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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen

2018-19All situationsThrough 84 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 2018-19: Brent Burns (SJS), 83 PTS.

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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen, 2018-19, All situations
#	Player	Team	PTS	GP	Per game	G	A
1	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	83	82	1.01	16	67	25:06	50%▼14
2	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	74	78	0.95	17	57	24:14	—
3	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	72	82	0.88	20	52	23:07	76%▼5.1
4	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	70	80	0.88	13	57	25:04	99%▲2.4
5	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	62	82	0.76	9	53	22:27	—
6	Erik GustafssonDCHI	CHI	60	79	0.76	17	43	22:35	3.2%▲3.2
7	Tyson BarrieDCOL	COL	59	78	0.76	14	45	21:47	—
8	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	56	82	0.68	15	41	25:10	98%▼0.5
9	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	56	65	0.86	16	40	25:58	47%▼16
10	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	55	70	0.79	14	41	24:17	83%▼12
11	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	54	70	0.77	12	42	22:46	93%▲11
12	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	53	64	0.83	6	47	21:18	0.0%
13	Jacob TroubaDWPG	WPG	50	82	0.61	8	42	22:53	76%▼11
14	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	47	82	0.57	7	40	26:42	—
15	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	46	82	0.56	13	33	23:07	0.1%
16	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	46	82	0.56	9	37	22:05	7.3%▲6.8
17	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	46	75	0.61	9	37	25:49	80%▲32
18	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	45	82	0.55	8	37	26:36	22%▲12
19	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	45	64	0.70	10	35	24:32	0.2%
20	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	45	53	0.85	3	42	24:29	95%
21	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	44	82	0.54	11	33	22:54	100%
22	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	44	82	0.54	9	35	21:09	100%▲1
23	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	44	81	0.54	14	30	23:38	43%▲32
24	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	44	80	0.55	8	36	23:22	77%▲9.5
25	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	43	82	0.52	14	29	24:09	10%▲8.2
26	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	43	78	0.55	5	38	24:38	8.3%▲7.7
27	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	41	82	0.50	7	34	24:01	—
28	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	41	82	0.50	10	31	23:49	69%▼13
29	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	41	71	0.58	13	28	24:05	4.0%▲3.7
30	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	40	82	0.49	6	34	23:01	—
31	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	39	82	0.48	18	21	19:40	84%▲12
32	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	39	82	0.48	11	28	22:03	9.4%▲6.2
33	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	37	82	0.45	9	28	22:22	10%▼1.4
34	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	37	82	0.45	13	24	23:39	50%▲34
35	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	37	80	0.46	9	28	21:20	—
36	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	37	79	0.47	12	25	20:06	91%▲28
37	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	37	78	0.47	9	28	19:40	96%▲16
38	Justin FaulkDCAR	CAR	35	82	0.43	11	24	22:25	55%▼22
39	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	35	82	0.43	9	26	19:34	67%▼7.1
40	Brandon MontourDBUF	BUF	35	82	0.43	8	27	22:27	83%▲10
41	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	35	78	0.45	12	23	17:32	89%▲12
42	TJ BrodieDCGY	CGY	34	79	0.43	9	25	21:28	—
