GRIT & GF
Connor Murphy

Edmonton Oilers, Defence

Connor Murphy

  • Shot-eater
  • Edgy
Points, 2026–27
1
0 G, 1 A in 8 GP
Individual xG
0.1
0 goals from it
Ice time per game
21:25
6 shots on goal
xGF% at 5v5
35.0
share of chances while he's on

Connor Murphy has 0 goals and 1 assist (1 point) in 8 games for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026–27, with 6 shots on goal and 21:25 of ice time a game. His Grit & GF rating for 2026–27 is 15.0 out of 100, provisional until he has 15 to 20 games.

8 games in. The methodology requires 15 to 20 games to be accurate, so this season's rating still leans on the league average for his position and will move.

GRIT & GF

15.0050100
Rated above 38% of defencemen
Goals above average
−1.0
Wins
−0.16
Physicality63thGF2thIntimidation7thChemistry51thClutch90th

Where the rating comes from

Weight × score in standard deviations. They sum to −0.57, which the normal curve turns into the rating.

Your weights

Under these weights he ranks above 38.1% of 223 rated players

The default weights are our call. Set your own; they get rescaled to add up to 100%.

Clutch

+1.31 SD · 90th percentile · weight 0%

His team's expected-goal differential with him on the ice in the third period or overtime of a one-goal game, against his own usual rate. Not counted in the rating since grit-0.5: it didn't repeat from season to season, so it was mostly luck.

  • Close-and-late liftxGD per 60Heavily shrunk: close-and-late minutes are scarce.0.0990th pct
  • Close-and-late ice timeminutesThe sample behind the clutch number.1526th pct

Percentiles are against 223 rated defencemen in 2026-27, on 149 minutes of his 5-on-5 time. Hits, blocks and takeaways count toward the rating and are worth zero goals until a study shows otherwise. Model grit-0.5.

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Game notes

Written the morning after from the night's stats, for games where he did something worth a sentence.

  1. at ANA

    Sunday, April 26

    Ice time

    Connor Murphy played 24:57, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 19 points in 84 games this season. The Oilers lost 4-3 to the Ducks in overtime.

  2. at VGK

    Thursday, March 26

    Ice time

    Connor Murphy played 23:24, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 14 points in 71 games this season. It finished 4-3 for the Oilers in overtime.

  3. at CAR

    Thursday, January 22

    Ice time

    Connor Murphy played 22:17, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 2 goals this season. The Blackhawks beat the Hurricanes 4-3 in a shootout.

  4. vs STL

    Wednesday, January 7

    Drought over

    Connor Murphy scored for the first time in 48 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 19:08 and had two shots on goal. It finished 7-3 for the Blackhawks.

  5. vs NYR

    Wednesday, December 10

    Ice time

    Connor Murphy played 21:02, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 3 points in 30 games this season. The Blackhawks beat the Rangers 3-0.

  6. vs ANA

    Sunday, November 30

    Shot blocker

    Connor Murphy got in front of 6 shots. He has 3 points in 25 games this season. He played 17:23 and had no shots on goal. The Blackhawks beat the Ducks 5-3.

  7. vs TOR

    Saturday, November 15

    Ice time

    Connor Murphy played 21:22, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 3 points in 18 games this season. The Blackhawks beat the Maple Leafs 3-2.

Player card

Percentile among 194 defencemen with enough games this season. 50 is the median.

Scoring

  • Ice time per game21:25
    73
  • Points per 600.35
    19
  • Goals per 600.00
    30
  • Individual xG per 600.02
    1
  • Shots per 602.1
    21

5-on-5 play

  • xG for per 60, on ice1.35
    2
  • xG against per 60, on ice2.50
    52
  • xGF%35.0%
    4

Physical

  • Hits per 601.8
    35
  • Blocks per 607.7
    95
  • Penalty minutes per 604.2
    11

Skating and shooting

NHL EDGE puck and player tracking, 2026–27. Percentiles are the league's, against all skaters.

Skating

  • Top speed22.4 mph
    97
  • Bursts over 20 mph1
    14
  • Distance skated24 mi
    70

Shooting

  • Hardest shot75.2 mph
    11
  • Shots on goal6
    48
  • Shooting %0.0%
    43

Zone time

  • Offensive zone time35.9%
    4
  • Offensive zone time, even strength37.2%
    5

Who he plays with

His most-used defence partners at 5-on-5 this season, with what happened while they were out together.

PartnerGamesTOIShot attemptsxGGoalsxG share
Ryan Shea8103:4857–922.2–3.84–436%
Mattias Ekholm818:048–230.7–1.31–135%
Jake Walman512:3310–160.5–0.60–146%
Ty Emberson64:241–80.0–0.10–01%
Evan Bouchard84:052–40.0–0.10–07%
Shakir Mukhamadullin53:500–100.0–0.30–10%

Where he shoots from

His unblocked shots this season, attacking right. 0 goals from 7 attempts.

GoalShot or miss

Last 20 games

Columns are his individual expected goals, the quality of his own chances. Dots are goals he scored.

ixGGoal
0.000.100.200.30
04-0410-17

By season

SeasonGPGAPSOGixGTOI/GPHitsBlkxGF% 5v5
2026–27801160.121:2552235.0
2025–268051217703.017:339013946.7
2024–256821719844.220:3711716146.2
2023–2446268511.719:5011611442.8

Last 20 games

DateTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkPIM
2026-10-1721:040020.02042
2026-10-1519:240010.01010
2026-10-1324:280000.00210
2026-10-1024:230100.00210
2026-10-0719:210000.00038
2026-10-0319:210000.00022
2026-10-0124:470010.00160
2026-09-2918:290020.02040
2026-04-3020:331040.24210
2026-04-2820:330010.01440
2026-04-2624:570010.03120
2026-04-2421:460110.01330
2026-04-2219:541030.09110
2026-04-2019:560010.05140
2026-04-1616:340120.03115
2026-04-1322:070020.04260
2026-04-1121:310000.00130
2026-04-0820:080010.00220
2026-04-0723:440000.00320
2026-04-0419:250010.04502