NHL Defensemen Projections This Week This Week
This Week'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 week (Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28)). (Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28))
Fantasy Week 28: Apr 13 - Apr 19(Mon-Sun)
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Updated: 2:56 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 242 players
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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Pro Tip: Target defensemen on teams facing high-volume shooting opponents—they'll rack up blocked shots even in losing efforts.
Player Projections(Apr 13-Apr 19 (Week 28))
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| Player | Team | Pos | Rost% | G | A | PTS | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | PPG | PPA | PPP | SHG | SHA | FOW | FOL | TK | GV | +/- | TOI | SFT | FPTS ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cale Makar | COL | D | 87.0% | 0.30 | 2.90 | 3.20 | 5.90 | 0.80 | 3.80 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 49.60 | 49.40 | 25.90 |
Jake Sanderson | OTT | D | 85.0% | 0.80 | 1.20 | 2.00 | 5.10 | 0.60 | 4.40 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 50.50 | 59.50 | 20.70 |
Evan Bouchard | EDM | D | 87.9% | 0.50 | 1.70 | 2.20 | 4.40 | 0.60 | 2.90 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 51.10 | 54.80 | 19.80 |
Zach Werenski | CLB | D | 87.3% | 0.50 | 1.20 | 1.60 | 8.90 | 0.40 | 2.60 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 56.00 | 52.90 | 19.60 |
Moritz Seider | DET | D | 87.0% | 0.30 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 3.90 | 3.60 | 5.20 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 53.00 | 57.70 | 19.40 |
Adam Fox | NYR | D | 86.2% | 0.60 | 2.00 | 2.60 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 48.20 | 52.10 | 19.10 |
Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | D | 86.7% | 0.60 | 1.60 | 2.30 | 4.40 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 46.90 | 53.00 | 17.90 |
Roman Josi | NSH | D | 84.2% | 0.40 | 1.70 | 2.10 | 5.40 | 0.90 | 2.60 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 50.20 | 53.20 | 17.60 |
Erik Karlsson | PIT | D | 79.0% | 0.60 | 1.50 | 2.10 | 4.30 | 0.30 | 1.70 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 45.90 | 45.80 | 16.90 |
Rasmus Andersson | LV | D | 81.5% | 0.60 | 0.80 | 1.40 | 4.90 | 1.20 | 4.20 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 47.50 | 68.30 | 16.30 |
John Carlson | ANA | D | 85.3% | 0.90 | 0.70 | 1.60 | 4.90 | 0.30 | 2.30 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 47.30 | 50.50 | 15.90 |
Matthew Schaefer | NYI | D | 84.5% | 0.50 | 0.70 | 1.20 | 6.10 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 51.00 | 51.60 | 15.80 |
Lane Hutson | MON | D | 87.5% | 0.10 | 1.50 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 3.10 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 50.50 | 49.80 | 14.90 |
Sean Walker | CAR | D | 33.1% | 0.50 | 1.10 | 1.60 | 4.60 | 3.90 | 2.50 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 44.30 | 55.40 | 14.70 |
Josh Morrissey | WPG | D | 87.1% | 0.40 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 4.60 | 1.30 | 3.10 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 49.40 | 57.00 | 14.60 |
Charlie McAvoy | BOS | D | 82.7% | 0.20 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 2.10 | 1.80 | 4.60 | 1.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 48.90 | 53.70 | 14.60 |
Brandt Clarke | LA | D | 75.7% | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 3.80 | 0.70 | 6.80 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 40.40 | 46.10 | 14.60 |
Justin Faulk | DET | D | 59.8% | 0.80 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 4.80 | 1.90 | 3.40 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 41.80 | 53.00 | 14.50 |
Mikhail Sergachev | UTA | D | 86.2% | 0.10 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 4.30 | 0.60 | 2.60 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 49.90 | 58.60 | 14.30 |
Sam Malinski | COL | D | 39.6% | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 4.60 | 0.90 | 3.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 39.60 | 48.30 | 14.00 |
Jakob Chychrun | WAS | D | 85.9% | 0.50 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 4.30 | 1.10 | 2.70 | 1.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 45.10 | 43.80 | 13.60 |
Thomas Chabot | OTT | D | 61.3% | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 3.50 | 1.20 | 3.90 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 45.10 | 54.60 | 12.70 |
K'Andre Miller | CAR | D | 50.0% | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 3.60 | 2.90 | 2.30 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 44.70 | 54.60 | 12.20 |
Jackson LaCombe | ANA | D | 86.0% | 0.10 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 2.30 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 47.80 | 53.40 | 12.10 |
Devon Toews | COL | D | 52.0% | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 3.50 | 0.60 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 48.70 | 56.00 | 12.00 |
Mattias Ekholm | EDM | D | 59.4% | 0.10 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 3.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 41.20 | 52.40 | 11.90 |
Noah Hanifin | LV | D | 52.1% | 0.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 4.10 | 0.70 | 2.60 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.20 | 62.40 | 11.80 |
Martin Fehervary | WAS | D | 24.8% | 0.30 | 1.10 | 1.40 | 1.90 | 2.20 | 3.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 38.50 | 44.10 | 11.70 |
Filip Hronek | VAN | D | 66.9% | 0.10 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 5.00 | 3.20 | 1.70 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 52.70 | 57.40 | 11.50 |
Ryan Shea | PIT | D | 11.5% | 0.30 | 1.20 | 1.50 | 1.80 | 0.60 | 1.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 39.90 | 40.50 | 11.50 |
Josh Manson | COL | D | 33.1% | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 4.90 | 4.80 | 2.20 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 36.70 | 46.90 | 11.30 |
