NHL Defensemen Projections - Rest of Season - Rest of Season
This Season's projected stats for all NHL defensemen with games scheduled. Defensemen are fantasy gold mines for peripheral stats like blocked shots, hits, and shots on goal. Our D-men projections help you identify which blueliners are primed for multi-category contributions this season.
Season Outlook: Mar 1 through Apr 17, 2026
Sunday, March 1, 2026
Updated: 7:44 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 248 players
Why defensemen matter
NHL defensemen provide unique fantasy value through peripheral stats that forwards rarely accumulate. Elite D-men combine offensive upside with category-filling blocks and hits.
Defensemen archetypes
- Offensive D: PP1 quarterbacks who rack up assists and shots (Makar, Fox, Hughes) - Shutdown D: Physical players with high blocks, hits, and PIM (Zadorov, Gudas) - Two-way D: Balanced contributors across multiple categories (Hedman, Josi)
Key stats to watch
Points (PTS), Shots on Goal (SOG), Blocked Shots (BLK), Hits (HIT), Power Play Points (PPP)
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Pro Tip: Target defensemen on teams facing high-volume shooting opponents—they'll rack up blocked shots even in losing efforts.
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Forward-looking projections only
ROS stats represent expected future production—they don't include any stats already accumulated this season.
Player Projections
248 playersShowing 100 of 248 players
| Player | Team | Pos | Rost% | G | A | PTS | SOG | HIT | BLK | PIM | PPG | PPA | PPP | SHG | SHA | FOW | FOL | TK | GV | +/- | TOI | SFT | FPTS ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zach Werenski | CLB | D | 99.8% | 9.00 | 19.00 | 27.00 | 82.00 | 10.00 | 29.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 608.00 | 602.00 | 249.00 |
Cale Makar | COL | D | 99.7% | 6.00 | 18.00 | 24.00 | 64.00 | 12.00 | 38.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 603.00 | 630.00 | 246.00 |
Darren Raddysh | TB | D | 89.4% | 8.00 | 16.00 | 24.00 | 61.00 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 8.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 521.00 | 532.00 | 226.00 |
Evan Bouchard | EDM | D | 99.8% | 6.00 | 17.00 | 23.00 | 58.00 | 8.00 | 28.00 | 8.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 519.00 | 529.00 | 209.00 |
Lane Hutson | MON | D | 100.0% | 4.00 | 19.00 | 23.00 | 37.00 | 9.00 | 36.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 544.00 | 569.00 | 201.00 |
Jakob Chychrun | WAS | D | 97.5% | 7.00 | 9.00 | 16.00 | 64.00 | 16.00 | 28.00 | 15.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 473.00 | 452.00 | 191.00 |
Jake Sanderson | OTT | D | 99.6% | 4.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 48.00 | 12.00 | 45.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 576.00 | 698.00 | 191.00 |
Miro Heiskanen | DAL | D | 99.0% | 3.00 | 16.00 | 19.00 | 46.00 | 7.00 | 43.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 598.00 | 589.00 | 190.00 |
Quinn Hughes | MIN | D | 99.6% | 2.00 | 21.00 | 22.00 | 58.00 | 2.00 | 24.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 583.00 | 508.00 | 190.00 |
Roman Josi | NSH | D | 96.3% | 5.00 | 14.00 | 19.00 | 61.00 | 7.00 | 34.00 | 11.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -3.00 | 536.00 | 580.00 | 185.00 |
Noah Dobson | MON | D | 97.3% | 5.00 | 11.00 | 16.00 | 46.00 | 15.00 | 55.00 | 11.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 525.00 | 604.00 | 184.00 |
Shayne Gostisbehere | CAR | D | 93.6% | 5.00 | 16.00 | 20.00 | 48.00 | 9.00 | 25.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 437.00 | 509.00 | 182.00 |
Moritz Seider | DET | D | 99.0% | 3.00 | 12.00 | 15.00 | 46.00 | 34.00 | 50.00 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 565.00 | 641.00 | 178.00 |
Brock Faber | MIN | D | 93.8% | 5.00 | 9.00 | 14.00 | 47.00 | 7.00 | 45.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 549.00 | 588.00 | 175.00 |
Josh Morrissey | WPG | D | 98.6% | 4.00 | 13.00 | 17.00 | 43.00 | 10.00 | 39.00 | 10.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 567.00 | 625.00 | 173.00 |
Adam Fox | NYR | D | 97.8% | 3.00 | 17.00 | 20.00 | 40.00 | 11.00 | 33.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 520.00 | 578.00 | 172.00 |
Charlie McAvoy | BOS | D | 95.4% | 2.00 | 17.00 | 19.00 | 31.00 | 26.00 | 42.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 531.00 | 610.00 | 171.00 |
Matthew Schaefer | NYI | D | 97.1% | 7.00 | 9.00 | 15.00 | 52.00 | 10.00 | 29.00 | 10.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 531.00 | 591.00 | 170.00 |
Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | D | 99.2% | 4.00 | 14.00 | 18.00 | 56.00 | 20.00 | 27.00 | 14.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 517.00 | 578.00 | 169.00 |
