Colton Parayko

22.3

#55Defenseman6'6"227 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2025-26 regular season

105

SOG

3.8% SH

22:12

TOI/GP

D · STL · NHL id 8476892

Colton Parayko has played 77 games for the St. Louis Blues in 2025-26, scoring 4 goals and 14 assists (18 points) on 105 shots while averaging 22:12 a night (19:03 at even strength, 0:12 on the power play and 2:26 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 59% of his 5v5 minutes with Theo Lindstein and 29% with Cam Fowler over the last 10 games, and the Blues have controlled 47% of shot attempts with Parayko on the ice (54-62 in goals, 41% offensive-zone starts). In the Blues' most recent game against UTA he was on D3 with Cam Fowler and off the power play; dropped to D3 (from D1) in the last game. He is shooting 3.8% this season against 5.3% across the 689 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 16 game vs UTA, detected from shift data

Pair

Cam Fowler

Power play

No PP unit

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Dropped to D3 (from D1) in the last gameLast 5: D1 · D1 · D3 · D1 · D3

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

19 games shown, 21:10 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed75th7622.3 mph

Bursts 20+ mph94th9494

Hardest shot79th8095.1 mph

Offensive-zone time27th2740.1%

Distance skated83rd84235.8 mi

High-danger SOG75th767

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.

Shot map

2025-26 · 246 attempts, 105 on goal, 4 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 77 GP · 18 points vs 24.3 expected

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Last 20 games: +5. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting−2.3 G

On-ice SH%+2.2 G

On-ice SV%−5.4 G

IPP−5.1 G

Points vs expected−6.3 P

: 3.8%
: 99.5
: 29.5%
G vs xG: 4 / 6.3

• Role shrank over the last 10 games (TOI down 1:16 a game, 2 demotion events): the cold spell may not be all luck.
• Shot diet improved: 0.046 xG per attempt lately vs 0.033 before (more from the slot).

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
Expected
±1σ
Above expected
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Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played77
Goals4481st of 715
Assists14384th of 715
Points18421st of 715
Power-play points0437th of 715
Shorthanded points0227th of 715
Shots on goal105283rd of 715
Hits95193rd of 715
Blocked shots1728th of 715
Plus/minus−6472nd of 715
Penalty minutes23394th of 715
Faceoffs won0451st of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)46.9%535th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)47.8%474th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)52.3%206th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)52.1%206th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)51.0%301st of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)50.8%273rd of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /600.62464th of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.077566th of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.3886th of 719
Faceoff win %—
Draw Equity /100—

Usage

Ice time per game22:1254th of 715
Power-play time per game0:12470th of 715
Power-play share7.5%515th of 713
Ice-time share36.6%54th of 715
Offensive-zone start %41.4%554th of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60+0.14193rd of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO995388th of 719
Goals above expected−2.3575th of 715
Luck Meter−45686th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed22.3339th of 715
20+ mph bursts94212th of 715
Hardest shot95.185th of 715
Offensive-zone time40.1%530th of 715

Compare head to head

Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).

Beyond the box score

2025-26 regular season · 74 of 77 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.054
Season net: −1.29xG

Offensive TK/600.25 (6)

Offensive GV/600.29 (7)

Neutral TK/600.21 (5)

Neutral GV/600.71 (17)

Defensive TK/600.71 (17)

Defensive GV/602.25 (54)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 60: 0.62
Attempts: 15
: 0.029

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: +0.81G
Per 60: +0.029
Drawn / taken: 15.5 / 11.5minors

Method Leaders

: 52.1%
: 51.0%
: 52.3%
Transition CF/60: 3.3
Turnovers won/60: 23.7
Turnovers lost/60: 19.9

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

105 shots on goal, 4 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
R Point	34%	6%	0
Low Slot	4%	23%	0
L Circle	0%	13%	0
R Circle	19%	12%	2
Outside R	10%	4%	0
L Point	2%	5%	0
Outside L	1%	4%	0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Moved up to PP1Dec 5, 2024 alerts →
Moved up to PP1Jan 13, 2024 alerts →
Moved down to D3 from D1Jan 24, 2023 alerts →
Moved up to D1 from D2May 17, 2022 alerts →
Moved up to PP1May 29, 2019 alerts →
Moved up to PP1May 27, 2019 alerts →
Moved up to PP1May 15, 2019 alerts →

