238. Petr Svoboda

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Petr Svoboda quietly carved out a long and fruitful career in the NHL, where he played 1,028 Games. Svoboda didn’t actually enter the National Hockey League in the quietest of ways, as he was a Czechoslovakian defector, but it proved advantageous quickly as he was a member of the Stanley Cup Championship Montreal Canadians in his second year in the league.

While Svoboda would score a more than respectable 399 Points in the NHL, his defensive prowess really shines through. He was in the top ten in Defensive Point Shares five times including being the league leader in the 1987-88 season. He is firmly entrenched in the top 50 all-time in that statistic.

The Bullet Points

Country of Origin: Post, Czechoslovakia
Eligible Since: Thursday, 01 January 2004
Position: Defence
Games Played: 1028
Notable Statistics:
58 Goals
341 Assists
399 Points
+206 Plus/Minus
1,605 PIM
N/A Blocked Shots*
N/A Hits*
N/A Takeaways*
N/A Giveaways*
84.1 Point Shares

127 Playoff Games
4 Goals
45 Assists
49 Points
+18 Plus/Minus
135 PIM
N/A Blocked Shots*
N/A Hits*
N/A Takeaways*
N/A Giveaways*

*These became stats in the 2007-08 Season.
Played For: Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, Tampa Bay Lightning
Non-NHL Teams: Team Czech Republic (Olympics 1998)
HC Litvinov (Czech Extraliga)
Major Accolades and Awards:
Stanley Cup Rings (1) Montreal Canadians, 1986)
All-Star (1) (2000)
Most Defensive Point Shares (1) (1988)
Olympic Gold Medal (1) (Czech Republic, 1998)
Notable Top Ten Finishes: 1 Top Ten Plus/Minus Finish
1 Top Ten Penalties in Minutes Finish
4 Top Ten Defensive Point Shares Finishes
Rankings: 38. Defensive Point Shares: 68.2
66. Plus/Minus: +206

These rankings are as of the end of the 2024-25 Season.