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PROFINHL PLAYER DOSSIER • Kyle Connor
Sabres
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Kyle Connor
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Kyle Connor

#81
LW Scoring Winger Reasonable PNHL Sabres
Stars:
1st 0
2nd 0
3rd 0
4-Game Point Streak
CK59
FG41
DI92
SK70
ST77
EN92
DU98
PH69
FO61
PA68
SC68
DF67
PS83
EX78
LD73
MO61
OV65

Player Biography & Pedigree

Date of Birth: December 09, 1996
Age: 29 yrs
Height / Weight: 185 cm • 83 kg
Draft Pedigree: 2015 • #13 overall (1st Round) by Wild
Days Missed this Season: 0 Days
Physical Condition: 100%

Contract & Cap Ledger

Contract Term: 1 yr(s)
Cap Hit (AAV): $8,700,000
Cap Percentage: 9.46%
Remaining Cap Hit: $7,986,154
Expiry Status: UFA 2027
Contract Structure: One-Way
Roster Status: Active NHL Roster

Statistical Spotlight • NHL 2026-27 Campaign

GP7
G1
A3
PTS4
+/--1
PIM2
TOI/G20:02
PPG0
GWG0
S%3.8%
HITS7
82G Pace47P

Skill DNA • Pro Percentiles

FORWARDS
Skating & Speed 98th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Shooting & Finishing 97th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Playmaking & Vision 97th Pct
Generational (Top 5%)
Defense 81th Pct
Above Average
Physical & Grit 24th Pct
Depth Asset
Character & IQ 72th Pct
Above Average

Current Season Analytics

NHL SEASON
Shooting % Regression Unlucky Slump / Due for Breakout
Season S%: 3.8% (1G / 26S) Career: 10.9%

Shooting -7.1% below baseline. Prime candidate for positive regression!

Points Distribution (G vs A Split) 1G (25%) • 3A (75%)
Goals Split: 1 EV / 0 PP / 0 SH Premium / Overpaid
0.57
Points / GP
0.14
Goals / GP
0.43
Assists / GP
NHL Season Ice Time 20:02 TOI/G
5v5: 16:40 (83%)
PP: 03:22 (17%)
PK: 00:00 (0%)

Career All-Time & Peaks

NHL CAREER
GP657
G272
A314
PTS586
+/-+62
P/G0.89
PIM128
TOI/G20:01
PPG49
BKS126
S%10.9%
FO%41.4%
Single-Season Peaks:
Goals 40 2020-21
Assists 60 2022-23
Points 95 2022-23
+/- +23 2023-24
Hits 99 2023-24
Career All-Time Situational TOI
5v5: 17:09
PP: 02:36
PK: 00:16

234 pts

Career Stars (46-31-34)

52 GWG

Career GWG Total

0-1-1

Career Fights

579

Career Body Checks

NHL Regular Season Statistics

PRO LEAGUE
Season Team GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PKG GWG S S% HITS BKS FO% TOI/G P/G
2018-19 ANA 82 32 31 63 13 8 7 0 3 220 14.5% 80 24 33.3% 17:22 0.77
2019-20 ANA 82 24 22 46 -16 6 4 0 7 158 15.2% 59 30 47.5% 19:18 0.56
2020-21 ANA 82 40 41 81 17 16 11 0 7 389 10.3% 82 9 34.3% 20:34 0.99
2021-22 ANA 82 37 38 75 2 18 9 0 8 336 11.0% 82 7 49.4% 21:07 0.91
2022-23 ANA 82 35 60 95 3 22 5 0 5 401 8.7% 76 22 34.1% 20:48 1.16
2023-24 ANA 82 27 41 68 23 31 2 0 4 312 8.7% 99 13 41.9% 20:25 0.83
2024-25 BUF 79 37 43 80 18 6 5 0 9 323 11.5% 50 8 37.6% 21:01 1.01
2025-26 BUF 79 39 35 74 3 19 6 0 9 320 12.2% 44 12 45.6% 19:31 0.94
2026-27 BUF 7 1 3 4 -1 2 0 0 0 26 3.8% 7 1 58.8% 20:01 0.57
ON PACE (82G) 82 12 35 47 -12 23 0 0 0 305 3.8% 82 12 58.8% 20:01 0.57
NHL CAREER TOTAL 657 272 314 586 62 128 49 52 2485 10.9% 579 126 41.4% 20:01 0.89

