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Defenseman rankings for your NHL pool, points 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

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 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, points format, last 3 months
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Tier 1
1Evan Bouchard EDM · D131.691st1st in the Season rankings, same rankNo rank to compare
2Quinn Hughes MIN · D141.292nd2nd in the Season rankings, same rankNo rank to compare
3Adam Fox 🔥 NYR · D141.218th8th in the Season rankings, up 5No rank to compare
Tier 2
4Mikhail Sergachev UTA · D131.156th6th in the Season rankings, up 2No rank to compare
5Seth Jones FLA · D131.1519th19th in the Season rankings, up 14No rank to compare
6Erik Karlsson PIT · D121.007th7th in the Season rankings, up 1No rank to compare
7Jackson LaCombe ANA · D121.0010th10th in the Season rankings, up 3No rank to compare
8Roman Josi NSH · D121.0011th11th in the Season rankings, up 3No rank to compare
Tier 3
9Cale Makar COL · D120.924th4th in the Season rankings, down 5No rank to compare
10Matthew Schaefer NYI · D120.929th9th in the Season rankings, down 1No rank to compare
11Owen Power BUF · D120.9222nd22nd in the Season rankings, up 11No rank to compare
12Devon Toews COL · D130.8529th29th in the Season rankings, up 17No rank to compare
Tier 4
13Brandon Montour SEA · D120.8326th26th in the Season rankings, up 13No rank to compare
14Lane Hutson MTL · D120.835th5th in the Season rankings, down 9No rank to compare
15Filip Hronek VAN · D140.7118th18th in the Season rankings, up 3No rank to compare
16Morgan Rielly 🔥 TOR · D150.6733rd33rd in the Season rankings, up 17No rank to compare
Tier 5
17Vince Dunn SEA · D130.6921st21st in the Season rankings, up 4No rank to compare
18Shayne Gostisbehere CAR · D140.6420th20th in the Season rankings, up 2No rank to compare
19Zach Werenski CBJ · D100.803rd3rd in the Season rankings, down 16No rank to compare
20Brandt Clarke LAK · D110.7324th24th in the Season rankings, up 4No rank to compare
21Jakob Chychrun WSH · D110.7313th13th in the Season rankings, down 8No rank to compare
22Miro Heiskanen DAL · D120.6714th14th in the Season rankings, down 8No rank to compare
23Jacob Trouba SJS · D130.6241st41st in the Season rankings, up 18No rank to compare
24Darren Raddysh TOR · D150.5316th16th in the Season rankings, down 8No rank to compare
Tier 6
25Samuel Girard PIT · D90.7871st71st in the Season rankings, up 46No rank to compare
26Mattias Samuelsson BUF · D120.5832nd32nd in the Season rankings, up 6No rank to compare
27Neal Pionk WPG · D120.5861st61st in the Season rankings, up 34No rank to compare
28Ryker Evans SEA · D130.5467th67th in the Season rankings, up 39No rank to compare
29Brayden McNabb VGK · D140.5089th89th in the Season rankings, up 60No rank to compare
30Sean Walker CAR · D140.5056th56th in the Season rankings, up 26No rank to compare
Tier 7
31Charlie McAvoy BOS · D70.8623rd23rd in the Season rankings, down 8No rank to compare
32Charle-Edouard D'Astous TBL · D100.6039th39th in the Season rankings, up 7No rank to compare
33Kris Letang PIT · D120.5040th40th in the Season rankings, up 7No rank to compare
34Moritz Seider DET · D120.5017th17th in the Season rankings, down 17No rank to compare
35Philip Broberg STL · D120.5036th36th in the Season rankings, up 1No rank to compare
36Tristan Luneau ANA · D120.5064th64th in the Season rankings, up 28No rank to compare
37Dougie Hamilton NJD · D130.4635th35th in the Season rankings, down 2No rank to compare
38Luke Hughes NJD · D130.4630th30th in the Season rankings, down 8No rank to compare
39Vladislav Gavrikov NYR · D140.4350th50th in the Season rankings, up 11No rank to compare
Tier 8
40Jake Sanderson OTT · D51.0025th25th in the Season rankings, down 15No rank to compare
41John Marino UTA · D 🚑 Injured90.5644th44th in the Season rankings, up 3No rank to compare
42Justin Barron STL · D90.56134th134th in the Season rankings, up 92No rank to compare
43Oliver Bonk PHI · DRookie90.5699th99th in the Season rankings, up 56No rank to compare
44Rasmus Dahlin BUF · D90.5612th12th in the Season rankings, down 32No rank to compare
45Jared Spurgeon MIN · D 🚑 Injured100.5081st81st in the Season rankings, up 36No rank to compare
46Cole Hutson WSH · DRookie110.4597th97th in the Season rankings, up 51No rank to compare
47John Carlson TBL · D110.4515th15th in the Season rankings, down 32No rank to compare
48Olen Zellweger BUF · D110.4570th70th in the Season rankings, up 22No rank to compare
49Adam Wilsby NSH · D120.4292nd92nd in the Season rankings, up 43No rank to compare
