nhl defensemen drafted in the first round from 2019-20 to 2024-25

Matthew Schaefer was chosen by the New York Islanders with the 1st overall pick in the 2025 NHL draft.

		NAME		TEAM	YEAR	ROUND	PICK
1		Matthew Schaefer M. Schaefer		Islanders	2025	1	1
2		Michael Misa M. Misa		Sharks	2025	1	2
3		Anton Frondell		Blackhawks	2025	1	3
4		Caleb Desnoyers		Mammoth	2025	1	4
5		Brady Martin B. Martin		Predators	2025	1	5
6		Porter Martone		Flyers	2025	1	6
7		James Hagens		Bruins	2025	1	7
8		Jake O'Brien		Kraken	2025	1	8
9		Radim Mrtka		Sabres	2025	1	9
10		Roger McQueen		Ducks	2025	1	10
11		Ben Kindel B. Kindel		Penguins	2025	1	11
12		Jack Nesbitt		Flyers	2025	1	12
13		Carter Bear		Red Wings	2025	1	13
14		Jackson Smith		Blue Jackets	2025	1	14
15		Braeden Cootes B. Cootes		Canucks	2025	1	15
16		Victor Eklund		Islanders	2025	1	16
17		Kashawn Aitcheson		Islanders	2025	1	17
18		Cole Reschny		Flames	2025	1	18
19		Justin Carbonneau		Blues	2025	1	19
20		Pyotr Andreyanov		Blue Jackets	2025	1	20
21		Cameron Reid		Predators	2025	1	21
22		Bill Zonnon		Penguins	2025	1	22
23		Logan Hensler		Senators	2025	1	23
24		William Horcoff		Penguins	2025	1	24
25		Vaclav Nestrasil		Blackhawks	2025	1	25

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14

Horvat

Bo Horvat

A

11

Barzal

Mathew Barzal

+/-

+13

Horvat

Bo Horvat

G/GP

3.04

17th

GA/GP

2.78

9th

PP%

13.3

32nd

PK%

83.1

10th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	14	6	2	30	13
Islanders	13	8	2	28	5
Devils	13	7	1	27	1
Flyers	11	6	3	25	4
Penguins	10	6	5	25	6
Blue Jackets	11	8	3	25	-3
Capitals	11	9	2	24	9
Rangers	10	11	2	22	-3

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 11/26	BOS	@	NYI	7:00 PM
Fri 11/28	PHI	@	NYI	4:00 PM
Sun 11/30	WSH	@	NYI	1:00 PM
Tue 12/2	TBL	@	NYI	7:00 PM
Thu 12/4	COL	@	NYI	7:00 PM

11 - 5 - 6

0

Final

1

NYI

13 - 8 - 2

Sun 23 Nov 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

17

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

17

Geekie

Morgan Geekie

14

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

Assists Leaders

23

McDavid

Connor McDavid

20

Makar

Cale Makar

20

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

37

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

34

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

33

McDavid

Connor McDavid

107

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

98

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

88

Dach

Colton Dach

66

McNabb

Brayden McNabb

59

Nurse

Darnell Nurse

54

Peeke

Andrew Peeke

13

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

11

Dostal

Lukas Dostal

10

Bobrovsky

Sergei Bobrovsky

Goals Against Leaders

1.94

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

2.09

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

2.22

DeSmith

Casey DeSmith

Save Percentage Leaders

.935

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.924

Knight

Spencer Knight

.918

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

4.00

3.59

3.50

Goals Against Rankings

2.18

2.55

2.62

Power Play Rankings

32.0

29.3

28.8

Penalty Kill Rankings

87.7

87.3

87.0

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

17-5

17-5

17-6

15-6

17-7

14-9

Worst Record ATS

6-15

7-15

7-14

7-14

8-16

8-14

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	16	1	5	37	38
Stars	13	5	4	30	10
Wild	12	7	4	28	4
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	14	7	1	29	11
Kraken	11	5	6	28	-2
Golden Knights	10	4	7	27	7

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	13	8	1	27	-4
Lightning	12	7	2	26	6
Senators	11	6	4	26	1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	14	6	2	30	13
Islanders	13	8	2	28	5
Devils	13	7	1	27	1

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 10/27	VGK	@	CAR	6-3
Mon 10/27	ANA	@	FLA	3-2
Mon 10/27	NYI	@	BOS	2-5
Mon 10/27	TBL	@	NSH	5-2
Mon 10/27	WPG	@	MIN	4-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/24	CBJ	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Mon 11/24	STL	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Mon 11/24	PHI	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Mon 11/24	DET	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Mon 11/24	FLA	@	NSH	8:00 PM