NHL Defensemen Projections Today
Tonight'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 tonight.
Thursday, Apr 16
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Updated: 1:18 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 89 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
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| Player | Team | Pos | Opp | Rost% | G | A | PTS | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | PPG | PPA | PPP | SHG | SHA | FOW | FOL | TK | GV | +/- | TOI | SFT | FPTS ↓ |
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Jake Sanderson | OTT | D | vs TOR | 85.0% | 0.50 | 0.70 | 1.20 | 2.90 | 0.30 | 1.80 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 25.30 | 29.70 | 10.90 |
Moritz Seider | DET | D | @ FLA | 87.0% | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.10 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 2.80 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 26.50 | 28.90 | 10.60 |
Adam Fox | NYR | D | @ TB | 86.2% | 0.30 | 1.00 | 1.20 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 1.10 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 24.10 | 26.00 | 9.50 |
Rasmus Andersson | LV | D | vs SEA | 81.5% | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 2.70 | 0.70 | 2.10 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.80 | 34.20 | 8.60 |
Darren Raddysh | TB | D | vs NYR | 75.3% | 0.30 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 2.80 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 22.00 | 21.50 | 8.50 |
Justin Faulk | DET | D | @ FLA | 59.8% | 0.50 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 20.90 | 26.50 | 8.10 |
Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | D | vs DAL | 86.7% | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 1.90 | 0.80 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 23.40 | 26.50 | 7.90 |
Thomas Chabot | OTT | D | vs TOR | 61.3% | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 1.60 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 22.60 | 27.30 | 6.40 |
Noah Hanifin | LV | D | vs SEA | 52.1% | 0.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 2.00 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.60 | 31.20 | 5.60 |
Artem Zub | OTT | D | vs TOR | 14.2% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 1.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 22.70 | 27.90 | 5.60 |
Victor Hedman | TB | D | vs NYR | 71.9% | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.60 | 0.60 | 1.40 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.90 | 23.10 | 5.50 |
Thomas Harley | DAL | D | @ BUF | 80.8% | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.70 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 23.50 | 24.60 | 5.50 |
Esa Lindell | DAL | D | @ BUF | 29.9% | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 2.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 22.70 | 22.80 | 5.30 |
Simon Edvinsson | DET | D | @ FLA | 53.4% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.40 | 1.40 | 1.80 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 22.90 | 27.30 | 5.30 |
Vince Dunn | SEA | D | @ LV | 71.7% | 0.10 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 1.70 | 0.30 | 1.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 20.90 | 23.50 | 5.20 |
Brandon Montour | SEA | D | @ LV | 76.4% | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 2.50 | 1.40 | 1.10 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 22.50 | 24.20 | 4.90 |
Mattias Samuelsson | BUF | D | vs DAL | 60.4% | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.10 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 22.10 | 25.70 | 4.90 |
Jordan Spence | OTT | D | vs TOR | 21.5% | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 2.00 | 0.70 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 20.20 | 26.60 | 4.90 |
John Klingberg | SJ | D | @ CHI | 28.3% | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1.70 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 20.50 | 21.70 | 4.80 |
Adam Larsson | SEA | D | @ LV | 27.0% | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 1.40 | 1.00 | 1.30 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.70 | 23.80 | 4.80 |
Shea Theodore | LV | D | vs SEA | 75.1% | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 22.10 | 29.70 | 4.70 |
Ryan McDonagh | TB | D | vs NYR | 9.0% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 19.70 | 24.70 | 4.60 |
Morgan Rielly | TOR | D | @ OTT | 70.9% | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.50 | 0.60 | 1.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 21.00 | 28.40 | 4.50 |
Gustav Forsling | FLA | D | vs DET | 39.5% | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.50 | 0.40 | 1.60 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.80 | 25.80 | 4.40 |
Vladislav Gavrikov | NYR | D | @ TB | 23.5% | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 23.50 | 27.40 | 4.30 |
