Connor
Brown
R · NJD · Balanced · Around average
- PAL
- 52
- WAR
- 0.2
- Value
- 47
- PTS
- 43
2025-26№ 297 / 615
Connor Brown (New Jersey Devils) stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Connor Brown
#16RPlays: Right wing · 2% of faceoffs
New Jersey Devils
HEIGHT : 183 cm · WEIGHT : 83 kg · SHOOTS : R
Born : January 13, 1994 · Toronto, Canada
Drafted : 2012 · TOR · round 6, pick #156
Contract : $3,000,000 · 2025-26 → 2028-29 · Standard Contract · UFA · Signing bonus $1,500,000NTC / M-NTC
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | New Jersey Devils | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | New Jersey Devils | 75 | 18 | 25 | 43 | 22 |
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 10 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 |
| 2022-23 | Washington Capitals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Ottawa Senators | 64 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | Ottawa Senators | 56 | 21 | 14 | 35 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | Ottawa Senators | 71 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 24 |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 16 |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 18 |
| 2016-17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 82 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 10 |
| 2015-16 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| NHL totals | 685 | 128 | 178 | 306 | 132 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | Edmonton Oilers | 20 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Edmonton Oilers | 19 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018-19 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Playoff totals | 59 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 10 | |
Connor Brown: our analysis
2025-26 season: 75 GP, 18 G, 25 A, 43 PTS, -1 +/-, 17:33 TOI. WAR 0.2 (297th of 615) · PAL 52, around average.
In 2025-26, Connor Brown, 32, posts a PAL Rating of 52 out of 100 (around average), and his WAR of 0.2 ranks 297th among 615 regulars, in the top half.
His strengths: penalty kill (93, among the best in the league).
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: EV defense (+0.5); his biggest cost: finishing (-2.3).
A season in line with 2024-25 (PAL of 51); his WAR went from 0.2 to 0.2.
Contract-wise, his Value score of 47 (fair value) weighs his output against what he costs: 50 is what that salary should buy.
Connor Brown's story
Growing up in the Toronto area, Brown came through local minor teams where his father coached at the mite level and then advanced with the Toronto Marlboros in the GTHL, a core that dominated city championships and produced multiple future NHL draftees. Before joining major junior, he played the 2010–11 season with the St. Michael's Buzzers in the OJHL, posting 17 goals and 39 points in 49 games at the Junior A level.
Taken 156th overall by Toronto in the 2012 draft, Brown turned into a leading scorer with the Erie Otters from 2011 to 2014. He served as captain in 2012–13 and broke out in 2013–14 on a line with Connor McDavid, finishing with 45 goals and 128 points in 68 games and collecting the league scoring and outstanding player trophies.
Brown began his pro career with the Toronto Marlies in the AHL, where he led rookies in scoring and was named to the All-Star Game. He signed his entry-level deal in November 2013 and, after an ankle fracture in 2015, made his NHL debut on March 17, 2016. He became a full-time Leaf in 2016–17, recording 20 goals that season before being traded to the Ottawa Senators on July 1, 2019.
In Ottawa he received a larger offensive role, finishing second on the club with 43 points in 2019–20 and setting a franchise mark for consecutive games with a goal in 2021. After three seasons with the Senators he was traded to Washington in July 2022 but played just four games before suffering an ACL injury that required surgery. As a free agent he signed with Edmonton for 2023–24, took part in a deep playoff run where the penalty kill he was part of excelled, and later agreed to a multi-year deal in New Jersey in July 2025.
Internationally, Brown represented Canada at the 2021 World Championship and assisted on all three goals in the final, including the overtime setup that secured the gold. On the ice he is known as a right winger with playmaking instincts, willingness to perform on the penalty kill and an ability to contribute consistently in middle-six roles.
Facts drawn from Wikipédia, told in our own words.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 14:37
- PP TOI/GP
- 1:26
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:05
- Pts/GP
- 0.60
- EV points
- 3
- Hits
- 6
- Blocks
- 3
- Takeaways
- 3
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 43.0 %
- Off. zone starts
- 26.9 %
- Faceoffs
- 0.0 %
Stats and photos: NHL (NHL.com)
2026-27 projection
Projected points
38between 19 and 56 (80% range)
- Goals
- 18
- Assists
- 21
- Games
- 68
So far: 6 pts in 10 games. The team has played 18 of 84 games. Projected pace: 0.56 pts per game (last season: 0.57).
Three straight seasons of growth. Since 2018, of 97 players in that spot, 23 kept improving the next season; on average, their pace fell back to 90% of their best season.
The projection follows last season's pace. Tested on 2,265 player seasons (2022-23 to 2025-26): average miss of 9 points over 82 games; for players at 0.9 points per game and up, it ran 5 points high on average.
