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Connor Brown

#16 · Right wing · New Jersey Devils

Born Jan 14, 1994 in Toronto, Ontario, CAN (age 32) · 6'0", 184 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 156th overall in 2012 by TOR (round 6)

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2021-22. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alexander Barabanov SJS · 39 P in 70 GP Max Domi CAR · 39 P in 72 GP Jean-Gabriel Pageau NYI · 39 P in 77 GP Nicolas Roy VGK · 39 P in 78 GP Ross Colton TBL · 39 P in 79 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.

0102030402015-16: 6 points615-162016-17: 36 points3616-172017-18: 28 points2817-182018-19: 29 points2918-192019-20: 43 points4319-202020-21: 35 points3520-212021-22: 39 points3921-222022-23: 0 points022-232023-24: 12 points1223-242024-25: 30 points3024-252025-26: 43 points4325-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2015-16 TOR 7 1 5 6 -2 0 11 1 0.86 $687K
2016-17 TOR 82 20 16 36 3 10 139 50 0.44 $687K
2017-18 TOR 82 14 14 28 0 18 119 23 0.34 $2.1M
2018-19 TOR 82 8 21 29 11 16 85 35 0.35 $2.1M
2019-20 OTT 71 16 27 43 -6 24 173 39 0.61 $2.1M
2020-21 OTT 56 21 14 35 1 12 123 22 0.63 $3.6M
2021-22 OTT 64 10 29 39 -15 10 121 14 0.61 $3.6M
2022-23 WSH 4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 6 0.00 $3.6M
2023-24 EDM 71 4 8 12 -8 10 108 32 0.17 $775K
2024-25 EDM 82 13 17 30 9 10 123 19 0.37 $1M
2025-26 NJD 75 18 25 43 -1 22 116 25 0.57 $3M
11 seasons Career 676 125 176 301 -11 132 1120 266 0.45

Playoffs

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2016-17 TOR 6 0 1 1 0 0 8 5 0.17
2017-18 TOR 7 1 2 3 0 0 6 4 0.43
2018-19 TOR 7 0 1 1 2 2 6 9 0.14
2023-24 EDM 19 2 4 6 4 6 14 9 0.32
2024-25 EDM 20 5 4 9 1 2 27 18 0.45
5 seasons Playoffs 59 8 12 20 7 10 61 45 0.34

2021-22 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
64 10 29 39 -15 10 121 14 0.61 8.3 20:03

Contract

$3.6MCap hitends in 2023, then UFA
$92KCap dollars per point39 points in 64 games
$662KCap dollars per goal above replacement5.4 goals above replacement
$4.6MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$1MValueworth 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 716 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Ottawa Senators on Oct 22, 2020, as a new contract: 3 years and $10.8M, beginning in 2020-21. It runs through 2022-23, with 1 season left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2020-21 $3.6M $2.8M $0 $2.8M
2021-22 $3.6M $4M $0 $4M
2022-23 $3.6M $4M $0 $4M

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, 2025 New Jersey Devils New contract 2025-26 to 2028-29 4 $12M $3M
Jul 1, 2024 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2024-25 to 2024-25 1 $1M $1M
Jul 1, 2023 Edmonton Oilers New contract 2023-24 to 2023-24 1 $4M $775K
Oct 22, 2020 Ottawa Senators New contract 2020-21 to 2022-23 3 $10.8M $3.6M
Aug 26, 2017 Toronto Maple Leafs New contract 2017-18 to 2019-20 3 $6.3M $2.1M
Nov 22, 2013 Toronto Maple Leafs Entry-level 2014-15 to 2016-17 signed for 2013-14, slid 3 $2.775M $687K

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 2021-22 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.

2021-22 analytics

Rating

+5.4Goals above replacement188th of 723 skaters, 135th of 481 forwards
+0.9Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+1.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 481 ranked forwards: 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+1.9 72nd percentileEven-strength defence-0.3 37th percentilePower play-0.8 13th percentilePenalty kill-1.1 1st percentilePenalties+2.2 95th 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 forwards. 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.

-4-202462015-162017-182019-202021-222023-242025-26Goals 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

50.1Corsi for %856 attempts for, 852 against
+3.7CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
48.4Expected goals for %40.1 expected for, 42.7 against
+3.0xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
50.5Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
44.6Goals for %37 for, 46 against
98.1PDO8.0% shooting + 90.0% saves
151Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 636 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

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Connor Brown · Alex Formenton · Tim Stützle32169:3352.551.08-9
Connor Brown · Nick Paul · Tim Stützle17120:1851.052.43-4
Connor Brown · Josh Norris · Brady Tkachuk20118:2955.056.16-6
Connor Brown · Nick Paul · Alex Formenton1782:1744.349.97-5

The lines 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 lines 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.