How his goals happened

31 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Apr 13, 2026 vs MIN	Point shot	—	4	27.0	—
Apr 9, 2026 vs WPG	Odd-man rush	carry	2*	53.0	4-on-2
Apr 3, 2026 @ ANA	Cycle	—	4*	80.7	—
Feb 2, 2026 @ NSH	Odd-man rush	carry	0	42.8	4-on-3
Apr 24, 2025 vs WPG	Off the faceoff	—	2*	87.3	one-timer
Apr 12, 2025 @ SEA	Odd-man rush	pass	0	15.2	3-on-2
Mar 1, 2025 vs LAK	Forecheck turnover	—	2	65.9	—
Feb 27, 2025 @ WSH	Cycle	—	0	31.0	—
Feb 23, 2025 vs COL	Rebound	carry	1	4.6	4-on-2, rebound
Feb 4, 2025 vs EDM	Forecheck turnover	—	2*	29.4	one-timer
Jan 27, 2025 vs VAN	Forecheck turnover	—	1	15.8	—
Jan 16, 2025 vs CGY	Forecheck turnover	—	0	74.6	—
Jan 14, 2025 vs CGY	Rebound	—	0	24.6	rebound
Jan 11, 2025 vs CBJ	Rebound	—	0	33.7	rebound
Jan 4, 2025 @ CBJ	Forecheck turnover	loose	0	73.0	3-on-2
Dec 27, 2024 vs NSH	Forecheck turnover	—	1	13.9	—
Dec 5, 2024 @ CGY	Rebound	carry	0	5.6	rebound
Nov 7, 2024 vs UTA	Odd-man rush	carry	1	63.6	4-on-3
Nov 2, 2024 vs TOR	Odd-man rush	pass	1*	73.6	3-on-2, one-timer
Nov 2, 2024 vs TOR	Forecheck turnover	—	1	87.7	one-timer
Oct 26, 2024 @ MTL	Rebound	—	1	8.2	rebound
Mar 21, 2024 @ OTT	Rebound	pass	0	17.0	3-on-2, rebound
Feb 11, 2024 @ MTL	Rebound	dump	1*	67.6	3-on-1, rebound
Jan 20, 2024 vs WSH	Odd-man rush	carry	0	66.8	2-on-1
Jan 4, 2024 vs VAN	Rush	pass	1*	64.5	—
Dec 23, 2023 vs CHI	Point shot	—	3	78.1	one-timer
Dec 16, 2023 vs DAL	Rebound	carry	0	36.9	3-on-2, rebound
Nov 28, 2023 @ MIN	Forecheck turnover	—	0	71.3	—
Nov 22, 2023 @ ARI	Forecheck turnover	—	1*	74.1	—
Nov 14, 2023 vs TBL	Odd-man rush	carry	0	33.1	3-on-2
Oct 21, 2023 vs PIT	Forecheck turnover	—	0	79.0	—

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Parayko

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Parayko apart	CF% mate apart
Philip Broberg	D	61	758:53	53%	43.9%	50% (31-31)	48.0% 384:58	49.9% 392:15
Pavel Buchnevich	LW	76	425:15	30%	46.6%	46% (18-21)	46.9% 996:55	53.0% 560:28
Robert Thomas	C	59	393:51	27%	51.2%	59% (19-13)	45.8% 709:53	51.8% 442:01
Jake Neighbours	LW	64	350:15	24%	47.6%	47% (16-18)	48.2% 831:37	51.2% 460:43
Jimmy Snuggerud	RW	65	342:02	24%	47.2%	62% (13-8)	46.8% 890:19	47.6% 551:13
Jordan Kyrou	C	66	315:20	22%	55.2%	62% (18-11)	45.3% 929:54	55.1% 546:54
Cam Fowler	D	43	284:27	20%	50.4%	26% (6-17)	48.2% 528:34	48.5% 474:24
Dylan Holloway	LW	54	276:55	19%	51.3%	50% (15-15)	47.5% 752:22	50.2% 516:29
Brayden Schenn	C	58	273:24	19%	45.5%	38% (8-13)	44.7% 813:59	48.2% 533:37
Pius Suter	C	58	265:44	18%	47.6%	52% (11-10)	47.9% 831:43	50.5% 464:12
Dalibor Dvorsky	RW	65	256:51	18%	46.2%	35% (7-13)	45.8% 941:24	47.5% 523:19
Alexey Toropchenko	RW	60	231:29	16%	39.6%	42% (5-7)	47.5% 889:43	40.9% 378:08
Theo Lindstein	D	17	225:34	16%	51.2%	71% (10-4)	56.6% 89:59	61.8% 29:58
Oskar Sundqvist	C	48	182:33	13%	33.6%	25% (5-15)	47.7% 709:25	39.7% 310:14

