most defensemen assist in the nhl since 2020

Since 2019-20, Quinn Hughes has the most assists by a defenseman, with 421 assists.

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	NAME	A	GP	G	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	421	507	68	489	+28	205	17	196	0	3	10	3	1,123	6.1	0	0		123	427	269	479	24:57
2	Cale Makar C. Makar	375	475	139	514	+170	136	45	164	3	4	28	6	1,330	10.5	0	0		377	671	336	394	24:46
3	Adam Fox A. Fox	356	493	72	428	+125	198	16	158	4	9	20	3	912	7.9	0	1	0.0	224	763	387	411	23:08
4	Roman Josi R. Josi	326	472	111	437	0	238	39	137	0	2	20	6	1,558	7.1	0	0		312	828	201	418	25:06
5	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	316	473	78	394	+105	253	20	141	1	2	15	3	1,098	7.1	0	0		437	724	222	419	23:47
6	John Carlson J. Carlson	304	476	82	386	+31	164	25	103	1	3	16	0	1,147	7.1	0	2	0.0	371	814	268	505	24:04
7	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	299	509	94	393	-27	422	29	118	0	2	9	3	1,223	7.7	0	0		749	663	216	464	23:47
8	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	292	485	86	378	-83	170	17	101	1	1	12	6	1,146	7.5	0	1	0.0	187	538	355	604	24:05
9	Josh Morrissey J. Morrissey	279	520	75	354	+55	254	17	106	0	0	14	4	1,107	6.8	0	0		527	707	192	434	23:57
10	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	263	427	81	344	+99	152	23	94	0	4	18	7	1,092	7.4	0	0		320	517	257	504	21:42
11	Morgan Rielly M. Rielly	263	487	47	310	+4	178	7	93	0	5	11	3	1,017	4.6	0	1	0.0	421	690	168	512	22:38
12	Miro Heiskanen M. Heiskanen	259	475	57	316	+47	160	12	107	1	1	10	3	1,073	5.3	0	0		282	645	257	477	24:54
13	Shea Theodore S. Theodore	256	447	66	322	+111	137	10	82	1	0	17	6	1,099	6.0	0	0		112	551	247	399	22:22
14	Kris Letang K. Letang	250	494	66	316	+22	303	20	81	2	2	14	8	1,131	5.8	0	1	0.0	884	723	273	575	24:19
15	Mikhail Sergachev M. Sergachev	245	478	59	304	+17	298	18	97	2	4	8	2	890	6.6	0	0		580	788	183	419	23:03
16	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	244	409	97	341	+1	116	20	73	2	4	14	5	1,292	7.5	0	0		167	583	216	395	25:27
17	Charlie McAvoy C. McAvoy	244	456	57	301	+123	383	13	77	2	2	14	6	806	7.1	0	0		762	841	196	439	23:54
18	Devon Toews D. Toews	227	498	62	289	+222	158	8	34	0	2	13	4	983	6.3	0	0		388	684	281	346	23:42
19	Filip Hronek F. Hronek	226	494	43	269	-70	243	13	72	0	2	2	0	873	4.9	1	1	100.0	679	544	128	425	23:23
20	Brent Burns B. Burns	224	541	75	299	+26	238	19	69	1	3	9	2	1,359	5.5	1	2	50.0	272	726	297	537	22:55
21	Noah Dobson N. Dobson	216	473	62	278	0	160	12	78	0	3	12	2	1,037	6.0	0	0		411	847	194	452	21:10
22	Shayne Gostisbehere S. Gostisbehere	207	453	73	280	-33	176	26	100	2	0	10	2	854	8.5	0	0		239	495	174	354	19:52
23	Vince Dunn V. Dunn	206	476	71	277	-3	334	17	77	0	1	10	3	925	7.7	0	0		375	496	182	365	21:04
24	Moritz Seider M. Seider	203	415	39	242	-18	224	13	94	1	4	7	3	820	4.8	0	0		919	940	171	323	23:53
25	Thomas Chabot T. Chabot	202	440	56	258	-23	228	11	63	1	1	3	1	1,055	5.3	0	0		440	733	191	501	24:35

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Team Leaders

4

Cotter

6

Pettersson

+/-

+6

Pettersson

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.43

9th

GA/GP

5.00

31st

PP%

19.0

20th

PK%

52.0

32nd

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	1	0	10	9
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Kraken	4	2	0	8	9
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	5	0	4	-11
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/13	VAN	@	NYI	7:45 PM
Thu 10/15	VAN	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Sat 10/17	VAN	@	TBL	4:00 PM
Tue 10/20	CAR	@	VAN	10:00 PM
Thu 10/22	DET	@	VAN	10:00 PM

Last Game

Canucks

2 - 5 - 0

Final

Rangers

5 - 2 - 0

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Aho

6

Bouchard

6

Schmaltz

Assists Leaders

10

McDavid

9

Eichel

7

Keller

Points Leaders

13

McDavid

12

Eichel

12

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

26

Pettersson

26

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

23

Hronek

20

Larsson

20

Seeler

Wins Leaders

4

Swayman

4

Ullmark

3

Wallstedt

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

0.74

Oettinger

1.20

Garand

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.963

Oettinger

.945

Garand

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

5.20

5.00

4.33

Goals Against Rankings

1.40

1.80

1.86

Power Play Rankings

40.0

37.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.0

94.1

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-4

1-3

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
Senators	4	1	0	8	4
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Maple Leafs	3	2	1	7	2
Panthers	2	1	2	6	-3
Canadiens	2	2	1	5	-4
Sabres	2	3	0	4	-8
Red Wings	1	3	1	3	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	5	1	1	11	10
Rangers	5	2	0	10	10
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	2	0	6	3
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Flyers	0	5	2	2	-20

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	4	2	0	8	7
Wild	3	1	1	7	6
Jets	3	1	1	7	-2
Avalanche	3	2	0	6	9
Predators	2	1	2	6	0
Stars	2	2	1	5	3
Blues	2	2	1	5	-2
Blackhawks	1	5	0	2	-14
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	1	0	10	9
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Kraken	4	2	0	8	9
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	5	0	4	-11
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19