leading points per game at defense since 2020

Since 2019-20, Cale Makar has collected the most points per game by a defenseman, with 1.09 per game.

Interpreted as:
leading points per game with a minimum of 0.3125 points per team game at defense since 2020
NAMEP/GPPGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Cale Makar
C. Makar
1.09
468
429
126
342
+166
126
42
148
3
4
27
6
1,216
10.4
0
0
356
608
317
336
24:49
2Quinn Hughes
Q. Hughes
0.94
432
458
62
370
+23
185
16
174
0
3
8
3
1,000
6.2
0
0
118
375
245
399
24:39
3Roman Josi
R. Josi
0.93
391
421
99
292
+7
222
35
117
0
2
17
5
1,424
7.0
0
0
292
749
188
362
25:02
4Adam Fox
A. Fox
0.86
395
458
66
329
+121
184
12
145
4
9
20
3
867
7.6
0
1
0.0
214
719
366
369
23:08
5Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
0.86
388
453
77
311
+104
249
20
141
1
2
15
3
1,069
7.2
0
0
424
700
218
404
24:08
6Lane Hutson
L. Hutson
0.84
100
119
11
89
-1
38
2
33
0
0
1
0
152
7.2
0
0
58
176
75
155
22:55
7John Carlson
J. Carlson
0.81
350
431
73
277
+30
144
22
97
1
3
14
0
1,045
7.0
0
1
0.0
352
742
245
433
24:10
8Zach Werenski
Z. Werenski
0.81
296
365
89
207
-3
104
17
64
2
4
12
5
1,155
7.7
0
0
154
529
199
321
25:17
9Erik Karlsson
E. Karlsson
0.76
332
438
74
258
-97
160
15
85
1
1
12
6
1,037
7.1
0
1
0.0
171
506
335
543
24:11
10Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
0.75
343
458
78
265
-52
381
25
110
0
2
9
3
1,100
7.1
0
0
700
607
198
398
23:43
11Shea Theodore
S. Theodore
0.75
300
402
59
241
+89
119
9
81
1
0
16
6
1,028
5.7
0
0
111
503
235
337
22:25
12Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
0.72
270
376
60
210
+63
134
19
74
0
3
13
5
945
6.3
0
0
299
458
240
425
21:14
13Dougie Hamilton
D. Hamilton
0.69
250
361
73
177
+51
225
25
68
1
1
17
6
1,148
6.4
0
0
377
445
112
368
21:37
14Josh Morrissey
J. Morrissey
0.68
324
473
66
258
+58
234
16
97
0
0
12
3
1,010
6.5
0
0
511
648
184
367
23:53
15Morgan Rielly
M. Rielly
0.67
293
436
41
252
+16
153
6
91
0
5
11
3
935
4.4
0
1
0.0
396
619
153
469
22:53
16Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
0.67
24
36
9
15
+6
18
5
6
0
0
2
1
98
9.2
0
0
15
50
19
47
23:44
17Kris Letang
K. Letang
0.66
295
448
65
230
+24
277
20
77
2
2
13
7
1,066
6.1
0
1
0.0
825
666
254
503
24:37
18Miro Heiskanen
M. Heiskanen
0.66
282
429
53
229
+42
136
11
93
1
1
8
2
993
5.3
0
0
269
572
244
421
24:54
19Charlie McAvoy
C. McAvoy
0.63
257
411
46
211
+108
351
11
64
2
2
13
5
732
6.3
0
0
716
753
181
377
23:49
20Torey Krug
T. Krug
0.62
195
316
31
164
-27
187
10
77
1
0
8
2
661
4.7
0
0
244
373
102
180
20:49
21Tony DeAngelo
T. DeAngelo
0.61
190
310
44
146
-15
241
11
61
0
0
7
4
667
6.6
0
0
181
294
87
272
19:47
22Mikhail Sergachev
M. Sergachev
0.61
261
431
52
209
+7
272
14
81
2
3
7
2
795
6.5
0
0
553
716
162
355
22:58
23Shayne Gostisbehere
S. Gostisbehere
0.60
251
417
61
190
-40
156
21
91
2
0
7
1
768
7.9
0
0
218
455
161
322
19:59
24Drew Doughty
D. Doughty
0.60
229
382
52
177
+20
200
26
73
1
3
9
3
703
7.4
0
0
521
554
89
335
25:37
25Alex Pietrangelo
A. Pietrangelo
0.60
239
399
55
184
+57
134
10
54
1
10
11
3
1,012
5.4
1
1
100.0
293
809
290
321
23:51

More Avalanche Stats

Team Leaders

G

28

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

A

31

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

+/-

+43

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Team Rankings

G/GP

4.00

1st

GA/GP

2.21

1st

PP%

15.3

28th

PK%

84.5

2nd

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
25
2
7
57
57
24
7
5
53
32
22
9
5
49
23
17
17
3
37
4
14
15
8
36
-33
13
16
6
32
-13
14
16
4
32
-20
15
17
2
32
-3
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
6:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
9:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
10:00 PM
Mon
12/29
@
9:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
9:00 PM
Last Game
WPG Jets

15 - 17 - 2

2

Final

3

COL Avalanche

25 - 2 - 7

Fri 19 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
25
2
7
57
57
24
7
5
53
32
22
9
5
49
23
17
17
3
37
4
14
15
8
36
-33
15
17
2
32
-3
14
16
4
32
-20
13
16
6
32
-13
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
21
13
2
44
5
16
7
10
42
2
17
13
6
40
-3
15
10
9
39
-2
17
16
3
37
-15
15
17
4
34
-11
15
17
3
33
-16
13
14
6
32
-21
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
20
13
3
43
-4
19
12
4
42
-4
19
13
3
41
19
20
15
1
41
4
19
14
2
40
0
17
13
4
38
3
16
14
4
36
-8
15
14
5
35
-5
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
22
10
3
47
18
19
12
4
42
19
19
13
4
42
2
17
10
7
41
4
20
14
1
41
-4
18
15
4
40
-4
14
11
9
37
-7
14
15
6
34
-19

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/25
@
1-5
Tue
11/25
@
2-1
Tue
11/25
@
6-3
Tue
11/25
@
3-1
Tue
11/25
@
4-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
6:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM