Connor Brown

23.2

#16Right Wing6'0"183 lb

0.0 in 2 days

2025-26 regular season

116

SOG

15.5% SH

17:33

TOI/GP

RW · NJD · NHL id 8477015

Connor Brown has played 75 games for the New Jersey Devils in 2025-26, scoring 18 goals and 25 assists (43 points) on 116 shots while averaging 17:33 a night (13:42 at even strength, 1:27 on the power play and 1:50 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 95% of his 5v5 minutes with Jack Hughes and 86% with Jesper Bratt over the last 10 games, and the Devils have controlled 51% of shot attempts with Brown on the ice (40-45 in goals, 56% offensive-zone starts). In the Devils' most recent game against BOS he was on L1 with Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes and on PP1. He is shooting 15.5% this season against 10.9% across the 640 games in our data.

Right now

From the Apr 14 game vs BOS, detected from shift data

Line

Jesper Bratt Jack Hughes

Power play

PP1

Jesper Bratt Nico Hischier Jack Hughes Simon Nemec

Penalty kill

No PK unit

Last 5: L2/PP1 · L1/PP2 · L2 · L1/PP1 · L2/PP1

Deployment timeline

2025-26 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
5-game average
Did not play
▲ promoted · ▼ demoted

20 games shown, 18:36 average. Line and PP unit come from where the player's ice time ranks among his teammates that night.

NHL EDGE tracking

2025-26 percentiles among skaters at his position

Source: NHL EDGE

Top speed90th9123.2 mph

Bursts 20+ mph77th77116

Hardest shot24th2480.8 mph

Offensive-zone time34th3440.9%

Distance skated86th87218.4 mi

High-danger SOG76th7652

Percentile among position peers│ tick = 3-season weighted

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

2025-26 · 218 attempts, 116 on goal, 18 goals

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Every attempt (goals, shots, misses and blocks), attacking toward the right (or the top on phones).

Luck

2025-26 · 75 GP · 43 points vs 43.6 expected

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Luck meter-8

Last 20 games: -9. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

Shooting+0.0 G

On-ice SH%+1.5 G

On-ice SV%−5.6 G

IPP−1.8 G

Points vs expected−0.6 P

: 15.5%
: 98.5
: 61.4%
G vs xG: 18 / 18.0

• Role rose over the last 10 games (TOI up 2:27 a game, PP share 27% → 55%): some of the heat may be real.
• Shot diet improved: 0.141 xG per attempt lately vs 0.101 before (more from the slot).

Goals against expected goals

Actual goals
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Player analytics

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2025-26 regular season. Rank is among all qualified players; the bar is his percentile among forwards. Each stat links to its explainer.

Fantasy box score

Games played75
Goals18150th of 715
Assists25189th of 715
Points43172nd of 715
Power-play points8196th of 715
Shorthanded points238th of 715
Shots on goal116244th of 715
Hits25589th of 715
Blocked shots37368th of 715
Plus/minus−1343rd of 715
Penalty minutes22404th of 715
Faceoffs won8321st of 715

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Corsi (CF%)51.2%228th of 719
Fenwick (FF%)51.2%229th of 719
Expected goals (xGF%)47.3%477th of 719
Sequence xG (sxGF%)47.4%478th of 719
High-danger chances (HDCF%)48.5%431st of 719
Scoring chances (SCF%)49.8%347th of 719

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Transition attempts /601.00302nd of 719
Turnover Ledger /60−0.024251st of 719
Forecheck xG /60 (on-ice)0.23523rd of 719
Faceoff win %30.8%
Draw Equity /100−0.250

Usage

Ice time per game17:33261st of 715
Power-play time per game1:27272nd of 715
Power-play share55.7%149th of 713
Ice-time share28.9%257th of 715
Offensive-zone start %55.7%242nd of 719

Special teams & discipline

Net penalties drawn /60−0.14379th of 719

Luck & trend

On-ice PDO985490th of 719
Goals above expected0.0331st of 715
Luck Meter−8449th of 828
Ascension score—

NHL EDGE tracking

Top skating speed23.271st of 715
20+ mph bursts116152nd of 715
Hardest shot80.8661st of 715
Offensive-zone time40.9%446th 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 · 72 of 75 games through the sequence engine (more fill in as games are reprocessed)

Method Leaders

: −0.036
Season net: −0.61xG

Offensive TK/600.35 (6)

Offensive GV/601.52 (26)

Neutral TK/600.06 (1)

Neutral GV/600.64 (11)

Defensive TK/600.29 (5)

Defensive GV/600.76 (13)

5-on-5. Each takeaway is credited, and each giveaway charged, at the league xG value of the zone.

