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The Washington Capitals' best defensemen

John Carlson leads with 771 points in 1,143 games for the Washington Capitals; Calle Johansson had 474.

Every defenseman with 41 or more regular-season games for the Washington Capitals since 1974-75, 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

113 defensemen with 41+ gamespoints

#	player	seasons	games	points	assists	goals
1	John Carlson	2009-10 to 2025-26	1,143	771	605	166
2	Calle Johansson	1988-89 to 2002-03	983	474	361	113
3	Scott Stevens	1982-83 to 1989-90	601	429	331	98
4	Kevin Hatcher	1984-85 to 1993-94	685	426	277	149
5	Sergei Gonchar	1994-95 to 2003-04	654	416	272	144
6	Mike Green	2005-06 to 2014-15	575	360	247	113
7	Larry Murphy	1983-84 to 1988-89	453	345	259	86
8	Sylvain Cote	1991-92 to 2002-03	622	270	195	75
9	Dmitry Orlov	2011-12 to 2022-23	686	256	196	60
10	Rod Langway	1982-83 to 1992-93	726	202	177	25
11	Al Iafrate	1990-91 to 1993-94	256	176	118	58
12	Rick Green	1976-77 to 1981-82	377	158	127	31
13	Matt Niskanen	2014-15 to 2018-19	390	156	127	29
14	Robert Picard	1977-78 to 1979-80	230	156	114	42
15	Darren Veitch	1980-81 to 1985-86	319	143	118	25
16	Karl Alzner	2008-09 to 2016-17	591	117	98	19
17	Jakob Chychrun	2024-25 to 2026-27	163	112	65	47
18	Ken Klee	1994-95 to 2002-03	570	111	68	43
19	Martin Fehervary	2019-20 to 2026-27	389	103	76	27
20	Rasmus Sandin	2022-23 to 2025-26	242	97	82	15
21	Yvon Labre	1974-75 to 1980-81	334	96	84	12
22	Trevor van Riemsdyk	2020-21 to 2025-26	387	92	79	13
23	Nick Jensen	2018-19 to 2023-24	372	91	78	13
24	Brendan Witt	1995-96 to 2005-06	626	83	63	20
25	Greg Theberge	1979-80 to 1983-84	153	78	63	15
26	Joe Reekie	1993-94 to 2001-02	515	75	64	11
27	Jeff Schultz	2006-07 to 2012-13	399	75	64	11
28	Jack Lynch	1974-75 to 1978-79	233	75	57	18
29	Tom Poti	2007-08 to 2012-13	230	75	64	11
30	Phil Housley	1996-97 to 1997-98	141	71	54	17
31	Shaone Morrisonn	2003-04 to 2009-10	377	62	53	9
32	Brooks Orpik	2014-15 to 2018-19	332	62	57	5
33	Mark Tinordi	1994-95 to 1998-99	264	56	40	16
34	Brian Pothier	2006-07 to 2009-10	160	56	43	13
35	Timo Blomqvist	1981-82 to 1984-85	223	55	51	4
36	Gord Lane	1975-76 to 1979-80	235	53	43	10
37	Dennis Wideman	2010-11 to 2011-12	96	53	41	12
38	Justin Schultz	2020-21 to 2021-22	120	50	43	7
39	John Erskine	2006-07 to 2013-14	350	49	37	12
40	Michal Kempny	2017-18 to 2021-22	166	48	36	12
41	Dmitri Mironov	1998-99 to 2000-01	155	46	38	8
42	Leif Svensson	1978-79 to 1979-80	121	46	40	6
43	Jamie Heward	2005-06 to 2006-07	123	44	33	11
44	Steve Eminger	2002-03 to 2007-08	212	43	37	6
45	Nate Schmidt	2013-14 to 2016-17	200	43	35	8
46	Matt Roy	2024-25 to 2026-27	151	43	38	5
47	Peter Andersson	1983-84 to 1985-86	160	42	33	9
48	Bob Rouse	1988-89 to 1990-91	130	42	33	9
49	Garry Galley	1986-87 to 1987-88	76	41	33	8
50	Gord Smith	1974-75 to 1978-79	286	39	30	9
