17 G · 66 A · 434 GP
0.191 P/GP · 0 PPP · 16:44 ATOI
Boston Bruins#75Active
Connor Clifton
D · 6′0″ / 196 lb · Shoots R · Matawan, USA · Age 31 · 2013 #133 by PHX
83Career points
0.191Career P/GP
434Games played
17Goals
8 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-266points
The latest read.
6 points in 50 games in 2025-26. Career: 83 points across 434 games.
50GP
2goals
4assists
6points
35shots
0PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
4 G · 6 A · 49 GP
0.204 P/GP · 1 PPP · 15:09 ATOI
0.053 → 0.120P/GP by season · 8 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2022-23
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 8 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled626 all-time peers
Playoff career · 49 GP · 4 G · 6 A · 10 pts (0.204 P/GP)
65.0
64.7
79.7
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2013 draft#133round 5 · PHX
Rates: insufficient sample (n=10 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 10 players taken #133, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2022-23 peak: 78 GP / 5 G / 18 A / 23 Pts / 0.295 P/GP · 17:51 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 78 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 0.295 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 0.228 |
| 2024-25 | 73 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 0.219 |
| 2021-22 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0.167 |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.159 |
| Prime-five | 334 | 13 | 61 | 74 | 0.222 |
Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-04-22@ PHIPlayoff9:33 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-20vs PHIPlayoff11:34 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-18vs PHIPlayoff14:22 TOI0G 0A0 P · 0 S
2026-04-14@ STL18:54 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
2026-04-11vs WSH24:10 TOI0G 0A0 P · 1 S
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart8 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 50 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 0 | 35 |
| 2024-25 | Buffalo Sabres | 73 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -6 | 0 | 63 |
| 2023-24 | Buffalo Sabres | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +12 | 0 | 77 |
| 2022-23Peak | Boston Bruins | 78 | 5 | 18 | 23 | +20 | 0 | 93 |
| 2021-22 | Boston Bruins | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 80 |
| 2020-21 | Boston Bruins | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +10 | 0 | 48 |
| 2019-20 | Boston Bruins | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 20 |
| 2018-19 | Boston Bruins | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 0 | 22 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022-23 | Boston Bruins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | Boston Bruins | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | Boston Bruins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019-20 | Boston Bruins | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | Boston Bruins | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 1 | 11 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2022-23 is the best season either way: 0.295 raw, 0.278 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50 | 0.120 | 3.13 | 0.115 |
| 2024-25 | 73 | 0.219 | 3.04 | 0.216 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 0.228 | 3.11 | 0.220 |
| 2022-23Best adjusted | 78 | 0.295 | 3.18 | 0.278 |
| 2021-22 | 60 | 0.167 | 3.14 | 0.159 |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 0.159 | 2.94 | 0.163 |
| 2019-20 | 31 | 0.065 | 3.02 | 0.064 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | AHL | Providence Bruins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | AHL | Providence Bruins | 53 | 6 | 21 | 27 |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Providence Bruins | 54 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2017-18 | AHL | Providence Bruins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | NCAA | Quinnipiac Univ. | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2015-16 | NCAA | Quinnipiac Univ. | 43 | 7 | 21 | 28 |
| 2014-15 | ECAC | Quinnipiac | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013-14 | ECAC | Quinnipiac | 36 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2012-13 | U-18 | USNTDP | 41 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 2012-13 | USHL | USNTDP | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012-13 | WJ18-A | USA | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011-12 | EJHL | Jersey | 28 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 2011-12 | EmJHL | Jersey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011-12 | U-17 | USNTDP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011-12 | USHL | USNTDP | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011-12 | EJHL | Jersey | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010-11 | EmJHL | Jersey | 36 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2010-11 | EmJHL | Jersey | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009-10 | EmJHL | New Jersey Hitmen | 33 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2009-10 | EmJHL | Jersey Hitmen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | AYMBHL | New Jersey Jr. Titans Bantam Min | 32 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Defencemen only; career games played within ±20% of 434 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 347 to 521); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 43 of them cleared the band.
