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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen

2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 2022-23: Erik Karlsson (SJS), 101 PTS.

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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	PTS	GP	Per game	G	A
1	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	101	82	1.23	25	76	25:37	95%
2	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	76	78	0.97	16	60	24:14	98%▲2.6
3	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	76	78	0.97	7	69	25:40	100%▲0.5
4	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	74	82	0.90	22	52	21:46	84%▲12
5	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	73	80	0.91	16	57	24:08	83%▲10
6	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	73	79	0.92	11	62	25:29	99%▲4.2
7	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	73	78	0.94	15	58	25:48	100%▲0.8
8	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	72	82	0.88	12	60	24:23	99%▲6.8
9	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	66	60	1.10	17	49	26:23	100%▲1.1
10	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	64	81	0.79	14	50	23:40	90%▲13
11	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	64	79	0.81	10	54	23:49	98%▲5.2
12	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	61	82	0.74	18	43	23:13	50%▼14
13	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	59	67	0.88	18	41	25:10	98%
14	Tyson BarrieDNSH	NSH	55	85	0.65	13	42	19:47	—
15	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	54	73	0.74	11	43	23:59	4.0%▲3.7
16	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	53	80	0.66	10	43	23:11	20%▲19
17	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	52	81	0.64	9	43	26:14	22%▲12
18	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	52	67	0.78	7	45	22:18	96%▲5.7
19	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	50	82	0.61	11	39	23:23	55%▼23
20	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	50	80	0.63	7	43	25:06	64%▲1.4
21	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	49	79	0.62	11	38	24:05	94%▼3.8
22	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	49	78	0.63	13	36	20:23	97%▼1.6
23	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	49	76	0.64	9	40	23:43	93%▲11
24	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	48	82	0.59	10	38	24:10	14%▲2.5
25	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	43	82	0.52	12	31	23:30	69%▼13
26	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	43	79	0.54	9	34	21:57	64%▲26
27	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	42	82	0.51	5	37	23:09	100%▲0.7
28	Erik GustafssonDTOR	TOR	42	70	0.60	7	35	19:46	3.2%▲3.2
29	Tony DeAngeloDPHI	PHI	42	70	0.60	11	31	22:04	23%▲18
30	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	41	82	0.50	13	28	23:26	42%▲19
31	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	41	75	0.55	13	28	20:49	95%▲16
32	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	41	68	0.60	11	30	24:58	84%▼11
33	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	41	65	0.63	4	37	21:42	77%▼4.2
34	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	41	64	0.64	12	29	24:51	52%▼11
35	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	41	55	0.75	8	33	21:26	92%▲29
36	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	40	82	0.49	8	32	18:31	100%
37	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	39	64	0.61	9	30	21:42	92%▲15
38	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	38	81	0.47	18	20	21:49	18%▼31
39	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	38	81	0.47	7	31	22:39	53%▼22
40	Sean DurziDLAK	LAK	38	72	0.53	9	29	19:47	40%▲38
41	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	38	71	0.54	14	24	23:24	49%▲33
42	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	37	76	0.49	6	31	21:30	13%▲13
43	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	37	72	0.51	12	25	24:27	79%▲31
44	Dmitry OrlovDBOS	BOS	36	66	0.55	7	29	22:33	35%▲21
