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The Montreal Canadiens' best defensemen

Larry Robinson leads with 883 points in 1,202 games for the Montreal Canadiens; Andrei Markov had 572.

Every defenseman with 41 or more regular-season games for the Montreal Canadiens since 1917-18, 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

152 defensemen with 41+ gamespoints

#	player	seasons	games	points	assists	goals
1	Larry Robinson	1972-73 to 1988-89	1,202	883	686	197
2	Andrei Markov	2000-01 to 2016-17	990	572	453	119
3	Guy Lapointe	1968-69 to 1981-82	777	572	406	166
4	Doug Harvey	1947-48 to 1960-61	890	447	371	76
5	Serge Savard	1966-67 to 1980-81	917	412	312	100
6	Patrice Brisebois	1990-91 to 2008-09	896	371	284	87
7	J.C. Tremblay	1959-60 to 1971-72	796	363	306	57
8	Chris Chelios	1983-84 to 1989-90	402	309	237	72
9	Jacques Laperriere	1962-63 to 1973-74	692	282	242	40
10	P.K. Subban	2009-10 to 2015-16	434	278	215	63
11	Jeff Petry	2014-15 to 2021-22	508	248	178	70
12	Jean-Guy Talbot	1954-55 to 1966-67	801	245	209	36
13	Tom Johnson	1947-48 to 1962-63	857	230	183	47
14	Petr Svoboda	1984-85 to 1991-92	534	229	190	39
15	Mathieu Schneider	1987-88 to 2008-09	383	216	148	68
16	Butch Bouchard	1941-42 to 1955-56	786	193	144	49
17	Georges Mantha	1928-29 to 1940-41	488	193	103	90
18	Eric Desjardins	1988-89 to 1994-95	405	179	136	43
19	Mike Matheson	2022-23 to 2026-27	293	165	133	32
20	Sheldon Souray	1999-00 to 2006-07	324	160	98	62
21	Lane Hutson	2023-24 to 2026-27	175	155	135	20
22	Craig Rivet	1994-95 to 2006-07	653	151	112	39
23	Glen Harmon	1942-43 to 1950-51	453	146	96	50
24	Shea Weber	2016-17 to 2020-21	275	146	88	58
25	Vladimir Malakhov	1994-95 to 1999-00	283	141	99	42
26	Sylvio Mantha	1923-24 to 1935-36	538	140	77	63
27	Craig Ludwig	1982-83 to 1989-90	597	137	111	26
28	Gaston Gingras	1979-80 to 1987-88	247	136	102	34
29	Rod Langway	1978-79 to 1981-82	268	127	101	26
30	Terry Harper	1962-63 to 1971-72	554	126	112	14
31	Ken Reardon	1940-41 to 1949-50	353	122	96	26
32	Roman Hamrlik	2007-08 to 2010-11	312	119	97	22
33	Francis Bouillon	1999-00 to 2013-14	581	117	93	24
34	Stephane Quintal	1995-96 to 2003-04	507	115	78	37
35	Ted Harris	1963-64 to 1969-70	407	113	95	18
36	Mark Streit	2005-06 to 2017-18	207	109	84	25
37	Dollard St. Laurent	1950-51 to 1957-58	382	101	82	19
38	Brian Engblom	1977-78 to 1981-82	316	101	87	14
39	Lyle Odelein	1989-90 to 1995-96	420	95	75	20
40	J.J. Daigneault	1989-90 to 1995-96	352	90	68	22
41	Rick Green	1982-83 to 1988-89	399	89	79	10
42	Albert Leduc	1925-26 to 1934-35	341	89	33	56
