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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Defensemen

2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 2022-23: Cale Makar (COL), 26:23 TOI/GP.

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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Defensemen, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	TOI/GP	GP
1	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	26:23	60	100%▲1
2	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	26:14	81	22%▲12
3	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	25:48	78	100%▲1
4	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	25:40	78	100%
5	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	25:37	82	95%
6	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	25:29	79	99%▲4.3
7	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	25:10	67	98%▼0.5
8	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	25:06	80	62%▼1
9	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	24:58	68	83%▼12
10	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	24:51	64	47%▼16
11	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	24:27	48	85%▼7.8
12	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	24:27	72	80%▲32
13	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	24:23	82	99%▲6.8
14	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	24:14	78	99%▲3.2
15	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	24:10	82	14%▲1.8
16	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	24:08	80	83%▲10
17	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	24:05	79	94%▼3.9
18	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	23:59	73	4.0%▲3.7
19	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	23:49	79	98%▲5.2
20	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	23:48	79	53%▲30
21	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	23:43	76	93%▲11
22	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	23:40	81	89%▲12
23	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	23:38	82	23%▼19
24	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	23:30	82	69%▼13
25	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	23:26	82	42%▲18
26	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	23:24	71	50%▲34
27	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	23:23	40	99%▲2.4
28	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	23:23	82	55%▼22
29	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	23:13	82	50%▼14
30	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	23:11	80	17%▲15
31	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	23:09	82	100%▲0.6
32	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	23:01	82	36%▼27
33	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	23:00	79	37%▼42
34	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	22:52	60	5.0%▲4.3
35	Jakob ChychrunDOTT	OTT	22:42	48	99%
36	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	22:39	81	53%▼22
37	Dmitry OrlovDBOS	BOS	22:33	66	35%▲21
38	David SavardDMTL	MTL	22:23	62	—
39	Jeff PetryDPIT	PIT	22:21	61	0.1%
40	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	22:18	67	97%▲6.2
41	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	22:11	55	79%▲9.3
42	Tony DeAngeloDPHI	PHI	22:04	70	24%▲18
43	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	22:01	82	0.3%
44	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	21:59	76	16%▲4.6
45	Vladislav GavrikovDLAK	LAK	21:58	72	41%▼5.9
46	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	21:57	79	64%▲26
47	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	21:56	82	32%▲31
48	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	21:55	77	99%▲2.9
49	Bowen ByramDCOL	COL	21:53	42	96%▲6.5
50	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	21:49	79	10%▲8.2
51	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	21:49	81	18%▼31
52	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	21:46	82	84%▲12
53	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	21:42	65	76%▼5.1
54	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	21:42	64	91%▲14
55	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	21:40	77	7.3%▲6.9
56	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	21:39	61	3.2%▲3
57	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	21:36	72	15%▼2.1
58	Ryan McDonaghDNSH	NSH	21:32	71	7.3%▲6.8
59	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	21:30	76	9.0%▲8.6
60	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	21:28	78	77%▲9.5
61	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	21:26	55	91%▲28
62	Erik GudbransonDCBJ	CBJ	21:18	70	0.1%
63	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	21:17	79	0.1%
64	Andrew PeekeDCBJ	CBJ	21:15	80	6.5%▲6.2
65	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	21:13	58	—
66	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	21:12	82	76%▼11
67	Nick LeddyDSTL	STL	21:07	78	0.0%
68	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	21:06	81	93%▼7.2
69	John MarinoDNJD	NJD	21:04	64	18%▲13
70	J.J. MoserDARI	ARI	21:03	82	22%▲19
71	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	21:02	82	0.1%
72	Henri JokiharjuDBUF	BUF	21:01	60	0.1%
73	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	20:54	78	4.1%▲3.7
74	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	20:54	82	10%▼1.4
75	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	20:49	75	96%▲16
76	Brian DumoulinDPIT	PIT	20:38	82	0.4%
77	John KlingbergDMIN	MIN	20:37	67	0.2%
78	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	20:37	77	0.1%
79	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	20:36	76	13%▲11
80	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	20:35	68	6.6%▲6.2
81	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	20:31	44	19%▲18
82	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	20:24	81	67%▼7.1
83	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	20:23	78	98%▼1.2
84	Ryan SuterDDAL	DAL	20:23	82	—
85	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	20:15	53	10%▲6.1
86	Justin HollDTOR	TOR	20:14	80	—
87	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDVAN	VAN	20:11	54	43%▲32
88	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	20:09	80	3.3%▲2.9
89	Cody CeciDEDM	EDM	20:08	80	0.3%
90	Chris TanevDCGY	CGY	20:07	65	6.0%▲5
91	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	20:00	67	27%▼7.7
92	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	19:57	81	9.4%▲6.2
93	Ryan GravesDNJD	NJD	19:57	78	0.1%
94	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	19:55	82	37%▼31
95	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	19:51	82	24%▲21
96	Sean DurziDLAK	LAK	19:47	72	38%▲36
97	Matt BenningDSJS	SJS	19:47	77	—
98	Tyson BarrieDNSH	NSH	19:47	85	—
99	Erik GustafssonDTOR	TOR	19:46	70	3.2%▲3.2
100	Jake WalmanDDET	DET	19:43	63	33%▲30

Minimum sample: 21 games (it scales with games played). 100 below the minimum are hidden.

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

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Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.

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