Philadelphia ranked second in the NHL with 125 points (35 goals, 90 assists) from defensemen 24 or younger last season, behind the Columbus Blue Jackets (139). Gostisbehere, who turned 25 on April 20, after the regular season, had 65 points (13 goals, 52 assists); Ivan Provorov, 21, had 41 points (17 goals, 24 assists); Travis Sanheim, 22, had 10 points (two goals, eight assists); and Robert Hagg, 23, had nine points (three goals, six assists).
Among NHL defensemen, Gostisbehere ranked fourth in points, Hagg was fourth with 238 hits, Provorov was tied for 10th with 169 blocked shots, and Sanheim ranked seventh with a relative SAT of plus-5.95 percent (minimum 20 games).