most points by a defenseman in one nhl season since 1995

Since 1994-95, Erik Karlsson has collected the most points by a defenseman in a season, with 101 points in 2022-23.

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	NAME	P	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	101	2022-23	SJS	82	25	76	-26	36	5	22	0	0	4	2	209	12.0	0	1	0.0	33	90	81	101	25:37
2	Roman Josi R. Josi	96	2021-22	NSH	80	23	73	+13	46	11	26	0	0	2	0	281	8.2	0	0		66	133	48	71	25:33
3	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	95	2025-26	EDM	82	21	74	+25	30	7	26	0	2	5	3	221	9.5	0	0		29	101	33	123	24:41
4	Cale Makar C. Makar	92	2024-25	COL	80	30	62	+28	14	12	23	2	1	4	1	246	12.2	0	0		51	128	60	113	25:43
5	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	92	2023-24	VAN	82	17	75	+38	38	5	33	0	0	2	1	199	8.5	0	0		29	55	43	52	24:41
6	Cale Makar C. Makar	90	2023-24	COL	77	21	69	+15	16	7	32	1	3	1	0	231	9.1	0	0		36	148	70	42	24:46
7	Cale Makar C. Makar	86	2021-22	COL	77	28	58	+48	26	9	25	0	0	6	3	240	11.7	0	0		95	110	49	40	25:40
8	Roman Josi R. Josi	85	2023-24	NSH	82	23	62	+12	45	9	24	0	1	5	2	268	8.6	0	0		46	151	33	60	24:38
9	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	85	2021-22	TBL	82	20	65	+26	36	6	32	0	0	6	1	219	9.1	0	0		93	129	52	56	25:05
10	Brian Leetch B. Leetch	85	1995-96	NYR	82	15	70	+12	30	7	37	0	0	3	0	276	5.4
11	Brent Burns B. Burns	83	2018-19	SJS	82	16	67	+13	34	7	21	1	4	6	2	300	5.3	0	1	0.0	90	105	88	118	25:06
12	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	82	2024-25	CBJ	81	23	59	+12	31	5	20	1	2	5	2	298	7.7	0	0		19	131	49	120	26:45
13	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	82	2023-24	EDM	81	18	64	+34	32	8	27	0	0	7	2	220	8.2	0	0		71	105	59	82	23:00
14	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	82	2015-16	OTT	82	16	66	-2	50	1	25	0	0	3	2	248	6.5	0	1	0.0	84	175	61	96	28:58
15	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	82	1995-96	BOS	82	20	62	+31	58	9	29	2	0	2	0	390	5.1
16	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	81	2025-26	CBJ	75	22	59	+7	18	4	17	0	1	2	0	260	8.5	0	0		30	94	35	125	26:37
17	Nicklas Lidstrom N. Lidstrom	80	2005-06	DET	80	16	64	+21	50	9	41	0	0	2	0	243	6.6	0	0		28	82	54	61	28:07
18	Cale Makar C. Makar	79	2025-26	COL	75	20	59	+32	24	4	25	0	0	4	0	199	10.1	0	0		35	118	40	86	24:51
19	Brian Leetch B. Leetch	79	2000-01	NYR	82	21	58	-18	34	10	27	1	4	3	1	241	8.7	0	0		112	177	103	131	29:21
20	Lane Hutson L. Hutson	78	2025-26	MTL	82	12	66	+36	34	2	18	0	0	3	1	124	9.7	0	0		31	137	43	93	23:46
21	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	78	2011-12	OTT	81	19	59	+16	42	3	25	0	0	5	0	261	7.3	0	1	0.0	60	65	67	84	25:19
22	Brian Leetch B. Leetch	78	1996-97	NYR	82	20	58	+31	40	9	21	0	2	2	0	256	7.8
23	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	76	2025-26	TOT	74	7	69	-4	32	2	32	0	0	1	0	187	3.7	0	0		7	87	34	116	27:44
24	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	76	2024-25	VAN	68	16	60	+2	29	4	25	0	0	3	0	192	8.3	0	0		13	67	25	97	25:44
25	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	76	2023-24	TBL	78	13	63	+18	76	4	27	0	0	2	0	168	7.7	0	0		65	102	29	54	24:48

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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

35 - 35 - 12

Thu 16 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

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

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

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

NHL 2025-26 Betting

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

NHL 2025-26 Standings

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