Active NHL Defensemen ‑ All-Time Assists Leaders

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Active NHL Defensemen ‑ All-Time Assists Leaders.

			Overall									Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			per Game			SOG		Defensive		Faceoffs
Rk		Name	Team	Born	Pos	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
1		Erik Karlsson	TOT	1990	D	1128	204	699	903	500	-124	25:10	20:25	3:34	1:10	156	46	2	38	12	422	272	5	115	30	578	318	7	153	42	35.2%	0.431	1.477	1.908	0.406	1.099	1.506	0.685	4.052	4.737	0.181	0.620	0.801	3068	6.6%	790	1467	1	4	20.00%
2		Brent Burns	TOT	1985	D	1543	269	665	934	873	37	22:16	17:38	2:44	1:53	178	88	3	46	16	416	235	14	111	16	594	323	17	157	32	34.6%	0.469	1.160	1.630	0.392	0.917	1.310	1.246	3.327	4.573	0.174	0.431	0.605	4155	6.5%	1534	1881	81	97	45.51%
3		Victor Hedman	TBL	1990	D	1149	171	635	806	778	193	23:23	18:30	2:40	2:12	135	35	1	29	8	366	256	13	110	16	501	291	14	139	24	36.1%	0.382	1.417	1.799	0.381	1.033	1.414	0.682	4.985	5.666	0.149	0.553	0.701	2447	7.0%	1179	1774	1	2	33.33%
4		Kristopher Letang	PIT	1987	D	1208	178	619	797	827	87	24:06	18:57	3:16	1:52	115	57	6	36	13	373	236	10	107	25	488	293	16	143	38	36.8%	0.367	1.275	1.642	0.301	0.977	1.278	0.866	3.588	4.454	0.147	0.512	0.660	3022	5.9%	2058	1814	1	4	20.00%
5		John Carlson	WSH	1990	D	1133	165	598	763	384	115	23:35	18:09	2:57	2:28	116	47	2	32	2	367	224	7	106	24	483	271	9	138	26	35.5%	0.370	1.342	1.713	0.338	1.071	1.409	0.839	4.000	4.840	0.146	0.528	0.673	2616	6.3%	941	2163	1	4	20.00%
6		Roman Josi	NSH	1990	D	998	198	554	752	419	53	24:48	19:58	3:05	1:44	129	68	1	37	10	341	204	9	96	17	470	272	10	133	27	36.2%	0.480	1.342	1.822	0.388	1.026	1.414	1.321	3.962	5.283	0.198	0.555	0.754	2933	6.8%	689	1868	0	2	0.00%
7		Drew Doughty	LAK	1989	D	1248	163	536	699	813	70	26:02	20:19	3:22	2:21	80	80	3	34	8	304	224	8	94	17	384	304	11	128	25	43.5%	0.301	0.989	1.290	0.189	0.719	0.908	1.142	3.198	4.341	0.131	0.429	0.560	2553	6.4%	2046	1664	1	2	33.33%
8		Morgan Rielly	TOR	1994	D	920	93	449	542	262	-37	22:06	18:41	2:17	1:07	77	15	1	17	6	281	163	5	80	20	358	178	6	97	26	32.8%	0.274	1.325	1.599	0.269	0.981	1.250	0.428	4.650	5.078	0.101	0.488	0.589	1947	4.8%	809	1265	0	4	0.00%
9		Cam Fowler	TOT	1991	D	1091	106	403	509	281	-130	23:04	18:35	2:39	1:48	62	40	4	19	5	247	150	6	60	13	309	190	10	79	18	37.3%	0.253	0.961	1.213	0.183	0.730	0.914	0.826	3.096	3.922	0.097	0.369	0.467	1699	6.2%	487	1468	2	1	66.67%
