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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen

2023-24All situationsThrough 83 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 2023-24: Quinn Hughes (VAN), 92 PTS.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Points Leaders: Defensemen, 2023-24, All situations
#	Player	Team	PTS	GP	Per game	G	A
1	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	92	82	1.12	17	75	24:41	100%▲0.5
2	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	90	77	1.17	21	69	24:46	100%▲1.1
3	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	85	82	1.04	23	62	24:38	98%
4	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	82	81	1.01	18	64	23:00	100%
5	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	76	78	0.97	13	63	24:48	93%▲11
6	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	73	72	1.01	17	56	23:27	99%▲6.8
7	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	70	79	0.89	10	60	24:31	97%▼1.6
8	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	69	81	0.85	10	59	24:11	98%▲2.6
9	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	62	82	0.76	11	51	25:33	84%▼8.2
10	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	59	81	0.73	20	39	25:25	100%▲0.8
11	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	58	72	0.81	7	51	23:44	77%▼4.2
12	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	57	70	0.81	11	46	24:27	100%▲0.5
13	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	56	82	0.68	11	45	24:16	95%
14	Shayne GostisbehereDDET	DET	56	81	0.69	10	46	19:05	95%▲16
15	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	54	71	0.76	9	45	24:32	99%▲4.2
16	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	52	82	0.63	10	42	25:54	99%▲2.3
17	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	52	82	0.63	20	32	22:56	92%▼7.4
18	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	51	82	0.62	10	41	24:41	52%▼11
19	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	50	82	0.61	15	35	25:48	22%▲12
20	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	50	82	0.61	12	38	23:26	64%▲1.4
21	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	48	81	0.59	5	43	23:26	92%▲15
22	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	47	82	0.57	8	39	24:58	94%▼4.8
23	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	47	82	0.57	9	38	21:28	85%▲41
24	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	47	80	0.59	13	34	21:17	18%▼31
25	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	47	80	0.59	13	34	23:37	53%▼22
26	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	47	79	0.59	15	32	21:01	88%▲8.4
27	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	47	74	0.64	12	35	24:51	96%▲5.7
28	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	46	59	0.78	11	35	23:05	90%▲13
29	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	45	79	0.57	11	34	21:03	76%▲8.7
30	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	44	81	0.54	10	34	23:48	68%▼6.1
31	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	43	82	0.52	10	33	21:30	50%▼14
32	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	42	82	0.51	9	33	22:22	100%▲0.7
33	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	42	47	0.89	5	37	22:05	92%▲29
34	Jakob ChychrunDOTT	OTT	41	82	0.50	14	27	22:23	99%
35	Sean DurziDARI	ARI	41	76	0.54	9	32	22:43	40%▲38
36	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	39	81	0.48	5	34	24:25	14%▲2.5
37	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	39	79	0.49	10	29	22:09	42%▲19
38	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	39	78	0.50	9	30	23:50	94%▼3.8
39	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	39	77	0.51	4	35	21:58	0.0%
40	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	38	79	0.48	10	28	23:13	98%▲2.4
41	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	37	81	0.46	6	31	20:56	16%▲4.6
42	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	33	82	0.40	6	27	19:06	99%▲2.9
43	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	33	82	0.40	5	28	20:50	32%▲31
44	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	33	76	0.43	6	27	22:55	55%▲31
