Connor Clifton

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Birth place: Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 196 lb (89 kg)
Birth place: Long Branch, New Jersey, United States
Defenseman, shoots right
6 ' 0" (183 cm) | 196 lb (89 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2013 | Team USA | U18 World Championship | Sochi, Russia | |
| IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Nov 9, 2025 | LAK @ PIT | (3-2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 16, 2025 | NSH @ PIT | (0-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:28 | 19:21 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 21, 2025 | MIN @ PIT | (5-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:21 | 17:42 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 1, 2025 | PIT @ PHI | (5-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:55 | 16:53 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | PIT @ TBL | (4-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2011‑12 | Team USA - USNTDP | USHL | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| 2012‑13 | Team USA - USNTDP | USHL | 17 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | |
| 2012‑13 | Team USA U18 | | 17 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013‑14 | Quinnipiac University | NCAA | 18 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 106 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.6 |
| 2013‑14 | Team USA White U20 | | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013‑14 | Team USA U20 | | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2014‑15 | Quinnipiac University | NCAA | 19 | 38 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014‑15 | Team USA White U20 | | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015‑16 | Quinnipiac University | NCAA | 20 | 43 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 42 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.3 |
| 2016‑17 | Quinnipiac University | NCAA | 21 | 39 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 82 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2017‑18 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 22 | 54 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| 2018‑19 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 23 | 53 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5.2 |
| 2018‑19 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 24 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 2020‑21 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 25 | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| 2021‑22 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 26 | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 2022‑23 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 27 | 78 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 60 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2023‑24 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 28 | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.2 |
| 2024‑25 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | 29 | 73 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 45 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 |
| 2025‑26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NHL Totals | 394 | 15 | 62 | 77 | 296 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 | |||
| NCAA Totals | 156 | 19 | 37 | 56 | 284 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7.3 | |||
| AHL Totals | 109 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 87 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5.7 | |||
| USHL Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.0 | ||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017‑18 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018‑19 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18.2 |
| 2019‑20 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| 2020‑21 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021‑22 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 |
| 2022‑23 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NHL Totals | 46 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 34 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.3 | |||
| AHL Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2012 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team USA - U18 World Championship 2013 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 |
| U18 World Championship Totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | |
| Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA - U18 4‑Nations 2012 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team USA - U18 5‑Nations 2013 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team USA White - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2013 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team USA - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2013 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team USA White - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2014 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U18 Men Totals | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| U20 Men Totals | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |