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2023-24 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #75 CONNOR CLIFTON Buffalo Sabres · Defense
EX Season grade
5
Card #2024-08477365
Connor Clifton in action
75 D Defense
83 OVR
Connor Clifton Buffalo Sabres
2023-24 · 79 GP · 4 G · 14 A · 18 PTS
2024-25
2022-23

Season Report

5 Excellent 5

Game Score 0.24 a game, 33rd percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
79
G
4
A
14
P
18
+/-
+12
PIM
88
PPP
0
SHP
0
GWG
1
S
77
TOI
16:33
HIT
204
BLK
117
TK
27
FO%
—

2023-24 ranks

  • 2nd Plus/Minus on the Sabres
  • 1st Hits on the Sabres

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2023-24. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 73

Goals / 60
0.18

51st percentile of defense

Shots / 60
3.53

38th percentile of defense

Hardest Shot
94.3 mph

58th percentile of defense

High-Danger Shots / 60
0.32

72nd percentile of defense

Goals Above Expected / 60
0.00

46th percentile of defense

Playmaking 64

Points / 60
0.83

41st percentile of defense

Assists / 60
0.64

40th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.00

26th percentile of defense

Skating 68

Top Speed
22.0 mph

52nd percentile of defense

Bursts 20+ mph / GP
0.54

57th percentile of defense

Distance / GP
2.3 mi

29th percentile of defense

Defensive Awareness 81

Corsi For %
49.6%

52nd percentile of defense

Takeaways / 60
1.24

78th percentile of defense

Physicality 95

Hits / 60
9.36

92nd percentile of defense

Blocks / 60
5.37

64th percentile of defense

PIM / 60
4.04

95th percentile of defense

Connections

Every 2023-24 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

D 48OVR Jacob Bryson Sabres 2 of his goals C 95OVR Tage Thompson Sabres 1 of his goals G 86OVR Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Sabres 1 of his goals L 64OVR Zach Benson Sabres 1 of his goals RC

Set up most

R 86OVR Jack Quinn Sabres Set up 3 goals R 64OVR Kyle Okposo Panthers Set up 2 goals R 93OVR Alex Tuch Sabres Set up 2 goals C 58OVR Zemgus Girgensons Sabres Set up 1 goal
Scored on most
James Reimer 1 goal Joonas Korpisalo 1 goal Daniil Tarasov 1 goal
Best game
December 11, 2023 vs ARI: 2A

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2023-24, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

L 81OVR Anders Lee Islanders 1 fight L 67OVR Ondrej Palat Devils 1 fight C 73OVR Jack Drury Hurricanes 1 fight L 81OVR Juraj Slafkovský Canadiens 1 fight

Hit most

R 81OVR Vladimir Tarasenko Panthers Hit him 4 times L 94OVR Brandon Hagel Lightning Hit him 4 times L 76OVR Sonny Milano Capitals Hit him 3 times L 95OVR Lucas Raymond Red Wings Hit him 3 times

Hit most by

C 86OVR Nick Bjugstad Coyotes Hit by him 4 times L 44OVR Jonah Gadjovich Panthers Hit by him 4 times C 56OVR Parker Kelly Senators Hit by him 4 times C 56OVR John Beecher Bruins Hit by him 4 times RC

2023-24 Buffalo Sabres

39-37-6 · 84 points · 22nd of 32

Top teammates

D 98OVR Rasmus Dahlin Sabres 81 GP · 20 G · 39 A · 59 PTS C 95OVR Tage Thompson Sabres 71 GP · 29 G · 27 A · 56 PTS R 93OVR Alex Tuch Sabres 75 GP · 22 G · 37 A · 59 PTS R 87OVR JJ Peterka Sabres 82 GP · 28 G · 22 A · 50 PTS G 86OVR Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Sabres 54 GP · 27 W · .910 SV% · 2.57 GAA C 86OVR Dylan Cozens Sabres 79 GP · 18 G · 29 A · 47 PTS