Jets defenceman Dustin Byfuglien ranked 12th on NHL Network’s new countdown series Top 20 Defencemen Right Now this past Saturday night, ranking the best defencemen in the National Hockey League. The two-time All-Star, Byfuglien, finished one spot ahead of three-time Stanley Cup champion Brent Seabrook of the Chicago Blackhawks and one spot behind two-time All-Star Ryan Suter of the Minnesota Wild.

NHL Network’s Tony Luftman and E.J. Hradek counted down the best defencemen based on player performance over the past several seasons, with an emphasis on the 2015-2016 season. The ranking also weighted projected performance in the 2016-2017 season, taking into account players returning from injury and young players expected to break out. An embeddable video recap of the complete ranking, listed below, can be seen here.

NHL Network’s Top 20 Defencemen Right Now:

1. Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings

2. Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators

3. Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks

4. Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks

5. Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning

6. Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins

7. Roman Josi, Nashville Predators

8. P.K. Subban, Nashville Predators

9. Shea Weber, Montreal Canadiens

10. Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes

11. Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild

12. Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets

13. Brent Seabrook, Chicago Blackhawks

14. John Klingberg, Dallas Stars

15. Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers

16. Alex Pietrangelo, St. Louis Blues

17. Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers

18. Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyers

19. John Carlson, Washington Capitals

20. Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks

Continuing its new slate of offseason programming, NHL Network will rank the best players across the National Hockey League in four new countdown series, starting with its lists of the best position players: Top 20 Forwards Right Now, Top 20 Defencemen Right Now, and Top 10 Goalies Right Now. Seven Hart Memorial Trophy winners, three Vezina Trophy winners and five Calder Memorial Trophy winners are among the ranking in NHL Network’s five-part series Top 50 Players Right Now, beginning Sunday, August 21 at 7:00 p.m. ET with players ranked 50-41. Following the completion of each show, viewers can visit NHLNetwork.com for videos on the latest rankings.