EA SPORTS™ NHL 26 Left Defense Player Ratings

Left Defense

The highest rated Left Defense players are Quinn Hughes, Zach Werenski and Roman Josi.

5
Quinn Hughes
#5
Quinn Hughes
X-Factor
LD
Vancouver Canucks
95
94
96
95
97
89
88
95
94
96
95
97
89
88
24
Zach Werenski
#24
Zach Werenski
X-Factor
LD
Columbus Blue Jackets
92
94
93
92
94
89
88
92
94
93
92
94
89
88
25
Roman Josi
#25
Roman Josi
X-Factor
LD
Nashville Predators
92
93
91
92
92
93
91
92
93
91
92
92
93
91
26
Victor Hedman
#26
Victor Hedman
X-Factor
LD
Tampa Bay Lightning
92
90
88
89
94
94
92
92
90
88
89
94
94
92
27
Rasmus Dahlin
#27
Rasmus Dahlin
X-Factor
LD
Buffalo Sabres
92
94
90
92
94
89
89
92
94
90
92
94
89
89
35
Megan Keller
#35
Megan Keller
X-Factor
LD
Boston Fleet
92
91
92
92
94
80
81
92
91
92
92
94
80
81
36
Lee Stecklein
#36
Lee Stecklein
X-Factor
LD
Minnesota Frost
92
87
88
89
92
80
80
92
87
88
89
92
80
80
38
Miro Heiskanen
#38
Miro Heiskanen
X-Factor
LD
Dallas Stars
91
90
90
91
89
92
90
91
90
90
91
89
92
90
44
Jaccob Slavin
#44
Jaccob Slavin
X-Factor
LD
Carolina Hurricanes
90
84
93
83
83
88
87
90
84
93
83
83
88
87
48
Josh Morrissey
#48
Josh Morrissey
X-Factor
LD
Winnipeg Jets
90
91
89
92
92
91
90
90
91
89
92
92
91
90
60
Jake Sanderson
#60
Jake Sanderson
X-Factor
LD
Ottawa Senators
89
91
90
92
88
89
88
89
91
90
92
88
89
88
68
Gustav Forsling
#68
Gustav Forsling
X-Factor
LD
Florida Panthers
89
87
89
84
83
94
93
89
87
89
84
83
94
93
71
Noah Hanifin
#71
Noah Hanifin
X-Factor
LD
Vegas Golden Knights
89
89
90
89
92
88
88
89
89
90
89
92
88
88
72
Devon Toews
#72
Devon Toews
X-Factor
LD
Colorado Avalanche
89
88
88
86
90
88
87
89
88
88
86
90
88
87
82
Ella Shelton
#82
Ella Shelton
X-Factor
LD
Toronto Sceptres
89
92
92
91
90
87
85
89
92
92
91
90
87
85
83
Claire Thompson
#83
Claire Thompson
X-Factor
LD
Vancouver Goldeneyes
89
93
92
93
90
82
83
89
93
92
93
90
82
83
88
MacKenzie Weegar
#88
MacKenzie Weegar
X-Factor
LD
Calgary Flames
88
91
90
90
90
87
87
88
91
90
90
90
87
87
89
Shea Theodore
#89
Shea Theodore
X-Factor
LD
Vegas Golden Knights
88
91
90
92
94
90
90
88
91
90
92
94
90
90
94
Thomas Harley
#94
Thomas Harley
X-Factor
LD
Dallas Stars
88
92
90
91
89
88
87
88
92
90
91
89
88
87
102
Travis Sanheim
#102
Travis Sanheim
X-Factor
LD
Philadelphia Flyers
88
90
90
87
86
92
89
88
90
90
87
86
92
89
107
Lane Hutson
#107
Lane Hutson
X-Factor
LD
Montreal Canadiens
88
91
91
94
91
86
87
88
91
91
94
91
86
87
115
Mikhail Sergachev
#115
Mikhail Sergachev
X-Factor
LD
Utah Mammoth
88
88
87
89
90
90
90
88
88
87
89
90
90
90
117
Jonas Brodin
#117
Jonas Brodin
X-Factor
LD
Minnesota Wild
88
87
86
86
86
87
87
88
87
86
86
86
87
87
126
Jocelyne Larocque
#126
Jocelyne Larocque
X-Factor
LD
Ottawa Charge
88
85
85
86
86
84
84
88
85
85
86
86
84
84
131
Thomas Chabot
#131
Thomas Chabot
X-Factor
LD
Ottawa Senators
87
92
91
92
90
91
90
87
92
91
92
90
91
90
132
Jakob Chychrun
#132
Jakob Chychrun
X-Factor
LD
Washington Capitals
87
91
90
91
89
89
88
87
91
90
91
89
89
88
133
Vince Dunn
#133
Vince Dunn
X-Factor
LD
Seattle Kraken
87
88
87
91
92
92
91
87
88
87
91
92
92
91
135
Mattias Ekholm
#135
Mattias Ekholm
X-Factor
LD
Edmonton Oilers
87
88
88
87
87
88
87
87
88
88
87
87
88
87
138
Shayne Gostisbehere
#138
Shayne Gostisbehere
X-Factor
LD
Carolina Hurricanes
87
86
85
90
92
89
88
87
86
85
90
92
89
88
148
Esa Lindell
#148
Esa Lindell
X-Factor
LD
Dallas Stars
87
83
84
81
83
88
87
87
83
84
81
83
88
87
152
Adam Pelech
#152
Adam Pelech
X-Factor
LD
New York Islanders
87
83
82
85
84
88
87
87
83
82
85
84
88
87
157
Morgan Rielly
#157
Morgan Rielly
X-Factor
LD
Toronto Maple Leafs
87
89
89
88
93
89
88
87
89
89
88
93
89
88
158
Jonas Siegenthaler
#158
Jonas Siegenthaler
 