10		Quinn Hughes	TOT	1999	D	476	63	387	450	191	26	24:39	20:15	3:49	0:33	47	16	0	8	3	204	180	3	58	20	251	196	3	66	23	43.6%	0.322	1.978	2.300	0.292	1.269	1.561	0.526	5.921	6.447	0.132	0.813	0.945	1046	6.0%	121	389	0	0	0.00%
11		Oliver Ekman-Larsson	TOT	1991	D	1107	156	375	531	716	-96	22:33	18:06	2:48	1:38	91	61	4	36	8	240	132	3	55	7	331	193	7	91	15	36.3%	0.375	0.901	1.276	0.272	0.719	0.991	1.175	2.542	3.717	0.141	0.339	0.480	2298	6.8%	1783	1009	0	2	0.00%
12		Seth Jones	TOT	1994	D	900	105	360	465	324	-141	23:44	19:07	2:35	2:01	72	32	1	21	12	222	131	7	67	19	294	163	8	88	31	35.1%	0.295	1.011	1.305	0.251	0.774	1.025	0.823	3.368	4.191	0.117	0.400	0.517	1983	5.3%	1053	1473	0	0	0.00%
13		Dougie Hamilton	TOT	1993	D	878	156	359	515	556	72	20:39	17:28	2:27	0:42	106	49	1	34	9	237	120	2	71	15	343	169	3	105	24	32.8%	0.516	1.188	1.704	0.414	0.927	1.341	1.362	3.336	4.699	0.178	0.409	0.587	2509	6.2%	1020	966	1	3	25.00%
14		Cale Makar	COL	1998	D	441	130	351	481	130	163	24:48	19:06	3:56	1:45	84	43	3	28	6	192	155	4	59	12	276	198	7	87	18	41.2%	0.713	1.925	2.639	0.598	1.368	1.966	1.483	5.346	6.829	0.295	0.796	1.091	1240	10.5%	364	625	0	0	0.00%
15		Nick Leddy	TOT	1991	D	1061	75	345	420	209	-45	20:40	17:59	1:53	0:47	55	19	1	9	3	240	103	2	58	8	295	122	3	67	11	29.0%	0.205	0.943	1.148	0.173	0.754	0.927	0.567	3.076	3.644	0.071	0.325	0.396	1376	5.5%	848	1155	0	0	0.00%
16		Ryan McDonagh	TOT	1989	D	1028	84	344	428	379	290	22:31	18:34	1:07	2:49	70	9	5	15	3	268	61	15	63	11	338	70	20	78	14	16.4%	0.218	0.891	1.109	0.220	0.842	1.062	0.464	3.148	3.612	0.082	0.335	0.416	1535	5.5%	1089	2040	2	3	40.00%
17		John Klingberg	TOT	1992	D	678	91	342	433	279	-41	22:32	19:12	2:59	0:20	66	25	0	26	8	200	142	0	60	18	266	167	0	86	26	38.6%	0.357	1.343	1.700	0.304	0.921	1.225	0.741	4.207	4.947	0.134	0.504	0.639	1314	6.9%	459	806	1	0	100.00%
18		Justin Faulk	TOT	1992	D	1029	141	339	480	506	-71	22:58	19:00	2:17	1:40	89	49	3	36	4	229	104	6	49	11	318	153	9	85	15	31.9%	0.358	0.861	1.218	0.273	0.703	0.976	1.244	2.640	3.883	0.137	0.329	0.466	2381	5.9%	1608	1413	0	1	0.00%
19		Shayne Gostisbehere	TOT	1993	D	724	110	334	444	269	-64	20:03	16:29	3:18	0:15	64	44	2	18	7	172	162	0	46	16	236	206	2	64	23	46.4%	0.455	1.380	1.835	0.322	0.865	1.186	1.102	4.057	5.159	0.152	0.461	0.613	1551	7.1%	389	843	1	0	100.00%
