Winnipeg Jets · #81 · Left wing

Kyle Connor

Age 29 · Shoots left · 6′1″ · 183 lb · Born Shelby Township, Michigan, USA

Drafted 2015, #17 overall by Winnipeg

Next game · tonightvs Colorado · 7:30 PM ET4 P in the last 4 vs COL
Point tonight 63%Goal 37%Markets →
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Games32026-27 Small sample
Goals31st on WPG
Assists2T-3rd on WPG
Points5T-1st on WPG
P / GP1.67T-17th in the NHL
Shots2015.0% shooting
TOI / GP21:005th on WPG

2025-262025-26: 82 games, 39-53-92, 1.12 points per game Season detail →

Kyle Connor has 5 points in 3 games of 2026-27, after 92 points in 82 games last season.

This season

2026-27 regular season · 3 games Small sample
2026-27 · The season

5 points in 3 games for the 7th-placed Winnipeg

Where he ranks among NHL forwards with 2+ games, then his scoring rate through the season in ten-game blocks.

Percentile among NHL forwards

PP points499th
Shots / GP6.6799th
Points / GP1.6796th
Ice time21:0095th
Goals / 602.8694th
Blocked shots383rd
Assists / 601.9076th
Takeaways169th
Shooting %15.0%63rd
Penalty differential048th
Hits119th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the league median.

Points per game · rolling blocks

1.71.71–3

Dashed line: season average (1.7). Dark blocks sit at or above it.

Points5T-1st on WPG
Points per game1.67T-17th in NHL
Goals3T-6th in NHL
Assists2T-3rd on WPG
Shooting %15.0%Above avg (11.6%)
Ice time21:005th on WPG
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Ice time and special teams

A top-six forward who runs the first power play

Even-strength, power-play and shorthanded minutes, and how much of Winnipeg's power play went through him.

Ice time by strength

Even strength16:42
Power play2:40
Shorthanded1:38
Total21:00

24.0 shifts a game, averaging 53 seconds each.

Special teams

PP goals31st on WPG
PP assists14th on WPG
PP points4T-1st on WPG · T-4th NHL
SH goals0
PP points / 6030.002nd on WPG

Power-play involvement

Goals on the PP4Winnipeg total
Involved in4goals or assists
Share100.0%of every WPG PPG
PP TOI share70.4%of WPG PP time

Team power-play goals from the season team report; involvement is his power-play points.


Scoring detail

The power play drives the goal total

How the 3 goals and 2 assists were scored: when, at what strength, in what game state, and per 60 minutes.

Goal detail

Game-winning goals1T-1st on WPG
Overtime goals0T-1st on WPG
First goal of the game0
Empty-net goals0
Even-strength goals0
Power-play goals3

Goals by period

1st1
2nd2
3rd0
Overtime0

Goals by game state

Tied0
Leading2
Trailing1

0 of 3 goals broke a tie; 1 came with Winnipeg trailing.

Assists

Primary1 · 50%
Secondary1 · 50%

Primary assists are the stronger playmaking signal.

Rates per 60

Points / 604.76
Goals / 602.86
Shots / 6019.0
ES points / 601.201 ES points
PP points / 6030.004 PP points

Shot locations

Most attempts from the slot, goals from the slot

Every attempt, attacking right, from the games with a stored shot map.

GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

By zone

Crease1 att · 0 G
Slot17 att · 2 G
Wing12 att · 1 G
Point1 att · 0 G
Neutral zone0 att · 0 G

31 attempts across the 3 games with a stored shot map. Small sample

Expected goals (ixG)2.28th
Goals3
Goals vs expected+0.8
Unblocked attempts26
xG per attempt.086
ixG per 602.12

2026-27 · 3 games. Rank among all skaters by ixG. Small sample: early-season xG moves a lot from night to night.

Every unblocked attempt he took, weighed by its chance of scoring from that spot, shot type and strength. Above zero is finishing better than the chances.

xG leaders

2026-27 · Skating and shot power

Distance per 60 in the 92nd percentile of forwards: 10.33 miles

How fast he skated, how far, how hard he shot and where on the ice his shifts were spent, against the average NHL forward.

Tracking percentile among NHL forwards

Distance / 60, mi10.3392nd
Distance skated, mi10.888th
Offensive-zone time47.1%86th
Defensive-zone time35.9%82nd
20+ mph bursts778th
Top speed, mph21.4559th
Hardest shot, mph79.3159th
90+ mph shots048th
22+ mph bursts041st
Average shot, mph52.039th

Bars show the percentile against 383 forwards with 2+ games in 2026-27; the thin line marks the median. Higher is better on every row: less defensive-zone time ranks higher.

Top speed, mph21.45Forward average 21.23
Hardest shot, mph79.31Forward average 74.7
Distance skated10.8 mi3.72 mi in his longest game
Offensive-zone starts43.4%32.1% defensive · 24.5% neutral

Where his shifts were spent

47.1%All situations35.9%
43.0%Even strength38.4%
72.2%Power play17.9%
42.2%Shorthanded44.7%
OffensiveNeutralDefensive

Share of his time on ice in each zone.

Fastest moments

  1. 21.45vsBOS2 Oct · 3rd 15:48
  2. 21.40vsBOS2 Oct · 1st 17:14
  3. 21.34vsBOS2 Oct · 3rd 00:09
  4. 21.24vsBOS2 Oct · 2nd 03:06
  5. 20.57@DET4 Oct · 1st 10:10
  6. 20.39@PIT5 Oct · 3rd 16:43
  7. 20.15vsBOS2 Oct · 3rd 15:57
  8. 19.87@PIT5 Oct · 2nd 06:09

His fastest bursts in mph.