Method Leaders

Per 100 draws: −0.250
Season: −0.07G
: 30.8%26 draws

Wins by zone: OZ 7-10 · NZ 0-1 · DZ 1-7

Method Leaders

Per 60: 1.00
Attempts: 17
: 0.051

5-on-5 shots within 10 seconds of winning the puck outside the offensive zone.

Method Leaders

Season: −0.61G
Per 60: −0.028
Drawn / taken: 8 / 11minors

Method Leaders

: 47.4%
: 48.5%
: 47.3%
Transition CF/60: 3.8
Turnovers won/60: 21.4
Turnovers lost/60: 23.1

5-on-5 while he is on the ice.

Method Leaders

More of his shots than the league
Fewer

116 shots on goal, 18 goals, all situations
Area	His share	League	G
Low Slot	36%	23%	9
L Circle	8%	13%	0
Outside L	0%	4%	0
L Point	2%	5%	1
R Point	3%	6%	0
Center Point	6%	9%	0
Outside R	7%	4%	0

Role changes

Notable promotions, demotions and ice-time swings from Line Watch

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Played 5:52 more than his 5-game averageFeb 3, 2026 alerts →
Moved up to PP1Jan 20, 2026 alerts →
Moved down to L4 from L2Jan 19, 2026 alerts →
Moved up to L1 from L3Jun 4, 2025 alerts →
Played 6:21 more than his 5-game averageJan 4, 2025 alerts →
Moved up to L1 from L2Jan 13, 2022 alerts →
Dropped off PP1 to PP2Mar 7, 2020 alerts →

How his goals happened

40 goals since 2023-24 with NHL EDGE tracking: press Replay to watch the tracking animation

Method

Goal anatomy
Game	Play	Entry	Passes	Shot mph	Notes
Apr 12, 2026 vs OTT	Odd-man rush	loose	1	9.6	1-on-0
Apr 5, 2026 @ MTL	Rush	carry	1	52.1	—
Mar 31, 2026 @ NYR	Rebound	—	0	16.5	rebound
Mar 29, 2026 vs CHI	Deflection	—	6*	18.3	—
Mar 24, 2026 @ DAL	Rush	carry	0	40.9	—
Mar 18, 2026 @ NYR	Forecheck turnover	—	1*	30.3	one-timer
Mar 16, 2026 vs BOS	Odd-man rush	carry	1	53.3	1-on-0
Mar 4, 2026 vs TOR	Odd-man rush	carry	1	29.2	4-on-3, one-timer
Jan 23, 2026 @ VAN	Cycle	—	1	45.0	—
Dec 19, 2025 @ UTA	Rush	carry	0	2.3	—
Dec 17, 2025 @ VGK	Odd-man rush	loose	0	10.3	2-on-1
Dec 13, 2025 vs ANA	Point shot	—	1	16.5	—
Nov 24, 2025 vs DET	Odd-man rush	carry	0	31.3	3-on-2
Oct 26, 2025 vs COL	Odd-man rush	carry	1	68.9	2-on-0
Oct 24, 2025 vs SJS	Odd-man rush	carry	0	14.6	1-on-0
Oct 18, 2025 vs EDM	Odd-man rush	carry	0	53.3	1-on-0
Oct 11, 2025 @ TBL	Rush	carry	2	48.3	—
Oct 11, 2025 @ TBL	Deflection	carry	2	18.6	—
May 23, 2025 @ DAL	Deflection	—	2	15.3	—
May 6, 2025 @ VGK	Rush	carry	0	45.1	—
May 1, 2025 vs LAK	Rush	loose	0	56.3	—
Apr 25, 2025 vs LAK	Dump and chase	dump	1*	38.2	—
Apr 25, 2025 vs LAK	Deflection	carry	0	13.0	3-on-2
Apr 13, 2025 @ WPG	Forecheck turnover	—	0	19.7	—
Apr 11, 2025 vs SJS	Odd-man rush	pass	2	60.2	2-on-1
Apr 9, 2025 vs STL	Rush	carry	0	22.2	—
Apr 9, 2025 vs STL	Rebound	—	0	31.0	rebound
Apr 3, 2025 @ SJS	Rush	carry	3	39.4	—
Mar 8, 2025 vs DAL	Odd-man rush	carry	0	34.7	2-on-1
Feb 4, 2025 @ STL	Rush	carry	0	49.1	one-timer
Dec 16, 2024 vs FLA	Odd-man rush	loose	0	58.7	4-on-2, one-timer
Dec 14, 2024 vs VGK	Rebound	carry	0	29.3	3-on-1, rebound
Dec 12, 2024 @ MIN	Odd-man rush	carry	0	43.3	3-on-2
Nov 9, 2024 @ VAN	Rush	carry	0	51.8	—
Nov 9, 2024 @ VAN	Rebound	—	0	2.4	rebound
Oct 15, 2024 vs PHI	Forecheck turnover	—	1	34.2	one-timer
Jun 18, 2024 @ FLA	Odd-man rush	carry	0	18.9	1-on-0
May 25, 2024 @ DAL	Rebound	pass	0	33.2	rebound
Apr 6, 2024 @ CGY	Odd-man rush	carry	0	25.9	2-on-1
Mar 26, 2024 @ WPG	Odd-man rush	carry	4*	66.0	4-on-1

* includes a royal-road (cross-slot) pass. Derived from NHL EDGE puck and player tracking.

