NHL Defensemen Projections - Rest of Season
This Season's projected stats for all NHL defensemen with games scheduled. Defensemen are fantasy gold mines for peripheral stats like blocked shots, hits, and shots on goal. Our D-men projections help you identify which blueliners are primed for multi-category contributions this season.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Updated (hourly)
2 games • 260 players
Season Outlook: Oct 14 through Apr 10, 2027
Actual results: Points leaders, 2025-26 →
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Forward-looking projections only
ROS stats represent expected future production—they don't include any stats already accumulated this season.
Player Projections
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Top plays: skaters and goalies by Fantasy Points
- 1.Evan BouchardEDM · D835.00
- 2.Cale MakarCOL · D798.00
- 3.Zach WerenskiCBJ · D773.00
- 4.Quinn HughesMIN · D744.00
- 5.Matthew SchaeferNYI · D652.00
- 6.Rasmus DahlinBUF · D641.00
- 7.Mikhail SergachevUTA · D631.00
- 8.Roman JosiNSH · D602.00
- 9.Jakob ChychrunWSH · D601.00
- 10.Adam FoxNYR · D599.00
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| Player | Team | Pos | Rost% | G | A | PTS | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | PPG† | PPA† | PPP† | SHG† | SHA† | SHP† | GWG† | FOW† | FOL† | TK† | GV† | +/-† | TOI | SFT† | FPTS ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Bouchard | EDM | D | 99.9% | 25.00 | 64.00 | 89.00 | 216.00 | 34.00 | 94.00 | 26.00 | 9.51 | 29.40 | 38.90 | 0.26 | 0.78 | 1.05 | 3.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.19 | 104.81 | 7.01 | 1913:00 | 2066.32 | 835.00 |
| Cale Makar | COL | D | 100.0% | 24.00 | 61.00 | 85.00 | 209.00 | 33.00 | 115.00 | 20.00 | 9.26 | 26.85 | 36.11 | 0.27 | 0.84 | 1.12 | 3.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.77 | 94.78 | 16.60 | 1872:00 | 1938.89 | 798.00 |
| Zach Werenski | CBJ | D | 99.6% | 17.00 | 57.00 | 74.00 | 265.00 | 23.00 | 128.00 | 20.00 | 4.66 | 17.97 | 22.63 | 0.26 | 0.97 | 1.22 | 2.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 32.56 | 116.12 | 4.66 | 2130:00 | 2160.08 | 773.00 |
| Quinn Hughes | MIN | D | 99.9% | 16.00 | 77.00 | 93.00 | 198.00 | 11.00 | 69.00 | 24.00 | 5.35 | 32.16 | 37.51 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 3.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.28 | 108.59 | -5.74 | 2076:00 | 1817.46 | 744.00 |
| Matthew Schaefer | NYI | D | 99.9% | 16.00 | 45.00 | 61.00 | 239.00 | 41.00 | 97.00 | 33.00 | 5.76 | 17.42 | 23.18 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 1.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.93 | 102.13 | 0.31 | 1935:00 | 2087.73 | 652.00 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | D | 99.5% | 18.00 | 48.00 | 66.00 | 194.00 | 76.00 | 98.00 | 59.00 | 6.22 | 17.52 | 23.74 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 3.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.08 | 97.29 | 3.78 | 1786:00 | 1995.84 | 641.00 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | UTA | D | 98.3% | 13.00 | 55.00 | 68.00 | 157.00 | 53.00 | 120.00 | 46.00 | 5.06 | 24.67 | 29.74 | 0.26 | 1.21 | 1.47 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.86 | 99.31 | 6.56 | 1850:00 | 2254.64 | 631.00 |
| Roman Josi | NSH | D | 98.3% | 15.00 | 47.00 | 62.00 | 192.00 | 36.00 | 125.00 | 33.00 | 5.28 | 20.78 | 26.06 | 0.22 | 0.52 | 0.74 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.56 | 103.01 | -11.80 | 1954:00 | 2083.09 | 602.00 |
