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The Panthers' best defensemen

Aaron Ekblad has the most points of the 151 defensemen who played with the Panthers, 411 in 817 games. He is still playing. Robert Svehla is 2nd with 290. Gustav Forsling is 5th, with 195; 9 more passes Jay Bouwmeester for 4th.

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The Panthers' defensemen this season

  • Seth Jones15 games, 1.2 a game59 with the Panthers.18points
  • Aaron Ekblad13 games, 0.4 a game411 with the Panthers, the most in Panthers history.5points
  • Niko Mikkola15 games, 0.3 a game54 with the Panthers.4points

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1994–99

Compare with in · side by side

The Panthers' best defensemen
PlacePlayerpointsgoalsassists
1Aaron Ekblad2014 – 2027 · still playing411123288
+5 this season
2Robert Svehla1994 – 2002 · 573 games29061229
3Keith Yandle2016 – 2021 · 371 games23130201
4Jay Bouwmeester2002 – 2009 · 471 games20353150
5Gustav Forsling2020 – 2027 · still playing19552143
+2 this season · passes Jay Bouwmeester for 4th in 63 games at his pace
6Brian Campbell2011 – 2016 · 376 games17528147
7Dmitry Kulikov2009 – 2027 · still playing17333140
+2 this season · passes Brian Campbell for 6th in 23 games at his pace
8Brandon Montour2020 – 2024 · 239 games14737110
9Gord Murphy1993 – 1999 · 410 games14242100
10MacKenzie Weegar2016 – 2022 · 306 games1212794
11Mike Van Ryn2003 – 2008 · 257 games1052580
12Bryan McCabe2008 – 2011 · 199 games1042876
13Ed Jovanovski1995 – 2014 · 362 games1023369
14Mike Matheson2015 – 2020 · 299 games913358
15Paul Laus1993 – 2002 · 530 games721458
16Bryan Allen2006 – 2011 · 284 games671453
17Bret Hedican1998 – 2002 · 202 games651748
T18Keith Ballard2008 – 2010 · 164 games621448
T18Mark Pysyk2016 – 2020 · 292 games621745
T20Jason Garrison2008 – 2012 · 190 games592336
T20Seth Jones2024 – 2027 · still playing591148
+18 this season
T22Sandis Ozolinsh2001 – 2003 · 88 games551738
T22Ruslan Salei2006 – 2008 · 147 games55946
T24Jaroslav Spacek1998 – 2001 · 157 games541539
T24Niko Mikkola2023 – 2027 · still playing541440
+4 this season

points by decade

2020s

  1. › Aaron Ekblad2019 – 2027 · 426 games240
  2. › Gustav Forsling2020 – 2027 · 449 games195
  3. Brandon Montour2020 – 2024 · 239 games147
  4. MacKenzie Weegar2019 – 2022 · 179 games98
  5. Keith Yandle2019 – 2021 · 125 games72

2010s

  1. Brian Campbell2011 – 2016 · 376 games175
  2. Aaron Ekblad2014 – 2019 · 391 games171
  3. Keith Yandle2016 – 2019 · 246 games159
  4. Dmitry Kulikov2009 – 2016 · 460 games138
  5. Mike Matheson2015 – 2019 · 240 games71

2000s

  1. Jay Bouwmeester2002 – 2009 · 471 games203
  2. Robert Svehla1999 – 2002 · 246 games106
  3. Mike Van Ryn2003 – 2008 · 257 games105
  4. Bret Hedican1999 – 2002 · 177 games55
  5. Sandis Ozolinsh2001 – 2003 · 88 games55

1994–99

  1. Robert Svehla1994 – 1999 · 327 games184
  2. Gord Murphy1993 – 1999 · 410 games142
  3. Ed Jovanovski1995 – 1999 · 253 games83
  4. Paul Laus1993 – 1999 · 383 games51
  5. Jason Woolley1994 – 1997 · 89 games47

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Method

  • Every defenseman who played with the Panthers, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A decade counts his points with the Panthers in its seasons.