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Defenseman rankings for your NHL pool, weighted goals format, last 3 months

Every NHL player ranked for your pool, by our projection for the rest of the season. Pick your format, filter, and mark players taken during your draft. Free, no account, updated every morning after the night’s games.

· Official games through October 28

Hot · Slowing down. From the Pooler’s Guide lists, updated every day. Our method

Pool format

Goal 2 pts, assist 1 pt

Skaters: 2 pts per goal, 1 pt per assist. Goalies: 2 pts per win, 1 pt per overtime loss, 2 pts per shutout.

Period

Points scored over the last 3 months. July 31 to October 28, official regular season games only.

Position

▲ +5: 5 spots better than over the previous 3 months. ▼ −5: 5 spots worse. A dash: nothing to compare.

Defenseman rankings for your NHL pool, weighted goals format, last 3 months
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Tier 1
1Evan Bouchard EDM · D132.231st1st in the Season rankings, same rankNo rank to compare
2Quinn Hughes MIN · D141.503rd3rd in the Season rankings, up 1No rank to compare
3Mikhail Sergachev UTA · D131.387th7th in the Season rankings, up 4No rank to compare
4Adam Fox 🔥 NYR · D141.2912th12th in the Season rankings, up 8No rank to compare
Tier 2
5Seth Jones FLA · D131.2321st21st in the Season rankings, up 16No rank to compare
6Devon Toews COL · D131.1528th28th in the Season rankings, up 22No rank to compare
7Cale Makar COL · D121.172nd2nd in the Season rankings, down 5No rank to compare
8Brandon Montour SEA · D121.0824th24th in the Season rankings, up 16No rank to compare
9Erik Karlsson PIT · D121.088th8th in the Season rankings, down 1No rank to compare
10Jackson LaCombe ANA · D121.0811th11th in the Season rankings, up 1No rank to compare
11Lane Hutson MTL · D121.086th6th in the Season rankings, down 5No rank to compare
12Matthew Schaefer NYI · D121.085th5th in the Season rankings, down 7No rank to compare
13Owen Power BUF · D121.0823rd23rd in the Season rankings, up 10No rank to compare
14Roman Josi NSH · D121.0813th13th in the Season rankings, down 1No rank to compare
Tier 3
15Brandt Clarke LAK · D111.0022nd22nd in the Season rankings, up 7No rank to compare
16Miro Heiskanen DAL · D120.9215th15th in the Season rankings, down 1No rank to compare
17Vince Dunn SEA · D130.8520th20th in the Season rankings, up 3No rank to compare
18Filip Hronek VAN · D140.7919th19th in the Season rankings, up 1No rank to compare
19Shayne Gostisbehere CAR · D140.7918th18th in the Season rankings, down 1No rank to compare
20Jacob Trouba SJS · D130.7740th40th in the Season rankings, up 20No rank to compare
21Luke Hughes NJD · D130.7726th26th in the Season rankings, up 5No rank to compare
22Ryker Evans SEA · D130.7757th57th in the Season rankings, up 35No rank to compare
23Morgan Rielly 🔥 TOR · D150.6741st41st in the Season rankings, up 18No rank to compare
24Jakob Chychrun WSH · D110.829th9th in the Season rankings, down 15No rank to compare
25Mattias Samuelsson BUF · D120.7530th30th in the Season rankings, up 5No rank to compare
26Samuel Girard PIT · D90.8978th78th in the Season rankings, up 52No rank to compare
27Charle-Edouard D'Astous TBL · D100.8038th38th in the Season rankings, up 11No rank to compare
28Zach Werenski CBJ · D100.804th4th in the Season rankings, down 24No rank to compare
29John Carlson TBL · D110.7314th14th in the Season rankings, down 15No rank to compare
30Olen Zellweger BUF · D110.7356th56th in the Season rankings, up 26No rank to compare
31Declan Carlile PIT · D120.67140th140th in the Season rankings, up 109No rank to compare
32Neal Pionk WPG · D120.6764th64th in the Season rankings, up 32No rank to compare
33Philip Broberg STL · D120.6736th36th in the Season rankings, up 3No rank to compare
34Sean Walker CAR · D140.5758th58th in the Season rankings, up 24No rank to compare
35Darren Raddysh TOR · D150.5316th16th in the Season rankings, down 19No rank to compare
36Charlie McAvoy BOS · D71.0025th25th in the Season rankings, down 11No rank to compare
37John Marino UTA · D 🚑 Injured90.7845th45th in the Season rankings, up 8No rank to compare
38Rasmus Dahlin BUF · D90.7810th10th in the Season rankings, down 28No rank to compare
39Denton Mateychuk CBJ · D100.7037th37th in the Season rankings, down 2No rank to compare
40Cole Hutson WSH · DRookie110.6484th84th in the Season rankings, up 44No rank to compare
41Jamie Oleksiak VAN · D120.5894th94th in the Season rankings, up 53No rank to compare
42Justin Faulk DET · D120.5833rd33rd in the Season rankings, down 9No rank to compare
43Tristan Luneau ANA · D120.5869th69th in the Season rankings, up 26No rank to compare
44Dmitry Orlov SJS · D130.5447th47th in the Season rankings, up 3No rank to compare
45Dougie Hamilton NJD · D130.5435th35th in the Season rankings, down 10No rank to compare