| Jakob Chychrun | WSH | D | 99.0% | 20.00 | 30.00 | 50.00 | 205.00 | 56.00 | 110.00 | 68.00 | 6.57 | 9.51 | 16.08 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 0.54 | 2.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.82 | 95.90 | 15.59 | 1763:00 | 1757.59 | 601.00 |
| Adam Fox | NYR | D | 99.0% | 7.00 | 63.00 | 71.00 | 114.00 | 36.00 | 117.00 | 37.00 | 2.46 | 24.99 | 27.45 | 0.05 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.38 | 90.90 | 18.70 | 1743:00 | 1981.58 | 599.00 |
| John Carlson | TBL | D | 97.9% | 14.00 | 46.00 | 60.00 | 176.00 | 40.00 | 113.00 | 26.00 | 5.75 | 19.01 | 24.76 | 0.09 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.84 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 28.27 | 97.26 | 9.64 | 1808:00 | 1891.83 | 589.00 |
| Brandt Clarke | LAK | D | 94.7% | 10.00 | 42.00 | 52.00 | 183.00 | 25.00 | 156.00 | 70.00 | 3.27 | 15.90 | 19.17 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.88 | 79.15 | 8.08 | 1432:00 | 1625.35 | 582.00 |
| Moritz Seider | DET | D | 98.9% | 7.00 | 40.00 | 47.00 | 162.00 | 148.00 | 174.00 | 42.00 | 2.39 | 16.60 | 18.99 | 0.11 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.17 | 100.42 | -12.38 | 1978:00 | 2224.71 | 576.00 |
| Lane Hutson | MTL | D | 99.0% | 9.00 | 57.00 | 65.00 | 128.00 | 28.00 | 119.00 | 33.00 | 3.21 | 21.46 | 24.68 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 1.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.41 | 96.95 | 6.25 | 1870:00 | 1903.52 | 568.00 |
| Thomas Chabot | OTT | D | 87.9% | 9.00 | 30.00 | 39.00 | 164.00 | 53.00 | 168.00 | 33.00 | 3.17 | 11.21 | 14.38 | 0.15 | 0.62 | 0.77 | 1.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.06 | 96.51 | 6.24 | 1873:00 | 2193.01 | 566.00 |
| Jake Sanderson | OTT | D | 96.8% | 12.00 | 39.00 | 50.00 | 166.00 | 34.00 | 134.00 | 12.00 | 3.33 | 12.16 | 15.49 | 0.17 | 0.68 | 0.85 | 1.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.29 | 93.09 | 6.30 | 1809:00 | 2191.65 | 556.00 |
| Miro Heiskanen | DAL | D | 98.1% | 8.00 | 48.00 | 56.00 | 148.00 | 27.00 | 125.00 | 33.00 | 2.44 | 17.52 | 19.96 | 0.21 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.83 | 102.08 | 3.46 | 1996:00 | 1983.27 | 554.00 |
| Jackson LaCombe | ANA | D | 97.5% | 10.00 | 47.00 | 57.00 | 141.00 | 70.00 | 131.00 | 26.00 | 3.66 | 18.75 | 22.41 | 0.17 | 0.83 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 34.90 | 98.40 | -7.42 | 1869:00 | 2121.34 | 538.00 |
| Josh Morrissey | WPG | D | 98.3% | 11.00 | 42.00 | 53.00 | 159.00 | 37.00 | 106.00 | 30.00 | 2.96 | 13.63 | 16.60 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 2.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.90 | 95.00 | -0.35 | 1809:00 | 2061.59 | 532.00 |
| Charlie McAvoy | BOS | D | 95.5% | 10.00 | 43.00 | 53.00 | 124.00 | 95.00 | 138.00 | 64.00 | 3.19 | 15.70 | 18.89 | 0.24 | 1.04 | 1.28 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.77 | 92.62 | 9.57 | 1797:00 | 2011.81 | 520.00 |
| Erik Karlsson | PIT | D | 95.0% | 8.00 | 55.00 | 63.00 | 158.00 | 20.00 | 63.00 | 16.00 | 2.88 | 23.28 | 26.17 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.90 | 99.58 | 7.09 | 1808:00 | 1863.90 | 508.00 |