Linemates

2025-26 · 5v5 time together and how each pairing performs with and without Brown

Teammate	Pos	GP		Share	CF% together	GF% together	CF% Brown apart	CF% mate apart
Cody Glass	C	41	394:18	39%	50.2%	53% (17-15)	47.3% 167:04	48.0% 132:15
Jack Hughes	C	43	356:38	35%	55.8%	47% (17-19)	52.4% 233:33	55.0% 377:27
Brenden Dillon	D	74	335:20	33%	50.3%	45% (15-18)	51.7% 683:24	49.3% 781:21
Jonas Siegenthaler	D	73	334:54	33%	50.7%	48% (13-14)	50.7% 662:06	50.2% 913:18
Luke Hughes	D	61	318:58	31%	52.0%	45% (10-12)	49.6% 517:40	55.1% 821:36
Dougie Hamilton	D	71	311:34	30%	51.9%	43% (10-13)	50.1% 669:51	55.0% 903:28
Simon Nemec	D	61	291:45	28%	49.7%	48% (15-16)	52.9% 533:41	51.0% 759:08
Arseny Gritsyuk	RW	36	278:25	27%	59.9%	48% (12-13)	45.4% 215:25	53.3% 207:33
Jesper Bratt	LW	27	262:30	26%	56.3%	56% (15-12)	46.7% 121:20	49.3% 116:39
Brett Pesce	D	37	170:00	17%	49.3%	29% (2-5)	52.0% 316:09	52.9% 460:41
Paul Cotter	C	33	162:12	16%	41.4%	42% (5-7)	52.1% 275:38	49.6% 212:04
Johnathan Kovacevic	D	34	159:48	16%	55.6%	46% (6-7)	53.6% 307:59	48.5% 383:26
Ondrej Palat	LW	23	113:54	11%	34.1%	57% (4-3)	53.5% 208:45	56.2% 148:33
Dawson Mercer	C	21	99:38	10%	41.6%	44% (4-5)	50.7% 196:10	56.1% 190:32

Game log

75 games in 2025-26, newest first

Season

Date	Opp	Result	G	A	P	+/-		PIM	HIT	BLK			EV	PP	PK
Apr 14	@ BOS	L 0-4	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	100%	18:10	16:21	1:49	—
Apr 12	vs OTT	W 4-3	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	—	19:13	14:38	3:21	1:14
Apr 11	@ DET	W 5-3	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	0%	18:17	17:24	—	0:53
Apr 9	vs PIT	L 2-5	0	1	1	-1	2	0	0	1	—	18:09	15:58	0:58	0:35
Apr 7	vs PHI	L 1-5	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0%	20:05	13:17	3:53	1:07
Apr 5	@ MTL	W 3-0	1	0	1	+1	2	10	3	1	100%	20:57	14:14	2:25	3:21
Apr 4	vs MTL	OTL 3-4	0	0	0	+1	4	0	2	0	—	22:17	16:50	1:30	3:50
Apr 2	vs WSH	W 7-3	0	1	1	+3	0	0	0	1	—	19:03	15:04	2:09	1:50
Mar 31	@ NYR	L 1-4	1	0	1	-1	3	0	0	1	—	21:06	15:29	2:57	2:40
Mar 29	vs CHI	W 5-3	1	0	1	+1	3	0	0	0	—	19:27	15:30	1:33	1:54
Mar 28	@ CAR	L 2-5	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	—	20:01	15:29	2:08	0:36
Mar 26	@ NSH	W 4-2	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	—	20:36	15:01	2:39	1:14
Mar 24	@ DAL	W 6-4	1	0	1	+2	4	0	0	1	—	18:08	13:21	3:23	1:24
Mar 20	@ WSH	L 1-2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	—	23:04	17:15	3:22	0:40
Mar 18	@ NYR	W 6-3	1	2	3	+1	1	0	0	0	—	16:03	11:39	2:39	1:25
Mar 16	vs BOS	W 4-3	1	1	2	+2	3	2	1	0	—	19:50	14:39	2:51	1:41
Mar 14	vs LAK	W 6-4	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0%	16:21	13:00	1:23	0:30
Mar 12	vs CGY	L 4-5	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	—	17:20	13:10	3:06	—
Mar 8	vs DET	L 0-3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	—	20:49	14:31	3:07	3:03
Mar 7	vs NYR	W 6-3	0	2	2	+1	2	0	0	0	—	17:44	9:42	2:31	3:55

