NHL Scoring - Points
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| NHL Scoring Leaders - Defensemen | PP | SH | |||||||||||||||
| RNK | NAME | POS | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ATOI | HT | BS | SOG | SPCT | G | A | G | A |
| 51 | Tomas Kaberle, TOR | D | 57 | 4 | 27 | 31 | -8 | 8 | 23:27 | 29 | 79 | 93 | 4.3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Chris Campoli, NYI/OTT | D | 76 | 11 | 19 | 30 | -16 | 55 | 19:32 | 81 | 86 | 91 | 12.1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| Michal Rozsival, NYR | D | 76 | 8 | 22 | 30 | -7 | 52 | 22:30 | 90 | 113 | 120 | 6.7 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | |
| D. Seidenberg, CAR | D | 70 | 5 | 25 | 30 | -9 | 37 | 22:20 | 146 | 160 | 129 | 3.9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Yandle, PHO | D | 69 | 4 | 26 | 30 | -4 | 37 | 16:36 | 46 | 64 | 118 | 3.4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Carlo Colaiacovo, STL/TOR | D | 73 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 35 | 18:15 | 64 | 83 | 87 | 3.4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | Johnny Oduya, NJ | D | 82 | 7 | 22 | 29 | 21 | 30 | 20:52 | 50 | 127 | 108 | 6.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Braydon Coburn, PHI | D | 80 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 7 | 97 | 24:36 | 146 | 129 | 130 | 5.4 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 59 | Brent Burns, MIN | D | 59 | 8 | 19 | 27 | -7 | 45 | 22:25 | 58 | 62 | 147 | 5.4 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Doughty, LA | D | 81 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -17 | 56 | 23:49 | 90 | 114 | 126 | 4.8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Zbynek Michalek, PHO | D | 82 | 6 | 21 | 27 | -13 | 28 | 22:42 | 69 | 271 | 106 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Matt Hunwick, BOS | D | 53 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 15 | 31 | 16:59 | 47 | 50 | 58 | 10.3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | Ian White, TOR | D | 71 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 57 | 22:50 | 110 | 114 | 158 | 6.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Brent Seabrook, CHI | D | 82 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 23 | 62 | 23:19 | 224 | 113 | 132 | 6.1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Steve Eminger, PHI/TB/FLA | D | 71 | 5 | 21 | 26 | -3 | 50 | 21:35 | 77 | 119 | 85 | 5.9 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Matt Carle, PHI/TB | D | 76 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 21:23 | 38 | 142 | 85 | 5.9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wade Redden, NYR | D | 81 | 3 | 23 | 26 | -5 | 51 | 22:20 | 99 | 98 | 161 | 1.9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| Stephane Robidas, DAL | D | 72 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 10 | 76 | 24:32 | 221 | 109 | 158 | 1.9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |
| Dan Hamhuis, NSH | D | 82 | 3 | 23 | 26 | -4 | 67 | 22:50 | 133 | 113 | 135 | 2.2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 70 | Trevor Daley, DAL | D | 75 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 73 | 21:59 | 30 | 98 | 104 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mattias Ohlund, VAN | D | 82 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 14 | 105 | 21:34 | 109 | 152 | 131 | 4.6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sami Salo, VAN | D | 60 | 5 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 26 | 20:10 | 46 | 66 | 110 | 4.5 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | Jordan Leopold, CGY/COL | D | 83 | 7 | 17 | 24 | -15 | 24 | 18:48 | 65 | 100 | 107 | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Commodore, CLS | D | 81 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 100 | 22:53 | 201 | 162 | 103 | 4.9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Wisniewski, CHI/ANH | D | 48 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 9 | 30 | 19:51 | 90 | 60 | 89 | 3.4 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Craig Rivet, BUF | D | 64 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 4 | 125 | 20:13 | 57 | 73 | 80 | 2.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kim Johnsson, MIN | D | 81 | 2 | 22 | 24 | -3 | 44 | 24:31 | 36 | 142 | 93 | 2.2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| 78 | Jeff Finger, TOR | D | 66 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -7 | 43 | 20:29 | 136 | 158 | 68 | 8.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Gorges, MON | D | 81 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 37 | 20:07 | 93 | 161 | 63 | 6.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Willie Mitchell, VAN | D | 82 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 59 | 22:55 | 82 | 125 | 88 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Toni Lydman, BUF | D | 80 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 70 | 21:46 | 165 | 166 | 99 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ryan Whitney, PIT/ANH | D | 48 | 2 | 21 | 23 | -14 | 28 | 23:51 | 37 | 69 | 71 | 2.8 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 83 | Chris Phillips, OTT | D | 82 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -14 | 66 | 21:51 | 113 | 114 | 88 | 6.8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Daniel Girardi, NYR | D | 82 | 4 | 18 | 22 | -14 | 53 | 21:31 | 207 | 82 | 122 | 3.3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | Brendan Bell, OTT | D | 53 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -5 | 24 | 17:43 | 29 | 36 | 76 | 7.9 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Boynton, FLA | D | 68 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 7 | 91 | 16:34 | 52 | 97 | 104 | 4.8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Mara, NYR | D | 76 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 94 | 18:57 | 123 | 86 | 102 | 4.9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Steve Montador, BOS/ANH | D | 78 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 143 | 16:09 | 95 | 60 | 117 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ruslan Salei, COL | D | 70 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 72 | 21:06 | 107 | 143 | 93 | 4.3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barret Jackman, STL | D | 82 | 4 | 17 | 21 | -17 | 86 | 23:25 | 124 | 145 | 89 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jan Hejda, CLS | D | 82 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 38 | 22:23 | 168 | 157 | 66 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kris Russell, CLS | D | 66 | 2 | 19 | 21 | -10 | 28 | 16:07 | 50 | 62 | 86 | 2.3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | Alex Goligoski, PIT | D | 45 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 5 | 16 | 18:18 | 30 | 49 | 61 | 9.8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Morris, NYR/PHO | D | 75 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -10 | 40 | 20:53 | 83 | 128 | 120 | 4.2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cory Sarich, CGY | D | 76 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 112 | 17:54 | 134 | 71 | 57 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 96 | Zach Bogosian, ATL | D | 47 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 47 | 18:06 | 67 | 50 | 90 | 10.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergei Gonchar, PIT | D | 25 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 26 | 25:11 | 25 | 38 | 71 | 8.5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andrej Sekera, BUF | D | 69 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -11 | 22 | 20:42 | 64 | 94 | 84 | 3.6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruno Gervais, NYI | D | 69 | 3 | 16 | 19 | -15 | 33 | 21:35 | 83 | 115 | 82 | 3.7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| Niclas Havelid, NJ/ATL | D | 78 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 48 | 20:25 | 40 | 189 | 56 | 3.6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lukas Krajicek, TB | D | 71 | 2 | 17 | 19 | -8 | 48 | 19:37 | 54 | 90 | 66 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Brooks Orpik, PIT | D | 79 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 73 | 20:19 | 309 | 152 | 39 | 5.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Giordano, CGY | D | 58 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 59 | 16:12 | 55 | 39 | 82 | 2.4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |