NHL Defensemen Scoring Leaders 2025‑2026
Based on games played on Oct 7, 2025
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| Overall NHL Stats | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | per Game | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Name | Team | Age | 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 |  | Cale Makar | COL | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23:07 | 14:07 | 7:51 | 1:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | 0.000 | 5.191 | 5.191 | 0.000 | 4.250 | 4.250 | 0.000 | 7.643 | 7.643 | 0.000 | 2.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2 |  | Sam Malinski | COL | 27 | D | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:13 | 13:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0% | 4.540 | 0.000 | 4.540 | 4.540 | 0.000 | 4.540 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1 | 100.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 3 |  | Gustav Forsling | FLA | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:52 | 19:22 | 0:14 | 3:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 2.624 | 2.624 | 0.000 | 3.098 | 3.098 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 3 | 0.0% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 4 | | Ryan Shea | PIT | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:31 | 19:26 | 0:20 | 2:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 2.665 | 2.665 | 0.000 | 3.087 | 3.087 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 5 | | Brent Burns | COL | 40 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:10 | 14:21 | 2:17 | 3:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 6 | | Kristopher Letang | PIT | 38 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 22:47 | 20:56 | 1:05 | 0:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 7 | | Drew Doughty | LAK | 36 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:40 | 14:32 | 3:01 | 5:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 8 |  | Dmitri Kulikov | FLA | 35 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:46 | 12:49 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 9 | | Erik Karlsson | PIT | 35 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:33 | 18:46 | 0:50 | 0:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 10 | | Jeff Petry | FLA | 38 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:59 | 12:32 | 1:23 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 11 | | Seth Jones | FLA | 31 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 22:29 | 18:25 | 2:17 | 1:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 12 | | Connor Murphy | CHI | 32 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:33 | 16:29 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 13 | | Brian Dumoulin | LAK | 34 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:29 | 14:08 | 0:00 | 4:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 14 | | Cody Ceci | LAK | 32 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 16:35 | 13:57 | 0:00 | 2:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 15 | | Joel Edmundson | LAK | 32 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14:48 | 12:27 | 0:00 | 2:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 16 | | Aaron Ekblad | FLA | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:41 | 19:03 | 2:20 | 3:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 17 | | Vladislav Gavrikov | NYR | 30 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:50 | 19:25 | 0:00 | 1:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 18 | | Matt Grzelcyk | CHI | 31 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:27 | 18:13 | 0:00 | 0:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 19 | | Josh Manson | COL | 34 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 17:38 | 14:12 | 0:00 | 3:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.00% | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 20 |  | Niko Mikkola | FLA | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:14 | 18:33 | 0:03 | 2:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 21 | | Parker Wotherspoon | PIT | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:15 | 20:02 | 0:00 | 3:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 22 | | Caleb Jones | PIT | 28 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:36 | 14:57 | 0:19 | 0:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 23 | | Urho Vaakanainen | NYR | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:35 | 17:32 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 24 | | Samuel Girard | COL | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:49 | 14:57 | 0:31 | 3:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 25 | | William Borgen | NYR | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:53 | 16:39 | 0:15 | 0:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 26 | | Adam Fox | NYR | 27 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 22:25 | 19:45 | 2:40 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 27 | | Carson Soucy | NYR | 31 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | 17:52 | 0:15 | 0:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 28 | | Devon Toews | COL | 31 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:59 | 16:14 | 2:08 | 2:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 29 | | Braden Schneider | NYR | 24 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:06 | 16:20 | 1:05 | 0:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 30 | | Michael Anderson | LAK | 26 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:51 | 14:08 | 0:00 | 5:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 31 | | Ethan Del Mastro | CHI | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:35 | 15:37 | 0:01 | 1:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 32 | | Brandt Clarke | LAK | 22 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:03 | 15:48 | 3:15 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 33 | | Wyatt Kaiser | CHI | 23 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:34 | 15:01 | 0:04 | 1:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 34 | | Harrison Brunicke | PIT | 19 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:21 | 14:31 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 35 | | Sam Rinzel | CHI | 21 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:18 | 19:19 | 4:18 | 1:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 36 |  | Artyom Levshunov | CHI | 20 | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16:36 | 14:54 | 1:42 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
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