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Blackhawks' Connor Murphy: Deposits empty-netter in victory
Connor Murphy scored his first goal of the season in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Islanders.Murphy scored an unassisted empty-net goal at 19:49 of the final frame to seal the victory for Chicago. The goal was Murphy's first since Jan. 11. The right-shot blueliner is second in scoring on the back end for Chicago with 11 points, and he has added 32 PIM, 32 shots on net and a plus-1 rating through 31 appearances. Murphy is on track to surpass his career high of 19 points from the 2019-20 campaign.
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Blackhawks' Connor Murphy: Registers two helpers
Connor Murphy notched two assists, two shots on goal, three blocked shots and two PIM in Wednesday's 4-2 loss to the Bruins.Murphy snapped a four-game slump with his two-assist performance. Prior to that dry spell, he had been limited to two helpers over the first 10 games of November. Murphy's playing style relies on physicality more than offense, but he's having a pretty good year on both fronts. The 31-year-old blueliner has 10 helpers, 25 shots on net, 32 PIM, 42 hits and 60 blocked shots through 26 outings. Last season, he put up just eight points over 46 appearances.
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Blackhawks' Connor Murphy: Pockets assist in overtime loss
Connor Murphy notched an assist and three hits in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Flyers.Murphy is helping to pick up some of the slack in the wake of Seth Jones' (foot) absence. The assist ended a six-game point drought for Murphy, who remains a fixture in the Chicago Blackhawks' top four. The 31-year-old had a good stretch in late October, but he shouldn't be relied on for offense. He's at eight assists, 18 shots on net, 21 PIM, 30 hits, 46 blocked shots and a plus-4 rating through 21 appearances this season.
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Blackhawks' Connor Murphy: Adds helper Wednesday
Connor Murphy posted an assist, two hits and three blocked shots in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Red Wings.Murphy had opened November with a pair of scoreless efforts before assisting on a Nick Foligno goal Wednesday. Through 14 contests, Murphy has seven helpers -- putting him one point shy of matching last year's offensive output from 46 games. He's added 18 hits, 31 blocked shots, 21 PIM and 15 shots on net in 2024-25. Murphy is seeing top-four minutes, and while the offense is unlikely to last, his non-scoring production could be useful in deeper formats.
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Blackhawks' Connor Murphy: Plucks pair of apples
Connor Murphy recorded two assists and went plus-2 in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Sharks.Murphy had a hand in goals by Ryan Donato and Tyler Bertuzzi as the Chicago Blackhawks took a 2-1 lead in the first period, though it didn't last. This was Murphy's first multi-point effort since Dec. 21, 2022. He's picked up all six of his helpers this season over the last six games, and he's added a plus-3 rating, 12 shots on net, 12 hits, 19 PIM and 21 blocked shots across 11 appearances. Murphy should continue to see top-four minutes on a young blue line, but his scoring productivity won't last.
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Blackhawks' Connor Murphy: Pockets assist in win
Connor Murphy notched an assist, two PIM, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.Murphy is on a surprisingly strong run, earning all four of his assists this season over the last five games. The 31-year-old blueliner typically doesn't chip in offense that frequently while playing in a shutdown role. For the season, he's added 20 blocked shots, 19 PIM, 14 hits, 12 shots on net and a plus-1 rating over 10 contests while averaging 18:08 of ice time, down from 19:50 per game last season.
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Blackhawks' Connor Murphy: Slides helper Friday
Connor Murphy notched an assist and two PIM in Friday's 3-2 loss to the Predators.Murphy has earned an assist in three straight games. The 31-year-old defenseman doesn't produce offense with that consistency, so fantasy managers shouldn't expect him to keep it going. He's recorded three helpers, 11 shots on net, 15 PIM, nine hits and 15 blocked shots across eight contests this season.
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Blackhawks' Connor Murphy: Collects assist in loss
Connor Murphy notched an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Sabres.Murphy earned his first point of the year on the second of Craig Smith's two goals in the game. The 31-year-old Murphy doesn't often put up much offense, adding mostly physical production, though he had no hits or blocked shots Saturday. The veteran blueliner has seven hits, 14 blocks, 11 PIM, seven shots on net and a minus-1 rating through six outings this season. Over the last 10 regular seasons, he's reached 100 hits each time and fell short of 100 blocks just once in that span. Murphy has never produced a 20-point campaign.
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Blackhawks' Connor Murphy: On training camp roster
Connor Murphy is healthy and will be participating in training camp, the team announced Tuesday.Murphy missed the regular-season finale in 2023-24 due to an undisclosed injury. It's not clear whether this issue was related to Murphy's groin injury that kept him out of the lineup from mid-January to the beginning of April. Either way, the 11-year NHL veteran should fill a bottom-four role on defense while also serving on the penalty kill. The 31-year-old defenseman has collected 141 points throughout his career in 677 regular-season appearances.
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Blackhawks' Connor Murphy: Will miss season finale
Connor Murphy (undisclosed) will miss the season finale against LA on Thursday because he tweaked something during Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Vegas, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.It's unclear if Murphy's current issue is related to the groin injury that kept him out of the lineup from Jan. 16-April 10. Either way, he will conclude the campaign with two goals, eight points, 40 PIM, 116 hits and 113 blocks in 46 appearances. Murphy is inked to a four-year, $17.6 million contract through 2025-26, so he should feature on the Chicago Blackhawks' blue line again next season, likely in a bottom-four role.
Connor Murphy
#5 D / Chicago Blackhawks / EXP: 11YRS Height: 6-4 Weight: 212 lb Age: 31 College: NoneFantasy Points by Week
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