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EA SPORTS NHL 27 · updated 25 October

Best defensemen in NHL 27

The highest-rated defensemen in NHL 27: left and right D, their teams and overall ratings.

99Top playerConnor McDavidEdmonton Oilers
94Top goalieAndrei VasilevskiyTampa Bay Lightning
97Top RussianNikita KucherovTampa Bay Lightning
COLStrongest teamColorado AvalancheOVR 90
  1. 195Cale Makar🇨🇦RDColorado AvalancheCOL
  2. 295Quinn Hughes🇺🇸LDMinnesota WildMIN
  3. 395Zach Werenski🇺🇸LDColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  4. 493Miro Heiskanen🇫🇮LDDallas StarsDAL
  5. 593Rasmus Dahlin🇸🇪LDBuffalo SabresBUF
  6. 691Evan Bouchard🇨🇦RDEdmonton OilersEDM
  7. 791Jaccob Slavin🇺🇸LDCarolina HurricanesCAR
  8. 891Matthew Schaefer🇨🇦LDNew York IslandersNYI
  9. 991Roman Josi🇨🇭LDNashville PredatorsNSH
  10. 1091Victor Hedman🇸🇪LDTampa Bay LightningTBL
  11. 1190Josh Morrissey🇨🇦LDWinnipeg JetsWPG
  12. 1290Lane Hutson🇺🇸LDMontréal CanadiensMTL
  13. 1389Adam Fox🇺🇸RDNew York RangersNYR
  14. 1489Charlie McAvoy🇺🇸RDBoston BruinsBOS
  15. 1589Jake Sanderson🇺🇸LDOttawa SenatorsOTT
  16. 1689Jakob Chychrun🇨🇦LDWashington CapitalsWSH
  17. 1789Moritz Seider🇩🇪RDDetroit Red WingsDET
  18. 1889Noah Dobson🇨🇦RDMontréal CanadiensMTL
  19. 1988Brock Faber🇺🇸RDMinnesota WildMIN
  20. 2088Erik Karlsson🇸🇪RDPittsburgh PenguinsPIT
  21. 2188Gustav Forsling🇸🇪LDFlorida PanthersFLA
  22. 2288Jackson LaCombe🇺🇸LDAnaheim DucksANA
  23. 2388K'Andre Miller🇺🇸LDCarolina HurricanesCAR
  24. 2488Michael Matheson🇨🇦LDMontréal CanadiensMTL
  25. 2588Mikhail Sergachev🇷🇺LDUtah MammothUTA
  26. 2688Noah Hanifin🇺🇸LDVegas Golden KnightsVGK
  27. 2788Ryan Pulock🇨🇦RDNew York IslandersNYI
  28. 2888Shea Theodore🇨🇦LDVegas Golden KnightsVGK
  29. 2988Thomas Harley🇨🇦LDDallas StarsDAL
  30. 3088Travis Sanheim🇨🇦LDPhiladelphia FlyersPHI
  31. 3187Adam Pelech🇨🇦LDNew York IslandersNYI
  32. 3287Bowen Byram🇨🇦LDChicago BlackhawksCHI
  33. 3387Brandt Clarke🇨🇦RDLos Angeles KingsLAK
  34. 3487Brett Pesce🇺🇸RDNew Jersey DevilsNJD
  35. 3587Darren Raddysh🇨🇦RDToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  36. 3687Devon Toews🇨🇦LDColorado AvalancheCOL
  37. 3787Esa Lindell🇫🇮LDDallas StarsDAL
  38. 3887Filip Hronek🇨🇿RDVancouver CanucksVAN
  39. 3987John Carlson🇺🇸RDTampa Bay LightningTBL
  40. 4087Mike MathesonDMontréal CanadiensMTL
  41. 4187Rasmus Andersson🇸🇪RDVegas Golden KnightsVGK
  42. 4287Shayne Gostisbehere🇺🇸LDCarolina HurricanesCAR
  43. 4387Thomas Chabot🇨🇦LDOttawa SenatorsOTT
  44. 4486Aaron Ekblad🇨🇦RDFlorida PanthersFLA
  45. 4586Braden SchneiderDNew York RangersNYR
  46. 4686Brady Skjei🇺🇸LDNashville PredatorsNSH
  47. 4786Brandon Montour🇨🇦RDSeattle KrakenSEA
  48. 4886Colton Parayko🇨🇦RDSt. Louis BluesSTL
  49. 4986Damon Severson🇨🇦RDColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  50. 5086Dougie Hamilton🇨🇦RDNew Jersey DevilsNJD
  51. 5186Dylan DeMelo🇨🇦RDWinnipeg JetsWPG