Trend
Slightly up
- Points per game: 0.17 in 23-24, 0.57 in 25-26
- PAL Rating: 51 → 52
Outlook, age included
→ StableAge 32: the age when production usually declines
This is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes; one player in five finishes outside the range.
Player ratings, 2025-26
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 76 %
71
Established NHL
- SK
- Skating
- 84
- Confidence 73 %
- ST
- Strength
- 65
- Confidence 80 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 77
- Confidence 75 %
- DU
- Durability
- 75
- Confidence 77 %
- CK
- Checking
- 61
- Confidence 80 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 65
- Confidence 59 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 74
- Confidence 80 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- —
- PA
- Passing
- 70
- Confidence 76 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 66
- Confidence 76 %
- DF
- Defense
- 80
- Confidence 73 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 76
- Confidence 0 %
- EX
- Experience
- 87
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating84
- Top speed (35 %)36.4 · 81
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)6.77 · 81
- Distance /60 (20 %)17.1 · 97
- Speed consistency (15 %)34.9 · 67
ST — Strength65
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)3.716 · 71
- Body mass (50 %)-1.012 · 66
EN — Endurance77
- Ice time per game (45 %)15.1 · 76
- Total ice time (20 %)1,246 · 80
- Shift length (15 %)47.5 · 80
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)12.8 · 71
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)2.545 · 78
DU — Durability75
- Share of games played (100 %)0.816 · 75
CK — Checking61
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.145 · 60
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)1.913 · 62
- Season volume (10 %)3.258 · 63
FG — Fighting65
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.699 · 65
DI — Discipline74
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)0.013 · 72
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.365 · 91
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.44 · 48
PA — Passing70
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.609 · 70
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.492 · 76
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.03 · 60
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.3 · 73
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.429 · 72
SC — Scoring66
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.761 · 64
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.804 · 70
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.519 · 62
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)1.514 · 79
- xG per shot (10 %)0.082 · 82
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)11.8 · 62
DF — Defense80
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)0.043 · 80
- Relative xG against (20 %)-0.019 · 76
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)2.55 · 78
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.101 · 87
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-1.355 · 78
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)55.7 · 86
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)2.228 · 73
PS — Penalty shot76
- Shootouts (60 %)32.7 · 76
- Penalty shots (40 %)26.7 · 76
EX — Experience87
- Career regular-season games (65 %)92
- Career playoff games (25 %)77
- NHL seasons (10 %)84
OV — Overall71
- SC · Scoring (28 %)66
- PA · Passing (22 %)70
- DF · Defense (18 %)80
- SK · Skating (12 %)84
- EN · Endurance (8 %)77
- DI · Discipline (5 %)74
- ST · Strength (4 %)65
- CK · Checking (3 %)61
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 71 | 84 | 66 | 80 |
| 2024-25 | 61 | 84 | 57 | 84 |
| 2023-24 | 62 | 81 | 57 | 82 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2025-26
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
0.2
wins above replacement
297 of 615
PAL Rating
52/ 100
Performance · Around average
216 of 476 at the position
Value Rating
47/ 100
Fair value
3.00 M$ · expected PAL 54
ProfileBalancedNeither end dominates
- Offense
- 51
- Defense
- 65
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- Offense
- 56
- Creation
- 49
- Shooting
- 48
- Possession
- 48
- Defense
- 46
- Discipline
- 46
- Power play
- 55
- Penalty kill
- 93
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NJD | 0.2 | 52 | 47 | 3.00 M$ |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 0.2 | 51 | 66 | 1.00 M$ |
| 2023-24 | EDM | -1.0 | 29 | 45 | 0.78 M$ |
Hockey IQ, 2025-26
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
63/ 100
Average
better than 63% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
43/ 100
Average
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
71/ 100
Very good
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 155 of 424 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 51
- Shot selection
- 83
- Penalties drawn
- 14
- Puck management
- 23
Defense
- Takeaways
- 21
- Discipline
- 99
- Safe zone exits
- 37
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NJD | 63 | 43 | 71 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 60 | 7 | 95 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 69 | 11 | 94 |
WAR, 2025-26
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
0.2
wins above replacement
-0.7 to 1.5 — 90% interval
297 of 615 forwards
+1.1 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -1.0
- EV defense
- +0.5
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- +0.3
- Shooting
- -2.3
- Penalties
- +0.3
- Average → replacement
- +3.3
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | NJD | 75 | 0.2 | -0.7 to 1.5 | 297/615 |
| 2024-25 | EDM | 78 | 0.2 | -0.7 to 1.4 | 302/596 |
| 2023-24 | EDM | 71 | -1.0 | -1.8 to -0.1 | 594/608 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 4 | -0.1 | -0.3 to 0.0 | 455/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 113.6 km/h8th percentileleague avg. 130.1 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 34.1 km/h21st percentileleague avg. 35.2 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 822nd percentileleague avg. 21
- Offensive zone time
- 38.0 %12th percentileleague avg. 43.1 %
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- Total distance, season
- 33.9 km29th percentileleague avg. 52.2 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 4.58 km52nd percentileleague avg. 4.52 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 37.7 %7th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.5 %23rd percentileleague avg. 16.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 44.5 %9th percentileleague avg. 40.1 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 1129th percentile | 366th percentile | 27.3 %97th percentile |
| High danger | 539th percentile | 274th percentile | 40.0 %92nd percentile |
| Mid range | 227th percentile | 054th percentile | 0.0 %32nd percentile |
| Long range | 031st percentile | 092nd percentile | 0.0 %0th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2026-2027 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Game log, 2026-27
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ANAConnor Brown: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Connor Brown have in 2026-27?