Game log

77 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 16	@ UTA	W 5-3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	—	17:58	17:58	—	—
Apr 14	vs PIT	W 7-5	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	—	23:36	20:12	—	2:50
Apr 13	vs MIN	W 6-3	1	0	1	+2	1	7	1	0	—	16:09	12:48	0:27	2:54
Apr 11	@ CHI	W 5-3	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	—	22:08	19:28	—	1:35
Apr 9	vs WPG	L 2-3	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	1	—	19:24	18:48	—	0:36
Apr 7	vs COL	L 1-3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	—	20:51	18:26	0:17	0:53
Apr 5	@ COL	W 3-2	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	2	—	23:14	18:58	0:05	3:09
Apr 3	@ ANA	W 6-2	1	1	2	+2	2	0	1	2	—	22:38	18:48	—	3:22
Apr 1	@ LAK	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	4	—	23:35	21:21	—	2:14
Mar 30	@ SJS	L 4-5	0	0	0	+1	1	0	2	3	—	21:23	19:06	—	2:06
Mar 28	vs TOR	W 5-1	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0	—	22:37	19:32	—	2:59
Mar 26	vs SJS	W 2-1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	—	23:42	22:47	—	0:55
Mar 24	vs WSH	W 3-0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	1	—	21:49	18:40	0:54	1:25
Mar 21	@ VAN	W 3-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	—	18:25	16:49	0:32	1:04
Mar 18	@ CGY	OTL 1-2	0	0	0	+1	5	0	3	1	—	24:20	21:21	0:21	2:38
Mar 15	@ WPG	L 2-3	0	0	0	-1	4	0	2	1	—	22:19	18:34	—	2:38
Mar 13	vs EDM	W 3-2	0	0	0	+1	1	0	3	2	—	22:48	20:22	—	2:26
Mar 12	@ CAR	W 3-1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	—	21:29	19:13	—	1:11
Mar 10	vs NYI	OTL 3-4	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	—	21:45	17:22	—	4:07
Feb 26	vs SEA	W 5-1	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	—	21:37	17:15	—	3:24

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	77	1709:07	22:12	1327	1796	42.5%	42.8%	629	863	61	89	41%	70.4	86.8	32%
Even strength	77	1466:14	19:03	1242	1402	47.0%	47.9%	593	651	54	65	45%	61.7	56.5	41%
5v5	77	1440:08	18:42	1221	1384	46.9%	47.8%	585	637	54	62	47%	60.6	55.4	41%
Power play	45	15:05	0:20	14	2	87.5%	77.8%	3	2	1	0	100%	0.4	0.0	100%
Penalty kill	72	187:40	2:36	31	322	8.8%	9.4%	19	172	1	23	4%	1.6	25.8	1%
4v4	21	18:45	0:54	13	14	48.1%	50.0%	4	10	0	0	—	0.6	0.6	27%
3v3 (OT)	10	7:21	0:44	8	4	66.7%	55.6%	4	4	0	3	0%	0.5	0.5	67%
5v4	45	15:05	0:20	14	2	87.5%	77.8%	3	2	1	0	100%	0.4	0.0	100%
4v5	72	184:29	2:34	31	311	9.1%	9.7%	19	163	1	21	5%	1.6	24.7	2%
6v5, own net empty	17	10:42	0:38	21	2	91.3%	93.8%	10	0	1	0	100%	1.2	0.4	100%
5v6, opponent net empty	30	24:08	0:48	16	61	20.8%	21.4%	3	34	3	1	75%	5.0	3.6	0%
3v4	3	2:13	0:44	0	9	0.0%	0.0%	0	7	0	1	0%	0.0	0.8	0%
4v6, opponent net empty	4	2:57	0:44	1	7	12.5%	16.7%	1	4	1	0	100%	0.6	0.4	0%

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM			HIT	BLK	TOI/GP
2025-26	STL	77	4	14	18	-6	23	105	3.8%	95	172	22:12
2024-25Playoffs	STL	7	1	5	6	+4	6	15	6.7%	10	18	23:59
2024-25	STL	64	16	20	36	+12	8	125	12.8%	92	149	23:45
2023-24	STL	82	10	16	26	+4	23	154	6.5%	113	218	23:52
2022-23	STL	79	4	23	27	-19	30	133	3.0%	115	144	23:00
2021-22Playoffs	STL	12	2	3	5	+5	6	24	8.3%	18	26	25:24
2021-22	STL	80	6	29	35	+16	18	135	4.4%	72	169	23:34
2020-21Playoffs	STL	4	0	1	1	-5	0	10	0.0%	9	6	25:48
2020-21	STL	32	2	10	12	-2	14	60	3.3%	35	64	21:20
2019-20	STL	64	10	18	28	+8	16	162	6.2%	87	106	23:00
2018-19Playoffs	STL	26	2	10	12	+6	10	59	3.4%	36	42	25:07
2018-19	STL	80	10	18	28	+20	15	176	5.7%	127	157	22:47
2017-18	STL	82	6	29	35	-7	13	212	2.8%	120	141	22:37

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Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Compare head to head

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

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