NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen 2024-25

Leaders: Points: defense, 2024-25

1stCale MakarCOL · 80 GP92Share
2ndZach WerenskiCBJ · 81 GP82Share
3rdQuinn HughesVAN · 68 GP76Share
4thRasmus DahlinBUF · 73 GP68Share
5thEvan BouchardEDM · 82 GP67Share
6thLane HutsonMTL · 82 GP66Share
7thVictor HedmanTBL · 79 GP66Share
8thJosh MorrisseyWPG · 80 GP62Share
9thAdam FoxNYR · 74 GP61Share
10thJake SandersonOTT · 80 GP57Share

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What Points: defense measures

This board ranks defensemen only by points. Total points this season, all situations.

Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view. Read the number next to its sample: a rate built on a few games moves a lot from week to week, while a total mostly tracks games played and ice time.

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. In 2024-25, 319 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 13 and Cale Makar leads at 92.

Points: defense leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

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 Leaders: Defensemen, 2024-25, All situations
#	Player	Team	PTS	GP	Per game	G	A				Pctl
1	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	92	80	1.15	30	62	25:43	96th	77th	100	100%
2	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	82	81	1.01	23	59	26:45	34th	89th	100	100%
3	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	76	68	1.12	16	60	25:44	54th	53rd	99	100%
4	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	68	73	0.93	17	51	24:14	33rd	56th	99	99%▼0.5
5	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	67	82	0.82	14	53	23:28	99th	48th	99	100%
6	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	66	82	0.80	6	60	22:44	24th	63rd	98	100%▲0.6
7	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	66	79	0.84	15	51	23:05	84th	57th	98	84%▼1
8	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	62	80	0.78	14	48	24:23	83rd	49th	98	96%▼2.5
9	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	61	74	0.82	10	51	23:15	16th	79th	97	99%
10	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	57	80	0.71	11	46	24:27	56th	92nd	97	96%▼0.7
11	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	57	67	0.85	7	50	22:00	91st	51st	97	90%▼2.7
12	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	53	82	0.65	11	42	23:14	36th	82nd	96	95%
13	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	53	77	0.69	15	38	25:07	84th	54th	96	100%▲1.4
14	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	51	79	0.65	5	46	23:34	61st	78th	96	98%
15	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	50	78	0.64	16	34	23:23	57th	63rd	96	82%▼1.2
16	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	47	81	0.58	8	39	24:10	36th	49th	95	91%
17	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	47	74	0.64	20	27	21:04	62nd	51st	95	99%
18	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	46	82	0.56	8	38	25:04	20th	94th	95	99%
19	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	45	80	0.56	9	36	23:01	49th	56th	94	87%▼1.3
20	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	45	70	0.64	7	38	18:31	97th	5th	94	96%▲0.6
21	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	44	76	0.58	10	34	24:35	95th	82nd	94	82%▲8.8
22	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	44	71	0.62	7	37	21:09	81st	38th	94	83%
23	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	43	75	0.57	14	29	22:18	8th	87th	93	97%
24	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	41	82	0.50	7	34	21:23	65th	51st	93	73%▼2.9
25	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	41	81	0.51	18	23	22:59	15th	72nd	93	85%
26	Matt GrzelcykDPIT	PIT	40	82	0.49	1	39	20:37	34th	85th	92	0.1%
27	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	40	79	0.51	7	33	21:19	32nd	53rd	92	75%▲5
28	Cam FowlerDSTL	STL	40	68	0.59	9	31	21:33	46th	44th	92	15%▲2.3
29	Jake WalmanDEDM	EDM	40	65	0.62	7	33	22:46	10th	70th	92	22%▼2.5
30	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	40	64	0.63	9	31	19:51	76th	83rd	92	82%▼0.9
31	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	39	80	0.49	10	29	21:33	88th	38th	90	48%▲0.5
32	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	39	71	0.55	10	29	23:16	50th	31st	90	92%▼1.7
33	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	39	69	0.57	10	29	22:04	80th	43rd	90	61%▲31
34	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	39	62	0.63	11	28	22:05	26th	80th	90	93%▲1.5
35	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	38	82	0.46	7	31	22:42	37th	61st	89	87%▼2.3
36	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	38	53	0.72	9	29	25:02	46th	63rd	89	98%
37	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	37	73	0.51	6	31	17:18	78th	20th	89	98%▲0.5
38	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	36	64	0.56	16	20	23:45	68th	91st	88	40%▲3.3
39	Seth JonesDFLA	FLA	36	63	0.57	9	27	24:38	13th	85th	88	90%▲15
40	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	33	82	0.40	10	23	21:53	47th	72nd	86	15%▼1.1
41	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	33	82	0.40	7	26	23:21	21st	68th	86	31%▼1.3
42	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	33	78	0.42	5	28	16:17	89th	9th	86	94%
43	Mason LohreiDBOS	BOS	33	77	0.43	5	28	19:32	35th	59th	86	31%▲5.1
44	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	33	76	0.43	5	28	22:22	87th	24th	86	60%▼2.7
45	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	33	71	0.46	4	29	22:24	88th	47th	86	3.2%
46	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	33	65	0.51	9	24	22:12	99th	68th	86	68%
47	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	33	61	0.54	5	28	23:54	56th	36th	86	94%
48	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	33	56	0.59	3	30	23:31	99th	97th	86	42%▼0.8
49	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	32	78	0.41	4	28	22:27	69th	77th	85	54%▲4.7
50	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	32	66	0.48	7	25	20:27	42nd	35th	85	44%▼8