NHL defense vs centers

Defense vs centers, 2026-27

Per-game stats allowed to centers by each team, 2026-27, softest on Shots on Goal first. Rank 1 allows the least.

Team↕	G↕	SOG↕	PTS↕	G↕	A↕	HIT↕	BLK↕
Colorado Avalanche	14	2.831st	125th	0.526th	0.512th	112th	0.618th
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	2.831st	0.919th	0.38th	0.623rd	1.326th	0.59th
Los Angeles Kings	13	2.728th	125th	0.38th	0.728th	0.61st	0.618th
San Jose Sharks	15	2.728th	0.811th	0.419th	0.46th	1.221st	0.59th
Vancouver Canucks	16	2.728th	1.332nd	0.526th	0.831st	0.61st	0.59th
Dallas Stars	14	2.626th	0.811th	0.526th	0.32nd	0.61st	0.726th
Seattle Kraken	14	2.626th	1.129th	0.526th	0.623rd	1.117th	0.43rd
Chicago Blackhawks	14	2.523rd	0.919th	0.526th	0.512th	1.427th	0.31st
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	2.523rd	0.811th	0.419th	0.512th	0.61st	0.828th
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	2.523rd	125th	0.38th	0.728th	1.427th	0.618th
Boston Bruins	15	2.421st	0.63rd	0.38th	0.32nd	1.427th	0.618th
Montreal Canadiens	14	2.421st	0.919th	0.419th	0.512th	112th	0.59th
Edmonton Oilers	15	2.319th	125th	0.526th	0.512th	1.427th	0.59th
Winnipeg Jets	15	2.319th	0.811th	0.419th	0.512th	1.117th	0.43rd
Detroit Red Wings	14	2.215th	0.63rd	0.22nd	0.46th	1.427th	0.43rd
Ottawa Senators	16	2.215th	0.76th	0.38th	0.46th	1.117th	131st
Philadelphia Flyers	16	2.215th	0.811th	0.38th	0.46th	0.99th	0.59th
St. Louis Blues	14	2.215th	0.919th	0.419th	0.512th	1.221st	0.43rd
Minnesota Wild	16	2.113th	0.76th	0.38th	0.46th	0.99th	0.618th
Nashville Predators	14	2.113th	1.129th	0.526th	0.623rd	0.87th	0.59th
Anaheim Ducks	14	26th	1.129th	0.419th	0.831st	0.61st	0.43rd
Buffalo Sabres	14	26th	0.919th	0.38th	0.623rd	112th	0.618th
Calgary Flames	14	26th	0.811th	0.22nd	0.623rd	112th	0.618th
Carolina Hurricanes	16	26th	0.811th	0.38th	0.512th	0.99th	0.59th
New York Islanders	14	26th	0.76th	0.22nd	0.512th	112th	0.726th
Utah Mammoth	15	26th	0.919th	0.419th	0.46th	0.87th	0.618th
Washington Capitals	13	26th	0.76th	0.22nd	0.512th	1.427th	0.43rd
New York Rangers	15	1.94th	0.41st	0.11st	0.32nd	1.221st	0.31st
Vegas Golden Knights	15	1.94th	0.63rd	0.38th	0.32nd	1.221st	0.59th
Florida Panthers	14	1.73rd	0.76th	0.22nd	0.512th	0.76th	131st
New Jersey Devils	14	1.62nd	0.52nd	0.38th	0.21st	1.221st	0.930th
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	1.41st	0.811th	0.22nd	0.728th	1.117th	0.828th

Season, last 10 and last 5

Every current number at centers

Open a stat for its full ranking. L10 and L5 are the same defense over its last 10 and last 5 games, each with its own league rank.

