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Defenseman rankings for your NHL pool, weighted goals format, last 14 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 27

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 14 days. October 14 to October 27, official regular season games only.

Position

▲ +5: 5 spots better than over the previous 14 days. ▼ −5: 5 spots worse. A dash: nothing to compare.

Defenseman rankings for your NHL pool, weighted goals format, last 14 days
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Tier 1
1Adam Fox NYR · D61.6711th11th in the Season rankings, up 107th over the previous 14 days, up 6
2Quinn Hughes MIN · D71.293rd3rd in the Season rankings, up 12nd over the previous 14 days, same rank
3Evan Bouchard EDM · D61.331st1st in the Season rankings, down 21st over the previous 14 days, down 2
4Seth Jones FLA · D61.3320th20th in the Season rankings, up 166th over the previous 14 days, up 2
Tier 2
5Jackson LaCombe ANA · D61.1713th13th in the Season rankings, up 816th over the previous 14 days, up 11
6Luke Hughes NJD · D61.1729th29th in the Season rankings, up 2364th over the previous 14 days, up 58
7Matthew Schaefer NYI · D61.176th6th in the Season rankings, down 120th over the previous 14 days, up 13
8Mikhail Sergachev UTA · D61.177th7th in the Season rankings, down 13rd over the previous 14 days, down 5
Tier 3
9Brandon Montour SEA · D41.5024th24th in the Season rankings, up 1529th over the previous 14 days, up 20
10Charle-Edouard D'Astous TBL · D41.5043rd43rd in the Season rankings, up 3395th over the previous 14 days, up 85
11Jake Sanderson OTT · D41.5026th26th in the Season rankings, up 15195th over the previous 14 days, up 184
12Erik Karlsson PIT · D51.209th9th in the Season rankings, down 313th over the previous 14 days, up 1
13Brandt Clarke LAK · D61.0022nd22nd in the Season rankings, up 926th over the previous 14 days, up 13
14Brett Pesce NJD · D61.00148th148th in the Season rankings, up 134173rd over the previous 14 days, up 159
15Devon Toews COL · D61.0027th27th in the Season rankings, up 125th over the previous 14 days, down 10
16Kaiden Guhle MTL · D61.00127th127th in the Season rankings, up 111205th over the previous 14 days, up 189
17Lane Hutson MTL · D61.005th5th in the Season rankings, down 1210th over the previous 14 days, down 7
18Niko Mikkola FLA · D61.00118th118th in the Season rankings, up 100216th over the previous 14 days, up 198
19Roman Josi NSH · D61.0012th12th in the Season rankings, down 712th over the previous 14 days, down 7
20Tristan Luneau ANA · D61.0060th60th in the Season rankings, up 40152nd over the previous 14 days, up 132
21Jacob Trouba SJS · D70.8640th40th in the Season rankings, up 1938th over the previous 14 days, up 17
22Morgan Rielly TOR · D70.8634th34th in the Season rankings, up 1265th over the previous 14 days, up 43
23Troy Stecher TOR · D70.86134th134th in the Season rankings, up 111231st over the previous 14 days, up 208
Tier 4
24Owen Power BUF · D51.0032nd32nd in the Season rankings, up 88th over the previous 14 days, down 16
25Ryker Evans SEA · D51.0063rd63rd in the Season rankings, up 3876th over the previous 14 days, up 51
26Charlie McAvoy BOS · D60.8323rd23rd in the Season rankings, down 379th over the previous 14 days, up 53
27Filip Hronek VAN · D60.8321st21st in the Season rankings, down 646th over the previous 14 days, up 19
28Justin Barron STL · D60.83145th145th in the Season rankings, up 117120th over the previous 14 days, up 92
29Neal Pionk WPG · D60.8375th75th in the Season rankings, up 4667th over the previous 14 days, up 38
30Philip Broberg STL · D60.8338th38th in the Season rankings, up 870th over the previous 14 days, up 40
31Dmitry Orlov SJS · D70.7146th46th in the Season rankings, up 1597th over the previous 14 days, up 66
Tier 5
32Mike Matheson MTL · D31.3349th49th in the Season rankings, up 17214th over the previous 14 days, up 182
33Jakob Chychrun WSH · D41.008th8th in the Season rankings, down 2539th over the previous 14 days, up 6
