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Defenseman rankings for your NHL pool, points format, last 7 days

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

1 pt per goal and per assist

Skaters: 1 pt 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 7 days. October 22 to October 28, official regular season games only.

Position

▲ +5: 5 spots better than over the previous 7 days. ▼ −5: 5 spots worse. A dash: nothing to compare.

Defenseman rankings for your NHL pool, points format, last 7 days
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Tier 1
1Adam Fox 🔥 NYR · D32.338th8th in the Season rankings, up 723rd over the previous 7 days, up 22
2Jackson LaCombe ANA · D31.6710th10th in the Season rankings, up 827th over the previous 7 days, up 25
3Quinn Hughes MIN · D41.252nd2nd in the Season rankings, down 112th over the previous 7 days, up 9
Tier 2
4Brandon Montour SEA · D31.3326th26th in the Season rankings, up 2247th over the previous 7 days, up 43
5Charlie McAvoy BOS · D31.3323rd23rd in the Season rankings, up 1869th over the previous 7 days, up 64
6Devon Toews COL · D31.3329th29th in the Season rankings, up 2373rd over the previous 7 days, up 67
7Filip Hronek VAN · D31.3318th18th in the Season rankings, up 11143rd over the previous 7 days, up 136
8Jacob Trouba SJS · D31.3341st41st in the Season rankings, up 3399th over the previous 7 days, up 91
9Justin Barron STL · D31.33134th134th in the Season rankings, up 125162nd over the previous 7 days, up 153
10Mikhail Sergachev UTA · D31.336th6th in the Season rankings, down 431st over the previous 7 days, up 21
11Seth Jones FLA · D31.3319th19th in the Season rankings, up 84th over the previous 7 days, down 7
12Tristan Luneau ANA · D31.3364th64th in the Season rankings, up 5294th over the previous 7 days, up 82
13Evan Bouchard EDM · D41.001st1st in the Season rankings, down 123rd over the previous 7 days, down 10
14Troy Stecher TOR · D41.00129th129th in the Season rankings, up 115102nd over the previous 7 days, up 88
Tier 3
15Charle-Edouard D'Astous TBL · D21.5039th39th in the Season rankings, up 2417th over the previous 7 days, up 2
16Jakob Chychrun WSH · D21.5013th13th in the Season rankings, down 319th over the previous 7 days, up 3
17Owen Power BUF · D21.5022nd22nd in the Season rankings, up 587th over the previous 7 days, up 70
18Drew Doughty LAK · D31.0059th59th in the Season rankings, up 41133rd over the previous 7 days, up 115
19Jake Sanderson OTT · D31.0025th25th in the Season rankings, up 615th over the previous 7 days, down 4
20Kaiden Guhle MTL · D31.00132nd132nd in the Season rankings, up 11253rd over the previous 7 days, up 33
21Matthew Schaefer NYI · D31.009th9th in the Season rankings, down 1230th over the previous 7 days, up 9
22Mike Matheson MTL · D 🚑 Injured31.0048th48th in the Season rankings, up 26No rank to compare
23Sam Malinski COL · D31.0049th49th in the Season rankings, up 2690th over the previous 7 days, up 67
24Brandt Clarke LAK · D40.7524th24th in the Season rankings, same rank48th over the previous 7 days, up 24
25Brett Pesce NJD · D40.75140th140th in the Season rankings, up 11525th over the previous 7 days, same rank
26Darren Raddysh TOR · D40.7516th16th in the Season rankings, down 1040th over the previous 7 days, up 14
27Morgan Rielly 🔥 TOR · D40.7533rd33rd in the Season rankings, up 613th over the previous 7 days, down 14
28Roman Josi NSH · D40.7511th11th in the Season rankings, down 176th over the previous 7 days, down 22
Tier 4
29Jack St. Ivany WSH · D12.00186th186th in the Season rankings, up 157150th over the previous 7 days, up 121
30Denton Mateychuk CBJ · D21.0052nd52nd in the Season rankings, up 22131st over the previous 7 days, up 101
