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The Edmonton Oilers' best defensemen

Paul Coffey leads with 669 points in 532 games for the Edmonton Oilers; Kevin Lowe had 383.

Every defenseman with 41 or more regular-season games for the Edmonton Oilers since 1979-80, 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

101 defensemen with 41+ gamespoints

#	player	seasons	games	points	assists	goals
1	Paul Coffey	1980-81 to 1986-87	532	669	460	209
2	Kevin Lowe	1979-80 to 1997-98	1,037	383	309	74
3	Charlie Huddy	1980-81 to 1990-91	694	368	287	81
4	Evan Bouchard	2018-19 to 2026-27	438	351	268	83
5	Darnell Nurse	2014-15 to 2025-26	798	324	236	88
6	Steve Smith	1984-85 to 1990-91	385	218	172	46
7	Randy Gregg	1982-83 to 1989-90	453	188	148	40
8	Janne Niinimaa	1997-98 to 2002-03	399	188	154	34
9	Lee Fogolin Jr.	1979-80 to 1986-87	586	160	124	36
10	Boris Mironov	1993-94 to 1998-99	320	160	118	42
11	Tom Gilbert	2006-07 to 2011-12	384	158	125	33
12	Oscar Klefbom	2013-14 to 2019-20	378	156	122	34
13	Risto Siltanen	1979-80 to 1981-82	206	151	113	38
14	Steve Staios	2001-02 to 2009-10	573	146	111	35
15	Mattias Ekholm	2022-23 to 2026-27	256	136	105	31
16	Tyson Barrie	2020-21 to 2022-23	190	132	107	25
17	Jason Smith	1998-99 to 2006-07	542	113	82	31
18	Craig Muni	1986-87 to 1992-93	493	111	87	24
19	Dave Manson	1991-92 to 1993-94	219	108	75	33
20	Tom Poti	1998-99 to 2001-02	285	105	78	27
21	Roman Hamrlik	1997-98 to 1999-00	196	103	81	22
22	Justin Schultz	2012-13 to 2015-16	248	101	73	28
23	Eric Brewer	2000-01 to 2003-04	315	100	71	29
24	Marc-Andre Bergeron	2002-03 to 2006-07	189	88	55	33
25	Igor Kravchuk	1992-93 to 1995-96	160	88	61	27
26	Doug Hicks	1979-80 to 1981-82	186	84	67	17
27	Luke Richardson	1991-92 to 1996-97	436	78	65	13
28	Kris Russell	2016-17 to 2021-22	339	77	67	10
29	Andrej Sekera	2015-16 to 2018-19	221	77	63	14
30	Denis Grebeshkov	2007-08 to 2013-14	197	77	61	16
31	Sheldon Souray	2007-08 to 2009-10	144	76	46	30
32	Jeff Petry	2010-11 to 2014-15	295	74	57	17
33	Brett Kulak	2021-22 to 2025-26	295	71	56	15
34	Ryan Whitney	2009-10 to 2012-13	139	71	59	12
35	Jeff Beukeboom	1986-87 to 1991-92	284	69	57	12
36	Adam Larsson	2016-17 to 2020-21	329	68	52	16
37	Cody Ceci	2021-22 to 2023-24	237	68	57	11
38	Geoff Smith	1989-90 to 1993-94	306	67	56	11
39	Ladislav Smid	2006-07 to 2013-14	474	65	54	11
40	Pat Price	1979-80 to 1980-81	134	64	45	19
41	Lubomir Visnovsky	2008-09 to 2009-10	107	63	45	18
42	Matthew Benning	2016-17 to 2019-20	248	61	46	15
43	Don Jackson	1981-82 to 1985-86	266	60	45	15
44	Marty McSorley	1985-86 to 1998-99	206	60	36	24
