Arena scorer bias · Colorado Avalanche
Ball Arena: how its scorers counted hits
In 2023-24 the Ball Arena crew credited 12% fewer hits than Avalanche road games (raw), ranking 26 of 32 after shrinkage (0.93). With central recording, the 2025-26 factor is 1.00: in that season the building did not change the count.
Ball Arena: hits and blocks factor by season
Solid = shrunk factor we use, dashed = raw home ÷ road ratio; 1.00 = neutral
Ball Arena hits factor by season (shrunk): 2017-18 0.85, 2018-19 0.94, 2019-20 0.92, 2020-21 0.79, 2021-22 0.99, 2022-23 1.02, 2023-24 0.93, 2024-25 1.02, 2025-26 1.00.
- Hits (shrunk)
- Hits (raw)
- Blocks (shrunk)
Every stat, every season
| Season | Hits | Blocked shots | Giveaways | Takeaways | Missed shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 1.00 (1.01) | 1.00 (1.04) | 1.00 (1.00) | 1.00 (0.99) | 0.99 (0.98) |
| 2024-25 | 1.02 (1.05) | 1.00 (0.98) | 1.00 (0.94) | 1.00 (0.98) | 1.01 (1.02) |
| 2023-24 | 0.93 (0.88) | 1.00 (1.02) | 0.64 (0.57) | 1.08 (1.13) | 0.96 (0.92) |
| 2022-23 | 1.02 (1.03) | 0.98 (0.96) | 0.86 (0.79) | 1.02 (1.03) | 0.98 (0.95) |
| 2021-22 | 0.99 (0.99) | 1.08 (1.12) | 0.67 (0.54) | 1.05 (1.08) | 0.97 (0.95) |
| 2020-21 | 0.79 (0.69) | 1.00 (1.00) | 0.76 (0.62) | 1.04 (1.05) | 0.88 (0.82) |
| 2019-20 | 0.92 (0.90) | 1.01 (1.01) | 0.75 (0.70) | 1.15 (1.20) | 0.95 (0.90) |
| 2018-19 | 0.94 (0.93) | 1.00 (1.00) | 0.61 (0.55) | 1.05 (1.05) | 0.88 (0.83) |
| 2017-18 | 0.85 (0.80) | 1.05 (1.07) | 0.54 (0.46) | 1.00 (1.01) | 0.92 (0.88) |
Avalanche hits and blocks in 2025-26
The Avalanche have absorbed 20.7 hits per game (#14 in the league), delivered 16.6, and blocked 12.7 of the 53.2 shot attempts they face per game, over 82 games. Their own shots hit a teammate 1.9 times a game; the play-by-play logs those as blocked shots but nobody is credited. Opponents facing a team that absorbs many hits get a higher hit environment in Hits tonight.
Avalanche hitters at home vs on the road, 2025-26
*Home rate ÷ road rate, divided by the league's home edge that season (1.04×). Above 1 means he is credited more at home than an average player. Central recording season: differences here are role and opponents, not the scorer. A player traded during the season is listed under his last team with his full-season totals.
| Player | GP | Hits | Adjusted | Home /60 | Road /60 | Home vs road* | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker KellyC | 82 | 177 | 177 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 1.04× | – |
| Josh MansonD | 79 | 174 | 174 | 6.7 | 8.2 | 0.78× | – |
| Ross ColtonC | 73 | 159 | 159 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 0.92× | – |
| Gabriel LandeskogL | 60 | 86 | 86 | 6.8 | 4.0 | 1.60× | – |
| Martin NecasC | 78 | 85 | 85 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0.82× | – |
| Nicolas RoyC | 74 | 71 | 71 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.99× | – |
| Nathan MacKinnonC | 80 | 64 | 64 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.11× | – |
| Joel KivirantaL | 51 | 63 | 63 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 1.14× | – |
| Valeri NichushkinR | 72 | 55 | 55 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 0.63× | – |
| Nick BlankenburgD | 61 | 55 | 55 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.38× | – |
| Nazem KadriC | 77 | 50 | 50 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.77× | – |
| Zakhar BardakovC | 60 | 50 | 50 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 0.78× | – |
| Jack DruryC | 82 | 46 | 46 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.87× | – |
| Sam MalinskiD | 82 | 46 | 46 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.46× | – |
| Artturi LehkonenL | 70 | 45 | 45 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.68× | – |
Avalanche hitters at home vs on the road, 2023-24
*Home rate ÷ road rate, divided by the league's home edge that season (1.04×). Above 1 means he is credited more at home than an average player. A player traded during the season is listed under his last team with his full-season totals.
| Player | GP | Hits | Adjusted | Home /60 | Road /60 | Home vs road* | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh MansonD | 76 | 211 | 214 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 0.85× | – |
| Brandon DuhaimeL | 80 | 208 | 209 | 13.4 | 15.3 | 0.85× | – |
| Yakov TreninC | 76 | 207 | 207 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 0.90× | – |
| Ross ColtonC | 80 | 141 | 144 | 7.3 | 8.1 | 0.86× | – |
| Sean WalkerD | 81 | 118 | 119 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 0.96× | – |
| Miles WoodL | 74 | 107 | 111 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 0.81× | – |
| Jack JohnsonD | 80 | 78 | 81 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.30× | – |
| Joel KivirantaL | 56 | 78 | 79 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 1.11× | – |
| Samuel GirardD | 59 | 76 | 78 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 1.23× | – |
| Valeri NichushkinR | 54 | 74 | 76 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 0.77× | – |
| Devon ToewsD | 82 | 74 | 76 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 0.73× | – |
| Ryan JohansenC | 63 | 60 | 62 | 3.1 | 5.1 | 0.57× | – |
| Logan O'ConnorR | 57 | 60 | 61 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 0.50× | – |
| Nathan MacKinnonC | 82 | 55 | 57 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.04× | – |
| Mikko RantanenR | 80 | 53 | 55 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.87× | – |
FAQ
Does Ball Arena inflate hits?
In 2023-24, the last season with arena crews whose habits repeated, Ball Arena credited 7% fewer hits than Colorado Avalanche road games after shrinkage. In 2025-26, with central recording, its factor is 1.00.
Should I adjust Colorado Avalanche players' hits for their arena?
Mainly for seasons up to 2023-24. After the NHL centralised event recording in 2024-25 the factors shrank to within about ±6%, and in 2025-26 they were 1.00 everywhere, so current hits need no adjustment. Use the adjusted hits leaderboard for older seasons.