most points per game by a defenseman since 2018

Since 2017-18, Cale Makar has the most points per game by a defenseman, with 1.09 per game.

Interpreted as:
most points per game with a minimum of 0.3125 points per team game by a defenseman since 2018
NAMEP/GPPGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Cale Makar
C. Makar
1.09
476
437
128
348
+166
128
43
152
3
4
27
6
1,236
10.4
0
0
361
620
320
345
24:49
2Quinn Hughes
Q. Hughes
0.94
444
471
62
382
+26
187
16
179
0
3
8
3
1,024
6.1
0
0
121
384
252
413
24:37
3Lane Hutson
L. Hutson
0.87
110
126
13
97
+9
42
2
35
0
0
2
1
165
7.9
0
0
61
186
77
164
23:05
4Adam Fox
A. Fox
0.86
397
461
67
330
+121
186
13
145
4
9
20
3
872
7.7
0
1
0.0
214
723
368
375
23:08
5Roman Josi
R. Josi
0.86
503
586
131
372
+37
288
46
140
0
4
24
6
1,972
6.6
0
1
0.0
425
1,025
255
496
24:57
6Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
0.84
505
600
106
399
+160
347
24
188
1
5
20
5
1,467
7.2
1
3
33.3
622
907
296
521
24:12
7John Carlson
J. Carlson
0.82
492
601
103
389
+54
212
29
155
1
3
19
1
1,481
7.0
0
2
0.0
455
1,069
362
632
24:21
8Erik Karlsson
E. Karlsson
0.78
445
569
86
359
-113
220
20
120
1
2
15
8
1,415
6.1
0
2
0.0
277
700
453
698
24:30
9Zach Werenski
Z. Werenski
0.72
382
527
118
264
-8
138
22
84
2
4
16
6
1,539
7.7
0
0
280
712
271
416
24:31
10Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
0.71
388
546
87
301
-67
415
30
125
0
2
13
3
1,290
6.7
0
0
800
680
237
483
23:20
11Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
0.71
277
390
63
214
+58
140
22
76
0
3
13
5
972
6.5
0
0
306
481
245
437
21:10
12Morgan Rielly
M. Rielly
0.70
420
602
67
353
+30
183
10
134
0
5
16
5
1,351
5.0
0
4
0.0
509
822
248
650
22:45
13Dustin Byfuglien
D. Byfuglien
0.68
76
111
12
64
+19
181
5
33
0
1
2
0
308
3.9
0
0
224
151
55
118
24:21
14Kris Letang
K. Letang
0.68
407
599
91
316
+29
387
26
110
3
4
18
9
1,510
6.0
0
2
0.0
1,062
894
374
682
24:49
15Shea Theodore
S. Theodore
0.68
366
542
77
289
+90
153
14
94
1
1
18
7
1,374
5.6
1
1
100.0
167
664
342
438
21:51
16Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
0.67
29
43
12
17
+10
24
6
7
0
0
3
2
113
10.6
0
0
20
60
23
51
23:46
17Torey Krug
T. Krug
0.67
307
456
51
256
-29
256
17
124
2
0
14
3
1,009
5.1
0
0
376
506
157
303
20:49
18Tyson Barrie
T. Barrie
0.65
317
484
63
254
-42
158
21
129
0
2
8
0
1,107
5.7
0
0
267
529
133
304
20:39
19Brent Burns
B. Burns
0.65
431
660
96
335
+13
302
31
112
2
8
15
5
1,900
5.1
1
3
33.3
429
921
453
725
23:49
20John Klingberg
J. Klingberg
0.63
285
454
57
228
-68
183
17
99
0
0
16
4
917
6.2
0
0
317
540
151
494
22:29
21Dougie Hamilton
D. Hamilton
0.63
334
533
109
225
+49
349
33
79
1
1
23
7
1,703
6.4
1
4
25.0
633
624
180
521
21:19
22Ryan Ellis
R. Ellis
0.63
134
214
30
104
+66
55
7
18
1
3
7
2
454
6.6
0
0
168
403
120
157
23:42
23Josh Morrissey
J. Morrissey
0.62
386
620
80
306
+80
299
19
106
1
1
14
4
1,216
6.6
1
2
50.0
706
935
240
458
23:18
24Shayne Gostisbehere
S. Gostisbehere
0.62
357
578
85
272
-49
203
33
127
2
0
12
3
1,181
7.2
0
0
320
682
204
430
20:09
25Miro Heiskanen
M. Heiskanen
0.62
319
518
65
254
+26
156
13
100
1
2
12
2
1,188
5.5
0
0
306
656
280
526
24:38

More Avalanche Stats

Team Leaders

G

35

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

A

39

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

+/-

+48

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.95

1st

GA/GP

2.21

1st

PP%

16.1

26th

PK%

85.0

1st

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
31
4
7
69
70
25
10
8
58
26
25
11
8
58
21
20
20
3
43
6
17
18
8
42
-39
19
19
4
42
-22
17
18
7
41
-16
15
21
5
35
-12
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
1/8
@
9:00 PM
Sat
1/10
@
4:00 PM
Mon
1/12
@
10:00 PM
Fri
1/16
@
9:00 PM
Mon
1/19
@
4:00 PM
Last Game
COL Avalanche

31 - 4 - 7

2

Final

4

TBL Lightning

26 - 13 - 3

Tue 6 Jan 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
31
4
7
69
70
25
10
8
58
26
25
11
8
58
21
20
20
3
43
6
19
19
4
42
-22
17
18
8
42
-39
17
18
7
41
-16
15
21
5
35
-12
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
18
11
12
48
-1
21
16
6
48
0
20
14
7
47
-5
18
14
9
45
-2
21
18
3
45
-16
21
19
3
45
-13
18
20
4
40
-14
16
21
5
37
-28
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
26
13
3
55
34
25
15
4
54
-5
23
13
6
52
0
22
15
4
48
1
22
17
3
47
-4
20
15
7
47
2
22
19
2
46
-6
20
16
5
45
2
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
26
14
3
55
16
24
15
4
52
9
22
12
7
51
11
22
15
6
50
17
20
12
9
49
4
22
19
2
46
-19
20
18
6
46
-4
18
17
7
43
-13

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
12/9
@
4-3
Tue
12/9
@
4-3
Tue
12/9
@
2-3
Wed
12/10
@
3-2
Wed
12/10
@
3-2

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
1/7
@
7:00 PM
Wed
1/7
@
7:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
9:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
9:30 PM
Wed
1/7
@
10:30 PM