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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen

2021-22All situationsThrough 82 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 2021-22: Roman Josi (NSH), 96 PTS.

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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen, 2021-22, All situations
#	Player	Team	PTS	GP	Per game	G	A
1	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	96	80	1.20	23	73	25:33	98%▼0.5
2	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	86	77	1.12	28	58	25:40	100%▲1
3	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	85	82	1.04	20	65	25:05	93%▲11
4	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	74	78	0.95	11	63	23:54	99%▲6.8
5	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	71	78	0.91	17	54	23:49	99%▲2.4
6	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	68	82	0.83	10	58	23:44	76%▼5.1
7	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	68	78	0.87	10	58	25:47	47%▼16
8	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	68	76	0.89	8	60	25:15	100%
9	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	57	66	0.86	13	44	25:22	62%▼1
10	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	57	61	0.93	15	42	24:55	50%▲34
11	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	56	78	0.72	10	46	24:38	97%▲6.2
12	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	54	82	0.66	10	44	26:09	50%▼14
13	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	53	80	0.66	13	40	24:01	100%▲1
14	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	52	78	0.67	14	38	23:08	91%▲28
15	Shayne GostisbehereDARI	ARI	51	82	0.62	14	37	22:11	96%▲16
16	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	51	80	0.64	13	38	21:28	98%▼1.2
17	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	51	78	0.65	5	46	26:13	80%▲32
18	Tony DeAngeloDCAR	CAR	51	64	0.80	10	41	19:49	24%▲18
19	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	50	82	0.61	4	46	22:40	94%▼3.9
20	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	50	82	0.61	7	43	23:02	100%▲0.6
21	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	48	81	0.59	10	38	21:18	53%▼22
22	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	48	68	0.71	11	37	25:40	100%
23	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	47	76	0.62	16	31	23:12	55%▼22
24	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	47	74	0.64	6	41	22:13	0.2%
25	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	46	80	0.57	11	35	23:36	9.4%▲6.2
26	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	44	80	0.55	13	31	24:39	4.0%▲3.7
27	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	44	80	0.55	8	36	23:22	93%▼7.2
28	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	43	81	0.53	12	31	19:48	100%
29	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	43	64	0.67	9	34	20:34	0.0%
30	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	42	79	0.53	4	38	23:32	16%▲4.6
31	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	42	76	0.55	9	33	24:25	14%▲1.8
32	Tyson BarrieDEDM	EDM	41	73	0.56	7	34	18:58	—
33	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	40	65	0.62	10	30	21:09	10%▲8.2
34	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	39	82	0.48	9	30	21:09	18%▼31
35	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	39	81	0.48	11	28	22:26	76%▼11
36	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	38	78	0.49	7	31	22:28	98%▲5.2
37	Filip HronekDDET	DET	38	78	0.49	5	33	22:02	91%▲14
38	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	38	59	0.64	7	31	26:12	83%▼12
39	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	37	81	0.46	11	26	17:54	83%▲10
40	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	37	79	0.47	12	25	23:40	99%▲3.2
41	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	37	71	0.52	10	27	21:13	42%▲18
42	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	36	70	0.51	5	31	24:53	99%▲4.3
43	Kevin ShattenkirkDANA	ANA	35	82	0.43	8	27	21:25	—
44	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	35	80	0.44	6	29	23:34	37%▼42
