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The Detroit Red Wings' best defensemen

Nicklas Lidstrom leads with 1,142 points in 1,564 games for the Detroit Red Wings; Reed Larson had 570.

Every defenseman with 41 or more regular-season games for the Detroit Red Wings since 1926-27, ranked by points; the lines are each one's points game by game, the top 8 drawn. A name opens his page, where he has one, or his row on the board.

points · by game

assists · by game

goals · by game

182 defensemen with 41+ gamespoints

#	player	seasons	games	points	assists	goals
1	Nicklas Lidstrom	1991-92 to 2011-12	1,564	1,142	878	264
2	Reed Larson	1976-77 to 1985-86	708	570	382	188
3	Red Kelly	1947-48 to 1959-60	846	472	310	162
4	Niklas Kronwall	2003-04 to 2018-19	953	432	349	83
5	Gary Bergman	1964-65 to 1974-75	706	303	243	60
6	Marcel Pronovost	1950-51 to 1964-65	983	297	217	80
7	Steve Chiasson	1986-87 to 1993-94	471	267	200	67
8	Moritz Seider	2021-22 to 2026-27	419	245	206	39
9	Paul Coffey	1992-93 to 1995-96	231	239	193	46
10	Willie Huber	1978-79 to 1982-83	372	208	140	68
11	Brian Rafalski	2007-08 to 2010-11	292	204	169	35
12	Vladimir Konstantinov	1991-92 to 1996-97	446	175	128	47
13	Larry Murphy	1996-97 to 2000-01	312	171	136	35
14	Mathieu Schneider	2002-03 to 2006-07	231	164	116	48
15	Filip Hronek	2018-19 to 2022-23	305	156	126	30
16	Chris Chelios	1998-99 to 2008-09	578	152	131	21
17	Danny DeKeyser	2012-13 to 2021-22	547	146	113	33
18	Mike Green	2015-16 to 2019-20	303	141	104	37
19	Lee Norwood	1986-87 to 1990-91	259	132	96	36
20	Bill Quackenbush	1942-43 to 1948-49	314	130	90	40
21	Greg Smith	1981-82 to 1985-86	352	129	105	24
22	Jonathan Ericsson	2007-08 to 2019-20	680	125	98	27
23	Yves Racine	1989-90 to 1992-93	231	124	102	22
24	Bill Gadsby	1961-62 to 1965-66	323	112	94	18
25	Jack Stewart	1938-39 to 1949-50	502	108	78	30
26	Doug Barkley	1962-63 to 1965-66	247	104	80	24
27	Bob Goldham	1950-51 to 1955-56	406	103	92	11
28	Darren Veitch	1985-86 to 1987-88	153	103	83	20
29	Brad Park	1983-84 to 1984-85	147	101	83	18
30	Warren Godfrey	1955-56 to 1967-68	528	100	77	23
31	Viacheslav Fetisov	1994-95 to 1997-98	205	98	81	17
32	Rick Zombo	1984-85 to 1991-92	353	92	78	14
33	Mike O'Connell	1985-86 to 1989-90	270	92	75	17
34	John Barrett	1980-81 to 1985-86	418	89	71	18
35	Steve Duchesne	1999-00 to 2001-02	197	84	65	19
36	Leo Reise Jr.	1946-47 to 1951-52	340	82	61	21
37	Jean Hamel	1973-74 to 1980-81	451	81	62	19
38	Pete Goegan	1957-58 to 1966-67	330	81	63	18
39	Randy Ladouceur	1982-83 to 1986-87	290	81	67	14
40	Ron Stackhouse	1971-72 to 1973-74	184	80	68	12
41	Brad Stuart	2007-08 to 2011-12	306	78	62	16
42	Flash Hollett	1943-44 to 1945-46	115	72	42	30
43	Terry Harper	1975-76 to 1978-79	252	70	56	14
44	Doug Young	1931-32 to 1938-39	338	68	36	32
45	Brett Lebda	2005-06 to 2009-10	326	68	50	18
46	Ben Chiarot	2022-23 to 2026-27	325	68	49	19
47	Jakub Kindl	2009-10 to 2015-16	273	68	52	16
48	Brendan Smith	2011-12 to 2016-17	291	67	52	15
49	Thommie Bergman	1972-73 to 1979-80	246	65	44	21
