Connor Clifton headshot

D · BOS · #75

Connor Clifton

Height
HT 6'0"
Weight
WT 200 lbs
Birth date
Apr 28, 1995 (age 31)
Bio
USA · Shoots R

He ranks D148 among 301 defensemen in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).

Established veteran — watch the back half of the curve.

Dynasty Value Score

345

#418 overall · D120 of 272

2025–26 scoring

95.3 pts

50 GP · 1.9 PPG

2026–27 Engine Projections

134.4 pts

67.8 games · 2 PPG

3.2 G · 10.1 A · 13.3 P · 16:28 TOI · 0:01 PP · 2.8 xG

Projection range

114.2–147.8

If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.

Ice time and shot quality

Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.

TOIPPOZGxGTop speed
2025–2616:460:0138.7%21.722.7 mph
2026–27Proj16:280:0139.0%3.22.822.3 mph

NHL standard (goal = 3) over time

01002003002018: 24.1 FP2420182019: 47.5 FP4820192020: 78.3 FP7820202021: 107.2 FP10720212022: 185.8 FP18620222023: 154.1 FP15420232024: 146.6 FP14720242025: 95.3 FP9520252026: 2.4 FP220262026 projection: 134.4 FP1342026*

Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.

Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))

SeasonGPFPPPGTOIPPGAPPPPSHPSOGHitsBlk+/−PIMFOxGHD
2026–27Proj67.8134.42.016:280:013.210.113.3—1.056.0208.9108.31.762.3—2.87.8
2026–2712.42.423:230:0800000232000——
2025–265095.31.916:460:0124600351808455301.73
2024–2573146.62.016:030:01115160363208116-64503.111
2023–2479154.12.016:330:014141800772041171288—4.012
2022–2378185.82.417:510:0651823019320812020600——
2021–2260107.21.816:040:022810008015662-2320——
2020–214478.31.818:130:051670148108521038———
2019–203147.51.514:250:05202002090334120——
2018–191924.11.317:420:03011002240135150——

Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.

FAQ

How are Connor Clifton's fantasy points calculated?
This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
What is Clifton's Dynasty Value Score?
Clifton scores 345 out of 10,000 (#418 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
What is Clifton's 2026–27 Engine projection?
We project 134.4 NHL-standard fantasy points over 67.785 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.