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Defenseman rankings for your NHL pool, weighted goals format, last 30 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 30 days. September 28 to October 27, official regular season games only.

Position

▲ +5: 5 spots better than over the previous 30 days. ▼ −5: 5 spots worse. A dash: nothing to compare.

Defenseman rankings for your NHL pool, weighted goals format, last 30 days
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Tier 1
1Evan Bouchard EDM · D122.331st1st 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 · D141.2911th11th in the Season rankings, up 7No rank to compare
Tier 2
5Seth Jones FLA · D131.2320th20th in the Season rankings, up 15No rank to compare
6Cale Makar COL · D111.272nd2nd in the Season rankings, down 4No rank to compare
7Devon Toews COL · D121.1727th27th in the Season rankings, up 20No rank to compare
8Erik Karlsson PIT · D121.089th9th in the Season rankings, up 1No rank to compare
9Jackson LaCombe ANA · D121.0813th13th in the Season rankings, up 4No rank to compare
10Lane Hutson MTL · D121.085th5th in the Season rankings, down 5No rank to compare
11Matthew Schaefer NYI · D121.086th6th in the Season rankings, down 5No rank to compare
12Owen Power BUF · D121.0832nd32nd in the Season rankings, up 20No rank to compare
13Roman Josi NSH · D121.0812th12th in the Season rankings, down 1No rank to compare
Tier 3
14Brandon Montour SEA · D111.0024th24th in the Season rankings, up 10No rank to compare
15Brandt Clarke LAK · D111.0022nd22nd in the Season rankings, up 7No rank to compare
16Miro Heiskanen DAL · D120.9214th14th in the Season rankings, down 2No rank to compare
17Filip Hronek VAN · D140.7921st21st in the Season rankings, up 4No rank to compare
18Shayne Gostisbehere CAR · D140.7918th18th in the Season rankings, same rankNo rank to compare
19Luke Hughes NJD · D120.8329th29th in the Season rankings, up 10No rank to compare
20Vince Dunn SEA · D120.8317th17th in the Season rankings, down 3No rank to compare
21Jacob Trouba SJS · D130.7740th40th in the Season rankings, up 19No rank to compare
22Morgan Rielly TOR · D140.7134th34th in the Season rankings, up 12No rank to compare
23Mattias Samuelsson BUF · D120.7533rd33rd in the Season rankings, up 10No rank to compare
24Samuel Girard PIT · D 🚑 Injured90.8983rd83rd in the Season rankings, up 59No rank to compare
25Charle-Edouard D'Astous TBL · D100.8043rd43rd in the Season rankings, up 18No rank to compare
26Jakob Chychrun WSH · D100.808th8th in the Season rankings, down 18No rank to compare
27Zach Werenski CBJ · D100.804th4th in the Season rankings, down 23No rank to compare
28John Carlson TBL · D110.7315th15th in the Season rankings, down 13No rank to compare
29Olen Zellweger BUF · D110.7370th70th in the Season rankings, up 41No rank to compare
30Declan Carlile PIT · D120.67149th149th in the Season rankings, up 119No rank to compare
31Neal Pionk WPG · D120.6775th75th in the Season rankings, up 44No rank to compare
32Philip Broberg STL · D120.6738th38th in the Season rankings, up 6No rank to compare
33Ryker Evans SEA · D120.6763rd63rd in the Season rankings, up 30No rank to compare
34Sean Walker CAR · D140.5754th54th in the Season rankings, up 20No rank to compare
35Charlie McAvoy BOS · D71.0023rd23rd in the Season rankings, down 12No rank to compare
36John Marino UTA · D 🚑 Injured90.7858th58th in the Season rankings, up 22No rank to compare
37Rasmus Dahlin BUF · D90.7810th10th in the Season rankings, down 27No rank to compare
38Cole Hutson WSH · DRookie100.7084th84th in the Season rankings, up 46No rank to compare
39Denton Mateychuk CBJ · D100.7037th37th in the Season rankings, down 2No rank to compare
40Dougie Hamilton NJD · D120.5825th25th in the Season rankings, down 15No rank to compare
41Jamie Oleksiak VAN · D120.5899th99th in the Season rankings, up 58No rank to compare
42Justin Faulk DET · D120.5831st31st in the Season rankings, down 11No rank to compare
43Tristan Luneau ANA · D120.5860th60th in the Season rankings, up 17No rank to compare
44Dmitry Orlov SJS · D130.5446th46th in the Season rankings, up 2No rank to compare
45Mason Lohrei BOS · D130.5455th55th in the Season rankings, up 10No rank to compare
46Brayden McNabb VGK · D140.50102nd102nd in the Season rankings, up 56No rank to compare
47Elias Pettersson VAN · D140.50137th137th in the Season rankings, up 90No rank to compare
48Noah Hanifin VGK · D140.5056th56th in the Season rankings, up 8No rank to compare
49Rasmus Andersson VGK · D140.5028th28th in the Season rankings, down 21No rank to compare
50Sean Durzi NYR · D140.5061st61st in the Season rankings, up 11No rank to compare
