most minutes played in nhl history by defencemen

Zdeno Chara has played the most career minutes by a defenseman, with 38174 minutes.

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NAMEMINGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Zdeno Chara
Z. Chara
38174
1,596
207
464
671
+308
1,952
93
133
7
27
35
3
3,353
6.2
13
36
36.1
3,749
2,164
610
1,342
23:55
2Ryan Suter
R. Suter
36754
1,526
107
589
696
+127
785
36
218
5
12
20
2
2,426
4.4
2
5
40.0
1,201
2,043
548
754
24:05
3Drew Doughty
D. Doughty
33236
1,279
165
544
709
+73
829
80
224
3
8
34
8
2,589
6.4
1
3
33.3
2,077
1,694
314
1,235
25:59
4Brent Burns
B. Burns
32375
1,402
246
629
875
+34
809
85
221
3
13
43
16
3,872
6.4
12
29
41.4
1,352
1,852
849
1,491
23:06
5Duncan Keith
D. Keith
30994
1,256
106
540
646
+159
675
30
156
5
15
19
3
2,526
4.2
0
1
0.0
684
2,010
650
1,002
24:41
6Jay Bouwmeester
J. Bouwmeester
29913
1,240
88
336
424
-17
635
25
110
0
7
8
0
1,993
4.4
3
5
60.0
1,218
1,678
307
685
24:07
7Kris Letang
K. Letang
29698
1,235
178
628
806
+81
843
57
238
6
10
36
13
3,050
5.8
1
5
20.0
2,096
1,849
659
1,201
24:03
8Erik Karlsson
E. Karlsson
29116
1,159
215
721
936
-115
508
48
283
2
5
38
12
3,150
6.8
0
4
0.0
800
1,491
888
1,385
25:07
9Marc-Edouard Vlasic
M. Vlasic
27362
1,323
84
295
379
+41
472
11
56
2
9
13
3
1,700
4.9
0
1
0.0
711
2,184
334
723
20:41
10John Carlson
J. Carlson
27350
1,159
170
616
786
+112
396
49
229
2
7
33
2
2,673
6.4
1
6
16.7
950
2,203
671
1,193
23:36
11Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
27128
1,164
172
639
811
+192
782
35
256
1
13
29
8
2,472
7.0
1
3
33.3
1,190
1,790
562
965
23:18
12Alex Pietrangelo
A. Pietrangelo
26491
1,087
148
489
637
+123
355
38
154
1
17
33
6
2,588
5.7
1
3
33.3
761
2,095
685
654
24:22
13Cam Fowler
C. Fowler
25837
1,124
109
414
523
-121
283
41
150
4
6
20
5
1,726
6.3
2
3
66.7
490
1,494
365
714
22:59
14Jack Johnson
J. Johnson
25680
1,228
77
265
342
-127
639
29
92
1
7
11
3
1,679
4.6
4
9
44.4
1,944
1,839
250
572
20:55
15Nicklas Lidstrom
N. Lidstrom
25642
952
163
556
719
+273
350
84
297
6
14
23
4
2,426
6.7
0
0
477
990
462
638
26:56
16Roman Josi
R. Josi
25617
1,030
203
576
779
+44
429
69
216
1
9
38
10
3,021
6.7
0
2
0.0
703
1,915
382
733
24:52
17Oliver Ekman-Larsson
O. Ekman-Larsson
25592
1,138
156
383
539
-110
756
61
138
4
3
36
8
2,338
6.7
0
2
0.0
1,808
1,043
356
738
22:29
18Mark Giordano
M. Giordano
25312
1,148
158
419
577
+129
918
52
141
13
12
26
8
2,346
6.7
0
0
1,245
2,164
540
731
22:03
19Shea Weber
S. Weber
24958
1,038
224
365
589
+79
714
106
133
5
6
35
7
2,765
8.1
0
0
2,212
1,691
372
737
24:03
20Dan Boyle
D. Boyle
24743
1,071
160
437
597
-5
687
71
225
1
2
28
6
2,200
7.3
1
12
8.3
897
1,334
469
785
23:06
21Tyler Myers
T. Myers
24668
1,139
100
306
406
-12
903
19
74
7
9
19
4
1,782
5.6
0
1
0.0
1,417
1,764
470
890
21:39
22Dion Phaneuf
D. Phaneuf
24597
1,048
137
357
494
-57
1,345
73
173
2
7
28
5
2,514
5.4
0
1
0.0
2,460
1,550
377
760
23:28
23Dan Hamhuis
D. Hamhuis
24503
1,148
59
297
356
+72
684
14
61
3
10
11
2
1,557
3.8
0
2
0.0
1,525
1,400
555
733
21:21
24Brent Seabrook
B. Seabrook
24442
1,114
103
361
464
+111
661
38
121
2
10
19
7
1,996
5.2
1
6
16.7
2,137
1,998
334
826
21:56
25Justin Faulk
J. Faulk
24251
1,058
146
352
498
-74
520
49
106
3
6
36
4
2,435
6.0
0
1
0.0
1,642
1,456
601
733
22:55
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G

