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Status
Pro 100%
Age / YOB
31 (1995)
Contract
$3,300,000 × 1y
Expires
UFA 2027
Waivers
Eligible
Acquired
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Drafted
2013 Rd 7 (#187) DET
Vitals
6'0" · 196 lb
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Ratings

Percentile vs 259 d-men
CK 99 100th
FG 99 100th
DI 71 11th
SK 81 81st
ST 74 42nd
EN 70 34th
DU 67 25th
PH 63 61st
FO 25 98th
PA 47 18th
SC 48 60th
DF 90 80th
PS 25 69th
EX 70 60th
LD 73 62nd
OV 71 58th

Contract

Cap hit $3,300,000 3.2% of cap
Year 4 of 4
2023-24
2026-27
Expiry Status
UFA
2027 age 32
Clauses —

Stats

OTHL Career
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG SHG S S% Hit
2019-20 DET 8 0 1 1 0.13 +4 29 0 0 0 2 0.0% 3
2020-21 DET 79 3 8 11 0.14 0 66 0 0 0 27 11.1% 156
2021-22 DET 82 4 11 15 0.18 +4 77 0 0 0 63 6.3% 153
2022-23 DET 57 1 6 7 0.12 -6 34 0 0 0 19 5.3% 90
2023-24 NYR 81 7 21 28 0.35 -9 106 2 4 0 80 8.8% 180
2024-25 NYR 82 4 19 23 0.28 -3 78 2 2 0 73 5.5% 265
2025-26 NYR 82 9 32 41 0.50 +1 92 0 4 0 99 9.1% 206
CAREER 7 yrs 471 28 98 126 0.27 -9 482 4 10 0 -- 7.7% 1053
2026-27 Regular Season
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Season Team GP G A P +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S TOI
2026-27 BOS 6 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 6 20:38
On Pace - 82 0 14 14 0 55 0 0 0 82 -
NHL Career Stats
Season Team GP G A P P/GP +/- PiM GW PPG PPP S% TOI
2018-19 BOS 19 0 1 1 0.05 +5 15 0 0 0 0.0% 17:42
2019-20 BOS 31 2 0 2 0.06 +4 12 0 0 0 10.0% 14:25
2020-21 BOS 44 1 6 7 0.16 +10 38 0 0 0 2.1% 18:13
2021-22 BOS 60 2 8 10 0.17 -2 32 0 0 0 2.5% 16:04
2022-23 BOS 78 5 18 23 0.29 +20 60 0 0 0 5.4% 17:51
2023-24 BUF 79 4 14 18 0.23 +12 88 1 0 0 5.2% 16:33
2024-25 BUF 73 1 15 16 0.22 -6 45 0 0 0 1.6% 16:03
2025-26 PIT 50 2 4 6 0.12 +5 53 1 0 0 5.7% 16:46
2026-27 BOS 6 0 1 1 0.17 0 4 0 0 0 0.0% 20:38
Career NHL 440 17 67 84 0.19 +48 347 2 0 0 3.8% -

History

Overall, season by season

Above the band is elite. Inside it, above average. Below it, below average.

OV Defensemen, average to top 10%

Attributes

Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 24 D DET 86 78 78 64 66 75 80 60 25 45 47 63 45 55 55 62
2020-21 25 D DET 94 46 88 64 64 64 70 57 25 39 48 67 45 48 49 60
2021-22 26 D DET 90 45 76 78 64 75 66 57 25 51 47 78 45 56 58 66
2022-23 27 D DET 91 66 84 76 65 69 78 59 25 50 48 77 45 60 62 66
2023-24 28 D NYR 92 77 78 76 66 75 86 58 25 57 48 81 45 64 67 69
2024-25 29 D NYR 91 77 70 76 64 70 96 63 25 53 48 86 45 66 69 70
2025-26 30 D NYR 93 56 82 77 71 69 90 61 25 55 47 93 25 68 71 72
2026-27 31 D NYR 99 99 71 81 74 70 67 63 25 47 48 90 25 70 73 71
Season Age Pos Team CK FG DI SK ST EN DU PH FO PA SC DF PS EX LD OV
2019-20 24 D DET 86 78 78 64 66 75 80 60 25 45 47 63 45 55 55 62
2020-21 25 D DET +8 −32 +10 · −2 −11 −10 −3 · −6 +1 +4 · −7 −6 −2
2021-22 26 D DET −4 −1 −12 +14 · +11 −4 · · +12 −1 +11 · +8 +9 +6
2022-23 27 D DET +1 +21 +8 −2 +1 −6 +12 +2 · −1 +1 −1 · +4 +4 ·
2023-24 28 D NYR +1 +11 −6 · +1 +6 +8 −1 · +7 · +4 · +4 +5 +3
2024-25 29 D NYR −1 · −8 · −2 −5 +10 +5 · −4 · +5 · +2 +2 +1
2025-26 30 D NYR +2 −21 +12 +1 +7 −1 −6 −2 · +2 −1 +7 −20 +2 +2 +2
2026-27 31 D NYR +6 +43 −11 +4 +3 +1 −23 +2 · −8 +1 −3 · +2 +2 −1
Starting Team Salary Length Cap % Age Signed as
2019-20 DET $735,000 3 yr 0.9% 24 ELC Rookie
2021-22 DET $750,000 1 yr 0.9% 26 ELC
2022-23 DET $800,000 1 yr 1.0% 27 RFA
2023-24 NYR $3,300,000 4 yr 4.0% 28 RFA CURRENT
2023-24
Sep 15 2023
2023-24
to RANGERS
  • Connor Clifton 69
to RED WINGS
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