2026 NHL Fantasy Defenseman Rankings

Updated September 27, 2026

The top fantasy D in fantasy hockey for the 2025 NHL season is Evan Bouchard (EDM), who scored 95.0 fantasy points — 1.2 per game over 82 games. The full top-50 D rankings are below.

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#	Player	Team	Pts	PPG	GP
1	Evan Bouchard	EDM	95.0	1.2	82
2	Zach Werenski	CBJ	81.0	1.1	75
3	Cale Makar	COL	79.0	1.1	75
4	Lane Hutson	MTL	78.0	1.0	82
5	Quinn Hughes	MIN	76.0	1.0	74
6	Rasmus Dahlin	BUF	74.0	1.0	77
7	Darren Raddysh	TOR	70.0	1.0	73
8	Erik Karlsson	PIT	66.0	0.9	75
9	Miro Heiskanen	DAL	62.0	0.8	77
10	Moritz Seider	DET	60.0	0.7	82
11	Jakob Chychrun	WSH	60.0	0.8	80
12	John Carlson	TB	60.0	0.8	71
13	Matthew Schaefer	NYI	59.0	0.7	82
14	Mikhail Sergachev	UTA	58.0	0.7	78
15	Jackson LaCombe	ANA	58.0	0.7	82
16	Roman Josi	NSH	55.0	0.8	68
17	Jake Sanderson	OTT	55.0	0.8	67
18	Josh Morrissey	WPG	55.0	0.7	77
19	Adam Fox	NYR	53.0	1.0	55
20	Brock Faber	MIN	51.0	0.6	80
21	Shayne Gostisbehere	CAR	50.0	0.9	55
22	Filip Hronek	VAN	48.0	0.6	82
23	Rasmus Andersson	VGK	47.0	0.6	82
24	Noah Dobson	MTL	47.0	0.6	80
25	Vince Dunn	SEA	44.0	0.5	81
26	Bowen Byram	CHI	42.0	0.5	82
27	Mattias Ekholm	EDM	41.0	0.5	82
28	Mattias Samuelsson	BUF	41.0	0.5	78
29	Shea Theodore	VGK	40.0	0.6	70
30	Justin Faulk	DET	40.0	0.5	78
31	Sam Malinski	COL	40.0	0.5	82
32	Brandt Clarke	LA	40.0	0.5	82
33	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	TOR	39.0	0.5	78
34	Dougie Hamilton	NJ	38.0	0.5	77
35	Dmitry Orlov	SJ	37.0	0.5	82
36	Mike Matheson	MTL	37.0	0.5	78
37	K'Andre Miller	CAR	37.0	0.5	72
38	Travis Sanheim	PHI	37.0	0.5	81
39	Thomas Harley	DAL	36.0	0.5	70
40	Morgan Rielly	TOR	36.0	0.5	78
41	John Marino	UTA	36.0	0.5	80
42	Vladislav Gavrikov	NYR	35.0	0.4	82
43	Luke Hughes	NJ	35.0	0.5	68
44	Jacob Trouba	SJ	35.0	0.4	82
45	Brent Burns	COL	35.0	0.4	82
46	Ryan Shea	EDM	35.0	0.4	80
47	Tony DeAngelo	NYI	34.0	0.4	76
48	Philip Broberg	STL	33.0	0.4	81
49	Kris Letang	PIT	33.0	0.4	74
50	Alexander Nikishin	CAR	33.0	0.4	81

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NHL Defenseman rankings FAQ

Who is the #1 fantasy D for 2026?

Evan Bouchard of EDM ranks as the top fantasy D, scoring 95.0 fantasy points (1.2 per game) in 2025.

How are these NHL D rankings calculated?

Players are ranked by total fantasy points scored during the 2025 NHL season, pulled live from FantasyBot's data layer. Points per game (PPG) is shown to account for missed games.