| Shea Theodore | VGK | D | 92.4% | 8.00 | 36.00 | 44.00 | 158.00 | 4.00 | 92.00 | 18.00 | 1.93 | 9.44 | 11.36 | 0.11 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.29 | 95.11 | -2.63 | 1718:00 | 2110.49 | 507.00 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | CAR | D | 95.5% | 13.00 | 35.00 | 48.00 | 150.00 | 34.00 | 66.00 | 27.00 | 6.23 | 18.26 | 24.48 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.47 | 73.51 | 6.42 | 1422:00 | 1604.10 | 506.00 |
| Darren Raddysh | TOR | D | 97.3% | 9.00 | 42.00 | 51.00 | 182.00 | 57.00 | 95.00 | 41.00 | 3.79 | 18.54 | 22.33 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.26 | 85.26 | 2.63 | 1622:00 | 1735.64 | 501.00 |
| Seth Jones | FLA | D | 75.6% | 9.00 | 43.00 | 52.00 | 169.00 | 81.00 | 84.00 | 26.00 | 3.91 | 21.53 | 25.44 | 0.14 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.71 | 98.58 | 2.72 | 1914:00 | 2105.05 | 495.00 |
| Brock Faber | MIN | D | 88.3% | 10.00 | 28.00 | 38.00 | 153.00 | 34.00 | 134.00 | 32.00 | 1.22 | 3.92 | 5.13 | 0.16 | 0.63 | 0.79 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.63 | 99.35 | -5.98 | 1936:00 | 2070.49 | 483.00 |
| Dougie Hamilton | NJD | D | 83.1% | 10.00 | 27.00 | 37.00 | 225.00 | 87.00 | 91.00 | 40.00 | 2.61 | 7.49 | 10.10 | 0.20 | 0.71 | 0.90 | 1.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.27 | 91.07 | -7.57 | 1640:00 | 1927.99 | 479.00 |
| Devon Toews | COL | D | 72.7% | 8.00 | 34.00 | 43.00 | 128.00 | 39.00 | 90.00 | 30.00 | 1.72 | 8.69 | 10.41 | 0.16 | 0.84 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 33.42 | 93.36 | 17.92 | 1828:00 | 2173.11 | 479.00 |
| Thomas Harley | DAL | D | 83.2% | 10.00 | 26.00 | 36.00 | 141.00 | 44.00 | 145.00 | 27.00 | 1.63 | 4.63 | 6.26 | 0.16 | 0.42 | 0.58 | 1.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.62 | 96.00 | 3.42 | 1845:00 | 1944.90 | 478.00 |
| Vince Dunn | SEA | D | 91.3% | 15.00 | 34.00 | 49.00 | 152.00 | 31.00 | 91.00 | 55.00 | 4.51 | 11.47 | 15.99 | 0.15 | 0.36 | 0.51 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.80 | 85.87 | 0.40 | 1703:00 | 1890.37 | 477.00 |
| Noah Dobson | MTL | D | 93.8% | 9.00 | 30.00 | 38.00 | 162.00 | 71.00 | 157.00 | 39.00 | 1.56 | 5.49 | 7.04 | 0.18 | 0.77 | 0.96 | 1.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 29.15 | 95.25 | 6.56 | 1771:00 | 2120.84 | 462.00 |
| Victor Hedman | TBL | D | 84.7% | 9.00 | 31.00 | 39.00 | 144.00 | 47.00 | 113.00 | 31.00 | 1.31 | 5.09 | 6.40 | 0.17 | 0.74 | 0.91 | 1.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.24 | 87.07 | 10.11 | 1638:00 | 2004.97 | 456.00 |
| MacKenzie Weegar | UTA | D | 90.8% | 10.00 | 17.00 | 27.00 | 138.00 | 191.00 | 189.00 | 84.00 | 1.24 | 2.31 | 3.55 | 0.21 | 0.44 | 0.65 | 1.34 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 25.58 | 95.14 | 6.96 | 1733:00 | 2390.81 | 456.00 |
| Filip Hronek | VAN | D | 93.2% | 5.00 | 43.00 | 49.00 | 116.00 | 117.00 | 126.00 | 27.00 | 1.37 | 14.62 | 15.99 | 0.10 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 0.71 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 27.55 | 96.95 | -11.51 | 1852:00 | 2116.58 | 450.00 |
| Brandon Montour | SEA | D | 85.0% | 8.00 | 34.00 | 42.00 | 178.00 | 89.00 | 98.00 | 73.00 | 1.97 | 9.16 | 11.14 | 0.10 | 0.47 | 0.57 | 1.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.00 | 92.03 | 0.43 | 1791:00 | 1821.08 | 444.00 |
| Mattias Ekholm | EDM | D | 68.3% | 6.00 | 26.00 | 32.00 | 122.00 | 58.00 | 103.00 | 30.00 | 0.44 | 2.10 | 2.54 | 0.14 | 0.71 | 0.85 | 0.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.62 | 88.51 | 7.12 | 1668:00 | 2044.88 | 438.00 |