Connor Brown has 4 goals and 6 points (2 assists) in 10 games in 2026-27.
How old is Connor Brown?
Connor Brown is 32 years old: he was born on January 14, 1994.
How tall is Connor Brown, and how much does he weigh?
Connor Brown is 6'0" (183 cm) and weighs 183 lb (83 kg).
Where is Connor Brown from?
Canada: Connor Brown was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What team does Connor Brown play for?
Connor Brown plays for the New Jersey Devils in the NHL, at R, wearing number 16.
Is Connor Brown injured?
No: Connor Brown is not on the latest NHL injury report. This answer is updated throughout the season.
How good is Connor Brown?
Connor Brown produced 0.2 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2025-26, 297th of 615 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 52 out of 100: around average for his position.
How much does Connor Brown make?
Connor Brown earns $3.0M for the 2025-26 season. His Value Rating is 47 out of 100 (fair value): it measures the on-field return for that salary, compared with players at his position.
When does Connor Brown's contract end?
Connor Brown's contract runs through the 2028-29 season; he will then be an unrestricted free agent. It includes a NTC / M-NTC clause.
Is Connor Brown overpaid?
Neither: he delivers about what his salary should buy. His Value rating is 47 out of 100 (fair value), where 50 is the output expected for his salary, compared with players at his position.
Is Connor Brown a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 297th of 615 players at his position in the NHL in 2025-26. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Connor Brown getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 51 in 2024-25 to 52 in 2025-26 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
How has Connor Brown played lately?
Over his last 10 games, Connor Brown has 6 points (4 goals, 2 assists).
What are Connor Brown's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Connor Brown has 685 games, 128 goals, 178 assists and 306 points. His best season: 2025-26, with 43 points in 75 games.
Where was Connor Brown drafted?
Connor Brown was drafted 156th overall (round 6) by Toronto Maple Leafs in 2012.
Is Connor Brown better at home or on the road?
No real difference: in 2026-27, he averages 0.60 points per game at home (3 in 5 games) and 0.60 on the road (3 in 5 games).
How does Connor Brown perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Connor Brown has 59 games and 20 points in his career. His pace (0.34 points per game) is lower than his regular-season pace (0.45).
Which player is most similar to Connor Brown?
Pavel Buchnevich: he is the player at his position whose PAL profile (the 0-to-100 dimensions) is closest to his in 2025-26.
Pavel Buchnevich's page →Is Connor Brown a good fantasy pick?
A useful depth pick: our projection has him at 38 points in 2026-27, or 0.56 points per game.
What is Connor Brown's nationality?
Connor Brown is Canadian. Internationally: Canada national team: gold medallist at the 2021 IIHF World Championship. Brown was selected to Canada's 2021 World Championship team and assisted on all three of Canada's goals in the final, including the assist on the overtime game-winner.
What awards has Connor Brown won?
OHL All-Rookie Team — 2011–12 season ; Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy (OHL top-scoring right winger) — 2013–14 season ; Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (OHL scoring leader) — 2013–14 season ; Red Tilson Trophy (OHL outstanding player) — 2013–14 season ; AHL rookie scoring title — 2014–15 season ; AHL Rookie of the Year and AHL All-Rookie Team — 2014–15 season.
How many championships has Connor Brown won?
2: Ten straight city championships with the core of the Toronto Marlboros GTHL team (players born in 1994) — (youth seasons, years not specified); IIHF World Championship — Gold medal with Canada, 2021.
Where did Connor Brown play before turning pro?
Junior/youth clubs: West Mall Lightning (mite select, North York Hockey League), Toronto Marlboros (GTHL core for players born in 1994), St. Michael's Buzzers (OJHL) — 2010–11 season, Erie Otters (OHL) — 2011–2014..
How many points is Connor Brown projected to score in 2026-27?
Our projection has him at 38 points in 68 games in 2026-27 (19 to 56 points, 80% interval), based on his recent seasons, age and role.
See also: his New Jersey Devils teammates
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