Connor Murphy
Edmonton Oilers · D · #5- HT
- 6'4"
- WT
- 212 lb
- Age
- 33
- Shoots
- R
- From
- Boston, USA
- Draft
- 2011 PHX · R1 #20
Alpha sub-scores
what drives the rating · percentile vs position groupLeague profile
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPHockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 1,312 games analyzedDefenseman toolkit
vs. defensemen with 20+ GPOn-ice impact
shift charts × our xG model · 49 GP tracked · 15h TOIUsage profile
assignment difficulty · higher fill = tougher jobMicro-metrics
Structural Metric Model · sequences, geometry & leverage from every shot2025-26 regular season · Percentile beams: fill = league percentile, tick = league median · hockeyalpha.com
The Blueprint
Structural Event Engine · percentile vs defensemen · center = median · 1182 EV minGeneral Offense
Playmaking Sequences
Offense Types
Zone Entries
DZ Retrievals / Exits
Forechecking
Derived from event sequences in public play-by-play data - the ? on each metric explains exactly how it's computed.
Contract & market
Contract value?
beta · cap data: CapWages$4.40M
cap hit
$3.63M
Alpha-market value
D
Paying a premium (−$0.8M)
Top comparables?
nearest profiles at the same role · match = statistical fit| Player | Alpha | Archetype | Production | Cap hit | Market | Value | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor Murphy | 66 | Depth Defenseman | 17 P · 80 GP | $4.40M | $3.63M | D−$0.8M | this player |
 Dante Fabbro | 68 | Depth Defenseman | 11 P · 74 GP | $4.13M | $4.20M | C+$0.1M | 89% |
 Josh Mahura | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 3 P · 23 GP | $0.91M | $2.83M | B+$1.9M | 88% |
 Mikey Anderson | 67 | Depth Defenseman | 20 P · 80 GP | $4.13M | $3.91M | C−$0.2M | 87% |
 Jamieson Oleksiak | 63 | Depth Defenseman | 15 P · 78 GP | $4.60M | $2.83M | D−$1.8M | 87% |
Chemistry
Top connection: Tyler Bertuzzi · 3 goals together
Finishes from
assisters on Connor’s goals
Creates for
goals Connor assisted on
From official goal credits - scorer + assists on every goal, all season.
Recent form · last 10 games
@ VGK
0P
0G 0A
@ VGK 03-26
0G 0A · 1 shots · 23:24 TOI
vs ANA
1P
0G 1A
vs ANA 03-28
0G 1A · 1 shots · 21:06 TOI
vs SEA
0P
0G 0A
vs SEA 03-31
0G 0A · 0 shots · 22:08 TOI
vs CHI
1P
0G 1A
vs CHI 04-02
0G 1A · 0 shots · 20:14 TOI
vs VGK
0P
0G 0A
vs VGK 04-04
0G 0A · 1 shots · 19:25 TOI
@ UTA
0P
0G 0A
@ UTA 04-07
0G 0A · 0 shots · 23:44 TOI
@ SJS
0P
0G 0A
@ SJS 04-08
0G 0A · 1 shots · 20:08 TOI
@ LAK
0P
0G 0A
@ LAK 04-11
0G 0A · 0 shots · 21:31 TOI
vs COL
0P
0G 0A
vs COL 04-13
0G 0A · 2 shots · 22:07 TOI
vs VAN
1P
0G 1A
vs VAN 04-16
0G 1A · 2 shots · 16:34 TOI
Tile tint = points that night · underline = shot volume (full bar = 8+ shots) · oldest on the left
The Territory
attacking → · every recorded touch, normalized to one end
The office: the high slot - 2 of 5 goals live there
Playmaking gravity: 9 touches that produced a teammate shot within 3s
Defensive floor: 139 blocks · 11 steals inside the d-zone
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | Phoenix Coyotes | 30 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| 2014-15 | Arizona Coyotes | 73 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -27 |
| 2015-16 | Arizona Coyotes | 78 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | Arizona Coyotes | 77 | 2 | 15 | 17 | -13 |
| 2017-18 | Chicago Blackhawks | 76 | 2 | 12 | 14 | -3 |
| 2018-19 | Chicago Blackhawks | 52 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | Chicago Blackhawks | 58 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Chicago Blackhawks | 50 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Chicago Blackhawks | 57 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -14 |
| 2022-23 | Chicago Blackhawks | 80 | 7 | 6 | 13 | -10 |
| 2023-24 | Chicago Blackhawks | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -19 |
| 2024-25 | Chicago Blackhawks | 68 | 2 | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| 2025-26 | Chicago Blackhawks | 60 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -3 |
| 2025-26 | Edmonton Oilers | 20 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 4 teams | 825 | 48 | 129 | 177 | -65 |