| Bowen Byram | CHI | D | 88.8% | 10.00 | 36.00 | 47.00 | 111.00 | 52.00 | 101.00 | 44.00 | 2.68 | 10.58 | 13.26 | 0.12 | 0.54 | 0.67 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.25 | 86.58 | -20.17 | 1689:00 | 1940.89 | 429.00 |
| Luke Hughes | NJD | D | 83.0% | 10.00 | 36.00 | 45.00 | 173.00 | 19.00 | 57.00 | 32.00 | 3.20 | 13.02 | 16.22 | 0.11 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 1.29 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 30.14 | 92.53 | -7.70 | 1739:00 | 1881.74 | 425.00 |
| Sean Walker | CAR | D | 63.0% | 5.00 | 33.00 | 38.00 | 139.00 | 110.00 | 123.00 | 54.00 | 0.83 | 6.00 | 6.82 | 0.10 | 1.25 | 1.36 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.16 | 80.78 | 8.33 | 1520:00 | 1865.81 | 417.00 |
| Philip Broberg | STL | D | 59.7% | 6.00 | 32.00 | 38.00 | 108.00 | 39.00 | 97.00 | 20.00 | 0.56 | 3.41 | 3.97 | 0.16 | 0.94 | 1.10 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.75 | 91.73 | 3.54 | 1699:00 | 1982.20 | 414.00 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | NYR | D | 57.5% | 7.00 | 26.00 | 33.00 | 104.00 | 55.00 | 118.00 | 25.00 | 0.52 | 2.03 | 2.55 | 0.19 | 0.82 | 1.01 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.97 | 88.31 | 21.14 | 1715:00 | 2000.39 | 404.00 |
| Cole Hutson | WSH | D | 87.4% | 10.00 | 33.00 | 42.00 | 144.00 | 78.00 | 59.00 | 45.00 | 2.50 | 9.09 | 11.59 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.50 | 78.00 | 13.59 | 1497:00 | 1789.86 | 404.00 |
| Owen Power | BUF | D | 70.5% | 9.00 | 37.00 | 46.00 | 104.00 | 22.00 | 81.00 | 19.00 | 2.44 | 10.08 | 12.51 | 0.19 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 1.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.18 | 87.87 | 3.87 | 1760:00 | 2050.10 | 400.00 |
| Brayden McNabb | VGK | D | 39.0% | 3.00 | 20.00 | 23.00 | 86.00 | 127.00 | 152.00 | 27.00 | 0.06 | 0.41 | 0.47 | 0.10 | 0.77 | 0.87 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.25 | 77.90 | -2.55 | 1518:00 | 1960.31 | 399.00 |
| Damon Severson | CBJ | D | 10.7% | 9.00 | 29.00 | 38.00 | 99.00 | 40.00 | 99.00 | 54.00 | 0.99 | 3.42 | 4.41 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.56 | 81.61 | 3.61 | 1537:00 | 1752.49 | 399.00 |
| Darnell Nurse | SJS | D | 62.6% | 7.00 | 17.00 | 24.00 | 165.00 | 137.00 | 149.00 | 77.00 | 0.15 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.19 | 0.49 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.08 | 89.08 | -21.82 | 1671:00 | 1982.59 | 398.00 |
| Sam Malinski | COL | D | 44.2% | 7.00 | 20.00 | 27.00 | 141.00 | 42.00 | 89.00 | 21.00 | 0.58 | 1.78 | 2.35 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.36 | 1.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.54 | 64.67 | 13.13 | 1269:00 | 1566.61 | 395.00 |
| Noah Hanifin | VGK | D | 47.5% | 8.00 | 20.00 | 28.00 | 132.00 | 32.00 | 130.00 | 11.00 | 0.63 | 1.78 | 2.41 | 0.16 | 0.44 | 0.59 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.14 | 89.88 | -2.72 | 1655:00 | 2057.89 | 394.00 |
| Jacob Trouba | SJS | D | 70.1% | 6.00 | 20.00 | 26.00 | 141.00 | 147.00 | 164.00 | 49.00 | 0.54 | 1.91 | 2.45 | 0.23 | 0.77 | 1.00 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.84 | 88.69 | -21.68 | 1699:00 | 2055.32 | 392.00 |
| Rasmus Andersson | VGK | D | 85.4% | 9.00 | 27.00 | 35.00 | 149.00 | 28.00 | 125.00 | 58.00 | 1.95 | 5.95 | 7.89 | 0.08 | 0.28 | 0.37 | 1.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.01 | 88.24 | -2.61 | 1681:00 | 2310.86 | 390.00 |
