who was the leading defenseman in points in the nhl between jan 2023 to sept 2023 including the playoffs

Between January 1, 2023 and September 30, 2023, Miro Heiskanen and Brandon Montour were tied for the most points by a defenseman in the regular-season and playoffs, with 56 points.

NAMEPGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Miro Heiskanen
M. Heiskanen
56
63
7
49
+1
24
1
26
0
0
2
1
149
4.7
0
0
51
85
43
61
26:19
2Brandon Montour
B. Montour
56
66
18
38
+15
89
2
22
0
0
2
2
221
8.1
0
1
0.0
78
75
34
51
24:36
3Vince Dunn
V. Dunn
52
61
11
41
+22
52
0
8
0
0
2
1
120
9.2
0
0
92
61
28
39
23:29
4Erik Karlsson
E. Karlsson
50
44
12
38
-17
26
3
10
0
0
1
0
101
11.9
0
1
0.0
17
52
52
46
25:53
5Dougie Hamilton
D. Hamilton
48
58
15
33
+2
30
6
10
0
0
5
3
172
8.7
0
0
52
62
17
57
21:24
6Quinn Hughes
Q. Hughes
46
46
6
40
+13
24
2
17
0
1
0
0
93
6.5
0
0
23
40
32
27
26:04
7Adam Fox
A. Fox
45
52
5
40
+17
38
0
20
0
2
2
1
97
5.2
0
0
19
92
64
43
23:45
8Brent Burns
B. Burns
44
61
16
28
+18
38
2
12
0
0
1
0
199
8.0
1
1
100.0
43
74
41
44
23:36
9Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
43
56
9
34
+14
20
6
19
0
0
4
1
108
8.3
0
0
64
54
46
48
19:32
10Devon Toews
D. Toews
39
54
5
34
+36
20
1
5
0
0
1
0
115
4.3
0
0
80
87
28
29
24:50
11Mikhail Sergachev
M. Sergachev
38
52
5
33
+9
41
1
13
0
0
1
0
112
4.5
0
0
99
104
24
30
24:09
12Charlie McAvoy
C. McAvoy
38
51
5
33
+16
42
1
12
0
0
1
1
76
6.6
0
0
75
105
15
34
22:25
13Alex Pietrangelo
A. Pietrangelo
37
64
8
29
+22
39
0
6
0
2
2
1
144
5.6
1
1
100.0
55
155
55
48
23:32
14Cale Makar
C. Makar
37
31
9
28
+18
14
1
11
0
1
4
2
80
11.3
0
0
28
39
28
20
25:24
15Morgan Rielly
M. Rielly
36
54
8
28
+6
20
1
10
0
0
2
1
110
7.3
0
0
65
80
21
61
21:48
16Josh Morrissey
J. Morrissey
35
44
10
25
-10
18
1
11
0
0
2
0
119
8.4
0
0
58
71
20
26
24:29
17Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
35
45
5
30
-5
48
2
10
0
0
0
0
98
5.1
0
0
54
70
22
36
25:29
18Drew Doughty
D. Doughty
34
48
7
27
+2
16
2
16
0
0
2
0
76
9.2
0
0
78
59
17
31
26:19
19Dmitry Orlov
D. Orlov
34
50
5
29
-1
20
1
10
0
2
1
1
89
5.6
0
0
101
58
21
37
22:44
20Shea Theodore
S. Theodore
32
47
5
27
+10
22
1
5
0
0
1
0
103
4.9
0
0
14
79
23
22
20:36
21Samuel Girard
S. Girard
32
54
4
28
-2
8
1
6
0
1
0
0
79
5.1
0
0
55
93
28
27
21:56
22Aaron Ekblad
A. Ekblad
32
65
12
20
+7
56
8
6
1
0
2
0
168
7.1
0
0
88
76
24
56
23:21
23Roman Josi
R. Josi
31
32
10
21
+10
16
3
7
0
0
2
0
119
8.4
0
0
23
64
9
16
25:00
24Cam Fowler
C. Fowler
31
45
6
25
-13
10
1
5
0
0
1
0
72
8.3
0
0
8
65
12
23
23:57
25Moritz Seider
M. Seider
30
47
3
27
+2
26
1
10
1
0
0
0
85
3.5
0
0
129
105
19
29
23:22

More Stars Stats

Team Leaders

G

20

Robertson

Jason Robertson

A

32

Rantanen

Mikko Rantanen

+/-

+18

Lindell

Esa Lindell
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.34

4th

GA/GP

2.60

5th

PP%

32.1

1st

PK%

82.9

8th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
24
2
7
55
56
Stars Stars
23
7
5
51
27
21
9
5
47
20
17
16
3
37
5
13
15
8
34
-37
13
15
6
32
-11
15
16
2
32
-2
13
16
4
30
-22
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/19
@
10:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
@
6:30 PM
Sat
12/27
@
8:00 PM
Wed
12/31
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Stars

23 - 7 - 5

5

Final

3

SJS Sharks

17 - 15 - 3

Thu 18 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
23
7
5
51
27
21
9
5
47
20
17
16
3
37
5
13
15
8
34
-37
15
16
2
32
-2
13
15
6
32
-11
13
16
4
30
-22
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
16
6
10
42
5
20
12
2
42
9
17
12
6
40
0
15
10
9
39
-2
17
15
3
37
-13
14
17
4
32
-14
12
14
6
30
-23
13
17
3
29
-20
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
19
13
3
41
-7
18
12
4
40
-8
20
15
0
40
5
18
13
3
39
17
18
13
2
38
3
16
13
4
36
1
15
13
5
35
-3
15
14
4
34
-9
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
22
9
2
46
21
19
11
4
42
22
19
12
3
41
6
17
10
6
40
5
19
14
1
39
-5
17
15
4
38
-5
14
10
9
37
-3
14
14
6
34
-18

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
11/21
@
2-3
Fri
11/21
@
3-4
Fri
11/21
@
2-3
Sat
11/22
@
1-4
Sat
11/22
@
3-0

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
7:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
9:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
9:00 PM
Fri
12/19
@
10:00 PM