Shots on Goal allowed to centersLeague average 2.2 per game

Shots on Goal allowed to centers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Colorado Avalanche	14	2.831st	3.231st	3.932nd	Weak
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	2.831st	2.828th	2.214th	Weak
Los Angeles Kings	13	2.728th	330th	329th	Weak
San Jose Sharks	15	2.728th	3.231st	3.731st	Weak
Vancouver Canucks	16	2.728th	2.725th	2.726th	Weak
Dallas Stars	14	2.626th	2.828th	2.726th	Weak
Seattle Kraken	14	2.626th	2.725th	2.520th	Weak
Chicago Blackhawks	14	2.523rd	2.518th	2.214th	Soft
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	2.523rd	2.213th	2.520th	Soft
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	2.523rd	2.725th	2.520th	Soft
Boston Bruins	15	2.421st	2.623rd	3.130th	Soft
Montreal Canadiens	14	2.421st	2.518th	2.520th	Soft
Edmonton Oilers	15	2.319th	2.518th	2.419th	Neutral
Winnipeg Jets	15	2.319th	2.417th	2.726th	Neutral
Detroit Red Wings	14	2.215th	2.623rd	1.77th	Neutral
Ottawa Senators	16	2.215th	28th	1.54th	Neutral
Philadelphia Flyers	16	2.215th	1.94th	1.910th	Neutral
St. Louis Blues	14	2.215th	2.111th	1.65th	Neutral
Minnesota Wild	16	2.113th	1.94th	1.89th	Neutral
Nashville Predators	14	2.113th	28th	212th	Neutral
Anaheim Ducks	14	26th	2.111th	2.318th	Tough
Buffalo Sabres	14	26th	2.518th	2.520th	Tough
Calgary Flames	14	26th	2.315th	2.214th	Tough
Carolina Hurricanes	16	26th	2.518th	2.625th	Tough
New York Islanders	14	26th	1.94th	1.77th	Tough
Utah Mammoth	15	26th	2.213th	1.65th	Tough
Washington Capitals	13	26th	1.94th	1.910th	Tough
New York Rangers	15	1.94th	2.315th	2.113th	Tough
Vegas Golden Knights	15	1.94th	28th	2.214th	Tough
Florida Panthers	14	1.73rd	1.41st	1.43rd	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	1.62nd	1.41st	1.21st	Tough
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	1.41st	1.63rd	1.21st	Tough

Points allowed to centersLeague average 0.8 per game

Points allowed to centers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Vancouver Canucks	16	1.332nd	1.126th	0.65th	Weak
Anaheim Ducks	14	1.129th	1.126th	1.330th	Weak
Nashville Predators	14	1.129th	1.332nd	1.226th	Weak
Seattle Kraken	14	1.129th	1.126th	1.226th	Weak
Colorado Avalanche	14	125th	1.126th	1.330th	Weak
Edmonton Oilers	15	125th	0.89th	0.65th	Weak
Los Angeles Kings	13	125th	0.918th	0.917th	Weak
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	125th	1.231st	121st	Weak
Buffalo Sabres	14	0.919th	0.89th	0.812th	Neutral
Chicago Blackhawks	14	0.919th	0.918th	0.917th	Neutral
Montreal Canadiens	14	0.919th	0.75th	0.812th	Neutral
St. Louis Blues	14	0.919th	0.89th	0.65th	Neutral
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	0.919th	123rd	1.124th	Neutral
Utah Mammoth	15	0.919th	123rd	0.65th	Neutral
Calgary Flames	14	0.811th	0.89th	0.812th	Solid
Carolina Hurricanes	16	0.811th	123rd	1.330th	Solid
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.811th	0.89th	0.917th	Solid
Dallas Stars	14	0.811th	0.918th	1.226th	Solid
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.811th	0.89th	0.917th	Solid
San Jose Sharks	15	0.811th	1.126th	0.812th	Solid
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	0.811th	0.918th	121st	Solid
Winnipeg Jets	15	0.811th	0.918th	1.226th	Solid
Florida Panthers	14	0.76th	0.63rd	0.79th	Tough
Minnesota Wild	16	0.76th	0.89th	0.42nd	Tough
New York Islanders	14	0.76th	0.89th	121st	Tough
Ottawa Senators	16	0.76th	0.75th	0.812th	Tough
Washington Capitals	13	0.76th	0.75th	0.79th	Tough
Boston Bruins	15	0.63rd	0.75th	1.124th	Tough
Detroit Red Wings	14	0.63rd	0.89th	0.53rd	Tough
Vegas Golden Knights	15	0.63rd	0.63rd	0.79th	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	0.52nd	0.41st	0.21st	Tough
New York Rangers	15	0.41st	0.52nd	0.53rd	Tough

