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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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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 (INJ.)
21. Moritz Seider, D, DET
22. Erik Karlsson, D, PIT
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. John Carlson, D, WSH
31. Alex Pietrangelo, D, VGK
32. Kris Letang, D, PIT
33. Thomas Harley, D, DAL
34. Shayne Gostisbehere, D, CAR
35. Seth Jones, D, CHI
36. Brady Skjei, D, NSH
37. Mike Matheson, D, MTL
38. Lane Hutson, D, MTL (rookie)
39. Travis Sanheim, D, PHI
40. Jake Sanderson, D, OTT
41. Jakob Chychrun, D, WSH
42. Brandt Clarke, D, LAK
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. Adam Boqvist, D, FLA
49. Simon Nemec, D, NJD
50. Jake Walman, D, SJS

Key injuries:

Drew Doughty, D, LAK
Artyom Levshunov, D, CHI (rookie)

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