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Conor Timmins

#21 · Defence · Buffalo Sabres

Born Sep 18, 1998 in St. Catharines, Ontario, CAN (age 28) · 6'3", 213 lb · Shoots right · Drafted 32nd overall in 2017 by COL (round 2)

Compare with a similar player

The defencemen closest to him in points in 2023-24. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Sam Malinski COL · 10 P in 23 GP Ty Emberson SJS · 10 P in 30 GP Jamie Drysdale PHI · 10 P in 34 GP Adam Boqvist CBJ · 10 P in 35 GP Alex Goligoski MIN · 10 P in 36 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.

0510152019-20: 0 points019-202020-21: 7 points720-212021-22: 0 points021-222022-23: 14 points1422-232023-24: 10 points1023-242024-25: 15 points1524-252025-26: 8 points825-26

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

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2019-20 COL 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0.00 $925K
2020-21 COL 31 0 7 7 6 8 31 18 0.23 $925K
2021-22 ARI 6 0 0 0 -6 0 5 7 0.00 $850K
2022-23 ARI 2 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0.00 $850K
2022-23 TOR 25 2 12 14 1 8 16 23 0.56
2023-24 TOR 25 1 9 10 9 18 25 34 0.40 $1.1M
2024-25 TOR 51 2 6 8 2 24 51 40 0.16 $1.1M
2024-25 PIT 17 1 6 7 9 6 18 15 0.41
2025-26 BUF 39 0 8 8 -8 18 44 29 0.21 $2.2M
7 seasons Career 198 6 48 54 13 82 194 166 0.27

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 COL 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0.00
2020-21 COL 10 0 0 0 -2 0 8 15 0.00
2025-26 BUF 13 0 2 2 0 8 13 9 0.15
3 seasons Playoffs 25 0 2 2 -1 12 21 26 0.08

2023-24 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
25 1 9 10 9 18 25 34 0.40 4.0 16:01

Contract

$1.1MCap hitends in 2025
$110KCap dollars per point10 points in 25 games
$326KCap dollars per goal above replacement3.4 goals above replacement
$3.3MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$2.2MValueworth 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 718 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb 9, 2023, as an extension of the contract he was on: 2 years and $2.2M, beginning in 2023-24. It runs through 2024-25, with 1 season left after this one.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2023-24 $1.1M $1.1M $0 $1.1M
2024-25 $1.1M $1.1M $0 $1.1M

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 27, 2025 Buffalo Sabres New contract 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $4.4M $2.2M
Feb 9, 2023 Toronto Maple Leafs Extension 2023-24 to 2024-25 2 $2.2M $1.1M
Aug 6, 2021 Arizona Coyotes New contract 2021-22 to 2022-23 2 $1.7M $850K
Mar 2, 2018 Colorado Avalanche Entry-level 2018-19 to 2020-21 3 $2.775M $925K

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 2023-24 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.

2023-24 analytics

Rating

+3.4Goals above replacement284th of 721 skaters, 73rd of 252 defencemen
+0.6Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+2.0Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 252 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+1.1 83rd percentileEven-strength defence+2.0 83rd percentilePower play-0.4 25th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 54th percentilePenalties-0.7 46th 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.

-4-20242019-202020-212021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27Goals 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

57.5Corsi for %399 attempts for, 295 against
+10.4CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
61.3Expected goals for %19.3 expected for, 12.2 against
+12.1xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
57.8Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
61.8Goals for %21 for, 13 against
101.4PDO10.3% shooting + 91.1% saves
50Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

These are left plain: he has not been on the ice enough to be ranked. That takes at least 200 shot attempts with him out there, about six or seven games, and a quarter of what the busiest skater has. Over a game or two these numbers are mostly chance.

Who he played with

Defence pairGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Conor Timmins · Simon Benoit23132:0657.355.96-5
Mark Giordano · Conor Timmins557:2861.869.04-3
Jake McCabe · Conor Timmins2038:0057.170.13-0
William Lagesson · Conor Timmins535:5042.936.71-2

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.

1Goalsnot counting empty-netters
1.3Expected goalsfrom 38 unblocked attempts
-0.3Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.19 expected goals per 60 minutes55th
Shot quality 3.4% chance per attempt60th
Finishing -0.3 goals above expected46thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of defencemen he is ahead of, among the 250 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

00.51Game 20Expected 1.3Goals 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 17, 2024 @ TBL L 4-6 0 1 1 2 4 1 1 16:32
Apr 9, 2024 @ NJD W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:37
Apr 3, 2024 vs TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 16:54
Apr 1, 2024 vs FLA W 6-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 16:14
Mar 30, 2024 @ BUF W 3-0 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 16:01
Mar 28, 2024 vs WSH W 5-1 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 20:03
Mar 26, 2024 vs NJD L 3-6 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 15:20
Mar 23, 2024 vs EDM W 6-3 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 13:16
Mar 20, 2024 @ WSH W 7-3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 16:33
Jan 24, 2024 vs WPG W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:37
Jan 21, 2024 @ SEA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 12:43
Jan 14, 2024 vs DET L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 13:31
Dec 21, 2023 @ BUF L 3-9 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 12:29
Dec 19, 2023 vs NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 17:50
Dec 16, 2023 vs PIT W 7-0 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 19:37
Dec 14, 2023 vs CBJ L 5-6 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 17:19
Dec 12, 2023 @ NYR W 7-3 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 14:01
Dec 11, 2023 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 17:57
Dec 9, 2023 vs NSH W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 19:11
Dec 7, 2023 @ OTT W 4-3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 18:29
Dec 2, 2023 vs BOS L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:20
Nov 30, 2023 vs SEA W 4-3 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 14:48
Nov 28, 2023 vs FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 16:55
Nov 25, 2023 @ PIT L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 10:06
Nov 24, 2023 @ CHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:09