50	Greg Joly	1976-77 to 1982-83	267	64	52	12
51	Mark Howe	1992-93 to 1994-95	122	64	56	8
52	Perry Miller	1977-78 to 1980-81	217	61	51	10
53	Jason Woolley	2002-03 to 2005-06	170	61	50	11
54	Jiri Fischer	1999-00 to 2005-06	305	60	49	11
55	Simon Edvinsson	2022-23 to 2025-26	175	60	41	19
56	Ron Harris	1962-63 to 1971-72	251	59	51	8
57	Brad McCrimmon	1990-91 to 1992-93	203	57	49	8
58	Shayne Gostisbehere	2023-24	81	56	46	10
59	Howie Young	1960-61 to 1967-68	229	55	46	9
60	Bob Manno	1983-84 to 1984-85	136	54	35	19
61	Larry Johnston	1971-72 to 1973-74	203	51	44	7
62	Kyle Quincey	2005-06 to 2015-16	269	49	34	15
63	Jeff Sharples	1986-87 to 1988-89	105	49	35	14
64	Harold Jackson	1940-41 to 1946-47	178	48	32	16
65	Kent Douglas	1967-68 to 1968-69	105	48	39	9
66	Bryan Watson	1965-66 to 1976-77	302	47	44	3
67	Andreas Lilja	2005-06 to 2009-10	298	47	40	7
68	Jim Korn	1979-80 to 1981-82	185	46	35	11
69	Rick Lapointe	1975-76 to 1976-77	129	46	34	12
70	Aaron Ward	1993-94 to 2000-01	276	43	27	16
71	Nick Jensen	2016-17 to 2018-19	190	43	37	6
72	Jake Walman	2021-22 to 2023-24	145	43	22	21
73	Bob Baun	1968-69 to 1970-71	158	42	37	5
74	Olli Maatta	2022-23 to 2024-25	157	41	31	10
75	Bob Rouse	1994-95 to 1997-98	247	39	33	6
76	Anders Eriksson	1995-96 to 1998-99	151	39	30	9
77	Carl Brewer	1969-70	70	39	37	2
78	Al Cameron	1975-76 to 1978-79	190	38	31	7
79	Ian White	2011-12 to 2012-13	102	36	27	9
80	Bert Marshall	1965-66 to 1967-68	155	35	34	1
81	Bart Crashley	1965-66 to 1974-75	109	33	29	4
82	Arnie Brown	1970-71 to 1971-72	104	33	29	4
83	Jeff Petry	2023-24 to 2024-25	117	32	28	4
84	Jimmy Orlando	1936-37 to 1942-43	199	31	25	6
85	Doug Houda	1985-86 to 1998-99	172	31	26	5
86	Bucko McDonald	1934-35 to 1938-39	170	31	20	11
87	Trevor Daley	2017-18 to 2019-20	164	31	20	11
88	Doug Halward	1986-87 to 1988-89	99	30	25	5
89	Jack Lynch	1973-74 to 1974-75	85	29	24	5
90	Dennis Cholowski	2018-19 to 2020-21	104	27	17	10
91	Larry Giroux	1974-75 to 1977-78	56	27	24	3
92	Marc Staal	2020-21 to 2021-22	127	26	20	6
93	Leo Boivin	1965-66 to 1966-67	85	26	22	4
94	Jim Morrison	1959-60	70	26	23	3
95	Gustav Lindström	2019-20 to 2022-23	128	25	23	2
96	Harold Snepsts	1985-86 to 1987-88	120	25	23	2
97	Jim Schoenfeld	1981-82 to 1982-83	96	25	19	6
98	Xavier Ouellet	2013-14 to 2017-18	141	23	18	5
99	Dale Rolfe	1969-70 to 1970-71	64	23	18	5
100	Axel Sandin-Pellikka	2025-26 to 2026-27	75	22	15	7
101	Brent Hughes	1973-74	69	22	21	1
102	Colin Campbell	1982-83 to 1984-85	178	21	16	5
103	Madison Bowey	2018-19 to 2019-20	70	21	17	4
104	Albert Johansson	2024-25 to 2026-27	152	20	14	6
105	Al Langlois	1963-64 to 1964-65	83	20	18	2
106	Ralph Bowman	1934-35 to 1939-40	204	19	13	6
107	Jamie Pushor	1995-96 to 1997-98	134	19	13	6
108	Gilbert Delorme	1986-87 to 1988-89	121	19	14	5
109	Alexey Marchenko	2013-14 to 2016-17	110	19	16	3
110	Jordan Oesterle	2021-22 to 2022-23	97	19	15	4
111	Poul Popiel	1968-69 to 1969-70	94	19	17	2
112	Borje Salming	1989-90	49	19	17	2
113	Erik Gustafsson	2024-25 to 2025-26	62	18	16	2
114	Mike Korney	1973-74 to 1975-76	59	18	9	9