46Mason Lohrei BOS · D130.5459th59th in the Season rankings, up 13No rank to compare
47Brayden McNabb VGK · D140.5093rd93rd in the Season rankings, up 46No rank to compare
48Elias Pettersson VAN · D140.50132nd132nd in the Season rankings, up 84No rank to compare
49Noah Hanifin VGK · D140.5061st61st in the Season rankings, up 12No rank to compare
50Rasmus Andersson VGK · D140.5032nd32nd in the Season rankings, down 18No rank to compare
51Sean Durzi NYR · D140.5065th65th in the Season rankings, up 14No rank to compare
52Shea Theodore 🧊 VGK · D140.5029th29th in the Season rankings, down 23No rank to compare
53Vladislav Gavrikov NYR · D140.5043rd43rd in the Season rankings, down 10No rank to compare
54Troy Stecher TOR · D150.47116th116th in the Season rankings, up 62No rank to compare
55Jake Sanderson OTT · D51.2027th27th in the Season rankings, down 28No rank to compare
56Kaiden Guhle MTL · D80.75118th118th in the Season rankings, up 62No rank to compare
57Justin Barron STL · D90.67138th138th in the Season rankings, up 81No rank to compare
58Jared Spurgeon MIN · D 🚑 Injured100.6079th79th in the Season rankings, up 21No rank to compare
59Victor Hedman TBL · D100.6082nd82nd in the Season rankings, up 23No rank to compare
60Mattias Ekholm EDM · D110.5542nd42nd in the Season rankings, down 18No rank to compare
61Alexandre Carrier MTL · D120.5068th68th in the Season rankings, up 7No rank to compare
62Kris Letang PIT · D120.5048th48th in the Season rankings, down 14No rank to compare
63Moritz Seider DET · D120.5017th17th in the Season rankings, down 46No rank to compare
64Brett Pesce NJD · D130.46146th146th in the Season rankings, up 82No rank to compare
65Dmitri Simashev UTA · D130.46179th179th in the Season rankings, up 114No rank to compare
66MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D130.4660th60th in the Season rankings, down 6No rank to compare
67Niko Mikkola FLA · D130.46110th110th in the Season rankings, up 43No rank to compare
68Will Borgen BOS · D130.46100th100th in the Season rankings, up 32No rank to compare
69Travis Sanheim PHI · D150.4051st51st in the Season rankings, down 18No rank to compare
70William Wallinder DET · DRookie70.71127th127th in the Season rankings, up 57No rank to compare
71Damon Severson CBJ · D80.6353rd53rd in the Season rankings, down 18No rank to compare
72Mike Matheson MTL · D 🚑 Injured80.6350th50th in the Season rankings, down 22No rank to compare
73Oliver Bonk PHI · DRookie90.56122nd122nd in the Season rankings, up 49No rank to compare
74Thomas Chabot OTT · D90.5666th66th in the Season rankings, down 8No rank to compare
75Drew Doughty LAK · D100.5062nd62nd in the Season rankings, down 13No rank to compare
76Frederic Brunet BOS · DRookie100.50120th120th in the Season rankings, up 44No rank to compare
77Adam Wilsby NSH · D120.42117th117th in the Season rankings, up 40No rank to compare
78Anton Johansson DET · DRookie120.42130th130th in the Season rankings, up 52No rank to compare
79Kaedan Korczak PIT · D120.42107th107th in the Season rankings, up 28No rank to compare
80Logan Stanley NYI · D120.4274th74th in the Season rankings, down 6No rank to compare
81Sam Malinski COL · D120.4255th55th in the Season rankings, down 26No rank to compare
82Simon Nemec CGY · D120.4270th70th in the Season rankings, down 12No rank to compare
83Thomas Harley DAL · D120.4239th39th in the Season rankings, down 44No rank to compare
84Tony DeAngelo NYI · D120.4246th46th in the Season rankings, down 38No rank to compare
85Wyatt Kaiser CHI · D120.4297th97th in the Season rankings, up 12No rank to compare
86Zayne Parekh CGY · D120.42131st131st in the Season rankings, up 45No rank to compare
87Andrew Peeke UTA · D130.38112th112th in the Season rankings, up 25No rank to compare
88Brent Burns COL · D130.3852nd52nd in the Season rankings, down 36No rank to compare
89Hampus Lindholm BOS · D130.3875th75th in the Season rankings, down 14No rank to compare
90Josh Manson COL · D 🚑 Injured130.3877th77th in the Season rankings, down 13No rank to compare
91Ryan Shea EDM · D130.3863rd63rd in the Season rankings, down 28No rank to compare
92K'Andre Miller CAR · D140.3654th54th in the Season rankings, down 38No rank to compare
93Justin Holl WSH · D31.33141st141st in the Season rankings, up 48No rank to compare
94Nolan Allan SJS · D70.57142nd142nd in the Season rankings, up 48No rank to compare
95Erik Gustafsson LAK · D90.4490th90th in the Season rankings, down 5No rank to compare
96Josh Mahura SEA · D100.40194th194th in the Season rankings, up 98No rank to compare
97Olli Maatta MIN · D100.40152nd152nd in the Season rankings, up 55No rank to compare
98Aaron Ekblad FLA · D110.3673rd73rd in the Season rankings, down 25No rank to compare
99Artyom Levshunov CHI · D120.33109th109th in the Season rankings, up 10No rank to compare
100Cam Fowler STL · D120.3349th49th in the Season rankings, down 51No rank to compare