Bowen Byram | BUF | D | vs DAL | 52.8% | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 21.90 | 26.00 | 4.20 |
J.J. Moser | TB | D | vs NYR | 21.1% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 21.50 | 25.50 | 4.20 |
Brayden McNabb | LV | D | vs SEA | 16.4% | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 2.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.80 | 28.10 | 4.10 |
Braden Schneider | NYR | D | @ TB | 18.8% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.40 | 2.20 | 2.10 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 20.20 | 24.60 | 4.10 |
Ben Chiarot | DET | D | @ FLA | 19.0% | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 21.40 | 26.60 | 3.90 |
Ryker Evans | SEA | D | @ LV | 13.0% | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 19.70 | 21.40 | 3.90 |
Dmitry Orlov | SJ | D | @ CHI | 35.2% | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 0.90 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 21.50 | 23.30 | 3.80 |
Luca Cagnoni | SJ | D | @ CHI | 15.3% | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.30 | 23.70 | 3.80 |
Ben Hutton | LV | D | vs SEA | 0.1% | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.40 | 0.50 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.50 | 18.90 | 3.70 |
Erik Cernak | TB | D | vs NYR | 5.1% | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.80 | 24.10 | 3.70 |
Jeremy Lauzon | LV | D | vs SEA | 16.9% | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.50 | 3.30 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.90 | 23.30 | 3.70 |
Conor Timmins | BUF | D | vs DAL | 3.3% | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 0.80 | 1.80 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 17.70 | 23.30 | 3.70 |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | TOR | D | @ OTT | 46.5% | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.00 | 1.10 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 19.30 | 25.60 | 3.60 |
Jake McCabe | TOR | D | @ OTT | 33.0% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.60 | 28.90 | 3.60 |
Mario Ferraro | SJ | D | @ CHI | 14.5% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.50 | 2.20 | 1.60 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.50 | 21.70 | 3.60 |
Logan Stanley | BUF | D | vs DAL | 17.7% | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.70 | 19.50 | 3.60 |
Louis Crevier | CHI | D | vs SJ | 11.4% | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.30 | 23.60 | 3.60 |
Alexander Petrovic | DAL | D | @ BUF | 0.5% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.20 | 1.90 | 1.40 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.40 | 18.80 | 3.50 |
Josh Mahura | SEA | D | @ LV | 0.1% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 1.30 | 1.60 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 15.10 | 20.20 | 3.40 |
Owen Power | BUF | D | vs DAL | 34.8% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.30 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 21.30 | 25.30 | 3.30 |
Shakir Mukhamadullin | SJ | D | @ CHI | 12.9% | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 17.70 | 19.80 | 3.30 |
Emil Martinsen Lilleberg | TB | D | vs NYR | 5.7% | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 2.10 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 18.40 | 23.40 | 3.30 |
Matthew Robertson | NYR | D | @ TB | 5.7% | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 22.40 | 3.20 |
Albert Johansson | DET | D | @ FLA | 0.1% | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 1.20 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 15.20 | 20.80 | 3.20 |
Charle-Edouard D'Astous | TB | D | vs NYR | 17.6% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.30 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.20 | 22.90 | 3.20 |
Alex Vlasic | CHI | D | vs SJ | 16.5% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 1.20 | 0.10 | 1.40 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 20.60 | 24.40 | 3.10 |
Sam Rinzel | CHI | D | vs SJ | 35.0% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.70 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 19.00 | 21.10 | 3.10 |
Wyatt Kaiser | CHI | D | vs SJ | 4.8% | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 1.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 20.40 | 24.10 | 3.10 |
Donovan Sebrango | FLA | D | vs DET | 0.1% | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.10 | 2.20 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 17.00 | 22.50 | 3.00 |
Axel Sandin Pellikka | DET | D | @ FLA | 28.3% | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 16.30 | 20.50 | 2.90 |
Jamie Oleksiak | SEA | D | @ LV | 2.2% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 1.00 | 0.90 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 17.10 | 20.30 | 2.80 |
Cameron Crotty | OTT | D | vs TOR | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 0.60 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.90 | 16.40 | 2.80 |