  52. 5286Jake McCabe🇺🇸LDToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  53. 5386Jonas Brodin🇸🇪LDMinnesota WildMIN
  54. 5486Jonas Siegenthaler🇨🇭LDNew Jersey DevilsNJD
  55. 5586Josh Manson🇨🇦RDColorado AvalancheCOL
  56. 5686Justin Faulk🇺🇸RDDetroit Red WingsDET
  57. 5786Luke Hughes🇺🇸LDNew Jersey DevilsNJD
  58. 5886MacKenzie Weegar🇨🇦LDUtah MammothUTA
  59. 5986Martin Fehervary🇸🇰LDWashington CapitalsWSH
  60. 6086Mattias Ekholm🇸🇪LDEdmonton OilersEDM
  61. 6186Mattias Samuelsson🇺🇸LDBuffalo SabresBUF
  62. 6286Oliver Ekman-Larsson🇸🇪LDToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  63. 6386Owen Power🇨🇦LDBuffalo SabresBUF
  64. 6486Seth Jones🇺🇸RDFlorida PanthersFLA
  65. 6586Simon Edvinsson🇸🇪LDDetroit Red WingsDET
  66. 6686Vince Dunn🇨🇦LDSeattle KrakenSEA
  67. 6786Vladislav Gavrikov🇷🇺LDNew York RangersNYR
  68. 6885Adam Larsson🇸🇪RDSeattle KrakenSEA
  69. 6985Alexander Nikishin🇷🇺LDCarolina HurricanesCAR
  70. 7085Artem Zub🇷🇺RDOttawa SenatorsOTT
  71. 7185Brandon Carlo🇺🇸RDSt. Louis BluesSTL
  72. 7285Brayden McNabb🇨🇦LDVegas Golden KnightsVGK
  73. 7385Brenden Dillon🇨🇦LDNew Jersey DevilsNJD
  74. 7485Brent Burns🇨🇦RDColorado AvalancheCOL
  75. 7585Chris TanevDToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  76. 7685Christopher Tanev🇨🇦RDToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  77. 7785Connor Murphy🇺🇸RDEdmonton OilersEDM
  78. 7885Darnell Nurse🇨🇦LDSan Jose SharksSJS
  79. 7985Denton Mateychuk🇨🇦LDColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  80. 8085Dmitry Orlov🇷🇺LDSan Jose SharksSJS
  81. 8185Drew Doughty🇨🇦RDLos Angeles KingsLAK
  82. 8285Erik Cernak🇸🇰RDTampa Bay LightningTBL
  83. 8385Hampus Lindholm🇸🇪LDBoston BruinsBOS
  84. 8485Ivan Provorov🇷🇺LDColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  85. 8585J.J. Moser🇨🇭LDTampa Bay LightningTBL
  86. 8685Jacob Middleton🇨🇦LDCalgary FlamesCGY
  87. 8785Jacob Trouba🇺🇸RDSan Jose SharksSJS
  88. 8885Jake Walman🇨🇦LDEdmonton OilersEDM
  89. 8985Jamie Oleksiak🇨🇦LDVancouver CanucksVAN
  90. 9085Jared SpurgeonDMinnesota WildMIN
  91. 9185John Marino🇺🇸RDUtah MammothUTA
  92. 9285Johnathan Kovacevic🇨🇦RDNew Jersey DevilsNJD
  93. 9385Kaiden Guhle🇨🇦LDMontréal CanadiensMTL
  94. 9485Kris Letang🇨🇦RDPittsburgh PenguinsPIT
  95. 9585Marcus Pettersson🇸🇪LDNew York RangersNYR
  96. 9685Mason Lohrei🇺🇸LDBoston BruinsBOS
  97. 9785Mikey Anderson🇺🇸LDLos Angeles KingsLAK
  98. 9885Morgan Rielly🇨🇦LDToronto Maple LeafsTOR
  99. 9985Nicolas Hague🇨🇦LDNashville PredatorsNSH
  100. 10085Nikita Zadorov🇷🇺LDBoston BruinsBOS
  101. 10185Niko Mikkola🇫🇮LDFlorida PanthersFLA
  102. 10285Philip Broberg🇸🇪LDSt. Louis BluesSTL
  103. 10385Rasmus Sandin🇸🇪LDWashington CapitalsWSH
  104. 10485Ryan McDonaghDTampa Bay LightningTBL
  105. 10585Sam Malinski🇺🇸RDColorado AvalancheCOL
  106. 10685Samuel Girard🇨🇦LDPittsburgh PenguinsPIT
  107. 10785Simon Nemec🇸🇰RDCalgary FlamesCGY
  108. 10884Alex Vlasic🇺🇸LDChicago BlackhawksCHI