45	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	35	79	0.44	4	31	23:48	55%▲31
46	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	35	71	0.49	7	28	19:20	13%▲10
47	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	34	79	0.43	11	23	21:49	12%▲10
48	Juuso VälimäkiDARI	ARI	34	78	0.44	4	30	18:11	0.0%
49	Justin SchultzDSEA	SEA	34	73	0.47	7	27	17:47	—
50	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	34	48	0.71	8	26	24:27	84%▼8.2
51	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	33	82	0.40	8	25	23:38	23%▼19
52	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	33	82	0.40	10	23	21:56	32%▲31
53	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	33	81	0.41	7	26	19:57	9.4%▲6.1
54	John KlingbergDMIN	MIN	33	67	0.49	10	23	20:37	0.2%
55	Jakob ChychrunDOTT	OTT	33	48	0.69	9	24	22:42	99%
56	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	32	78	0.41	9	23	21:28	76%▲8.7
57	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	32	77	0.42	4	28	21:55	98%▲2.4
58	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	32	63	0.51	7	25	18:35	0.0%
59	J.J. MoserDARI	ARI	31	82	0.38	7	24	21:03	22%▲19
60	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	31	81	0.38	4	27	21:06	92%▼7.4
61	Jeff PetryDPIT	PIT	31	61	0.51	5	26	22:21	0.1%
62	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	30	82	0.37	8	22	21:12	76%▼12
63	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	30	82	0.37	5	25	22:01	0.3%
64	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	29	77	0.38	5	24	20:37	0.1%
65	Calen AddisonDMIN	MIN	29	62	0.47	3	26	16:07	—
66	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	29	40	0.72	9	20	23:23	99%▲2.3
67	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	27	82	0.33	6	21	23:01	36%▼28
68	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	27	79	0.34	4	23	23:00	37%▼42
69	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	27	76	0.36	7	20	21:59	16%▲4.6
70	Kevin ShattenkirkDANA	ANA	27	75	0.36	4	23	19:18	—
71	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	27	75	0.36	6	21	19:34	5.7%▲5.5
72	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	26	82	0.32	5	21	20:54	10%▼1.6
73	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	26	82	0.32	9	17	18:47	8.9%▲8.3
74	Ryan GravesDNJD	NJD	26	78	0.33	8	18	19:57	0.1%
75	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	26	75	0.35	4	22	17:14	0.1%
76	Ryan SuterDDAL	DAL	25	82	0.30	3	22	20:23	—
77	Brian DumoulinDPIT	PIT	25	82	0.30	1	24	20:38	0.3%
78	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	25	76	0.33	3	22	19:28	34%▼15
79	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	25	75	0.33	9	16	19:15	15%▲14
80	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	24	82	0.29	6	18	21:02	0.1%
81	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	24	82	0.29	8	16	19:55	37%▼31
82	Mark GiordanoDTOR	TOR	24	78	0.31	4	20	18:57	—
83	Matt BenningDSJS	SJS	24	77	0.31	1	23	19:47	—
84	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	24	68	0.35	1	23	20:35	6.6%▲6.2
85	Adam BoqvistDCBJ	CBJ	24	46	0.52	5	19	18:38	0.0%
86	Bowen ByramDCOL	COL	24	42	0.57	10	14	21:53	96%▲6.1
87	Brenden DillonDWPG	WPG	23	82	0.28	2	21	19:35	9.7%▲9.1
88	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	23	81	0.28	7	16	20:24	68%▼6.1
89	Nick LeddyDSTL	STL	23	78	0.29	2	21	21:07	0.0%
90	Olli MaattaDDET	DET	23	78	0.29	6	17	18:42	0.2%
91	Connor CliftonDBOS	BOS	23	78	0.29	5	18	17:51	7.3%▲6.7
92	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	23	75	0.31	7	16	19:04	0.8%
93	Sebastian AhoDNYI	NYI	23	71	0.32	5	18	16:46	—
94	Alexander RomanovDNYI	NYI	22	76	0.29	2	20	19:27	15%▲15
95	Luke SchennDTOR	TOR	22	70	0.31	4	18	16:21	8.9%▲8.6
96	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDVAN	VAN	22	54	0.41	2	20	20:11	43%▲31
97	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	21	82	0.26	14	7	18:41	41%▲23
98	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	21	80	0.26	4	17	20:09	3.3%▲2.9
99	Colin MillerDDAL	DAL	21	79	0.27	6	15	16:46	0.0%
100	Travis HamonicDOTT	OTT	21	75	0.28	6	15	18:34	0.1%

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