22+ mph0 · avg 0.3
20-22 mph7 · avg 4.6
18-20 mph37 · avg 20

Bursts per speed band, against the forward average.

Hardest shots

  1. 79.31@DET4 Oct · 1st 10:12
  2. 79.31vsBOS2 Oct · 2nd 14:12
  3. 78.53vsBOS2 Oct · 3rd 09:03
  4. 75.74@DET4 Oct · 2nd 03:18
  5. 75.70@DET4 Oct · 3rd 16:55
  6. 72.16@PIT5 Oct · 2nd 06:11
  7. 71.91@PIT5 Oct · 2nd 00:39
  8. 69.73vsBOS2 Oct · 2nd 14:22

Shot speed in mph, every attempt type.

100+ mph0 · avg 0.0
90-99 mph0 · avg 0.0
80-89 mph0 · avg 0.6
70-79 mph7 · avg 1.6

Shot attempts per speed band.

Distance, last 10 games

  1. 3.72@PIT5 Oct · 21:59 TOI
  2. 3.50@DET4 Oct · 20:05 TOI
  3. 3.62vsBOS2 Oct · 20:56 TOI

Miles per game with his time on ice. Season average 3.61 a game. Small sample: these numbers move a lot in the first weeks of a season.


Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Physical play, discipline and faceoffs

Possession events, penalties drawn against penalties taken, and faceoffs.

Possession and physical

Takeaways1T-3rd on WPG
Giveaways1
TK / GV ratio1.00
Hits1T-13th on WPG
Blocked shots3T-6th on WPG

Discipline

Penalty minutes0
Minors0
Majors0
Penalties drawn0
Net penalties0drawn minus taken

Game log

Against Colorado, a point in three of four

Full game log →
DateOpponentResultGAPSOG+/-TOI
28 Mar 2026@COLW 4-21013+122:23
26 Mar 2026vsCOLL 2-30112+125:06
14 Mar 2026vsCOLW 3-11122+118:49
19 Dec 2025@COLL 2-30003−120:57

Prediction markets

Priced at 63% for a point tonight

From stats is a Poisson rate from his scoring this season and last, combined; the market is the venues' average midpoint.

Point tonight vs COL1+ point63%68%66¢Best64¢Not listed
Goal tonight vs COLAnytime scorer37%39%38¢Best38¢Not listed
2+ points tonightMulti-point game26%32%30¢Best30¢Not listed
Assist tonight vs COL1+ assist44%48%45¢Not listedNot listed
40+ goals2026-27 regular season46%—61¢Not listedNot listed
90+ points2026-27 regular season52%—65¢Not listedNot listed
Hart TrophyMost valuable player1.0%—1.9¢Not listedNot listed
Art Ross TrophyPoints leader1.0%—2¢Not listedNot listed
Ted Lindsay AwardPlayers' MVP vote1.5%—Not listed2¢Not listed

Snapshot 7 Oct, 10:12 AM ET. "Best" is the cheapest price to buy Yes after venue fees. Prices are snapshots taken every 15 minutes (season futures hourly), not live. Prediction markets carry risk of loss and are not available in every jurisdiction. 18+/21+ where applicable. How markets work · Affiliate disclosure


Contract

$12M a season through 2033-34

In 2025-26 he scored 7.7 points per $1M of cap hit, 232nd of 370 forwards with 40 or more games and a current contract.

Cap hit$12M11.5% of the $104M ceiling
Term8 yearsYear 1 of 8
Expires2033-34UFA at 37
Cap value$96MCap hit × 8 years

Cap hit is the average annual charge against the salary cap, not a yearly salary; cap value is cap hit times the years of the deal, not a reported total. As of 2 Oct 2026.


With Winnipeg

Ten seasons · 2016-17 to 2025-26
Linemates and opponents

Cole Perfetti sets him up more than anyone

Built from goal and assist records: who assists on his goals, whose goals he assists, and his scoring against each opponent.

Who sets him up

Cole Perfetti3
Gabriel Vilardi2
Josh Morrissey1

Assists on his 3 goals, 2026-27.

Who he sets up

Mario Ferraro1
Cole Perfetti1

Scorers on his 2 assists.

since 1990-91 · regular season

Points6793rd for Winnipeg
Goals3262nd
Assists3533rd
Games played6985th
Team history

Career

Regular season and playoffs
Career · regular season

Ten seasons, all with the Jets

Career · regular season

SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPSH%Points
2016-17WPG202350.258.3%
2017-18WPG763126570.7516.1%
2018-19WPG823432660.8015.0%
2019-20WPG713835731.0315.9%
2020-21WPG562624500.8915.7%
2021-22WPG794746931.1814.8%
2022-23WPG823149800.9811.4%
2023-24WPG653427610.9415.4%
2024-25WPG824156971.1815.4%
2025-26WPG823953921.1214.2%
Career6953233516740.9714.7%

Season rows reconcile with the official career totals.

Draft

2015Winnipeg · round 1From Youngstown (USHL)#17

Teammates in the stats

2026-27 · WPG points

Games58
Goals20
Points490.84 P/GP
Game-winning goals5
Career page

Updated after every final · through 6 Oct