defensive forwards in the NHL 2025-26
| NAME | SEASON | TM | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Acciari | 2025-26 |  PIT | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 55 | 91 | 60.4 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 12:56 |
| 2 | | A. Agozzino | 2025-26 |  UTA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:08 | |
| 3 |  | S. Aho | 2025-26 |  CAR | 25 | 8 | 16 | 24 | +5 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 12.7 | 202 | 417 | 48.4 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 20:03 |
| 4 | | M. Amadio | 2025-26 |  OTT | 26 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16.7 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 39 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 15:15 |
| 5 | | J. Anderson | 2025-26 |  MTL | 26 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18.5 | 11 | 14 | 78.6 | 47 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 14:58 |
| 6 | | J. Armia | 2025-26 |  LAK | 26 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 16.7 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 14:02 |
| 7 | | V. Arvidsson | 2025-26 |  BOS | 21 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 10.7 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 14:35 |
| 8 | | M. Backlund | 2025-26 |  CGY | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6.9 | 272 | 524 | 51.9 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 17:09 |
| 9 |  | J. Benn | 2025-26 |  DAL | 9 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27.3 | 21 | 40 | 52.5 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12:50 |
| 10 |  | S. Bennett | 2025-26 |  FLA | 25 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 11.3 | 163 | 325 | 50.2 | 50 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 17:00 |
| 11 | | O. Bjorkstrand | 2025-26 |  TBL | 26 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4.5 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 19 | 14:10 |
| 12 | | N. Bjugstad | 2025-26 |  STL | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.8 | 67 | 129 | 51.9 | 39 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 11:22 |
| 13 | | T. Blueger | 2025-26 |  VAN | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 26 | 34.6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:50 |
| 14 | | J. Brodzinski | 2025-26 |  NYR | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | 9 | 15 | 60.0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12:06 |
| 15 |  | P. Buchnevich | 2025-26 | STL | 27 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.7 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 24 | 18:10 |
| 16 | | A. Burakovsky | 2025-26 |  CHI | 21 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 24.1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 17:23 |
| 17 | | M. Carcone | 2025-26 | UTA | 26 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +4 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7.5 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 48 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11:30 |
| 18 | | S. Carrick | 2025-26 | NYR | 28 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6 | 109 | 208 | 52.4 | 43 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 11:20 |
| 19 | | C. Cizikas | 2025-26 |  NYI | 27 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6.3 | 72 | 157 | 45.9 | 65 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 9:54 |
| 20 | | B. Coleman | 2025-26 | CGY | 28 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 12.9 | 9 | 21 | 42.9 | 68 | 22 | 7 | 30 | 16:55 |
| 21 |  | K. Connor | 2025-26 |  WPG | 26 | 14 | 18 | 32 | +7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 20:36 | |
| 22 | | A. Copp | 2025-26 |  DET | 27 | 1 | 8 | 9 | -13 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 3.4 | 126 | 226 | 55.8 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 14:20 |
| 23 | | N. Cousins | 2025-26 | OTT | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 22.2 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 52 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 10:42 |
| 24 | | S. Couturier | 2025-26 |  PHI | 25 | 4 | 12 | 16 | +3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11.4 | 214 | 406 | 52.7 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 22 | 17:45 |
| 25 | | C. Coyle | 2025-26 |  CBJ | 26 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10.3 | 202 | 398 | 50.8 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 17:17 |
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