most even strength nhl points by defenceman since 2022

Since 2021-22, Cale Makar has gotten the most even-strength points by a defenseman, with 239 points.

	NAME	EVP	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Cale Makar C. Makar	239	369	116	297	413	+139	110	37	130	3	4	21	6	1,092	10.6	0	0		282	582	269	329	25:26
2	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	219	378	55	333	388	+61	161	13	153	0	3	7	2	882	6.2	0	0		97	336	199	352	25:47
3	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	216	371	72	239	311	-52	136	13	82	0	0	11	6	906	7.9	0	1	0.0	140	392	264	477	24:06
4	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	209	408	73	254	327	+89	150	22	92	0	4	17	7	1,037	7.0	0	0		306	503	250	485	21:54
5	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	209	389	84	243	327	+16	356	26	90	0	2	8	3	1,003	8.4	0	0		588	554	185	376	24:44
6	Josh Morrissey J. Morrissey	199	395	66	233	299	+55	203	15	85	0	0	14	4	859	7.7	0	0		415	557	156	340	24:14
7	Roman Josi R. Josi	197	350	86	247	333	-11	175	34	101	0	1	16	4	1,149	7.5	0	0		229	626	151	312	25:03
8	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	197	307	70	206	276	-2	93	15	59	1	4	9	2	1,017	6.9	0	0		110	474	172	319	25:49
9	Devon Toews D. Toews	195	372	45	180	225	+186	122	5	23	0	2	10	3	735	6.1	0	0		287	519	211	264	24:11
10	Adam Fox A. Fox	185	361	59	274	333	+81	148	13	124	3	8	15	3	680	8.7	0	0		165	558	289	306	23:45
11	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	175	348	58	235	293	+71	194	15	100	1	2	10	1	803	7.2	0	0		311	544	162	348	23:41
12	John Carlson J. Carlson	174	350	55	209	264	+25	126	19	67	1	3	8	0	815	6.7	0	1	0.0	259	630	202	400	24:04
13	Shea Theodore S. Theodore	171	317	44	187	231	+63	98	9	51	0	0	13	4	704	6.3	0	0		70	430	166	299	22:23
14	Noah Dobson N. Dobson	169	388	58	198	256	+2	136	12	72	0	3	12	2	924	6.3	0	0		341	752	170	396	22:24
15	Gustav Forsling G. Forsling	162	392	46	130	176	+144	168	2	8	1	3	7	3	821	5.6	0	0		360	481	198	279	22:31
16	Morgan Rielly M. Rielly	160	379	39	205	244	-12	138	6	74	0	4	8	1	787	5.0	0	0		316	554	129	388	22:21
17	Mattias Ekholm M. Ekholm	158	380	41	141	182	+129	179	5	16	1	2	7	1	731	5.6	0	0		413	513	158	346	21:43
18	Charlie McAvoy C. McAvoy	157	338	47	192	239	+77	304	11	69	2	0	13	5	613	7.7	0	0		569	630	139	327	24:02
19	Brent Burns B. Burns	155	410	56	166	222	+63	166	12	53	1	1	7	1	989	5.7	1	2	50.0	167	512	212	411	22:08
20	Justin Faulk J. Faulk	152	374	49	150	199	+18	188	7	38	0	2	14	2	767	6.4	0	0		496	585	178	297	22:38
21	Vince Dunn V. Dunn	152	356	54	174	228	-12	283	10	65	0	1	8	3	706	7.6	0	0		286	391	159	303	22:14
22	Kris Letang K. Letang	151	372	44	180	224	+1	231	13	57	2	1	10	7	807	5.5	0	0		689	559	216	426	24:07
23	Miro Heiskanen M. Heiskanen	148	347	39	212	251	+39	132	9	92	1	1	8	3	780	5.0	0	0		198	502	198	345	25:07
24	MacKenzie Weegar M. Weegar	146	403	44	158	202	+42	296	8	40	1	7	5	1	909	4.8	0	1	0.0	948	840	242	505	22:48
25	Noah Hanifin N. Hanifin	145	393	43	157	200	+56	104	9	42	0	4	5	0	809	5.3	0	0		281	556	223	392	22:20

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7

MacKinnon

11

Necas

+/-

+9

Burns

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.63

1st

GA/GP

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1st

PP%

17.1

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PK%

84.6

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2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	55	16	11	121	99
Stars	50	20	12	112	53
Wild	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth	43	33	6	92	28
Blues	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks	29	39	14	72	-62

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/28	VGK	@	COL	8:00 PM
Sat 5/30	COL	@	VGK	8:00 PM
Mon 6/1	VGK	@	COL	8:00 PM

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

10

Dorofeyev

10

Howden

7

Marner

Playoffs Assists Leaders

16

Eichel

14

Marner

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Playoffs Points Leaders

21

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Playoffs Hits Leaders

79

Barbashev

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Kolesar

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Smith

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

45

Matheson

45

Carrier

44

Theodore

Playoffs Wins Leaders

11

Hart

10

Andersen

9

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.52

Silovs

1.56

Andersen

2.03

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Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

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28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

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93.5

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57-31

58-34

49-33

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Worst Record ATS

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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
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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