Goals allowed to centersLeague average 0.3 per game

Goals allowed to centers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Chicago Blackhawks	14	0.526th	0.524th	0.415th	Weak
Colorado Avalanche	14	0.526th	0.629th	0.627th	Weak
Dallas Stars	14	0.526th	0.629th	0.832nd	Weak
Edmonton Oilers	15	0.526th	0.414th	0.415th	Weak
Nashville Predators	14	0.526th	0.629th	0.523rd	Weak
Seattle Kraken	14	0.526th	0.524th	0.415th	Weak
Vancouver Canucks	16	0.526th	0.414th	0.39th	Weak
Anaheim Ducks	14	0.419th	0.524th	0.627th	Neutral
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.419th	0.414th	0.415th	Neutral
Montreal Canadiens	14	0.419th	0.414th	0.415th	Neutral
San Jose Sharks	15	0.419th	0.524th	0.415th	Neutral
St. Louis Blues	14	0.419th	0.36th	0.39th	Neutral
Utah Mammoth	15	0.419th	0.629th	0.415th	Neutral
Winnipeg Jets	15	0.419th	0.414th	0.627th	Neutral
Boston Bruins	15	0.38th	0.36th	0.627th	Tough
Buffalo Sabres	14	0.38th	0.414th	0.39th	Tough
Carolina Hurricanes	16	0.38th	0.524th	0.627th	Tough
Los Angeles Kings	13	0.38th	0.36th	0.415th	Tough
Minnesota Wild	16	0.38th	0.414th	0.22nd	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	0.38th	0.36th	0.22nd	Tough
Ottawa Senators	16	0.38th	0.36th	0.39th	Tough
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.38th	0.36th	0.39th	Tough
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	0.38th	0.414th	0.523rd	Tough
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	0.38th	0.414th	0.523rd	Tough
Vegas Golden Knights	15	0.38th	0.414th	0.523rd	Tough
Calgary Flames	14	0.22nd	0.21st	0.22nd	Tough
Detroit Red Wings	14	0.22nd	0.36th	0.22nd	Tough
Florida Panthers	14	0.22nd	0.21st	0.22nd	Tough
New York Islanders	14	0.22nd	0.36th	0.39th	Tough
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	0.22nd	0.21st	0.11st	Tough
Washington Capitals	13	0.22nd	0.21st	0.22nd	Tough
New York Rangers	15	0.11st	0.21st	0.22nd	Tough

Assists allowed to centersLeague average 0.5 per game

Assists allowed to centers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Anaheim Ducks	14	0.831st	0.622nd	0.726th	Weak
Vancouver Canucks	16	0.831st	0.729th	0.36th	Weak
Los Angeles Kings	13	0.728th	0.622nd	0.513th	Weak
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	0.728th	0.832nd	0.513th	Weak
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	0.728th	0.729th	0.932nd	Weak
Buffalo Sabres	14	0.623rd	0.511th	0.513th	Soft
Calgary Flames	14	0.623rd	0.622nd	0.622nd	Soft
Nashville Predators	14	0.623rd	0.729th	0.726th	Soft
Seattle Kraken	14	0.623rd	0.622nd	0.831st	Soft
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	0.623rd	0.622nd	0.622nd	Soft
Carolina Hurricanes	16	0.512th	0.511th	0.726th	Solid
Chicago Blackhawks	14	0.512th	0.45th	0.513th	Solid
Colorado Avalanche	14	0.512th	0.622nd	0.726th	Solid
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.512th	0.511th	0.513th	Solid
Edmonton Oilers	15	0.512th	0.45th	0.22nd	Solid
Florida Panthers	14	0.512th	0.45th	0.513th	Solid
Montreal Canadiens	14	0.512th	0.33rd	0.410th	Solid
New York Islanders	14	0.512th	0.511th	0.726th	Solid
St. Louis Blues	14	0.512th	0.511th	0.36th	Solid
Washington Capitals	13	0.512th	0.511th	0.513th	Solid
Winnipeg Jets	15	0.512th	0.511th	0.622nd	Solid
Detroit Red Wings	14	0.46th	0.511th	0.36th	Tough
Minnesota Wild	16	0.46th	0.511th	0.22nd	Tough
Ottawa Senators	16	0.46th	0.45th	0.513th	Tough
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.46th	0.511th	0.622nd	Tough
San Jose Sharks	15	0.46th	0.622nd	0.410th	Tough
Utah Mammoth	15	0.46th	0.511th	0.22nd	Tough
Boston Bruins	15	0.32nd	0.45th	0.513th	Tough
Dallas Stars	14	0.32nd	0.33rd	0.410th	Tough
New York Rangers	15	0.32nd	0.45th	0.36th	Tough
Vegas Golden Knights	15	0.32nd	0.22nd	0.22nd	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	0.21st	0.11st	01st	Tough

