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The Toronto Maple Leafs' best defensemen

Borje Salming leads with 768 points in 1,099 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs; Morgan Rielly had 556.

Every defenseman with 41 or more regular-season games for the Toronto Maple Leafs 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

185 defensemen with 41+ gamespoints

#	player	seasons	games	points	assists	goals
1	Borje Salming	1973-74 to 1988-89	1,099	768	620	148
2	Morgan Rielly	2013-14 to 2026-27	962	556	458	98
3	Tomas Kaberle	1998-99 to 2010-11	878	520	437	83
4	Tim Horton	1949-50 to 1969-70	1,184	458	349	109
5	Ian Turnbull	1973-74 to 1981-82	580	414	302	112
6	Red Kelly	1959-60 to 1966-67	470	351	232	119
7	Jim McKenny	1965-66 to 1977-78	594	327	246	81
8	Bryan McCabe	2000-01 to 2007-08	523	297	214	83
9	Todd Gill	1984-85 to 1995-96	639	269	210	59
10	Al Iafrate	1984-85 to 1990-91	472	250	169	81
11	Jake Gardiner	2011-12 to 2018-19	551	245	200	45
12	Allan Stanley	1958-59 to 1967-68	633	233	186	47
13	Jimmy Thomson	1945-46 to 1956-57	717	223	208	15
14	Dave Ellett	1990-91 to 1996-97	446	223	172	51
15	Hap Day	1924-25 to 1936-37	543	204	118	86
16	Dion Phaneuf	2009-10 to 2015-16	423	196	151	45
17	Jim Benning	1981-82 to 1986-87	364	173	136	37
18	Bob Baun	1956-57 to 1972-73	739	169	140	29
19	Babe Pratt	1942-43 to 1945-46	179	161	109	52
20	Carl Brewer	1957-58 to 1979-80	473	155	136	19
21	Red Horner	1928-29 to 1939-40	490	152	110	42
22	Dmitry Yushkevich	1995-96 to 2001-02	506	135	110	25
23	King Clancy	1930-31 to 1936-37	286	130	78	52
24	Harry Cameron	1917-18 to 1922-23	106	118	47	71
25	Cody Franson	2011-12 to 2014-15	236	115	95	20
26	Mike Pelyk	1967-68 to 1977-78	441	114	88	26
27	Jim Morrison	1951-52 to 1957-58	399	111	88	23
28	Brian Glennie	1969-70 to 1977-78	554	110	98	12
29	Ian White	2005-06 to 2009-10	296	105	77	28
30	Jamie Macoun	1991-92 to 1997-98	466	101	88	13
31	Pavel Kubina	2006-07 to 2008-09	215	101	69	32
32	Larry Murphy	1995-96 to 1996-97	151	100	81	19
33	Jim Dorey	1968-69 to 1971-72	231	99	74	25
34	Reg Hamilton	1935-36 to 1944-45	367	97	77	20
35	Wally Stanowski	1939-40 to 1947-48	282	94	74	20
36	Gus Mortson	1946-47 to 1951-52	371	92	71	21
37	Larry Hillman	1960-61 to 1967-68	264	88	75	13
38	Carl Gunnarsson	2009-10 to 2013-14	304	86	71	15
39	Kent Douglas	1962-63 to 1966-67	283	85	65	20
40	Dmitri Mironov	1991-92 to 1994-95	175	85	63	22
41	Rob Ramage	1989-90 to 1990-91	160	84	66	18
42	Justin Holl	2017-18 to 2022-23	285	82	71	11
43	TJ Brodie	2020-21 to 2023-24	274	82	74	8
44	Jake McCabe	2022-23 to 2026-27	251	81	65	16
45	Jake Muzzin	2018-19 to 2022-23	187	81	63	18
46	Dave Farrish	1979-80 to 1983-84	209	80	69	11
47	Luke Schenn	2008-09 to 2022-23	325	76	61	15
48	Bucko McDonald	1938-39 to 1943-44	197	70	53	17
49	Jim Korn	1981-82 to 1984-85	197	69	43	26
50	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	2024-25 to 2026-27	166	69	57	12
51	Timothy Liljegren	2019-20 to 2024-25	197	65	51	14
52	Nikita Zaitsev	2016-17 to 2018-19	223	63	51	12
