defensive forwards in the NHL 2026
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Acciari | 2025-26 |  PIT | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 55 | 91 | 60.4 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 12:56 |
| 2 | | A. Agozzino | 2025-26 |  UTA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:08 | |
| 3 |  | S. Aho | 2025-26 |  CAR | 24 | 8 | 16 | 24 | +5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 12.7 | 192 | 402 | 47.8 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 20:04 |
| 4 | | M. Amadio | 2025-26 |  OTT | 24 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 19.4 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 37 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 15:13 |
| 5 | | J. Anderson | 2025-26 |  MTL | 24 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19.2 | 10 | 12 | 83.3 | 40 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 15:09 |
| 6 | | J. Armia | 2025-26 |  LAK | 24 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18.5 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 16 | 13:44 |
| 7 | | V. Arvidsson | 2025-26 |  BOS | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 11.5 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 14:33 |
| 8 | | M. Backlund | 2025-26 |  CGY | 26 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 7.1 | 250 | 484 | 51.7 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 17:01 |
| 9 |  | J. Benn | 2025-26 |  DAL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | 13 | 26 | 50.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:55 |
| 10 |  | S. Bennett | 2025-26 |  FLA | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 11.3 | 159 | 312 | 51.0 | 48 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 16:57 |
| 11 | | O. Bjorkstrand | 2025-26 |  TBL | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 14:16 |
| 12 | | N. Bjugstad | 2025-26 |  STL | 19 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12.5 | 57 | 115 | 49.6 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 11:13 |
| 13 | | T. Blueger | 2025-26 |  VAN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 26 | 34.6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:50 |
| 14 | | J. Brodzinski | 2025-26 |  NYR | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11:50 |
| 15 |  | P. Buchnevich | 2025-26 | STL | 25 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 7.5 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 18:06 |
| 16 | | A. Burakovsky | 2025-26 |  CHI | 19 | 7 | 9 | 16 | +4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 25.0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 17:09 |
| 17 | | M. Carcone | 2025-26 | UTA | 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8.7 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 38 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11:20 |
| 18 | | S. Carrick | 2025-26 | NYR | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 3.7 | 105 | 201 | 52.2 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 11:30 |
| 19 | | C. Cizikas | 2025-26 |  NYI | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | 68 | 151 | 45.0 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 15 | 9:51 |
| 20 | | B. Coleman | 2025-26 | CGY | 26 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 14.5 | 8 | 19 | 42.1 | 62 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 16:55 |
| 21 |  | K. Connor | 2025-26 |  WPG | 23 | 11 | 17 | 28 | +5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 20:43 | |
| 22 | | A. Copp | 2025-26 |  DET | 25 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6 | 113 | 199 | 56.8 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 14:08 |
| 23 | | N. Cousins | 2025-26 | OTT | 24 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 23.5 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 10:39 |
| 24 | | S. Couturier | 2025-26 |  PHI | 22 | 4 | 11 | 15 | +1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 12.5 | 182 | 357 | 51.0 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 17:45 |
| 25 | | C. Coyle | 2025-26 |  CBJ | 25 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 7.9 | 191 | 381 | 50.1 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 17 | 17:10 |
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