Hits allowed to centersLeague average 1 per game

Hits allowed to centers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Boston Bruins	15	1.427th	1.222nd	115th	Weak
Chicago Blackhawks	14	1.427th	1.530th	232nd	Weak
Detroit Red Wings	14	1.427th	0.912th	1.225th	Weak
Edmonton Oilers	15	1.427th	1.530th	0.910th	Weak
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	1.427th	1.327th	1.427th	Weak
Washington Capitals	13	1.427th	1.732nd	1.630th	Weak
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	1.326th	1.222nd	0.910th	Weak
New Jersey Devils	14	1.221st	1.222nd	1.225th	Soft
New York Rangers	15	1.221st	1.222nd	1.427th	Soft
San Jose Sharks	15	1.221st	0.912th	115th	Soft
St. Louis Blues	14	1.221st	1.429th	0.910th	Soft
Vegas Golden Knights	15	1.221st	1.327th	115th	Soft
Ottawa Senators	16	1.117th	1.117th	0.87th	Neutral
Seattle Kraken	14	1.117th	1.117th	1.120th	Neutral
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	1.117th	1.117th	0.33rd	Neutral
Winnipeg Jets	15	1.117th	1.222nd	115th	Neutral
Buffalo Sabres	14	112th	0.61st	0.44th	Solid
Calgary Flames	14	112th	0.87th	0.55th	Solid
Colorado Avalanche	14	112th	1.117th	0.55th	Solid
Montreal Canadiens	14	112th	115th	1.630th	Solid
New York Islanders	14	112th	1.117th	1.120th	Solid
Carolina Hurricanes	16	0.99th	0.912th	1.529th	Solid
Minnesota Wild	16	0.99th	0.74th	0.910th	Solid
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.99th	115th	1.120th	Solid
Nashville Predators	14	0.87th	0.87th	115th	Tough
Utah Mammoth	15	0.87th	0.87th	0.87th	Tough
Florida Panthers	14	0.76th	0.87th	0.21st	Tough
Anaheim Ducks	14	0.61st	0.61st	0.910th	Tough
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.61st	0.61st	0.21st	Tough
Dallas Stars	14	0.61st	0.74th	1.120th	Tough
Los Angeles Kings	13	0.61st	0.74th	0.87th	Tough
Vancouver Canucks	16	0.61st	0.87th	1.120th	Tough