100 of 252 players

Our method

Each projection starts from production per game. This season counts more as the player plays more games. Before that, we start from last season, smoothed by the season before. For a newcomer, we start from his seasons in another league (AHL, NCAA, KHL, SHL, OHL, WHL) brought to the NHL level, his age and his draft rank. A skater with more power play time than last season sees his rate rise a little.

Expected games follow his club’s schedule and the share of games he plays. An injured player is expected out until the expected return date of the injury report, otherwise for as many games as he has missed. A number one goalie rarely plays both nights of a back to back.

Streaks do not change our projections. On the 2025-2026 season, following the recent form made predictions less accurate. The Hot and Slowing down lists still show them: they help pick a free agent or time a trade.

Checked on the whole 2025-2026 season, replayed at several dates. Before the first game, the average gap with the points actually scored afterwards was 9.8 points per skater, against 10.8 by extending last season’s pace, and 8.6 against 12.7 for rookies. On December 31, it was 4.9 points per skater. The worst and best case held the season of 80 to 83% of skaters depending on the date. The injury report has no history: return dates were checked with the real return dates, as a perfect report would give, and are left out of these numbers.

Points projected for the rest of the season, then the full season. Skaters: goals and assists. Goalies: 2 points per win, 1 per overtime loss and 2 per shutout.

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