nhl defensemen minutes leaders 2023 2024

John Carlson played the most minutes by a defenseman in 2023-24, with 2123 minutes.

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	NAME	MIN	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	John Carlson J. Carlson	2123	2023-24	WSH	82	10	43	53	-7	40	6	15	0	0	5	0	176	5.7	0	0	69	194	58	82	25:54
2	Drew Doughty D. Doughty	2115	2023-24	LAK	82	15	35	50	+15	44	7	13	0	0	3	1	135	11.1	0	0	110	142	20	45	25:48
3	Mike Matheson M. Matheson	2095	2023-24	MTL	82	11	51	62	-24	58	5	23	2	0	0	0	187	5.9	0	0	62	186	49	76	25:33
4	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	2059	2023-24	BUF	81	20	39	59	-3	66	6	14	0	0	2	1	235	8.5	0	0	194	154	42	44	25:25
5	Brock Faber B. Faber	2048	2023-24	MIN	82	8	39	47	-1	26	3	13	0	0	1	0	136	5.9	0	0	65	150	15	35	24:58
6	Kris Letang K. Letang	2024	2023-24	PIT	82	10	41	51	+13	62	0	5	0	1	2	0	164	6.1	0	0	141	136	47	64	24:41
7	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	2024	2023-24	VAN	82	17	75	92	+38	38	5	33	0	0	2	1	199	8.5	0	0	29	55	43	52	24:41
8	Roman Josi R. Josi	2020	2023-24	NSH	82	23	62	85	+12	45	9	24	0	1	5	2	268	8.6	0	0	46	151	33	60	24:38
9	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	1990	2023-24	PIT	82	11	45	56	+4	44	2	15	0	0	4	2	213	5.2	0	0	40	99	50	71	24:16
10	Cam Fowler C. Fowler	1978	2023-24	ANA	81	5	34	39	-36	24	2	16	0	1	0	0	109	4.6	0	0	41	119	27	44	24:25
11	Josh Morrissey J. Morrissey	1959	2023-24	WPG	81	10	59	69	+33	44	2	17	0	0	1	0	196	5.1	0	0	91	103	45	42	24:11
12	Colton Parayko C. Parayko	1957	2023-24	STL	82	10	16	26	+4	23	0	1	1	1	4	1	154	6.5	0	0	113	218	73	48	23:52
13	Noah Dobson N. Dobson	1936	2023-24	NYI	79	10	60	70	+12	36	1	23	0	1	4	0	174	5.7	0	0	84	180	32	62	24:31
14	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	1935	2023-24	TBL	78	13	63	76	+18	76	4	27	0	0	2	0	168	7.7	0	0	65	102	29	54	24:48
15	Travis Sanheim T. Sanheim	1928	2023-24	PHI	81	10	34	44	-20	48	0	5	1	3	3	0	146	6.8	0	0	93	149	37	47	23:48
16	Devon Toews D. Toews	1921	2023-24	COL	82	12	38	50	+28	18	0	5	0	2	2	0	159	7.5	0	0	74	110	57	46	23:26
17	Cale Makar C. Makar	1907	2023-24	COL	77	21	69	90	+15	16	7	32	1	3	1	0	231	9.1	0	0	36	148	70	42	24:46
18	Filip Hronek F. Hronek	1899	2023-24	VAN	81	5	43	48	+33	38	2	9	0	0	0	0	148	3.4	0	0	104	87	24	50	23:26
19	Noah Hanifin N. Hanifin	1889	2023-24	TOT	80	13	34	47	+19	24	5	8	0	2	2	0	164	7.9	0	0	63	121	59	67	23:37
20	MacKenzie Weegar M. Weegar	1880	2023-24	CGY	82	20	32	52	+2	51	3	12	0	2	2	1	208	9.6	0	0	193	200	46	75	22:56
21	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	1863	2023-24	EDM	81	18	64	82	+34	32	8	27	0	0	7	2	220	8.2	0	0	71	105	59	82	23:00
22	Marcus Pettersson M. Pettersson	1859	2023-24	PIT	82	4	26	30	+28	44	0	0	0	0	1	1	106	3.8	0	0	121	159	26	32	22:40
23	Adam Larsson A. Larsson	1859	2023-24	SEA	81	4	14	18	+6	55	0	0	0	1	1	0	130	3.1	0	0	162	151	22	18	22:57
24	Rasmus Andersson R. Andersson	1858	2023-24	CGY	78	9	30	39	-11	47	0	8	1	0	3	1	159	5.7	0	0	42	185	31	60	23:50
25	Cam York C. York	1855	2023-24	PHI	82	10	20	30	-13	44	0	6	0	2	1	0	134	7.5	0	0	76	174	18	32	22:37

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2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Penguins	1	0	0	2	7
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Rangers	0	1	0	0	-3
Flyers	0	1	0	0	-7
Islanders	0	1	0	0	-1
Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/2	WSH	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	WSH	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	PIT	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Fri 10/9	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sun 10/11	SEA	@	WSH	5:00 PM

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

2

Nylander

2

Lehkonen

Assists Leaders

2

Rielly

2

Bouchard

2

Hronek

Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

3

Nelson

3

Eichel

Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Blocks Leaders

6

Tanev

5

McCabe

5

Pettersson

Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

1

Swayman

1

Blackwood

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

0.00

Silovs

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

1.000

Silovs

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

8.00

7.00

6.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

Power Play Rankings

80.0

50.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	1	0	0	2	3
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Panthers	1	0	0	2	1
Maple Leafs	1	1	0	2	0
Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Lightning	0	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Penguins	1	0	0	2	7
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Islanders	0	1	0	0	-1
Rangers	0	1	0	0	-3
Flyers	0	1	0	0	-7

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	1	0	0	2	4
Stars	0	0	0	0	0
Wild	0	0	0	0	0
Predators	0	0	0	0	0
Blues	0	0	0	0	0
Mammoth	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Blackhawks	0	1	0	0	-3
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Canucks	1	0	0	2	1
Oilers	0	0	1	1	-1
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4