youngest defenseman in the nhl 2023

4 players were tied for the youngest defensemen in 2022-23. They were 19 years old. The first three are Brandt Clarke, Luke Hughes and Simon Edvinsson.

NAMEAgeSEASONTMGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Brandt Clarke
B. Clarke
19
2022-23
9
0
2
2
-1
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
11
0.0
0
0
3
14
1
3
13:39
2Luke Hughes
L. Hughes
19
2022-23
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
50.0
0
0
1
3
1
0
16:14
3Simon Edvinsson
S. Edvinsson
19
2022-23
9
2
0
2
-7
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
40.0
0
0
11
8
4
4
17:04
4David Jiricek
D. Jiricek
19
2022-23
4
0
0
0
-4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
0
0
9
7
1
2
18:04
5Jamie Drysdale
J. Drysdale
20
2022-23
8
0
0
0
-3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0.0
0
0
7
6
0
3
17:37
6Brock Faber
B. Faber
20
2022-23
2
0
0
0
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
9
1
1
20:04
7Wyatt Kaiser
W. Kaiser
20
2022-23
9
0
3
3
-4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0.0
0
0
5
10
0
13
18:36
8Samuel Knazko
S. Knazko
20
2022-23
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
15:39
9Jake Sanderson
J. Sanderson
20
2022-23
77
4
28
32
-6
12
2
15
0
0
0
0
132
3.0
0
0
43
147
33
52
21:55
10Owen Power
O. Power
20
2022-23
79
4
31
35
+10
24
0
8
0
1
1
1
130
3.1
0
0
27
86
25
52
23:48
11Vincent Iorio
V. Iorio
20
2022-23
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
2
3
1
3
14:21
12Stanislav Svozil
S. Svozil
20
2022-23
2
0
1
1
-3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
1
1
0
1
20:07
13Tobias Bjornfot
T. Bjornfot
21
2022-23
10
0
1
1
+1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0.0
0
0
12
11
0
0
14:17
14Philip Broberg
P. Broberg
21
2022-23
46
1
7
8
+6
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
32
3.1
0
0
28
35
12
26
12:36
15Bowen Byram
B. Byram
21
2022-23
42
10
14
24
+7
38
2
4
1
0
1
0
65
15.4
0
0
82
54
13
20
21:53
16Maxence Guenette
M. Guenette
21
2022-23
1
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
1
1
0
0
8:47
17Thomas Harley
T. Harley
21
2022-23
6
0
2
2
+5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0.0
0
0
1
8
0
3
16:48
18Ville Heinola
V. Heinola
21
2022-23
10
0
1
1
-5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
0
0
7
7
2
8
13:16
19Drew Helleson
D. Helleson
21
2022-23
3
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
0
0
2
3
0
0
13:39
20Vladislav Kolyachonok
V. Kolyachonok
21
2022-23
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
2
2
1
0
13:46
21Moritz Seider
M. Seider
21
2022-23
82
5
37
42
-11
40
1
14
1
1
1
0
140
3.6
0
0
207
190
29
46
23:09
22Victor Soderstrom
V. Soderstrom
21
2022-23
30
0
9
9
-3
24
0
3
0
0
0
0
31
0.0
0
0
17
39
3
22
16:10
23Jordan Spence
J. Spence
21
2022-23
6
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
0
0
3
3
1
3
14:00
24Henry Thrun
H. Thrun
21
2022-23
8
0
2
2
-3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0.0
0
0
4
9
1
6
19:52
25Alex Vlasic
A. Vlasic
21
2022-23
6
0
1
1
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
0
0
5
9
5
1
19:38

More Kings Stats

Team Leaders

G

21

Kempe

Adrian Kempe

A

27

Kempe

Adrian Kempe

+/-

+11

Kopitar

Anze Kopitar
Team Rankings

G/GP

2.53

29th

GA/GP

2.91

10th

PP%

16.3

26th

PK%

75.7

28th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
28
17
14
70
13
32
23
3
67
-8
29
23
8
66
10
27
22
9
63
-10
Kings Kings
23
21
14
60
-24
27
25
4
58
-25
24
27
6
54
-24
18
33
7
43
-62
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/2
@
10:30 PM
Thu
3/5
@
9:30 PM
Sat
3/7
@
7:00 PM
Mon
3/9
@
4:00 PM
Last Game
EDM Oilers

29 - 23 - 8

8

Final

1

LAK Kings

23 - 21 - 14

Thu 26 Feb 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
38
10
9
85
73
35
15
10
80
27
35
14
9
79
36
31
24
4
66
27
27
24
7
61
-27
23
26
9
55
-15
22
27
9
53
-33
21
28
9
51
-52
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
28
17
14
70
13
32
23
3
67
-8
29
23
8
66
10
27
22
9
63
-10
23
21
14
60
-24
27
25
4
58
-25
24
27
6
54
-24
18
33
7
43
-62
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
38
15
4
80
60
34
19
6
74
21
34
19
6
74
0
32
17
9
73
11
33
20
5
71
15
28
22
8
64
6
30
26
3
63
-14
27
23
9
63
-12
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
37
15
6
80
35
30
15
12
72
26
33
21
5
71
8
31
23
7
69
15
29
21
7
65
0
26
21
11
63
-14
28
29
2
58
-33
22
29
7
51
-30

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/12
@
1-3
Mon
1/12
@
1-6
Tue
1/13
@
2-3
Tue
1/13
@
8-4
Tue
1/13
@
2-5

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
2/28
@
12:30 PM
Sat
2/28
@
3:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
4:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
5:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
6:00 PM