The Canadiens' best defensemen
Larry Robinson has the most points of the 271 defensemen who played with the Canadiens, 883 in 1,202 games. Guy Lapointe is tied for 2nd with 572.
The Canadiens' defensemen this season
- Lane Hutson15 games, 0.9 a game160 with the Canadiens.14points
- Alexandre Carrier15 games, 0.4 a game46 with the Canadiens.6points
- Noah Dobson15 games, 0.4 a game53 with the Canadiens.6points
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1970s · 1960s · 1950s · 1940s · 1930s · 1920s · 1918–19
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | points | goals | assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Larry Robinson1972 – 1989 · 1,202 games | 883 | 197 | 686 |
| T2 | Guy Lapointe1968 – 1982 · 777 games | 572 | 166 | 406 |
| T2 | Andrei Markov2000 – 2017 · 990 games | 572 | 119 | 453 |
| 4 | Doug Harvey1947 – 1961 · 890 games | 447 | 76 | 371 |
| 5 | Serge Savard1966 – 1981 · 917 games | 412 | 100 | 312 |
| 6 | Patrice Brisebois1990 – 2009 · 896 games | 371 | 87 | 284 |
| 7 | J.C. Tremblay1959 – 1972 · 796 games | 363 | 57 | 306 |
| 8 | Chris Chelios1983 – 1990 · 402 games | 309 | 72 | 237 |
| 9 | Jacques Laperriere1962 – 1974 · 692 games | 282 | 40 | 242 |
| 10 | P.K. Subban2009 – 2016 · 434 games | 278 | 63 | 215 |
| 11 | Jeff Petry2014 – 2022 · 508 games | 248 | 70 | 178 |
| 12 | Jean-Guy Talbot1954 – 1967 · 801 games | 245 | 36 | 209 |
| 13 | Tom Johnson1947 – 1963 · 857 games | 230 | 47 | 183 |
| 14 | Petr Svoboda1984 – 1992 · 534 games | 229 | 39 | 190 |
| 15 | Mathieu Schneider1987 – 2009 · 383 games | 216 | 68 | 148 |
| T16 | Georges Mantha1928 – 1941 · 488 games | 193 | 90 | 103 |
| T16 | Butch Bouchard1941 – 1956 · 786 games | 193 | 49 | 144 |
| 18 | Eric Desjardins1988 – 1995 · 405 games | 179 | 43 | 136 |
| 19 | Mike Matheson2022 – 2027 · still playing | 168 | 33 | 135 |
| +4 this season | ||||
| T20 | Sheldon Souray1999 – 2007 · 324 games | 160 | 62 | 98 |
| T20 | Lane Hutson2023 – 2027 · still playing | 160 | 21 | 139 |
| +14 this season | ||||
| 22 | Craig Rivet1994 – 2007 · 653 games | 151 | 39 | 112 |
| T23 | Glen Harmon1942 – 1951 · 453 games | 146 | 50 | 96 |
| T23 | Shea Weber2016 – 2021 · 275 games | 146 | 58 | 88 |
| 25 | Vladimir Malakhov1994 – 2000 · 283 games | 141 | 42 | 99 |
points by decade
2020s
- › Mike Matheson2022 – 2027 · 296 games168
- › Lane Hutson2023 – 2027 · 181 games160
- Jeff Petry2019 – 2022 · 194 games109
- David Savard2021 – 2025 · 259 games76
- › Kaiden Guhle2022 – 2027 · 219 games74
2010s
- P.K. Subban2009 – 2016 · 434 games278
- Andrei Markov2009 – 2017 · 419 games243
- Jeff Petry2014 – 2019 · 314 games139
- Shea Weber2016 – 2019 · 162 games91
- Alexei Emelin2011 – 2017 · 380 games72
2000s
- Andrei Markov2000 – 2009 · 571 games329
- Patrice Brisebois1999 – 2009 · 451 games193
- Sheldon Souray1999 – 2007 · 324 games160
- Craig Rivet1999 – 2007 · 467 games129
- Mark Streit2005 – 2008 · 205 games109
1990s
- Mathieu Schneider1989 – 1995 · 356 games199
- Patrice Brisebois1990 – 1999 · 445 games178
- Eric Desjardins1989 – 1995 · 369 games165
- Vladimir Malakhov1994 – 1999 · 276 games141
- Lyle Odelein1989 – 1996 · 420 games95
1980s
- Larry Robinson1979 – 1989 · 704 games539
- Chris Chelios1983 – 1989 · 349 games278
- Petr Svoboda1984 – 1989 · 356 games146
- Gaston Gingras1979 – 1988 · 247 games136
- Craig Ludwig1982 – 1989 · 524 games121
1970s
- Guy Lapointe1969 – 1979 · 651 games516
- Larry Robinson1972 – 1979 · 498 games344
- Serge Savard1969 – 1979 · 651 games336
- J.C. Tremblay1969 – 1972 · 210 games141
- Jacques Laperriere1969 – 1974 · 295 games116
1960s
- J.C. Tremblay1959 – 1969 · 586 games222
- Jean-Guy Talbot1959 – 1967 · 539 games177
- Jacques Laperriere1962 – 1969 · 397 games166
- Ted Harris1963 – 1969 · 333 games93
- Tom Johnson1959 – 1963 · 238 games71
1950s
- Doug Harvey1949 – 1959 · 676 games357
- Tom Johnson1950 – 1959 · 618 games159
- Dollard St. Laurent1950 – 1958 · 382 games101
- Butch Bouchard1949 – 1956 · 415 games72
- Jean-Guy Talbot1954 – 1959 · 262 games68
1940s
- Butch Bouchard1941 – 1949 · 371 games121
- Glen Harmon1942 – 1949 · 334 games113
- Ken Reardon1940 – 1949 · 286 games94
- Roger Leger1946 – 1949 · 125 games53
- Jack Portland1940 – 1943 · 137 games37
1930s
- Georges Mantha1929 – 1939 · 419 games171
- Sylvio Mantha1929 – 1936 · 320 games86
- Albert Leduc1929 – 1935 · 182 games45
- Marty Burke1929 – 1938 · 250 games45
- Walt Buswell1935 – 1939 · 182 games34
1920s
- Sprague Cleghorn1921 – 1925 · 99 games73
- Sylvio Mantha1923 – 1929 · 218 games54
- Albert Leduc1925 – 1929 · 160 games44
- Bert Corbeau1919 – 1922 · 69 games37
- Billy Coutu1919 – 1926 · 145 games35
1918–19
- Joe Hall1917 – 1919 · 37 games24
- Bert Corbeau1917 – 1919 · 37 games20
- Billy Coutu1917 – 1919 · 36 games7
- Jack Laviolette1917-18 · 18 games3
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Method
- Every defenseman who played with the Canadiens, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
- A number with a † is short: some of his games with the Canadiens don't have it recorded.
- A decade counts his points with the Canadiens in its seasons.