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NHL Time on Ice Leaders: Defensemen
2026-27All situationsThrough 3 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 2026-27: Zach Werenski (CBJ), 30:15 TOI/GP.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
Ice time: defense leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | TOI/GP | GP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zach WerenskiDCBJ | CBJ | 30:15 | 2 | 100% |
| 2 | Jackson LaCombeDANA | ANA | 29:37 | 1 | 98%▲9.6 |
| 3 | Seth JonesDFLA | FLA | 28:21 | 2 | 80%▲32 |
| 4 | Denton MateychukDCBJ | CBJ | 27:48 | 2 | 42%▲40 |
| 5 | Thomas ChabotDOTT | OTT | 27:06 | 1 | 83%▼12 |
| 6 | Tristan LuneauDANA | ANA | 26:58 | 1 | 31%▲31 |
| 7 | Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | 26:37 | 2 | 99%▲3.1 |
| 8 | Mike MathesonDMTL | MTL | 25:46 | 2 | 85%▼7.8 |
| 9 | Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 25:41 | 3 | 100% |
| 10 | Filip HronekDVAN | VAN | 25:41 | 3 | 91%▲14 |
| 11 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 25:41 | 2 | 100%▲1 |
| 12 | Miro HeiskanenDDAL | DAL | 25:40 | 2 | 99%▲4.3 |
| 13 | Moritz SeiderDDET | DET | 25:29 | 2 | 100%▲0.6 |
| 14 | Owen PowerDBUF | BUF | 25:19 | 2 | 53%▲30 |
| 15 | Bowen ByramDCHI | CHI | 24:59 | 2 | 96%▲6.5 |
| 16 | Quinn HughesDMIN | MIN | 24:57 | 2 | 100% |
| 17 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 24:46 | 2 | 98%▼0.5 |
| 18 | Travis SanheimDPHI | PHI | 24:22 | 3 | 67%▼7.1 |
| 19 | Neal PionkDWPG | WPG | 24:15 | 2 | 32%▲31 |
| 20 | Matthew SchaeferDNYI | NYI | 24:10 | 2 | 100% |
| 21 | Brandon MontourDSEA | SEA | 23:46 | 2 | 83%▲10 |
| 22 | K'Andre MillerDCAR | CAR | 23:34 | 3 | 64%▲26 |
| 23 | Thomas HarleyDDAL | DAL | 23:28 | 2 | 88%▲8.6 |
| 24 | Josh MorrisseyDWPG | WPG | 23:28 | 2 | 99%▲3.2 |
| 25 | Cam FowlerDSTL | STL | 23:01 | 2 | 14%▲1.8 |
| 26 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 23:01 | 2 | 91%▲28 |
| 27 | Jakob ChychrunDWSH | WSH | 23:01 | 2 | 99% |
| 28 | Luke HughesDNJD | NJD | 22:59 | 2 | 84%▲40 |
| 29 | Gustav ForslingDFLA | FLA | 22:40 | 1 | 42%▲18 |
| 30 | Noah DobsonDMTL | MTL | 22:30 | 2 | 98%▼1.2 |
| 31 | Jordan SpenceDOTT | OTT | 22:30 | 1 | 21%▲17 |
| 32 | Mikhail SergachevDUTA | UTA | 22:29 | 2 | 98%▲5.2 |
| 33 | Cam YorkDPHI | PHI | 22:26 | 3 | 20%▲18 |
| 34 | Ryan SheaDEDM | EDM | 22:26 | 3 | 16%▲11 |
| 35 | Olli MaattaDMIN | MIN | 22:24 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 36 | Darren RaddyshDTOR | TOR | 22:23 | 3 | 99%▲3.2 |
| 37 | Marcus PetterssonDNYR | NYR | 22:14 | 3 | 6.6%▲6.2 |
| 38 | Vince DunnDSEA | SEA | 22:14 | 2 | 89%▲12 |
| 39 | Zeev BuiumDVAN | VAN | 22:11 | 3 | 73%▲53 |
| 40 | John CarlsonDTBL | TBL | 22:08 | 2 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 41 | Zach WhitecloudDCGY | CGY | 22:08 | 2 | 7.3%▲6.7 |
| 42 | Niko MikkolaDFLA | FLA | 22:07 | 2 | 4.9%▲4.4 |
| 43 | Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 21:57 | 3 | 16%▲4.6 |
| 44 | Dougie HamiltonDNJD | NJD | 21:55 | 2 | 84%▲12 |
| 45 | Dylan DeMeloDWPG | WPG | 21:52 | 2 | 5.7%▲5.5 |
| 46 | Kevin BahlDCGY | CGY | 21:52 | 2 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 47 | Tyler KlevenDOTT | OTT | 21:43 | 1 | 8.0%▲7.9 |
| 48 | Jacob TroubaDSJS | SJS | 21:42 | 2 | 76%▼11 |
| 49 | Philip BrobergDSTL | STL | 21:42 | 2 | 66%▲50 |
| 50 | Vladislav GavrikovDNYR | NYR | 21:28 | 3 | 41%▼5.9 |