31Kris Letang PIT · D21.0040th40th in the Season rankings, up 985th over the previous 7 days, up 54
32Olen Zellweger BUF · D21.0070th70th in the Season rankings, up 38190th over the previous 7 days, up 158
33Zach Werenski CBJ · D21.003rd3rd in the Season rankings, down 3039th over the previous 7 days, up 6
34Brent Burns COL · D30.6751st51st in the Season rankings, up 17116th over the previous 7 days, up 82
35Dmitri Simashev UTA · D30.67192nd192nd in the Season rankings, up 157132nd over the previous 7 days, up 97
36Dmitry Orlov SJS · D30.6746th46th in the Season rankings, up 1098th over the previous 7 days, up 62
37Jamie Drysdale PHI · D30.6773rd73rd in the Season rankings, up 36100th over the previous 7 days, up 63
38Jordan Spence OTT · D30.6779th79th in the Season rankings, up 41159th over the previous 7 days, up 121
39MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D30.6760th60th in the Season rankings, up 21171st over the previous 7 days, up 132
40Nick Seeler PHI · D30.67141st141st in the Season rankings, up 101184th over the previous 7 days, up 144
41Niko Mikkola FLA · D30.67128th128th in the Season rankings, up 8734th over the previous 7 days, down 7
42Ryker Evans SEA · D30.6767th67th in the Season rankings, up 2536th over the previous 7 days, down 6
43Shayne Gostisbehere CAR · D30.6720th20th in the Season rankings, down 2337th over the previous 7 days, down 6
44Tony DeAngelo NYI · D30.6745th45th in the Season rankings, up 1205th over the previous 7 days, up 161
45Travis Sanheim PHI · D30.6754th54th in the Season rankings, up 9206th over the previous 7 days, up 161
46Vince Dunn SEA · D30.6721st21st in the Season rankings, down 2595th over the previous 7 days, up 49
47Zeev Buium VAN · D30.6783rd83rd in the Season rankings, up 3697th over the previous 7 days, up 50
48Jake McCabe TOR · D40.50106th106th in the Season rankings, up 58151st over the previous 7 days, up 103
49Joel Edmundson LAK · D40.5090th90th in the Season rankings, up 41156th over the previous 7 days, up 107
50Luke Hughes NJD · D40.5030th30th in the Season rankings, down 2029th over the previous 7 days, down 21
51Simon Nemec CGY · D40.5075th75th in the Season rankings, up 24200th over the previous 7 days, up 149
52Zayne Parekh CGY · D40.50139th139th in the Season rankings, up 8763rd over the previous 7 days, up 11
Tier 5
53Max Crozier TBL · D11.00152nd152nd in the Season rankings, up 99178th over the previous 7 days, up 125
54Ville Heinola VGK · D11.00188th188th in the Season rankings, up 134No rank to compare
55Albert Johansson DET · D 🚑 Injured20.50187th187th in the Season rankings, up 132106th over the previous 7 days, up 51
56Erik Cernak TBL · D20.50151st151st in the Season rankings, up 95139th over the previous 7 days, up 83
57Erik Karlsson PIT · D20.507th7th in the Season rankings, down 502nd over the previous 7 days, down 55
58Haydn Fleury WPG · D20.50225th225th in the Season rankings, up 167145th over the previous 7 days, up 87
59Jake Christiansen CBJ · D20.50210th210th in the Season rankings, up 15178th over the previous 7 days, up 19
60Jamie Oleksiak VAN · D20.50112th112th in the Season rankings, up 52153rd over the previous 7 days, up 93
61Kevin Korchinski CHI · D20.50245th245th in the Season rankings, up 184No rank to compare
62Martin Fehérváry WSH · D20.5080th80th in the Season rankings, up 1855th over the previous 7 days, down 7
63Matt Roy WSH · D20.50131st131st in the Season rankings, up 68176th over the previous 7 days, up 113
64Mattias Ekholm EDM · D20.5042nd42nd in the Season rankings, down 2286th over the previous 7 days, up 22
65Nolan Allan SJS · D20.50168th168th in the Season rankings, up 103189th over the previous 7 days, up 124
66Rasmus Dahlin BUF · D20.5012th12th in the Season rankings, down 54192nd over the previous 7 days, up 126
