highest average time one ice by a rookie defenseman in nhl history

Marcus Pettersson and Doug Zmolek are tied for the most games by a rookie defenseman, with 84 games.

Interpreted as:
highest average time in the regular season one ice by a rookie defenseman in NHL history
NAMEGPSEASONTMGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Marcus Pettersson
M. Pettersson
84
2018-19
TOT
2
23
25
+17
66
1
4
0
1
0
0
87
2.3
1
1
100.0
101
108
24
43
16:41
2Doug Zmolek
D. Zmolek
84
1992-93
SJS SJS
5
10
15
-50
229
2
3
0
0
0
0
94
5.3
3Lane Hutson
L. Hutson
82
2024-25
MTL MTL
6
60
66
-2
34
1
25
0
0
0
0
91
6.6
0
0
40
123
56
109
22:44
4Brock Faber
B. Faber
82
2023-24
MIN MIN
8
39
47
-1
26
3
13
0
0
1
0
136
5.9
0
0
65
150
15
35
24:58
5Luke Hughes
L. Hughes
82
2023-24
NJD NJD
9
38
47
-25
28
4
21
0
0
1
1
135
6.7
0
0
24
55
42
69
21:28
6Moritz Seider
M. Seider
82
2021-22
DET DET
7
43
50
-9
34
2
19
0
2
4
2
187
3.7
0
0
151
161
41
48
23:02
7Miro Heiskanen
M. Heiskanen
82
2018-19
DAL DAL
12
21
33
-14
16
2
6
0
1
4
0
182
6.6
0
0
34
71
35
96
23:07
8Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
82
2018-19
BUF BUF
9
35
44
-13
34
5
15
0
0
4
0
177
5.1
0
0
97
66
38
79
21:09
9Brandon Carlo
B. Carlo
82
2016-17
BOS BOS
6
10
16
+9
59
0
0
1
0
0
0
88
6.8
0
0
87
115
21
42
20:49
10Derek Forbort
D. Forbort
82
2016-17
LAK LAK
2
16
18
+8
54
0
0
0
1
0
0
100
2.0
1
1
100.0
180
159
9
73
20:07
11Ivan Provorov
I. Provorov
82
2016-17
PHI PHI
6
24
30
-7
34
0
5
0
0
1
0
161
3.7
0
0
111
166
23
81
21:59
12Nikita Zaitsev
N. Zaitsev
82
2016-17
TOR TOR
4
32
36
-22
38
1
11
0
1
0
0
106
3.8
0
0
176
136
33
58
22:01
13Josh Morrissey
J. Morrissey
82
2016-17
WPG WPG
6
14
20
+6
38
1
0
0
0
3
0
99
6.1
0
0
145
139
15
39
19:29
14Trevor van Riemsdyk
T. van Riemsdyk
82
2015-16
CHI CHI
3
11
14
-5
31
0
2
0
1
1
0
85
3.5
0
0
44
155
17
45
19:59
15Jared Cowen
J. Cowen
82
2011-12
OTT OTT
5
12
17
-4
56
0
1
0
1
1
1
58
8.6
0
0
217
74
28
38
18:54
16John Carlson
J. Carlson
82
2010-11
WSH WSH
7
30
37
+21
44
1
5
0
0
3
0
144
4.9
0
0
70
160
60
80
22:39
17Tyler Myers
T. Myers
82
2009-10
BUF BUF
11
37
48
+13
32
3
13
0
1
1
0
104
10.6
0
0
91
137
30
94
23:44
18Toby Enstrom
T. Enstrom
82
2007-08
ATL ATL
5
33
38
-5
42
4
22
0
0
0
0
105
4.8
0
0
21
106
30
52
24:28
19Tom Gilbert
T. Gilbert
82
2007-08
EDM EDM
13
20
33
-6
20
3
6
0
2
1
0
98
13.3
0
0
27
159
33
74
22:12
20Keith Ballard
K. Ballard
82
2005-06
PHX PHX
8
31
39
-18
99
1
15
3
1
1
1
102
7.8
0
0
120
137
28
64
19:59
21Andrej Meszaros
A. Meszaros
82
2005-06
OTT OTT
10
29
39
+34
61
5
19
0
1
2
0
137
7.3
0
1
0.0
128
124
24
46
18:11
22Zbynek Michalek
Z. Michalek
82
2005-06
PHX PHX
9
15
24
+4
62
5
5
0
1
2
1
105
8.6
0
0
30
166
51
62
22:50
23Dion Phaneuf
D. Phaneuf
82
2005-06
CGY CGY
20
29
49
+5
93
16
17
0
1
7
1
242
8.3
0
0
203
97
35
51
21:44
24Jay Bouwmeester
J. Bouwmeester
82
2002-03
FLA FLA
4
12
16
-29
14
2
8
0
0
0
0
110
3.6
0
0
68
21
1
17
20:09
25Barret Jackman
B. Jackman
82
2002-03
STL STL
3
16
19
+23
190
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
4.5
0
0
52
47
11
36
20:03

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
8
1
5
21
13
Jets Jets
9
4
0
18
12
Mammoth Mammoth
9
4
0
18
9
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
8
3
1
17
11
Golden Knights Golden Knights
7
2
3
17
8
Kraken Kraken
6
2
4
16
0
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
9
3
1
19
7
Red Wings Red Wings
9
5
0
18
2
Bruins Bruins
8
7
0
16
-2
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Devils Devils
9
4
0
18
6
Penguins Penguins
8
4
2
18
9
Hurricanes Hurricanes
8
4
0
16
12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
10/8
PHI PHI
@
FLA FLA
1-2
Wed
10/8
OTT OTT
@
TBL TBL
5-4
Wed
10/8
CBJ CBJ
@
NSH NSH
1-2
Wed
10/8
DAL DAL
@
WPG WPG
5-4
Wed
10/8
MIN MIN
@
STL STL
5-0

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/5
UTA UTA
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Wed
11/5
STL STL
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Wed
11/5
CBJ CBJ
@
CGY CGY
9:30 PM
Wed
11/5
CHI CHI
@
VAN VAN
10:00 PM
Wed
11/5
SJS SJS
@
SEA SEA
10:00 PM