nhl defensemen points per game leaders since 2017

Since 2016-17, Cale Makar has recorded the most points per game by a defenseman, with 1.08 per game.

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NHL defensemen points per game with a minimum of 0.3125 points per team game leaders since 2017

	NAME	P/GP	P	GP	G	A	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Cale Makar C. Makar	1.08	506	469	136	370	+167	134	45	163	3	4	28	6	1,314	10.4	0	0		376	665	334	387	24:48
2	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	0.96	485	507	66	419	+26	207	16	196	0	3	9	3	1,112	5.9	0	0		123	426	271	474	24:51
3	Lane Hutson L. Hutson	0.88	146	166	18	128	+32	68	3	43	0	0	3	1	218	8.3	0	0		72	260	102	206	23:15
4	Adam Fox A. Fox	0.87	422	485	72	350	+122	194	16	157	4	9	20	3	906	7.9	0	1	0.0	223	751	384	403	23:10
5	Roman Josi R. Josi	0.85	589	696	151	438	+40	320	55	167	0	5	28	7	2,294	6.6	0	1	0.0	495	1,200	282	575	25:02
6	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	0.84	582	694	123	459	+162	398	28	217	1	5	25	7	1,658	7.4	1	3	33.3	726	1,054	338	606	24:04
7	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	0.81	551	680	115	436	-94	256	26	155	1	4	20	9	1,719	6.7	0	2	0.0	355	925	528	847	24:43
8	John Carlson J. Carlson	0.79	556	704	117	439	+59	238	34	174	1	4	23	1	1,734	6.7	0	3	0.0	524	1,244	432	772	24:10
9	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	0.77	330	428	76	254	+79	154	24	92	0	4	17	7	1,083	7.0	0	0		323	521	257	496	21:30
10	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	0.74	434	586	102	332	-40	454	34	132	0	2	13	3	1,385	7.4	0	0		837	716	252	534	23:23
11	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	0.72	465	642	135	330	+11	164	29	109	2	4	19	7	1,846	7.3	0	0		333	842	313	513	24:12
12	Matthew Schaefer M. Schaefer	0.72	59	82	23	36	+13	38	8	10	0	0	4	2	221	10.4	0	0		40	111	38	90	24:41
13	Kris Letang K. Letang	0.67	454	673	96	358	+26	437	28	125	3	5	20	10	1,666	5.8	0	2	0.0	1,177	1,004	416	769	24:43
14	Dustin Byfuglien D. Byfuglien	0.67	128	191	25	103	+29	298	6	46	0	3	3	0	549	4.6	0	0		407	275	120	203	25:39
15	Brent Burns B. Burns	0.67	521	781	132	389	+43	354	39	129	2	9	23	8	2,303	5.7	1	3	33.3	508	1,104	513	928	23:39
16	Torey Krug T. Krug	0.67	358	537	59	299	-39	293	23	143	2	0	15	3	1,217	4.8	0	1	0.0	435	588	179	363	20:56
17	Shea Theodore S. Theodore	0.64	393	614	84	309	+96	199	16	95	1	2	20	8	1,488	5.6	1	1	100.0	182	732	357	518	21:36
18	Morgan Rielly M. Rielly	0.64	457	714	79	378	+5	225	12	138	0	5	17	6	1,586	5.0	0	4	0.0	571	999	293	752	22:34
19	Tyson Barrie T. Barrie	0.64	355	558	70	285	-76	176	22	138	0	2	10	0	1,289	5.4	0	0		299	604	155	355	21:00
20	Dougie Hamilton D. Hamilton	0.63	413	652	129	284	+65	433	37	99	1	2	30	8	2,022	6.4	1	4	25.0	745	756	204	629	21:07
21	Charlie McAvoy C. McAvoy	0.63	361	573	71	290	+157	481	16	83	2	3	19	8	962	7.4	0	0		990	1,012	248	537	23:32
22	Miro Heiskanen M. Heiskanen	0.63	346	552	67	279	+30	172	14	113	1	2	13	3	1,246	5.4	0	0		319	709	291	568	24:39
23	Shayne Gostisbehere S. Gostisbehere	0.61	416	678	100	316	-69	253	38	154	2	0	13	3	1,440	6.9	0	0		379	804	232	522	20:00
24	John Klingberg J. Klingberg	0.61	342	558	71	271	-83	225	22	113	0	0	19	4	1,072	6.6	1	1	100.0	382	678	197	625	22:27
25	Alex Pietrangelo A. Pietrangelo	0.61	382	628	97	285	+70	202	22	89	1	12	22	4	1,577	6.2	1	3	33.3	441	1,270	452	439	24:18

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Team Leaders

53

MacKinnon

74

MacKinnon

+/-

+57

MacKinnon

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.65

1st

GA/GP

2.43

1st

PP%

17.4

27th

PK%

84.5

1st

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	54	16	11	119	97
Stars	49	20	12	110	52
Wild	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth	43	32	6	92	30
Predators	38	33	10	86	-21
Blues	36	33	12	84	-29
Jets	35	34	12	82	-24
Blackhawks	28	39	14	70	-65

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 4/16	SEA	@	COL	10:00 PM

Last Game

Avalanche

54 - 16 - 11

Final

Flames

33 - 39 - 9

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

86

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

134

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

332

Sherwood

297

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

188

Dobson

188

McCabe

182

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

34

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.07

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.920

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.65

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.43

2.70

2.78

Power Play Rankings

30.1

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.5

83.8

82.7

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

54-28

52-30

48-32

48-33

47-34

47-35

Worst Record ATS

29-52

30-51

31-50

32-50

33-49

33-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	54	16	11	119	97
Stars - x	49	20	12	110	52
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	32	6	92	30
Predators - e	38	33	10	86	-21
Blues - e	36	33	12	84	-29
Jets - e	35	34	12	82	-24
Blackhawks - e	28	39	14	70	-65
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - x	38	26	17	93	12
Oilers - x	40	30	11	91	8
Ducks - x	42	33	6	90	-16
Kings - x	35	26	20	90	-20
Sharks - e	38	34	8	84	-43
Kraken - e	34	35	11	79	-32
Flames - e	33	39	9	75	-49
Canucks - e	25	48	8	58	-95

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	8	108	48
Lightning - x	50	25	6	106	61
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	43	27	11	97	30
Red Wings - e	41	30	10	92	-10
Panthers - e	39	38	4	82	-32
Maple Leafs - e	32	35	14	78	-44
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	33	39	9	75	-14