2016 Hockey Pool Tips: Top 50 NHL Defensemen

Need help with your 2015-2016 hockey pool?  We previously looked at the top 250 NHL players (by points) predicted for this upcoming NHL season.  Now we look at the top 50 NHL defensemen.

Hockey Pool Tips: Top 50 NHL Defensemen

The top ten are somewhat predictable, but you win hockey pools with the mid to late round picks that you make.  Here is a look at the top 50 NHL defensemen with predicted point totals for the 2015-2016 NHL season.

RANK PLAYER TEAM POS GP G A PTS
1 Erik Karlsson Ottawa D 80 19 48 67
2 Kris Letang Pittsburgh D 66 14 44 58
3 P.K. Subban Montreal D 81 15 42 57
4 Shea Weber Nashville D 77 18 37 55
5 Duncan Keith Chicago D 80 10 41 51
6 Victor Hedman Tampa Bay D 74 11 40 51
7 Dustin Byfuglien Winnipeg D 75 18 31 49
8 Brent Burns San Jose D 80 14 35 49
9 Alex Pietrangelo St. Louis D 81 11 38 49
10 Kevin Shattenkirk St. Louis D 75 9 39 48
11 Roman Josi Nashville D 78 13 35 48
12 Keith Yandle N.Y. Rangers D 82 7 39 46
13 John Klingberg Dallas D 78 8 38 46
14 Mark Streit Philadelphia D 81 8 37 45
15 Mark Giordano Calgary D 71 12 33 45
16 Andrei Markov Montreal D 80 9 35 44
17 Mike Green Detroit D 71 11 32 43
18 Drew Doughty Los Angeles D 81 9 34 43
19 Niklas Kronwall Detroit D 80 10 33 43
20 John Carlson Washington D 82 9 33 42
21 Oliver Ekman-Larsson Arizona D 81 13 29 42
22 Ryan Suter Minnesota D 80 5 37 42
23 Torey Krug Boston D 79 12 30 42
24 Dougie Hamilton Calgary D 75 11 31 42
25 Tyson Barrie Colorado D 75 12 27 39
26 Sami Vatanen Anaheim D 72 13 26 39
27 Alex Goligoski Dallas D 80 5 34 39
28 Justin Faulk Carolina D 79 9 29 38
29 Aaron Ekblad Florida D 80 11 27 38
30 Jake Muzzin Los Angeles D 77 10 27 37
31 Nick Leddy N.Y. Islanders D 80 11 26 37
32 James Wisniewski Carolina D 70 9 28 37
33 Jack Johnson Columbus D 80 6 30 36
34 Ryan McDonagh N.Y. Rangers D 75 10 26 36
35 Matt Niskanen Washington D 80 9 27 36
36 Justin Schultz Edmonton D 77 9 27 36
37 Brent Seabrook Chicago D 81 10 25 35
38 Seth Jones Nashville D 80 8 27 35
39 Cody Franson Buffalo D 78 6 28 34
40 Travis Hamonic N.Y. Islanders D 72 6 28 34
41 Hampus Lindholm Anaheim D 79 10 24 34
42 Dennis Wideman Calgary D 72 7 26 33
43 T.J. Brodie Calgary D 77 6 27 33
44 Brian Campbell Florida D 74 5 28 33
45 Morgan Rielly Toronto D 77 9 24 33
46 Cam Fowler Anaheim D 77 7 26 33
47 Alexander Edler Vancouver D 72 11 22 33
48 Zdeno Chara Boston D 70 10 22 32
49 Dion Phaneuf Toronto D 74 8 24 32
50 Hapus Lindholm Anaheim D 80 8 24 32