53	Bill Barilko	1946-47 to 1950-51	252	62	36	26
54	Rick Ley	1968-69 to 1971-72	228	62	54	8
55	Hugh Bolton	1949-50 to 1956-57	235	61	51	10
56	Rick Lanz	1986-87 to 1988-89	151	59	50	9
57	Bob Rouse	1990-91 to 1993-94	237	58	45	13
58	Gary Nylund	1982-83 to 1985-86	218	57	50	7
59	Gaston Gingras	1982-83 to 1984-85	109	57	40	17
60	Mathieu Schneider	1995-96 to 1997-98	115	56	38	18
61	Tom Kurvers	1989-90 to 1990-91	89	55	40	15
62	Travis Dermott	2017-18 to 2021-22	251	52	40	12
63	Luke Richardson	1987-88 to 2005-06	299	50	39	11
64	Bob Manno	1981-82	72	50	41	9
65	Bryan Berard	1998-99 to 1999-00	102	49	41	8
66	Marcel Pronovost	1965-66 to 1969-70	223	48	40	8
67	Chris Kotsopoulos	1985-86 to 1988-89	182	48	37	11
68	Rasmus Sandin	2019-20 to 2022-23	140	48	38	10
69	Marc Reaume	1954-55 to 1959-60	267	47	39	8
70	Jimmy Fowler	1936-37 to 1938-39	135	47	29	18
71	Ron Hainsey	2017-18 to 2018-19	161	46	37	9
72	Roman Polak	2014-15 to 2017-18	240	45	33	12
73	Danny Markov	1997-98 to 2000-01	200	45	36	9
74	Mark Giordano	2021-22 to 2023-24	144	45	36	9
75	Robert Svehla	2002-03	82	45	38	7
76	Bingo Kampman	1937-38 to 1941-42	189	44	30	14
77	Alexander Karpovtsev	1998-99 to 1999-00	125	44	39	5
78	Ken Klee	2003-04 to 2005-06	122	44	37	7
79	Aki Berg	2000-01 to 2005-06	325	42	32	10
80	Moe Morris	1943-44 to 1945-46	117	42	28	14
81	Michel Petit	1990-91 to 1991-92	88	42	32	10
82	Hal Gill	2006-07 to 2007-08	145	40	32	8
83	Bert Corbeau	1923-24 to 1926-27	131	39	21	18
84	Claire Alexander	1974-75 to 1976-77	123	39	29	10
85	Sylvain Cote	1997-98 to 1999-00	94	39	31	8
86	Tyson Barrie	2019-20	70	39	34	5
87	Francois Beauchemin	2009-10 to 2010-11	136	38	31	7
88	John-Michael Liles	2011-12 to 2013-14	104	38	29	9
89	Garth Boesch	1946-47 to 1949-50	197	37	28	9
90	Rod Seiling	1962-63 to 1975-76	138	37	29	8
91	Cory Cross	1999-00 to 2001-02	162	35	25	10
92	Drake Berehowsky	1990-91 to 2003-04	133	35	28	7
93	Kenny Jonsson	1994-95 to 1995-96	89	35	29	6
94	Jason Smith	1996-97 to 1998-99	162	34	29	5
95	Bob Goldham	1941-42 to 1946-47	79	34	22	12
96	Flash Hollett	1933-34 to 1935-36	64	34	22	12
97	Carlo Colaiacovo	2002-03 to 2008-09	111	33	21	12
98	Jeff Finger	2008-09 to 2009-10	105	33	25	8
99	Brad Selwood	1970-71 to 1971-72	99	33	27	6
100	Bill Juzda	1948-49 to 1951-52	211	32	29	3
101	Dave Burrows	1978-79 to 1980-81	151	32	27	5
102	Alex Levinsky	1930-31 to 1933-34	150	32	21	11
103	Conor Timmins	2022-23 to 2024-25	101	32	27	5
104	Fern Flaman	1950-51 to 1953-54	228	31	27	4
105	Billy Stuart	1920-21 to 1924-25	94	31	15	16
106	Brad Marsh	1988-89 to 1990-91	181	30	28	2
107	Karel Pilar	2001-02 to 2003-04	90	30	24	6
108	Bob McGill	1981-82 to 1992-93	318	29	25	4
109	Dave Hutchison	1978-79 to 1983-84	157	29	24	5
110	Matt Hunwick	2015-16 to 2016-17	132	29	26	3
111	Jyrki Lumme	2001-02 to 2002-03	124	29	19	10
112	Art Duncan	1927-28 to 1930-31	122	29	14	15
113	Brad Maxwell	1985-86	52	26	18	8
114	Sylvain Lefebvre	1992-93 to 1993-94	165	25	21	4
115	Trevor Johansen	1977-78 to 1981-82	132	25	21	4
116	Robert Picard	1980-81	59	25	19	6
117	Connor Carrick	2015-16 to 2017-18	130	24	16	8
