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NHL.com ranks the top 50 fantasy hockey defensemen in standard leagues for the 2024-25 season. For more coverage, visit NHL.com/Fantasy.

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šŸ“ˆ RANKINGS: Top 200 | Forward | Goalie

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šŸ”® PROJECTIONS: Forward points

Defenseman points | Goalie/team wins

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Standard fantasy categories include goals, assists, plus/minus, power-play points, shots on goal and hits for skaters. Value has been quantified based on factors including but not limited to past production in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs, defense pairs, power-play usage, injury history or concern, age, contract status and overall upside for the 2024-25 season. This list is a collaborative effort by Pete Jensen and Anna Dua.

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1. Cale Makar, D, COL
2. Quinn Hughes, D, VAN
3. Evan Bouchard, D, EDM
4. Roman Josi, D, NSH
5. Victor Hedman, D, TBL
6. Adam Fox, D, NYR
7. Rasmus Dahlin, D, BUF
8. Mikhail Sergachev, D, UTA
9. Noah Dobson, D, NYI
10. Josh Morrissey, D, WPG
11. Dougie Hamilton, D, NJD
12. Charlie McAvoy, D, BOS
13. Gustav Forsling, D, FLA
14. Devon Toews, D, COL
15. Miro Heiskanen, D, DAL
16. Morgan Rielly, D, TOR
17. MacKenzie Weegar, D, CGY
18. Mattias Ekholm, D, EDM
19. Brandon Montour, D, SEA
20. Vince Dunn, D, SEA
21. Moritz Seider, D, DET
22. Erik Karlsson, D, PIT (INJ.)
23. Brock Faber, D, MIN
24. Noah Hanifin, D, VGK
25. Shea Theodore, D, VGK
26. Luke Hughes, D, NJD (INJ.)
27. Filip Hronek, D, VAN
28. Zach Werenski, D, CBJ
29. Brent Burns, D, CAR
30. Drew Doughty, D, LAK (INJ.)
31. John Carlson, D, WSH
32. Alex Pietrangelo, D, VGK
33. Kris Letang, D, PIT
34. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
35. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR
36. Seth Jones, D, CHI
37. Brady Skjei, D, NSH
38. Mike Matheson, D, MTL
39. Lane Hutson, D, MTL (rookie)
40. Travis Sanheim, D, PHI
41. Jakob Chychrun, D, WSH
42. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
43. Thomas Chabot, D, OTT
44. Sean Durzi, D, UTA
45. Dmitry Orlov, D, CAR
46. Jaccob Slavin, D, CAR
47. Bowen Byram, D, BUF
48. Artyom Levshunov, D, CHI (rookie; INJ.)
49. Pavel Mintyukov, D, ANA
50. Jake Walman, D, SJS

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