1

Peterka

JJ Peterka

A

1

Lindholm

Elias Lindholm

+/-

+2

Lindholm

Hampus Lindholm
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G/GP

3.00

4th

GA/GP

0.00

1st

PP%

0.0

4th

PK%

100.0

1st

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Canadiens Canadiens
1
0
0
2
1
Bruins Bruins
1
0
0
2
3
Panthers Panthers
1
0
0
2
1
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
0
1
0
0
-1
Red Wings Red Wings
0
0
0
0
0
Sabres Sabres
0
0
0
0
0
Senators Senators
0
0
0
0
0
Lightning Lightning
0
0
0
0
0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
10/2
BOS BOS
@
WPG WPG
8:00 PM
Sat
10/3
BOS BOS
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Mon
10/5
OTT OTT
@
BOS BOS
7:30 PM
Thu
10/8
UTA UTA
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Sat
10/10
PHI PHI
@
BOS BOS
1:00 PM
Last Game
NYR Rangers

0 - 1 - 0

0

Final

3

BOS Bruins

1 - 0 - 0

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Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

2

Nylander

William Nylander

2

Podkolzin

Vasily Podkolzin
Assists Leaders

2

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

2

Hronek

Filip Hronek

2

McDavid

Connor McDavid
Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard

3

Eichel

Jack Eichel

2

Hronek

Filip Hronek
Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

Andrei Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

Nikita Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Marc Gatcomb
Blocks Leaders

5

Pettersson

Elias Pettersson

4

Murphy

Connor Murphy

3

Bouchard

Evan Bouchard
Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

1

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

1

Dobes

Jakub Dobes
Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

0.92

Bussi

Brandon Bussi
Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman

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Bussi

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Goals Rankings
Canucks

6.00

Golden Knights

5.00

Oilers

5.00
Goals Against Rankings
Panthers

0.00

Bruins

0.00

Hurricanes

1.00
Power Play Rankings
Canucks

50.0

Golden Knights

33.3

Oilers

25.0
Penalty Kill Rankings
Golden Knights

100.0

Panthers

100.0

Hurricanes

100.0

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Best Record ATS
Golden Knights

1-0

Panthers

1-0

Canucks

1-0

Bruins

1-0

Canadiens

1-0
Worst Record ATS
Hurricanes

0-1

Oilers

0-1

Blackhawks

0-1

Rangers

0-1

Maple Leafs

0-1

Golden Knights

1-0

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
1
0
0
2
3
Canadiens Canadiens
1
0
0
2
1
Panthers Panthers
1
0
0
2
1
Sabres Sabres
0
0
0
0
0
Red Wings Red Wings
0
0
0
0
0
Senators Senators
0
0
0
0
0
Lightning Lightning
0
0
0
0
0
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
0
1
0
0
-1
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
0
0
1
1
-1
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
0
0
0
0
0
Devils Devils
0
0
0
0
0
Islanders Islanders
0
0
0
0
0
Flyers Flyers
0
0
0
0
0
Penguins Penguins
0
0
0
0
0
Capitals Capitals
0
0
0
0
0
Rangers Rangers
0
1
0
0
-3
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
0
0
0
0
0
Stars Stars
0
0
0
0
0
Wild Wild
0
0
0
0
0
Predators Predators
0
0
0
0
0
Blues Blues
0
0
0
0
0
Mammoth Mammoth
0
0
0
0
0
Jets Jets
0
0
0
0
0
Blackhawks Blackhawks
0
1
0
0
-3
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
0
0
2
3
Canucks Canucks
1
0
0
2
1
Oilers Oilers
0
0
1
1
-1
Ducks Ducks
0
0
0
0
0
Flames Flames
0
0
0
0
0
Kings Kings
0
0
0
0
0
Sharks Sharks
0
0
0
0
0
Kraken Kraken
0
0
0
0
0

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
9/29
FLA FLA
@
CAR CAR
1-0
Tue
9/29
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Tue
9/29
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
0-3
Tue
9/29
VAN VAN
@
EDM EDM
6-5
Tue
9/29
CHI CHI
@
VGK VGK
2-5

Schedule

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Wed
9/30
PIT PIT
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
Wed
9/30
NYI NYI
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Wed
9/30
LAK LAK
@
COL COL
10:00 PM
Thu
10/1
PHI PHI
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Thu
10/1
BUF BUF
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM