Edmonton Oilers winger Connor Brown is finally healthy and fans are looking forward to seeing what he can accomplish offensively over 82 games. There are strong odds Brown will soar past last season (five-on-five totals: 4-8-12 in 71 games) in 2024-25. Brown spent most of last season recovering from injury and then playing himself back into game shape.
The offence started to come around in the final 17 games of the season, as he scored four goals and seven points (including all situations) down the stretch. Advertisement Brown is likely to occupy the No. 3 right wing spot on Edmonton’s depth chart in 2024-25.
He’ll line up with veteran centre Adam Henrique , who is a solid offensive player. What should you expect from Brown in 2024-25? It’s complicated. Under suppression Brown’s most successful offensive season at five-on-five came in 2019-20.
He scored 16 goals and 43 points in 71 games while playing for the Ottawa Senators . Brown posted a 1.99 points per 60 total at five-on-five, the highest of his career.
It ranked second among Senators forwards behind Anthony Duclair (2.04) that season. His most common centre was Jean-Gabriel Pageau , a phenomenal two-way player but a mid-level offensive talent (1.
47 points per 60 at five-on-five) at that point in his career. The lack of offence had much to do with his quality of competition. Pageau played first-line minutes (heavy lifting versus elites) and delivered third-line offence for Ottawa in 2019-20.
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