43	Josh Gorges	2006-07 to 2013-14	464	88	75	13
44	Pierre Bouchard	1970-71 to 1977-78	489	82	66	16
45	David Savard	2021-22 to 2024-25	259	76	63	13
46	Tom Kurvers	1984-85 to 1986-87	138	75	58	17
47	Sprague Cleghorn	1921-22 to 1924-25	98	73	31	42
48	Alexei Emelin	2011-12 to 2016-17	380	72	58	14
49	Eric Weinrich	1998-99 to 2000-01	203	72	56	16
50	Robert Picard	1980-81 to 1983-84	141	72	61	11
51	Kaiden Guhle	2022-23 to 2026-27	213	70	52	18
52	Roger Leger	1946-47 to 1949-50	180	68	51	17
53	Nathan Beaulieu	2012-13 to 2016-17	225	60	53	7
54	Mike Komisarek	2002-03 to 2008-09	361	58	46	12
55	Bert Corbeau	1917-18 to 1921-22	106	57	22	35
56	Peter Popovic	1993-94 to 1997-98	303	55	48	7
57	Rick Chartraw	1974-75 to 1980-81	281	55	37	18
58	Bob Turner	1955-56 to 1960-61	339	54	46	8
59	Karl Dykhuis	1999-00 to 2003-04	288	53	32	21
60	Sylvain Lefebvre	1989-90 to 1991-92	200	53	42	11
61	Gilbert Delorme	1981-82 to 1983-84	165	53	36	17
62	Marty Burke	1927-28 to 1937-38	305	52	38	14
63	Bill Nyrop	1975-76 to 1977-78	165	51	43	8
64	Noah Dobson	2025-26 to 2026-27	89	49	37	12
65	Ben Chiarot	2019-20 to 2021-22	164	46	29	17
66	Brett Kulak	2018-19 to 2021-22	215	45	34	11
67	Alexandre Carrier	2024-25 to 2026-27	133	44	34	10
68	Billy Coutu	1917-18 to 1925-26	181	42	18	24
69	Kevin Haller	1991-92 to 1993-94	149	42	25	17
70	Raphael Diaz	2011-12 to 2013-14	128	41	37	4
71	Red Goupille	1935-36 to 1942-43	224	40	28	12
72	Jaroslav Spacek	2009-10 to 2011-12	145	40	36	4
73	Jack Portland	1933-34 to 1942-43	174	39	32	7
74	Jordie Benn	2016-17 to 2018-19	171	39	28	11
75	Bud MacPherson	1948-49 to 1956-57	259	38	33	5
76	Walt Buswell	1935-36 to 1939-40	228	38	32	6
77	Dave Manson	1996-97 to 1998-99	101	38	33	5
78	Jayden Struble	2023-24 to 2026-27	174	35	28	7
79	Mike Lalor	1985-86 to 1988-89	197	34	29	5
80	Victor Mete	2017-18 to 2020-21	185	34	30	4
81	Marc-Andre Bergeron	2009-10	60	34	21	13
82	Arber Xhekaj	2022-23 to 2026-27	239	33	23	10
83	Chris Wideman	2021-22 to 2022-23	110	33	29	4
84	Joel Edmundson	2020-21 to 2022-23	140	32	24	8
85	Jordan Harris	2021-22 to 2023-24	131	32	24	8
86	Yannick Weber	2008-09 to 2012-13	115	32	27	5
87	Al Langlois	1957-58 to 1960-61	177	31	29	2
88	Justin Barron	2021-22 to 2024-25	109	31	18	13
89	James Wisniewski	2010-11	43	30	23	7
90	Hal Gill	2009-10 to 2011-12	196	28	23	5
91	Johnathan Kovacevic	2022-23 to 2023-24	139	28	19	9
92	Bob Murdoch	1970-71 to 1972-73	81	28	25	3
93	Eddie Mazur	1953-54 to 1954-55	92	27	19	8
94	Lou Fontinato	1961-62 to 1962-63	117	25	21	4
95	John Van Boxmeer	1973-74 to 1976-77	79	25	18	7
96	Mike McMahon	1942-43 to 1945-46	56	25	18	7
