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Defence Pair CF% Leaders (5v5)

2025-265-on-5Through 82 team games

Defence pairs stay together longer than forward lines, so their shot share settles faster and says more. Each row is an exact pair on the ice together at 5-on-5, whoever the forwards were.

The xGF% column shows whether the pair also wins on shot quality, which is where shutdown pairs that concede only outside shots earn their keep.

Leader in 2025-26: Chabot – Spence (OTT), 64.5% CF%.

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

Defence Pair CF% Leaders (5v5), 2025-26, 5-on-5
#	Pair	Team
1	Chabot – SpenceOTT	OTT	64.5%	197	78.6	43.3	69.0%
2	Toews – MalinskiCOL	COL	64.4%	243	80.2	44.4	68.5%
3	Severson – WerenskiCBJ	CBJ	62.1%	394	76.0	46.5	68.3%
4	Reilly – NikishinCAR	CAR	61.6%	207	70.7	44.1	56.1%
5	Walker – MillerCAR	CAR	61.6%	902	72.3	45.0	56.3%
6	Gostisbehere – NikishinCAR	CAR	60.8%	323	71.9	46.4	61.4%
7	Walker – NikishinCAR	CAR	59.7%	280	69.6	46.9	52.3%
8	Chatfield – MillerCAR	CAR	59.7%	206	71.8	48.5	48.7%
9	Raddysh – MoserTBL	TBL	59.7%	882	69.8	47.2	56.8%
10	Spence – KlevenOTT	OTT	59.5%	657	63.4	43.2	61.8%
11	DeAngelo – SchaeferNYI	NYI	59.3%	163	72.7	49.9	60.8%
12	Gostisbehere – ChatfieldCAR	CAR	59.3%	264	65.4	44.9	54.8%
13	Slavin – ChatfieldCAR	CAR	59.2%	513	65.6	45.2	55.0%
14	LaCombe – MooreANA	ANA	58.9%	168	67.6	47.2	54.9%
15	Weegar – HanleyCGY	CGY	58.7%	191	69.0	48.6	57.6%
16	Kulak – MalinskiCOL	COL	58.3%	169	67.1	47.9	57.9%
17	Dahlin – ByramBUF	BUF	58.3%	211	69.9	50.0	54.6%
18	Provorov – MateychukCBJ	CBJ	58.0%	299	65.6	47.5	61.9%
19	Dahlin – PowerBUF	BUF	57.8%	194	70.8	51.6	56.0%
20	Nikishin – NystromCAR	CAR	57.4%	221	69.6	51.7	50.6%
21	Burns – MansonCOL	COL	56.7%	805	71.9	54.8	56.1%
22	Dobson – HutsonMTL	MTL	56.4%	302	67.0	51.7	57.7%
23	Girard – MalinskiCOL	COL	56.4%	348	67.3	52.1	58.6%
24	Schmidt – MarinoUTA	UTA	56.1%	989	60.9	47.7	55.8%
25	Kovacevic – HughesNJD	NJD	56.1%	234	62.8	49.2	52.4%
26	Ekholm – BouchardEDM	EDM	56.0%	1,217	63.9	50.3	58.8%
27	Hanifin – KorczakVGK	VGK	55.9%	218	63.5	50.1	55.2%
28	Toews – MakarCOL	COL	55.8%	767	70.6	55.9	57.9%
29	Hanley – PachalCGY	CGY	55.6%	203	61.6	49.2	54.1%
30	Gudas – LaCombeANA	ANA	55.6%	154	62.1	49.6	51.1%
31	Gavrikov – FoxNYR	NYR	55.5%	872	62.9	50.4	55.9%
32	Hronek – HughesVAN	VAN	55.5%	348	68.1	54.6	52.8%
33	Carlson – ChychrunWSH	WSH	55.4%	212	68.1	54.8	50.0%
34	Pesce – HughesNJD	NJD	55.3%	377	63.0	50.9	53.1%
35	Cole – MaattaUTA	UTA	55.2%	149	61.6	49.9	54.4%
36	Weegar – SergachevUTA	UTA	55.2%	220	67.1	54.5	55.2%
37	McNabb – TheodoreVGK	VGK	55.1%	840	63.4	51.7	58.6%
38	Hedman – MoserTBL	TBL	55.0%	186	70.8	57.9	54.5%
39	Sergachev – DurziUTA	UTA	54.9%	493	68.2	56.0	53.7%
40	Josi – WilsbyNSH	NSH	54.7%	173	60.4	50.0	48.7%
41	Cole – DurziUTA	UTA	54.7%	238	66.5	55.1	52.2%
42	Gudas – ZellwegerANA	ANA	54.6%	372	70.4	58.7	57.2%
43	Roy – ChychrunWSH	WSH	54.3%	640	66.0	55.6	53.8%
44	Hanley – BrzustewiczCGY	CGY	54.3%	198	61.4	51.7	50.6%
45	Stastney – BarronNSH	NSH	54.3%	207	59.2	49.9	48.5%
46	Cernak – D'AstousTBL	TBL	54.1%	230	53.1	45.0	59.3%
47	Sanderson – ZubOTT	OTT	54.1%	897	56.5	47.9	56.1%
48	Seeler – AndraePHI	PHI	54.1%	198	59.6	50.6	61.3%
