most hits by a rookie defenseman in a playoff

Lian Bichsel has made the most hits by a rookie defenseman in a single NHL playoff run, with 75 hits in 2024-25.

	NAME	HIT	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Lian Bichsel L. Bichsel	75	2024-25	DAL	18	0	1	1	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.0	0	0		9	2	18	11:47
2	Colin White C. White	69	1999-00	NJD	23	1	5	6	+9	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	4.3	0	0		22	16	16	14:25
3	Colin White C. White	68	2000-01	NJD	25	0	3	3	+7	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0.0	0	0		28	22	14	16:45
4	Bryce Salvador B. Salvador	62	2000-01	STL	14	2	0	2	-7	18	0	0	0	0	1	1	12	16.7	0	0		17	0	9	14:41
5	Zach Whitecloud Z. Whitecloud	51	2019-20	VGK	20	2	1	3	+1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	10.0	0	0		45	2	9	16:58
6	Philippe Myers P. Myers	50	2019-20	PHI	16	3	1	4	+2	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	30	10.0	0	0		17	2	18	20:02
7	Matthew Benning M. Benning	48	2016-17	EDM	12	0	3	3	+3	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	9	0.0	0	0		10	3	10	17:09
8	Bowen Byram B. Byram	45	2021-22	COL	20	0	9	9	+15	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	44	0.0	0	0		16	5	8	19:22
9	Kevan Miller K. Miller	45	2013-14	BOS	11	0	2	2	+2	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0	0	0		24	2	5	19:26
10	Stephen Johns S. Johns	41	2015-16	DAL	13	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0.0	0	0		10	3	7	14:48
11	Joel Edmundson J. Edmundson	40	2015-16	STL	16	1	0	1	-4	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	6.7	0	0		4	0	6	10:56
12	Slava Voynov S. Voynov	40	2011-12	LAK	20	1	2	3	+1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	3.6	1	1	100.0	22	2	13	19:32
13	Jonathan Ericsson J. Ericsson	39	2008-09	DET	22	4	4	8	+9	25	0	0	0	1	1	0	33	12.1	0	0		19	1	17	18:44
14	Martin Fehervary M. Fehervary	38	2021-22	WSH	6	0	0	0	-7	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0		6	1	4	19:43
15	Anthony Bitetto A. Bitetto	35	2015-16	NSH	14	0	0	0	+1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0.0	0	0		18	2	7	11:30
16	Nicklas Grossmann N. Grossmann	34	2007-08	DAL	18	1	1	2	+3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	7.1	0	0		25	7	11	18:37
17	Anton Volchenkov A. Volchenkov	34	2002-03	OTT	17	1	1	2	+3	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	17	5.9	0	0		22	5	10	13:31
18	Brian Rafalski B. Rafalski	34	1999-00	NJD	23	2	6	8	+5	8	0	3	0	0	1	0	31	6.5	0	0		18	33	18	21:25
19	Connor Clifton C. Clifton	33	2019-20	BOS	8	1	2	3	-1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8.3	0	0		9	2	2	15:40
20	Fredrik Claesson F. Claesson	33	2016-17	OTT	14	0	3	3	+3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0	0	0		9	4	13	14:49
21	Connor Clifton C. Clifton	32	2018-19	BOS	18	2	3	5	+2	16	0	1	0	0	1	0	11	18.2	0	0		17	4	5	13:17
22	Brady Skjei B. Skjei	32	2016-17	NYR	12	4	1	5	+6	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	21.1	0	0		13	7	20	19:15
23	Zach Whitecloud Z. Whitecloud	31	2020-21	VGK	19	1	3	4	+3	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	6.3	0	0		39	5	7	17:02
24	Jake Muzzin J. Muzzin	31	2012-13	LAK	17	0	3	3	-2	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	14	0.0	0	0		9	1	12	15:50
25	Charlie McAvoy C. McAvoy	30	2017-18	BOS	12	1	4	5	+2	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	8	12.5	0	0		22	3	12	24:00

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Team Leaders

24

Robertson

41

Rantanen

+/-

+19

Lindell

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

3rd

GA/GP

2.71

5th

PP%

29.1

3rd

PK%

82.1

7th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	31	3	7	69	72
Stars	25	9	8	58	29
Wild	25	10	8	58	23
Blues	17	18	8	42	-39
Predators	19	18	4	42	-18
Blackhawks	17	18	7	41	-16
Mammoth	19	20	3	41	5
Jets	15	21	4	34	-11

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 1/6	DAL	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	DAL	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sat 1/10	DAL	@	SJS	4:00 PM
Mon 1/12	DAL	@	LAK	10:00 PM
Tue 1/13	DAL	@	ANA	10:00 PM

Last Game

Canadiens

23 - 13 - 6

Final

Stars

25 - 9 - 8

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

35

MacKinnon

26

Boldy

25

McDavid

Assists Leaders

47

McDavid

41

Celebrini

41

Rantanen

Points Leaders

74

MacKinnon

72

McDavid

63

Celebrini

Hits Leaders

209

Trenin

198

Sherwood

149

Dach

Blocks Leaders

104

Parayko

104

McCabe

102

Dobson

Wins Leaders

18

Wedgewood

17

Shesterkin

17

Bobrovsky

Goals Against Leaders

2.07

Blackwood

2.17

Wedgewood

2.25

Bussi

Save Percentage Leaders

.926

Wallstedt

.924

Blackwood

.920

Grubauer

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.00

3.44

3.40

Goals Against Rankings

2.17

2.60

2.65

Power Play Rankings

33.6

29.7

29.1

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.6

85.2

83.9

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

27-12

29-13

27-13

27-14

27-15

25-16

Worst Record ATS

11-29

14-27

15-27

15-25

16-26

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	31	3	7	69	72
Stars	25	9	8	58	29
Wild	25	10	8	58	23
Predators	19	18	4	42	-18
Blues	17	18	8	42	-39
Mammoth	19	20	3	41	5
Blackhawks	17	18	7	41	-16
Jets	15	21	4	34	-11
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	17	11	12	46	-2
Oilers	20	16	6	46	-4
Ducks	21	17	3	45	-7
Kraken	18	14	7	43	-12
Kings	17	14	9	43	-4
Sharks	20	18	3	43	-19
Flames	18	19	4	40	-10
Canucks	16	20	5	37	-26

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	25	13	3	53	32
Canadiens	23	13	6	52	0
Red Wings	24	15	4	52	-7
Panthers	22	16	3	47	-1
Sabres	21	15	4	46	-1
Bruins	22	18	2	46	-3
Senators	20	15	5	45	4
Maple Leafs	19	15	7	45	-1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	25	14	3	53	13
Islanders	23	15	4	50	0
Flyers	21	12	7	49	8
Penguins	20	12	9	49	4
Capitals	21	15	6	48	14
Devils	22	18	2	46	-10
Rangers	20	18	5	45	-3
Blue Jackets	18	16	7	43	-10