| Colton Parayko | STL | D | 36.3% | 5.00 | 19.00 | 23.00 | 116.00 | 94.00 | 168.00 | 20.00 | 0.16 | 0.66 | 0.82 | 0.13 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.66 | 91.35 | 3.77 | 1772:00 | 2214.47 | 388.00 |
| Esa Lindell | DAL | D | 31.8% | 4.00 | 20.00 | 24.00 | 80.00 | 36.00 | 161.00 | 18.00 | 0.30 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 0.18 | 0.96 | 1.14 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.31 | 94.43 | 3.41 | 1771:00 | 1895.37 | 387.00 |
| Josh Manson | COL | D | 36.0% | 5.00 | 23.00 | 28.00 | 115.00 | 170.00 | 98.00 | 69.00 | 0.14 | 0.72 | 0.86 | 0.12 | 0.69 | 0.81 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.72 | 76.22 | 14.72 | 1394:00 | 1788.34 | 384.00 |
| Hampus Lindholm | BOS | D | 19.3% | 7.00 | 25.00 | 33.00 | 103.00 | 21.00 | 99.00 | 39.00 | 1.25 | 4.97 | 6.22 | 0.18 | 0.67 | 0.85 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.98 | 87.20 | 9.36 | 1639:00 | 1994.45 | 378.00 |
| Jaccob Slavin | CAR | D | 21.5% | 3.00 | 19.00 | 21.00 | 113.00 | 21.00 | 135.00 | 6.00 | 0.13 | 0.89 | 1.02 | 0.08 | 0.73 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.06 | 79.18 | 9.50 | 1654:00 | 1919.46 | 377.00 |
| Adam Larsson | SEA | D | 27.6% | 4.00 | 14.00 | 18.00 | 93.00 | 120.00 | 169.00 | 26.00 | 0.12 | 0.44 | 0.56 | 0.15 | 0.57 | 0.72 | 0.61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.28 | 79.87 | 0.43 | 1654:00 | 1847.80 | 377.00 |
| Neal Pionk | WPG | D | 30.1% | 5.00 | 23.00 | 28.00 | 128.00 | 156.00 | 116.00 | 46.00 | 1.15 | 5.42 | 6.58 | 0.12 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.46 | 93.43 | -0.35 | 1767:00 | 2151.38 | 377.00 |
| Brent Burns | COL | D | 46.7% | 7.00 | 23.00 | 29.00 | 142.00 | 19.00 | 79.00 | 27.00 | 0.31 | 1.10 | 1.41 | 0.15 | 0.63 | 0.78 | 1.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.40 | 82.53 | 16.20 | 1543:00 | 1953.66 | 376.00 |
| Jake Walman | EDM | D | 24.4% | 9.00 | 18.00 | 26.00 | 133.00 | 33.00 | 133.00 | 29.00 | 1.85 | 3.87 | 5.72 | 0.10 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 1.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.40 | 81.86 | 6.16 | 1528:00 | 1987.85 | 371.00 |
| Justin Faulk | DET | D | 49.6% | 9.00 | 21.00 | 30.00 | 139.00 | 73.00 | 107.00 | 37.00 | 1.92 | 5.03 | 6.94 | 0.11 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 1.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.59 | 83.03 | -11.47 | 1709:00 | 2141.77 | 370.00 |
| Simon Edvinsson | DET | D | 39.5% | 8.00 | 18.00 | 26.00 | 90.00 | 96.00 | 145.00 | 67.00 | 0.26 | 0.65 | 0.91 | 0.14 | 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.51 | 86.62 | -11.94 | 1652:00 | 1982.09 | 369.00 |
| Jared Spurgeon | MIN | D | 52.4% | 6.00 | 22.00 | 28.00 | 88.00 | 63.00 | 127.00 | 16.00 | 1.11 | 4.55 | 5.66 | 0.15 | 0.69 | 0.83 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.86 | 75.37 | -4.57 | 1516:00 | 1859.59 | 367.00 |
| Simon Nemec | CGY | D | 50.6% | 10.00 | 27.00 | 37.00 | 131.00 | 25.00 | 112.00 | 30.00 | 1.69 | 4.75 | 6.44 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.37 | 1.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.18 | 78.43 | -28.16 | 1468:00 | 1659.91 | 366.00 |
| Ivan Provorov | CBJ | D | 31.9% | 5.00 | 21.00 | 26.00 | 117.00 | 27.00 | 119.00 | 27.00 | 0.67 | 3.05 | 3.72 | 0.12 | 0.58 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.14 | 95.11 | 4.22 | 1807:00 | 1898.29 | 365.00 |
| Mattias Samuelsson | BUF | D | 75.9% | 7.00 | 25.00 | 32.00 | 92.00 | 116.00 | 118.00 | 34.00 | 0.34 | 1.32 | 1.66 | 0.21 | 0.80 | 1.01 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.35 | 86.51 | 4.03 | 1665:00 | 1976.68 | 364.00 |
