5 5 3 2 163 17 3.41 0.896
NHL Career 5 5 3 2 0 163 17 3.41 0.896