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Winnipeg Jets

Kyle Connor

#81Left Wing6'1"181 lb

0.0 in 2 days
2026-27 regular season
1
GP
1
G
1
A
2
P
9
SOG
11.1% SH
20:52
TOI/GP

LW · WPG · NHL id 8478398

Kyle Connor has played 1 game for the Winnipeg Jets in 2026-27, scoring 1 goal and 1 assist (2 points) on 9 shots while averaging 20:52 a night (13:04 at even strength, 1:34 on the power play and 0:08 shorthanded). At 5v5 he has skated 86% of his 5v5 minutes with Mark Scheifele and 79% with Cole Perfetti in his only game so far, and the Jets have controlled 46% of shot attempts with Connor on the ice (0-1 in goals, 100% offensive-zone starts). In the Jets' most recent game against BOS he was on L1 with Mark Scheifele and Cole Perfetti and on PP1. He is shooting 11.1% this season against 14.5% across the 730 games in our data.

Right now

From the Oct 2 game vs BOS, detected from shift data

Last 1: L1/PP1

Deployment timeline

2026-27 · per-game ice time by strength, with line and power-play unit changes

Usage: 1 games, 14:46 average time on ice, PP1 in 1 games, 0 line changes.

PPLine10m3m7m10m13m17mOct 2
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • 5-game average
  • Did not play
  • ▲ promoted · ▼ demoted
1 games shown, 14:46 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

No Edge data yet in 2026-27; showing 2025-26 NHL EDGE data.

Top speed45th4622.2 mph
Bursts 20+ mph88th88162
Hardest shot87th8790.9 mph
Offensive-zone time68th6843.4%
Distance skated99th100293.0 mi
High-danger SOG88th8864
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

2026-27 · 14 attempts, 9 on goal, 1 goal

Shot map, OPP at WPG: 14 attempts, 9 on goal, 1 goal, 1.12 expected goals; best chance Kyle Connor at 0.20 xG.

  • 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 · 82 GP · 92 points vs 79.9 expected

Luck Meter →
Hold(softened from Sell high by the sustainability check)

Last 20 games: +3. Positive means running hot (sell), negative running cold (buy).

14.2%
101.7
72.4%
G vs xG
39 / 38.9
  • • Role shrank over the last 10 games (1 demotion event): the cold spell may not be all luck.
  • • Shot diet improved: 0.102 xG per attempt lately vs 0.085 before (more from the slot).
Goals against expected goals
010203040+0.1goals above expected0.0σ10/94/16
  • Actual goals
  • Expected
  • ±1σ
  • Above expected
  • Below expected

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 played82
  • Goals3916th
  • Assists5322nd
  • Points9212th
  • Power-play points1985th
  • Shorthanded points238th
  • Shots on goal2747th
  • Hits36493rd
  • Blocked shots19596th
  • Plus/minus−2368th
  • Penalty minutes16507th
  • Faceoffs won0451st

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

Transition, turnovers & faceoffs

Usage

Special teams & discipline

Luck & trend

NHL EDGE tracking

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 · 82 of 82 games through the sequence engine

MethodLeaders
−0.022
Season net
−0.48xG

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

MethodLeaders
Per 60
1.09
Attempts
24
0.067

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

MethodLeaders
Season
+1.83G
Per 60
+0.062
Drawn / taken
17 / 8minors

MethodLeaders
49.8%
47.2%
49.4%
Transition CF/60
2.8
Turnovers won/60
21.1
Turnovers lost/60
21.8

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

MethodLeaders
  • More of his shots than the league
  • Fewer
273 shots on goal, 38 goals, all situations
AreaHis shareLeagueG
R Circle25%12%6
Low Slot16%23%11
R Point1%6%0
L Point1%5%0
R Net Side7%3%2
L Circle16%13%5
High Slot9%7%6

