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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen

2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: John Carlson (WSH), 75 PTS.

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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen, 2019-20, All situations
#	Player	Team	PTS	GP	Per game	G	A
1	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	75	69	1.09	15	60	24:38	99%▲2.4
2	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	65	69	0.94	16	49	25:47	98%▼0.5
3	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	55	66	0.83	11	44	24:04	93%▲11
4	Tony DeAngeloDNYR	NYR	53	68	0.78	15	38	19:17	24%▲18
5	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	53	68	0.78	8	45	21:53	100%
6	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	52	70	0.74	16	36	24:11	4.0%▲3.7
7	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	50	57	0.88	12	38	21:01	100%▲1
8	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	49	61	0.80	9	40	20:29	0.0%
9	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	48	69	0.70	8	40	24:38	—
10	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	46	71	0.65	13	33	22:14	91%▲28
11	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	45	71	0.63	6	39	23:23	32%▲31
12	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	45	70	0.64	12	33	25:25	50%▼14
13	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	45	69	0.65	5	40	19:42	—
14	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	44	61	0.72	15	29	25:44	47%▼16
15	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	42	70	0.60	8	34	18:54	99%▲6.8
16	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	41	67	0.61	5	36	22:59	50%▲34
17	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	41	63	0.65	20	21	23:59	100%
18	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	40	71	0.56	11	29	23:39	0.1%
19	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	40	59	0.68	4	36	19:18	100%▲1
20	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	40	56	0.71	6	34	24:31	95%
21	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	40	47	0.85	14	26	23:17	84%▲12
22	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	39	71	0.55	6	33	26:00	83%▼12
23	Tyson BarrieDTOR	TOR	39	70	0.56	5	34	21:53	—
24	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	38	49	0.78	8	30	23:30	—
25	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	36	69	0.52	13	23	24:51	36%▼27
26	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	36	68	0.53	6	30	23:24	16%▲4.6
27	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	36	65	0.55	15	21	24:00	—
28	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	35	68	0.51	10	25	22:24	10%▼1.4
29	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	35	68	0.51	8	27	23:46	99%▲4.3
30	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	35	67	0.52	7	28	25:49	22%▲12
31	Kevin ShattenkirkDTBL	TBL	34	70	0.49	8	26	18:54	—
32	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	34	70	0.49	4	30	21:19	9.0%▲8.6
33	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	34	70	0.49	10	24	20:22	98%▲5.2
34	Oscar KlefbomDEDM	EDM	34	62	0.55	5	29	25:25	—
35	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	33	71	0.46	5	28	23:27	69%▼13
36	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	33	69	0.48	6	27	22:48	8.3%▲7.7
37	Matt NiskanenDPHI	PHI	33	68	0.49	8	25	21:54	—
38	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	33	68	0.49	8	25	23:22	77%▲9.5
39	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	33	59	0.56	5	28	22:37	—
40	Alex GoligoskiDARI	ARI	32	70	0.46	4	28	23:03	—
41	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	32	67	0.48	5	27	23:10	97%▲6.2
42	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	32	62	0.52	12	20	22:34	10%▲8.2
43	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	32	58	0.55	6	26	22:10	0.2%
44	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	31	69	0.45	8	23	22:58	9.4%▲6.2
45	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	31	65	0.48	5	26	22:46	99%▲3.2
46	Filip HronekDDET	DET	31	65	0.48	9	22	23:54	91%▲14
47	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	31	60	0.52	5	26	23:53	—
48	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	31	59	0.53	7	24	21:41	4.9%▲4.5
49	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	30	66	0.45	9	21	23:01	43%▲32
50	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	30	56	0.54	6	24	25:17	80%▲32
51	Erik GustafssonDCGY	CGY	29	66	0.44	6	23	20:23	3.2%▲3.2
52	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	29	59	0.49	9	20	21:59	14%▲1.8
53	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	28	69	0.41	2	26	21:33	5.0%▲4.3
54	Devon ToewsDNYI	NYI	28	68	0.41	6	22	20:31	62%▼1
55	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	28	64	0.44	10	18	23:00	37%▼42
56	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	27	70	0.39	7	20	22:34	76%▼11
57	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	27	69	0.39	4	23	22:10	35%▲21
58	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	27	61	0.44	3	24	24:23	—
59	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	27	47	0.57	3	24	24:12	76%▼5.1
60	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	26	69	0.38	9	17	18:57	0.1%
61	Ian ColeDCOL	COL	26	65	0.40	4	22	17:42	4.9%▲4.3
62	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	26	63	0.41	12	14	22:26	99%
63	John MarinoDPIT	PIT	26	56	0.46	6	20	20:15	18%▲13
64	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	25	69	0.36	8	17	20:09	67%▼7.1
65	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	24	70	0.34	5	19	18:50	61%▼11
66	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	24	69	0.35	6	18	22:30	0.1%
67	Jake GardinerDCAR	CAR	24	68	0.35	4	20	16:40	—
68	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	24	67	0.36	8	16	20:41	18%▼31
69	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	23	71	0.32	9	14	16:16	89%▲12
70	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	23	69	0.33	3	20	23:25	37%▼31
71	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	23	53	0.43	6	17	21:36	—
72	Sami VatanenDNJD	NJD	23	47	0.49	5	18	21:45	—
73	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	22	70	0.31	5	17	21:10	53%▼22
74	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	22	70	0.31	5	17	19:56	94%▼3.9
75	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	22	69	0.32	2	20	19:24	6.6%▲6.2
76	Hampus LindholmDANA	ANA	22	55	0.40	2	20	23:04	17%▲15
77	Ethan BearDEDM	EDM	21	71	0.30	5	16	21:58	0.0%
78	Ben ChiarotDMTL	MTL	21	69	0.30	9	12	23:08	13%▲11
79	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	21	68	0.31	6	15	21:30	4.1%▲3.7
80	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	21	68	0.31	4	17	18:04	0.1%
81	Nick LeddyDNYI	NYI	21	60	0.35	3	18	21:07	0.0%
82	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	21	56	0.38	4	17	17:55	—
83	Chris TanevDVAN	VAN	20	69	0.29	2	18	19:32	6.0%▲5
84	Joel EdmundsonDCAR	CAR	20	68	0.29	7	13	18:27	4.0%▲3.9
85	Mike MathesonDFLA	FLA	20	59	0.34	8	12	18:02	85%▼7.8
86	Anton StralmanDFLA	FLA	19	69	0.28	5	14	21:04	—
87	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	19	67	0.28	4	15	20:29	0.3%
88	TJ BrodieDCGY	CGY	19	64	0.30	4	15	20:27	—
89	Justin BraunDPHI	PHI	19	62	0.31	3	16	17:16	—
90	Brad HuntDMIN	MIN	19	59	0.32	8	11	15:08	—
91	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	19	58	0.33	5	14	21:15	6.0%▲5.1
92	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	18	70	0.26	4	14	18:07	9.0%▲8.3
93	Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ	CBJ	18	69	0.26	5	13	18:59	41%▼5.9
94	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	18	68	0.26	7	11	22:07	—
95	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	18	68	0.26	2	16	18:31	—
96	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	18	61	0.30	4	14	21:53	0.3%
97	Mark PysykDFLA	FLA	18	58	0.31	9	9	12:45	—
98	Michal KempnyDWSH	WSH	18	58	0.31	3	15	18:38	—
99	Brandon MontourDBUF	BUF	18	54	0.33	5	13	19:30	83%▲10
100	Mark BorowieckiDOTT	OTT	18	53	0.34	7	11	17:56	—

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