20		Adam Fox	NYR	1998	D	461	67	330	397	186	121	23:07	18:20	3:06	1:40	50	13	4	20	3	176	145	9	62	6	226	158	13	82	9	39.8%	0.377	1.857	2.234	0.355	1.249	1.604	0.545	6.076	6.620	0.145	0.716	0.861	872	7.7%	212	723	0	1	0.00%
21		Josh Morrissey	WPG	1995	D	709	89	323	412	341	94	22:52	19:32	2:14	1:05	68	20	1	18	4	215	107	1	64	18	283	127	2	82	22	30.8%	0.329	1.195	1.525	0.294	0.931	1.226	0.756	4.046	4.803	0.126	0.456	0.581	1329	6.7%	853	1082	1	1	50.00%
22		Jared Spurgeon	MIN	1989	D	982	121	309	430	168	124	22:00	17:47	2:13	1:59	85	36	0	24	5	202	101	6	43	5	287	137	6	67	10	31.9%	0.336	0.858	1.194	0.292	0.694	0.986	0.987	2.770	3.757	0.123	0.315	0.438	1604	7.5%	852	1705	1	2	33.33%
23		Rasmus Dahlin	BUF	2000	D	552	89	305	394	417	-71	23:21	19:29	3:10	0:40	57	32	0	13	3	177	126	2	49	11	234	158	2	62	14	40.1%	0.414	1.420	1.834	0.318	0.987	1.304	1.095	4.311	5.406	0.161	0.553	0.714	1305	6.8%	805	693	0	0	0.00%
24		Zachary Werenski	CBJ	1997	D	611	131	305	436	156	9	24:04	20:01	2:42	1:20	101	28	2	17	7	199	102	4	50	14	300	130	6	67	21	29.8%	0.534	1.244	1.778	0.495	0.975	1.471	1.016	3.701	4.717	0.214	0.499	0.714	1748	7.5%	322	806	0	0	0.00%
25		Shea Theodore	TOT	1995	D	600	85	303	388	183	101	21:30	18:31	2:36	0:22	67	17	1	21	8	205	96	2	51	12	272	113	3	72	20	29.1%	0.395	1.409	1.804	0.362	1.106	1.468	0.653	3.685	4.338	0.142	0.505	0.647	1473	5.8%	187	722	1	0	100.00%
26		Tyler Myers	TOT	1990	D	1114	100	303	403	897	-10	21:44	17:44	1:33	2:26	74	19	7	19	4	220	74	9	54	4	294	93	16	73	8	23.1%	0.248	0.751	0.999	0.225	0.668	0.893	0.654	2.545	3.199	0.090	0.272	0.362	1754	5.7%	1390	1725	0	1	0.00%
27		Jeff Petry	TOT	1987	D	1026	96	297	393	422	-138	21:31	17:48	1:37	2:05	70	24	2	17	4	210	79	8	46	9	280	103	10	63	13	26.2%	0.261	0.807	1.068	0.230	0.689	0.919	0.867	2.854	3.721	0.094	0.289	0.383	1736	5.5%	2070	1608	1	3	25.00%
28		Mattias Ekholm	TOT	1990	D	934	89	292	381	448	202	21:41	18:18	1:09	2:14	71	14	4	19	4	240	43	9	54	10	311	57	13	73	14	15.0%	0.264	0.865	1.128	0.249	0.842	1.092	0.782	2.401	3.182	0.095	0.313	0.408	1610	5.5%	838	1213	0	1	0.00%
29		Aaron Ekblad	FLA	1996	D	778	121	278	399	538	87	22:51	18:21	2:31	1:58	77	42	2	29	7	188	83	7	55	5	265	125	9	84	12	31.3%	0.408	0.938	1.346	0.323	0.790	1.113	1.282	2.533	3.814	0.156	0.357	0.513	1858	6.5%	896	867	0	1	0.00%
