OFFENSIVE DEFENSEMAN

Erik Karlsson enters tonight’s game with 949 career points (217G-732A) and is one point shy of cracking the top-10 list of the most points in NHL history among defensemen:

Most Points Among Defensemen, NHL History

Rank    Defenseman            PTS

1          Ray Bourque           1,579

2          Paul Coffey              1,531

3          Al MacInnis              1,274

4          Phil Housley            1,232

5          Larry Murphy           1,217

6          Nicklas Lidstrom      1,142

7          Denis Potvin            1,052

8          Brian Leetch            1,028

9          Larry Robinson        958

10        Brent Burns             950

11        Erik Karlsson           949