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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen

2020-21All situationsThrough 57 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 2020-21: Tyson Barrie (EDM), 48 PTS.

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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	PTS	GP	Per game	G	A
1	Tyson BarrieDEDM	EDM	48	56	0.86	8	40	21:24	—
2	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	47	55	0.85	5	42	24:42	99%▲6.8
3	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	45	55	0.82	7	38	24:39	47%▼16
4	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	45	54	0.83	9	36	25:03	93%▲11
5	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	44	52	0.85	10	34	23:47	99%▲2.4
6	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	44	44	1.00	8	36	24:19	100%▲1
7	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	42	55	0.76	12	30	22:44	0.1%
8	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	42	55	0.76	10	32	22:43	84%▲12
9	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	42	53	0.79	8	34	22:33	91%▲28
10	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	41	56	0.73	18	23	23:23	99%
11	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	41	56	0.73	3	38	22:48	100%
12	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	36	56	0.64	16	20	25:38	69%▼13
13	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	36	54	0.67	6	30	22:07	93%▼7.2
14	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	36	53	0.68	7	29	22:42	0.2%
15	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	35	55	0.64	5	30	23:37	76%▼5.1
16	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	34	56	0.61	8	26	26:23	22%▲12
17	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	33	48	0.69	8	25	24:21	98%▼0.5
18	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	32	54	0.59	3	29	21:58	32%▲31
19	Alec MartinezDVGK	VGK	32	53	0.60	9	23	22:34	—
20	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	32	51	0.63	2	30	22:33	0.0%
21	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	32	48	0.67	5	27	23:13	9.0%▲8.6
22	Nick LeddyDNYI	NYI	31	56	0.55	2	29	21:35	0.0%
23	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	31	53	0.58	9	22	24:46	62%▼1
24	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	31	49	0.63	6	25	26:17	83%▼12
25	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	30	56	0.54	4	26	21:58	98%▲5.2
26	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	30	51	0.59	5	25	24:00	97%▲6.2
27	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	29	56	0.52	7	22	26:09	50%▼14
28	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	28	56	0.50	5	23	25:14	80%▲32
29	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	27	56	0.48	3	24	17:15	—
30	Mike ReillyDBOS	BOS	27	55	0.49	0	27	19:17	0.1%
31	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	27	55	0.49	8	19	24:58	99%▲4.3
32	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	27	53	0.51	4	23	21:35	—
33	Justin SchultzDWSH	WSH	27	46	0.59	3	24	19:01	—
34	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	26	56	0.46	9	17	22:57	—
35	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	26	56	0.46	7	19	25:00	36%▼27
36	Filip HronekDDET	DET	26	56	0.46	2	24	23:23	91%▲14
37	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	25	56	0.45	7	18	24:16	55%▼22
38	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	25	55	0.45	4	21	22:48	0.3%
39	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	25	54	0.46	7	18	22:05	10%▲8.2
40	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	24	46	0.52	3	21	20:58	43%▲32
41	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	23	56	0.41	5	18	21:46	14%▲1.8
42	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	23	56	0.41	5	18	21:36	100%▲1
43	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	23	53	0.43	9	14	22:26	5.0%▲4.3
44	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	23	48	0.48	6	17	22:52	77%▲9.5
45	Ty SmithDNJD	NJD	23	48	0.48	2	21	20:07	—
46	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	23	41	0.56	7	16	24:26	4.0%▲3.7
47	Alex GoligoskiDARI	ARI	22	56	0.39	3	19	23:00	—
48	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	22	52	0.42	8	14	23:36	95%
49	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	22	51	0.43	8	14	19:49	35%▲21
50	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	22	35	0.63	11	11	25:05	50%▲34
51	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	21	56	0.38	3	18	22:29	9.4%▲6.2
52	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	21	56	0.38	4	17	23:33	99%▲3.2
53	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	21	56	0.38	5	16	21:13	94%▼3.9
54	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	21	55	0.38	6	15	22:05	4.1%▲3.7
55	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	21	51	0.41	6	15	22:17	0.1%
56	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	20	55	0.36	2	18	21:04	—
57	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	20	43	0.47	6	14	19:15	89%▲12
58	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	20	41	0.49	9	11	19:56	96%▲16
59	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	20	37	0.54	5	15	19:45	0.1%
60	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	20	35	0.57	7	13	24:22	100%
61	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	19	56	0.34	3	16	22:11	—
62	Brenden DillonDWSH	WSH	19	56	0.34	2	17	18:57	9.7%▲9.1
63	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	19	48	0.40	6	13	22:42	—
64	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	19	44	0.43	5	14	22:22	—
65	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	18	50	0.36	7	11	20:29	83%▲10
66	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	18	49	0.37	4	14	22:17	8.3%▲7.7
67	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	18	47	0.38	5	13	18:10	61%▼11
68	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	18	46	0.39	5	13	19:47	4.1%▲3.7
69	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	18	35	0.51	5	13	23:46	—
70	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	17	56	0.30	2	15	22:26	10%▼1.4
71	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	17	56	0.30	1	16	22:26	15%▼2.1
72	Nikita ZaitsevDOTT	OTT	17	55	0.31	4	13	22:44	—
73	Cody CeciDPIT	PIT	17	53	0.32	4	13	18:31	0.3%
74	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	17	52	0.33	5	12	16:00	0.1%
75	Carson SoucyDMIN	MIN	17	50	0.34	1	16	15:17	0.1%
76	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	17	43	0.40	5	12	19:57	42%▲18
77	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	16	56	0.29	5	11	23:11	37%▼31
78	Ryan LindgrenDNYR	NYR	16	51	0.31	1	15	20:00	0.1%
79	Mike MathesonDPIT	PIT	16	44	0.36	5	11	18:38	85%▼7.8
80	Adam BoqvistDCHI	CHI	16	35	0.46	2	14	16:59	0.0%
81	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	15	56	0.27	2	13	19:29	0.1%
82	Kevin ShattenkirkDANA	ANA	15	55	0.27	2	13	21:12	—
83	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	15	55	0.27	3	12	21:53	67%▼7.1
84	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	15	54	0.28	4	11	23:25	—
85	Nate SchmidtDVAN	VAN	15	54	0.28	5	10	20:06	4.9%▲4.5
86	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	15	54	0.28	2	13	19:03	0.1%
87	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	15	52	0.29	3	12	22:59	16%▲4.6
88	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	15	50	0.30	3	12	22:09	6.0%▲5.1
89	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	15	47	0.32	4	11	20:01	53%▼22
90	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	14	56	0.25	1	13	21:33	—
91	Jamie OleksiakDDAL	DAL	14	56	0.25	6	8	20:29	7.1%▲6.9
92	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	14	56	0.25	4	10	21:03	3.2%▲3
93	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	14	53	0.26	2	12	17:18	0.1%
94	Ryan MurrayDNJD	NJD	14	48	0.29	0	14	18:37	—
95	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	14	47	0.30	3	11	18:23	10%▲6.1
96	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	14	46	0.30	3	11	16:24	98%▼1.2
97	Brian DumoulinDPIT	PIT	14	41	0.34	4	10	22:21	0.4%
98	Joel EdmundsonDMTL	MTL	13	55	0.24	3	10	20:03	4.0%▲3.9
99	Michael Del ZottoDCBJ	CBJ	13	53	0.25	4	9	17:53	—
100	John MarinoDPIT	PIT	13	52	0.25	3	10	20:44	18%▲13

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