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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dan Girardi NYR · 17 P in 74 GP Dmitry Kulikov FLA · 17 P in 74 GP Alexander Petrovic FLA · 17 P in 66 GP Kevin Connauton ARI · 17 P in 65 GP Cody Franson BUF · 17 P in 59 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
78 6 11 17 5 48 101 175 0.22 5.9 20:31

Contract

$863KCap hitends in 2016, then RFA
$51KCap dollars per point17 points in 78 games
$203KCap dollars per goal above replacement4.3 goals above replacement
$3.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.4MValueworth 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 668 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, so this is its last season, after which he is 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Rating

+4.3Goals above replacement231st of 675 skaters, 70th of 230 defencemen
+0.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-1.1Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 230 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-0.5 53rd percentileEven-strength defence+0.4 57th percentilePower play-0.8 10th percentilePenalty kill+0.3 79th percentilePenalties-0.5 58th 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

46.7Corsi for %1104 attempts for, 1258 against
+0.0CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
46.9Expected goals for %43.9 expected for, 49.8 against
+1.5xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
45.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
52.7Goals for %49 for, 44 against
102.0PDO8.4% shooting + 93.6% saves
200Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Connor Murphy69703:4548.350.529-26
Nicklas Grossmann · Connor Murphy38283:3443.542.911-8
Kevin Connauton · Connor Murphy30133:3447.340.35-2
Klas Dahlbeck · Connor Murphy4351:1037.427.90-4

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.

6Goalsnot counting empty-netters
4.0Expected goalsfrom 152 unblocked attempts
+2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.15 expected goals per 60 minutes35th
Shot quality 2.6% chance per attempt26th
Finishing +2.0 goals above expected87thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 230 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0246Game 20Game 40Game 60Goals 6Expected 4.0

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 9, 2016 @ SJS L 0-1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22:14
Apr 7, 2016 @ NSH L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 24:44
Apr 5, 2016 @ CHI L 2-6 1 0 1 2 2 3 2 20:37
Apr 4, 2016 @ STL L 2-5 0 1 1 1 0 4 2 25:20
Apr 2, 2016 vs WSH W 3-0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 22:48
Mar 31, 2016 @ DAL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:50
Mar 28, 2016 vs CGY L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 21:15
Mar 26, 2016 vs PHI W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 28:26
Mar 24, 2016 vs DAL W 3-1 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 23:06
Mar 22, 2016 vs EDM W 4-2 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 18:57
Mar 20, 2016 @ SJS L 0-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 22:33
Mar 19, 2016 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 18:23
Mar 17, 2016 vs SJS W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 20:11
Mar 12, 2016 @ EDM W 4-0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 22:10
Mar 11, 2016 @ CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20:48
Mar 9, 2016 @ VAN L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 22:43
Mar 7, 2016 @ COL L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 24:28
Mar 5, 2016 vs FLA W 5-1 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 23:28
Mar 3, 2016 vs ANA L 1-5 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 25:13
Feb 29, 2016 @ PIT L 0-6 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 18:58
Feb 27, 2016 @ PHI L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 22:30
Feb 25, 2016 @ FLA L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 18:55
Feb 23, 2016 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 23:56
Feb 22, 2016 @ WSH L 2-3 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 23:08
Feb 20, 2016 vs STL L 4-6 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 19:16
Feb 18, 2016 vs DAL W 6-3 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 19:10
Feb 15, 2016 vs MTL W 6-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 17:14
Feb 13, 2016 @ SJS L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 19:21
Feb 12, 2016 vs CGY W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:04
Feb 10, 2016 vs VAN L 1-2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 20:14
Feb 5, 2016 @ ANA L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 2 4 2 20:54
Feb 4, 2016 vs CHI L 4-5 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 21:06
Feb 2, 2016 vs LAK L 2-6 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 24:04
Jan 26, 2016 @ WPG L 2-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 24:28
Jan 25, 2016 @ MIN W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 3 5 23:58
Jan 23, 2016 vs LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 21:39
Jan 21, 2016 vs SJS L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 24:55
Jan 18, 2016 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 21:53
Jan 16, 2016 vs NJD L 0-2 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 20:22
Jan 14, 2016 vs DET L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 19:19
Jan 12, 2016 vs EDM W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 23:23
Jan 9, 2016 vs NSH W 4-0 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 19:45
Jan 7, 2016 @ CGY W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:51
Jan 4, 2016 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 22:35
Jan 2, 2016 @ EDM L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 23:35
Dec 31, 2015 vs WPG W 4-2 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 20:29
Dec 29, 2015 vs CHI L 5-7 1 0 1 -1 2 2 5 16:39
Dec 27, 2015 @ COL W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 24:18
Dec 26, 2015 vs LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:18
Dec 22, 2015 vs TOR W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 22:51
Dec 19, 2015 vs NYI W 1-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 21:57
Dec 17, 2015 vs CBJ L 5-7 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 20:04
Dec 12, 2015 vs CAR L 4-5 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 19:43
Dec 11, 2015 vs MIN W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 22:34
Dec 3, 2015 @ DET L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:31
Dec 1, 2015 @ NSH L 2-5 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 19:51
Nov 28, 2015 vs OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 21:55
Nov 27, 2015 vs CGY W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 19:01
Nov 25, 2015 vs ANA W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 19:48
Nov 21, 2015 @ WPG L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 2 1 2 12:35
Nov 19, 2015 @ MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15:37
Nov 16, 2015 @ NYI L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 18:27
Nov 14, 2015 @ CBJ L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 15:24
Nov 12, 2015 vs EDM W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 17:30
Nov 10, 2015 @ LAK W 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11:14
Nov 9, 2015 @ ANA W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 14:33
Nov 7, 2015 vs NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 15:25
Nov 5, 2015 vs COL W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 19:58
Oct 30, 2015 vs VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 14:56
Oct 26, 2015 @ TOR W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 17:25
Oct 24, 2015 @ OTT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 19:20
Oct 22, 2015 @ NYR L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 19:24
Oct 20, 2015 @ NJD L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17:52
Oct 17, 2015 vs BOS L 3-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 21:59
Oct 15, 2015 vs MIN L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18:17
Oct 14, 2015 @ ANA W 4-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 19:23
Oct 10, 2015 vs PIT W 2-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 22:03
Oct 9, 2015 @ LAK W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 18:37