NHL defensemen alignment chart

Each NHL team's top 2 Ds on its depth chart. Sort NHL defensemen onto an alignment chart.

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Erik Karlsson#65
D · PIT
Roman Josi#59
D · NSH
Rasmus Dahlin#26
D · BUF
Adam Fox#23
D · NYR
Aaron Ekblad#5
D · FLA
Zach Werenski#8
D · CBJ
Josh Morrissey#44
D · WPG
John Carlson#74
D · TB
Shea Theodore#27
D · VGK
Mattias Ekholm#14
D · EDM
Jonas Brodin#25
D · MIN
Adam Larsson#6
D · SEA
Hampus Lindholm#27
D · BOS
Jaccob Slavin#74
D · CAR
Brayden McNabb#3
D · VGK
Ian Cole#28
D · CHI
Gustav Forsling#42
D · FLA
Ben Chiarot#8
D · DET
Dylan DeMelo#2
D · WPG
Simon Nemec#71
D · CGY
Jake Sanderson#85
D · OTT
Jackson LaCombe#2
D · ANA
Drew Helleson#14
D · ANA
Charlie McAvoy#73
D · BOS
Mattias Samuelsson#23
D · BUF
Joel Hanley#44
D · CGY
Jalen Chatfield#5
D · CAR
Alex Vlasic#72
D · CHI
Brett Kulak#27
D · COL
Cale Makar#8
D · COL
Damon Severson#78
D · CBJ
Thomas Harley#55
D · DAL

Top NHL defensemen — November 2026

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Each NHL team's top 2 Ds on its depth chart.

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