10Goalsnot counting empty-netters
14.7Expected goalsfrom 169 unblocked attempts
-4.7Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.69 expected goals per 60 minutes37th
Shot quality 8.7% chance per attempt66th
Finishing -4.7 goals above expected12thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 451 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

0510Game 20Game 40Game 60Expected 14.7Goals 10

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 22, 2022 @ CBJ W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:47
Apr 19, 2022 @ VAN W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:26
Apr 18, 2022 @ SEA L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 19:42
Apr 16, 2022 vs TOR L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 24:43
Apr 14, 2022 @ BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 20:47
Apr 12, 2022 @ DET W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:33
Apr 10, 2022 vs WPG L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:01
Apr 9, 2022 @ NYR L 1-5 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 16:15
Apr 7, 2022 vs NSH L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 21:43
Apr 5, 2022 @ MTL W 6-3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 18:25
Apr 3, 2022 vs DET W 5-2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 20:03
Apr 1, 2022 @ DET W 5-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 19:46
Mar 29, 2022 @ NSH L 1-4 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 17:48
Mar 26, 2022 vs FLA L 3-4 (SO) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 20:54
Mar 24, 2022 @ WPG W 5-2 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 18:02
Mar 22, 2022 @ NYI L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19:27
Mar 19, 2022 @ MTL L 1-5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:41
Mar 18, 2022 vs PHI W 3-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 19:49
Mar 16, 2022 vs CBJ L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 19:15
Mar 14, 2022 vs ARI L 3-5 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 19:53
Mar 12, 2022 vs CHI L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 19:34
Mar 10, 2022 vs SEA W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 19:03
Mar 8, 2022 @ STL W 4-1 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 17:51
Mar 6, 2022 @ VGK L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:32
Mar 5, 2022 @ ARI L 5-8 0 1 1 -2 0 6 0 21:26
Mar 3, 2022 @ FLA L 0-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 20:49
Mar 1, 2022 @ TBL L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 19:41
Feb 26, 2022 vs MTL L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 20:56
Feb 22, 2022 vs MIN W 4-3 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 21:48
Feb 20, 2022 vs NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:25
Feb 19, 2022 vs BOS L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 21:38
Feb 17, 2022 @ BUF W 3-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:44
Feb 15, 2022 vs STL L 2-5 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 20:25
Feb 13, 2022 @ WSH W 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 25:41
Feb 12, 2022 vs BOS L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 23:11
Feb 10, 2022 vs PIT L 0-2 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 20:05
Feb 8, 2022 vs CAR W 4-3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23:01
Feb 7, 2022 vs NJD W 4-1 1 1 2 2 0 3 0 19:49
Jan 13, 2022 @ CGY W 4-1 1 1 2 3 0 4 0 19:28
Jan 1, 2022 @ TOR L 0-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 21:47
Dec 18, 2021 @ PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 16:03
Dec 16, 2021 @ TBL L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16:55
Dec 14, 2021 @ FLA W 8-2 0 3 3 2 0 1 1 17:13
Dec 11, 2021 vs TBL W 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19:14
Dec 7, 2021 vs NYI L 3-5 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 20:59
Dec 6, 2021 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 18:48
Dec 4, 2021 vs COL W 6-5 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 16:56
Dec 2, 2021 @ CAR W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18:40
Dec 1, 2021 vs VAN L 2-6 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 18:09
Nov 27, 2021 @ LAK L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 21:52
Nov 26, 2021 @ ANA L 0-4 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 24:09
Nov 24, 2021 @ SJS L 3-6 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 22:23
Nov 22, 2021 @ COL L 5-7 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 23:02
Nov 6, 2021 vs TBL L 3-5 1 0 1 -2 0 5 1 19:12
Nov 4, 2021 vs VGK L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:19
Nov 2, 2021 @ MIN L 4-5 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21:39
Nov 1, 2021 @ CHI L 1-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 18:40
Oct 29, 2021 @ DAL W 4-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 20:23
Oct 25, 2021 vs WSH L 5-7 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 18:51
Oct 23, 2021 vs NYR L 2-3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 22:51
Oct 21, 2021 vs SJS L 1-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 20:22
Oct 17, 2021 vs DAL W 3-2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 22:49
Oct 16, 2021 @ TOR L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 20:11
Oct 14, 2021 vs TOR W 3-2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 23:04