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Kevin Connauton

#8 · Defence · Free agent, last with the Philadelphia Flyers

Born Feb 23, 1990 in Edmonton, Alberta, CAN · 6'2", 205 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 83rd overall in 2009 by VAN (round 3)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2013-14. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Connor Murphy PHX · 8 P in 30 GP Michal Rozsival CHI · 8 P in 42 GP Andrej Sustr TBL · 8 P in 43 GP Nate Prosser MIN · 8 P in 53 GP Anton Volchenkov NJD · 8 P in 56 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

051015202013-14: 8 points813-142014-15: 21 points2114-152015-16: 17 points1715-162016-17: 1 points116-172017-18: 21 points2117-182018-19: 8 points818-192019-20: 0 points019-202020-21: 1 points120-212021-22: 3 points321-22

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 DAL 36 1 7 8 -6 16 56 43 0.22 $683K
2014-15 DAL 8 0 2 2 4 6 10 8 0.25 $683K
2014-15 CBJ 54 9 10 19 1 29 86 75 0.35
2015-16 CBJ 27 1 7 8 10 21 44 24 0.30 $683K
2015-16 ARI 38 4 5 9 -3 39 65 76 0.24
2016-17 ARI 24 0 1 1 -1 24 21 48 0.04 $1M
2017-18 ARI 73 11 10 21 3 20 102 116 0.29 $1M
2018-19 ARI 50 1 7 8 -2 22 75 108 0.16 $1.375M
2019-20 COL 4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 6 0.00 $1.375M
2020-21 FLA 7 0 1 1 4 7 5 12 0.14 $700K
2021-22 FLA 13 0 0 0 4 2 14 28 0.00 $825K
2021-22 PHI 26 1 2 3 -7 2 16 46 0.12
9 seasons Career 360 28 52 80 5 188 498 590 0.22

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2013-14 DAL 4 0 0 0 0 16 0 6 0.00
2019-20 COL 4 0 1 1 -2 6 6 4 0.25
2 seasons Playoffs 8 0 1 1 -2 22 6 10 0.13

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
36 1 7 8 -6 16 56 43 0.22 1.8 15:20

Contract

$683KCap hitends in 2016
$85KCap dollars per point8 points in 36 games
-$266KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$949KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. He rated at or below a spare-part player, so there is no cost per goal to show. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 641 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Dallas Stars on Jun 13, 2013, as an extension of the contract he was on: 3 years and $2.05M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, with 2 seasons left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $683K $600K $0 $600K
2014-15 $683K $650K $0 $650K
2015-16 $683K $800K $0 $800K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Jul 1, 2024 Utah Hockey Club New contract 2024-25 to 2025-26 2 $1.55M $775K
Jul 13, 2022 Philadelphia Flyers New contract 2022-23 to 2023-24 2 $1.525M $763K
Jun 1, 2021 Florida Panthers Extension 2021-22 to 2021-22 1 $825K $825K
Jan 13, 2021 Florida Panthers New contract 2020-21 to 2020-21 1 $700K $700K
Jun 27, 2018 Arizona Coyotes Extension 2018-19 to 2019-20 2 $2.75M $1.375M
Jul 1, 2016 Arizona Coyotes New contract 2016-17 to 2017-18 2 $2M $1M
Jun 13, 2013 Dallas Stars Extension 2013-14 to 2015-16 3 $2.05M $683K
Apr 28, 2010 Vancouver Canucks Entry-level 2010-11 to 2012-13 3 $2.7M $682K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2013-14 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2013-14 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

-1.4Goals above replacement583rd of 672 skaters, 201st of 234 defencemen
-0.2Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-3.2Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 234 ranked defencemen: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence-1.6 34th percentileEven-strength defence-0.8 38th percentilePower play0.0 76th percentilePenalty kill-0.2 26th percentilePenalties-0.6 51st percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among defencemen. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-3-2-1012013-142015-162017-182019-202021-22Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

49.5Corsi for %483 attempts for, 493 against
-0.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
47.3Expected goals for %19.3 expected for, 21.5 against
-3.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.4Goals for %16 for, 20 against
99.3PDO6.8% shooting + 92.5% saves
98Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 567 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Sergei Gonchar · Kevin Connauton26255:5748.245.45-5
Cameron Gaunce · Kevin Connauton993:4954.250.67-3
Kevin Connauton · Jamie Oleksiak538:4644.354.81-4
Jordie Benn · Kevin Connauton1826:1552.954.21-2

The pairs he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's pairs that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.7Expected goalsfrom 79 unblocked attempts
-1.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.29 expected goals per 60 minutes87th
Shot quality 3.4% chance per attempt64th
Finishing -1.7 goals above expected14thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 232 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

012Game 20Expected 2.7Goals 1

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 13, 2014 @ PHX L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 25:22
Mar 25, 2014 @ CHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:45
Mar 18, 2014 @ PIT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13:45
Mar 16, 2014 @ WPG L 2-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:27
Mar 14, 2014 vs CGY L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 19:14
Mar 11, 2014 @ STL W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 14:24
Mar 8, 2014 vs MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 10:51
Mar 6, 2014 vs VAN W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:55
Mar 3, 2014 vs BUF W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:11
Mar 1, 2014 vs TBL L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 16:12
Feb 27, 2014 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:46
Feb 8, 2014 vs PHX W 2-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 13:33
Feb 5, 2014 @ SJS L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 14:18
Feb 1, 2014 @ ANA W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11:21
Jan 20, 2014 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 17:30
Jan 16, 2014 vs BOS L 2-4 0 1 1 1 2 4 1 12:24
Jan 14, 2014 vs EDM W 5-2 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 16:28
Jan 12, 2014 vs NYI L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:02
Jan 9, 2014 @ NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13:21
Jan 6, 2014 @ NYI L 3-7 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 15:19
Jan 4, 2014 vs DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:26
Jan 2, 2014 vs MTL L 4-6 0 2 2 1 0 6 3 16:58
Dec 31, 2013 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 15:26
Dec 29, 2013 vs STL L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 17:35
Dec 27, 2013 vs NSH W 4-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 18:09
Dec 23, 2013 @ LAK W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 16:48
Dec 21, 2013 @ SJS L 2-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 16:28
Dec 19, 2013 vs VAN W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 14:16
Dec 17, 2013 vs COL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:36
Dec 16, 2013 @ COL L 2-6 1 0 1 -2 0 2 2 22:11
Dec 14, 2013 @ WPG W 6-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 16:02
Dec 10, 2013 vs CHI L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 18:19
Dec 7, 2013 vs PHI W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 14:52
Dec 5, 2013 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 0 15:22
Dec 3, 2013 @ CHI W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10:13
Oct 24, 2013 vs CGY W 5-1 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 16:05