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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by points.

Points are goals plus assists, the classic scoring race. Top-line centres and power-play quarterbacks lead it most years. In leagues that split positions, use it to fill your defense slots, and check the per-60 board for defensemen getting more out of fewer minutes.

Leader in 2025-26: Evan Bouchard (EDM), 95 PTS.

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

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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	PTS	GP	Per game	G	A
1	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	95	82	1.16	21	74	24:41	86th	96th	100%
2	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	81	75	1.08	22	59	26:37	70th	82nd	100%
3	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	79	75	1.05	20	59	24:51	99th	95th	100%▲1
4	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	78	82	0.95	12	66	23:46	50th	56th	99%▲3.1
5	Quinn HughesDMIN	MIN	76	74	1.03	7	69	27:44	41st	78th	100%
6	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	74	77	0.96	19	55	24:11	64th	66th	100%▲1
7	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	70	73	0.96	22	48	22:42	91st	88th	99%▲3.2
8	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	66	75	0.88	15	51	23:36	63rd	87th	95%
9	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	63	77	0.82	9	54	25:28	81st	95th	99%▲4.3
10	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	61	69	0.88	11	50	24:23	40th	87th	97%▲6.2
11	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	60	82	0.73	10	50	25:40	33rd	85th	100%▲0.6
12	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	60	80	0.75	26	34	23:20	54th	56th	99%
13	John CarlsonDANA	ANA	60	71	0.85	14	46	23:10	57th	62nd	99%▲2.4
14	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	59	82	0.72	23	36	24:41	26th	89th	100%
15	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	59	78	0.76	10	49	24:18	83rd	89th	98%▲5.2
16	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	58	82	0.71	10	48	24:15	56th	78th	98%▲9.6
17	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	55	77	0.71	14	41	24:43	38th	85th	99%▲3.2
18	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	55	68	0.81	13	42	24:53	27th	82nd	98%▼0.5
19	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	54	67	0.81	14	40	24:50	94th	97th	99%▲2.9
20	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	53	55	0.96	9	44	23:38	30th	71st	99%▲6.8
21	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	51	80	0.64	15	36	24:41	74th	88th	94%▼4.2
22	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	50	55	0.91	13	37	19:14	95th	34th	96%▲16
23	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	49	82	0.60	8	41	25:00	5th	83rd	91%▲14
24	Rasmus AnderssonDVGK	VGK	47	81	0.58	17	30	23:12	50th	83rd	94%▼3.9
25	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	47	80	0.59	12	35	22:29	51st	96th	98%▼1.2
26	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	44	81	0.54	11	33	21:40	7th	95th	89%▲12
27	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	42	82	0.51	11	31	22:20	62nd	64th	96%▲6.5
28	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	41	82	0.50	6	35	20:36	86th	94th	77%▲9.5
29	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	41	78	0.53	13	28	22:50	68th	76th	79%▲9.3
30	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	40	82	0.49	8	32	19:48	66th	56th	96%▲10
31	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	40	82	0.49	8	32	17:37	98th	47th	55%▲32
32	Justin FaulkDDET	DET	40	78	0.51	16	24	22:01	48th	60th	55%▼22
33	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	39	78	0.50	8	31	20:36	8th	54th	43%▲32
34	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	39	77	0.51	12	27	21:32	42nd	68th	84%▲12
35	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	39	70	0.56	10	29	22:50	92nd	92nd	91%▲28
36	Dmitry OrlovDSJS	SJS	37	82	0.45	3	34	21:12	15th	80th	35%▲21
37	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	37	81	0.46	11	26	24:13	79th	93rd	67%▼7.1
38	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	37	78	0.47	7	30	24:10	49th	99th	85%▼7.8
39	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	37	72	0.51	8	29	22:24	96th	87th	64%▲26
40	John MarinoDUTA	UTA	36	80	0.45	4	32	20:12	85th	71st	18%▲13
41	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	36	78	0.46	11	25	21:08	8th	48th	76%▼5.1
42	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	36	70	0.51	6	30	23:03	79th	66th	88%▲8.6
43	Brent BurnsDCOL	COL	35	82	0.43	12	23	18:53	99th	51st	50%▼14
44	Vladislav GavrikovDNYR	NYR	35	82	0.43	14	21	23:44	32nd	73rd	41%▼5.9
