Ottawa Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson notched a goal and an assist in Monday's shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings to reach the 70-point plateau for the fourth time in his career, making him just the 12th blue-liner in NHL history to record four or more 70-point seasons.

The other 11 defensemen to do so? Bobby Orr, Paul Coffey, Brian Leetch, Al MacInnis, Nicklas Lidstrom, Ray Bourque, Denis Potvin, Phil Housley, Gary Suter, Larry Murphy, and Borje Salming. With the exception of Suter, all of them are in the Hall of Fame.

What makes Karlsson's feat especially impressive is the fact he's been able to produce in an era with far less scoring than the 1980s, when most of the aforementioned blue-liners played.

At 26, Karlsson is well on his way to the Hall, with a chance to go down as the best offensive defenseman of all time.

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