best career assists by an active defenseman

Erik Karlsson has made the most career assists by an active defenseman, with 726 assists.

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	NAME	A	GP	G	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	726	1,164	215	941	-112	508	48	285	2	5	38	12	3,158	6.8	0	4	0.0	801	1,494	888	1,395	25:07
2	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	639	1,168	172	811	+193	782	35	256	1	13	29	8	2,476	6.9	1	3	33.3	1,192	1,799	563	967	23:17
3	Brent Burns B. Burns	632	1,406	246	878	+32	811	85	221	3	13	43	16	3,878	6.3	12	29	41.4	1,353	1,856	849	1,493	23:04
4	Kris Letang K. Letang	631	1,240	178	809	+82	845	57	239	6	10	36	13	3,064	5.8	1	5	20.0	2,097	1,852	662	1,214	24:02
5	John Carlson J. Carlson	617	1,163	172	789	+112	396	50	229	2	7	34	2	2,687	6.4	1	6	16.7	953	2,209	671	1,197	23:35
6	Roman Josi R. Josi	580	1,034	204	784	+44	429	69	219	1	9	38	10	3,027	6.7	0	2	0.0	707	1,921	382	739	24:52
7	Drew Doughty D. Doughty	545	1,282	165	710	+72	833	80	224	3	8	34	8	2,590	6.4	1	3	33.3	2,077	1,699	315	1,238	25:58
8	Morgan Rielly M. Rielly	454	956	98	552	-43	281	16	164	1	5	17	6	2,004	4.9	0	4	0.0	826	1,323	408	966	22:02
9	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	423	511	68	491	+28	207	17	197	0	3	10	3	1,126	6.0	0	0		123	428	272	481	24:53
10	Cam Fowler C. Fowler	414	1,128	109	523	-120	287	41	150	4	6	20	5	1,731	6.3	2	3	66.7	490	1,500	366	717	22:59
11	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	383	1,142	156	539	-111	760	61	138	4	3	36	8	2,340	6.7	0	2	0.0	1,811	1,044	357	744	22:28
12	Dougie Hamilton D. Hamilton	378	915	164	542	+69	574	51	126	1	2	36	9	2,608	6.3	1	4	25.0	1,066	1,006	271	801	20:42
13	Cale Makar C. Makar	374	474	139	513	+171	134	45	164	3	4	28	6	1,327	10.5	0	0		377	671	336	393	24:46
14	Seth Jones S. Jones	367	916	107	474	-143	328	32	134	1	7	21	12	2,002	5.3	0	0		1,064	1,490	459	768	23:46
15	Adam Fox A. Fox	355	492	72	427	+125	198	16	158	4	9	20	3	910	7.9	0	1	0.0	223	758	387	410	23:08
16	Ryan McDonagh R. McDonagh	355	1,062	86	441	+305	377	9	61	5	15	15	3	1,558	5.5	2	5	40.0	1,100	2,092	532	827	22:24
17	Justin Faulk J. Faulk	353	1,062	147	500	-74	522	49	107	3	6	37	4	2,444	6.0	0	1	0.0	1,645	1,456	603	735	22:55
18	Shayne Gostisbehere S. Gostisbehere	348	749	118	466	-63	279	47	171	2	0	19	8	1,602	7.4	1	1	100.0	408	866	263	580	19:59
19	Josh Morrissey J. Morrissey	337	743	94	431	+85	353	21	114	1	1	19	5	1,404	6.7	1	2	50.0	867	1,123	262	554	22:56
20	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	333	590	103	436	-40	456	34	132	0	2	13	3	1,396	7.4	0	0		846	724	254	538	23:25
21	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	333	645	135	468	+14	164	29	110	2	4	19	7	1,853	7.3	0	0		333	851	315	519	24:14
22	Jared Spurgeon J. Spurgeon	318	1,016	124	442	+129	178	36	103	0	6	25	6	1,637	7.6	1	3	33.3	877	1,756	279	371	21:54
23	Shea Theodore S. Theodore	316	639	89	405	+113	201	18	97	1	2	21	8	1,532	5.8	1	1	100.0	188	764	368	546	21:32
24	Mattias Ekholm M. Ekholm	310	970	92	402	+229	468	14	44	4	9	20	4	1,658	5.5	0	1	0.0	859	1,259	410	776	21:39
25	Tyler Myers T. Myers	306	1,143	100	406	-12	903	19	74	7	9	19	4	1,784	5.6	0	1	0.0	1,422	1,767	470	894	21:38

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Team Leaders

3

Stutzle

3

Stutzle

+/-

+4

Stutzle

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.00

13th

GA/GP

2.25

6th

PP%

11.1

23rd

PK%

76.5

21st

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	3	2	0	6	3
Senators	3	1	0	6	3
Lightning	3	1	0	6	2
Panthers	2	0	2	6	0
Maple Leafs	2	2	1	5	-1
Sabres	2	2	0	4	-5
Canadiens	1	2	1	3	-5
Red Wings	1	2	0	2	-1

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/10	NSH	@	OTT	7:00 PM
Mon 10/12	OTT	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Tue 10/13	STL	@	OTT	7:30 PM
Thu 10/15	NYI	@	OTT	7:00 PM
Sat 10/17	OTT	@	PHI	7:00 PM

Last Game

Flyers

0 - 3 - 2

Final

Senators

3 - 1 - 0

Thu 8 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Connor

6

Bouchard

5

Schmaltz

Assists Leaders

9

Eichel

9

McDavid

6

Pettersson

Points Leaders

12

Eichel

12

McDavid

11

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

30

Sherwood

22

Cuylle

21

Pettersson

Blocks Leaders

19

Hronek

17

Larsson

16

Weegar

Wins Leaders

3

Shesterkin

3

Swayman

3

Dostal

Goals Against Leaders

0.67

Garand

0.67

Oettinger

1.01

Sorokin

Save Percentage Leaders

.971

Garand

.967

Oettinger

.965

Sorokin

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

5.75

5.50

4.20

Goals Against Rankings

1.50

1.83

2.00

Power Play Rankings

40.0

38.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

93.3

92.9

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-4

1-4

1-3

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Senators	3	1	0	6	3
Lightning	3	1	0	6	2
Panthers	2	0	2	6	0
Bruins	3	2	0	6	3
Maple Leafs	2	2	1	5	-1
Sabres	2	2	0	4	-5
Canadiens	1	2	1	3	-5
Red Wings	1	2	0	2	-1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Rangers	4	1	0	8	8
Hurricanes	3	1	1	7	4
Capitals	2	1	0	4	3
Islanders	2	2	0	4	5
Penguins	2	2	0	4	5
Blue Jackets	1	1	0	2	0
Devils	1	2	0	2	-7
Flyers	0	3	2	2	-13

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Jets	3	0	1	7	2
Avalanche	3	1	0	6	12
Mammoth	3	2	0	6	4
Wild	2	1	1	5	3
Predators	2	1	1	5	1
Stars	2	2	0	4	4
Blues	1	2	1	3	-4
Blackhawks	1	4	0	2	-11
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	4	1	0	8	8
Oilers	3	0	1	7	6
Sharks	3	1	0	6	-2
Ducks	2	1	0	4	-1
Kraken	2	2	0	4	4
Canucks	2	3	0	4	-4
Kings	0	2	1	1	-6
Flames	0	4	0	0	-17