what nhl defenseman leads the league in points in the 2023 playoffs

Evan Bouchard collected the most points by a defenseman in the 2023 playoffs, with 17 points.

NAMEPSEASONTMGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
17
2022-23
12
4
13
-4
4
4
11
0
0
2
0
29
13.8
0
0
24
14
11
12
23:00
2Brandon Montour
B. Montour
13
2022-23
21
8
5
+2
39
2
1
0
0
0
0
72
11.1
0
1
0.0
29
28
17
16
26:58
3Shea Theodore
S. Theodore
13
2022-23
21
1
12
+8
10
0
2
0
0
0
0
41
2.4
0
0
9
34
10
13
20:08
4Morgan Rielly
M. Rielly
12
2022-23
11
4
8
+11
6
0
1
0
0
1
1
24
16.7
0
0
21
24
9
19
24:09
5Miro Heiskanen
M. Heiskanen
12
2022-23
19
1
11
-6
8
0
9
0
0
0
0
35
2.9
0
0
25
31
10
20
27:48
6Alex Pietrangelo
A. Pietrangelo
10
2022-23
21
1
9
+9
29
0
3
0
0
0
0
44
2.3
0
0
24
55
23
21
23:25
7Justin Schultz
J. Schultz
10
2022-23
14
3
7
+5
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
15
20.0
0
0
10
19
5
2
15:54
8Brent Burns
B. Burns
9
2022-23
15
2
7
+6
20
0
4
0
0
0
0
56
3.6
0
0
24
28
11
13
26:00
9Devon Toews
D. Toews
9
2022-23
7
1
8
+5
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
12
8.3
0
0
13
8
3
6
23:45
10Thomas Harley
T. Harley
9
2022-23
19
1
8
+1
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
4.3
0
0
19
14
4
6
16:10
11Aaron Ekblad
A. Ekblad
8
2022-23
20
2
6
+9
20
1
2
0
0
0
0
26
7.7
0
0
36
29
8
19
23:57
12Gustav Forsling
G. Forsling
8
2022-23
21
2
6
+7
10
0
3
1
0
1
0
36
5.6
0
0
19
32
12
19
26:01
13Dmitry Orlov
D. Orlov
8
2022-23
7
0
8
-3
2
0
4
0
1
0
0
11
0.0
0
0
16
9
1
4
23:03
14Adam Fox
A. Fox
8
2022-23
7
0
8
0
16
0
4
0
0
0
0
10
0.0
0
0
9
17
11
6
23:05
15Zach Whitecloud
Z. Whitecloud
8
2022-23
22
2
6
+14
21
0
0
0
0
1
0
19
10.5
0
0
37
40
5
14
18:42
16Mattias Ekholm
M. Ekholm
7
2022-23
12
1
6
0
8
0
1
0
0
0
0
20
5.0
0
0
30
10
7
12
21:53
17Alec Martinez
A. Martinez
7
2022-23
22
2
5
+13
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
34
5.9
0
0
17
57
7
15
19:29
18Vince Dunn
V. Dunn
7
2022-23
14
1
6
+2
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
3.7
0
0
24
19
5
9
23:10
19Neal Pionk
N. Pionk
7
2022-23
5
0
7
-6
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
9
0.0
0
0
24
10
4
8
27:18
20Brett Pesce
B. Pesce
6
2022-23
15
2
4
-4
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
5.7
0
1
0.0
16
31
10
11
23:27
21Jaccob Slavin
J. Slavin
6
2022-23
15
2
4
+12
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
8.3
0
0
14
27
17
9
22:32
22Ryan Suter
R. Suter
6
2022-23
19
0
6
-3
18
0
1
0
0
0
0
21
0.0
0
0
31
30
7
9
23:21
23Nicolas Hague
N. Hague
6
2022-23
22
2
4
+12
37
0
0
0
0
1
0
25
8.0
0
0
38
31
7
10
18:34
24Charlie McAvoy
C. McAvoy
5
2022-23
7
0
5
-3
8
0
4
0
0
0
0
15
0.0
0
0
29
15
0
8
25:28
25Cale Makar
C. Makar
5
2022-23
6
1
4
+5
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
20
5.0
0
0
11
10
11
2
25:40

More Oilers Stats

Team Leaders

G

20

McDavid

Connor McDavid

A

36

McDavid

Connor McDavid

+/-

+13

Podkolzin

Vasily Podkolzin
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.41

3rd

GA/GP

3.41

28th

PP%

32.6

1st

PK%

79.4

20th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
20
12
2
42
9
16
6
9
41
6
Oilers Oilers
16
12
6
38
-2
14
9
9
37
-2
17
14
3
37
-11
13
17
4
30
-16
12
13
6
30
-21
13
17
3
29
-20
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
@
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
@
3:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
8:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
9:00 PM
Sat
12/27
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
EDM Oilers

16 - 12 - 6

6

Final

4

PIT Penguins

14 - 9 - 9

Tue 16 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
24
2
7
55
56
22
7
5
49
25
20
9
5
45
17
16
16
3
35
2
15
15
2
32
-1
13
14
6
32
-8
12
15
7
31
-37
13
15
4
30
-19
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
20
12
2
42
9
16
6
9
41
6
16
12
6
38
-2
14
9
9
37
-2
17
14
3
37
-11
12
13
6
30
-21
13
17
4
30
-16
13
17
3
29
-20
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
19
12
3
41
-4
20
14
0
40
7
18
12
3
39
18
17
12
4
38
-11
17
13
2
36
2
15
12
5
35
1
15
13
4
34
-3
14
14
4
32
-11
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
21
9
2
44
18
19
12
3
41
6
17
9
6
40
7
18
11
4
40
18
14
9
9
37
1
18
14
1
37
-6
16
15
4
36
-6
14
13
6
34
-15

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/19
@
4-1
Wed
11/19
@
3-2
Thu
11/20
@
5-0
Thu
11/20
@
3-9
Thu
11/20
@
4-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
12/17
@
7:00 PM
Wed
12/17
@
7:30 PM
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/17
@
10:00 PM