nhl most points defenceman first 5 seasons combined

Mark Howe recorded the most points by a defenseman in his first season, with 80 points in 1979-80.

Interpreted as:
NHL most points defenceman first 5 or more seasons combined
NAMEPSEASONTMGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Mark Howe
M. Howe
80
1979-80
HFD HFD
74
24
56
+14
20
5
14
2
2
3
178
13.5
2Larry Murphy
L. Murphy
76
1980-81
LAK LAK
80
16
60
+16
79
5
27
1
3
0
153
10.5
3Gary Suter
G. Suter
68
1985-86
CGY CGY
80
18
50
+11
141
9
30
0
1
4
0
195
9.2
4Phil Housley
P. Housley
66
1982-83
BUF BUF
77
19
47
-4
39
11
23
0
0
2
183
10.4
5Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
65
1979-80
BOS BOS
80
17
48
+52
73
3
24
2
0
1
185
9.2
6Nicklas Lidstrom
N. Lidstrom
60
1991-92
DET DET
80
11
49
+36
22
5
26
0
1
1
0
168
6.5
7Barry Beck
B. Beck
60
1977-78
CLR CLR
75
22
38
-14
89
6
18
0
1
4
271
8.1
8Reijo Ruotsalainen
R. Ruotsalainen
56
1981-82
NYR NYR
78
18
38
+18
27
7
14
0
0
3
247
7.3
9Stefan Persson
S. Persson
56
1977-78
NYI NYI
66
6
50
+19
54
3
32
0
0
0
77
7.8
10Dale Tallon
D. Tallon
56
1970-71
VAN VAN
78
14
42
-25
58
5
12
0
0
1
232
6.0
11Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
54
1973-74
NYI NYI
77
17
37
-17
175
6
13
0
1
3
209
8.1
12Marek Zidlicky
M. Zidlicky
53
2003-04
NSH NSH
82
14
39
-16
82
9
26
0
0
4
1
143
9.8
0
0
76
63
33
67
20:02
13Vladimir Malakhov
V. Malakhov
52
1992-93
NYI NYI
64
14
38
+14
59
7
15
0
0
0
0
178
7.9
14Jocelyn Guevremont
J. Guevremont
51
1971-72
VAN VAN
75
13
38
-28
44
3
12
0
1
1
210
6.2
15Moritz Seider
M. Seider
50
2021-22
DET DET
82
7
43
-9
34
2
19
0
2
4
2
187
3.7
0
0
151
161
41
48
23:02
16Cale Makar
C. Makar
50
2019-20
COL COL
57
12
38
+12
12
4
15
0
0
4
0
121
9.9
0
0
45
47
34
40
21:00
17Dion Phaneuf
D. Phaneuf
49
2005-06
CGY CGY
82
20
29
+5
93
16
17
0
1
7
1
242
8.3
0
0
203
97
35
51
21:44
18Behn Wilson
B. Wilson
49
1978-79
PHI PHI
80
13
36
+14
197
6
14
0
1
2
174
7.5
19Tyler Myers
T. Myers
48
2009-10
BUF BUF
82
11
37
+13
32
3
13
0
1
1
0
104
10.6
0
0
91
137
30
94
23:44
20Bryan Berard
B. Berard
48
1996-97
NYI NYI
82
8
40
+1
86
3
17
0
0
1
1
172
4.7
21Alexei Zhitnik
A. Zhitnik
48
1992-93
LAK LAK
78
12
36
-3
80
5
14
0
0
2
0
136
8.8
22Zach Werenski
Z. Werenski
47
2016-17
CBJ CBJ
78
11
36
+17
14
4
17
0
0
1
1
188
5.9
0
0
41
90
27
40
20:55
23Paul Reinhart
P. Reinhart
47
1979-80
AFM AFM
79
9
38
+11
31
4
14
0
0
1
130
6.9
24Brad Maxwell
B. Maxwell
47
1977-78
MNS MNS
75
18
29
-56
100
12
13
0
0
0
207
8.7
25Tom Kurvers
T. Kurvers
45
1984-85
MTL MTL
75
10
35
-4
30
6
22
1
1
3
0
136
7.4

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TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Capitals Capitals
17
9
2
36
27
Hurricanes Hurricanes
16
8
2
34
12
Flyers Flyers
15
8
3
33
5
Penguins Penguins
14
7
5
33
9
Islanders Islanders
15
10
3
33
3
Devils Devils
16
10
1
33
1
Rangers Rangers
15
12
2
32
4
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
13
9
5
31
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Schedule
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12/6
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@
CAR CAR
7:00 PM
Sun
12/7
SJS SJS
@
CAR CAR
5:00 PM
Tue
12/9
CBJ CBJ
@
CAR CAR
7:30 PM
Thu
12/11
CAR CAR
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Sat
12/13
CAR CAR
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Last Game
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5

Final

1

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NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
19
2
6
44
47
Stars Stars
18
5
5
41
24
Wild Wild
15
8
5
35
3
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
16
10
1
33
5
Golden Knights Golden Knights
12
6
8
32
1
Kings Kings
12
8
7
31
-5
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
16
9
2
34
17
Bruins Bruins
16
13
0
32
-1
Canadiens Canadiens
14
9
3
31
-7
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Capitals Capitals
17
9
2
36
27
Hurricanes Hurricanes
16
8
2
34
12
Penguins Penguins
14
7
5
33
9

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/7
SEA SEA
@
STL STL
4-3
Fri
11/7
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
3-6
Fri
11/7
BOS BOS
@
TOR TOR
5-3
Fri
11/7
UTA UTA
@
MTL MTL
2-6
Fri
11/7
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SJS SJS
1-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/5
VGK VGK
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NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
BUF BUF
@
WPG WPG
7:00 PM
Fri
12/5
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DAL DAL
8:00 PM
Fri
12/5
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VAN VAN
9:00 PM
Fri
12/5
WSH WSH
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ANA ANA
10:00 PM