most points by a defensemen in a single season

Defensemen collected their most points in a season in 2021-22, with 5,532 points.

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	POSITION	P	SEASON	GP	G	A	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Defenseman	5,532	2021-22	15,903	1,169	4,363	+279	8,006	165	912	21	90	186	47	23,614	5.0	0	6	0.0	22,232	21,476	5,148	9,340	19:18
2	Defenseman	5,502	2022-23	15,971	1,209	4,293	+326	8,627	172	939	33	99	221	54	22,783	5.3	3	9	33.3	22,001	23,333	5,496	8,802	19:10
3	Defenseman	5,496	2025-26	15,861	1,226	4,270	+346	8,506	185	770	19	82	209	41	20,185	6.1	2	12	16.7	15,462	21,490	4,419	15,930	19:18
4	Defenseman	5,490	2023-24	15,976	1,159	4,331	+340	8,798	167	908	26	86	193	44	21,414	5.4	4	9	44.4	21,437	24,966	4,951	7,807	19:10
5	Defenseman	5,257	2024-25	15,884	1,138	4,119	+352	7,512	153	788	23	79	167	38	20,866	5.5	1	6	16.7	17,098	23,031	5,117	16,717	19:16
6	Defenseman	5,051	2018-19	15,368	1,125	3,926	+212	7,658	215	838	30	99	203	43	23,471	4.8	14	42	33.3	21,493	21,784	5,416	10,920	19:23
7	Defenseman	5,022	2017-18	15,371	1,158	3,864	+156	7,647	219	972	16	74	218	42	24,225	4.8	15	55	27.3	20,894	22,541	4,905	10,141	19:25
8	Defenseman	4,917	2005-06	15,127	1,098	3,819	+74	15,050	494	1,589	39	128	179	47	19,075	5.8	63	187	33.7	15,886	20,902	5,622	9,362	19:16
9	Defenseman	4,782	1992-93	12,371	1,134	3,648	+82	17,014	409	1,420	41	109	131	7	18,306	6.2
10	Defenseman	4,743	1993-94	13,526	1,080	3,663	+62	17,193	389	1,420	45	117	155	5	20,232	5.3
11	Defenseman	4,692	2008-09	14,905	1,020	3,672	+37	11,353	394	1,241	21	98	180	38	19,048	5.4	27	90	30.0	18,611	20,883	4,633	8,087	19:43
12	Defenseman	4,688	2006-07	15,182	1,018	3,670	+54	12,579	393	1,336	23	116	165	30	18,529	5.5	40	145	27.6	17,820	21,726	5,035	9,612	19:23
13	Defenseman	4,612	2009-10	15,198	987	3,625	+20	10,455	298	1,078	16	88	162	36	19,200	5.1	26	82	31.7	19,918	21,490	4,566	8,215	19:34
14	Defenseman	4,594	2014-15	14,845	1,063	3,531	+60	8,131	268	928	18	74	181	36	20,786	5.1	21	51	41.2	21,801	22,155	4,306	8,648	19:52
15	Defenseman	4,576	2013-14	14,967	1,045	3,531	+65	8,807	287	968	22	87	175	40	20,871	5.0	23	52	44.2	20,976	21,925	4,277	8,256	19:45
16	Defenseman	4,575	2016-17	14,836	1,033	3,542	+122	7,817	223	860	26	76	181	8	21,567	4.8	16	36	44.4	19,916	21,506	4,256	9,295	19:35
17	Defenseman	4,493	2015-16	14,834	1,041	3,452	+100	8,228	264	932	19	79	192	40	20,896	5.0	14	44	31.8	20,237	21,428	4,031	8,681	19:37
18	Defenseman	4,425	2010-11	14,996	940	3,485	+103	9,940	284	1,009	14	75	165	42	19,399	4.8	18	43	41.9	20,075	22,522	4,854	7,945	19:37
19	Defenseman	4,354	2019-20	13,150	986	3,368	+168	6,358	172	773	19	74	159	36	20,288	4.9	4	12	33.3	17,106	17,594	4,363	8,948	19:20
20	Defenseman	4,352	2011-12	14,847	922	3,430	+70	8,460	272	896	11	76	162	25	19,728	4.7	18	50	36.0	20,105	21,842	4,310	7,708	19:43
21	Defenseman	4,343	2007-08	15,149	975	3,368	+80	11,951	385	1,170	23	97	155	24	18,416	5.3	42	106	39.6	18,002	19,183	4,736	7,931	19:29
22	Defenseman	4,248	1983-84	10,399	1,016	3,232	-3	13,191	307	988	29	91	118	10	15,386	6.6
23	Defenseman	4,212	2000-01	15,167	990	3,222	+65	13,551	358	1,182	27	109	170	33	19,028	5.2	54	138	39.1	25,717	18,602	5,940	12,089	19:24
24	Defenseman	4,194	1984-85	10,342	928	3,266	+40	12,670	294	1,027	28	80	109	9	15,215	6.1
25	Defenseman	4,168	1985-86	10,458	1,002	3,166	+74	14,593	302	1,066	38	78	104	9	14,969	6.7

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

9

Kaprizov

8

Connor

7

Lafreniere

Assists Leaders

14

McDavid

11

Eichel

10

Hughes

Points Leaders

18

McDavid

16

Eichel

16

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

44

Sherwood

40

Cuylle

37

Hathaway

Blocks Leaders

28

Weegar

26

Seeler

25

Hronek

Wins Leaders

6

Ullmark

5

Wallstedt

5

Vejmelka

Goals Against Leaders

0.80

Tarasov

1.20

Oettinger

1.20

Ullmark

Save Percentage Leaders

.965

Tarasov

.949

Ullmark

.944

Oettinger

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

4.50

4.43

3.89

Goals Against Rankings

1.71

2.25

2.29

Power Play Rankings

37.5

33.3

31.6

Penalty Kill Rankings

96.2

93.3

92.9

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

6-3

5-3

Worst Record ATS

1-6

1-4

2-6

2-5

3-5

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	6	2	0	12	10
Avalanche	5	2	1	11	12
Wild	5	2	1	11	6
Jets	4	1	2	10	0
Blues	3	3	1	7	2
Stars	3	3	1	7	3
Predators	2	2	3	7	-4
Blackhawks	3	5	0	6	-11
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	7	2	0	14	14
Oilers	5	1	1	11	9
Kraken	5	2	1	11	9
Ducks	4	3	0	8	1
Sharks	4	3	0	8	-6
Canucks	2	6	1	5	-13
Kings	0	3	2	2	-10
Flames	1	6	0	2	-21

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	6	2	0	12	12
Senators	6	2	0	12	3
Lightning	5	2	0	10	2
Panthers	4	2	2	10	0
Sabres	4	3	1	9	-6
Maple Leafs	3	3	2	8	0
Canadiens	3	3	1	7	-4
Red Wings	2	3	2	6	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	6	1	1	13	12
Rangers	6	3	0	12	7
Capitals	4	3	0	8	2
Devils	4	3	0	8	0
Islanders	3	3	1	7	3
Penguins	3	4	1	7	0
Blue Jackets	2	3	0	4	-5
Flyers	0	6	3	3	-22