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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 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Mike Weber BUF · 7 P in 64 GP Adam McQuaid BOS · 7 P in 63 GP Nate Prosser MIN · 7 P in 63 GP Scott Hannan SJS · 7 P in 58 GP Brian Strait NYI · 7 P in 52 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

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
73 4 3 7 -27 42 72 137 0.10 5.6 16:48

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2016, then RFA
$123KCap dollars per point7 points in 73 games
$543KWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
-$321KValueworth 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 649 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 1 season 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 2014-15 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.

2014-15 analytics

Rating

0.0Goals above replacement501st of 665 skaters, 167th of 233 defencemen
0.0Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-4.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 233 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-3.5 6th percentileEven-strength defence+0.3 57th percentilePower play-0.1 56th percentilePenalty kill0.0 41st percentilePenalties-0.8 44th 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. 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

44.8Corsi for %869 attempts for, 1071 against
-4.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.0Expected goals for %31.8 expected for, 42.1 against
-4.3xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
43.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
34.6Goals for %27 for, 51 against
97.3PDO6.3% shooting + 91.0% saves
148Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 585 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 Murphy47261:3545.240.813-13
Andrew Campbell · Connor Murphy19165:1144.049.21-7
Brandon Gormley · Connor Murphy20159:3546.740.54-9
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Connor Murphy52124:0752.851.81-8

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.

4Goalsnot counting empty-netters
2.6Expected goalsfrom 108 unblocked attempts
+1.4Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.13 expected goals per 60 minutes26th
Shot quality 2.4% chance per attempt12th
Finishing +1.4 goals above expected81stOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 231 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

01234Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 4Expected 2.6

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. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2015 vs ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 17:14
Apr 9, 2015 @ VAN L 0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:28
Apr 7, 2015 @ CGY L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 19:06
Apr 4, 2015 vs SJS W 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:21
Apr 3, 2015 @ SJS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 19:25
Mar 30, 2015 vs BUF L 1-4 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 18:11
Mar 28, 2015 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 17:58
Mar 26, 2015 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 4 1 3 15:32
Mar 24, 2015 @ DET W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:05
Mar 21, 2015 vs PIT L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:36
Mar 19, 2015 vs COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 4 18:43
Mar 16, 2015 @ LAK L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:43
Mar 14, 2015 vs NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 17:07
Mar 12, 2015 vs CHI L 1-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 12:29
Mar 7, 2015 vs MTL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 13:35
Mar 5, 2015 vs VAN W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 19:54
Mar 3, 2015 vs ANA L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 18:08
Feb 28, 2015 @ BOS L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 19:16
Feb 26, 2015 @ NYR L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 3 13:57
Feb 23, 2015 @ NJD L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 14:55
Feb 21, 2015 vs TBL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 22:49
Feb 16, 2015 @ COL L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 20:34
Feb 14, 2015 vs NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 19:00
Feb 13, 2015 vs SJS L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 13:55
Feb 9, 2015 @ CHI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 20:49
Feb 7, 2015 vs DET L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:17
Feb 5, 2015 vs CAR L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:55
Feb 3, 2015 @ CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 18:45
Feb 1, 2015 @ MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15:25
Jan 31, 2015 @ OTT L 2-7 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 15:37
Jan 29, 2015 @ TOR W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 17:24
Jan 27, 2015 @ PHI L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 1 0 1 3 18:59
Jan 20, 2015 @ CHI L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 19:39
Jan 18, 2015 @ WPG L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 20:10
Jan 17, 2015 @ MIN L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 19:04
Jan 15, 2015 vs CGY L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 19:08
Jan 13, 2015 vs SJS L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 18:32
Jan 10, 2015 vs OTT L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 19:22
Jan 8, 2015 vs WPG W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 19:18
Jan 6, 2015 vs STL L 0-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16:50
Jan 3, 2015 vs CBJ W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 15:13
Dec 31, 2014 @ DAL L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 17:11
Dec 29, 2014 vs PHI W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 15:07
Dec 27, 2014 vs ANA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 20:33
Dec 23, 2014 @ EDM W 5-1 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 18:10
Dec 20, 2014 @ LAK L 2-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:45
Dec 11, 2014 vs NSH L 1-5 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 14:55
Dec 6, 2014 vs BOS L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 14:40
Dec 1, 2014 @ EDM W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:37
Nov 29, 2014 vs CGY L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:59
Nov 25, 2014 vs COL L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:04
Nov 23, 2014 @ ANA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17:42
Nov 22, 2014 @ SJS W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 18:57
Nov 20, 2014 @ DAL L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 22:26
Nov 18, 2014 vs WSH L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 23:39
Nov 16, 2014 @ EDM W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 19:37
Nov 14, 2014 @ VAN W 5-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 3 18:00
Nov 13, 2014 @ CGY L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 21:35
Nov 11, 2014 vs DAL L 3-4 1 1 2 1 2 3 1 17:17
Nov 8, 2014 vs NYI L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:06
Nov 7, 2014 @ ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 22:10
Nov 4, 2014 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 19:36
Nov 2, 2014 @ WSH W 6-5 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 14:24
Nov 1, 2014 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 14:12
Oct 30, 2014 @ FLA L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 09:34
Oct 28, 2014 @ TBL L 3-7 0 0 0 -4 5 1 2 16:24
Oct 25, 2014 vs FLA W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 15:11
Oct 23, 2014 @ MIN L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:14
Oct 21, 2014 @ NSH L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 18:40
Oct 18, 2014 vs STL L 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 11:41
Oct 15, 2014 vs EDM W 7-4 1 0 1 2 0 1 2 09:36
Oct 11, 2014 vs LAK W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11:10
Oct 9, 2014 vs WPG L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:47