  109. 10984Alexander RomanovDNew York IslandersNYI
  110. 11084Cam FowlerDSt. Louis BluesSTL
  111. 11184Cam York🇺🇸LDPhiladelphia FlyersPHI
  112. 11284David JiricekDPhiladelphia FlyersPHI
  113. 11384Dylan Samberg🇺🇸LDWinnipeg JetsWPG
  114. 11484Jake MiddletonDCalgary FlamesCGY
  115. 11584Kevin BahlDCalgary FlamesCGY
  116. 11684Luke SchennDVancouver CanucksVAN
  117. 11784Matt GrzelcykDChicago BlackhawksCHI
  118. 11884Matt Roy🇺🇸RDWashington CapitalsWSH
  119. 11984Michael KesselringDSan Jose SharksSJS
  120. 12084Neal Pionk🇺🇸RDWinnipeg JetsWPG
  121. 12184Olen Zellweger🇨🇦LDBuffalo SabresBUF
  122. 12284Radko Gudas🇨🇿RDFlorida PanthersFLA
  123. 12384Ryan LindgrenDSeattle KrakenSEA
  124. 12484Ryker EvansDSeattle KrakenSEA
  125. 12584Sean Durzi🇨🇦RDNew York RangersNYR
  126. 12684Sean Walker🇨🇦RDCarolina HurricanesCAR
  127. 12784Tyler MyersDDallas StarsDAL
  128. 12883Erik GustafssonDLos Angeles KingsLAK
  129. 12983Jordan SpenceDOttawa SenatorsOTT
  130. 13083Mario FerraroDWinnipeg JetsWPG
  131. 13183Nick JensenDAnaheim DucksANA
  132. 13283Pierre-Olivier JosephDVancouver CanucksVAN
  133. 13383Zeev BuiumDVancouver CanucksVAN
  134. 13482Alexandre CarrierDMontréal CanadiensMTL
  135. 13582Brett KulakDColorado AvalancheCOL
  136. 13682Brian DumoulinDLos Angeles KingsLAK
  137. 13782Connor CliftonDBoston BruinsBOS
  138. 13882Dante FabbroDColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  139. 13982Egor ZamulaDColumbus Blue JacketsCBJ
  140. 14082Ian ColeDChicago BlackhawksCHI
  141. 14182Ilya LyubushkinDNashville PredatorsNSH
  142. 14282Jacob Bernard-DockerDDetroit Red WingsDET
  143. 14382Jamie DrysdaleDPhiladelphia FlyersPHI
  144. 14482Jeff PetryDMinnesota WildMIN
  145. 14582Nate SchmidtDUtah MammothUTA
  146. 14682Nick LeddyDSan Jose SharksSJS
  147. 14782Nick PerbixDNashville PredatorsNSH
  148. 14882Nick SeelerDPhiladelphia FlyersPHI
  149. 14982Pavel MintyukovDAnaheim DucksANA
  150. 15082Timothy LiljegrenDWashington CapitalsWSH

Showing the top 150 of 323. Every team's full roster is on its team page.

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FAQ

Who is the best player in NHL 27?

By overall rating (OVR), the best player in NHL 27 is Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) at 99.

Who is the best goalie in NHL 27?

The highest-rated goalie is Andrei Vasilevskiy (Tampa Bay Lightning) at 94.

Who is the highest-rated Russian player in NHL 27?

The top Russian player in NHL 27 is Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning) with an overall rating of 97.

What is the best team in NHL 27?

By roster rating the strongest team is Colorado Avalanche: overall 90, offense 93, defense 86, goalie 90.

Where do these ratings come from?

These are the in-game EA SPORTS NHL 27 ratings: EA's official top-player list plus full team rosters. We update them together with in-game roster updates.

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