67Ryan McDonagh TBL · D20.50103rd103rd in the Season rankings, up 36193rd over the previous 7 days, up 126
68Spencer Stastney PIT · D20.50180th180th in the Season rankings, up 11293rd over the previous 7 days, up 25
69Travis Mitchell ANA · D20.50224th224th in the Season rankings, up 155No rank to compare
70Aaron Ekblad FLA · D30.3363rd63rd in the Season rankings, down 764th over the previous 7 days, down 6
71Adam Jiricek STL · DRookie30.33121st121st in the Season rankings, up 50104th over the previous 7 days, up 33
72Alexandre Carrier MTL · D30.3366th66th in the Season rankings, down 616th over the previous 7 days, down 56
73Andrew Peeke UTA · D30.33114th114th in the Season rankings, up 41110th over the previous 7 days, up 37
74Anton Johansson DET · DRookie30.33130th130th in the Season rankings, up 5624th over the previous 7 days, down 50
75Artem Zub OTT · D30.3398th98th in the Season rankings, up 2366th over the previous 7 days, down 9
76Brayden McNabb VGK · D30.3389th89th in the Season rankings, up 1368th over the previous 7 days, down 8
77Carter Yakemchuk OTT · DRookie30.33104th104th in the Season rankings, up 27122nd over the previous 7 days, up 45
78Daemon Hunt NSH · D30.33215th215th in the Season rankings, up 137125th over the previous 7 days, up 47
79Darnell Nurse SJS · D30.3386th86th in the Season rankings, up 7127th over the previous 7 days, up 48
80Dylan Samberg WPG · D30.33118th118th in the Season rankings, up 38137th over the previous 7 days, up 57
81Elias Pettersson VAN · D30.33154th154th in the Season rankings, up 7375th over the previous 7 days, down 6
82Frederic Brunet BOS · DRookie30.33119th119th in the Season rankings, up 3726th over the previous 7 days, down 56
83Jake Walman EDM · D30.33111th111th in the Season rankings, up 28152nd over the previous 7 days, up 69
84Johnathan Kovacevic NJD · D30.33207th207th in the Season rankings, up 123157th over the previous 7 days, up 73
85Josh Mahura SEA · D30.33200th200th in the Season rankings, up 115160th over the previous 7 days, up 75
86Juuso Välimäki CAR · D30.33184th184th in the Season rankings, up 9842nd over the previous 7 days, down 44
87Lane Hutson MTL · D30.335th5th in the Season rankings, down 8254th over the previous 7 days, down 33
88Lian Bichsel DAL · D30.33190th190th in the Season rankings, up 102166th over the previous 7 days, up 78
89Logan Stanley NYI · D30.3369th69th in the Season rankings, down 20167th over the previous 7 days, up 78
90Matt Kiersted MIN · D30.33226th226th in the Season rankings, up 136175th over the previous 7 days, up 85
91Miro Heiskanen DAL · D30.3314th14th in the Season rankings, down 7756th over the previous 7 days, down 35
92Moritz Seider DET · D30.3317th17th in the Season rankings, down 7532nd over the previous 7 days, down 60
93Neal Pionk WPG · D30.3361st61st in the Season rankings, down 3210th over the previous 7 days, down 83
94Nikolas Matinpalo OTT · D30.33212th212th in the Season rankings, up 11858th over the previous 7 days, down 36
95Nils Lundkvist DAL · D30.33157th157th in the Season rankings, up 6259th over the previous 7 days, down 36
96Noah Dobson MTL · D30.3331st31st in the Season rankings, down 65186th over the previous 7 days, up 90
97Noah Hanifin VGK · D30.3358th58th in the Season rankings, down 3935th over the previous 7 days, down 62
98Noah Warren ANA · DRookie30.33145th145th in the Season rankings, up 47188th over the previous 7 days, up 90
99Oliver Bonk PHI · DRookie30.3399th99th in the Season rankings, same rank14th over the previous 7 days, down 85
100Ryan Pulock NYI · D30.3395th95th in the Season rankings, down 5194th over the previous 7 days, up 94

100 of 216 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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