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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	30 (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.

5v5 Defense Pairs

Season

Season	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2024-25	Byram, B	BUF	235:56	2.80	2.54	52.38	2.18	2.67	44.96	-0.16	0.19	-3.60
2024-25	Bryson, J	BUF	231:01	3.38	3.64	48.15	2.11	2.80	42.95	-0.21	0.36	-5.80
2024-25	Samuelsson, M	BUF	182:29	1.64	3.62	31.25	2.43	2.82	46.30	0.15	0.32	-1.40
2024-25	Gilbert, D	BUF	126:53	1.89	2.84	40.00	1.97	2.80	41.33	-0.57	0.45	-10.61
2024-25	Power, O	BUF	98:47	2.43	4.86	33.33	2.58	2.39	51.93	0.28	-0.07	3.60
2024-25	Dahlin, R	BUF	40:08	1.50	1.50	50.00	3.30	2.54	56.47	1.01	0.10	8.15
2023-24	Bryson, J	BUF	284:52	1.68	1.47	53.33	2.21	2.31	48.79	-0.24	-0.31	0.60
2023-24	Johnson, E	BUF	196:58	3.05	3.05	50.00	2.14	3.19	40.12	-0.40	0.84	-11.77
2023-24	Johnson, R	BUF	184:08	1.96	1.63	54.55	2.34	2.32	50.19	-0.11	-0.05	-0.68
2023-24	Power, O	BUF	183:16	3.60	3.93	47.83	2.60	2.20	54.21	0.12	-0.37	5.12
2023-24	Dahlin, R	BUF	94:25	2.54	1.91	57.14	2.61	3.23	44.68	0.12	0.72	-5.12
2023-24	Samuelsson, M	BUF	75:15	4.78	2.39	66.67	2.21	2.87	43.44	-0.29	0.35	-6.23
2023-24	Jokiharju, H	BUF	62:26	2.88	1.92	60.00	2.42	2.38	50.42	-0.06	-0.21	1.54
2022-23	Forbort, D	BOS	509:10	2.59	2.36	52.38	2.36	2.68	46.76	-0.58	0.28	-8.22
2022-23	Lindholm, H	BOS	269:42	3.78	0.67	85.00	3.27	2.12	60.67	0.52	-0.31	7.54
2022-23	Grzelcyk, M	BOS	208:23	2.02	2.02	50.00	2.51	2.89	46.40	-0.31	0.47	-7.40
2022-23	Zboril, J	BOS	83:51	2.86	5.01	36.36	2.62	2.87	47.73	-0.14	0.40	-5.03
2022-23	Orlov, D	BOS	72:34	2.48	0.00	100.00	3.41	1.64	67.55	0.57	-1.17	17.28
2022-23	Forbort, D	BOS	31:16	1.92	3.84	33.33	2.19	2.61	45.60	-0.32	-0.59	1.62
2022-23	Reilly, M	BOS	20:06	2.99	5.97	33.33	2.33	2.69	46.36	-0.40	0.68	-11.18
2021-22	Forbort, D	BOS	525:27	2.97	2.28	56.52	2.42	1.86	56.57	-0.38	-0.20	-1.04
2021-22	Reilly, M	BOS	186:17	1.61	1.29	55.56	2.60	2.29	53.20	-0.17	0.29	-4.89
2021-22	Forbort, D	BOS	76:55	0.78	2.34	25.00	1.46	2.12	40.79	-1.27	-0.15	-13.88
2021-22	Grzelcyk, M	BOS	68:38	2.62	3.50	42.86	3.16	2.36	57.26	0.36	0.36	-1.04
2021-22	Zboril, J	BOS	22:20	2.69	5.37	33.33	2.55	1.82	58.34	-0.39	-0.70	4.49
2020-21	Zboril, J	BOS	159:52	1.50	1.13	57.14	1.85	2.05	47.50	-0.57	-0.18	-4.62