51Shea Theodore VGK · D140.5030th30th in the Season rankings, down 21No rank to compare
52Vladislav Gavrikov NYR · D140.5041st41st in the Season rankings, down 11No rank to compare
53Jake Sanderson OTT · D51.2026th26th in the Season rankings, down 27No rank to compare
54Kaiden Guhle MTL · D80.75127th127th in the Season rankings, up 73No rank to compare
55Justin Barron STL · D90.67145th145th in the Season rankings, up 90No rank to compare
56Jared Spurgeon MIN · D 🚑 Injured100.6074th74th in the Season rankings, up 18No rank to compare
57Victor Hedman TBL · D 🚑 Injured100.6076th76th in the Season rankings, up 19No rank to compare
58Alexandre Carrier MTL · D120.5073rd73rd in the Season rankings, up 15No rank to compare
59Brett Pesce NJD · D120.50148th148th in the Season rankings, up 89No rank to compare
60Kris Letang PIT · D120.5048th48th in the Season rankings, down 12No rank to compare
61Moritz Seider DET · D120.5019th19th in the Season rankings, down 42No rank to compare
62Dmitri Simashev UTA · D130.46184th184th in the Season rankings, up 122No rank to compare
63MacKenzie Weegar UTA · D130.4650th50th in the Season rankings, down 13No rank to compare
64Niko Mikkola FLA · D130.46118th118th in the Season rankings, up 54No rank to compare
65Will Borgen BOS · D130.46106th106th in the Season rankings, up 41No rank to compare
66Darren Raddysh TOR · D140.4316th16th in the Season rankings, down 50No rank to compare
67Travis Sanheim PHI · D140.4345th45th in the Season rankings, down 22No rank to compare
68Troy Stecher TOR · D140.43134th134th in the Season rankings, up 66No rank to compare
69William Wallinder DET · DRookie70.7181st81st in the Season rankings, up 12No rank to compare
70Damon Severson CBJ · D80.6347th47th in the Season rankings, down 23No rank to compare
71Mike Matheson MTL · D80.6349th49th in the Season rankings, down 22No rank to compare
72Oliver Bonk PHI · DRookie80.6390th90th in the Season rankings, up 18No rank to compare
73Thomas Chabot OTT · D 🚑 Injured90.5665th65th in the Season rankings, down 8No rank to compare
74Drew Doughty LAK · D 🚑 Injured100.5057th57th in the Season rankings, down 17No rank to compare
75Frederic Brunet BOS · DRookie100.5093rd93rd in the Season rankings, up 18No rank to compare
76Simon Nemec CGY · D110.4568th68th in the Season rankings, down 8No rank to compare
77Zayne Parekh CGY · D110.45131st131st in the Season rankings, up 54No rank to compare
78Adam Wilsby NSH · D120.42128th128th in the Season rankings, up 50No rank to compare
79Anton Johansson DET · DRookie120.4294th94th in the Season rankings, up 15No rank to compare
80Josh Manson COL · D120.4266th66th in the Season rankings, down 14No rank to compare
81Kaedan Korczak PIT · D120.42116th116th in the Season rankings, up 35No rank to compare
82Logan Stanley NYI · D120.4279th79th in the Season rankings, down 3No rank to compare
83Ryan Shea EDM · D120.4267th67th in the Season rankings, down 16No rank to compare
84Thomas Harley DAL · D120.4239th39th in the Season rankings, down 45No rank to compare
85Tony DeAngelo NYI · D120.4244th44th in the Season rankings, down 41No rank to compare
86Wyatt Kaiser CHI · D120.42103rd103rd in the Season rankings, up 17No rank to compare
87Andrew Peeke UTA · D130.38126th126th in the Season rankings, up 39No rank to compare
88Hampus Lindholm BOS · D130.3877th77th in the Season rankings, down 11No rank to compare
89K'Andre Miller CAR · D140.3653rd53rd in the Season rankings, down 36No rank to compare
90Justin Holl WSH · D31.3359th59th in the Season rankings, down 31No rank to compare
91Nolan Allan SJS · D70.57101st101st in the Season rankings, up 10No rank to compare
92Erik Gustafsson LAK · D90.4495th95th in the Season rankings, up 3No rank to compare
93Mattias Ekholm EDM · D 🚑 Injured100.4042nd42nd in the Season rankings, down 51No rank to compare
94Olli Maatta MIN · D100.40155th155th in the Season rankings, up 61No rank to compare
95Aaron Ekblad FLA · D110.3678th78th in the Season rankings, down 17No rank to compare
96Artyom Levshunov CHI · D120.3391st91st in the Season rankings, down 5No rank to compare
97Brett Kulak COL · D120.33133rd133rd in the Season rankings, up 36No rank to compare
98Cam Fowler STL · D120.3351st51st in the Season rankings, down 47No rank to compare
99Colton Parayko STL · D120.3369th69th in the Season rankings, down 30No rank to compare
100Dylan DeMelo WPG · D120.33115th115th in the Season rankings, up 15No 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, 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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