defensemen points leaders nhl since 2017

Since 2016-17, Roman Josi has recorded the most points by a defenseman, with 598 points.

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	NAME	P	GP	G	A	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Roman Josi R. Josi	598	704	152	446	+46	322	55	172	0	6	28	7	2,313	6.6	0	1	0.0	499	1,213	285	587	25:02
2	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	585	702	124	461	+166	400	28	217	1	5	26	7	1,669	7.4	1	3	33.3	729	1,065	339	611	23:57
3	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	562	690	116	446	-98	256	27	159	1	4	20	8	1,734	6.7	0	2	0.0	356	931	528	866	24:41
4	John Carlson J. Carlson	561	713	119	442	+57	242	35	174	1	4	24	1	1,757	6.8	0	3	0.0	533	1,254	433	778	24:07
5	Brent Burns B. Burns	525	791	132	393	+43	360	39	129	2	9	23	7	2,315	5.7	1	3	33.3	511	1,112	514	936	23:33
6	Cale Makar C. Makar	516	478	139	377	+171	136	45	165	3	4	28	6	1,338	10.4	0	0		380	674	337	396	24:45
7	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	497	516	68	429	+28	207	17	200	0	3	10	3	1,139	6.0	0	0		124	430	274	486	24:53
8	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	471	649	135	336	+18	164	29	110	2	4	19	6	1,862	7.3	0	0		335	861	315	532	24:15
9	Morgan Rielly M. Rielly	461	725	79	382	-1	229	12	139	0	5	17	5	1,601	4.9	0	4	0.0	577	1,012	296	766	22:31
10	Kris Letang K. Letang	458	683	96	362	+26	443	28	126	3	5	20	9	1,687	5.7	0	2	0.0	1,187	1,014	420	791	24:39
11	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	438	592	104	334	-40	456	35	133	0	2	13	3	1,404	7.4	0	0		846	730	254	544	23:24
12	Adam Fox A. Fox	432	497	72	360	+122	200	16	160	4	10	20	3	920	7.8	0	1	0.0	225	772	388	418	23:07
13	Josh Morrissey J. Morrissey	431	742	94	337	+85	353	21	114	1	1	19	5	1,403	6.7	1	2	50.0	866	1,121	262	553	22:57
14	Shayne Gostisbehere S. Gostisbehere	423	688	102	321	-64	255	39	158	2	0	15	4	1,461	7.0	0	0		382	808	235	532	19:59
15	Dougie Hamilton D. Hamilton	418	660	130	288	+66	433	37	99	1	3	30	8	2,047	6.4	1	4	25.0	753	769	206	640	21:07
16	Seth Jones S. Jones	400	681	90	310	-106	262	27	111	0	6	19	8	1,638	5.5	0	0		856	1,188	370	605	24:55
17	Shea Theodore S. Theodore	398	625	87	311	+110	199	16	96	1	2	20	7	1,510	5.8	1	1	100.0	182	745	358	536	21:36
18	Drew Doughty D. Doughty	392	679	85	307	+10	382	41	121	2	5	15	5	1,312	6.5	1	2	50.0	989	955	165	654	25:52
19	Alex Pietrangelo A. Pietrangelo	382	628	97	285	+70	202	22	89	1	12	22	4	1,577	6.2	1	3	33.3	441	1,270	452	439	24:18
20	Mikhail Sergachev M. Sergachev	380	640	76	304	+45	366	21	116	3	4	13	2	1,173	6.5	1	2	50.0	777	949	224	535	21:26
21	Charlie McAvoy C. McAvoy	363	576	72	291	+160	481	16	83	2	3	19	8	969	7.4	0	0		991	1,019	250	542	23:33
22	Torey Krug T. Krug	358	537	59	299	-39	293	23	143	2	0	15	3	1,217	4.8	0	1	0.0	435	588	179	363	20:56
23	Tyson Barrie T. Barrie	355	558	70	285	-76	176	22	138	0	2	10	0	1,289	5.4	0	0		299	604	155	355	21:00
24	Miro Heiskanen M. Heiskanen	352	560	70	282	+35	178	14	114	1	2	14	3	1,259	5.6	0	0		319	719	293	578	24:39
25	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	349	437	82	267	+99	154	24	95	0	4	18	7	1,112	7.4	0	0		328	527	261	514	21:35

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Team Leaders

4

O'Reilly

8

Josi

+/-

+6

Josi

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.88

22nd

GA/GP

2.75

10th

PP%

29.6

4th

PK%

85.2

7th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	7	3	0	14	7
Wild	6	2	1	13	7
Avalanche	5	3	1	11	11
Jets	4	2	2	10	-1
Stars	4	3	1	9	7
Predators	3	2	3	9	-1
Blues	3	4	1	7	-1
Blackhawks	3	6	0	6	-15

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NSH	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	NSH	@	PIT	7:00 PM
Sun 10/25	COL	@	NSH	8:00 PM
Tue 10/27	NYI	@	NSH	8:00 PM
Thu 10/29	WSH	@	NSH	8:00 PM

Last Game

Blues

3 - 4 - 1

Final

Predators

3 - 2 - 3

Sat 17 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

10

Kaprizov

8

Connor

7

Matthews

Assists Leaders

17

McDavid

13

Eichel

11

Tkachuk

Points Leaders

23

McDavid

18

Eichel

16

Matthews

Hits Leaders

49

Cuylle

49

Sherwood

41

McBain

Blocks Leaders

31

Weegar

30

Hronek

29

Seeler

Wins Leaders

6

Wallstedt

6

Swayman

6

Ullmark

Goals Against Leaders

0.80

Tarasov

1.00

Oettinger

1.33

Ullmark

Save Percentage Leaders

.965

Tarasov

.952

Oettinger

.945

Ullmark

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.63

4.22

4.10

Goals Against Rankings

1.50

2.11

2.13

Power Play Rankings

36.1

32.1

30.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

96.9

94.1

91.4

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

8-3

6-3

5-3

Worst Record ATS

2-6

2-5

3-6

3-5

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	7	3	0	14	7
Wild	6	2	1	13	7
Avalanche	5	3	1	11	11
Jets	4	2	2	10	-1
Stars	4	3	1	9	7
Predators	3	2	3	9	-1
Blues	3	4	1	7	-1
Blackhawks	3	6	0	6	-15
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	8	2	0	16	18
Oilers	6	1	1	13	13
Kraken	5	3	1	11	4
Sharks	4	4	1	9	-9
Ducks	4	4	0	8	-2
Canucks	2	7	1	5	-15
Flames	2	6	0	4	-20
Kings	0	4	2	2	-13

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	7	2	0	14	15
Lightning	6	2	0	12	4
Senators	6	3	0	12	1
Panthers	5	2	2	12	5
Sabres	4	3	2	10	-7
Maple Leafs	4	4	2	10	-1
Canadiens	4	3	1	9	-3
Red Wings	3	3	2	8	-4
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	7	2	1	15	12
Rangers	7	3	1	15	9
Capitals	5	3	0	10	4
Islanders	4	3	1	9	6
Devils	4	4	0	8	-2
Penguins	3	6	1	7	-5
Flyers	2	6	3	7	-19
Blue Jackets	3	4	0	6	-5