Blocked Shots allowed to centersLeague average 0.6 per game

Blocked Shots allowed to centers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Florida Panthers	14	131st	131st	1.232nd	Weak
Ottawa Senators	16	131st	0.929th	0.410th	Weak
New Jersey Devils	14	0.930th	131st	0.410th	Weak
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.828th	0.826th	131st	Weak
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	0.828th	0.723rd	0.827th	Weak
Dallas Stars	14	0.726th	0.929th	0.723rd	Weak
New York Islanders	14	0.726th	0.723rd	0.515th	Weak
Boston Bruins	15	0.618th	0.826th	0.620th	Neutral
Buffalo Sabres	14	0.618th	0.616th	0.24th	Neutral
Calgary Flames	14	0.618th	0.616th	0.37th	Neutral
Colorado Avalanche	14	0.618th	0.723rd	0.827th	Neutral
Los Angeles Kings	13	0.618th	0.616th	0.620th	Neutral
Minnesota Wild	16	0.618th	0.826th	0.723rd	Neutral
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	0.618th	0.616th	0.723rd	Neutral
Utah Mammoth	15	0.618th	0.44th	0.515th	Neutral
Carolina Hurricanes	16	0.59th	0.44th	0.24th	Solid
Edmonton Oilers	15	0.59th	0.31st	0.11st	Solid
Montreal Canadiens	14	0.59th	0.510th	0.11st	Solid
Nashville Predators	14	0.59th	0.510th	0.620th	Solid
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.59th	0.616th	0.515th	Solid
San Jose Sharks	15	0.59th	0.616th	0.515th	Solid
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	0.59th	0.44th	0.827th	Solid
Vancouver Canucks	16	0.59th	0.510th	0.410th	Solid
Vegas Golden Knights	15	0.59th	0.616th	0.827th	Solid
Anaheim Ducks	14	0.43rd	0.510th	0.410th	Tough
Detroit Red Wings	14	0.43rd	0.44th	0.515th	Tough
Seattle Kraken	14	0.43rd	0.510th	0.410th	Tough
St. Louis Blues	14	0.43rd	0.510th	0.37th	Tough
Washington Capitals	13	0.43rd	0.44th	0.723rd	Tough
Winnipeg Jets	15	0.43rd	0.44th	0.37th	Tough
Chicago Blackhawks	14	0.31st	0.31st	0.11st	Tough
New York Rangers	15	0.31st	0.31st	0.24th	Tough

Power Play Points allowed to centersLeague average 0.3 per game

Power Play Points allowed to centers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Anaheim Ducks	14	0.531st	0.632nd	0.628th	Weak
Vancouver Canucks	16	0.531st	0.26th	0.211th	Weak
Buffalo Sabres	14	0.425th	0.528th	0.423rd	Weak
Colorado Avalanche	14	0.425th	0.528th	0.730th	Weak
Edmonton Oilers	15	0.425th	0.26th	01st	Weak
Montreal Canadiens	14	0.425th	0.315th	0.317th	Weak
Seattle Kraken	14	0.425th	0.424th	0.628th	Weak
Winnipeg Jets	15	0.425th	0.528th	0.730th	Weak
Calgary Flames	14	0.317th	0.424th	0.317th	Neutral
Carolina Hurricanes	16	0.317th	0.528th	0.932nd	Neutral
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	0.317th	0.315th	0.211th	Neutral
Florida Panthers	14	0.317th	0.26th	0.211th	Neutral
Los Angeles Kings	13	0.317th	0.26th	0.317th	Neutral
Minnesota Wild	16	0.317th	0.424th	0.16th	Neutral
Philadelphia Flyers	16	0.317th	0.315th	0.423rd	Neutral
Utah Mammoth	15	0.317th	0.424th	0.211th	Neutral
Boston Bruins	15	0.28th	0.315th	0.423rd	Tough
Detroit Red Wings	14	0.28th	0.26th	0.16th	Tough
New York Islanders	14	0.28th	0.315th	0.423rd	Tough
Ottawa Senators	16	0.28th	0.26th	0.317th	Tough
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	0.28th	0.315th	0.211th	Tough
St. Louis Blues	14	0.28th	0.26th	0.211th	Tough
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	0.28th	0.315th	0.16th	Tough
Vegas Golden Knights	15	0.28th	0.315th	0.317th	Tough
Washington Capitals	13	0.28th	0.315th	0.317th	Tough
Chicago Blackhawks	14	0.11st	0.11st	01st	Tough
Dallas Stars	14	0.11st	0.11st	01st	Tough
Nashville Predators	14	0.11st	0.11st	01st	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	0.11st	0.11st	01st	Tough
New York Rangers	15	0.11st	0.11st	0.16th	Tough
San Jose Sharks	15	0.11st	0.26th	0.16th	Tough
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	0.11st	0.26th	0.423rd	Tough

Fantasy Score allowed to centersLeague average 7.4 per game

Fantasy Score allowed to centers, softest first, with season, last 10 and last 5 numbers.