45	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	35	81	0.43	10	25	22:50	66th	68th	76%▼11
46	Ryan SheaDPIT	PIT	35	80	0.44	6	29	18:53	68th	44th	16%▲11
47	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	35	76	0.46	5	30	19:08	31st	47th	24%▲18
48	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	35	68	0.51	6	29	23:01	44th	61st	84%▲40
49	Philip BrobergDSTL	STL	34	81	0.42	6	28	23:21	63rd	88th	66%▲50
50	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	34	74	0.46	3	31	21:41	69th	66th	47%▼16
51	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	33	81	0.41	11	22	18:11	98th	16th	67%▲8.1
52	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	32	82	0.39	6	26	23:14	82nd	94th	37%▼31
53	Jamie DrysdaleDPHI	PHI	32	78	0.41	8	24	21:33	80th	54th	55%▲46
54	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	32	71	0.45	8	24	21:04	72nd	72nd	9.4%▲6.2
55	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	32	64	0.50	11	21	22:34	11th	62nd	83%▲10
56	Seth JonesDFLA	FLA	32	52	0.62	7	25	23:42	56th	76th	80%▲32
57	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	31	82	0.38	9	22	24:49	72nd	73rd	36%▼27
58	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	31	81	0.38	9	22	21:49	96th	79th	61%▼11
59	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	31	79	0.39	5	26	17:47	98th	52nd	32%▲16
60	Denton MateychukDCBJ	CBJ	31	75	0.41	13	18	19:11	73rd	62nd	42%▲40
61	Jordan SpenceDOTT	OTT	31	73	0.42	7	24	18:44	91st	30th	21%▲17
62	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	31	57	0.54	7	24	22:35	94th	54th	83%▼12
63	Cam FowlerDSTL	STL	30	82	0.37	4	26	21:05	57th	49th	14%▲1.8
64	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	30	81	0.37	5	25	20:48	94th	93rd	10%▲6.1
65	Parker WotherspoonDPIT	PIT	30	80	0.38	3	27	20:10	66th	81st	20%▲19
66	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	29	81	0.36	8	21	21:39	61st	68th	53%▲30
67	J.J. MoserDTBL	TBL	29	79	0.37	7	22	21:34	90th	92nd	22%▲19
68	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	29	73	0.40	5	24	19:12	55th	53rd	14%▲11
69	Charle-Edouard D'AstousDTBL	TBL	29	70	0.41	6	23	18:45	86th	46th	22%▲17
70	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	28	80	0.35	2	26	22:38	64th	95th	42%▲18
71	MacKenzie WeegarDUTA	UTA	28	79	0.35	4	24	22:28	31st	66th	93%▼7.2
72	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	28	71	0.39	3	25	22:36	87th	61st	53%▼22
73	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	27	81	0.33	5	22	19:17	61st	77th	27%▼7.7
74	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	27	76	0.36	3	24	20:49	32nd	99th	10%▼1.4
75	Sean DurziDUTA	UTA	27	60	0.45	5	22	19:16	84th	64th	38%▲36
76	John KlingbergDSJS	SJS	27	56	0.48	10	17	20:28	18th	68th	0.2%
77	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	26	82	0.32	3	23	22:37	28th	98th	18%▼31
78	Logan StanleyDBUF	BUF	26	76	0.34	9	17	16:42	28th	26th	6.6%▲5.9
79	Zeev BuiumDVAN	VAN	26	76	0.34	6	20	19:35	6th	39th	73%▲53
80	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	26	74	0.35	4	22	22:32	81st	79th	20%▲18
81	Mason LohreiDBOS	BOS	26	73	0.36	7	19	16:54	41st	32nd	22%▲21
82	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	26	72	0.36	4	22	22:29	74th	97th	50%▲34
83	Simon NemecDNJD	NJD	26	68	0.38	11	15	19:40	39th	44th	62%▲52
84	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	26	67	0.39	5	21	21:37	35th	74th	17%▲15
85	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	25	82	0.30	7	18	21:22	7th	95th	23%▼19
86	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	25	80	0.31	5	20	22:24	9th	90th	34%▼15
87	Louis CrevierDCHI	CHI	25	78	0.32	7	18	17:08	2nd	99th	15%▲15
88	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	25	72	0.35	9	16	22:21	42nd	79th	42%▲33
89	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	24	82	0.29	7	17	20:58	48th	61st	69%▼13
90	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	24	68	0.35	3	21	22:22	99th	93rd	62%▼1
91	Artyom LevshunovDCHI	CHI	24	68	0.35	2	22	19:35	4th	59th	45%▲43
92	Nick BlankenburgDCOL	COL	24	61	0.39	8	16	16:48	37th	21st	5.6%▲5.5
93	Ian ColeDUTA	UTA	23	82	0.28	3	20	18:16	81st	24th	4.9%▲4.3
94	Joel EdmundsonDLAK	LAK	23	82	0.28	2	21	18:29	79th	62nd	4.0%▲3.9
95	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	23	82	0.28	7	16	21:02	9th	69th	15%▼2.1
96	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	23	72	0.32	5	18	23:05	75th	74th	22%▲12
97	Nate SchmidtDUTA	UTA	22	82	0.27	5	17	19:42	85th	65th	4.9%▲4.5
98	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	22	81	0.27	2	20	20:53	36th	65th	39%▲21
99	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	22	79	0.28	6	16	19:36	54th	72nd	10%▲8.2
100	Olen ZellwegerDANA	ANA	22	76	0.29	7	15	16:59	51st	36th	31%▲28

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