Nils Lundkvist | DAL | D | @ BUF | 6.5% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 16.40 | 19.70 | 2.80 |
Marek Alscher | FLA | D | vs DET | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 13.00 | 16.20 | 2.80 |
Tyler Myers | DAL | D | @ BUF | 7.2% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 1.30 | 2.00 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 19.50 | 22.40 | 2.70 |
Tobias Bjornfot | FLA | D | vs DET | 0.1% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 15.00 | 20.00 | 2.70 |
Lian Bichsel | DAL | D | @ BUF | 19.4% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 2.90 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 16.10 | 19.20 | 2.70 |
Ilya Lyubushkin | DAL | D | @ BUF | 0.2% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.40 | 19.50 | 2.60 |
Lassi Thomson | OTT | D | vs TOR | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 13.00 | 17.30 | 2.60 |
Ludvig Jansson | FLA | D | vs DET | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0.70 | 0.90 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.90 | 16.00 | 2.60 |
Nick Leddy | SJ | D | @ CHI | 0.1% | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 18.50 | 20.80 | 2.40 |
Troy Stecher | TOR | D | @ OTT | 0.1% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 1.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.20 | 19.90 | 27.20 | 2.40 |
William Villeneuve | TOR | D | @ OTT | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 12.90 | 15.90 | 2.40 |
Drew Fortescue | NYR | D | @ TB | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.20 | 13.20 | 16.30 | 2.40 |
Kyle Capobianco | DAL | D | @ BUF | 0.1% | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.60 | 0.40 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12.20 | 16.40 | 2.30 |
Urho Vaakanainen | NYR | D | @ TB | 0.2% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.90 | 18.40 | 2.30 |
Kaedan Korczak | LV | D | vs SEA | 6.5% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 14.50 | 20.30 | 2.30 |
Vincent Desharnais | SJ | D | @ CHI | 0.7% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 2.60 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 20.00 | 21.70 | 2.30 |
Michael Kesselring | BUF | D | vs DAL | 9.6% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 1.30 | 0.90 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 13.40 | 18.00 | 2.30 |
Declan Carlile | TB | D | vs NYR | 0.1% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 1.20 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 14.70 | 19.00 | 2.30 |
Zach Metsa | BUF | D | vs DAL | 0.1% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 13.20 | 15.60 | 2.30 |
William Borgen | NYR | D | @ TB | 3.3% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 1.30 | 1.20 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.60 | 23.90 | 2.20 |
Simon Benoit | TOR | D | @ OTT | 5.8% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 1.10 | 3.10 | 1.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.40 | 17.80 | 24.70 | 2.20 |
Sam Dickinson | SJ | D | @ CHI | 28.2% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 1.20 | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 16.70 | 17.90 | 2.10 |
Ryan Lindgren | SEA | D | @ LV | 0.4% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 1.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.40 | 23.00 | 2.00 |
Dennis Gilbert | OTT | D | vs TOR | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 11.80 | 17.60 | 2.00 |
Jacob Bernard-Docker | DET | D | @ FLA | 0.1% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 1.10 | 1.30 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.70 | 19.50 | 2.00 |
Philippe Myers | TOR | D | @ OTT | 0.1% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.60 | 1.40 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 16.10 | 22.60 | 1.80 |
Mike Benning | FLA | D | vs DET | 3.2% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.60 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 15.10 | 18.80 | 1.80 |
Ethan Del Mastro | CHI | D | vs SJ | 4.0% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 16.40 | 19.80 | 1.70 |
Kevin Korchinski | CHI | D | vs SJ | 15.2% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 17.30 | 21.00 | 1.70 |
Nikolas Matinpalo | OTT | D | vs TOR | 0.1% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.80 | 0.90 | 0.80 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16.20 | 23.80 | 1.70 |
Luke Schenn | BUF | D | vs DAL | 4.1% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.60 | 3.50 | 1.00 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.30 | 13.70 | 18.40 | 1.40 |
Kurtis MacDermid | OTT | D | vs TOR | 0.0% | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 0.20 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -0.10 | 4.40 | 7.90 | 0.40 |
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