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 (Feb 23-Mar 1 (Week 21)). (Feb 23-Mar 1 (Week 21))
Fantasy Week 21: Feb 23 - Mar 1(Mon-Sun)
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Updated: 10:27 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 217 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(Feb 23-Mar 1 (Week 21))
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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 ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jakob Chychrun | WAS | D | 97.5% | 2.30 | 2.70 | 5.00 | 18.70 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 4.60 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 141.80 | 135.70 | 56.10 |
Evan Bouchard | EDM | D | 99.8% | 1.50 | 4.60 | 6.10 | 15.00 | 1.90 | 7.20 | 2.10 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 123.60 | 126.00 | 53.70 |
Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | D | 99.2% | 1.20 | 3.90 | 5.20 | 16.20 | 6.20 | 8.30 | 4.70 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 147.60 | 165.10 | 48.60 |
Cale Makar | COL | D | 99.7% | 1.20 | 3.60 | 4.80 | 13.30 | 2.40 | 7.40 | 1.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.90 | 125.70 | 131.30 | 48.10 |
Darren Raddysh | TB | D | 89.4% | 1.60 | 3.40 | 5.00 | 12.90 | 5.20 | 5.00 | 1.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 113.40 | 115.70 | 47.10 |
Matthew Schaefer | NYI | D | 97.1% | 1.80 | 2.30 | 4.10 | 13.90 | 2.50 | 8.00 | 2.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 144.80 | 161.10 | 46.30 |
Quinn Hughes | MIN | D | 99.6% | 0.50 | 5.00 | 5.40 | 13.70 | 0.50 | 5.80 | 2.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 138.90 | 121.00 | 45.90 |
Zach Werenski | CLB | D | 99.8% | 1.50 | 3.20 | 4.60 | 14.70 | 1.70 | 4.90 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 105.70 | 104.80 | 42.90 |
Mattias Samuelsson | BUF | D | 74.2% | 1.10 | 2.30 | 3.40 | 8.40 | 11.20 | 12.80 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 139.00 | 159.20 | 42.10 |
Brock Faber | MIN | D | 93.8% | 1.10 | 2.10 | 3.20 | 10.60 | 1.60 | 10.50 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 124.90 | 133.60 | 41.00 |
Jake Sanderson | OTT | D | 99.6% | 0.90 | 3.10 | 4.00 | 10.40 | 2.60 | 9.80 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 125.20 | 151.70 | 40.80 |
Roman Josi | NSH | D | 96.3% | 1.20 | 3.00 | 4.20 | 14.00 | 1.50 | 7.00 | 2.20 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.90 | 121.90 | 131.90 | 40.40 |
Erik Karlsson | PIT | D | 88.0% | 0.50 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 12.30 | 1.50 | 5.20 | 1.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 142.10 | 143.10 | 37.70 |
Rasmus Andersson | LV | D | 95.8% | 0.90 | 2.00 | 2.90 | 11.50 | 2.50 | 10.20 | 3.70 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 119.40 | 165.70 | 36.70 |
Miro Heiskanen | DAL | D | 99.0% | 0.60 | 3.20 | 3.80 | 8.70 | 1.20 | 7.50 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 104.00 | 102.50 | 35.50 |
Mikhail Sergachev | UTA | D | 97.7% | 0.70 | 2.50 | 3.30 | 10.50 | 2.30 | 8.00 | 2.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 122.10 | 144.40 | 34.80 |
Lane Hutson | MON | D | 100.0% | 0.60 | 3.20 | 3.80 | 6.50 | 1.50 | 5.90 | 1.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.90 | 94.60 | 99.00 | 34.40 |
Brandon Montour | SEA | D | 89.3% | 1.00 | 2.20 | 3.20 | 12.80 | 6.20 | 6.90 | 3.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 111.20 | 120.20 | 34.10 |
Moritz Seider | DET | D | 99.0% | 0.50 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 7.80 | 6.90 | 10.40 | 2.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 102.80 | 116.60 | 33.20 |
Shayne Gostisbehere | CAR | D | 93.6% | 0.90 | 2.80 | 3.70 | 8.50 | 1.80 | 4.70 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 79.50 | 92.50 | 33.10 |
Shea Theodore | LV | D | 89.8% | 0.80 | 2.20 | 2.90 | 9.90 | 0.00 | 7.50 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 118.20 | 142.70 | 32.80 |
Brent Burns | COL | D | 66.0% | 0.80 | 1.60 | 2.40 | 11.60 | 1.10 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 97.20 | 125.70 | 32.30 |
Mattias Ekholm | EDM | D | 69.1% | 0.50 | 2.20 | 2.70 | 9.40 | 4.30 | 8.60 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 104.20 | 122.90 | 32.20 |