30		Dmitry Orlov	TOT	1991	D	914	77	273	350	379	133	20:01	18:06	0:54	1:01	71	5	1	19	5	224	47	2	53	10	295	52	3	72	15	14.9%	0.252	0.895	1.147	0.257	0.812	1.070	0.361	3.396	3.757	0.084	0.299	0.383	1284	6.0%	1420	973	0	1	0.00%
31		Mikhail Sergachev	TOT	1998	D	601	70	272	342	340	32	21:16	17:28	2:09	1:38	50	18	2	12	2	168	101	3	59	9	218	119	5	71	11	34.8%	0.328	1.276	1.604	0.286	0.960	1.246	0.832	4.669	5.501	0.116	0.453	0.569	1090	6.4%	755	899	1	1	50.00%
32		Noah Hanifin	TOT	1997	D	795	74	270	344	207	3	20:44	17:52	1:39	1:12	58	15	1	12	2	192	73	5	45	2	250	88	6	57	4	25.6%	0.269	0.982	1.252	0.245	0.811	1.056	0.681	3.313	3.994	0.093	0.340	0.433	1490	5.0%	670	934	0	0	0.00%
33		Charlie McAvoy	BOS	1997	D	541	63	266	329	465	150	23:27	19:03	2:29	1:54	47	14	2	18	7	189	74	3	43	8	236	88	5	61	15	26.7%	0.298	1.257	1.555	0.274	1.100	1.373	0.623	3.296	3.919	0.116	0.492	0.608	905	7.0%	955	954	0	0	0.00%
34		Jacob Trouba	TOT	1994	D	872	82	261	343	687	50	22:13	18:17	1:18	2:37	65	13	4	11	3	205	44	12	40	3	270	57	16	51	6	16.6%	0.254	0.808	1.062	0.244	0.771	1.015	0.682	2.307	2.989	0.094	0.299	0.393	1820	4.5%	1792	1885	0	3	0.00%
35		Damon Severson	TOT	1994	D	831	76	258	334	512	-123	20:56	17:58	1:43	1:13	62	13	1	10	1	184	69	5	28	5	246	82	6	38	6	24.6%	0.262	0.889	1.151	0.249	0.739	0.988	0.542	2.877	3.419	0.091	0.310	0.402	1286	5.9%	746	894	0	1	0.00%
36		Miro Heiskanen	DAL	1999	D	522	65	254	319	156	27	24:38	20:19	2:44	1:34	51	13	1	12	2	152	100	2	36	7	203	113	3	48	9	35.4%	0.303	1.185	1.488	0.288	0.859	1.148	0.545	4.195	4.740	0.125	0.487	0.611	1191	5.5%	306	666	0	0	0.00%
37		Rasmus Ristolainen	TOT	1994	D	789	56	251	307	387	-182	22:37	18:21	2:07	2:08	40	15	1	8	5	141	105	5	37	8	181	120	6	45	13	39.1%	0.188	0.844	1.032	0.166	0.584	0.750	0.537	3.757	4.293	0.071	0.318	0.389	1479	3.8%	1916	1278	1	1	50.00%
38		Hampus Lindholm	TOT	1994	D	796	76	251	327	477	139	22:21	18:25	1:43	2:12	60	15	1	15	3	177	70	4	49	7	237	85	5	64	10	26.0%	0.256	0.846	1.103	0.246	0.724	0.970	0.658	3.069	3.726	0.095	0.315	0.411	1354	5.6%	702	1035	2	6	25.00%
39		Thomas Chabot	OTT	1997	D	545	76	245	321	264	-59	23:43	20:16	2:50	0:35	63	12	1	5	2	160	84	1	41	14	223	96	2	46	16	29.9%	0.353	1.137	1.489	0.342	0.868	1.210	0.464	3.245	3.709	0.139	0.450	0.589	1274	6.0%	542	847	0	0	0.00%
40		Jaccob Slavin	CAR	1994	D	754	55	245	300	96	167	22:23	18:53	0:44	2:45	44	7	4	9	3	210	21	14	34	6	254	28	18	43	9	9.3%	0.195	0.870	1.066	0.185	0.884	1.069	0.758	2.273	3.031	0.073	0.325	0.398	1294	4.3%	435	1254	0	1	0.00%
