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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Defensemen

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by average time on ice per game.

Average time on ice per game, all situations. Number-one defensemen top the board at 24 to 27 minutes a night; the leading forwards play 21 to 23. 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 2025-26: Quinn Hughes (MIN), 27:44 TOI/GP.

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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	TOI/GP	GP
1	Quinn HughesDMIN	MIN	27:44	74	41st	78th	100%
2	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	26:37	75	70th	82nd	100%
3	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	25:40	82	33rd	85th	100%▲0.6
4	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	25:28	77	81st	95th	99%▲4.3
5	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	25:00	82	5th	83rd	91%▲14
6	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	24:53	68	27th	82nd	98%▼0.5
7	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	24:51	75	99th	95th	100%▲1
8	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	24:50	67	94th	97th	99%▲2.9
9	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	24:49	82	72nd	73rd	36%▼27
10	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	24:43	77	38th	85th	99%▲3.2
11	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	24:41	82	26th	89th	100%
12	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	24:41	82	86th	96th	100%
13	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	24:41	80	74th	88th	94%▼4.2
14	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	24:23	69	40th	87th	97%▲6.2
15	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	24:18	78	83rd	89th	98%▲5.2
16	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	24:15	82	56th	78th	98%▲9.6
17	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	24:13	81	79th	93rd	67%▼7.1
18	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	24:11	77	64th	66th	100%▲1
19	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	24:10	78	49th	99th	85%▼7.8
20	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	23:46	82	50th	56th	99%▲3.1
21	Vladislav GavrikovDNYR	NYR	23:44	82	32nd	73rd	41%▼5.9
22	Seth JonesDFLA	FLA	23:42	52	56th	76th	80%▲32
23	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	23:38	55	30th	71st	99%▲6.8
24	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	23:36	75	63rd	87th	95%
25	Philip BrobergDSTL	STL	23:21	81	63rd	88th	66%▲50
26	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	23:20	80	54th	56th	99%
27	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	23:14	82	82nd	94th	37%▼31
28	Rasmus AnderssonDVGK	VGK	23:12	81	50th	83rd	94%▼3.9
29	John CarlsonDANA	ANA	23:10	71	57th	62nd	99%▲2.4
30	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	23:05	72	75th	74th	22%▲12
31	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	23:03	70	79th	66th	88%▲8.6
32	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	23:01	68	44th	61st	84%▲40
33	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	22:50	70	92nd	92nd	91%▲28
34	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	22:50	78	68th	76th	79%▲9.3
35	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	22:50	81	66th	68th	76%▼11
36	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	22:43	51	31st	86th	32%▲31
37	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	22:42	73	91st	88th	99%▲3.2
38	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	22:38	80	64th	95th	42%▲18
39	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	22:37	82	28th	98th	18%▼31
40	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	22:36	71	87th	61st	53%▼22
41	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	22:35	57	94th	54th	83%▼12
42	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	22:34	64	11th	62nd	83%▲10
43	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	22:32	74	81st	79th	20%▲18
44	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	22:29	80	51st	96th	98%▼1.2
45	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	22:29	72	74th	97th	50%▲34
46	MacKenzie WeegarDUTA	UTA	22:28	79	31st	66th	93%▼7.2
47	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	22:24	80	9th	90th	34%▼15
48	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	22:24	72	96th	87th	64%▲26
49	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	22:22	68	99th	93rd	62%▼1
50	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	22:21	72	42nd	79th	42%▲33
51	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	22:20	82	62nd	64th	96%▲6.5
52	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	22:12	77	70th	81st	37%▼42
53	Justin FaulkDDET	DET	22:01	78	48th	60th	55%▼22
54	Kevin BahlDCGY	CGY	21:57	76	21st	90th	4.8%▲4.6
55	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	21:49	66	32nd	79th	4.0%▲3.9
56	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	21:49	81	96th	79th	61%▼11
57	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	21:41	74	69th	66th	47%▼16
58	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	21:40	81	7th	95th	89%▲12
59	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	21:39	81	61st	68th	53%▲30
60	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	21:37	67	35th	74th	17%▲15
61	J.J. MoserDTBL	TBL	21:34	79	90th	92nd	22%▲19
62	Jamie DrysdaleDPHI	PHI	21:33	78	80th	54th	55%▲46
63	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	21:32	77	42nd	68th	84%▲12
64	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	21:27	82	36th	84th	5.7%▲5.5
65	Marcus PetterssonDVAN	VAN	21:27	82	1st	86th	6.6%▲6.2
66	Rasmus RistolainenDPHI	PHI	21:23	44	78th	90th	8.3%▲7.7
67	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	21:22	82	7th	95th	23%▼19
68	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	21:19	39	92nd	98th	16%▲4.6
69	Dmitry OrlovDSJS	SJS	21:12	82	15th	80th	35%▲21
70	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	21:08	78	8th	48th	76%▼5.1
71	Alex VlasicDCHI	CHI	21:08	81	3rd	99th	9.0%▲7.7
72	Cam FowlerDSTL	STL	21:05	82	57th	49th	14%▲1.8
73	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	21:04	71	72nd	72nd	9.4%▲6.2
74	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	21:02	82	9th	69th	15%▼2.1
75	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	20:58	82	48th	61st	69%▼13
76	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	20:53	82	28th	74th	3.2%▲3
77	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	20:53	81	36th	65th	39%▲21
78	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	20:50	82	28th	68th	13%▲11
79	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	20:49	76	32nd	99th	10%▼1.4
80	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	20:48	81	94th	93rd	10%▲6.1
81	Matt RoyDWSH	WSH	20:37	79	55th	69th	9.0%▲8.3
82	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	20:36	78	8th	54th	43%▲32
83	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	20:36	82	86th	94th	77%▲9.5
84	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	20:34	80	77th	81st	7.3%▲6.9
85	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	20:31	63	95th	98th	24%▲21
86	John KlingbergDSJS	SJS	20:28	56	18th	68th	0.2%
87	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	20:27	82	25th	56th	20%▲18
88	Niko MikkolaDFLA	FLA	20:21	68	67th	76th	4.9%▲4.4
89	Zach WhitecloudDCGY	CGY	20:19	78	69th	69th	7.3%▲6.7
90	Brett PesceDNJD	NJD	20:18	37	43rd	74th	0.3%
91	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	20:17	62	63rd	85th	5.0%▲4.3
92	John MarinoDUTA	UTA	20:12	80	85th	71st	18%▲13
93	Parker WotherspoonDPIT	PIT	20:10	80	66th	81st	20%▲19
94	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	20:08	72	97th	91st	4.1%▲3.4
95	Yan KuznetsovDCGY	CGY	20:05	57	17th	59th	7.2%▲7.1
96	Timothy LiljegrenDWSH	WSH	19:51	47	16th	79th	4.8%▲4.7
97	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	19:48	82	66th	56th	96%▲10
98	Nate SchmidtDUTA	UTA	19:42	82	85th	65th	4.9%▲4.5
99	Simon NemecDNJD	NJD	19:40	68	39th	44th	62%▲52
100	Nicolas HagueDNSH	NSH	19:38	62	26th	60th	0.1%

Minimum sample: 21 games (it scales with games played). 87 below the minimum are hidden.

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Minutes per game, all situations (m:ss).

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