Victor Hedman | TB | D | 92.0% | 0.20 | 3.00 | 3.20 | 8.40 | 2.10 | 7.40 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 102.00 | 119.30 | 31.60 |
Kris Letang | PIT | D | 66.4% | 0.40 | 2.60 | 3.00 | 9.40 | 8.10 | 7.90 | 2.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 132.20 | 137.50 | 31.50 |
Justin Faulk | STL | D | 75.3% | 0.90 | 1.80 | 2.70 | 10.00 | 3.80 | 8.40 | 1.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 112.20 | 138.30 | 31.40 |
Bowen Byram | BUF | D | 58.6% | 1.00 | 1.90 | 2.90 | 7.30 | 3.50 | 7.90 | 3.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 135.50 | 161.70 | 31.40 |
Ryan Pulock | NYI | D | 18.0% | 0.30 | 2.10 | 2.40 | 7.10 | 3.90 | 11.40 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 126.50 | 164.80 | 31.20 |
Noah Dobson | MON | D | 97.3% | 0.80 | 1.80 | 2.60 | 8.30 | 2.50 | 9.10 | 1.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 91.20 | 105.10 | 31.20 |
Brandt Clarke | LA | D | 84.5% | 0.60 | 1.80 | 2.40 | 9.20 | 2.20 | 9.50 | 3.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 96.70 | 111.40 | 30.70 |
Josh Manson | COL | D | 49.3% | 0.50 | 1.90 | 2.30 | 8.40 | 11.90 | 6.90 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.90 | 90.60 | 119.70 | 30.60 |
Thomas Chabot | OTT | D | 77.8% | 0.60 | 2.00 | 2.60 | 8.30 | 3.80 | 10.10 | 2.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 109.30 | 135.40 | 30.20 |
Darnell Nurse | EDM | D | 74.5% | 0.70 | 1.20 | 1.90 | 11.70 | 6.70 | 12.20 | 6.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 104.10 | 123.90 | 30.10 |
J.J. Moser | TB | D | 27.0% | 0.40 | 1.30 | 1.80 | 7.20 | 3.90 | 6.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.40 | 110.10 | 126.20 | 29.90 |
Jake Walman | EDM | D | 72.4% | 1.20 | 1.60 | 2.80 | 9.60 | 1.10 | 8.40 | 0.60 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 99.90 | 118.30 | 29.80 |
Vince Dunn | SEA | D | 83.7% | 0.70 | 2.40 | 3.10 | 10.30 | 1.40 | 5.10 | 3.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.30 | 110.80 | 121.50 | 29.60 |
Anthony DeAngelo | NYI | D | 44.9% | 0.40 | 2.20 | 2.70 | 12.00 | 2.50 | 5.40 | 2.20 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 112.90 | 138.00 | 28.80 |
Noah Hanifin | LV | D | 66.5% | 0.20 | 1.90 | 2.20 | 10.50 | 2.90 | 8.90 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 116.70 | 139.80 | 28.60 |
Jackson LaCombe | ANA | D | 97.7% | 0.40 | 2.40 | 2.80 | 8.40 | 3.60 | 7.30 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 97.90 | 111.00 | 28.40 |
Martin Fehervary | WAS | D | 29.0% | 0.40 | 1.70 | 2.10 | 5.60 | 8.10 | 12.00 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 114.40 | 130.00 | 28.20 |
Sam Malinski | COL | D | 38.4% | 0.20 | 1.90 | 2.20 | 9.80 | 2.10 | 5.40 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 84.10 | 107.00 | 27.80 |
Dougie Hamilton | NJ | D | 83.5% | 0.60 | 1.40 | 2.00 | 14.00 | 5.10 | 4.80 | 3.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.70 | 108.50 | 129.10 | 27.10 |
Rasmus Sandin | WAS | D | 19.8% | 0.40 | 2.00 | 2.40 | 7.20 | 7.10 | 9.00 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 113.60 | 127.60 | 27.10 |
Ryan Shea | PIT | D | 13.9% | 0.30 | 2.10 | 2.40 | 6.00 | 3.30 | 6.80 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.40 | 114.40 | 128.40 | 27.10 |
MacKenzie Weegar | CGY | D | 86.9% | 0.30 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 11.20 | 10.20 | 11.80 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.20 | 115.90 | 159.10 | 27.00 |
Morgan Rielly | TOR | D | 88.5% | 0.70 | 2.20 | 2.80 | 9.50 | 2.30 | 7.00 | 1.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.40 | 107.50 | 145.70 | 26.50 |
Cameron York | PHI | D | 39.5% | 0.40 | 1.70 | 2.10 | 6.70 | 1.00 | 10.10 | 2.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 114.20 | 146.70 | 26.30 |
Matt Roy | WAS | D | 15.9% | 0.10 | 1.50 | 1.60 | 7.20 | 9.20 | 10.70 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 124.10 | 133.00 | 26.20 |
John Klingberg | SJ | D | 42.5% | 1.10 | 1.10 | 2.30 | 8.00 | 3.70 | 6.70 | 2.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.90 | 106.00 | 110.30 | 25.20 |
Travis Sanheim | PHI | D | 54.7% | 0.50 | 1.70 | 2.20 | 5.70 | 2.90 | 9.40 | 1.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 120.00 | 149.80 | 25.10 |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | TOR | D | 66.8% | 0.70 | 2.30 | 3.10 | 7.10 | 6.00 | 4.70 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 104.30 | 143.70 | 25.00 |
