Connor Clifton
Current Contract
Profile
2024-25 Stats
Connor Clifton is signed to a 3 year, $10,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $3,333,333 per season, currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres. His contract was signed on July 1, 2023, and expires at the end of the 2025-26 season, when Clifton will be 31 years old.
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2023-24
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2024-25
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2025-26
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2026 |
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| Cap Hit | $3,333,334$3.33M | $3,333,333$3.33M | $3,333,333$3.33M | UFAage 31 |
| AAV | $3,333,334$3.33M | $3,333,333$3.33M | $3,333,333$3.33M | |
| Base | $3,333,334$3.33M | $3,333,333$3.33M | $3,333,333$3.33M | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | - | - | - | |
| Total Salary | $3,333,334$3.33M | $3,333,333$3.33M | $3,333,333$3.33M | |
| Minors Salary |
$3,333,334$3.33M
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$3,333,333$3.33M
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$3,333,333$3.33M
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| Year Type | UFA | UFA | UFA | |
| UFA Year | ||||
| Buy Out | Buy Out |
Career Stats By Contract
2024-25 Stats
| Season | Cap Hit | League | Team | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | |||||||
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| 2024-25 | $3,333,333 $3.33M |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 41 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 503 | 48.80 | 47.40 | -2.30 | 47.80 | -3.90 | 0.72 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 | $3,333,334 $3.33M |
NHL | Buffalo Sabres | 79 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 88 | 1,119 | 53.90 | 48.10 | -1.40 | 49.20 | -2.30 | 0.16 | 0.91 | |||||||
| 2022-23 | $1,000,000 $1.00M |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 78 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 60 | 1,237 | 58.80 | 49.80 | -5.40 | 48.50 | -3.80 | 0.19 | 0.97 | |||||||
| 2021-22 | $1,000,000 $1.00M |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 60 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 869 | 47.80 | 54.30 | -4.20 | 53.50 | -1.70 | 0.14 | 0.69 | |||||||
| 2020-21 | $1,000,000 $1.00M |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 44 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 718 | 57.80 | 50.00 | -4.50 | 50.00 | -4.80 | 0.08 | 0.50 | |||||||
| 2019-20 | $725,000 $725K |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 31 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 414 | 51.70 | 44.00 | -8.40 | 44.70 | -6.00 | 0.29 | 0.29 | |||||||
| 2018-19 | $725,000 $725K |
NHL | Boston Bruins | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 317 | 66.67 | 55.22 | 2.52 | 56.74 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.19 | |||||||
Contract History
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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2023 |
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| Cap Hit | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,000,000$1.00M | UFAage 28 |
| AAV | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,000,000$1.00M | |
| Base | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | $900,000$900K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | - | - | |
| Signing Bonuses | $100,000$100K | $100,000$100K | $100,000$100K | |
| Total Salary | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,000,000$1.00M | $1,000,000$1.00M | |
| Minors Salary |
$1,000,000$1.00M
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$1,000,000$1.00M
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$1,000,000$1.00M
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| Year Type | RFA | RFA | UFA | |
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020 |
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| Cap Hit | $725,000$725K | $725,000$725K | RFAage 25 |
| AAV | $735,000$735K | $735,000$735K | |
| Base | $650,000$650K | $700,000$700K | |
| Performance Bonuses | - | $20,000$20K | |
| Signing Bonuses | $50,000$50K | $50,000$50K | |
| Total Salary | $700,000$700K | $750,000$750K | |
| Minors Salary |
$70,000$70K
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$70,000$70K
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| Year Type | RFA | RFA | |
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Connor Clifton Updates
Clifton posted an assist, two hits and four blocked shots in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Clifton logged an assist and nine hits in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
Clifton logged an assist, four hits and two blocked shots in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Vancouver Canucks.
Clifton notched an assist, three hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 6-1 win over the New York Rangers.
Clifton notched an assist and four hits in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
Clifton scored an empty-net goal to seal Sunday's 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames.
Clifton picked up two assists while adding four hits, two shots on net, a blocked shot and a plus-5 rating in Thursday's 9-3 rout of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Clifton notched an assist, three hits and two blocked shots in Friday's 5-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.
Clifton posted two assists in Monday's 5-2 home win against the Coyotes.
Clifton is eligible to return to the lineup Friday against the Philadelphia Flyers after serving his two-game suspension for an illegal check to the head of New Jersey's Nico Hischier on Oct. 27.
Clifton has been suspended for two games following a check to the head of Nico Hischier in Friday's loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Clifton will have a hearing Saturday after his check to the head on Nico Hischier in Friday's loss to the New Jersey Devils.
Clifton has a team-leading 16 hits through five games this season.
Clifton signed a three-year, $10 million contract with the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.