51	Jean Lemieux	1975-76 to 1977-78	64	38	25	13
52	Erik Gustafsson	2022-23	61	38	31	7
53	Mike McEwen	1984-85	56	38	27	11
54	Milan Jurcina	2006-07 to 2009-10	211	36	30	6
55	Peter Scamurra	1975-76 to 1979-80	132	33	25	8
56	Bryan Muir	2005-06 to 2006-07	98	33	22	11
57	Greg Joly	1974-75 to 1975-76	98	33	24	9
58	Bryan Watson	1976-77 to 1978-79	155	30	26	4
59	Paul MacKinnon	1979-80 to 1983-84	147	28	23	5
60	Brian Engblom	1982-83 to 1983-84	79	28	23	5
61	Pat Ribble	1979-80 to 1981-82	98	27	22	5
62	Terry Murray	1981-82	74	25	22	3
63	Christian Djoos	2017-18 to 2019-20	110	24	20	4
64	Pierre Bouchard	1978-79 to 1981-82	106	24	16	8
65	Mikhail Tatarinov	1990-91	65	23	15	8
66	Dave Shand	1983-84 to 1984-85	85	21	16	5
67	Grant Ledyard	1987-88 to 1988-89	82	21	14	7
68	Paul Cavallini	1986-87 to 1992-93	101	20	13	7
69	Jim Johnson	1993-94 to 1995-96	121	19	17	2
70	Jason Doig	2002-03 to 2003-04	120	19	14	5
71	Greg Smith	1985-86 to 1987-88	113	19	18	1
72	Brenden Dillon	2019-20 to 2020-21	66	19	17	2
73	John Slaney	1993-94 to 1994-95	63	19	12	7
74	Steve Oleksy	2012-13 to 2014-15	62	19	16	3
75	Mike Lalor	1990-91 to 1991-92	132	18	12	6
76	Madison Bowey	2017-18 to 2018-19	84	18	17	1
77	Bill Houlder	1987-88 to 1989-90	79	18	16	2
78	Shawn Anderson	1992-93 to 1993-94	110	17	15	2
79	Tyler Sloan	2008-09 to 2010-11	99	17	13	4
80	Randy Holt	1981-82 to 1982-83	123	16	14	2
81	Joel Kwiatkowski	2002-03 to 2003-04	114	15	9	6
82	Taylor Chorney	2015-16 to 2017-18	97	15	12	3
83	Howard Walker	1980-81 to 1981-82	80	15	13	2
84	Jack Hillen	2012-13 to 2014-15	71	15	12	3
85	Radko Gudas	2019-20	63	15	13	2
86	Josef Boumedienne	2002-03 to 2003-04	43	15	12	3
87	Roman Hamrlik	2011-12 to 2012-13	72	14	12	2
88	Frantisek Kucera	2001-02	56	14	13	1
89	Neil Sheehy	1988-89 to 1989-90	131	13	9	4
90	Jonas Siegenthaler	2018-19 to 2020-21	97	13	11	2
91	James McTaggart	1980-81 to 1981-82	71	13	10	3
92	Bob Paradise	1975-76 to 1976-77	70	13	13	0
93	Mathieu Biron	2005-06	52	13	9	4
94	Larry Bolonchuk	1975-76 to 1977-78	59	12	9	3
95	Rob Zettler	1999-00 to 2001-02	90	11	10	1
96	John Blum	1986-87	66	10	8	2
97	Bill Mikkelson	1974-75 to 1976-77	60	10	7	3
98	Zdeno Chara	2020-21	55	10	8	2
99	Rick Berry	2002-03 to 2003-04	108	9	7	2
100	Matt Irwin	2021-22 to 2022-23	78	9	6	3
101	Willie Brossart	1974-75 to 1975-76	61	9	8	1
102	Ivan Majesky	2005-06	57	9	8	1
103	Alexander Alexeyev	2021-22 to 2024-25	80	8	7	1
104	Nolan Yonkman	2001-02 to 2005-06	50	8	7	1
105	John Barrett	1985-86 to 1986-87	69	7	5	2
106	Joel Edmundson	2023-24	44	6	5	1
107	Jean-Francois Fortin	2001-02 to 2003-04	71	5	4	1
108	Scott Hannan	2010-11	55	5	4	1
109	Ken Sabourin	1990-91 to 1991-92	47	5	4	1
110	Enrico Ciccone	1993-94 to 1998-99	89	4	1	3
111	Todd Rohloff	2001-02 to 2003-04	51	4	4	0
112	Dylan McIlrath	2022-23 to 2026-27	42	4	4	0
113	Dwight Schofield	1985-86	50	3	2	1

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