most assists by active defenseman in an nhl season

Erik Karlsson has the most assists by an active defenseman in a season, with 76 assists in 2022-23.

	NAME	A	SEASON	TM	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	76	2022-23	SJS	82	25	101	-26	36	5	22	0	0	4	2	209	12.0	0	1	0.0	33	90	81	101	25:37
2	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	75	2023-24	VAN	82	17	92	+38	38	5	33	0	0	2	1	199	8.5	0	0		29	55	43	52	24:41
3	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	74	2025-26	EDM	82	21	95	+25	30	7	26	0	2	5	3	221	9.5	0	0		29	101	33	123	24:41
4	Roman Josi R. Josi	73	2021-22	NSH	80	23	96	+13	46	11	26	0	0	2	0	281	8.2	0	0		66	133	48	71	25:33
5	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	69	2025-26	TOT	74	7	76	-4	32	2	32	0	0	1	0	187	3.7	0	0		7	87	34	116	27:44
6	Cale Makar C. Makar	69	2023-24	COL	77	21	90	+15	16	7	32	1	3	1	0	231	9.1	0	0		36	148	70	42	24:46
7	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	69	2022-23	VAN	78	7	76	+15	34	2	32	0	1	0	0	154	4.5	0	0		29	71	56	45	25:40
8	Brent Burns B. Burns	67	2018-19	SJS	82	16	83	+13	34	7	21	1	4	6	2	300	5.3	0	1	0.0	90	105	88	118	25:06
9	Lane Hutson L. Hutson	66	2025-26	MTL	82	12	78	+36	34	2	18	0	0	3	1	124	9.7	0	0		31	137	43	93	23:46
10	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	66	2015-16	OTT	82	16	82	-2	50	1	25	0	0	3	2	248	6.5	0	1	0.0	84	175	61	96	28:58
11	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	65	2021-22	TBL	82	20	85	+26	36	6	32	0	0	6	1	219	9.1	0	0		93	129	52	56	25:05
12	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	64	2023-24	EDM	81	18	82	+34	32	8	27	0	0	7	2	220	8.2	0	0		71	105	59	82	23:00
13	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	63	2023-24	TBL	78	13	76	+18	76	4	27	0	0	2	0	168	7.7	0	0		65	102	29	54	24:48
14	Adam Fox A. Fox	63	2021-22	NYR	78	11	74	+18	26	0	33	1	1	2	1	158	7.0	0	0		30	128	78	58	23:54
15	Cale Makar C. Makar	62	2024-25	COL	80	30	92	+28	14	12	23	2	1	4	1	246	12.2	0	0		51	128	60	113	25:43
16	Roman Josi R. Josi	62	2023-24	NSH	82	23	85	+12	45	9	24	0	1	5	2	268	8.6	0	0		46	151	33	60	24:38
17	Miro Heiskanen M. Heiskanen	62	2022-23	DAL	79	11	73	+12	32	2	32	0	1	2	1	206	5.3	0	0		49	96	53	65	25:29
18	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	60	2024-25	VAN	68	16	76	+2	29	4	25	0	0	3	0	192	8.3	0	0		13	67	25	97	25:44
19	Lane Hutson L. Hutson	60	2024-25	MTL	82	6	66	-2	34	1	25	0	0	0	0	91	6.6	0	0		40	123	56	109	22:44
20	Noah Dobson N. Dobson	60	2023-24	NYI	79	10	70	+12	36	1	23	0	1	4	0	174	5.7	0	0		84	180	32	62	24:31
21	Adam Fox A. Fox	60	2022-23	NYR	82	12	72	+28	34	1	28	0	3	5	1	159	7.5	0	0		25	125	88	74	24:23
22	Josh Morrissey J. Morrissey	60	2022-23	WPG	78	16	76	+2	41	2	26	0	0	6	2	172	9.3	0	0		89	119	36	59	24:14
23	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	60	2021-22	VAN	76	8	68	+10	28	0	31	0	2	1	1	150	5.3	0	0		19	56	41	42	25:15
24	John Carlson J. Carlson	60	2019-20	WSH	69	15	75	+12	26	2	24	0	0	6	0	189	7.9	0	1	0.0	55	108	42	80	24:38
25	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	59	2025-26	CBJ	75	22	81	+7	18	4	17	0	1	2	0	260	8.5	0	0		30	94	35	125	26:37

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Team Leaders

45

Celebrini

70

Celebrini

+/-

+8

Celebrini

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.04

17th

GA/GP

3.54

30th

PP%

21.2

16th

PK%

76.4

26th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	FLA	@	SJS	10:00 PM
Sat 10/3	LAK	@	SJS	10:00 PM
Mon 10/5	SJS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/8	SJS	@	STL	8:00 PM
Sat 10/10	EDM	@	SJS	4:00 PM

Last Game

Sharks

39 - 35 - 8

Final

Jets

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Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

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Wedgewood

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Wallstedt

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

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Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

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Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12