| Mike Matheson | MTL | D | 78.8% | 5.00 | 21.00 | 26.00 | 116.00 | 54.00 | 149.00 | 46.00 | 0.22 | 1.01 | 1.23 | 0.19 | 0.99 | 1.18 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.18 | 96.51 | 7.27 | 1869:00 | 2034.43 | 356.00 |
| Morgan Rielly | TOR | D | 75.5% | 6.00 | 31.00 | 37.00 | 116.00 | 38.00 | 108.00 | 25.00 | 1.27 | 7.31 | 8.58 | 0.07 | 0.38 | 0.45 | 0.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.04 | 84.69 | 2.94 | 1611:00 | 2144.79 | 355.00 |
| Denton Mateychuk | CBJ | D | 41.4% | 10.00 | 21.00 | 31.00 | 107.00 | 30.00 | 103.00 | 22.00 | 1.38 | 3.08 | 4.46 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.61 | 1.37 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.71 | 78.49 | 3.56 | 1531:00 | 1746.75 | 355.00 |
| Gustav Forsling | FLA | D | 37.3% | 9.00 | 17.00 | 25.00 | 132.00 | 57.00 | 86.00 | 41.00 | 1.12 | 2.27 | 3.40 | 0.28 | 0.63 | 0.91 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.52 | 82.52 | 2.83 | 1678:00 | 2015.90 | 354.00 |
| Dylan Samberg | WPG | D | 5.8% | 3.00 | 19.00 | 22.00 | 105.00 | 77.00 | 135.00 | 29.00 | 0.15 | 1.01 | 1.16 | 0.09 | 0.62 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.19 | 85.16 | -0.36 | 1688:00 | 2063.23 | 353.00 |
| K'Andre Miller | CAR | D | 60.3% | 8.00 | 25.00 | 33.00 | 123.00 | 105.00 | 91.00 | 43.00 | 1.66 | 5.29 | 6.94 | 0.13 | 0.76 | 0.89 | 1.07 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 29.13 | 87.70 | 9.12 | 1696:00 | 1996.18 | 351.00 |
| Alexander Nikishin | CAR | D | 60.8% | 7.00 | 20.00 | 27.00 | 118.00 | 127.00 | 87.00 | 32.00 | 1.54 | 4.66 | 6.20 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.57 | 68.59 | 6.95 | 1300:00 | 1605.99 | 347.00 |
| Olen Zellweger | BUF | D | 27.5% | 10.00 | 19.00 | 29.00 | 134.00 | 34.00 | 75.00 | 33.00 | 1.30 | 2.62 | 3.92 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 1.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.77 | 66.39 | 3.11 | 1328:00 | 1683.36 | 345.00 |
| Jonas Brodin | MIN | D | 5.0% | 4.00 | 14.00 | 18.00 | 91.00 | 28.00 | 155.00 | 34.00 | 0.25 | 0.97 | 1.22 | 0.09 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.20 | 84.56 | -5.24 | 1658:00 | 1888.63 | 343.00 |
| Anthony DeAngelo | NYI | D | 20.1% | 8.00 | 25.00 | 33.00 | 142.00 | 32.00 | 74.00 | 39.00 | 1.35 | 4.54 | 5.88 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.56 | 84.54 | 0.28 | 1545:00 | 1902.79 | 342.00 |
| Sean Durzi | NYR | D | 37.4% | 8.00 | 25.00 | 33.00 | 85.00 | 55.00 | 106.00 | 46.00 | 1.46 | 4.63 | 6.10 | 0.13 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.77 | 79.26 | 17.78 | 1504:00 | 1889.85 | 342.00 |
| Travis Sanheim | PHI | D | 65.3% | 7.00 | 23.00 | 31.00 | 106.00 | 57.00 | 143.00 | 36.00 | 0.60 | 2.09 | 2.69 | 0.25 | 0.92 | 1.17 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.48 | 102.08 | -15.59 | 1880:00 | 2260.71 | 337.00 |
| Martin Fehervary | WSH | D | 25.1% | 3.00 | 16.00 | 20.00 | 61.00 | 124.00 | 164.00 | 34.00 | 0.05 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.11 | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.83 | 77.28 | 15.41 | 1532:00 | 1733.58 | 336.00 |
| Ryan McDonagh | TBL | D | 6.5% | 3.00 | 21.00 | 24.00 | 62.00 | 28.00 | 120.00 | 19.00 | 0.09 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.09 | 0.80 | 0.89 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.05 | 80.92 | 9.80 | 1519:00 | 1914.46 | 335.00 |