Rasmus Andersson | LV | D | 95.8% | 4.00 | 9.00 | 14.00 | 54.00 | 12.00 | 44.00 | 19.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 549.00 | 762.00 | 167.00 |
Mikhail Sergachev | UTA | D | 97.7% | 3.00 | 12.00 | 16.00 | 48.00 | 11.00 | 38.00 | 12.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 561.00 | 664.00 | 165.00 |
Jackson LaCombe | ANA | D | 97.7% | 2.00 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 48.00 | 22.00 | 42.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 588.00 | 666.00 | 162.00 |
Brent Burns | COL | D | 66.0% | 4.00 | 8.00 | 12.00 | 52.00 | 5.00 | 29.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 467.00 | 603.00 | 156.00 |
Mattias Samuelsson | BUF | D | 74.2% | 4.00 | 9.00 | 13.00 | 32.00 | 39.00 | 44.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 510.00 | 584.00 | 156.00 |
Josh Manson | COL | D | 49.3% | 2.00 | 9.00 | 11.00 | 38.00 | 56.00 | 33.00 | 26.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 435.00 | 574.00 | 150.00 |
John Carlson | WAS | D | 96.8% | 3.00 | 12.00 | 16.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 29.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 436.00 | 453.00 | 149.00 |
Erik Karlsson | PIT | D | 88.0% | 2.00 | 14.00 | 16.00 | 48.00 | 6.00 | 20.00 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 545.00 | 549.00 | 148.00 |
Jacob Trouba | ANA | D | 70.2% | 4.00 | 7.00 | 12.00 | 49.00 | 44.00 | 48.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 541.00 | 679.00 | 147.00 |
Brandt Clarke | LA | D | 84.5% | 3.00 | 9.00 | 12.00 | 45.00 | 10.00 | 44.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 445.00 | 512.00 | 147.00 |
Justin Faulk | STL | D | 75.3% | 4.00 | 8.00 | 13.00 | 44.00 | 17.00 | 39.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 516.00 | 636.00 | 145.00 |
Shea Theodore | LV | D | 89.8% | 3.00 | 9.00 | 13.00 | 43.00 | 0.00 | 31.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 520.00 | 628.00 | 142.00 |
Victor Hedman | TB | D | 92.0% | 1.00 | 13.00 | 14.00 | 37.00 | 9.00 | 33.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 469.00 | 549.00 | 142.00 |
Sam Malinski | COL | D | 38.4% | 1.00 | 10.00 | 11.00 | 47.00 | 11.00 | 28.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 404.00 | 514.00 | 142.00 |
Brandon Montour | SEA | D | 89.3% | 4.00 | 9.00 | 13.00 | 55.00 | 27.00 | 30.00 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.00 | 489.00 | 529.00 | 140.00 |
Thomas Harley | DAL | D | 92.5% | 2.00 | 9.00 | 12.00 | 36.00 | 15.00 | 48.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 508.00 | 553.00 | 140.00 |
J.J. Moser | TB | D | 27.0% | 2.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 35.00 | 18.00 | 32.00 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 528.00 | 606.00 | 140.00 |
Ivan Provorov | CLB | D | 28.5% | 3.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 47.00 | 10.00 | 40.00 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 606.00 | 622.00 | 137.00 |
Thomas Chabot | OTT | D | 77.8% | 3.00 | 9.00 | 11.00 | 37.00 | 16.00 | 44.00 | 9.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 481.00 | 596.00 | 134.00 |
Mike Matheson | MON | D | 81.3% | 2.00 | 9.00 | 11.00 | 32.00 | 14.00 | 46.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 545.00 | 570.00 | 133.00 |
Vince Dunn | SEA | D | 83.7% | 3.00 | 11.00 | 14.00 | 49.00 | 7.00 | 24.00 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -8.00 | 510.00 | 559.00 | 130.00 |
Esa Lindell | DAL | D | 35.8% | 2.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 23.00 | 10.00 | 51.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 547.00 | 564.00 | 129.00 |
Mattias Ekholm | EDM | D | 69.1% | 2.00 | 8.00 | 11.00 | 37.00 | 19.00 | 34.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 437.00 | 516.00 | 129.00 |
Filip Hronek | VAN | D | 75.5% | 2.00 | 11.00 | 13.00 | 33.00 | 36.00 | 32.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 563.00 | 625.00 | 125.00 |
John Klingberg | SJ | D | 42.5% | 6.00 | 6.00 | 12.00 | 39.00 | 18.00 | 33.00 | 10.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -6.00 | 509.00 | 529.00 | 124.00 |
Kris Letang | PIT | D | 66.4% | 1.00 | 10.00 | 12.00 | 37.00 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 507.00 | 527.00 | 123.00 |
Devon Toews | COL | D | 55.9% | 0.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 40.00 | 8.00 | 32.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 516.00 | 624.00 | 122.00 |
Noah Hanifin | LV | D | 66.5% | 1.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 45.00 | 13.00 | 36.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 513.00 | 615.00 | 120.00 |
MacKenzie Weegar | CGY | D | 86.9% | 1.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 52.00 | 54.00 | 56.00 | 19.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -13.00 | 556.00 | 764.00 | 119.00 |