| 51 | Drew DoughtyDLAK | LAK | 21:27 | 2 | 22%▲12 |
| 52 | Mattias EkholmDEDM | EDM | 21:26 | 3 | 77%▲9.5 |
| 53 | Luca CagnoniDSJS | SJS | 21:19 | 2 | 56%▲53 |
| 54 | Dylan SambergDWPG | WPG | 21:18 | 2 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 55 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 21:16 | 2 | 79%▲9.3 |
| 56 | Artyom LevshunovDCHI | CHI | 21:15 | 3 | 45%▲43 |
| 57 | Adam LarssonDSEA | SEA | 21:14 | 2 | 23%▼19 |
| 58 | Pavel MintyukovDANA | ANA | 21:10 | 1 | 31%▲29 |
| 59 | Sean DurziDNYR | NYR | 21:09 | 3 | 38%▲36 |
| 60 | Wyatt KaiserDCHI | CHI | 21:08 | 3 | 6.5%▲6.2 |
| 61 | Samuel GirardDPIT | PIT | 21:07 | 2 | 9.0%▲8.6 |
| 62 | Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 21:04 | 2 | 5.0%▲4.3 |
| 63 | Jamie OleksiakDVAN | VAN | 20:57 | 3 | 7.1%▲6.9 |
| 64 | Aaron EkbladDFLA | FLA | 20:55 | 2 | 50%▲34 |
| 65 | John MarinoDUTA | UTA | 20:55 | 2 | 18%▲13 |
| 66 | Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD | NJD | 20:54 | 2 | 3.3%▲2.9 |
| 67 | Connor MurphyDEDM | EDM | 20:52 | 3 | 6.0%▲5.1 |
| 68 | Jamie DrysdaleDPHI | PHI | 20:51 | 3 | 55%▲46 |
| 69 | Sean WalkerDCAR | CAR | 20:48 | 3 | 61%▼11 |
| 70 | Mason LohreiDBOS | BOS | 20:45 | 3 | 22%▲21 |
| 71 | Tom WillanderDVAN | VAN | 20:42 | 3 | 25%▲24 |
| 72 | Hampus LindholmDBOS | BOS | 20:39 | 3 | 17%▲15 |
| 73 | Simon NemecDCGY | CGY | 20:39 | 2 | 62%▲52 |
| 74 | Travis MitchellDANA | ANA | 20:38 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Colton ParaykoDSTL | STL | 20:36 | 2 | 37%▼42 |
| 76 | Justin FaulkDDET | DET | 20:31 | 2 | 55%▼22 |
| 77 | Michael KesselringDSJS | SJS | 20:31 | 2 | 8.9%▲8.3 |
| 78 | MacKenzie WeegarDUTA | UTA | 20:30 | 2 | 93%▼7.2 |
| 79 | Alex VlasicDCHI | CHI | 20:17 | 3 | 9.0%▲7.7 |
| 80 | Nate SchmidtDUTA | UTA | 20:15 | 2 | 4.9%▲4.5 |
| 81 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 20:06 | 3 | 99%▲6.8 |
| 82 | Connor CliftonDBOS | BOS | 20:01 | 3 | 7.4%▲6.7 |
| 83 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 19:54 | 3 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 84 | Ryker EvansDSEA | SEA | 19:53 | 2 | 14%▲13 |
| 85 | Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 19:52 | 2 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 86 | Jalen ChatfieldDCAR | CAR | 19:52 | 3 | 4.1%▲3.4 |
| 87 | Brandt ClarkeDLAK | LAK | 19:51 | 2 | 96%▲10 |
| 88 | Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 19:49 | 2 | 95% |
| 89 | Jared SpurgeonDMIN | MIN | 19:38 | 2 | 10%▲8.2 |
| 90 | Nikita ZadorovDBOS | BOS | 19:31 | 3 | 39%▲21 |
| 91 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 19:30 | 2 | 62%▼1 |
| 92 | Brady SkjeiDNSH | NSH | 19:29 | 2 | 18%▼31 |
| 93 | Darnell NurseDSJS | SJS | 19:29 | 2 | 69%▼13 |
| 94 | Trevor van RiemsdykDPIT | PIT | 19:25 | 2 | 0.8% |
| 95 | Jake MiddletonDCGY | CGY | 19:17 | 2 | 5.7%▲5.3 |
| 96 | Brett PesceDNJD | NJD | 19:12 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 97 | Noah HanifinDVGK | VGK | 19:12 | 2 | 53%▼22 |
| 98 | Shayne GostisbehereDCAR | CAR | 19:09 | 3 | 96%▲16 |
| 99 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 19:09 | 2 | 100%▲1 |
| 100 | Mario FerraroDWPG | WPG | 19:08 | 2 | 15%▼2.1 |
Minimum sample: 0.8 games (it scales with games played).
How to read it
Minutes per game, all situations (m:ss).
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
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