Sean Durzi | UTA | D | 51.1% | 0.60 | 1.80 | 2.40 | 7.70 | 2.70 | 8.10 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 101.10 | 130.00 | 25.00 |
Adam Pelech | NYI | D | 5.0% | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 8.20 | 4.00 | 10.60 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 125.20 | 162.20 | 24.90 |
Thomas Harley | DAL | D | 92.5% | 0.40 | 1.80 | 2.20 | 6.50 | 2.50 | 7.90 | 0.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 92.40 | 100.50 | 24.80 |
Devon Toews | COL | D | 55.9% | 0.10 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 8.80 | 1.70 | 6.50 | 2.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.30 | 112.30 | 135.60 | 24.70 |
Simon Nemec | NJ | D | 51.3% | 0.90 | 1.30 | 2.20 | 7.60 | 1.40 | 7.00 | 1.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 98.90 | 111.20 | 24.40 |
Jake McCabe | TOR | D | 40.9% | 0.20 | 1.20 | 1.50 | 4.40 | 7.10 | 11.90 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 111.60 | 149.80 | 24.30 |
John Marino | UTA | D | 17.5% | 0.40 | 2.10 | 2.50 | 4.10 | 1.80 | 4.60 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.70 | 101.70 | 136.80 | 24.30 |
Parker Wotherspoon | PIT | D | 20.1% | 0.30 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 5.20 | 13.10 | 9.20 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 122.80 | 133.00 | 24.30 |
Ryan McDonagh | TB | D | 11.5% | 0.70 | 1.40 | 2.10 | 4.50 | 2.00 | 7.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 99.80 | 125.60 | 24.20 |
Aaron Ekblad | FLA | D | 63.4% | 0.30 | 1.80 | 2.10 | 8.60 | 7.70 | 8.70 | 4.90 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.20 | 134.80 | 166.90 | 23.70 |
Mike Matheson | MON | D | 81.3% | 0.30 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 5.90 | 2.40 | 7.80 | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 99.00 | 103.70 | 23.70 |
Luke Hughes | NJ | D | 79.0% | 0.50 | 2.10 | 2.60 | 10.60 | 1.30 | 3.70 | 2.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.10 | 115.60 | 127.60 | 23.70 |
Charlie McAvoy | BOS | D | 95.4% | 0.30 | 2.40 | 2.70 | 4.10 | 3.40 | 5.60 | 2.80 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 72.50 | 83.20 | 23.30 |
Owen Power | BUF | D | 39.1% | 0.40 | 1.20 | 1.60 | 9.00 | 3.00 | 7.10 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 130.10 | 157.00 | 22.80 |
Ivan Provorov | CLB | D | 28.5% | 0.40 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 8.10 | 1.70 | 6.40 | 1.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 100.90 | 103.70 | 22.60 |
Jacob Trouba | ANA | D | 70.2% | 0.70 | 1.10 | 1.80 | 7.60 | 6.40 | 7.10 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 90.20 | 113.10 | 22.40 |
Simon Edvinsson | DET | D | 59.9% | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 4.60 | 6.00 | 10.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 90.50 | 109.60 | 22.20 |
Nate Schmidt | UTA | D | 8.2% | 0.40 | 1.20 | 1.60 | 5.60 | 5.40 | 6.00 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.90 | 100.30 | 137.90 | 22.00 |
Jared Spurgeon | MIN | D | 30.4% | 0.50 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 5.80 | 6.00 | 9.50 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 99.90 | 122.70 | 21.90 |
Jordan Spence | OTT | D | 20.1% | 0.40 | 1.60 | 2.00 | 7.00 | 3.80 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.30 | 86.00 | 117.00 | 21.80 |
Adam Larsson | SEA | D | 27.3% | 0.50 | 0.90 | 1.40 | 5.30 | 6.30 | 10.40 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 108.50 | 121.50 | 21.70 |
Filip Hronek | VAN | D | 75.5% | 0.40 | 1.90 | 2.20 | 5.70 | 6.40 | 5.50 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 97.90 | 108.70 | 21.60 |
Artem Zub | OTT | D | 17.1% | 0.40 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 5.80 | 5.10 | 7.30 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 101.00 | 134.40 | 21.60 |
Samuel Girard | PIT | D | 10.8% | 0.40 | 1.30 | 1.70 | 4.60 | 2.30 | 6.00 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 106.30 | 129.70 | 21.30 |
Ian Cole | UTA | D | 14.6% | 0.10 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 3.80 | 4.40 | 9.60 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 91.90 | 117.70 | 21.00 |
