D · BOS · NHL id 8477365
Connor Clifton has played 1 game for the Boston Bruins in 2026-27, scoring 0 goals and 0 assists (0 points) on 2 shots while averaging 23:23 a night (22:08 at even strength, 0:08 on the power play and 0:41 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 92% of his 5v5 minutes with Nikita Zadorov and 35% with Morgan Geekie in his only game so far, and the Bruins have controlled 58% of shot attempts with Clifton on the ice (0-0 in goals, 80% offensive-zone starts). In the Bruins' most recent game against NYR he was on D1 with Nikita Zadorov and off the power play.
Right now
From the Sep 29 game vs NYR, detected from shift data
- +7:49 5v5 TOI
- Top-four D in 1 of last 1 (was 7 of 20)
- 31% of 5v5 TOI with Zacha (was 0%)
Deployment timeline
2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes
Usage: 1 games, 22:57 average time on ice, PP1 in 0 games, 0 line changes.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- 5-game average
- Did not play
- ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
NHL EDGE tracking
2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position
Only 1 GP in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.
Season-level NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, refreshed nightly. The percentile is the league rank among skaters this season; the label at the right is the raw value.
Shot map
2026-27 · 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals
Shot map, OPP at BOS: 3 attempts, 2 on goal, 0 goals, 0.05 expected goals; best chance Connor Clifton at 0.04 xG.
- Even strength
- Power play
- Penalty kill
- Goal
- Shot on goal
- Missed
- Blocked
Luck
2025-26 · 50 GP · 6 points vs 10.1 expected
Last 20 games: -41. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).
- 5.7%
- 101.5
- 18.2%
- G vs xG
- 2 / 1.7
- • Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 1:42 a game, 5 promotion events): some of the heat may be real.
- Actual goals
- Expected
- ±1σ
- Above expected
- Below expected
Player analytics
Compare with another player →2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among defencemen. Each stat links to its explainer.
- 2026-27 so far: 1 GP, 0 G, 0 A, 0 PPP, 2 SOG.
Fantasy box score
- Games played50
- Goals2578th of 715
- Assists4620th of 715
- Points6639th of 715
- Power-play points0437th of 715
- Shorthanded points0227th of 715
- Shots on goal35616th of 715
- Hits18036th of 715
- Blocked shots84130th of 715
- Plus/minus+5194th of 715
- Penalty minutes5397th of 715
- Faceoffs won0451st of 715
Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)
- Corsi (CF%)48.1%446th of 719
- Fenwick (FF%)50.3%296th of 719
- Expected goals (xGF%)54.5%115th of 719
- Sequence xG (sxGF%)54.4%118th of 719
- High-danger chances (HDCF%)56.3%86th of 719
- Scoring chances (SCF%)50.9%267th of 719
Transition, turnovers & faceoffs
- Transition attempts /600.33595th of 719
- Turnover Ledger /60−0.013185th of 719
- Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.17667th of 719
Usage
- Ice time per game16:46315th of 715
- Power-play time per game0:01683rd of 715
- Offensive-zone start %32.7%670th of 719
Special teams & discipline
- Net penalties drawn /60−1.11680th of 719
Luck & trend
- On-ice PDO1015193rd of 719
- Goals above expected+0.3295th of 715
- Luck Meter−15501st of 828
- Ascension score6043rd of 428
NHL EDGE tracking
- Top skating speed22.7208th of 715
- 20+ mph bursts26564th of 715
- Hardest shot89.0311th of 715
- Offensive-zone time38.7%635th of 715
Unranked rows are below the sample minimum (20 GP, 200 five-on-five minutes, 100 draws or 10 goalie games).
Beyond the box score
2025-26 regular season · 47 of 50 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)
- −0.032
- Season net
- −0.39xG
5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.
- Per 60
- 0.33
- Attempts
- 4
- 0.010
5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.
Role changes
Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch
- Moved up to D1 from D2Apr 11, 2026 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Apr 11, 2024 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Dec 23, 2023 alerts →
- Played 7:46 more than his 5-game averageDec 23, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Apr 11, 2023 alerts →
- Moved up to D2 from D3Dec 13, 2022 alerts →
- Played 6:49 more than his 5-game averageApr 29, 2022 alerts →
How his goals happened
7 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation
| Game | Play | Entry | Passes | Shot mph | Notes | Replay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 vs NJD | Forecheck turnover | — | 3* | 70.0 | — | |
| Jan 17, 2026 vs CBJ | Rebound | carry | 0 | 57.1 | 4-on-3, rebound | |
| Apr 13, 2025 @ TBL | Dump and chase | dump | 0 | 17.7 | 2-on-1 | |
| Mar 27, 2024 vs OTT | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 33.6 | 4-on-3 | |
| Mar 24, 2024 @ CGY | Deflection | carry | 0 | 29.0 | 4-on-0, deflection | |
| Mar 12, 2024 vs DET | Odd-man rush | carry | 1 | 70.0 | 3-on-2, one-timer | |
| Feb 23, 2024 @ CBJ | Point shot | — | 3* | 42.5 | — |
* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.