45	Chris Pronger	2005-06	80	56	44	12
46	Igor Ulanov	1999-00 to 2005-06	160	53	42	11
47	Chris Joseph	1987-88 to 1993-94	154	51	39	12
48	Dan McGillis	1996-97 to 1997-98	140	47	31	16
49	Norm MacIver	1989-90 to 1991-92	79	47	39	8
50	Bryan Marchment	1994-95 to 1997-98	216	44	37	7
51	Fredrik Olausson	1993-94 to 1995-96	108	44	35	9
52	Bob Beers	1993-94	66	37	27	10
53	Sean Brown	1996-97 to 2001-02	269	35	23	12
54	Ethan Bear	2017-18 to 2020-21	132	33	25	8
55	Jeff Norton	1995-96 to 1996-97	92	33	27	6
56	Andrew Ference	2013-14 to 2015-16	147	32	26	6
57	Greg Hawgood	1990-91 to 1992-93	55	32	25	7
58	Cory Cross	2002-03 to 2005-06	113	31	20	11
59	Corey Potter	2011-12 to 2013-14	111	30	23	7
60	Jake Walman	2024-25 to 2026-27	74	28	19	9
61	Ilya Byakin	1993-94	44	28	20	8
62	Ty Emberson	2024-25 to 2026-27	155	26	22	4
63	Garry Lariviere	1980-81 to 1982-83	92	26	25	1
64	Joni Pitkanen	2007-08	63	26	18	8
65	Brian Glynn	1991-92 to 1992-93	89	24	18	6
66	Jiri Slegr	1994-95 to 1995-96	69	23	18	5
67	Kurtis Foster	2010-11	74	22	14	8
68	Duncan Keith	2021-22	64	21	20	1
69	Scott Ferguson	1997-98 to 2003-04	201	20	13	7
70	Caleb Jones	2018-19 to 2020-21	93	19	14	5
71	Jason Strudwick	2008-09 to 2010-11	186	17	15	2
72	Theo Peckham	2007-08 to 2012-13	160	17	13	4
73	Mark Fayne	2014-15 to 2016-17	147	17	13	4
74	Nick Schultz	2011-12 to 2013-14	128	17	16	1
75	Greg De Vries	1995-96 to 1997-98	115	17	9	8
76	Brandon Davidson	2014-15 to 2017-18	114	17	9	8
77	Vincent Desharnais	2022-23 to 2023-24	114	16	15	1
78	Eric Gryba	2015-16 to 2017-18	114	14	11	3
79	Alexei Semenov	2002-03 to 2005-06	103	14	10	4
80	Jim Vandermeer	2010-11	62	14	12	2
81	Matt Greene	2005-06 to 2007-08	151	13	12	1
82	Philip Broberg	2021-22 to 2023-24	81	13	11	2
83	Colin Campbell	1979-80	72	13	11	2
84	Brad Werenka	1992-93 to 1993-94	42	13	8	5
85	Ken Sutton	1994-95 to 1995-96	44	12	9	3
86	Martin Marincin	2013-14 to 2014-15	85	11	10	1
87	Nikita Nikitin	2014-15 to 2015-16	53	11	7	4
88	Andy Sutton	2011-12	52	10	7	3
89	Troy Stecher	2023-24 to 2025-26	79	9	6	3
90	Dick Tarnstrom	2005-06 to 2007-08	51	9	7	2
91	Adam Bennett	1993-94	48	9	6	3
92	Frantisek Musil	1997-98 to 2000-01	69	8	7	1
93	Donald Dufresne	1995-96 to 1996-97	64	8	7	1
94	Drake Berehowsky	1997-98	67	7	6	1
95	Taylor Chorney	2008-09 to 2011-12	59	7	6	1
96	Anton Belov	2013-14	57	7	6	1
97	Christian Laflamme	1998-99 to 1999-00	61	6	6	0
98	William Lagesson	2019-20 to 2021-22	57	6	6	0
99	Bert Robertsson	1999-00	52	4	4	0
100	Ales Pisa	2001-02 to 2002-03	50	4	3	1
101	Markus Niemelainen	2021-22 to 2022-23	43	1	1	0

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