Edmonton Oilers · Defense · Shoots R

Connor Murphy

Age 33 · 6'4" · 210 lb · Born in Boston, USA

Cap hit

$4.1M

3.9% of $104M cap

Term

5 yrs

Through 2030-31, then UFA

Clause

None

Surplus value

+$761K

vs. $4.861M market estimate

Confirmed by the public signing announcement · source

2026-27 regular season

Goals

0.0% shooting

Assists

0 primary

Points

0.00 per game

TOI/GP

21:38

PP 0:01 · PK 2:17

xGF%

44.4

5v5, -3.7 vs. last yr

Game Score

-0.10

per game, goals above average

Faceoff %

—

Plus/minus

-1

Blocks 10 · Hits 1

Game log

Last 5 games · NHL API

Game	G	SOG	HIT	BLK	TOI	PP	PK	FO	OZS%	GV	+/-	GS
Oct 1 @ VAN · W 9-7	0	1	1	6	24:47	0:00	3:05	—	—	2	0	-0.12
Sep 29 vs VAN · OTL 6-5	0	2	0	4	18:29	0:02	1:29	—	50	1	-1	-0.09
Apr 30 @ ANA · L 5-2	1	4	2	1	20:33	0:00	2:11	—	29	0	+1	+0.68
Apr 28 vs ANA · W 4-1	0	1	4	4	20:33	0:00	0:37	—	17	1	+1	+0.01
Apr 26 @ ANA · OTL 4-3	0	1	1	2	24:57	0:00	3:58	—	40	2	-1	-0.19

GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.

Advanced metrics

5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 1,152 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen

xGF%48.1%

39th percentile

Relative xGF%+2.4

76th percentile

HDCF%54.5%

75th percentile

CF%45.4%

14th percentile

Relative CF%-2.2

29th percentile

FF%46.9%

27th percentile

GF%47.6%

41st percentile

CF/6045.9

4th percentile

CA/6055.3

66th percentile

ixG/600.14

24th percentile

Goals above expected+2.3

85th percentile

IPP35.0%

55th percentile

PDO100.0

48th percentile

OZS%34.2%

9th percentile

xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.

Play styleShutdown defenseman

Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26

Murphy is a lockdown defender with elite impact on his end of the ice, rarely beaten one-on-one and a punishing physical presence. He's not an offensive contributor, lacking the speed and shot volume to generate chances from the backend.

Defensive anchorPhysicalLow-event player

Shooting volume: 21
Playmaking: 13
Zone entries(est.): 55
Forechecking: 47
Physicality: 80
Defensive impact: 99
Puck management: 66
Speed: 8

Where he shoots from

Slot 5% · Mid-range 25% · Perimeter 70%(104 unblocked shots)

Strengths

Elite defensive impact at 99th percentile limits opposition chances
Exceptional physicality at 80th percentile controls the cycle
Adequate puck management at 66th percentile avoids turnovers

Watch-outs

Minimal speed at 8th percentile limits transition play
Very low shooting volume at 21st percentile removes offensive upside
Low playmaking at 13th percentile means few assists from the point

Similar style: Dylan DeMelo (WPG), Joel Hanley (CGY)

Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.

Where his Game Score comes from

2025-26 · 80 GP · goals above average

Season total -3.1 goals, or -0.04 per game.

Even strength offense: -2.0
Even strength defense: +1.4
Power play: -0.1
Penalty kill: -0.1
Finishing: +2.3
Playmaking: -3.1
Penalties: -1.5

Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.

By season

Regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI/GP	FO%	GS/GP
2026-27	EDM	2	0	0	0	-1	3	21:38	—	-0.10
2025-26	CHI, EDM	80	5	12	17	-2	70	17:32	—	-0.04
2024-25	CHI	68	2	17	19	-2	84	20:37	—	-0.12
2023-24	CHI	46	2	6	8	-19	51	19:50	—	-0.09
2022-23	CHI	80	7	6	13	-10	85	19:23	—	-0.05

Sentiment & chatter

Fans

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Beat writers

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Media

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Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.

Age curve

NHL defensemen · production index

202937

At 33, defensemen typically produce 76% of their peak (age 24). His contract runs through age 37, when the typical level is 59%.

From 24 seasons of NHL results, adjusted for league scoring and save percentage in each era. Shaded bars are the seasons left on his contract.

Skating · NHL EDGE

2026-27, as of Oct 2

Top speed: 22.4 mph; 99th pct
20+ mph bursts: 1
Hardest shot: 73.4 mph; 27th pct
Distance: 2.8 mi
OZ time: 39.6%; 30th pct
DZ time: 41.7%