Defenseman

Penguins defenseman Kris Letang spearheaded the onslaught with six assists and became the first defenseman in the history of the 106-year-old NHL to tally five points in a single period (during the second frame).

Dallas Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger, right, stops a shot as Kings defenseman Jordan Spence, left, and defenseman Esa Lindell tangle during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles.

The Avalanche defenseman is two points shy of becoming the fastest defenseman in NHL history to 300 points.

The signees are forward Jake Schmaltz, forward Nick Portz, forward Matteo Costantini, forward Louis Jamernik, defenseman Scott Morrow, defenseman Luke Bast and goaltender Hobie Hedquist.

It wasn’t much of a debut, though, with a little under 10 minutes of ice time for the big defenseman as the Flyers chose to roll with an extra defenseman and scratch for this one.

Lepley is a junior defenseman and Crawford is a sophomore defenseman for the Poets.

The sequence started with a crisp pass from defenseman Zach Adams, which provided fellow defenseman Jack Kubitz with space to work.

With 2:27 left in the second period, defenseman Greenleaf put a puck in the net from the blue line, assisted by defenseman Delehey, as the result of a screen created in front of the goalie due to net-front traffic.

A defenseman has not won the Hart Trophy as league MVP since Chris Pronger did it in 2000.

After dropping two games at home to their Hudson River rivals, defenseman Dougie Hamilton scored 11:36 into overtime and the Devils beat the New York 2-1 on Saturday night to cut their series deficit to 2-1.

After Hill stopped four more Devils shooters in the shootout, defenseman Shea Theodore scored the game winner on the Knights fourth attempt to send the fans at the Fortress into a frenzy.

After weeks of rumors, the Arizona Coyotes finally traded on Wednesday, sending the defenseman to the Ottawa Senators for three future draft picks.

Aho, who looked to be on the outs during training camp, has been a pleasant surprise as an everyday defenseman.

Air Force defenseman Luke Rowe (4) takes a shot during the second period on Nov. 10 at the Air Force Academy.

A prolonged puck battle in the left-wing corner was won by Kopitar, who rimmed the puck around to defenseman Matt Roy at the right point.

Avoiding a poor sliding block attempt by Islanders defenseman Mike Reilly, Letang slid a clever backhand pass to the middle of the blue paint.

Bedard did have a pair of assists Sunday, including when his backhanded, cross-ice pass through the slot found defenseman Connor Murphy to cut the Hawks’ deficit to 4-2 with 1:42 left.

Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy said the organization’s support and inclusion of LGBTQ members remains the prevailing message of Pride Night.

Bruins defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk may begin to see his playing time increase in the coming games with some injuries to Boston’s blue line.

Burns and Skjei scored during Carolina’s three-goal second period, while Chatfield added a third goal from a defenseman for the Hurricanes.