50Alexandre Carrier MTL · D120.4266th66th in the Season rankings, up 16No rank to compare
51Declan Carlile PIT · D120.42166th166th in the Season rankings, up 115No rank to compare
52Jamie Oleksiak VAN · D120.42112th112th in the Season rankings, up 60No rank to compare
53Justin Faulk DET · D120.4237th37th in the Season rankings, down 16No rank to compare
54Kaedan Korczak PIT · D120.4288th88th in the Season rankings, up 34No rank to compare
55Logan Stanley NYI · D120.4269th69th in the Season rankings, up 14No rank to compare
56Sam Malinski COL · D120.4249th49th in the Season rankings, down 7No rank to compare
57Simon Nemec CGY · D120.4275th75th in the Season rankings, up 18No rank to compare
58Thomas Harley DAL · D120.4234th34th in the Season rankings, down 24No rank to compare
59Brent Burns COL · D130.3851st51st in the Season rankings, down 8No rank to compare
60Brett Pesce NJD · D130.38140th140th in the Season rankings, up 80No rank to compare
61Dmitry Orlov SJS · D130.3846th46th in the Season rankings, down 15No rank to compare
62Mason Lohrei BOS · D130.3862nd62nd in the Season rankings, same rankNo rank to compare
63Noah Hanifin VGK · D140.3658th58th in the Season rankings, down 5No rank to compare
64Rasmus Andersson VGK · D140.3638th38th in the Season rankings, down 26No rank to compare
65Sean Durzi NYR · D140.3668th68th in the Season rankings, up 3No rank to compare
66Shea Theodore 🧊 VGK · D140.3627th27th in the Season rankings, down 39No rank to compare
67Travis Sanheim PHI · D150.3354th54th in the Season rankings, down 13No rank to compare
68Troy Stecher TOR · D150.33129th129th in the Season rankings, up 61No rank to compare
Tier 9
69Damon Severson CBJ · D80.5055th55th in the Season rankings, down 14No rank to compare
70Kaiden Guhle MTL · D80.50132nd132nd in the Season rankings, up 62No rank to compare
71Mike Matheson MTL · D 🚑 Injured80.5048th48th in the Season rankings, down 23No rank to compare
72Thomas Chabot OTT · D90.4465th65th in the Season rankings, down 7No rank to compare
73Denton Mateychuk CBJ · D100.4052nd52nd in the Season rankings, down 21No rank to compare
74Drew Doughty LAK · D100.4059th59th in the Season rankings, down 15No rank to compare
75Frederic Brunet BOS · DRookie100.40119th119th in the Season rankings, up 44No rank to compare
76Victor Hedman TBL · D100.4085th85th in the Season rankings, up 9No rank to compare
77Aaron Ekblad FLA · D110.3663rd63rd in the Season rankings, down 14No rank to compare
78Mattias Ekholm EDM · D110.3642nd42nd in the Season rankings, down 36No rank to compare
79Anton Johansson DET · DRookie120.33130th130th in the Season rankings, up 51No rank to compare
80Cam Fowler STL · D120.3343rd43rd in the Season rankings, down 37No rank to compare
81Colton Parayko STL · D120.3372nd72nd in the Season rankings, down 9No rank to compare
82Nikita Zadorov BOS · D120.3387th87th in the Season rankings, up 5No rank to compare
83Noah Warren ANA · DRookie120.33145th145th in the Season rankings, up 62No rank to compare
84Tony DeAngelo NYI · D120.3345th45th in the Season rankings, down 39No rank to compare
85Wyatt Kaiser CHI · D120.33113th113th in the Season rankings, up 28No rank to compare
86Zayne Parekh CGY · D120.33139th139th in the Season rankings, up 53No rank to compare
87Andrew Peeke UTA · D130.31114th114th in the Season rankings, up 27No rank to compare
88Brett Kulak COL · D130.31115th115th in the Season rankings, up 27No rank to compare
89Dmitri Simashev UTA · D130.31192nd192nd in the Season rankings, up 103No rank to compare
90Hampus Lindholm BOS · D130.3177th77th in the Season rankings, down 13No rank to compare
91Josh Manson COL · D 🚑 Injured130.3174th74th in the Season rankings, down 17No rank to compare
92MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D130.3160th60th in the Season rankings, down 32No rank to compare
93Niko Mikkola FLA · D130.31128th128th in the Season rankings, up 35No rank to compare
94Ryan Shea EDM · D130.3157th57th in the Season rankings, down 37No rank to compare
95Will Borgen BOS · D130.31126th126th in the Season rankings, up 31No rank to compare
96Elias Pettersson VAN · D140.29154th154th in the Season rankings, up 58No rank to compare
97K'Andre Miller CAR · D140.2953rd53rd in the Season rankings, down 44No rank to compare
98Zeev Buium VAN · D140.2983rd83rd in the Season rankings, down 15No rank to compare
99Nick Seeler PHI · D150.27141st141st in the Season rankings, up 42No rank to compare
Tier 10
100Josh Morrissey WPG · D 🚑 Injured40.7528th28th in the Season rankings, down 72No 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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