nhl defenseman most points per game during the 80s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Paul Coffey had the most points per game by a defenseman, with 1.30 per game.

Interpreted as:
NHL defenseman most points per game with a minimum of 0.3125 points per team game during the 80s
NAMEP/GPPGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
1.30
849
653
254
595
+264
981
86
247
17
26
22
1
2,159
11.8
2Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
1.05
756
718
211
545
+347
578
75
243
7
13
31
3
2,694
7.8
3Brian Leetch
B. Leetch
1.00
85
85
25
60
+13
50
9
30
3
1
2
0
308
8.1
4Gary Suter
G. Suter
0.94
269
286
61
208
+66
413
27
121
1
4
8
0
767
8.0
5Al MacInnis
A. MacInnis
0.93
416
449
98
318
+114
549
41
195
2
3
9
0
1,453
6.7
6Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
0.93
549
593
155
394
+264
734
70
173
4
13
21
0
1,612
9.6
7Phil Housley
P. Housley
0.90
477
528
157
320
-8
354
53
160
3
2
21
2
1,396
11.2
8Doug Wilson
D. Wilson
0.89
606
684
172
434
+67
583
54
219
6
5
17
1
2,320
7.4
9Paul Reinhart
P. Reinhart
0.86
502
581
116
386
+24
247
56
191
2
3
13
1
1,118
10.4
10Mark Howe
M. Howe
0.86
550
643
156
394
+307
311
38
142
25
19
18
0
1,636
9.5
11Reijo Ruotsalainen
R. Ruotsalainen
0.81
329
405
104
225
+70
160
36
87
0
1
16
2
1,302
8.0
12Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
0.80
278
349
63
215
+55
647
28
106
2
7
13
0
870
7.2
13Larry Murphy
L. Murphy
0.79
562
708
142
420
+61
599
56
195
3
11
14
1
1,583
9.0
14Dave Babych
D. Babych
0.78
512
659
111
401
-169
580
67
216
1
7
15
0
1,963
5.7
15Zarley Zalapski
Z. Zalapski
0.77
56
73
15
41
+19
64
5
27
1
1
2
0
126
11.9
16Larry Robinson
L. Robinson
0.77
539
704
117
422
+307
368
52
168
1
4
15
0
1,275
9.2
17Reed Larson
R. Larson
0.76
557
735
185
372
-97
1,101
75
137
5
6
13
0
2,391
7.7
18Randy Carlyle
R. Carlyle
0.75
524
698
119
405
-137
1,078
48
212
3
10
14
2
1,598
7.4
19Steve Duchesne
S. Duchesne
0.75
168
225
54
114
+40
275
18
37
5
2
8
1
518
10.4
20Jeff Brown
J. Brown
0.74
154
208
47
107
-31
148
25
72
1
2
5
0
599
7.8
21Craig Hartsburg
C. Hartsburg
0.72
413
570
98
315
-6
815
40
180
2
2
11
1
1,494
6.6
22Craig Norwich
C. Norwich
0.72
75
104
17
58
-5
60
11
30
0
0
1
305
5.6
23John Van Boxmeer
J. Van Boxmeer
0.71
223
312
54
169
+69
251
22
82
1
0
5
0
829
6.5
24Scott Stevens
S. Stevens
0.71
389
545
87
302
+89
1,474
39
123
1
2
14
1
1,156
7.5
25Brad Park
B. Park
0.69
280
408
61
219
+16
440
35
113
0
1
5
0
792
7.7

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19
11
1
39
10
Golden Knights Golden Knights
15
6
9
39
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14
8
8
36
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14
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10
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16
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28
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17
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12/14
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12/16
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PIT PIT
7:30 PM
Thu
12/18
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BOS BOS
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Sat
12/20
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Avalanche Avalanche
22
2
7
51
52
Stars Stars
21
6
5
47
26
Wild Wild
17
9
5
39
7
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
15
6
9
39
5
Ducks Ducks
19
11
1
39
10
Kings Kings
14
8
8
36
2
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
18
11
2
38
22
Bruins Bruins
19
13
0
38
8
Red Wings Red Wings
17
12
3
37
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Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
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9
2
40
16
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18
9
4
40
27
Islanders Islanders
18
11
3
39
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Fri
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Fri
11/14
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SEA SEA
1-4
Fri
11/14
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Sat
11/15
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12/13
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MIN MIN
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PIT PIT
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