NHL Points per Game Leaders: Defensemen

Leaders: Points per Game: defense, 2025-26

1stEvan BouchardEDM · 82 GP1.16
2ndZach WerenskiCBJ · 75 GP1.08
3rdCale MakarCOL · 75 GP1.05
4thQuinn HughesMIN/VAN · 74 GP1.03
5thAdam FoxNYR · 55 GP0.96
6thRasmus DahlinBUF · 77 GP0.96
7thDarren RaddyshTBL · 73 GP0.96
8thLane HutsonMTL · 82 GP0.95
9thShayne GostisbehereCAR · 55 GP0.91
10thCharlie McAvoyBOS · 69 GP0.88

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Points per Game: defense measures

This board ranks NHL defensemen by points per game played, all situations, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Points per game played, all situations, 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 33 games 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 game puts players who missed games on equal footing with those who played them all. Points are goals plus assists, the classic scoring race. Top-line centres and power-play quarterbacks lead it most years. In 2025-26, 219 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 0.28 and Evan Bouchard leads at 1.16.

Points per Game: 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 Game Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	PTS/GP	GP	PTS	G	A				Pctl
1	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	1.16	82	95	21	74	24:41	86th	96th	100	100%
2	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	1.08	75	81	22	59	26:37	70th	82nd	100	100%
3	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	1.05	75	79	20	59	24:51	99th	95th	99	100%
4	Quinn HughesDMIN/VAN	MIN/VAN	1.03	74	76	7	69	27:44	41st	78th	99	100%
5	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	0.96	55	53	9	44	23:38	30th	71st	98	99%
6	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	0.96	77	74	19	55	24:11	64th	66th	98	99%▼0.5
7	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	0.96	73	70	22	48	22:42	91st	88th	97	98%▲0.5
8	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	0.95	82	78	12	66	23:46	50th	56th	97	100%▲0.6
9	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	0.91	55	50	13	37	19:14	95th	34th	96	96%▲0.6
10	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	0.88	69	61	11	50	24:23	40th	87th	96	97%▲1.3
11	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	0.88	75	66	15	51	23:36	63rd	87th	95	95%
12	John CarlsonDWSH/ANA	WSH/ANA	0.85	71	60	14	46	23:10	57th	62nd	95	98%
13	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	0.82	77	63	9	54	25:28	81st	95th	94	100%▲1.5
14	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	0.81	68	55	13	42	24:53	27th	82nd	94	98%
15	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	0.81	67	54	14	40	24:50	94th	97th	94	96%▼0.7
16	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	0.76	78	59	10	49	24:18	83rd	89th	93	100%▲1.4
17	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	0.75	80	60	26	34	23:20	54th	56th	93	99%
18	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	0.73	82	60	10	50	25:40	33rd	85th	92	99%
19	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	0.72	82	59	23	36	24:41	26th	89th	92	100%
20	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	0.71	77	55	14	41	24:43	38th	85th	91	96%▼2.5
21	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	0.71	82	58	10	48	24:15	56th	78th	91	97%
22	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	0.64	80	51	15	36	24:41	74th	88th	90	87%▼1.2
23	Seth JonesDFLA	FLA	0.62	52	32	7	25	23:42	56th	76th	90	90%▲15
24	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	0.60	82	49	8	41	25:00	5th	83rd	89	94%
25	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	0.59	80	47	12	35	22:29	51st	96th	89	92%▼1.7
26	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY/VGK	CGY/VGK	0.58	81	47	17	30	23:12	50th	83rd	89	87%▲1.8
27	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	0.56	70	39	10	29	22:50	92nd	92nd	88	90%▼2.7
28	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	0.54	57	31	7	24	22:35	94th	54th	88	87%▼1.3
29	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	0.54	81	44	11	33	21:40	7th	95th	87	93%▲1.5
30	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	0.53	78	41	13	28	22:50	68th	76th	87	81%▲4.9
31	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	0.52	33	17	1	16	18:52	88th	49th	86	84%▼1
32	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	0.51	68	35	6	29	23:01	44th	61st	86	83%
33	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	0.51	70	36	6	30	23:03	79th	66th	85	82%▼1.2
34	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	0.51	72	37	8	29	22:24	96th	87th	85	58%▼1.8
35	Justin FaulkDSTL/DET	STL/DET	0.51	78	40	16	24	22:01	48th	60th	84	54%▲4.7
36	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	0.51	82	42	11	31	22:20	62nd	64th	84	87%▼2.3
37	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	0.51	77	39	12	27	21:32	42nd	68th	83	82%▼0.9
38	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	0.50	82	41	6	35	20:36	86th	94th	83	68%
39	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	0.50	78	39	8	31	20:36	8th	54th	83	29%▼4.2
40	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	0.50	64	32	11	21	22:34	11th	62nd	83	85%
41	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	0.49	82	40	8	32	19:48	66th	56th	81	94%
42	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	0.49	82	40	8	32	17:37	98th	47th	81	41%▼3.5
43	John KlingbergDSJS	SJS	0.48	56	27	10	17	20:28	18th	68th	81	0.1%
44	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	0.47	78	37	7	30	24:10	49th	99th	80	72%▼7
45	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	0.46	78	36	11	25	21:08	8th	48th	80	73%▼2.9
46	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	0.46	76	35	5	30	19:08	31st	47th	79	19%▼0.8
47	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	0.46	74	34	3	31	21:41	69th	66th	79	54%▼2.9
48	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	0.46	81	37	11	26	24:13	79th	93rd	78	65%▼0.6
49	Dmitry OrlovDSJS	SJS	0.45	82	37	3	34	21:12	15th	80th	78	33%▲7.5
50	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	0.45	71	32	8	24	21:04	72nd	72nd	78	22%▲12