Top Cheddar 2026-27
2025-26 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #75 CONNOR CLIFTON Pittsburgh Penguins · Defense
VG Season grade
3
Card #2026-08477365
Connor Clifton in action
75 D Defense
69 OVR
Connor Clifton Pittsburgh Penguins
2025-26 · 50 GP · 2 G · 4 A · 6 PTS
Today
2024-25

Season Report

3 Very Good 3

Game Score 0.13 a game, 13th percentile of the league's defense that season.

GP
50
G
2
A
4
P
6
+/-
+5
PIM
53
PPP
0
SHP
0
GWG
1
S
35
TOI
16:45
HIT
180
BLK
84
TK
13
FO%
—

2025-26 ranks

  • 1st Hits on the Penguins

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2025-26. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 52

Goals / 60
0.14

37th percentile of defense

Shots / 60
2.51

11th percentile of defense

Hardest Shot
89.0 mph

26th percentile of defense

High-Danger Shots / 60
0.07

15th percentile of defense

Goals Above Expected / 60
0.02

56th percentile of defense

Playmaking 44

Points / 60
0.43

8th percentile of defense

Assists / 60
0.29

5th percentile of defense

PP Points / GP
0.00

27th percentile of defense

Skating 78

Top Speed
22.7 mph

82nd percentile of defense

Bursts 20+ mph / GP
0.52

53rd percentile of defense

Distance / GP
2.3 mi

25th percentile of defense

Defensive Awareness 76

Corsi For %
48.2%

38th percentile of defense

Takeaways / 60
0.93

64th percentile of defense

Physicality 99

Hits / 60
12.88

98th percentile of defense

Blocks / 60
6.01

92nd percentile of defense

PIM / 60
3.79

91st percentile of defense

Connections

Every 2025-26 goal he scored or set up, from the play-by-play.

Set up most by

C 73OVR Tommy Novak Penguins 1 of his goals D 73OVR Ryan Shea Penguins 1 of his goals R 90OVR Anthony Mantha Penguins 1 of his goals

Set up most

R 80OVR Justin Brazeau Penguins Set up 2 goals D 73OVR Ryan Shea Penguins Set up 1 goal R 90OVR Anthony Mantha Penguins Set up 1 goal
Scored on most
Jacob Markstrom 1 goal Elvis Merzlikins 1 goal
Best game
January 17, 2026 vs CBJ: 1G

Rivals

Who he fought, hit (and was hit by), and faced on the draw most in 2025-26, from the play-by-play.

Dropped the gloves with

C 90OVR Anthony Cirelli Lightning 1 fight C 43OVR Luke Kunin Panthers 1 fight C 57OVR Jack Drury Avalanche 1 fight C 78OVR Peyton Krebs Sabres 1 fight

Hit most

C 51OVR Owen Beck Canadiens Hit him 5 times RC R 52OVR Isak Rosen Jets Hit him 3 times R 49OVR Nikita Grebenkin Flyers Hit him 3 times RC R 93OVR Beckett Sennecke Ducks Hit him 3 times RC

Hit most by

C 47OVR Joseph Veleno Canadiens Hit by him 3 times R 53OVR Cole Schwindt Panthers Hit by him 3 times C 52OVR Marc Gatcomb Islanders Hit by him 3 times L 76OVR Anders Lee Islanders Hit by him 2 times

2025-26 Pittsburgh Penguins

41-25-16 · 98 points · 10th of 32

Top teammates

D 98OVR Erik Karlsson Penguins 75 GP · 15 G · 51 A · 66 PTS C 96OVR Sidney Crosby Penguins 68 GP · 29 G · 45 A · 74 PTS R 95OVR Rickard Rakell Penguins 60 GP · 24 G · 24 A · 48 PTS R 91OVR Bryan Rust Penguins 72 GP · 29 G · 36 A · 65 PTS R 90OVR Anthony Mantha Penguins 81 GP · 33 G · 31 A · 64 PTS R 88OVR Egor Chinakhov Penguins 72 GP · 21 G · 21 A · 42 PTS