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Connor Murphy

#5 · Defence · Edmonton Oilers

Born Mar 26, 1993 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (age 33) · 6'4", 210 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 20th overall in 2011 by PHX (round 1)

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.

Kevin Connauton DAL · 8 P in 36 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.

0510152013-14: 8 points813-142014-15: 7 points714-152015-16: 17 points1715-162016-17: 17 points1716-172017-18: 14 points1417-182018-19: 13 points1318-192019-20: 19 points1919-202020-21: 15 points1520-212021-22: 10 points1021-222022-23: 13 points1322-232023-24: 8 points823-242024-25: 19 points1924-252025-26: 17 points1725-262026-27: 0 points026-27

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 PHX 30 1 7 8 5 10 30 44 0.27 $863K
2014-15 ARI 73 4 3 7 -27 42 72 137 0.10 $863K
2015-16 ARI 78 6 11 17 5 48 101 175 0.22 $863K
2016-17 ARI 77 2 15 17 -13 45 81 201 0.22 $3.85M
2017-18 CHI 76 2 12 14 -3 34 109 138 0.18 $3.85M
2018-19 CHI 52 5 8 13 12 40 84 119 0.25 $3.85M
2019-20 CHI 58 5 14 19 2 27 117 128 0.33 $3.85M
2020-21 CHI 50 3 12 15 1 35 78 102 0.30 $3.85M
2021-22 CHI 57 4 6 10 -14 47 71 130 0.18 $3.85M
2022-23 CHI 80 7 6 13 -10 69 85 165 0.16 $4.4M
2023-24 CHI 46 2 6 8 -19 40 51 116 0.17 $4.4M
2024-25 CHI 68 2 17 19 -2 52 84 117 0.28 $4.4M
2025-26 CHI 60 4 9 13 -3 46 55 62 0.22 $4.4M
2025-26 EDM 20 1 3 4 1 25 15 28 0.20
2026-27 EDM 4 0 0 0 1 10 3 1 0.00 $4.1M
14 seasons Career 829 48 129 177 -64 570 1036 1663 0.21

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2019-20 CHI 9 0 4 4 -1 4 12 20 0.44
2025-26 EDM 6 2 1 3 3 0 11 12 0.50
2 seasons Playoffs 15 2 5 7 2 4 23 32 0.47

2013-14 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
30 1 7 8 5 10 30 44 0.27 3.3 17:59

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2016, then RFA
$108KCap dollars per point8 points in 30 games
$290KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.0 goals above replacement
$2.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1.4MValueworth 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. 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 Arizona Coyotes on Aug 4, 2011, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $3.413M, beginning in 2013-14. It runs through 2015-16, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2013-14 $863K $833K $93K $213K $925K
2014-15 $863K $833K $0 $213K $833K
2015-16 $863K $833K $0 $213K $833K

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
Jun 22, 2026 Edmonton Oilers Extension 2026-27 to 2030-31 5 $20.5M $4.1M
Aug 31, 2021 Chicago Blackhawks Extension 2022-23 to 2025-26 4 $17.6M $4.4M
Jul 28, 2016 Arizona Coyotes New contract 2016-17 to 2021-22 6 $23.1M $3.85M
Aug 4, 2011 Arizona Coyotes Entry-level 2013-14 to 2015-16 signed for 2011-12, slid 3 $3.413M $863K

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

Rating

+3.0Goals above replacement301st of 672 skaters, 96th of 234 defencemen
+0.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.2Goals 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+0.1 70th percentileEven-strength defence+0.7 62nd percentilePower play0.0 73rd percentilePenalty kill+0.0 53rd percentilePenalties+0.4 88th 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.

-2024682013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

51.0Corsi for %432 attempts for, 415 against
-3.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.1Expected goals for %18.8 expected for, 16.6 against
+2.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
51.2Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
55.3Goals for %21 for, 17 against
100.9PDO8.5% shooting + 92.4% saves
64Attempts 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
Keith Yandle · Connor Murphy26175:5050.850.811-10
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Connor Murphy25164:3654.360.95-5
David Schlemko · Connor Murphy1580:2155.858.62-1
Chris Summers · Connor Murphy217:2634.540.92-0

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
1.0Expected goalsfrom 40 unblocked attempts
0.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.11 expected goals per 60 minutes19th
Shot quality 2.6% chance per attempt21st
Finishing 0.0 goals above expected51stOne 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.

00.51Game 20Expected 1.0Goals 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 vs DAL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:37
Apr 12, 2014 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 3 3 21:18
Mar 29, 2014 vs MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:14
Mar 27, 2014 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 12:08
Feb 8, 2014 @ DAL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11:34
Feb 4, 2014 vs DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12:39
Feb 1, 2014 vs PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 13:00
Jan 30, 2014 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:38
Jan 28, 2014 vs LAK W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15:35
Jan 11, 2014 vs ANA L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:34
Jan 9, 2014 vs MIN L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:51
Jan 7, 2014 vs CGY W 6-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 22:03
Jan 4, 2014 vs PHI L 3-5 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 18:38
Jan 2, 2014 vs CBJ L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:52
Dec 31, 2013 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 19:33
Dec 28, 2013 @ ANA L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 21:22
Dec 27, 2013 vs SJS L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 3 6 23:37
Dec 23, 2013 @ BUF L 1-2 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 21:38
Dec 21, 2013 @ OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 19:22
Dec 19, 2013 @ TOR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 22:33
Dec 17, 2013 @ MTL L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 24:32
Dec 14, 2013 vs CAR L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 3 2 21:18
Dec 12, 2013 vs NYI W 6-3 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 24:48
Dec 10, 2013 @ COL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 26:50
Dec 6, 2013 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22:23
Dec 4, 2013 @ CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 13:29
Dec 3, 2013 @ EDM W 6-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16:55
Nov 30, 2013 vs CHI L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 09:43
Nov 27, 2013 @ MIN W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:09
Nov 16, 2013 vs TBL W 6-3 1 0 1 1 0 1 5 22:32