Jacob Trouba | ANA | D | 59.0% | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 4.50 | 3.90 | 4.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 45.20 | 54.00 | 11.30 |
Vince Dunn | SEA | D | 71.7% | 0.10 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 4.10 | 0.70 | 3.10 | 1.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 41.90 | 47.10 | 11.30 |
Travis Sanheim | PHI | D | 49.5% | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 2.60 | 1.20 | 4.10 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 48.50 | 59.20 | 11.20 |
Thomas Harley | DAL | D | 80.8% | 0.10 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 3.40 | 1.10 | 2.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 46.90 | 49.20 | 11.10 |
Darren Raddysh | TB | D | 75.3% | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 3.60 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 22.00 | 21.50 | 11.10 |
Artem Zub | OTT | D | 14.2% | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 45.40 | 55.90 | 11.10 |
Dougie Hamilton | NJ | D | 72.9% | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 4.90 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.80 | 49.20 | 11.00 |
Mattias Samuelsson | BUF | D | 60.4% | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 2.40 | 3.00 | 3.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 44.10 | 51.40 | 10.90 |
Alexander Nikishin | CAR | D | 62.3% | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 3.20 | 2.90 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 41.30 | 51.40 | 10.70 |
Ivan Provorov | CLB | D | 27.4% | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 5.20 | 0.60 | 2.30 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 50.50 | 53.20 | 10.60 |
Henri Jokiharju | BOS | D | 0.3% | 0.40 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 1.90 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 34.80 | 46.10 | 10.60 |
Adam Larsson | SEA | D | 27.0% | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 3.40 | 1.90 | 2.80 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 41.40 | 47.60 | 10.30 |
Nick Seeler | PHI | D | 7.0% | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 2.20 | 3.20 | 5.30 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.70 | 48.80 | 10.30 |
Neal Pionk | WPG | D | 40.6% | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 4.50 | 5.50 | 2.70 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 44.90 | 55.50 | 10.30 |
Esa Lindell | DAL | D | 29.9% | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 1.90 | 0.40 | 4.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 45.50 | 45.60 | 10.20 |
Ryan McDonagh | TB | D | 9.0% | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 0.90 | 2.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 39.40 | 49.40 | 10.20 |
Shea Theodore | LV | D | 75.1% | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 4.20 | 0.00 | 1.90 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 44.10 | 59.30 | 10.10 |
Simon Edvinsson | DET | D | 53.4% | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 2.80 | 2.70 | 3.40 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 45.70 | 54.70 | 10.10 |
Brent Burns | COL | D | 54.3% | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 4.20 | 0.40 | 2.10 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 39.10 | 49.50 | 10.00 |
Joel Edmundson | LA | D | 6.6% | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 3.20 | 1.90 | 3.10 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 38.30 | 47.90 | 9.90 |
Brandon Montour | SEA | D | 76.4% | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 5.30 | 2.50 | 2.20 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 45.00 | 48.40 | 9.70 |
Gustav Forsling | FLA | D | 39.5% | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 3.30 | 0.90 | 3.40 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 45.70 | 51.70 | 9.60 |
Jared Spurgeon | MIN | D | 23.3% | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 2.40 | 1.70 | 3.10 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.10 | 45.10 | 9.50 |
Bowen Byram | BUF | D | 52.8% | 0.10 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 2.20 | 0.90 | 1.70 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 43.80 | 51.90 | 9.50 |
Ryan Pulock | NYI | D | 12.1% | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 2.10 | 1.20 | 4.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 40.00 | 55.40 | 9.40 |
J.J. Moser | TB | D | 21.1% | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 2.90 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 43.00 | 51.00 | 9.40 |
Philip Broberg | STL | D | 37.7% | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 2.90 | 0.70 | 2.50 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 46.50 | 51.90 | 9.30 |
Jamie Drysdale | PHI | D | 35.1% | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 2.70 | 0.20 | 3.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 43.50 | 54.60 | 9.30 |
Jonathan Aspirot | BOS | D | 4.0% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 2.30 | 2.70 | 3.90 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 34.70 | 43.00 | 9.30 |
John Klingberg | SJ | D | 28.3% | 0.40 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.70 | 2.10 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 40.90 | 43.30 | 9.20 |
Darnell Nurse | EDM | D | 61.3% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 3.80 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 43.80 | 53.20 | 9.20 |
Jordan Spence | OTT | D | 21.5% | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 40.50 | 53.20 | 9.20 |
Quinn Hughes | MIN | D | 87.2% | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 0.20 | 1.70 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.90 | 23.60 | 9.10 |
Brayden McNabb | LV | D | 16.4% | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 2.60 | 3.30 | 4.50 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.60 | 56.20 | 8.90 |
MacKenzie Weegar | UTA | D | 73.7% | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 3.50 | 4.20 | 4.50 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 42.70 | 58.20 | 8.90 |