34Victor Hedman TBL · D 🚑 Injured41.0076th76th in the Season rankings, up 42105th over the previous 14 days, up 71
35Denton Mateychuk CBJ · D50.8037th37th in the Season rankings, up 255th over the previous 14 days, up 20
36Drew Doughty LAK · D 🚑 Injured50.8057th57th in the Season rankings, up 21133rd over the previous 14 days, up 97
37Mattias Samuelsson BUF · D50.8033rd33rd in the Season rankings, down 430th over the previous 14 days, down 7
38Zach Werenski CBJ · D50.804th4th in the Season rankings, down 3433rd over the previous 14 days, down 5
39Zayne Parekh CGY · D50.80131st131st in the Season rankings, up 92155th over the previous 14 days, up 116
40Anton Johansson DET · DRookie60.6794th94th in the Season rankings, up 54138th over the previous 14 days, up 98
41Cale Makar COL · D60.672nd2nd in the Season rankings, down 394th over the previous 14 days, down 37
42Dmitri Simashev UTA · D60.67184th184th in the Season rankings, up 142106th over the previous 14 days, up 64
43Dougie Hamilton NJD · D60.6725th25th in the Season rankings, down 1862nd over the previous 14 days, up 19
44Frederic Brunet BOS · DRookie60.6793rd93rd in the Season rankings, up 49122nd over the previous 14 days, up 78
45Jamie Drysdale PHI · D60.6772nd72nd in the Season rankings, up 27197th over the previous 14 days, up 152
46Miro Heiskanen DAL · D60.6714th14th in the Season rankings, down 3211th over the previous 14 days, down 35
47Noah Hanifin VGK · D60.6756th56th in the Season rankings, up 9162nd over the previous 14 days, up 115
48Oliver Bonk PHI · DRookie60.6790th90th in the Season rankings, up 42116th over the previous 14 days, up 68
49Shayne Gostisbehere CAR · D60.6718th18th in the Season rankings, down 3115th over the previous 14 days, down 34
50Thomas Harley DAL · D60.6739th39th in the Season rankings, down 11151st over the previous 14 days, up 101
Tier 6
51John Marino UTA · D 🚑 Injured21.5058th58th in the Season rankings, up 747th over the previous 14 days, down 4
52Cole Hutson WSH · DRookie40.7584th84th in the Season rankings, up 3235th over the previous 14 days, down 17
53Juuso Välimäki CAR · D40.75124th124th in the Season rankings, up 71No rank to compare
54Jake Christiansen CBJ · D50.60209th209th in the Season rankings, up 155192nd over the previous 14 days, up 138
55Jake Middleton CGY · D50.60122nd122nd in the Season rankings, up 67194th over the previous 14 days, up 139
56Kris Letang PIT · D50.6048th48th in the Season rankings, down 875th over the previous 14 days, up 19
57Olen Zellweger BUF · D50.6070th70th in the Season rankings, up 1328th over the previous 14 days, down 29
58Wyatt Kaiser CHI · D50.60103rd103rd in the Season rankings, up 45154th over the previous 14 days, up 96
59Adam Wilsby NSH · D60.50128th128th in the Season rankings, up 6991st over the previous 14 days, up 32
60Alexandre Carrier MTL · D60.5073rd73rd in the Season rankings, up 13169th over the previous 14 days, up 109
61Cam Fowler STL · D60.5051st51st in the Season rankings, down 10141st over the previous 14 days, up 80
62Elias Pettersson VAN · D60.50137th137th in the Season rankings, up 7545th over the previous 14 days, down 17
63Erik Gustafsson LAK · D60.5095th95th in the Season rankings, up 32118th over the previous 14 days, up 55
64Joel Edmundson LAK · D60.5098th98th in the Season rankings, up 34200th over the previous 14 days, up 136
65Jordan Spence OTT · D60.5071st71st in the Season rankings, up 6159th over the previous 14 days, up 94
66Justin Faulk DET · D60.5031st31st in the Season rankings, down 3541st over the previous 14 days, down 25
67Moritz Seider DET · D60.5019th19th in the Season rankings, down 4866th over the previous 14 days, down 1
68Nate Schmidt UTA · D60.5097th97th in the Season rankings, up 29161st over the previous 14 days, up 93
69Sam Malinski COL · D60.5062nd62nd in the Season rankings, down 7224th over the previous 14 days, up 155