Season splits by strength

2025-26 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

Strength	GP		TOI/GP						SA	GF	GA	GF%
All situations	75	1316:19	17:33	1245	1243	50.0%	50.2%	610	596	70	71	50%	75.3	75.9	50%
Even strength	75	1026:53	13:42	952	906	51.2%	51.2%	453	435	40	45	47%	42.6	47.1	55%
5v5	75	1023:49	13:39	947	903	51.2%	51.2%	451	434	40	45	47%	42.2	46.9	56%
Power play	48	109:05	2:16	201	27	88.2%	86.8%	107	18	16	2	89%	17.9	2.3	100%
Penalty kill	70	137:04	1:57	32	239	11.8%	12.2%	22	116	2	16	11%	2.2	16.9	2%
5v4	48	108:17	2:15	199	27	88.1%	86.7%	105	18	16	2	89%	17.6	2.3	100%
4v5	70	136:25	1:57	32	237	11.9%	12.3%	22	116	2	16	11%	2.2	16.7	2%
6v5, own net empty	20	18:23	0:55	38	13	74.5%	70.3%	17	6	4	6	40%	2.7	6.3	100%
5v6, opponent net empty	23	20:27	0:53	16	45	26.2%	29.5%	8	17	8	1	89%	9.7	2.1	0%
4v6, opponent net empty	2	2:04	1:02	0	10	0.0%	0.0%	0	3	0	0	—	0.0	0.3	0%
6v4, own net empty	2	2:23	1:12	6	3	66.7%	80.0%	3	1	0	1	0%	0.3	1.0	100%

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
2025-26	NJD	75	18	25	43	-1	22	116	15.5%	25	37	17:33
2024-25Playoffs	EDM	20	5	4	9	+1	2	27	18.5%	18	11	15:41
2024-25	EDM	82	13	17	30	+9	10	123	10.6%	19	37	14:01
2023-24Playoffs	EDM	19	2	4	6	+4	6	14	14.3%	9	10	11:55
2023-24	EDM	71	4	8	12	-8	10	108	3.7%	32	24	12:48
2022-23	WSH	4	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0.0%	6	1	16:46
2021-22	OTT	64	10	29	39	-15	10	121	8.3%	14	37	20:03
2020-21	OTT	56	21	14	35	+1	12	123	17.1%	22	30	18:15
2019-20	OTT	71	16	27	43	-6	24	173	9.2%	39	35	20:07
2018-19Playoffs	TOR	7	0	1	1	+2	2	6	0.0%	9	3	13:00
2018-19	TOR	82	8	21	29	+11	16	85	9.4%	35	37	13:48
2017-18Playoffs	TOR	7	1	2	3	0	0	6	16.7%	4	2	15:51
2017-18	TOR	82	14	14	28	0	18	119	11.8%	23	28	15:01

Connor Brown news

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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.

Right now

Deployment timeline

NHL EDGE tracking

Shot map

Luck

Player analytics

Fantasy box score

Possession & shot quality (5-on-5 on-ice)

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

Beyond the box score

Turnover LedgerTurnover Ledger (TO±)Takeaways credited and giveaways charged at the league xG value of the zone where possession changed, per 60.Glossary →

Draw EquityDraw Equity (DrEq)Faceoff results in goals: each win or loss scored against a coin flip and weighted by the zone. 100 extra offensive- or defensive-zone wins are worth about 1.9 goals.Σ (win − 0.5) × V(zone)Glossary →

Transition attemptsTransition attempt (TRN)An attempt within 10 s of a turnover, recovery, hit-forced recovery or faceoff win in the neutral or defensive zone, in the same play.Glossary →

Penalty ValuePenalty Value (PenV)Minor penalties drawn minus taken, times the net xG of a power play (about 0.20 per two-minute minor).(minors drawn − minors taken) × 0.20Glossary →

On-ice sequence resultsSequence xG (sxG)xG adjusted for flurries: a rebound only counts for the chance that the earlier shots in the same play did not already score.sxG_i = xG_i × Π (1 − xG_j) over earlier same-team shots in the playGlossary →

Shot DietShot diet (ixG/att)Average xG per individual unblocked attempt: how dangerous a player's typical shot is. One of the most stable traits we measure (split-half r 0.68).Shot diet = ixG / iFFGlossary →

Role changes

How his goals happened

Linemates

Game log

Season splits by strength

Career by season

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