NHL Defensemen Points Leaders 2025-26 Regular Season

About This Dataset

This chart ranks the top 10 NHL defensemen by total points during the 2025-26 regular season, highlighting the most offensively productive blue-liners in the league.

✨ AI Insight

Evan Bouchard leads all NHL defensemen with 95 points, a remarkable total that places him among the most prolific offensive defensemen in recent history. Zach Werenski follows at 81 points, with Cale Makar and Lane Hutson close behind at 79 and 78 respectively. The top five are separated by just 19 points, reflecting a strong cohort of offensive defensemen this season. The drop-off becomes more gradual from sixth to tenth place, ranging from Rasmus Dahlin's 74 points down to Charlie McAvoy's 61.

Source: NHL

Key Findings

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Evan Bouchard leads with 95 in 2025-26.

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Average value in 2025-26: 74 · median: 75.

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Gap in 2025-26: Evan Bouchard is 1.6× larger than Charlie McAvoy.