97	Tomas Kaberle	2011-12 to 2012-13	53	25	22	3
98	Don Awrey	1974-75 to 1975-76	128	24	23	1
99	Jyrki Lumme	1988-89 to 1989-90	75	24	22	2
100	Stephane Robidas	1999-00 to 2001-02	122	23	16	7
101	Donald Dufresne	1988-89 to 1992-93	119	23	20	3
102	Patrick Traverse	2000-01 to 2002-03	109	23	19	4
103	Mike Reilly	2017-18 to 2019-20	90	23	20	3
104	Gilles Lupien	1977-78 to 1979-80	174	22	19	3
105	Bill Root	1982-83 to 1983-84	118	22	16	6
106	David Wilkie	1994-95 to 1997-98	91	22	14	8
107	Jean Gauthier	1960-61 to 1969-70	90	21	20	1
108	Herb Gardiner	1926-27 to 1928-29	96	20	10	10
109	Alexander Romanov	2020-21 to 2021-22	133	19	15	4
110	Igor Ulanov	1997-98 to 1999-00	123	19	15	4
111	Gerry Carson	1928-29 to 1934-35	210	18	7	11
112	Ric Nattress	1982-83 to 1984-85	79	17	16	1
113	Ryan O'Byrne	2007-08 to 2010-11	128	16	14	2
114	Hal Laycoe	1947-48 to 1950-51	129	15	11	4
115	Tom Gilbert	2014-15 to 2015-16	117	14	9	5
116	Yves Racine	1994-95 to 1995-96	72	14	10	4
117	Frank Eddolls	1944-45 to 1946-47	57	14	9	5
118	Mark Barberio	2015-16 to 2016-17	56	14	12	2
119	Karl Alzner	2017-18 to 2019-20	95	13	12	1
120	Greg Pateryn	2012-13 to 2016-17	82	13	11	2
121	Jean Hamel	1983-84	79	13	12	1
122	Sergei Gonchar	2014-15	45	13	12	1
123	Kent Carlson	1983-84 to 1985-86	85	12	8	4
124	Paul Mara	2009-10 to 2010-11	62	12	12	0
125	Doug Young	1939-40 to 1940-41	50	12	9	3
126	Mike Weaver	2013-14 to 2014-15	48	11	10	1
127	Chris Campoli	2011-12	43	11	9	2
128	Leo Bourgeault	1932-33 to 1934-35	67	10	4	6
129	Stewart Evans	1938-39	43	9	7	2
130	Alain Cote	1990-91 to 1991-92	41	9	9	0
131	Scott Lachance	1998-99 to 1999-00	74	8	7	1
132	Al MacNeil	1961-62	61	8	7	1
133	Jassen Cullimore	1996-97 to 1997-98	52	8	6	2
134	Noah Juulsen	2017-18 to 2018-19	44	8	6	2
135	Alexandre Picard	2010-11	43	8	5	3
136	Cy Wentworth	1938-39 to 1939-40	77	7	6	1
137	David Schlemko	2017-18 to 2018-19	55	7	6	1
138	Bill MacKenzie	1936-37 to 1937-38	48	7	3	4
139	Art Lesieur	1928-29 to 1935-36	97	6	2	4
140	Murray Baron	1996-97	60	6	5	1
141	Jarred Tinordi	2012-13 to 2015-16	46	6	6	0
142	Tony Savage	1934-35	41	6	5	1
143	Brett Clark	1997-98 to 1998-99	102	5	2	3
144	Christian Laflamme	1999-00 to 2000-01	54	5	5	0
145	Carol Vadnais	1966-67 to 1967-68	42	5	4	1
146	Bryan Watson	1963-64 to 1967-68	56	4	4	0
147	Rory Fitzpatrick	1995-96 to 1996-97	48	3	3	0
148	Janne Niinimaa	2006-07	41	3	3	0
149	Douglas Murray	2013-14	53	2	2	0
150	Dunc Munro	1931-32	48	2	1	1
151	Dale Hoganson	1971-72 to 1972-73	46	2	2	0
152	Cale Fleury	2019-20	41	1	0	1

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