Role changes

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

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How the goals happened

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

Method
Goal anatomy
GamePlayEntryPassesShot mphNotesReplay
Oct 2, 2026 vs BOSForecheck turnover—033.4—
Apr 14, 2026 @ UTADump and chasedump08.53-on-2
Apr 6, 2026 vs SEARebound—047.6one-timer, rebound
Apr 6, 2026 vs SEAPoint shot—3*31.2one-timer
Apr 4, 2026 @ CBJForecheck turnover—163.2one-timer
Apr 4, 2026 @ CBJRushloose045.9one-timer
Mar 31, 2026 @ CHIRushcarry137.5one-timer
Mar 28, 2026 @ COLRushloose053.4—
Mar 24, 2026 vs VGKForecheck turnover—2*62.7one-timer
Mar 15, 2026 vs STLOdd-man rushcarry047.01-on-0
Mar 14, 2026 vs COLOdd-man rushcarry1*62.62-on-1
Mar 12, 2026 vs NYRRushcarry3*33.2—
Mar 5, 2026 vs TBLReboundloose013.6rebound
Feb 27, 2026 @ ANAForecheck turnover—1*59.8one-timer
Feb 25, 2026 @ VANForecheck turnovercarry029.9—
Feb 4, 2026 vs MTLCycle—4*37.8one-timer
Jan 29, 2026 @ TBLDeflectioncarry358.74-on-2, deflection
Jan 17, 2026 vs TORForecheck turnovercarry029.25-on-4
Jan 13, 2026 vs NYIDeflection—030.7rebound
Jan 8, 2026 vs EDMForecheck turnover—050.7—
Jan 6, 2026 vs VGKForecheck turnovercarry061.5—
Jan 3, 2026 @ OTTReboundcarry013.83-on-2, rebound
Dec 27, 2025 vs MINReboundcarry042.4one-timer, rebound
Dec 21, 2025 @ UTAForecheck turnover—4*67.0one-timer
Dec 21, 2025 @ UTACycle—5*63.1one-timer
Dec 5, 2025 vs BUFRebound—023.8rebound
Dec 3, 2025 @ MTLForecheck turnover—028.0—
Dec 1, 2025 @ BUFCycle—5*6.6—
Nov 29, 2025 @ NSHDeflection—017.8—
Nov 18, 2025 vs CBJRushcarry243.1—
Nov 13, 2025 @ SEAForecheck turnover—1*34.3one-timer
Nov 9, 2025 @ ANACyclecarry4*50.2—
Nov 1, 2025 vs PITPoint shot—050.0—
Nov 1, 2025 vs PITOdd-man rushcarry029.91-on-0
Oct 30, 2025 vs CHIOdd-man rushcarry2*35.73-on-2
Oct 28, 2025 @ MINOdd-man rushcarry069.13-on-2
Oct 24, 2025 vs CGYOdd-man rushcarry3*52.52-on-1, one-timer
Oct 9, 2025 vs DALRushpass571.1—
Oct 9, 2025 vs DALReboundcarry034.5rebound
May 11, 2025 @ DALRebound—019.4rebound

* 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 Connor

TeammatePosGPShareCF% togetherGF% togetherCF% Connor apartCF% mate apart
Mark ScheifeleC111:1186%46.7%0% (0-1)40.0% 1:5366.7% 0:53
Cole PerfettiC110:1979%46.4%0% (0-1)42.9% 2:45100.0% 0:28
Josh MorrisseyD18:3065%40.0%0% (0-1)53.3% 4:3446.7% 7:05
Dylan DeMeloD18:0061%25.0%0% (0-1)73.3% 5:0446.7% 8:22
Neal PionkD13:3628%81.8%— (0-0)29.2% 9:2845.7% 12:49
Dylan SambergD13:0824%55.6%— (0-0)42.3% 9:5648.6% 12:29
Mario FerraroD11:5715%57.1%— (0-0)42.9% 11:0725.0% 12:28
Viggo BjörckC11:109%25.0%— (0-0)48.4% 11:5457.1% 9:17
Tyrel BauerD11:038%50.0%— (0-0)45.2% 12:0175.0% 4:15

Linemate and opposition quality

2025-26 · 5v5 · 1317:54 on ice · ranked against 510 forwards · last season, until this season has enough games to rank

Quality of teammates (QoT)49.1%

45th percentile · higher = stronger linemates

Quality of competition (QoC)50.1%

66th percentile · higher = tougher opponents

Middle-of-the-lineup deployment: average linemates and opposition.

Each value is the ice-time-weighted average season xGF% of the skaters Connor shared the 5v5 ice with, each shrunk toward 50%. Most skaters land between about 45% and 55% for QoT and 49% and 51% for QoC, so the percentile is the easier read.

Game log

1 game in 2026-27, newest first

DateOppResultGAP+/-PIMHITBLKEVPPPK
Oct 2vs BOSOTL 3-411209012—20:5213:041:340:08

Season splits by strength

2026-27 regular season · on-ice numbers from shift and play-by-play data

StrengthGPTOI/GPSAGFGAGF%
All situations114:4614:46332260.0%65.9%2092167%2.90.7100%
Even strength113:0413:04192048.7%54.5%139010%1.10.7100%
5v5113:0413:04161945.7%50.0%129010%0.90.7100%
Power play11:341:34130100.0%100.0%6010100%1.10.0100%
Penalty kill10:080:0800——0000—0.00.0—

Career by season

Seasons in Edgehalla's data (2025-26 is being backfilled; earlier seasons follow)

SeasonTeamGPGAP+/-PIMHITBLKTOI/GP
2026-27WPG111200911.1%1220:52
2025-26WPG82395392-21627414.2%361921:30
2024-25PlayoffsWPG1351217+404511.1%11522:17
2024-25WPG82415697+172526715.4%214620:24
2023-24PlayoffsWPG5325-241915.8%4220:47
2023-24WPG65342761-6622115.4%141919:43
2022-23PlayoffsWPG5314002611.5%4422:20
2022-23WPG82314980-112027311.4%432420:32
2021-22WPG79474693-3431714.8%322321:47
2020-21PlayoffsWPG8347-202810.7%4323:41
2020-21WPG56262450-41216615.7%181818:44
2019-20WPG71383573+43423915.9%181721:05
2018-19PlayoffsWPG6325-101421.4%3121:23
2018-19WPG82343266-71822715.0%92119:15
2017-18PlayoffsWPG173710+22368.3%7717:44
2017-18WPG76312657+81619216.1%182616:54

Kyle Connor news

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.