Rasmus Ristolainen | PHI | D | 5.0% | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 2.30 | 2.30 | 2.20 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 43.90 | 54.70 | 8.80 |
Colton Parayko | STL | D | 47.2% | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 2.40 | 2.50 | 3.80 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 43.00 | 51.30 | 8.80 |
Shayne Gostisbehere | CAR | D | 79.5% | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 2.30 | 1.10 | 1.40 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 19.30 | 22.30 | 8.70 |
Mike Matheson | MON | D | 68.2% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 3.00 | 1.20 | 3.30 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 47.00 | 49.70 | 8.60 |
Kris Letang | PIT | D | 53.3% | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 2.30 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 41.10 | 42.90 | 8.60 |
Rasmus Sandin | WAS | D | 20.3% | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 2.30 | 2.50 | 3.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 38.80 | 42.10 | 8.60 |
Morgan Rielly | TOR | D | 70.9% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 3.10 | 1.10 | 3.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 42.00 | 56.90 | 8.50 |
Denton Mateychuk | CLB | D | 33.0% | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 2.90 | 0.60 | 2.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 38.90 | 43.10 | 8.50 |
Nick Perbix | NSH | D | 3.2% | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 2.10 | 0.40 | 3.90 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 37.20 | 46.30 | 8.50 |
Hampus Lindholm | BOS | D | 14.3% | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 2.40 | 0.40 | 2.40 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 42.80 | 52.10 | 8.40 |
Sean Durzi | UTA | D | 38.4% | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 3.10 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 34.80 | 46.40 | 8.40 |
Mason Lohrei | BOS | D | 26.2% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.90 | 0.40 | 3.00 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 34.60 | 42.30 | 8.40 |
Dmitry Orlov | SJ | D | 35.2% | 0.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 3.00 | 2.70 | 2.00 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 42.90 | 46.60 | 8.30 |
Vladislav Gavrikov | NYR | D | 23.5% | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 3.20 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 1.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 46.90 | 54.70 | 8.30 |
Cameron York | PHI | D | 28.6% | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 1.60 | 4.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 45.20 | 57.70 | 8.30 |
Trevor van Riemsdyk | WAS | D | 1.0% | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 0.40 | 2.80 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 36.20 | 41.10 | 8.20 |
Logan Stanley | BUF | D | 17.7% | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 2.70 | 2.10 | 1.70 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 31.30 | 39.00 | 8.20 |
Pavel Mintyukov | ANA | D | 23.5% | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 2.70 | 1.30 | 2.30 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 37.80 | 48.80 | 8.20 |
Zayne Parekh | CGY | D | 42.1% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 4.00 | 0.70 | 2.50 | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 38.40 | 46.60 | 8.20 |
Cole Hutson | WAS | D | 41.0% | 0.30 | 0.60 | 0.90 | 2.20 | 1.90 | 1.60 | 0.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 30.50 | 35.90 | 8.10 |
Brady Skjei | NSH | D | 22.2% | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 2.20 | 0.80 | 2.60 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 46.40 | 53.90 | 8.00 |
Anthony DeAngelo | NYI | D | 37.6% | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 3.40 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 37.50 | 45.40 | 8.00 |
Erik Cernak | TB | D | 5.1% | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 1.90 | 4.10 | 3.90 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 35.60 | 48.30 | 7.90 |
Olen Zellweger | ANA | D | 33.3% | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 2.10 | 0.80 | 2.50 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 30.30 | 40.80 | 7.90 |
Nick Blankenburg | COL | D | 12.5% | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.60 | 3.00 | 1.20 | 2.20 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 30.30 | 38.70 | 7.90 |
Jake McCabe | TOR | D | 33.0% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 3.80 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 45.10 | 57.80 | 7.80 |
Kaiden Guhle | MON | D | 29.0% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.60 | 4.50 | 2.90 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 39.10 | 44.60 | 7.80 |
Braden Schneider | NYR | D | 18.8% | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 2.70 | 4.20 | 3.80 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 40.50 | 49.10 | 7.80 |
Olli Maatta | CGY | D | 4.0% | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 3.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 41.80 | 49.60 | 7.70 |
Jeremy Lauzon | LV | D | 16.9% | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 3.00 | 6.60 | 2.20 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 33.70 | 46.70 | 7.70 |
Conor Timmins | BUF | D | 3.3% | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 2.50 | 1.50 | 3.80 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 35.40 | 46.50 | 7.70 |
Adam Pelech | NYI | D | 4.2% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 3.40 | 1.80 | 2.40 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 40.90 | 53.20 | 7.60 |
Owen Power | BUF | D | 34.8% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 2.90 | 0.40 | 2.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 42.70 | 50.50 | 7.60 |
Nikita Zadorov | BOS | D | 33.0% | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 2.20 | 4.10 | 1.90 | 3.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 41.70 | 50.50 | 7.50 |
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