#75 · Defence · BOS
ConnorClifton
Next milestone 16 points from 100
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 4
- G
- 0
- A
- 1
- P
- 1
- +/-
- -1
- PIM
- 2
- SOG
- 5
- S%
- 0.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Defence
- Born
- April 28, 1995 (age 31)
- Birthplace
- Matawan, New Jersey, USA
- Height
- 6′0″ (183 cm)
- Weight
- 200 lb (91 kg)
- Shoots
- Right
- Draft
- 2013 PHX, round 5, #133 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed20.4 mphleague avg 20.5 mph44th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph4league avg 1.985th percentile
- Distance skated11.7 mileague avg 8.0 mi87th percentile
- Hardest shot78.8 mphleague avg 80.3 mph37th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone40.8%league avg 40.8%48th percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 0.23 | -0.23 | 12 | 0 | .019 |
| 2025-26 | 2 | 1.82 | +0.18 | 114 | 4 | .016 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 4 games · 71:51 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 49.0% | 55.2% | -6.2 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 54.4% | 49.8% | +4.6 |
- Goals for–against
- 3–4
- xG for–against
- 2.3–2.3
- Average rating
- 5.8
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common partners
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Zadorov | 4 | 62:54 | 50.8% |
| Mason Lohrei | 3 | 3:04 | 37.0% |
| Jonathan Aspirot | 1 | 1:04 | 100.0% |
| Hampus Lindholm | 1 | 0:58 | 0.0% |
| Will Borgen | 1 | 0:35 | — |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 5.8 over the last 4 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 4: 0 G · 1 A · 1 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 438 | 17 | 67 | 84 | +47 | 345 | 443 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Playoffs | 49 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 34 | 49 | 8.2 | 1 |
Season by season (9)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Bruins | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Penguins | 50 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 53 | 35 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | Sabres | 73 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -6 | 45 | 63 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | Sabres | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +12 | 88 | 77 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | Bruins | 78 | 5 | 18 | 23 | +20 | 60 | 93 | 5.4 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Bruins | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 32 | 80 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Bruins | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +10 | 38 | 48 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Bruins | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 12 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Bruins | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 15 | 22 | 0.0 | 0 |