Dougie Hamilton | NJ | D | 83.5% | 3.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 58.00 | 22.00 | 21.00 | 15.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.00 | 455.00 | 542.00 | 117.00 |
Jake Walman | EDM | D | 72.4% | 5.00 | 6.00 | 11.00 | 38.00 | 5.00 | 34.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -3.00 | 400.00 | 473.00 | 117.00 |
Travis Sanheim | PHI | D | 54.7% | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 27.00 | 13.00 | 43.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 552.00 | 689.00 | 116.00 |
Bowen Byram | BUF | D | 58.6% | 4.00 | 7.00 | 11.00 | 27.00 | 12.00 | 27.00 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 497.00 | 593.00 | 116.00 |
Sean Durzi | UTA | D | 51.1% | 3.00 | 9.00 | 11.00 | 35.00 | 13.00 | 38.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -3.00 | 445.00 | 572.00 | 116.00 |
Cameron York | PHI | D | 39.5% | 2.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 30.00 | 4.00 | 44.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 502.00 | 645.00 | 116.00 |
Alexander Nikishin | CAR | D | 73.2% | 3.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 37.00 | 41.00 | 27.00 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 422.00 | 522.00 | 114.00 |
Darnell Nurse | EDM | D | 74.5% | 3.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 45.00 | 29.00 | 47.00 | 26.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -4.00 | 437.00 | 520.00 | 113.00 |
Ryan McDonagh | TB | D | 11.5% | 3.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 21.00 | 9.00 | 37.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 459.00 | 578.00 | 113.00 |
Ryan Pulock | NYI | D | 18.0% | 1.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 27.00 | 15.00 | 41.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 464.00 | 604.00 | 113.00 |
John Marino | UTA | D | 17.5% | 2.00 | 9.00 | 11.00 | 17.00 | 8.00 | 20.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 468.00 | 629.00 | 113.00 |
Denton Mateychuk | CLB | D | 40.4% | 4.00 | 6.00 | 10.00 | 27.00 | 9.00 | 29.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 457.00 | 510.00 | 113.00 |
Jake McCabe | TOR | D | 40.9% | 1.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 31.00 | 53.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 491.00 | 659.00 | 112.00 |
Ryan Shea | PIT | D | 13.9% | 1.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 24.00 | 13.00 | 27.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.00 | 458.00 | 514.00 | 109.00 |
Simon Edvinsson | DET | D | 59.9% | 3.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 25.00 | 28.00 | 47.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 475.00 | 575.00 | 109.00 |
Hampus Lindholm | BOS | D | 18.9% | 2.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 35.00 | 4.00 | 39.00 | 19.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -4.00 | 485.00 | 598.00 | 108.00 |
Morgan Rielly | TOR | D | 88.5% | 3.00 | 9.00 | 12.00 | 41.00 | 9.00 | 28.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -7.00 | 452.00 | 612.00 | 108.00 |
Olen Zellweger | ANA | D | 41.4% | 3.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 40.00 | 11.00 | 26.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 423.00 | 533.00 | 108.00 |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | TOR | D | 66.8% | 3.00 | 10.00 | 13.00 | 32.00 | 25.00 | 19.00 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.00 | 459.00 | 632.00 | 107.00 |
Damon Severson | CLB | D | 9.9% | 2.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 30.00 | 15.00 | 29.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 497.00 | 558.00 | 105.00 |
K'Andre Miller | CAR | D | 56.2% | 2.00 | 9.00 | 11.00 | 37.00 | 30.00 | 24.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 495.00 | 597.00 | 105.00 |
Simon Nemec | NJ | D | 51.3% | 4.00 | 6.00 | 9.00 | 32.00 | 6.00 | 31.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 415.00 | 467.00 | 105.00 |
Luke Hughes | NJ | D | 79.0% | 2.00 | 9.00 | 11.00 | 45.00 | 6.00 | 17.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -4.00 | 486.00 | 536.00 | 105.00 |
Jaccob Slavin | CAR | D | 15.2% | 1.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 31.00 | 6.00 | 35.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10.00 | 459.00 | 550.00 | 104.00 |
Ian Cole | UTA | D | 14.6% | 1.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 17.00 | 21.00 | 46.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 423.00 | 541.00 | 104.00 |
Mason Lohrei | BOS | D | 32.8% | 2.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 22.00 | 12.00 | 28.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 367.00 | 475.00 | 103.00 |
