The Hurricanes' best defensemen
Jaccob Slavin has the most points of the 189 defensemen who played with the Hurricanes, 311 in 801 games. He is still playing. Justin Faulk is 2nd with 258.
The Hurricanes' defensemen this season
- Shayne Gostisbehere17 games, 0.7 a game117 with the Hurricanes.12points
- Sean Walker17 games, 0.5 a game56 with the Hurricanes.9points
- Jaccob Slavin17 games, 0.2 a game311 with the Hurricanes, the most in Hurricanes history.4points
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | points | goals | assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaccob Slavin2015 – 2027 · still playing | 311 | 56 | 255 |
| +4 this season | ||||
| 2 | Justin Faulk2011 – 2019 · 559 games | 258 | 85 | 173 |
| 3 | Dave Babych1985 – 1991 · 349 games | 240 | 44 | 196 |
| 4 | Glen Wesley1994 – 2008 · 913 games | 227 | 51 | 176 |
| T5 | Mark Howe1979 – 1982 · 213 games | 198 | 51 | 147 |
| T5 | Brett Pesce2015 – 2024 · 627 games | 198 | 39 | 159 |
| 7 | Ulf Samuelsson1984 – 1991 · 463 games | 175 | 31 | 144 |
| 8 | Zarley Zalapski1990 – 1994 · 229 games | 165 | 44 | 121 |
| 9 | Risto Siltanen1982 – 1986 · 277 games | 158 | 40 | 118 |
| 10 | Sean Hill1997 – 2004 · 369 games | 157 | 38 | 119 |
| 11 | Adam Burt1988 – 1999 · 626 games | 142 | 36 | 106 |
| 12 | Joni Pitkanen2008 – 2013 · 266 games | 140 | 24 | 116 |
| 13 | Brady Skjei2019 – 2024 · 302 games | 135 | 43 | 92 |
| 14 | Brent Burns2022 – 2025 · 246 games | 133 | 34 | 99 |
| 15 | Joe Corvo2007 – 2013 · 260 games | 128 | 42 | 86 |
| 16 | Dougie Hamilton2018 – 2021 · 184 games | 121 | 42 | 79 |
| 17 | Shayne Gostisbehere2022 – 2027 · still playing | 117 | 25 | 92 |
| +12 this season | ||||
| 18 | Tim Gleason2006 – 2015 · 546 games | 107 | 14 | 93 |
| 19 | Bret Hedican2001 – 2008 · 369 games | 101 | 19 | 82 |
| T20 | Joel Quenneville1983 – 1990 · 457 games | 95 | 25 | 70 |
| T20 | Brad Shaw1985 – 1992 · 212 games | 95 | 11 | 84 |
| 22 | Al Sims1979 – 1981 · 156 games | 93 | 26 | 67 |
| 23 | Sylvain Cote1984 – 1991 · 382 games | 92 | 31 | 61 |
| 24 | Chris Kotsopoulos1981 – 1985 · 241 games | 89 | 29 | 60 |
| 25 | Noah Hanifin2015 – 2018 · 239 games | 83 | 18 | 65 |
points by decade
2020s
- › Jaccob Slavin2019 – 2027 · 492 games196
- Brady Skjei2019 – 2024 · 302 games135
- Brent Burns2022 – 2025 · 246 games133
- › Shayne Gostisbehere2022 – 2027 · 165 games117
- Brett Pesce2019 – 2024 · 338 games114
2010s
- Justin Faulk2011 – 2019 · 559 games258
- Jaccob Slavin2015 – 2019 · 309 games115
- Joni Pitkanen2009 – 2013 · 195 games107
- Brett Pesce2015 – 2019 · 289 games84
- Noah Hanifin2015 – 2018 · 239 games83
2000s
- Sean Hill1999 – 2004 · 273 games142
- Glen Wesley1999 – 2008 · 573 games106
- Bret Hedican2001 – 2008 · 369 games101
- David Tanabe1999 – 2008 · 329 games82
- Frantisek Kaberle2005 – 2009 · 214 games82
1990s
- Zarley Zalapski1990 – 1994 · 229 games165
- Adam Burt1989 – 1999 · 621 games142
- Glen Wesley1994 – 1999 · 340 games121
- Brad Shaw1989 – 1992 · 198 games92
- Steve Chiasson1996 – 1999 · 112 games57
1980s
- Mark Howe1979 – 1982 · 213 games198
- Dave Babych1985 – 1989 · 269 games191
- Risto Siltanen1982 – 1986 · 277 games158
- Ulf Samuelsson1984 – 1989 · 346 games141
- Al Sims1979 – 1981 · 156 games93
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Method
- Every defenseman who played with the Hurricanes, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
- A decade counts his points with the Hurricanes in its seasons.