| Nikita Zadorov | BOS | D | 41.8% | 3.00 | 20.00 | 23.00 | 103.00 | 215.00 | 104.00 | 130.00 | 0.13 | 0.93 | 1.06 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.21 | 85.80 | 9.52 | 1583:00 | 1937.04 | 333.00 |
| J.J. Moser | TBL | D | 18.8% | 4.00 | 18.00 | 22.00 | 102.00 | 61.00 | 91.00 | 50.00 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 0.56 | 0.65 | 0.53 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.80 | 78.97 | 10.07 | 1556:00 | 1829.44 | 331.00 |
| Kris Letang | PIT | D | 56.6% | 3.00 | 26.00 | 29.00 | 123.00 | 98.00 | 92.00 | 44.00 | 0.63 | 6.25 | 6.87 | 0.02 | 0.23 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.33 | 95.32 | 7.18 | 1684:00 | 1819.75 | 330.00 |
| Aaron Ekblad | FLA | D | 43.3% | 4.00 | 26.00 | 30.00 | 111.00 | 97.00 | 88.00 | 62.00 | 1.31 | 9.21 | 10.53 | 0.10 | 0.78 | 0.88 | 0.53 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 23.24 | 85.77 | 2.57 | 1681:00 | 2068.66 | 326.00 |
| Samuel Girard | PIT | D | 23.5% | 5.00 | 31.00 | 36.00 | 82.00 | 42.00 | 82.00 | 20.00 | 0.24 | 1.58 | 1.82 | 0.09 | 0.63 | 0.72 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.33 | 78.48 | 6.92 | 1514:00 | 1736.91 | 323.00 |
| Logan Stanley | NYI | D | 26.8% | 3.00 | 20.00 | 24.00 | 99.00 | 135.00 | 105.00 | 112.00 | 0.13 | 0.93 | 1.06 | 0.06 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.56 | 66.02 | 0.24 | 1269:00 | 1572.62 | 322.00 |
| Jordan Spence | OTT | D | 19.1% | 5.00 | 21.00 | 26.00 | 104.00 | 65.00 | 92.00 | 27.00 | 0.57 | 2.57 | 3.14 | 0.08 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.16 | 74.88 | 5.46 | 1460:00 | 1857.44 | 322.00 |
| Matt Roy | WSH | D | 8.1% | 3.00 | 16.00 | 19.00 | 84.00 | 116.00 | 134.00 | 21.00 | 0.08 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.10 | 0.68 | 0.78 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.38 | 76.92 | 15.08 | 1504:00 | 1643.87 | 321.00 |
| Kaiden Guhle | MTL | D | 17.9% | 6.00 | 16.00 | 21.00 | 89.00 | 151.00 | 136.00 | 63.00 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.53 | 0.69 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 25.83 | 78.32 | 6.04 | 1535:00 | 1781.33 | 320.00 |
| Pavel Mintyukov | ANA | D | 27.5% | 6.00 | 19.00 | 25.00 | 91.00 | 56.00 | 125.00 | 24.00 | 0.75 | 2.51 | 3.25 | 0.17 | 0.75 | 0.92 | 0.71 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.67 | 73.20 | -6.36 | 1429:00 | 1918.68 | 320.00 |
| Jake McCabe | TOR | D | 27.4% | 3.00 | 16.00 | 18.00 | 72.00 | 116.00 | 158.00 | 56.00 | 0.20 | 1.12 | 1.31 | 0.18 | 1.02 | 1.20 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.60 | 89.04 | 3.20 | 1641:00 | 2173.28 | 319.00 |
| Drew Doughty | LAK | D | 19.5% | 6.00 | 23.00 | 29.00 | 96.00 | 63.00 | 98.00 | 55.00 | 0.91 | 3.64 | 4.56 | 0.08 | 0.46 | 0.54 | 0.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 24.81 | 94.42 | 11.46 | 1844:00 | 2148.26 | 317.00 |
| Artem Zub | OTT | D | 8.7% | 4.00 | 19.00 | 23.00 | 84.00 | 65.00 | 117.00 | 47.00 | 0.07 | 0.35 | 0.41 | 0.10 | 0.61 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.24 | 77.37 | 5.85 | 1511:00 | 1972.67 | 316.00 |
| Mason Lohrei | BOS | D | 26.1% | 10.00 | 21.00 | 31.00 | 80.00 | 24.00 | 87.00 | 17.00 | 2.10 | 4.62 | 6.72 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.14 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.10 | 74.99 | 7.85 | 1403:00 | 1707.61 | 316.00 |
