Who will lead the NHL in points for defensemen for the 2023-2024 NHL season?
Can Erik Karlsson top the 100-point mark again, or will he get a challenge for a healthy Cale Makar this season?
Can Roman Josi or Adam Fox regain the scoring touch they had a few seasons back?
With the offense going up each season, we may see another 100-point defenseman, but we do not predict it will happen this season.
Check out our NHL Point Predictions for the 2023-2024 season and see how many points we project Connor McDavid will put up.
View the table below to help with your fantasy hockey league or hockey pool for defenseman scoring projections.
Fantasy Hockey predictions for defenseman | NHL defenseman point projections 2023
| Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson | PIT | 92 |
| Cale Makar | COL | 84 |
| Adam Fox | NYR | 80 |
| Dougie Hamilton | NJD | 80 |
| Quinn Hughes | VAN | 79 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | 76 |
| Miro Heiskanen | DAL | 75 |
| Roman Josi | NSH | 71 |
| John Carlson | WSH | 69 |
| Josh Morrissey | WPG | 68 |
| Evan Bouchard | EDM | 65 |
| Brent Burns | CAR | 64 |
| Victor Hedman | TBL | 64 |
| Charlie McAvoy | BOS | 63 |
| Seth Jones | CHI | 62 |
| Kris Letang | PIT | 62 |
| Vince Dunn | SEA | 62 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | TBL | 62 |
| Brandon Montour | FLA | 61 |
| Devon Toews | COL | 60 |
| Zach Werenski | CBJ | 58 |
| Noah Dobson | NYI | 57 |
| Drew Doughty | LAK | 56 |
| Morgan Rielly | TOR | 55 |
| Alex Pietrangelo | VGK | 55 |
| Shea Theodore | VGK | 54 |
| Moritz Seider | DET | 52 |
| Rasmus Andersson | CGY | 51 |
| Hampus Lindholm | BOS | 50 |
| Justin Faulk | STL | 50 |
| Jakob Chychrun | OTT | 48 |
| Aaron Ekblad | FLA | 47 |
| Luke Hughes | NJD | 46 |
| Cam Fowler | ANA | 45 |
| Darnell Nurse | EDM | 45 |
| Thomas Chabot | OTT | 45 |
| Owen Power | BUF | 44 |
| Bowen Byram | COL | 44 |
| Gustav Forsling | FLA | 44 |
| Sean Durzi | ARI | 43 |
| Tyson Barrie | NSH | 43 |
| Torey Krug | STL | 43 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | DET | 42 |
| Mike Matheson | MTL | 42 |
| Sean Walker | PHI | 42 |
| Ryan Pulock | NYI | 41 |
| K’Andre Miller | NYR | 41 |
| Justin Schultz | SEA | 41 |
| MacKenzie Weegar | CGY | 40 |
| Damon Severson | CBJ | 40 |
| Mattias Ekholm | EDM | 40 |
| Jake Sanderson | OTT | 40 |
| John Klingberg | TOR | 40 |
| Rasmus Sandin | WSH | 40 |
| Brandt Clarke | LAK | 39 |
| Brady Skjei | CAR | 39 |
| Esa Lindell | DAL | 39 |
| Jeff Petry | DET | 39 |
| Jamie Drysdale | ANA | 38 |
| Juuso Valimaki | ARI | 38 |
| Noah Hanifin | CGY | 38 |
| Samuel Girard | COL | 38 |
| Jared Spurgeon | MIN | 38 |
| Cam York | PHI | 38 |
| Mario Ferraro | SJS | 38 |
| Dmitry Orlov | CAR | 37 |
| Calen Addison | MIN | 37 |
| Filip Hronek | VAN | 36 |
| JJ Moser | ARI | 35 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | BOS | 35 |
| Adam Larsson | SEA | 35 |
| Nick Perbix | TBL | 35 |
| Mark Giordano | TOR | 35 |
| Neal Pionk | WPG | 35 |
| Ivan Provorov | CBJ | 34 |
| Ryan Graves | PIT | 34 |
| Jaccob Slavin | CAR | 33 |
| Arber Xhekaj | MTL | 30 |
| Adam Boqvist | CBJ | 30 |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | SJS | 30 |
