The Islanders' best defensemen
Denis Potvin has the most points of the 199 defensemen who played with the Islanders, 1,052 in 1,060 games. Stefan Persson is 2nd with 369. Ryan Pulock is 5th, with 242.
The Islanders' defensemen this season
- Matthew Schaefer14 games, 1.0 a game73 with the Islanders.14points
- Logan Stanley14 games, 0.4 a game5points
- Tony DeAngelo14 games, 0.3 a game58 with the Islanders.4points
By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1973–79
Compare with in · side by side
| Place | Player | points | goals | assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Potvin1973 – 1988 · 1,060 games | 1,052 | 310 | 742 |
| 2 | Stefan Persson1977 – 1986 · 622 games | 369 | 52 | 317 |
| 3 | Tomas Jonsson1981 – 1989 · 532 games | 333 | 84 | 249 |
| 4 | Nick Leddy2014 – 2021 · 518 games | 243 | 45 | 198 |
| 5 | Ryan Pulock2015 – 2027 · still playing | 242 | 56 | 186 |
| +1 this season | ||||
| 6 | Kenny Jonsson1995 – 2004 · 597 games | 232 | 57 | 175 |
| 7 | Noah Dobson2019 – 2025 · 388 games | 230 | 50 | 180 |
| 8 | Jean Potvin1972 – 1981 · 402 games | 213 | 46 | 167 |
| 9 | Jeff Norton1987 – 1993 · 282 games | 188 | 22 | 166 |
| 10 | Adam Pelech2015 – 2027 · still playing | 180 | 31 | 149 |
| +3 this season · passes Jeff Norton for 9th in 42 games at his pace | ||||
| 11 | Mark Streit2008 – 2013 · 286 games | 179 | 40 | 139 |
| 12 | Roman Hamrlik2000 – 2004 · 300 games | 153 | 43 | 110 |
| 13 | Travis Hamonic2010 – 2017 · 444 games | 146 | 26 | 120 |
| 14 | Dave Lewis1973 – 1980 · 514 games | 141 | 24 | 117 |
| 15 | Scott Mayfield2013 – 2027 · still playing | 140 | 30 | 110 |
| 16 | Tom Kurvers1991 – 1994 · 192 games | 134 | 26 | 108 |
| T17 | Bryan Berard1996 – 2008 · 242 games | 131 | 31 | 100 |
| T17 | Johnny Boychuk2014 – 2020 · 404 games | 131 | 35 | 96 |
| 19 | Gerry Hart1972 – 1979 · 476 games | 128 | 20 | 108 |
| 20 | Vladimir Malakhov1992 – 1995 · 166 games | 125 | 27 | 98 |
| 21 | Thomas Hickey2012 – 2022 · 456 games | 117 | 22 | 95 |
| 22 | Adrian Aucoin2001 – 2004 · 235 games | 113 | 33 | 80 |
| 23 | Radek Martinek2001 – 2014 · 479 games | 109 | 24 | 85 |
| 24 | Dave Langevin1979 – 1985 · 422 games | 107 | 12 | 95 |
| T25 | Ken Morrow1979 – 1989 · 550 games | 105 | 17 | 88 |
points by decade
2020s
- Noah Dobson2019 – 2025 · 388 games230
- › Ryan Pulock2019 – 2027 · 483 games169
- › Adam Pelech2019 – 2027 · 447 games128
- › Scott Mayfield2019 – 2027 · 458 games99
- › Matthew Schaefer2025 – 2027 · 96 games73
2010s
- Nick Leddy2014 – 2019 · 402 games191
- Travis Hamonic2010 – 2017 · 444 games146
- Mark Streit2009 – 2013 · 212 games123
- Johnny Boychuk2014 – 2019 · 340 games120
- Thomas Hickey2012 – 2019 · 449 games115
2000s
- Roman Hamrlik2000 – 2004 · 300 games153
- Kenny Jonsson1999 – 2004 · 356 games141
- Adrian Aucoin2001 – 2004 · 235 games113
- Radek Martinek2001 – 2009 · 373 games84
- Chris Campoli2005 – 2009 · 228 games83
1990s
- Jeff Norton1989 – 1993 · 198 games150
- Tom Kurvers1991 – 1994 · 192 games134
- Vladimir Malakhov1992 – 1995 · 166 games125
- Bryan Berard1996 – 1999 · 188 games109
- Scott Lachance1991 – 1999 · 450 games105
1980s
- Denis Potvin1979 – 1988 · 593 games549
- Tomas Jonsson1981 – 1989 · 532 games333
- Stefan Persson1979 – 1986 · 478 games247
- Dave Langevin1979 – 1985 · 422 games107
- Ken Morrow1979 – 1989 · 550 games105
1973–79
- Denis Potvin1973 – 1979 · 467 games503
- Jean Potvin1972 – 1978 · 352 games193
- Gerry Hart1972 – 1979 · 476 games128
- Stefan Persson1977 – 1979 · 144 games122
- Dave Lewis1973 – 1979 · 452 games120
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Method
- Every defenseman who played with the Islanders, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
- A decade counts his points with the Islanders in its seasons.