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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Defensemen

2023-24All 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 2023-24: John Carlson (WSH), 25:54 TOI/GP.

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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Defensemen, 2023-24, All situations
#	Player	Team	TOI/GP	GP
1	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	25:54	82	99%▲2.4
2	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	25:48	82	22%▲12
3	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	25:33	82	85%▼7.8
4	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	25:29	67	80%▲32
5	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	25:25	81	100%▲1
6	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	24:58	82	94%▼4.2
7	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	24:51	74	97%▲6.2
8	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	24:48	78	93%▲11
9	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	24:46	77	100%▲1
10	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	24:41	82	47%▼16
11	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	24:41	82	100%
12	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	24:38	82	98%▼0.5
13	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	24:32	71	99%▲4.3
14	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	24:31	79	98%▼1.2
15	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	24:27	70	100%
16	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	24:25	81	14%▲1.8
17	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	24:16	82	95%
18	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	24:11	81	99%▲3.2
19	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	23:52	82	37%▼42
20	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	23:50	78	94%▼3.9
21	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	23:48	81	67%▼7.1
22	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	23:44	72	76%▼5.1
23	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	23:37	80	53%▼22
24	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	23:34	64	4.0%▲3.7
25	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	23:27	66	83%▲10
26	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	23:27	72	99%▲6.8
27	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	23:26	81	91%▲14
28	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	23:26	82	62%▼1
29	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	23:22	62	5.0%▲4.3
30	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	23:17	73	17%▲15
31	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	23:13	79	99%▲2.9
32	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	23:05	59	89%▲12
33	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	23:03	51	83%▼12
34	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	23:00	81	100%
35	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	22:57	81	23%▼19
36	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	22:56	82	93%▼7.2
37	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	22:55	76	53%▲30
38	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	22:52	78	15%▼2.1
39	Sean DurziDARI	ARI	22:43	76	38%▲36
40	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	22:40	82	6.6%▲6.2
41	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	22:37	82	20%▲18
42	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	22:33	34	98%▲5.2
43	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	22:33	58	10%▼1.4
44	Jakob ChychrunDOTT	OTT	22:23	82	99%
45	Nick LeddyDSTL	STL	22:22	82	0.0%
46	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	22:22	82	100%▲0.6
47	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	22:10	82	36%▼27
48	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	22:09	79	42%▲18
49	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	22:05	47	91%▲28
50	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	21:58	60	55%▼22
51	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	21:58	77	0.0%
52	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	21:54	81	69%▼13
53	Ryan McDonaghDNSH	NSH	21:47	74	7.3%▲6.8
54	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	21:44	82	5.7%▲5.5
55	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	21:43	78	—
56	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	21:34	80	64%▲26
57	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	21:30	82	50%▼14
58	Alex VlasicDCHI	CHI	21:29	76	9.0%▲7.7
59	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	21:28	82	84%▲40
60	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	21:17	80	18%▼31
61	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	21:15	69	76%▼11
62	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	21:09	67	9.4%▲6.2
63	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	21:07	68	14%▲11
64	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	21:03	79	77%▲9.5
65	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	21:01	69	10%▲6.1
66	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	21:01	79	88%▲8.6
67	John MarinoDNJD	NJD	20:57	75	18%▲13
68	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	20:56	81	16%▲4.6
69	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	20:54	81	9.0%▲8.3
70	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	20:52	51	50%▲34
71	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	20:51	70	19%▲18
72	Alexander RomanovDNYI	NYI	20:50	81	15%▲15
73	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	20:50	82	32%▲31
74	Daniil MiromanovDCGY	CGY	20:43	24	0.1%
75	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	20:39	73	34%▼15
76	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	20:38	74	7.3%▲6.9
77	Vladislav GavrikovDLAK	LAK	20:37	77	41%▼5.9
78	J.J. MoserDARI	ARI	20:34	80	22%▲19
79	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	20:30	41	79%▲9.3
80	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	20:28	82	37%▼31
81	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	20:21	73	96%▲6.5
82	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	20:17	70	0.3%
83	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	20:17	58	3.2%▲3
84	David SavardDMTL	MTL	20:14	60	—
85	Niko MikkolaDFLA	FLA	20:02	82	4.9%▲4.4
86	Cody CeciDEDM	EDM	20:01	79	0.3%
87	Henry ThrunDSJS	SJS	20:00	51	0.0%
88	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	19:54	76	0.3%
89	Simon NemecDNJD	NJD	19:52	60	62%▲52
90	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	19:50	46	6.0%▲5.1
91	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	19:49	80	5.7%▲5.3
92	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	19:47	77	13%▲11
93	Jake WalmanDDET	DET	19:46	63	33%▲30
94	Mathew DumbaDTBL	TBL	19:44	76	0.1%
95	Jan RuttaDSJS	SJS	19:43	69	—
96	Chris TanevDDAL	DAL	19:41	75	6.0%▲5
97	Timothy LiljegrenDTOR	TOR	19:40	55	4.8%▲4.7
98	Erik GudbransonDCBJ	CBJ	19:40	78	0.1%
99	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	19:39	82	7.1%▲6.9
100	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	19:38	66	27%▼7.7

Minimum sample: 21 games (it scales with games played). 65 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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