| Alexandre Carrier | MTL | D | 13.3% | 5.00 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 70.00 | 51.00 | 156.00 | 37.00 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.19 | 0.69 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.12 | 74.67 | 6.12 | 1554:00 | 1920.67 | 313.00 |
| Cameron York | PHI | D | 18.0% | 5.00 | 20.00 | 25.00 | 85.00 | 38.00 | 135.00 | 25.00 | 0.94 | 4.02 | 4.96 | 0.17 | 0.70 | 0.87 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.30 | 81.21 | -12.37 | 1551:00 | 2010.05 | 309.00 |
| Ryan Pulock | NYI | D | 8.2% | 3.00 | 17.00 | 20.00 | 81.00 | 60.00 | 143.00 | 17.00 | 0.10 | 0.64 | 0.74 | 0.10 | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.68 | 84.33 | 0.31 | 1616:00 | 2175.25 | 308.00 |
| John Marino | UTA | D | 15.9% | 5.00 | 24.00 | 30.00 | 60.00 | 20.00 | 64.00 | 19.00 | 1.20 | 5.70 | 6.90 | 0.05 | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.67 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.69 | 85.61 | 6.02 | 1575:00 | 2150.26 | 308.00 |
| Carter Yakemchuk | OTT | D | 45.3% | 9.00 | 19.00 | 28.00 | 109.00 | 26.00 | 83.00 | 35.00 | 3.17 | 7.02 | 10.18 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 1.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.96 | 78.49 | 4.85 | 1468:00 | 1965.22 | 308.00 |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | PHI | D | 8.2% | 4.00 | 18.00 | 22.00 | 94.00 | 86.00 | 99.00 | 21.00 | 0.43 | 2.07 | 2.50 | 0.08 | 0.40 | 0.47 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.52 | 74.82 | -12.12 | 1476:00 | 1908.07 | 306.00 |
| William Borgen | BOS | D | 5.7% | 5.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 60.00 | 148.00 | 103.00 | 37.00 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.49 | 0.65 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.75 | 68.27 | 8.41 | 1384:00 | 1826.38 | 305.00 |
† Edgehalla model: derived from LineupExperts' goals, assists and ice-time projection plus NHL history. +/-, shorthanded goals, assists and points are high-variance: the projections are small expected values ranked mostly by ice-time role, and actual totals swing a lot. How the model works
Why defensemen matter
NHL defensemen provide unique fantasy value through peripheral stats that forwards rarely accumulate. Elite D-men combine offensive upside with category-filling blocks and hits.
Defensemen archetypes
- Offensive D: PP1 quarterbacks who rack up assists and shots (Makar, Fox, Hughes) - Shutdown D: Physical players with high blocks, hits, and PIM (Zadorov, Gudas) - Two-way D: Balanced contributors across multiple categories (Hedman, Josi)
Key stats to watch
Points (PTS), Shots on Goal (SOG), Blocked Shots (BLK), Hits (HIT), Power Play Points (PPP)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Defensemen projections emphasize peripheral stats like blocks, hits, and shots alongside scoring. D-men typically have lower point ceilings but provide more category coverage than forwards.
In most formats, blocked shots and shots on goal are the most reliable D-man stats. Points are valuable but less predictable. Hits and PIM vary by player type.
It depends on your league format. Points leagues favor offensive D, while category leagues benefit from balanced D-men who contribute across multiple stats.
Look for D-men with high peripheral projections (blocks, hits, shots) who are widely available. Physical defensemen facing offensive teams often provide great streaming value.
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