Anthony DeAngelo | NYI | D | 44.9% | 2.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | 43.00 | 9.00 | 19.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 414.00 | 506.00 | 102.00 |
Adam Larsson | SEA | D | 27.3% | 2.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 25.00 | 31.00 | 49.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 499.00 | 559.00 | 101.00 |
Sean Walker | CAR | D | 26.8% | 2.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 48.00 | 38.00 | 35.00 | 16.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.00 | 510.00 | 632.00 | 101.00 |
Nikita Zadorov | BOS | D | 42.2% | 0.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 27.00 | 57.00 | 33.00 | 43.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.00 | 499.00 | 603.00 | 100.00 |
Nate Schmidt | UTA | D | 8.2% | 2.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 24.00 | 23.00 | 26.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 11.00 | 461.00 | 634.00 | 100.00 |
Artem Zub | OTT | D | 17.1% | 2.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 27.00 | 22.00 | 33.00 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 464.00 | 618.00 | 100.00 |
Seth Jones | FLA | D | 81.2% | 2.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 31.00 | 15.00 | 19.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 374.00 | 435.00 | 99.00 |
Parker Wotherspoon | PIT | D | 20.1% | 1.00 | 7.00 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 51.00 | 37.00 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 491.00 | 532.00 | 98.00 |
Alexandre Carrier | MON | D | 14.5% | 2.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 19.00 | 11.00 | 50.00 | 9.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.00 | 446.00 | 540.00 | 97.00 |
Vladislav Gavrikov | NYR | D | 21.7% | 4.00 | 5.00 | 9.00 | 34.00 | 14.00 | 34.00 | 12.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -6.00 | 552.00 | 628.00 | 97.00 |
Martin Fehervary | WAS | D | 29.0% | 1.00 | 5.00 | 7.00 | 19.00 | 26.00 | 42.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 381.00 | 433.00 | 97.00 |
Mario Ferraro | SJ | D | 13.9% | 2.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 29.00 | 43.00 | 47.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 522.00 | 573.00 | 97.00 |
Aaron Ekblad | FLA | D | 63.4% | 1.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 32.00 | 29.00 | 36.00 | 17.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -4.00 | 517.00 | 640.00 | 96.00 |
Jordan Spence | OTT | D | 20.1% | 2.00 | 7.00 | 9.00 | 30.00 | 16.00 | 17.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 378.00 | 515.00 | 96.00 |
Jared Spurgeon | MIN | D | 30.4% | 2.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 26.00 | 26.00 | 41.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 440.00 | 540.00 | 95.00 |
Dylan DeMelo | WPG | D | 15.5% | 1.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 23.00 | 35.00 | 34.00 | 14.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 518.00 | 648.00 | 93.00 |
Matt Roy | WAS | D | 15.9% | 0.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 25.00 | 30.00 | 38.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 414.00 | 443.00 | 93.00 |
Logan Stanley | WPG | D | 24.2% | 4.00 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 27.00 | 40.00 | 29.00 | 36.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -2.00 | 405.00 | 483.00 | 92.00 |
Philip Broberg | STL | D | 32.1% | 1.00 | 6.00 | 8.00 | 29.00 | 10.00 | 33.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 530.00 | 632.00 | 91.00 |
Charle-Edouard D'Astous | TB | D | 15.3% | 2.00 | 8.00 | 10.00 | 27.00 | 28.00 | 23.00 | 22.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 442.00 | 546.00 | 91.00 |
Ben Chiarot | DET | D | 27.8% | 2.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 26.00 | 46.00 | 45.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -1.00 | 463.00 | 575.00 | 90.00 |
Rasmus Sandin | WAS | D | 19.8% | 1.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 24.00 | 22.00 | 31.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 360.00 | 404.00 | 90.00 |
Nick Blankenburg | NSH | D | 21.6% | 3.00 | 7.00 | 10.00 | 27.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | -5.00 | 396.00 | 495.00 | 90.00 |
Adam Pelech | NYI | D | 5.0% | 1.00 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 31.00 | 15.00 | 38.00 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 459.00 | 595.00 | 89.00 |
Kevin Bahl | CGY | D | 8.2% | 1.00 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 19.00 | 37.00 | 36.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 528.00 | 742.00 | 89.00 |
Joel Edmundson | LA | D | 7.3% | 1.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | 29.00 | 27.00 | 29.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 424.00 | 534.00 | 88.00 |
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