49	Karlsson – WotherspoonPIT	PIT	54.0%	1,077	61.4	52.2	52.7%
50	Clifton – GravesPIT	PIT	54.0%	190	57.9	49.4	59.5%
51	DeMelo – SambergWPG	WPG	54.0%	196	58.5	50.0	51.6%
52	Makar – MalinskiCOL	COL	53.9%	208	77.2	66.0	59.8%
53	Hamilton – SiegenthalerNJD	NJD	53.7%	913	63.1	54.5	50.3%
54	Carlson – SandinWSH	WSH	53.6%	154	66.9	57.9	49.1%
55	Hughes – FaberMIN	MIN	53.5%	817	66.1	57.5	57.5%
56	Pelech – DeAngeloNYI	NYI	53.5%	752	63.0	54.8	49.8%
57	Moore – ZellwegerANA	ANA	53.3%	194	59.7	52.3	53.0%
58	Josi – HagueNSH	NSH	53.3%	179	65.6	57.6	50.0%
59	Chiarot – SeiderDET	DET	53.2%	234	63.3	55.6	50.3%
60	Hughes – NemecNJD	NJD	53.2%	231	69.7	61.4	46.6%
61	Hanifin – WhitecloudVGK	VGK	53.1%	449	56.5	49.8	52.9%
62	Hronek – BuiumVAN	VAN	53.1%	374	58.6	51.7	43.4%
63	Trouba – LaCombeANA	ANA	53.0%	860	63.7	56.5	50.4%
64	Seider – EdvinssonDET	DET	53.0%	1,088	59.6	52.8	54.4%
65	Ekman-Larsson – RiellyTOR	TOR	52.7%	377	63.3	56.8	51.0%
66	Struble – HutsonMTL	MTL	52.7%	475	56.5	50.8	55.8%
67	Seeler – DrysdalePHI	PHI	52.6%	322	59.7	53.7	56.3%
68	Hague – BlankenburgNSH	NSH	52.6%	368	62.0	56.0	50.1%
69	Ekblad – ForslingFLA	FLA	52.6%	1,045	59.6	53.8	51.2%
70	Crozier – CarlileTBL	TBL	52.5%	248	55.1	49.8	56.8%
71	Samberg – SalomonssonWPG	WPG	52.4%	342	56.5	51.4	51.6%
72	Hanley – ParekhCGY	CGY	52.3%	193	56.2	51.3	47.7%
73	Doughty – AndersonLAK	LAK	52.3%	912	58.8	53.6	54.1%
74	Doughty – DumoulinLAK	LAK	52.2%	252	57.2	52.4	49.5%
75	Murphy – KaiserCHI	CHI	52.1%	221	46.2	42.4	51.2%
76	Carlson – FehérváryWSH	WSH	52.1%	499	63.0	58.0	53.6%
77	Edmundson – ClarkeLAK	LAK	52.0%	1,004	64.4	59.5	50.5%
78	Werenski – MateychukCBJ	CBJ	52.0%	360	66.3	61.2	51.3%
79	Werenski – ProvorovCBJ	CBJ	51.9%	404	63.4	58.7	50.5%
80	Trouba – ZellwegerANA	ANA	51.9%	436	68.9	63.8	49.5%
81	Orlov – DesharnaisSJS	SJS	51.9%	176	56.0	51.9	48.2%
82	Byram – PowerBUF	BUF	51.9%	586	55.3	51.3	47.2%
83	Carlson – MintyukovANA	ANA	51.8%	151	57.8	53.8	56.5%
84	Hanifin – AnderssonVGK	VGK	51.8%	432	58.5	54.5	57.0%
85	Samberg – PionkWPG	WPG	51.7%	397	57.4	53.7	47.3%
86	Jones – MikkolaFLA	FLA	51.7%	575	59.4	55.5	51.3%
87	Heiskanen – HarleyDAL	DAL	51.6%	151	57.2	53.6	57.5%
88	Letang – KulakPIT	PIT	51.5%	278	61.5	57.8	52.4%
89	Cole – DeSimoneUTA	UTA	51.5%	354	56.6	53.4	53.8%
90	Lauzon – KorczakVGK	VGK	51.3%	424	54.0	51.1	56.5%
91	Orlov – KlingbergSJS	SJS	51.3%	527	60.1	57.1	46.9%
92	Carrier – HutsonMTL	MTL	51.2%	345	57.9	55.1	56.3%
93	Werenski – FabbroCBJ	CBJ	51.2%	318	67.0	63.8	52.8%
94	D'Astous – LillebergTBL	TBL	51.2%	452	53.5	51.0	56.2%
95	Parayko – LindsteinSTL	STL	51.2%	226	56.7	54.0	54.8%
96	Josi – PerbixNSH	NSH	51.2%	256	65.7	62.7	53.2%
97	Severson – ProvorovCBJ	CBJ	51.2%	467	62.1	59.3	52.9%
98	McAvoy – LohreiBOS	BOS	51.1%	163	65.6	62.6	48.3%
99	Petry – BalinskisFLA	FLA	51.0%	317	56.4	54.1	51.8%
100	Roy – SandinWSH	WSH	51.0%	248	55.7	53.5	48.9%

Minimum sample: 148 min (it scales with games played). 875 below the minimum are hidden.

How to read it

Shot-attempt share with exactly these two defencemen on the ice at 5-on-5.

How reliable is it?

Pairs often log 600+ minutes together, enough for CF% to be meaningful; xGF% needs more.

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