NHL Stanley Cup Playoff Statistics

PLAYOFFS
Playoffs Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2020 Playoffs ANA 7 5 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 28 17.9% 5 4 33.3% 20:56 1.00
2022 Playoffs ANA 4 0 1 1 -4 0 0 0 0 21 0.0% 8 2 83.3% 20:50 0.25
2023 Playoffs ANA 6 2 3 5 1 4 0 0 0 17 11.8% 6 0 41.7% 21:31 0.83
2024 Playoffs BUF 22 11 19 30 0 2 3 0 2 94 11.7% 8 1 33.3% 21:00 1.36
2025 Playoffs BUF 9 3 9 12 1 0 1 0 0 33 9.1% 5 0 50.0% 21:40 1.33

AHL Minor League Statistics

CALDER CUP & AFFILIATE
Season Team GPGAPTS+/-PIMPPGPKGGWGSS%HITSBKSFO%TOI/GP/G
2017-18 STL 82 18 23 41 14 6 0 0 1 116 15.5% 28 9 42.9% 11:02 0.50

Statistically & Age-Comparable Players

SAME POSITION GROUP • MAX 4 YRS AGE DELTA
Jake Guentzel MIN • 32 yrs • 6 PTS (7 GP)
$8,100,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 59
SK 67
PH 67
PA 66
SC 68
DF 69
Alex DeBrincat TOR • 28 yrs • 8 PTS (7 GP)
$7,500,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2024
CK 59
SK 68
PH 68
PA 63
SC 69
DF 63
William Nylander VGK • 30 yrs • 11 PTS (8 GP)
$9,200,000 AAV • 3 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2025
CK 56
SK 70
PH 72
PA 71
SC 68
DF 63
Mark Scheifele COL • 33 yrs • 9 PTS (7 GP)
$7,900,000 AAV • 1 yr(s)
CK 59
SK 69
PH 74
PA 72
SC 67
DF 65
Robert Thomas STL • 27 yrs • 7 PTS (6 GP)
$8,800,000 AAV • 4 yr(s) Signed: Jun 21, 2026
CK 56
SK 68
PH 70
PA 69
SC 64
DF 70
Sebastian Aho COL • 29 yrs • 4 PTS (7 GP)
$8,400,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 13, 2024
CK 63
SK 68
PH 68
PA 68
SC 63
DF 70
Brandon Hagel FLA • 28 yrs • 6 PTS (7 GP)
$8,700,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jul 15, 2025
CK 61
SK 68
PH 67
PA 65
SC 69
DF 73
Auston Matthews STL • 29 yrs • 7 PTS (6 GP)
$10,600,000 AAV • 2 yr(s) Signed: Jun 16, 2024
CK 61
SK 67
PH 69
PA 61
SC 66
DF 70
Total Remaining Contract
--
1 yr(s) remaining • $8,700,000 / yr
Cash Outflow from Bank
--
50% of remaining salary
Annual Salary Cap Hit
--
over 2 seasons
Annual Cap Relief / Savings
--
during original contract term

Yearly Salary Cap Impact Schedule

SCHEDULE
Season Original Cap Hit Buyout Cap Charge Net Cap Savings Cap Status

Trades, Contract Events & Roster Movements

Official League Trade 08.03.2025 1:01
Sabres receives:
Joe Pavelski, Kyle Connor, 5th ANA 2025
Ducks receives:
Colten Ellis, Daniil Misyul, Sam Bennett, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Zach Hyman
Contract Signing
10.08.2023 20:19
Kyle Connor signed with Ducks for $8,700,000 for 4 year(s).
Contract Signing
25.04.2020 0:00
Kyle Connor signed with Ducks for $7,400,000 for 3 year(s).
Official League Trade 23.01.2019 20:46
Ducks receives:
Mitchell Marner, Kyle Connor, 3rd PHI 2020
Flyers receives:
Patrik Laine, Samuel Girard
Official League Trade 09.08.2018 6:58
Flyers receives:
Kyle Connor, Elias Lindholm
Blues receives:
Matthew Tkachuk, Zach Werenski
Contract Signing Entry Level Contract
21.06.2017 0:00
Kyle Connor signed with Wild for $1,300,000 for 3 year(s) .
Official League Trade 13.06.2017 6:17
Blues receives:
Aaron Dell, Kyle Connor (P)
Wild receives:
Henrik Lundqvist, David Perron
NHL Entry Draft
2015
Selected in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft (#13th overall, 1st Round) by Wild