Team↕	G↕	Season↕	L10↕	L5↕	Matchup↕
Vancouver Canucks	16	10.132nd	8.927th	6.812th	Weak
Colorado Avalanche	14	8.930th	10.132nd	11.732nd	Weak
Seattle Kraken	14	8.930th	9.229th	9.426th	Weak
Edmonton Oilers	15	8.729th	7.417th	6.28th	Weak
Nashville Predators	14	8.627th	928th	8.923rd	Weak
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	8.627th	9.330th	924th	Weak
Toronto Maple Leafs	16	8.526th	8.424th	9.125th	Weak
Anaheim Ducks	14	8.325th	8.221st	9.927th	Weak
Chicago Blackhawks	14	8.224th	7.919th	7.719th	Soft
Los Angeles Kings	13	8.123rd	8.221st	8.621st	Soft
Montreal Canadiens	14	7.820th	7.314th	7.617th	Soft
San Jose Sharks	15	7.820th	9.531st	8.822nd	Soft
St. Louis Blues	14	7.820th	7.113th	5.54th	Soft
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	7.719th	7.314th	8.120th	Neutral
Dallas Stars	14	7.618th	8.826th	10.430th	Neutral
Utah Mammoth	15	7.516th	8.323rd	5.86th	Neutral
Winnipeg Jets	15	7.516th	820th	9.927th	Neutral
Buffalo Sabres	14	7.415th	7.518th	6.914th	Neutral
Carolina Hurricanes	16	7.214th	8.625th	10.430th	Neutral
Philadelphia Flyers	16	7.113th	6.98th	7.415th	Neutral
Ottawa Senators	16	712th	6.98th	6.39th	Solid
Minnesota Wild	16	6.811th	711th	52nd	Solid
Boston Bruins	15	6.710th	7.314th	1029th	Solid
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	6.69th	6.98th	6.410th	Solid
Calgary Flames	14	6.57th	6.86th	6.511th	Tough
Washington Capitals	13	6.57th	6.14th	6.812th	Tough
Detroit Red Wings	14	6.45th	711th	5.33rd	Tough
New York Islanders	14	6.45th	6.86th	7.617th	Tough
Florida Panthers	14	6.33rd	5.73rd	67th	Tough
Vegas Golden Knights	15	6.33rd	6.55th	7.516th	Tough
New Jersey Devils	14	5.62nd	4.91st	3.41st	Tough
New York Rangers	15	4.91st	5.52nd	5.54th	Tough

Using defense vs position on a prop

1. Find the opponent

   Say a center's line is against the Colorado Avalanche. The row shows 2.8 shots on goal per center per game, 31st of 32.

2. Compare with the league

   The league average against centers is 2.2, so this defense gives up 0.6 more per center. That puts it in the "Weak" bucket.

3. Check the recent games

   Over the last 5 it is 3.9, higher than the season, so the matchup is not getting tougher. A big gap between the season and the last 5 is worth a look before you trust either one.

4. Then check the player

   A matchup is one input. In the app, see how the player has done against today's exact line and compare every book's price.

How this is counted

Each number is what opposing players put up against this team, per game, averaged over the team's 2026-27 games. It counts the top 2 players at the position by ice time per game. Teams are ranked on that number league-wide: 1st allows the least, last allows the most, for every stat, with ties sharing a rank. Last 10 and last 5 are the same defense over its most recent games; a dash means too few games to rank (under 3 for L10, under 2 for L5). Computed each morning from every box score of the season, preseason excluded, and refreshed here by 8:40 AM ET.

Defense vs position FAQ

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