Top 50 NHL Defensemen of All Time

Can you name the 50 greatest National Hockey League defensemen of all time?
Rankings are an amalgamation of data from adjustedhockey.com and hockey-reference.com
Team listed is the one the player played the most games with
*asterisk indicates this active player is currently playing on a different team
Norris/MVP winners are in golden rows
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Team
Career
Player
1
Bruins
1967-1979
Bobby Orr
2
Bruins
1980-2001
Ray Bourque
3
Red Wings
1992-2012
Nicklas Lidström
4
Oilers
1981-2001
Paul Coffey
5
Islanders
1974-1988
Denis Potvin
6
Flames
1982-2004
Al MacInnis
7
Canadiens
1973-1992
Larry Robinson
8
Bruins
1927-1940
Eddie Shore
9
Red Wings
1948-1967
Red Kelly
10
Blackhawks
1984-2010
Chris Chelios
11
Rangers
1988-2006
Brian Leetch
12
Capitals
1981-2001
Larry Murphy
13
Devils
1983-2004
Scott Stevens
14
Bruins
1969-1985
Brad Park
15
Blues
1994-2012
Chris Pronger
16
Canadiens
1948-1969
Doug Harvey
17
Sabres
1983-2003
Phil Housley
18
Devils
1992-2010
Scott Niedermayer
19
Stars
1993-2009
Sergei Zubov
20
Senators
1922-1937
King Clancy
21
Canadiens
1969-1984
Guy Lapointe
22
Avalanche
2020-Present
Cale Makar
23
Lightning
2010-Present
Victor Hedman
24
Capitals
1995-2015
Sergei Gonchar
25
Flyers
1974-1995
Mark Howe
26
Bruins
1998-2022
Zdeno Chára
27
Senators*
2010-Present
Erik Karlsson
28
Penguins
2007-Present
Kris Letang
29
Kings
2009-Present
Drew Doughty
30
Senators
1918-1932
Georges Boucher
31
Sharks*
2004-Present
Brent Burns
32
Blackhawks
2006-2022
Duncan Keith
33
Canadiens
1967-1983
Serge Savard
34
Kings
1990-2010
Rob Blake
35
Predators
2012-Present
Roman Josi
36
Flames
1986-2002
Gary Suter
37
Predators
2006-2021
Shea Weber
38
Canadiens
1988-2010
Mathieu Schneider
39
Devils
2000-2011
Brian Rafalski
40
Bruins
1934-1946
Flash Hollett
41
Black Hawks
1956-1969
Pierre Pilote
42
Maple Leafs
1950-1974
Tim Horton
43
Blues*
2009-Present
Alex Pietrangelo
44
Flyers
1989-2006
Éric Desjardins
45
Black Hawks
1978-1993
Doug Wilson
46
Kings
1987-2002
Steve Duchesne
47
Capitals
2010-Present
John Carlson
48
Maple Leafs
1974-1990
Börje Salming
49
Avalanche
1993-2008
Sandis Ozoliņš
50
Canadiens
1960-1972
J. C. Tremblay
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