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NHL Points per 60 Leaders: Defensemen

2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games

Shayne Gostisbehere (CAR) leads NHL defensemen with a PTS/60 of 2.84 in 2025-26, ahead of Evan Bouchard (EDM) (2.82).

Updated Oct 21, 4:36 PM ET

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Leaders: Points per 60: defense, 2025-26

1stShayne GostisbehereCAR · 1,058 TOI (min)2.84
2ndEvan BouchardEDM · 2,024 TOI (min)2.82
3rdCale MakarCOL · 1,864 TOI (min)2.54
4thDarren RaddyshTBL · 1,657 TOI (min)2.54
5thAdam FoxNYR · 1,300 TOI (min)2.45
6thZach WerenskiCBJ · 1,996 TOI (min)2.43
7thLane HutsonMTL · 1,949 TOI (min)2.40
8thRasmus DahlinBUF · 1,862 TOI (min)2.38
9thErik KarlssonPIT · 1,770 TOI (min)2.24
10thQuinn HughesMIN/VAN · 2,053 TOI (min)2.22

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Points per 60: defense measures

This board ranks NHL defensemen by points per 60 minutes of ice time, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Points per 60 minutes of ice time, this season.

Rates settle faster than totals but need games or minutes: early in the season, part-time players swing the most. A row needs at least 492 minutes to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.

Defensemen only. Per 60 minutes compares a fourth-liner's output with a top-pair defenseman's fairly. Points are goals plus assists, the classic scoring race. Top-line centres and power-play quarterbacks lead it most years. In 2025-26, 215 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 0.91 and Shayne Gostisbehere leads at 2.84.

Points per 60: defense leaderboard

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RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

StrengthAll situations 5-on-5 Power play Shorthanded

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Points per 60 Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	PTS/60		PTS	GP	G	A				Pctl
1	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	2.84	1,058	50	55	13	37	19:14	95th	34th	100	96%▲0.6
2	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	2.82	2,024	95	82	21	74	24:41	86th	96th	100	100%
3	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	2.54	1,864	79	75	20	59	24:51	99th	95th	99	100%
4	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	2.54	1,657	70	73	22	48	22:42	91st	88th	99	98%▲0.5
5	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	2.45	1,300	53	55	9	44	23:38	30th	71st	98	99%
6	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	2.43	1,996	81	75	22	59	26:37	70th	82nd	98	100%
7	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	2.40	1,949	78	82	12	66	23:46	50th	56th	97	100%▲0.6
8	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	2.38	1,862	74	77	19	55	24:11	64th	66th	97	99%▼0.5
9	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	2.24	1,770	66	75	15	51	23:36	63rd	87th	96	95%
10	Quinn HughesDMIN/VAN	MIN/VAN	2.22	2,053	76	74	7	69	27:44	41st	78th	96	100%
11	John CarlsonDWSH/ANA	WSH/ANA	2.19	1,644	60	71	14	46	23:10	57th	62nd	95	98%
12	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	2.17	1,683	61	69	11	50	24:23	40th	87th	95	97%▲1.3
13	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	1.95	1,692	55	68	13	42	24:53	27th	82nd	94	98%
14	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	1.95	1,664	54	67	14	40	24:50	94th	97th	94	96%▼0.7
15	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	1.93	1,867	60	80	26	34	23:20	54th	56th	93	99%
16	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	1.93	1,961	63	77	9	54	25:28	81st	95th	93	100%▲1.5
17	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	1.87	1,895	59	78	10	49	24:18	83rd	89th	93	100%▲1.4
18	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	1.75	1,988	58	82	10	48	24:15	56th	78th	92	97%
19	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	1.75	2,024	59	82	23	36	24:41	26th	89th	92	100%
20	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	1.73	1,903	55	77	14	41	24:43	38th	85th	91	96%▼2.5
21	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	1.71	2,105	60	82	10	50	25:40	33rd	85th	91	99%
22	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	1.66	1,445	40	82	8	32	17:37	98th	47th	90	41%▼3.5
23	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	1.64	623	17	33	1	16	18:52	88th	49th	90	84%▼1
24	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	1.57	1,799	47	80	12	35	22:29	51st	96th	89	92%▼1.7
25	Seth JonesDFLA	FLA	1.56	1,232	32	52	7	25	23:42	56th	76th	89	90%▲15
26	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	1.55	1,974	51	80	15	36	24:41	74th	88th	88	87%▼1.2
27	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	1.50	1,755	44	81	11	33	21:40	7th	95th	88	93%▲1.5
28	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY/VGK	CGY/VGK	1.50	1,879	47	81	17	30	23:12	50th	83rd	87	87%▲1.8
29	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	1.48	1,624	40	82	8	32	19:48	66th	56th	87	94%
30	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	1.46	1,599	39	70	10	29	22:50	92nd	92nd	86	90%▼2.7
31	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	1.46	1,689	41	82	6	35	20:36	86th	94th	86	68%
32	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	1.46	1,606	39	78	8	31	20:36	8th	54th	86	29%▼4.2
33	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	1.45	1,287	31	57	7	24	22:35	94th	54th	85	87%▼1.3
34	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	1.44	1,455	35	76	5	30	19:08	31st	47th	85	19%▼0.8
35	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	1.43	2,050	49	82	8	41	25:00	5th	83rd	84	94%
36	John KlingbergDSJS	SJS	1.41	1,146	27	56	10	17	20:28	18th	68th	84	0.1%
37	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	1.41	1,659	39	77	12	27	21:32	42nd	68th	83	82%▼0.9
38	Nick BlankenburgDNSH/COL	NSH/COL	1.41	1,025	24	61	8	16	16:48	37th	21st	83	4.8%
39	Sean DurziDUTA	UTA	1.40	1,156	27	60	5	22	19:16	84th	64th	82	36%▼1.6
40	Justin FaulkDSTL/DET	STL/DET	1.40	1,717	40	78	16	24	22:01	48th	60th	82	54%▲4.7
41	Ryan SheaDPIT	PIT	1.39	1,511	35	80	6	29	18:53	68th	44th	81	19%▼2.6
42	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	1.38	1,781	41	78	13	28	22:50	68th	76th	81	81%▲4.9
43	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	1.38	1,612	37	72	8	29	22:24	96th	87th	80	58%▼1.8
44	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	1.38	1,832	42	82	11	31	22:20	62nd	64th	80	87%▼2.3
45	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	1.36	924	21	48	6	15	19:15	84th	85th	79	5.7%▼0.8
46	Jordan SpenceDOTT	OTT	1.36	1,367	31	73	7	24	18:44	91st	30th	79	17%▼1.7
47	Brent BurnsDCOL	COL	1.36	1,548	35	82	12	23	18:53	99th	51st	79	44%▼2.7
48	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	1.34	1,473	33	81	11	22	18:11	98th	16th	78	57%▼3.7
49	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	1.34	1,565	35	68	6	29	23:01	44th	61st	78	83%
50	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	1.34	1,614	36	70	6	30	23:03	79th	66th	77	82%▼1.2