45	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	33	66	0.50	8	25	23:27	83%▲10
46	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	33	64	0.52	4	29	23:34	4.0%▲3.7
47	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	32	82	0.39	5	27	22:10	36%▼28
48	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	32	81	0.40	10	22	21:54	69%▼13
49	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDFLA	FLA	32	80	0.40	9	23	18:24	43%▲31
50	Ryan McDonaghDNSH	NSH	32	74	0.43	3	29	21:47	7.3%▲6.8
51	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	31	82	0.38	3	28	21:44	5.7%▲5.5
52	Erik GustafssonDNYR	NYR	31	76	0.41	6	25	17:24	3.2%▲3.2
53	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	31	67	0.46	8	23	25:29	79%▲31
54	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	30	82	0.37	4	26	22:40	6.6%▲6.2
55	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	30	82	0.37	10	20	22:37	21%▲19
56	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	30	80	0.38	8	22	21:34	64%▲26
57	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	30	60	0.50	2	28	21:58	55%▼23
58	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	30	51	0.59	9	21	23:03	84%▼11
59	Sean WalkerDCOL	COL	29	81	0.36	10	19	19:14	60%▼12
60	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	29	77	0.38	5	24	18:57	4.1%▲3.7
61	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	29	73	0.40	11	18	20:21	96%▲6.1
62	Nick LeddyDSTL	STL	28	82	0.34	3	25	22:22	0.0%
63	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	28	73	0.38	8	20	20:39	34%▼15
64	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	28	67	0.42	9	19	21:09	9.4%▲6.1
65	Pavel MintyukovDANA	ANA	28	63	0.44	4	24	18:51	30%▲28
66	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	27	62	0.44	7	20	23:22	5.0%▲4.3
67	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	26	82	0.32	4	22	19:21	28%▲25
68	Dmitry OrlovDCAR	CAR	26	82	0.32	6	20	17:19	35%▲21
69	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	26	82	0.32	10	16	23:52	37%▼42
70	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	26	82	0.32	5	21	20:28	37%▼31
71	J.J. MoserDARI	ARI	26	80	0.33	5	21	20:34	22%▲19
72	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	26	78	0.33	1	25	21:43	—
73	Erik GudbransonDCBJ	CBJ	26	78	0.33	6	20	19:40	0.1%
74	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	26	73	0.36	3	23	23:17	20%▲19
75	Justin SchultzDSEA	SEA	26	70	0.37	7	19	16:28	—
76	Will BorgenDSEA	SEA	25	82	0.30	3	22	17:35	4.1%▲3.8
77	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	25	81	0.31	5	20	20:54	8.9%▲8.3
78	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	25	80	0.31	7	18	19:49	5.7%▲5.3
79	Cody CeciDEDM	EDM	25	79	0.32	5	20	20:01	0.3%
80	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	25	76	0.33	8	17	17:47	34%▲18
81	John MarinoDNJD	NJD	25	75	0.33	4	21	20:57	18%▲13
82	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	25	69	0.36	5	20	21:01	9.5%▲5.3
83	Nick PerbixDTBL	TBL	24	77	0.31	2	22	17:05	0.1%
84	Jeff PetryDDET	DET	24	73	0.33	3	21	18:48	0.1%
85	Jordan SpenceDLAK	LAK	24	71	0.34	2	22	14:26	21%▲17
86	Kevin ShattenkirkDBOS	BOS	24	61	0.39	6	18	15:47	—
87	Mike ReillyDNYI	NYI	24	61	0.39	6	18	17:09	0.1%
88	David SavardDMTL	MTL	24	60	0.40	6	18	20:14	—
89	Vladislav GavrikovDLAK	LAK	23	77	0.30	6	17	20:37	42%▼4.7
90	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	23	68	0.34	3	20	21:07	13%▲10
91	Timothy LiljegrenDTOR	TOR	23	55	0.42	3	20	19:40	4.8%▲4.7
92	Alexander RomanovDNYI	NYI	22	81	0.27	7	15	20:50	15%▲15
93	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	22	72	0.31	8	14	15:12	4.1%▲3.4
94	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	22	70	0.31	6	16	20:51	19%▲17
95	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	22	69	0.32	3	19	21:15	76%▼12
96	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	21	78	0.27	3	18	22:52	16%▼1.2
97	Egor ZamulaDPHI	PHI	21	66	0.32	5	16	16:03	0.1%
98	Michael KesselringDARI	ARI	21	65	0.32	5	16	15:48	8.9%▲8.3
99	Jake WalmanDDET	DET	21	63	0.33	12	9	19:46	33%▲30
100	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	20	77	0.26	5	15	19:47	13%▲11

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