45	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	35	76	0.46	12	23	20:58	35%▲21
46	Mark GiordanoDTOR	TOR	35	75	0.47	8	27	20:53	—
47	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	35	73	0.48	7	28	20:41	89%▲12
48	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	35	71	0.49	9	26	25:03	69%▼13
49	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	35	50	0.70	10	25	23:28	95%
50	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	34	77	0.44	3	31	21:08	32%▲31
51	Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ	CBJ	33	80	0.41	5	28	22:17	41%▼5.9
52	Ryan SuterDDAL	DAL	32	82	0.39	7	25	23:39	—
53	Jamie DrysdaleDANA	ANA	32	81	0.40	4	28	19:53	55%▲46
54	Nate SchmidtDWPG	WPG	32	77	0.42	4	28	20:13	4.9%▲4.5
55	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	31	80	0.39	7	24	22:58	67%▼7.1
56	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	31	79	0.39	9	22	24:53	36%▼27
57	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	31	76	0.41	6	25	23:29	77%▲9.5
58	Mike MathesonDPIT	PIT	31	74	0.42	11	20	18:48	85%▼7.8
59	Oliver KylingtonDCGY	CGY	31	73	0.42	9	22	18:10	—
60	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	31	39	0.79	7	24	25:44	22%▲12
61	Alexandre CarrierDNSH	NSH	30	77	0.39	3	27	20:59	14%▲12
62	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	30	73	0.41	5	25	23:26	5.0%▲4.3
63	Alex GoligoskiDMIN	MIN	30	72	0.42	2	28	18:56	—
64	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	30	62	0.48	9	21	21:13	84%▲12
65	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDVAN	VAN	29	79	0.37	5	24	22:19	43%▲32
66	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	28	82	0.34	4	24	21:19	—
67	Chris TanevDCGY	CGY	28	82	0.34	6	22	20:28	6.0%▲5
68	Cody CeciDEDM	EDM	28	78	0.36	5	23	20:54	0.3%
69	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	28	78	0.36	3	25	21:17	3.2%▲3
70	Ryan GravesDNJD	NJD	28	75	0.37	6	22	20:43	0.1%
71	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	28	70	0.40	7	21	21:42	0.3%
72	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	28	67	0.42	5	23	21:39	9.0%▲8.6
73	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	27	71	0.38	5	22	22:30	17%▲15
74	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	27	68	0.40	6	21	22:07	0.1%
75	Chris WidemanDMTL	MTL	27	64	0.42	4	23	14:53	—
76	Sean DurziDLAK	LAK	27	64	0.42	3	24	19:36	38%▲36
77	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	27	57	0.47	7	20	23:06	0.1%
78	Ben ChiarotDFLA	FLA	26	74	0.35	9	17	22:51	13%▲11
79	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	26	71	0.37	4	22	22:27	7.3%▲6.8
80	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	25	82	0.30	8	17	22:17	23%▼19
81	John MarinoDPIT	PIT	25	81	0.31	1	24	20:38	18%▲13
82	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	25	77	0.32	8	17	17:17	—
83	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	25	76	0.33	4	21	22:03	37%▼31
84	Jake BeanDCBJ	CBJ	25	67	0.37	7	18	20:34	0.1%
85	Dmitry KulikovDMIN	MIN	24	80	0.30	7	17	18:12	3.2%▲3.1
86	Nick LeddyDSTL	STL	24	75	0.32	3	21	21:25	0.0%
87	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	24	73	0.33	4	20	18:44	0.1%
88	Dante FabbroDNSH	NSH	24	66	0.36	3	21	19:03	3.2%▲3.1
89	Anton StralmanDARI	ARI	23	74	0.31	8	15	21:20	—
90	Justin SchultzDWSH	WSH	23	74	0.31	4	19	16:55	—
91	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	23	69	0.33	3	20	20:12	—
92	Timothy LiljegrenDTOR	TOR	23	61	0.38	5	18	16:24	4.8%▲4.7
93	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	22	81	0.27	6	16	21:02	10%▲6.1
94	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	22	77	0.29	5	17	18:18	—
95	Jake McCabeDCHI	CHI	22	75	0.29	4	18	20:18	34%▼15
96	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	22	74	0.30	4	18	16:55	39%▲21
97	Adam BoqvistDCBJ	CBJ	22	52	0.42	11	11	17:03	0.0%
98	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	21	76	0.28	5	16	19:21	0.1%
99	Brett KulakDEDM	EDM	21	74	0.28	5	16	17:45	0.3%
100	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	21	67	0.31	2	19	20:59	9.0%▲8.3

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