Andrew PeekeD · 2016 #34 · active386 GP · 16 G · 59 A · 75 P0.194 P/GP · +0.003Niko MikkolaD · 2015 #127 · active396 GP · 17 G · 56 A · 73 P0.184 P/GP · −0.007Jonas SiegenthalerD · 2015 #57 · active449 GP · 10 G · 72 A · 82 P0.183 P/GP · −0.009Matt BenningD · 2012 #175 · retired465 GP · 17 G · 85 A · 102 P0.219 P/GP · +0.028Zach WhitecloudD · Undrafted · active399 GP · 23 G · 65 A · 88 P0.221 P/GP · +0.029
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed89.0mph42.1
143.3 km/h equivalent · league average 88.9 mph
Max skating speed22.7mph86.7
36.5 km/h equivalent · league average 21.6 mph
Distance skated188.5km44.4
117.1 mi equivalent · league average 214.3 km
Most distance in one game5.3km52.2
3.3 mi equivalent · league average 5.2 km
Bursts over 20 mph26bursts54.9
league average 31.3
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time38.7%7.6
league average 42.3
Neutral zone time17.6%28.9
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time43.7%7.6
league average 40.9
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal35shots38.9
league average 62.1 shots
High-danger shots on goal1shots29.6
league average 4.0 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
R Point140 G72th
Center Point60 G41th
R Circle51 G65th
Beyond Red Line30 G52th
High Slot20 G41th
Outside R21 G54th
Crease10 G75th
L Point10 G19th
R Net Side10 G61th
Behind the Net00 G0th
L Circle00 G0th
L Corner00 G0th
L Net Side00 G0th
Low Slot00 G0th
Offensive Neutral Zone00 G0th
Outside L00 G0th
R Corner00 G0th
1high danger0 G · 0.0%
7mid danger1 G · 14.3%
21long range0 G · 0.0%
Method: 35 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Development trails.
How the scoring rate movedNHL AI Development contract
Strict monotonic scoring-rate chains ending in 2025-26. Only 25-plus-game seasons count, and a trail needs at least three consecutive qualified seasons.
Points / game
4 consecutive qualified seasons · 70.0 average GP
Descriptive, not evaluative: raw P/GP, G/GP or A/GP movement. It does not control for age, role, ice time, teammates, injury, schedule or uncertainty, and it is not a forecast or player-quality grade.
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.MTL9 points20 GP · 2 G · 7 A20 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.FLA6 points21 GP · 1 G · 5 A27 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.CAR6 points28 GP · 3 G · 3 A21 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.WSH6 points28 GP · 0 G · 6 A26 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.TOR5 points17 GP · 0 G · 5 A18 shots · 0 PP points
Career vs.BUF5 points18 GP · 2 G · 3 A11 shots · 0 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.VAN0.50 P/GP6 GP · 1 G · 2 A8 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.MTL0.45 P/GP20 GP · 2 G · 7 A20 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.UTA0.43 P/GP7 GP · 0 G · 3 A6 shots · 0 PP points
Pace vs.CGY0.38 P/GP8 GP · 3 G · 0 A6 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.TOR0.29 P/GP17 GP · 0 G · 5 A18 shots · 0 PP pointsPace vs.FLA0.29 P/GP21 GP · 1 G · 5 A27 shots · 0 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Goaltenders faced, from play-by-playNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
Connor Clifton has faced 68 goaltenders in this dataset but none of them for the 20 shots on goal a published rate requires here. The counts exist; the rates would be noise, so they are not printed.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
1.42blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#245Yahoo#469Fantrax#465Roto#435
25-2650 GP2 G4 A1.43 pts/gm
2nd half+0.21New clubPIT → BOSPoint games12%Worst blank run18
This desk has Connor Clifton No. 245 among skaters on the ESPN points board, off a 1.42 three-season blended per-game figure.
The room.
Every current Boston Bruins teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory
