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The Red Wings' best defensemen

Nicklas Lidstrom has the most points of the 307 defensemen who played with the Red Wings, 1,142 in 1,564 games. Reed Larson is 2nd with 570. Moritz Seider is 8th, with 250; 18 more passes Steve Chiasson for 7th.

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The Red Wings' defensemen this season

  • Moritz Seider16 games, 0.6 a game250 with the Red Wings, the 8th-most in Red Wings history.10points
  • Justin Faulk16 games, 0.6 a game17 with the Red Wings.9points
  • Anton Johansson16 games, 0.3 a game4points

By decade: 2020s · 2010s · 2000s · 1990s · 1980s · 1970s · 1960s · 1950s · 1940s · 1930s · 1927–29

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The Red Wings' best defensemen
PlacePlayerpointsgoalsassists
1Nicklas Lidstrom1991 – 2012 · 1,564 games1,142264878
2Reed Larson1976 – 1986 · 708 games570188382
3Red Kelly1947 – 1960 · 846 games472162310
4Niklas Kronwall2003 – 2019 · 953 games43283349
5Gary Bergman1964 – 1975 · 706 games30360243
6Marcel Pronovost1950 – 1965 · 983 games29780217
7Steve Chiasson1986 – 1994 · 471 games26767200
8Moritz Seider2021 – 2027 · still playing25039211
+10 this season · passes Steve Chiasson for 7th in 29 games at his pace
9Paul Coffey1992 – 1996 · 231 games23946193
10Willie Huber1978 – 1983 · 372 games20868140
11Brian Rafalski2007 – 2011 · 292 games20435169
12Vladimir Konstantinov1991 – 1997 · 446 games17547128
13Larry Murphy1996 – 2001 · 312 games17135136
14Mathieu Schneider2002 – 2007 · 231 games16448116
15Filip Hronek2018 – 2023 · 305 games15630126
16Chris Chelios1998 – 2009 · 578 games15221131
17Danny DeKeyser2012 – 2022 · 547 games14633113
18Mike Green2015 – 2020 · 303 games14137104
19Lee Norwood1986 – 1991 · 259 games1323696
20Bill Quackenbush1942 – 1949 · 314 games1304090
21Greg Smith1981 – 1986 · 352 games12924105
22Jonathan Ericsson2007 – 2020 · 680 games1252798
23Yves Racine1989 – 1993 · 231 games12422102
24Bill Gadsby1961 – 1966 · 323 games1121894
25Jack Stewart1938 – 1950 · 502 games1083078

points by decade

2020s

  1. › Moritz Seider2021 – 2027 · 426 games250
  2. Filip Hronek2019 – 2023 · 259 games133
  3. › Ben Chiarot2022 – 2027 · 332 games68
  4. Simon Edvinsson2022 – 2026 · 175 games60
  5. Shayne Gostisbehere2023-24 · 81 games56

2010s

  1. Niklas Kronwall2009 – 2019 · 693 games310
  2. Nicklas Lidstrom2009 – 2012 · 234 games145
  3. Mike Green2015 – 2019 · 255 games130
  4. Jonathan Ericsson2009 – 2019 · 635 games120
  5. Danny DeKeyser2012 – 2019 · 433 games119

2000s

  1. Nicklas Lidstrom1999 – 2009 · 718 games574
  2. Mathieu Schneider2002 – 2007 · 231 games164
  3. Chris Chelios1999 – 2009 · 568 games150
  4. Niklas Kronwall2003 – 2009 · 260 games122
  5. Brian Rafalski2007 – 2009 · 151 games114

1990s

  1. Nicklas Lidstrom1991 – 1999 · 612 games423
  2. Paul Coffey1992 – 1996 · 231 games239
  3. Steve Chiasson1989 – 1994 · 332 games204
  4. Vladimir Konstantinov1991 – 1997 · 446 games175
  5. Yves Racine1989 – 1993 · 231 games124

1980s

  1. Reed Larson1979 – 1986 · 540 games442
  2. Willie Huber1979 – 1983 · 304 games177
  3. Greg Smith1981 – 1986 · 352 games129
  4. Darren Veitch1985 – 1988 · 153 games103
  5. Brad Park1983 – 1985 · 147 games101

1970s

  1. Gary Bergman1969 – 1975 · 367 games160
  2. Reed Larson1976 – 1979 · 168 games128
  3. Ron Stackhouse1971 – 1974 · 184 games80
  4. Terry Harper1975 – 1979 · 252 games70
  5. Jean Hamel1973 – 1979 · 334 games64

1960s

  1. Gary Bergman1964 – 1969 · 339 games143
  2. Bill Gadsby1961 – 1966 · 323 games112
  3. Marcel Pronovost1959 – 1965 · 413 games108
  4. Doug Barkley1962 – 1966 · 247 games104
  5. Pete Goegan1959 – 1967 · 249 games67

1950s

  1. Red Kelly1949 – 1959 · 677 games418
  2. Marcel Pronovost1950 – 1959 · 570 games189
  3. Bob Goldham1950 – 1956 · 406 games103
  4. Leo Reise Jr.1949 – 1952 · 192 games53
  5. Warren Godfrey1955 – 1959 · 272 games45

1940s

  1. Bill Quackenbush1942 – 1949 · 314 games130
  2. Jack Stewart1939 – 1949 · 405 games93
  3. Flash Hollett1943 – 1946 · 115 games72
  4. Harold Jackson1940 – 1947 · 178 games48
  5. Red Kelly1947 – 1949 · 119 games36

1930s

  1. Doug Young1931 – 1939 · 339 games68
  2. Bucko McDonald1934 – 1939 · 170 games31
  3. Ralph Bowman1934 – 1939 · 193 games17
  4. Alex Smith1931-32 · 48 games14
  5. Stewart Evans1930 – 1934 · 105 games13

1927–29

  1. Clem Loughlin1926 – 1928 · 77 games13
  2. Art Duncan1926-27 · 34 games5
  3. Jack Arbour1926-27 · 37 games5
  4. Gord Fraser1927 – 1929 · 45 games4
  5. Percy Traub1927 – 1929 · 88 games4

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Method

  • Every defenseman who played with the Red Wings, ranked by points over his games there. Regular-season games only.
  • A number with a † is short: some of his games with the Red Wings don't have it recorded.
  • A decade counts his points with the Red Wings in its seasons.