Gustav Forsling | FLA | D | 46.8% | 0.20 | 1.80 | 2.00 | 7.70 | 3.90 | 6.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 136.40 | 162.60 | 21.00 |
Brayden McNabb | LV | D | 19.7% | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 4.70 | 8.80 | 14.00 | 2.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.50 | 103.40 | 130.50 | 20.80 |
Esa Lindell | DAL | D | 35.8% | 0.40 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 3.90 | 1.50 | 7.80 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 95.20 | 98.00 | 20.70 |
Logan Stanley | WPG | D | 24.2% | 0.90 | 1.10 | 1.90 | 5.90 | 8.30 | 5.80 | 7.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 84.50 | 100.60 | 20.30 |
Dylan Samberg | WPG | D | 5.7% | 0.00 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 6.90 | 4.50 | 7.90 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 106.50 | 131.00 | 20.00 |
Jamie Drysdale | PHI | D | 39.1% | 0.40 | 1.70 | 2.10 | 6.20 | 1.20 | 5.80 | 1.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.90 | 108.20 | 129.80 | 19.90 |
Adam Fox | NYR | D | 97.8% | 0.30 | 1.90 | 2.20 | 4.40 | 1.40 | 3.90 | 1.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 70.90 | 78.80 | 19.50 |
Denton Mateychuk | CLB | D | 40.4% | 0.70 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 4.90 | 1.70 | 5.00 | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 79.50 | 88.60 | 19.40 |
Dylan DeMelo | WPG | D | 15.5% | 0.30 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 4.80 | 7.20 | 6.80 | 2.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 108.00 | 134.90 | 19.30 |
Mario Ferraro | SJ | D | 13.9% | 0.30 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 5.80 | 8.30 | 9.40 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 104.30 | 114.60 | 19.30 |
Philip Broberg | STL | D | 32.1% | 0.20 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 6.50 | 2.10 | 6.80 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 115.30 | 137.50 | 19.30 |
Nick Blankenburg | NSH | D | 21.6% | 0.60 | 1.60 | 2.20 | 6.30 | 4.90 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.30 | 90.00 | 112.40 | 19.30 |
Ilya Solovyov | PIT | D | 3.2% | 0.30 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 4.40 | 6.60 | 5.90 | 2.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 72.80 | 96.20 | 19.20 |
Brandon Carlo | TOR | D | 4.2% | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 5.50 | 5.40 | 10.30 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 97.60 | 141.00 | 19.10 |
Louis Crevier | CHI | D | 15.3% | 0.40 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 7.80 | 7.60 | 6.10 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 81.90 | 110.30 | 19.10 |
Alexander Nikishin | CAR | D | 73.2% | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.40 | 6.10 | 7.50 | 4.80 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 73.30 | 90.80 | 19.10 |
K'Andre Miller | CAR | D | 56.2% | 0.30 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 6.50 | 5.90 | 4.50 | 3.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 89.90 | 108.60 | 19.00 |
Ben Hutton | LV | D | 4.0% | 0.60 | 0.90 | 1.50 | 6.30 | 2.20 | 5.30 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 73.50 | 94.50 | 18.70 |
Ryker Evans | SEA | D | 16.9% | 0.80 | 0.90 | 1.70 | 3.90 | 3.10 | 5.70 | 2.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 87.90 | 100.40 | 18.70 |
Joel Edmundson | LA | D | 7.3% | 0.10 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 6.10 | 5.80 | 6.40 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 92.30 | 116.10 | 18.60 |
Kevin Bahl | CGY | D | 8.2% | 0.30 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 4.10 | 6.90 | 7.60 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 109.90 | 154.70 | 18.60 |
Yan Kuznetsov | CGY | D | 8.9% | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.20 | 5.80 | 5.80 | 8.70 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.60 | 101.50 | 146.80 | 18.60 |
Charle-Edouard D'Astous | TB | D | 15.3% | 0.30 | 1.70 | 2.00 | 5.50 | 6.00 | 4.70 | 4.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 96.00 | 118.80 | 18.60 |
Rasmus Ristolainen | PHI | D | 4.9% | 0.30 | 1.20 | 1.50 | 8.00 | 5.60 | 6.90 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.10 | 99.90 | 129.20 | 18.50 |
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