Linemates
2026-27 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Clifton
| Teammate | Pos | GP | Share | CF% together | GF% together | CF% Clifton apart | CF% mate apart | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Zadorov | D | 1 | 20:19 | 92% | 53.3% | — (0-0) | 100.0% 1:49 | 100.0% 0:33 |
| Morgan Geekie | C | 1 | 7:41 | 35% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 53.8% 14:27 | 42.1% 7:22 |
| Casey Mittelstadt | C | 1 | 7:36 | 34% | 71.4% | — (0-0) | 53.8% 14:32 | 43.8% 6:21 |
| Pavel Zacha | C | 1 | 6:45 | 30% | 75.0% | — (0-0) | 55.2% 15:23 | 42.1% 6:56 |
| Sean Kuraly | C | 1 | 6:10 | 28% | 50.0% | — (0-0) | 61.9% 15:58 | 41.7% 8:16 |
| Tanner Jeannot | LW | 1 | 5:58 | 27% | 40.0% | — (0-0) | 65.2% 16:10 | 45.5% 7:11 |
| David Pastrnak | RW | 1 | 5:55 | 27% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 57.7% 16:13 | 61.9% 9:44 |
| Elias Lindholm | C | 1 | 5:51 | 26% | 55.6% | — (0-0) | 58.3% 16:17 | 56.3% 8:07 |
| Mark Kastelic | C | 1 | 5:42 | 26% | 33.3% | — (0-0) | 66.7% 16:26 | 40.0% 6:39 |
| JJ Peterka | RW | 1 | 5:25 | 24% | 57.1% | — (0-0) | 57.7% 16:43 | 63.6% 9:53 |
| James Hagens | C | 1 | 3:25 | 15% | 66.7% | — (0-0) | 54.2% 18:43 | 46.2% 9:30 |
| Fraser Minten | C | 1 | 3:20 | 15% | 62.5% | — (0-0) | 56.0% 18:48 | 68.8% 9:58 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov | C | 1 | 2:35 | 12% | 70.0% | — (0-0) | 52.2% 19:33 | 64.3% 9:46 |
| Mason Lohrei | D | 1 | 1:04 | 5% | 100.0% | — (0-0) | 54.8% 21:04 | 47.1% 16:24 |
Game log
1 game in 2026-27, newest first
| Date | Opp | Result | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | EV | PP | PK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs NYR | W 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 23:23 | 22:08 | 0:08 | 0:41 |
Season splits by strength
2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data
| Strength | GP | TOI/GP | SA | GF | GA | GF% | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All situations | 1 | 23:23 | 23:23 | 19 | 14 | 57.6% | 60.9% | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.7 | 80% |
| Even strength | 1 | 22:08 | 22:08 | 19 | 14 | 57.6% | 60.9% | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.7 | 80% |
| 5v5 | 1 | 22:08 | 22:08 | 19 | 14 | 57.6% | 60.9% | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.7 | 0.7 | 80% |
| Power play | 1 | 0:08 | 0:08 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Penalty kill | 1 | 0:41 | 0:41 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
Career by season
Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 23:23 |
| 2025-26Playoffs | PIT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 8 | 1 | 11:50 |
| 2025-26 | PIT | 50 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +5 | 53 | 35 | 5.7% | 180 | 84 | 16:46 |
| 2024-25 | BUF | 73 | 1 | 15 | 16 | -6 | 45 | 63 | 1.6% | 208 | 116 | 16:03 |
| 2023-24 | BUF | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +12 | 88 | 77 | 5.2% | 204 | 117 | 16:33 |
| 2022-23Playoffs | BOS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 2 | 5 | 0.0% | 7 | 6 | 14:40 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 78 | 5 | 18 | 23 | +20 | 60 | 93 | 5.4% | 208 | 120 | 17:51 |
| 2021-22Playoffs | BOS | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 8 | 10 | 10.0% | 31 | 7 | 17:07 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 32 | 80 | 2.5% | 156 | 62 | 16:04 |
| 2020-21Playoffs | BOS | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.0% | 27 | 13 | 17:51 |
| 2020-21 | BOS | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +10 | 38 | 48 | 2.1% | 108 | 52 | 18:13 |
| 2019-20 | BOS | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 12 | 20 | 10.0% | 90 | 33 | 14:25 |
| 2018-19Playoffs | BOS | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 16 | 11 | 18.2% | 32 | 17 | 13:17 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 15 | 22 | 0.0% | 40 | 13 | 17:42 |
Connor Clifton news
- Bruins' Connor Clifton was looking for more playing time when he re-signed. He got it in the opener.The Boston Globe
- Back in Boston, Connor Clifton is already at home in Marco Sturm's D corpsBoston.com
- Connor Clifton's Bruins Return Already Includes A Surprising New ResponsibilityYahoo Sports
- Nikita Zadorov and Connor Clifton: From Chirping Each Other to Playing TogetherNHL.com
- Connor Clifton Game Log - NHLFOX Sports
- Locker Room Raw: Connor CliftonNHL.com
- Connor Clifton HomeNHL.com
- CliftonNHL.com
Headlines via LineupExperts. Links open the original publisher.
On-ice and deployment numbers are derived by Edgehalla from NHL play-by-play and shift data. Tracking percentiles are from NHL EDGE. Data updates after every game.