115	Todd Gill	1998-99 to 2000-01	104	17	10	7
116	Patrik Nemeth	2019-20 to 2020-21	103	17	14	3
117	Barry Long	1979-80	80	17	17	0
118	Jim Nahrgang	1974-75 to 1976-77	57	17	12	5
119	Earl Seibert	1944-45 to 1945-46	43	17	12	5
120	Derek Meech	2006-07 to 2009-10	126	16	12	4
121	Lee Fogolin	1948-49 to 1950-51	123	16	11	5
122	Rick Wilson	1976-77	77	16	13	3
123	Danny Markov	2006-07	66	16	12	4
124	Rick Green	1990-91	65	16	14	2
125	Nick Leddy	2021-22	55	16	15	1
126	Al Arbour	1953-54 to 1957-58	149	15	13	2
127	Brian Lashoff	2012-13 to 2019-20	136	15	13	2
128	Cully Simon	1942-43 to 1944-45	102	15	11	4
129	Barry Salovaara	1974-75 to 1975-76	90	15	13	2
130	Fredrik Olausson	2001-02	47	15	13	2
131	Doug Crossman	1990-91 to 1991-92	43	15	12	3
132	Clare Martin	1949-50 to 1950-51	114	14	11	3
133	Doug McCaig	1941-42 to 1948-49	92	14	9	5
134	Alex Smith	1931-32	48	14	8	6
135	Walt Buswell	1932-33 to 1934-35	140	13	9	4
136	Justin Holl	2023-24 to 2024-25	111	13	11	2
137	Stewart Evans	1930-31 to 1933-34	105	13	10	3
138	Clem Loughlin	1926-27 to 1927-28	77	13	5	8
139	Troy Stecher	2020-21 to 2021-22	60	13	9	4
140	Gerry Odrowski	1960-61 to 1962-63	138	12	10	2
141	Bobby Dollas	1990-91 to 1992-93	89	12	6	6
142	Bob Wall	1964-65 to 1971-72	85	12	7	5
143	Dmitri Bykov	2002-03	71	12	10	2
144	Larry Trader	1982-83 to 1984-85	55	12	9	3
145	Jim Pavese	1987-88 to 1988-89	46	12	9	3
146	Jamie Macoun	1997-98 to 1998-99	76	11	10	1
147	Brad Marsh	1990-91 to 1991-92	75	11	7	4
148	Ted Harris	1973-74	41	11	11	0
149	Terry Carkner	1993-94 to 1994-95	88	10	8	2
150	Ruslan Salei	2010-11	75	10	8	2
151	Marc Bergevin	1995-96	70	10	9	1
152	Maxim Kuznetsov	2000-01 to 2002-03	117	9	7	2
153	Mike Ramsey	1994-95 to 1996-97	82	9	6	3
154	Gerry Hart	1968-69 to 1971-72	71	9	7	2
155	Ron Ingram	1963-64	50	9	6	3
156	John Gallagher	1932-33 to 1936-37	44	9	5	4
157	Jamie Rivers	2003-04 to 2005-06	65	8	5	3
158	Dave Lewis	1986-87 to 1987-88	64	7	5	2
159	Gord Hollingworth	1955-56 to 1957-58	93	6	5	1
160	Harvey Rockburn	1929-30 to 1930-31	78	6	2	4
161	Jim Hay	1952-53 to 1954-55	75	6	5	1
162	Larry Hillman	1954-55 to 1956-57	69	6	5	1
163	Luke Witkowski	2017-18 to 2021-22	66	6	5	1
164	Alex Biega	2019-20 to 2020-21	62	6	6	0
165	Bob Falkenberg	1966-67 to 1971-72	54	6	5	1
166	Yan Golubovsky	1997-98 to 1999-00	50	6	5	1
167	Matt Ravlich	1969-70	46	6	6	0
168	Serge Lajeunesse	1970-71 to 1972-73	97	5	4	1
169	Jacob Bernard-Docker	2025-26	63	5	4	1
170	Gary Doak	1965-66 to 1972-73	48	5	5	0
171	Henry Hicks	1929-30 to 1930-31	46	5	2	3
172	Percy Traub	1927-28 to 1928-29	88	4	1	3
173	Jim Watson	1963-64 to 1969-70	77	4	4	0
174	Lou Marcon	1958-59 to 1962-63	60	4	4	0
175	Ted Graham	1933-34 to 1934-35	53	4	3	1
176	Gord Fraser	1927-28 to 1928-29	45	4	1	3
177	John Hilworth	1977-78 to 1979-80	57	2	1	1
178	Jesse Wallin	1999-00 to 2002-03	49	2	2	0
179	Marc Reaume	1959-60 to 1960-61	47	2	2	0
180	John Miszuk	1963-64	42	2	2	0
181	John Mokosak	1988-89 to 1989-90	41	2	2	0
182	Gord Strate	1956-57 to 1958-59	62	0	0	0

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