43	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	34	56	0.61	10	24	24:34	—
44	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	33	82	0.40	12	21	23:07	99%▲4.3
45	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	33	80	0.41	5	28	20:46	53%▼22
46	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	33	58	0.57	14	19	23:29	—
47	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	32	82	0.39	11	21	24:20	37%▼31
48	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	32	75	0.43	6	26	17:55	98%▲5.2
49	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	31	82	0.38	8	23	23:02	16%▲4.6
50	Tyler MyersDWPG	WPG	31	80	0.39	9	22	20:21	4.1%▲3.7
51	P.K. SubbanDNSH	NSH	31	63	0.49	9	22	22:40	—
52	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	31	59	0.53	6	25	22:24	99%▲3.2
53	Dustin ByfuglienDWPG	WPG	31	42	0.74	4	27	24:22	—
54	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	30	78	0.38	4	26	19:16	—
55	Jake GardinerDTOR	TOR	30	62	0.48	3	27	21:13	—
56	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	30	61	0.49	9	21	21:57	4.9%▲4.5
57	Tony DeAngeloDNYR	NYR	30	61	0.49	4	26	19:20	24%▲18
58	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	29	82	0.35	3	26	21:38	35%▲21
59	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	29	73	0.40	7	22	20:29	0.3%
60	Colin MillerDVGK	VGK	29	65	0.45	3	26	19:39	0.0%
61	Ryan MurrayDCBJ	CBJ	29	56	0.52	1	28	21:26	—
62	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	28	80	0.35	10	18	22:47	37%▼42
63	Brent SeabrookDCHI	CHI	28	78	0.36	5	23	19:06	—
64	Hampus LindholmDANA	ANA	28	76	0.37	6	22	24:00	17%▲15
65	Kevin ShattenkirkDNYR	NYR	28	73	0.38	2	26	18:56	—
66	Oscar KlefbomDEDM	EDM	28	61	0.46	5	23	23:59	—
67	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	28	54	0.52	7	21	22:10	97%▲6.2
68	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	27	82	0.33	4	23	19:54	9.0%▲8.6
69	Niklas KronwallDDET	DET	27	79	0.34	3	24	19:57	—
70	Alex GoligoskiDARI	ARI	27	76	0.36	3	24	20:49	—
71	Mike MathesonDFLA	FLA	27	75	0.36	8	19	22:19	85%▼7.8
72	Nick LeddyDNYI	NYI	26	82	0.32	4	22	21:33	0.0%
73	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	26	82	0.32	7	19	25:07	36%▼27
74	Cody CeciDOTT	OTT	26	74	0.35	7	19	22:34	0.3%
75	Neal PionkDNYR	NYR	26	73	0.36	6	20	21:10	32%▲31
76	Mike GreenDDET	DET	26	43	0.60	5	21	21:41	—
77	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	25	84	0.30	2	23	16:41	6.6%▲6.2
78	Andy GreeneDNJD	NJD	25	82	0.30	5	20	20:50	—
79	Matt NiskanenDWSH	WSH	25	80	0.31	8	17	21:56	—
80	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	25	80	0.31	7	18	21:49	—
81	Brady SkjeiDNYR	NYR	25	78	0.32	8	17	21:14	18%▼31
82	Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS	SJS	25	72	0.35	3	22	21:03	—
83	Michal KempnyDWSH	WSH	25	71	0.35	6	19	19:11	—
84	David SavardDCBJ	CBJ	24	82	0.29	8	16	19:45	—
85	Ron HainseyDTOR	TOR	23	81	0.28	5	18	20:15	—
86	Troy StecherDVAN	VAN	23	78	0.29	2	21	19:55	0.2%
87	Brian DumoulinDPIT	PIT	23	76	0.30	3	20	21:02	0.4%
88	Braydon CoburnDTBL	TBL	23	74	0.31	4	19	16:07	—
89	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	23	59	0.39	5	18	23:22	14%▲1.8
90	Filip HronekDDET	DET	23	46	0.50	5	18	19:58	91%▲14
91	Brenden DillonDSJS	SJS	22	82	0.27	1	21	17:45	9.7%▲9.1
92	Jordie BennDMTL	MTL	22	81	0.27	5	17	18:12	—
93	Dylan DeMeloDOTT	OTT	22	77	0.29	4	18	19:17	5.7%▲5.5
94	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	22	32	0.69	12	10	23:23	0.1%
95	Markus NutivaaraDCBJ	CBJ	21	80	0.26	5	16	17:41	—
96	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	21	78	0.27	5	16	18:38	3.2%▲3
97	Adam LarssonDEDM	EDM	20	82	0.24	3	17	21:37	23%▼19
98	Robert HaggDPHI	PHI	20	82	0.24	5	15	16:57	—
99	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	20	80	0.25	2	18	19:51	0.1%
100	Ben ChiarotDWPG	WPG	20	78	0.26	5	15	18:37	13%▲11

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