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Connor Clifton
Defenseman #75 Penguins $3.333M
Player Information

Connor Clifton has 3 points (1 goals, 2 assists) in 26 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins this season.

Selected in the 5th round (No. 133) of the 2013 NHL Draft by PHX, he has 80 points (16 goals, 64 assists) in 410 regular-season games for the Boston Bruins, the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins.

He also has 10 points (4 goals, 6 assists) in 46 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagUSA
    Age: 30.8 yrs (28.04.1995)
    Height / Weight: 183 cm / 88 kg
    Shoots: R
    Drafted: 133rd in 2013
    Draft Team: Team Logo PHX
    Awards: -
Player Evaluation

The 30-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Penguins controlling 50% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Connor Clifton is off the ice, the Penguins control 54% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 15% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 38% in the defensive zone.

  • 74

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 225th of 285 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 49th of 285 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.04
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.50
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    16.28
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.17
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.00
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.33
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.11
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.36
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    1.67
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.41
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.18
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    1.34
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    5.53
    26
    Takeaways/60
    1.00
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.34
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.38
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract Information
Actual AAV: $3.333M
Player Contract Value: $4.500M
Remaining: 1 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2026 UFA
Age at the end: 32.2 yrs (28.04.1995)
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Connor Clifton
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
22.01.2026 Team Logo Oilers 1 0 1 1 2 19:55 1 0.0% 0
31.01.2026 Team Logo Rangers 1 0 0 0 1 17:25 0 0
02.02.2026 Team Logo Senators 1 0 0 0 -1 15:52 0 2
03.02.2026 Team Logo Islanders 1 0 0 0 -1 16:26 1 0.0% 0
05.02.2026 Team Logo Sabres 1 0 0 0 3 17:19 0 5
Total 5 0 1 1 4 2 0.0% 7
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Bruins 19 0 1 1 5 17:41 22 0.0% 15
2019-20 Team Logo Bruins 31 2 0 2 4 14:25 20 10.0% 12
2020-21 Team Logo Bruins 44 1 6 7 10 18:13 48 2.1% 38
2021-22 Team Logo Bruins 60 2 8 10 -2 16:04 80 2.5% 32
2022-23 Team Logo Bruins 78 5 18 23 20 17:51 93 5.4% 60
2023-24 Team Logo Sabres 79 4 14 18 12 16:33 77 5.2% 88
2024-25 Team Logo Sabres 73 1 15 16 -6 16:03 63 1.6% 45
2025-26 Team Logo Penguins 26 1 2 3 1 16:22 18 5.6% 29
Season Projection 52 2 4 6 2 16:21 36 5.6% 58
Total 410 16 64 80 44 421 3.8% 319
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Bruins 18 2 3 5 2 13:16 11 18.2% 16
2019-20 Team Logo Bruins 8 1 2 3 -1 15:40 12 8.3% 6
2020-21 Team Logo Bruins 10 0 0 0 0 17:51 10 0.0% 2
2021-22 Team Logo Bruins 7 1 1 2 1 17:07 10 10.0% 8
2022-23 Team Logo Bruins 3 0 0 0 -4 14:40 5 0.0% 2
Total 46 4 6 10 -2 48 8.3% 34
Player Match
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Connor Clifton Team Logo D 30.8 yrs 183 cm / 88 kg 0.12 0.20 54 85 $3.333M
90% Jake Bean Team Logo D 27.7 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.12 0.23 57 87 $1.750M
87% Ty Emberson Team Logo D 25.8 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.21 0.21 52 86 $1.300M
87% Brett Kulak Team Logo D 32.1 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.16 0.21 54 80 $2.750M
86% Josh Mahura Team Logo D 27.8 yrs 183 cm / 87 kg 0.15 0.21 53 78 $0.908M
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