LD
New Jersey Devils
87
82
84
81
84
87
87
87
82
84
81
84
87
87
159
Brady Skjei
#159
Brady Skjei
 
LD
Nashville Predators
87
89
90
84
86
88
88
87
89
90
84
86
88
88
164
Jake Walman
#164
Jake Walman
X-Factor
LD
Edmonton Oilers
87
88
87
88
86
92
89
87
88
87
88
86
92
89
171
Micah Zandee-Hart
#171
Micah Zandee-Hart
X-Factor
LD
New York Sirens
87
84
85
83
88
83
83
87
84
85
83
88
83
83
183
Brenden Dillon
#183
Brenden Dillon
 
LD
New Jersey Devils
86
84
84
81
83
88
88
86
84
84
81
83
88
88
188
Martin Fehervary
#188
Martin Fehervary
 
LD
Washington Capitals
86
85
85
83
85
87
87
86
85
85
83
85
87
87
190
Samuel Girard
#190
Samuel Girard
X-Factor
LD
Colorado Avalanche
86
90
90
86
87
88
87
86
90
90
86
87
88
87
192
Kaiden Guhle
#192
Kaiden Guhle
 
LD
Montreal Canadiens
86
87
87
83
84
90
89
86
87
87
83
84
90
89
197
Luke Hughes
#197
Luke Hughes
X-Factor
LD
New Jersey Devils
86
92
90
91
88
90
89
86
92
90
91
88
90
89
201
Hampus Lindholm
#201
Hampus Lindholm
X-Factor
LD
Boston Bruins
86
86
86
87
86
87
87
86
86
86
87
86
87
87
203
Michael Matheson
#203
Michael Matheson
X-Factor
LD
Montreal Canadiens
86
92
92
92
88
92
90
86
92
92
92
88
92
90
206
K'Andre Miller
#206
K'Andre Miller
X-Factor
LD
Carolina Hurricanes
86
89
90
86
85
88
88
86
89
90
86
85
88
88
212
Owen Power
#212
Owen Power
X-Factor
LD
Buffalo Sabres
86
92
90
91
89
88
88
86
92
90
91
89
88
88
226
Ronja Savolainen
#226
Ronja Savolainen
X-Factor
LD
Ottawa Charge
86
86
87
86
85
81
80
86
86
87
86
85
81
80
232
Mikey Anderson
#232
Mikey Anderson
 
LD
Los Angeles Kings
85
83
83
82
82
85
86
85
83
83
82
82
85
86
235
Bowen Byram
#235
Bowen Byram
X-Factor
LD
Buffalo Sabres
85
91
90
88
86
88
88
85
91
90
88
86
88
88
248
Vladislav Gavrikov
#248
Vladislav Gavrikov
 
LD
New York Rangers
85
85
84
81
82
88
88
85
85
84
81
82
88
88
249
Jackson LaCombe
#249
Jackson LaCombe
 
LD
Anaheim Ducks
85
89
88
89
88
88
88
85
89
88
89
88
88
88
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