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Connor Clifton

Position Right Defense Current Team Buffalo Sabres
Shoots Right Current Contract 3 years
Height 5'11" Expires 2025-26
Weight (lbs) 195 Expiry Age (Jun 30) 31
Age 29 (Apr 28, 1995) Expiry Status UFA
Drafted 2013, Round 5, Overall 133 (PHX)
Date Team Transaction
Jul 1, 2023 Buffalo Sabres Signed 3 years @ $3.333M AAV starting in 2023-24
Jul 1, 2019 Boston Bruins Signed 3 years @ $1.000M AAV starting in 2020-21
May 3, 2018 Boston Bruins Signed to an entry level contract.
Status History Coming Soon
Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G GP G A Pts +/- PIM Shots Sh% TOI/G
2018-19 BOS 19 0 1 1 +5 15 22 0.0 17:42 18 2 3 5 +2 16 11 18.2 13:17
2019-20 BOS 31 2 0 2 +4 12 20 10.0 14:25 8 1 2 3 -1 6 12 8.3 15:40
2020-21 BOS 44 1 6 7 +10 38 48 2.1 18:13 10 2 10 0.0 17:51
2021-22 BOS 60 2 8 10 -2 32 80 2.5 16:04 7 1 1 2 +1 8 10 10.0 17:07
2022-23 BOS 78 5 18 23 +20 60 93 5.4 17:51 3 -4 2 5 0.0 14:40
2023-24 BUF 79 4 14 18 +12 88 77 5.2 16:33
2024-25 BUF 73 1 15 16 -6 45 63 1.6 16:03
Career 384 15 62 77 +43 290 403 3.7 16:43 46 4 6 10 -2 34 48 8.3 15:22

5v5 Individual Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI G/60 A/60 Pts/60 xG/60 GAE/60 Sh% xSh% Sh%AE %SA Rush %SA Reb.
2018-19 BOS 19 314:22 0.00 0.19 0.19 0.10 -0.10 0.00 2.67 -2.67 0.00 0.00
2019-20 BOS 31 413:17 0.29 0.00 0.29 0.14 0.15 10.53 4.93 5.60 0.00 0.00
2020-21 BOS 44 706:35 0.08 0.34 0.42 0.14 -0.05 2.13 3.45 -1.33 0.00 1.43
2021-22 BOS 60 866:46 0.14 0.55 0.69 0.21 -0.07 2.53 3.78 -1.25 1.90 1.90
2022-23 BOS 78 1214:58 0.20 0.79 0.99 0.25 -0.05 4.60 5.87 -1.27 3.08 4.62
2023-24 BUF 79 1111:59 0.16 0.76 0.92 0.20 -0.04 4.17 5.25 -1.09 2.88 1.92
2024-25 BUF 73 951:42 0.06 0.76 0.82 0.19 -0.12 1.82 5.40 -3.58 0.00 2.13

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season Team(s) GP TOI SAF/60 GF/60 xGF/60 SAA/60 GA/60 xGA/60 GF% xGF% xGF Rel xGA Rel xGF% Rel
2018-19 BOS 19 314:22 37.98 1.91 2.31 31.49 0.95 1.90 66.67 54.83 -0.33 -0.37 1.10
2019-20 BOS 31 413:17 34.84 2.32 1.91 44.13 2.03 2.41 53.33 44.25 -0.46 0.33 -9.00
2020-21 BOS 44 706:35 38.64 2.12 1.99 36.85 1.70 1.97 55.56 50.24 -0.69 -0.21 -4.90
2021-22 BOS 60 866:46 44.72 2.42 2.46 36.76 2.42 2.06 50.00 54.40 -0.40 0.05 -4.30
2022-23 BOS 78 1214:58 41.88 2.91 2.67 43.21 2.02 2.55 59.00 51.21 -0.20 0.16 -3.44
2023-24 BUF 79 1111:59 39.39 2.59 2.33 41.17 2.27 2.56 53.33 47.64 -0.22 0.04 -2.65
2024-25 BUF 73 951:42 38.14 2.40 2.26 46.21 3.15 2.68 43.18 45.77 -0.08 0.28 -3.60

NHL Edge Stats

Skating Shooting Zone Time
Season GP Top Speed Bursts>20/mi Avg. Speed ES Avg. Speed Top Speed Avg. Speed %Long Range %Mid Range %High Danger ES DZ% ES NZ% ES OZ%
2021-22 60 23.0 0.3 6.3 6.6 91.3 58.3 72.1 21.3 6.6 39.7 19.2 41.0
2022-23 78 22.6 0.2 8.5 8.6 92.1 53.0 58.1 27.0 14.9 40.6 19.0 40.4
2023-24 79 22.0 0.2 8.3 8.5 94.2 51.0 64.4 23.7 11.9 42.7 18.8 38.6
2024-25 73 22.1 0.2 8.4 8.7 91.7 67.4 68.3 12.2 19.5 40.7 18.0 41.3

Legend

Percentile 0-25 Percentile 25-50 Percentile 50-75 Percentile 75-100
Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

Glossary

Type Statistic Definition
IndividualG/60Goals Against per 60 minutes.
IndividualA/60Assists per 60 minutes.
IndividualPts/60Points per 60 minutes.
IndividualxG/60Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
IndividualGAE/60Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
IndividualSh%Shooting Percentage.
IndividualxSh%Expected Shooting Percentage.
IndividualSh%AEShooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual%SA RushPercentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual%SA Reb.Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On IceSAF/60Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On IceGF/60Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IcexGF/60Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On IceSAA/60Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGA/60Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IcexGA/60Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On IceGF%Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On IcexGF%Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On IcexGF RelxGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On IcexGA RelxGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On IcexGF% RelxGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.
Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

Current Contract

Standard Contract (UFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2023-24 28 $3,333,333 $3,333,333 - - $3,333,333 $3,333,333 $3,333,333 UFA
2024-25 29 $3,333,333 $3,333,333 - - $3,333,333 $3,333,333 $3,333,333 UFA
2025-26 30 $3,333,333 $3,333,333 - - $3,333,333 $3,333,333 $3,333,333 UFA
Total - - $9,999,999 $9,999,999 $9,999,999
Signed: July 1, 2023
Team: Buffalo Sabres
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 3.99

Previous Contracts

Standard Contract (RFA)

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2020-21 25 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - $100,000 $900,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 RFA-arb
2021-22 26 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - $100,000 $900,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 RFA-arb
2022-23 27 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - $100,000 $900,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 UFA
Total - $300,000 $2,700,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000
Signed: July 1, 2019
Team: Boston Bruins
GM: -
Exp. Status: UFA
Cap %: 1.23

Entry Level Contract

Season Age* Clause Cap Hit AAV Perf. Bonus Sign. Bonus Salary Compensation Minors Salary Status
2018-19 23 $725,000 $735,000 - $50,000 $650,000 $700,000 $70,000 ELC
2019-20 24 $725,000 $735,000 $20,000 $50,000 $700,000 $750,000 $70,000 ELC
Total $20,000 $100,000 $1,350,000 $1,450,000 $140,000
Signed: May 3, 2018
Team: Boston Bruins
GM: -
Exp. Status: RFA-arb

*Age is as of September 15