41		Vince Dunn	TOT	1996	D	588	81	234	315	371	19	20:07	17:39	2:16	0:11	61	20	0	12	5	149	84	1	29	12	210	104	1	41	17	33.0%	0.411	1.186	1.597	0.352	0.861	1.213	0.898	3.770	4.667	0.138	0.398	0.536	1126	7.2%	434	581	1	1	50.00%
42		Colton Parayko	STL	1993	D	772	77	230	307	214	59	22:29	19:34	0:57	1:57	58	17	2	20	4	197	27	6	38	9	255	44	8	58	13	14.3%	0.266	0.795	1.061	0.230	0.782	1.013	1.370	2.175	3.545	0.100	0.298	0.398	1567	4.9%	995	1507	0	0	0.00%
43		Darnell Nurse	EDM	1995	D	766	87	229	316	702	69	22:33	19:29	0:54	2:08	78	3	6	13	6	190	33	6	37	8	268	36	12	50	14	11.4%	0.302	0.795	1.097	0.313	0.763	1.077	0.257	2.824	3.081	0.114	0.299	0.413	1802	4.8%	1623	1414	0	0	0.00%
44		Devon Toews	TOT	1994	D	513	63	228	291	144	212	23:15	19:24	1:41	2:10	55	8	0	14	5	191	35	2	47	9	246	43	2	61	14	14.8%	0.317	1.146	1.463	0.332	1.152	1.483	0.554	2.422	2.976	0.123	0.444	0.567	1012	6.2%	398	686	0	1	0.00%
45		Filip Hronek	TOT	1997	D	499	43	222	265	254	-56	22:52	18:47	2:04	1:59	31	12	0	1	0	156	64	2	27	3	187	76	2	28	3	28.7%	0.226	1.167	1.393	0.198	0.998	1.196	0.693	3.697	4.390	0.086	0.445	0.531	867	5.0%	678	519	1	0	100.00%
46		Evan Bouchard	EDM	1999	D	397	66	220	286	144	65	21:14	17:48	2:36	0:49	43	23	0	15	5	138	79	3	34	7	181	102	3	49	12	35.7%	0.470	1.565	2.035	0.365	1.171	1.536	1.330	4.567	5.897	0.166	0.554	0.720	993	6.6%	310	491	0	0	0.00%
47		Brandon Montour	TOT	1994	D	630	90	220	310	474	15	21:21	18:12	2:13	0:54	70	17	3	21	5	140	79	1	33	6	210	96	4	54	11	31.0%	0.401	0.981	1.382	0.366	0.732	1.098	0.725	3.371	4.097	0.143	0.349	0.492	1440	6.3%	711	703	0	0	0.00%
48		Neal Pionk	TOT	1995	D	576	46	218	264	315	21	21:50	18:15	1:54	1:40	32	14	0	9	3	139	76	3	39	7	171	90	3	48	10	34.1%	0.219	1.039	1.259	0.182	0.793	0.975	0.766	4.159	4.925	0.080	0.378	0.458	1090	4.2%	1261	794	0	1	0.00%
49		Ivan Provorov	TOT	1997	D	744	82	218	300	269	-19	23:53	19:26	1:41	2:46	70	11	1	11	4	163	48	7	29	12	233	59	8	40	16	19.7%	0.277	0.736	1.012	0.290	0.676	0.967	0.526	2.297	2.824	0.110	0.293	0.403	1376	6.0%	809	1400	0	1	0.00%
50		Brady Skjei	TOT	1994	D	739	79	215	294	394	-12	20:51	17:56	0:48	2:06	69	7	3	10	1	171	37	7	44	9	240	44	10	54	10	15.0%	0.307	0.837	1.144	0.312	0.774	1.086	0.706	3.733	4.440	0.107	0.291	0.398	1442	5.5%	954	841	1	1	50.00%

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