118	Dale Degray	1987-88	56	24	18	6
119	Martin Marincin	2015-16 to 2019-20	142	23	19	4
120	Leo Boivin	1951-52 to 1954-55	137	23	20	3
121	Vitezslav Duris	1980-81 to 1982-83	89	23	20	3
122	Rob Zettler	1995-96 to 1997-98	136	22	20	2
123	Dave Dunn	1974-75 to 1975-76	115	22	19	3
124	Anton Stralman	2007-08 to 2008-09	88	22	18	4
125	Ron Wilson	1977-78 to 1979-80	64	22	15	7
126	Simon Benoit	2023-24 to 2025-26	215	21	19	2
127	Chris Tanev	2024-25 to 2026-27	92	21	18	3
128	Bill Stewart	1983-84 to 1984-85	83	21	19	2
129	Pierre Pilote	1968-69	69	21	18	3
130	Barry Melrose	1980-81 to 1982-83	173	20	15	5
131	Mike Komisarek	2009-10 to 2012-13	158	19	17	2
132	Art Smith	1927-28 to 1929-30	101	19	6	13
133	Randy Carlyle	1976-77 to 1977-78	94	18	16	2
134	Fred Boimistruck	1981-82 to 1982-83	83	18	14	4
135	Brian Curran	1987-88 to 1990-91	130	17	14	3
136	Darryl Shannon	1988-89 to 1992-93	98	16	13	3
137	Joel Quenneville	1978-79 to 1979-80	93	16	13	3
138	Yannick Tremblay	1996-97 to 1998-99	78	15	11	4
139	Troy Stecher	2025-26 to 2026-27	69	15	12	3
140	Greg Hotham	1979-80 to 1981-82	60	15	11	4
141	Pat Quinn	1968-69 to 1969-70	99	14	12	2
142	Greg Hubick	1975-76	72	14	8	6
143	Paul Ranger	2013-14	53	14	8	6
144	Nathan Dempsey	1996-97 to 2001-02	48	14	12	2
145	Dave Manson	2000-01 to 2001-02	87	12	8	4
146	Jack Church	1938-39 to 1941-42	86	12	11	1
147	Andy Wozniewski	2005-06 to 2007-08	76	12	10	2
148	Al MacNeil	1955-56 to 1959-60	71	12	8	4
149	Alexander Khavanov	2005-06	64	12	6	6
150	Alexander Godynyuk	1990-91 to 1991-92	49	12	9	3
151	Andreas Borgman	2017-18	48	11	8	3
152	Duane Rupp	1964-65 to 1967-68	78	10	9	1
153	Brandon Carlo	2024-25 to 2025-26	75	10	10	0
154	Ilya Lyubushkin	2021-22 to 2023-24	50	10	8	2
155	Joe Lundrigan	1972-73	49	10	8	2
156	Bill Root	1984-85 to 1986-87	96	9	5	4
157	Kurt Walker	1975-76 to 1977-78	71	9	5	4
158	Al Arbour	1961-62 to 1965-66	66	9	7	2
159	Mark Fraser	2012-13 to 2013-14	64	9	9	0
160	Korbinian Holzer	2010-11 to 2014-15	58	9	7	2
161	Ross Johnstone	1943-44 to 1944-45	42	9	4	5
162	Bill Brydge	1926-27	41	9	3	6
163	Larry Cahan	1954-55 to 1955-56	79	8	8	0
164	Ric Jackman	2002-03 to 2003-04	71	8	6	2
165	Cody Ceci	2019-20	56	8	7	1
166	John Grisdale	1972-73 to 1974-75	51	8	7	1
167	Garth Butcher	1994-95	45	8	7	1
168	Philippe Myers	2024-25 to 2025-26	75	7	5	2
169	Igor Ozhiganov	2018-19	53	7	4	3
170	Stephane Robidas	2014-15	52	7	6	1
171	Jonas Frogren	2008-09	41	7	6	1
172	Bob Halkidis	1991-92	46	6	3	3
173	Frank Corrado	2015-16 to 2016-17	41	6	5	1
174	Matt Martin	1993-94 to 1996-97	76	5	5	0
175	Dave Shand	1980-81 to 1982-83	48	5	5	0
176	Albert Holway	1923-24 to 1925-26	42	5	2	3
177	Bryan Marchment	2003-04	75	4	3	1
178	Keith Aulie	2010-11 to 2011-12	57	4	2	2
179	Garnet Exelby	2009-10	51	4	3	1
180	Zach Bogosian	2020-21	45	4	4	0
181	Brett Lebda	2010-11	41	4	3	1
182	Larry McIntyre	1969-70 to 1972-73	41	3	3	0
183	Beattie Ramsay	1927-28	43	2	2	0
184	Staffan Kronwall	2005-06 to 2007-08	52	1	1	0
185	Terry Johnson	1986-87	48	1	1	0

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