2020-21	Lauzon, J	BOS	118:02	2.54	0.51	83.33	2.04	2.35	46.52	-0.63	0.28	-9.82
2020-21	Carlo, B	BOS	110:52	1.08	1.62	40.00	1.82	2.04	47.21	-0.50	-0.14	-4.43
2020-21	Reilly, M	BOS	98:37	4.87	1.22	80.00	2.93	1.26	69.93	-0.08	-0.81	10.66
2020-21	Tinordi, J	BOS	62:37	2.87	2.87	50.00	1.72	1.68	50.70	-0.34	-0.46	1.55
2020-21	Reilly, M	BOS	39:04	3.07	3.07	50.00	2.26	2.01	52.94	-0.75	-0.29	-3.81
2020-21	Moore, J	BOS	36:57	3.25	1.62	66.67	2.36	2.33	50.33	-0.55	-0.36	-1.62
2020-21	Lauzon, J	BOS	35:06	3.42	5.13	40.00	2.25	1.48	60.36	-0.56	-0.88	5.99
2020-21	Grzelcyk, M	BOS	33:47	0.00	3.55	0.00	1.19	2.46	32.68	-1.23	0.36	-20.98
2020-21	Miller, K	BOS	28:57	2.07	0.00	100.00	1.68	2.14	43.99	-1.96	0.34	-22.90
2020-21	Tinordi, J	BOS	27:54	0.00	0.00	-	2.51	2.22	52.98	0.21	-0.51	7.30
2020-21	Vaakanainen, U	BOS	26:24	0.00	6.82	0.00	1.88	2.55	42.51	-0.42	0.24	-7.37
2020-21	McAvoy, C	BOS	22:18	2.69	2.69	50.00	1.82	1.75	51.07	-0.37	-0.32	-0.46
2019-20	Grzelcyk, M	BOS	219:29	1.91	1.37	58.33	1.87	1.98	48.50	-0.44	-0.23	-2.60
2019-20	Chara, Z	BOS	61:22	4.89	4.89	50.00	1.78	2.68	39.95	-0.51	0.54	-11.84
2019-20	Vaakanainen, U	BOS	54:21	2.21	1.10	66.67	2.22	3.00	42.57	0.12	1.02	-8.96
2019-20	Grzelcyk, M	BOS	53:23	0.00	2.25	0.00	1.92	1.82	51.23	-0.38	-0.65	3.09
2019-20	Krug, T	BOS	49:17	1.22	0.00	100.00	1.95	2.71	41.85	-0.36	0.56	-9.91
2019-20	Chara, Z	BOS	24:14	7.43	2.48	75.00	2.19	0.89	71.12	-0.15	-1.48	21.44
2018-19	Krug, T	BOS	102:02	1.76	0.00	100.00	2.46	2.29	51.76	-0.12	-0.01	-1.15
2018-19	Grzelcyk, M	BOS	96:02	2.50	2.50	50.00	2.62	1.68	60.97	0.29	-0.38	7.79
2018-19	Carlo, B	BOS	68:25	3.51	0.88	80.00	1.86	1.69	52.41	-0.77	-0.51	-2.02
2018-19	Krug, T	BOS	48:22	4.96	0.00	100.00	2.61	1.16	69.18	0.27	-0.92	16.23
2018-19	Grzelcyk, M	BOS	42:49	0.00	1.40	0.00	2.94	1.35	68.51	0.36	-0.97	15.92
2018-19	Kampfer, S	BOS	38:12	1.57	1.57	50.00	2.00	1.73	53.50	-0.38	-0.41	0.85
2018-19	Moore, J	BOS	27:53	0.00	0.00	-	1.31	2.29	36.45	-0.95	0.36	-17.45
2018-19	Chara, Z	BOS	26:51	2.23	2.23	50.00	1.53	2.40	38.92	-0.85	0.38	-15.13
2018-19	Lauzon, J	BOS	22:48	2.63	2.63	50.00	2.73	2.86	48.92	0.15	0.49	-3.33

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% 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*	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*	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*	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