70Sean Durzi NYR · D60.5061st61st in the Season rankings, down 951st over the previous 14 days, down 19
71Shea Theodore VGK · D60.5030th30th in the Season rankings, down 41110th over the previous 14 days, up 39
72Zeev Buium VAN · D60.5088th88th in the Season rankings, up 16164th over the previous 14 days, up 92
73Darren Raddysh TOR · D70.4316th16th in the Season rankings, down 5761st over the previous 14 days, down 12
Tier 7
74Marshall Rifai TOR · D 🚑 Injured12.00146th146th in the Season rankings, up 72209th over the previous 14 days, up 135
75Justin Holl WSH · D21.0059th59th in the Season rankings, down 1680th over the previous 14 days, up 5
76Nick Jensen ANA · D21.00158th158th in the Season rankings, up 82No rank to compare
77Dennis Gilbert BUF · D30.67104th104th in the Season rankings, up 27112th over the previous 14 days, up 35
78Shakir Mukhamadullin EDM · D30.67160th160th in the Season rankings, up 82226th over the previous 14 days, up 148
79Vincent Desharnais WSH · D 🚑 Injured30.67192nd192nd in the Season rankings, up 113153rd over the previous 14 days, up 74
80Declan Chisholm NJD · D40.50189th189th in the Season rankings, up 109143rd over the previous 14 days, up 63
81Martin Fehérváry WSH · D40.5087th87th in the Season rankings, up 6210th over the previous 14 days, up 129
82Olli Maatta MIN · D40.50155th155th in the Season rankings, up 73103rd over the previous 14 days, up 21
83Artyom Levshunov CHI · D50.4091st91st in the Season rankings, up 893rd over the previous 14 days, up 10
84Declan Carlile PIT · D50.40149th149th in the Season rankings, up 6522nd over the previous 14 days, down 62
85Jamie Oleksiak VAN · D50.4099th99th in the Season rankings, up 1440th over the previous 14 days, down 45
86John Carlson TBL · D50.4015th15th in the Season rankings, down 7118th over the previous 14 days, down 68
87Nikolas Matinpalo OTT · D50.40226th226th in the Season rankings, up 139217th over the previous 14 days, up 130
88Nolan Allan SJS · D50.40101st101st in the Season rankings, up 1382nd over the previous 14 days, down 6
89Simon Nemec CGY · D50.4068th68th in the Season rankings, down 2171st over the previous 14 days, down 18
90Spencer Stastney PIT · D50.40194th194th in the Season rankings, up 104228th over the previous 14 days, up 138
91Vince Dunn SEA · D50.4017th17th in the Season rankings, down 749th over the previous 14 days, down 82
92William Wallinder DET · DRookie50.4081st81st in the Season rankings, down 1153rd over the previous 14 days, down 39
93Aaron Ekblad FLA · D60.3378th78th in the Season rankings, down 1584th over the previous 14 days, down 9
94Artem Zub OTT · D60.33114th114th in the Season rankings, up 20No rank to compare
95Brayden McNabb VGK · D60.33102nd102nd in the Season rankings, up 773rd over the previous 14 days, down 22
96Jalen Chatfield CAR · D60.33136th136th in the Season rankings, up 40108th over the previous 14 days, up 12
97Jayden Struble NSH · D60.33173rd173rd in the Season rankings, up 76198th over the previous 14 days, up 101
98MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D60.3350th50th in the Season rankings, down 4850th over the previous 14 days, down 48
99Mikey Anderson LAK · D60.3396th96th in the Season rankings, down 3135th over the previous 14 days, up 36
100Nils Lundkvist DAL · D60.33172nd172nd in the Season rankings, up 72148th over the previous 14 days, up 48

100 of 235 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, or from the average player at his position for a rookie.

Expected games follow his club’s schedule and the share of games he plays. A player absent for several games is expected to miss as many more.

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: on December 31, the average gap with the points actually scored afterwards was 5.0 points per skater, against 6.3 by extending last season’s pace and 5.3 with the current pace. Before the first game, 10.0 against 10.3.

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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