nhl highest playoff points per game in a playoff run by a defenseman since 2005

Since 2004-05, Cale Makar has the most points per game by a defenseman in a single NHL playoff run, with 1.45 per game in 2021-22.

NAME P/GP SEASON TM GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI/GP
1 Cale Makar
C. Makar
1.45
2021-22
COL COL
20
8
21
29
+7
10
2
10
1
0
1
1
71
11.3
0
0
28
43
24
13
27:04
2 Cam Fowler
C. Fowler
1.43
2024-25
STL STL
7
2
8
10
+2
0
0
5
0
0
1
0
12
16.7
0
0
2
9
2
8
23:17
3 Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
1.42
2022-23
EDM EDM
12
4
13
17
-4
4
4
11
0
0
2
0
29
13.8
0
0
24
14
11
12
23:00
4 Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
1.40
2023-24
TBL TBL
5
1
6
7
-1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
15
6.7
0
0
10
9
3
5
25:45
5 Neal Pionk
N. Pionk
1.40
2022-23
WPG WPG
5
0
7
7
-6
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
9
0.0
0
0
24
10
4
8
27:18
6 Cale Makar
C. Makar
1.36
2023-24
COL COL
11
5
10
15
-3
0
3
5
0
0
1
0
36
13.9
0
0
6
23
11
5
26:59
7 Dustin Byfuglien
D. Byfuglien
1.33
2018-19
WPG WPG
6
2
6
8
+4
4
0
2
0
1
0
0
12
16.7
0
0
16
7
3
10
25:41
8 Kevin Shattenkirk
K. Shattenkirk
1.33
2014-15
STL STL
6
0
8
8
+2
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
13
0.0
0
0
5
10
1
4
22:55
9 Mathieu Schneider
M. Schneider
1.33
2005-06
DET DET
6
1
7
8
-1
6
0
5
0
0
0
0
17
5.9
0
0
13
9
0
12
26:44
10 Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
1.29
2024-25
EDM EDM
7
4
5
9
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
23
17.4
0
0
4
8
6
15
25:49
11 Devon Toews
D. Toews
1.29
2022-23
COL COL
7
1
8
9
+5
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
12
8.3
0
0
13
8
3
6
23:45
12 Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
1.28
2023-24
EDM EDM
25
6
26
32
+14
22
1
13
0
0
3
1
74
8.1
0
0
28
45
18
22
25:01
13 Keith Yandle
K. Yandle
1.25
2010-11
PHX PHX
4
0
5
5
-5
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
9
0.0
0
0
1
1
0
2
25:51
14 John Carlson
J. Carlson
1.20
2019-20
WSH WSH
5
0
6
6
-11
2
0
4
0
0
0
0
11
0.0
0
0
4
7
0
7
24:50
15 Paul Ranger
P. Ranger
1.20
2005-06
TBL TBL
5
2
4
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
15.4
0
0
9
8
3
4
21:43
16 Sergei Zubov
S. Zubov
1.20
2005-06
DAL DAL
5
1
5
6
-1
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
11
9.1
0
0
7
6
7
4
29:42
17 Jack Johnson
J. Johnson
1.17
2013-14
CBJ CBJ
6
3
4
7
-1
4
1
2
0
1
0
0
14
21.4
0
0
14
25
1
1
29:21
18 Drew Doughty
D. Doughty
1.17
2009-10
LAK LAK
6
3
4
7
-5
4
2
3
0
0
0
0
13
23.1
0
0
13
12
2
5
27:26
19 Jack Johnson
J. Johnson
1.17
2009-10
LAK LAK
6
0
7
7
-5
6
0
4
0
0
0
0
15
0.0
0
0
10
10
1
2
23:42
20 Adam Fox
A. Fox
1.15
2021-22
NYR NYR
20
5
18
23
0
2
2
10
0
0
1
0
42
11.9
0
0
17
39
25
26
26:38
21 Dmitry Orlov
D. Orlov
1.14
2022-23
BOS BOS
7
0
8
8
-3
2
0
4
0
1
0
0
11
0.0
0
0
16
9
1
4
23:03
22 Adam Fox
A. Fox
1.14
2022-23
NYR NYR
7
0
8
8
0
16
0
4
0
0
0
0
10
0.0
0
0
9
17
11
6
23:05
23 Shea Theodore
S. Theodore
1.14
2018-19
VGK VGK
7
1
7
8
+1
6
0
4
0
0
0
0
10
10.0
0
0
1
12
9
3
22:56
24 Wade Redden
W. Redden
1.11
2005-06
OTT OTT
9
2
8
10
-2
10
2
3
0
0
1
0
19
10.5
0
0
14
12
3
8
25:06
25 Morgan Rielly
M. Rielly
1.09
2022-23
TOR TOR
11
4
8
12
+11
6
0
1
0
0
1
1
24
16.7
0
0
21
24
9
19
24:09

More Avalanche Stats

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.33

6th

GA/GP

2.82

11th

PP%

24.8

8th

PK%

79.8

12th

2024-25 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Wild Wild
45
30
7
97
-11
Blues Blues
44
30
8
96
21
Hockey Club Hockey Club
38
31
13
89
-10
Predators Predators
30
44
8
68
-60
Blackhawks Blackhawks
25
46
11
61
-70
Last Game
DAL Stars

4 - 3 - 0

4

Final

2

COL Avalanche

3 - 4 - 0

Sat 3 May 2025

NHL 2024-25 Leaders

NHL 2024-25 Rankings

NHL 2024-25 Betting

NHL 2024-25 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
50
22
10
110
56
Kings Kings
48
25
9
105
44
Oilers Oilers
48
29
5
101
23
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
52
26
4
108
37
Lightning Lightning
47
27
8
102
75
Panthers Panthers
47
31
4
98
29
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Capitals Capitals
51
22
9
111
56
Hurricanes Hurricanes
47
30
5
99
33
Devils Devils
42
33
7
91
20

NHL 2024-25 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Fri
3/28
BOS BOS
@
DET DET
1-2
Fri
3/28
CGY CGY
@
EDM EDM
2-3
Fri
3/28
NYR NYR
@
SJS SJS
6-1
Fri
3/28
DAL DAL
@
SEA SEA
5-1
Sat
3/29
MTL MTL
@
FLA FLA
4-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
5/8
CAR CAR
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Thu
5/8
EDM EDM
@
VGK VGK
9:30 PM
Fri
5/9
TOR TOR
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Fri
5/9
DAL DAL
@
WPG WPG
9:30 PM
Sat
5/10
WSH WSH
@
CAR CAR
6:00 PM