ForensicHockey

Defense·PIT·Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Connor Clifton

Born April 28, 1995 · Matawan, USA

Draft 2013 · PHX round 5 #133

50

GP

2

G

4

A

6

PTS

Career

17G 66A 83P

Bio

Position
Defense
Height
6'0"
Weight
196 lb
Shoots
R
Number
#75

Drafted 2013 by PHX · Round 5, #133 overall

61OVR

Fringe

Stay-at-Home Defenseman

Production16

Points per game vs. elite D ceiling

Playmaking14

Assists per game vs. elite D

Deployment16

Average ice time per game

Power Play0

Power play points per game

Skating16

Skating speed and stamina

Shot Gen.7

Shots on goal per game

Season projections

50 GP played · paced to 82 GP

Proj. Goals

3

at 82 GP

Proj. Assists

7

at 82 GP

Proj. Points

10

at 82 GP

Proj. Shots

57

at 82 GP

Proj. PPG

0

at 82 GP

Proj. PPP

0

at 82 GP

Points/Game

0.12

current rate

Goals/Game

0.04

current rate

TOI/Game

avg ice time

Shooting %

5.7%

current season

Points/game trend (last 5 seasons)

0.17

2021–22

0.29

2022–23

0.23

2023–24

0.22

2024–25

0.12

2025–26

Recent games

GS = Luszczyszyn game score · 5-game avg -0.01

Click date for box score · opponent for team

DateOppGAPS+/-GS
2026-04-22PHI0001-2-0.22
2026-04-20PHI0000-1-0.15
2026-04-18PHI000000.00
2026-04-14STL000100.08
2026-04-11WSH000110.22

Tendencies

Full profile

Archetype

Bottom-six contributor

Source: NHL API (volume only)

Sample: 50 GP · confidence 50%

Limited view. Scores below are volume-only production indices, not population percentiles. Connect a warehouse with on-ice 5v5 data to see true possession, chance-creation, and zone-deployment percentiles.

  • Goal-scoring index0.04 · 6 index

    Volume-only: goals per game from NHL API. Not adjusted for ice time, deployment, or quality of competition.

  • Playmaking index0.08 · 11 index

    Volume-only: assists per game from NHL API. Not on-ice; doesn't separate primary vs secondary.

  • Point-production index0.12 · 10 index

    Volume-only: points per game from NHL API. Treat as a star-power proxy, not a process measure.

Career totals (regular season)

Games
434
Goals
17
Assists
66
Points
83
+/-
48
PIM
343
Shots
438

Career totals (playoffs)

Games
49
Goals
4
Assists
6
Points
10
+/-
-5
PIM
34
Shots
49

Season history

NHL regular season · click team for franchise profile

SeasonTeamGPGAPTS+/-
2025–26Pittsburgh Penguins502465
2024–25Buffalo Sabres7311516-6
2023–24Buffalo Sabres794141812
2022–23Boston Bruins785182320
2021–22Boston Bruins602810-2
2020–21Boston Bruins4416710
2019–20Boston Bruins312024
2019–20Providence Bruins20002
2018–19Boston Bruins190115
2018–19Providence Bruins536212713
2017–18Providence Bruins54491311
2016–17Quinnipiac Univ.397714-2
2015–16Quinnipiac Univ.437212820
2014–15Quinnipiac38055
2013–14Quinnipiac36549
2012–13USNTDP2536911
2012–13USNTDP415914
2012–13USA7101-3
2011–12Jersey4011
2011–12Jersey2811112
2011–12USNTDP8101-2
2011–12USNTDP4011
2010–11Jersey3641418
2009–10New Jersey Hitmen33210120
2008–09New Jersey Jr. Titans Bantam Min321511260