NHL Shots on Goal per 60 Leaders: Defensemen

Leaders: Shots on Goal per 60: defense, 2025-26

1stZach WerenskiCBJ · 1,996 TOI (min)7.82
2ndDarren RaddyshTBL · 1,657 TOI (min)7.68
3rdDougie HamiltonNJD · 1,659 TOI (min)7.34
4thBrandon MontourSEA · 1,444 TOI (min)7.23
5thJakob ChychrunWSH · 1,867 TOI (min)7.10
6thSam MalinskiCOL · 1,445 TOI (min)6.81
7thBrent BurnsCOL · 1,548 TOI (min)6.67
8thMatthew SchaeferNYI · 2,024 TOI (min)6.58
9thShayne GostisbehereCAR · 1,058 TOI (min)6.58
10thEvan BouchardEDM · 2,024 TOI (min)6.55

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Shots on Goal per 60: defense measures

This board ranks NHL defensemen by shots on goal per 60 minutes of ice time, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Shots on Goal per 60 minutes of ice time, this season.

Rates settle faster than totals but need games or minutes: early in the season, part-time players swing the most. A row needs at least 492 minutes to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.

Defensemen only. Per 60 minutes compares a fourth-liner's output with a top-pair defenseman's fairly. Shots on goal count every shot that the goalie saved or that went in. Volume shooters with power-play time lead the league; shots are the most repeatable scoring stat a skater has. In 2025-26, 215 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 3.63 and Zach Werenski leads at 7.82.

Shots on Goal per 60: defense leaderboard

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RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Shots on Goal per 60 Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	SOG/60		SOG	GP				Pctl
1	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	7.82	1,996	260	75	26:37	70th	82nd	100	100%
2	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	7.68	1,657	212	73	22:42	91st	88th	100	98%▲0.5
3	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	7.34	1,659	203	77	21:32	42nd	68th	99	82%▼0.9
4	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	7.23	1,444	174	64	22:34	11th	62nd	99	85%
5	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	7.10	1,867	221	80	23:20	54th	56th	98	99%
6	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	6.81	1,445	164	82	17:37	98th	47th	98	41%▼3.5
7	Brent BurnsDCOL	COL	6.67	1,548	172	82	18:53	99th	51st	97	44%▼2.7
8	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	6.58	2,024	222	82	24:41	26th	89th	97	100%
9	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	6.58	1,058	116	55	19:14	95th	34th	96	96%▲0.6
10	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	6.55	2,024	221	82	24:41	86th	96th	96	100%
11	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	6.42	1,692	181	68	24:53	27th	82nd	95	98%
12	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	6.41	1,864	199	75	24:51	99th	95th	95	100%
13	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	6.25	1,862	194	77	24:11	64th	66th	94	99%▼0.5
14	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	6.12	1,755	179	81	21:40	7th	95th	94	93%▲1.5
15	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	6.10	1,455	148	76	19:08	31st	47th	93	19%▼0.8
16	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	6.08	1,767	179	81	21:49	96th	79th	93	71%▲7.7
17	Mike ReillyDCAR	CAR	6.01	629	63	42	14:58	95th	6th	93	3.2%
18	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	5.97	1,770	176	75	23:36	63rd	87th	92	95%
19	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	5.88	1,624	159	82	19:48	66th	56th	92	94%
20	Jake WalmanDEDM	EDM	5.80	994	96	53	18:45	56th	59th	91	22%▼2.5
21	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	5.75	1,565	150	68	23:01	44th	61st	91	83%
22	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	5.72	1,720	164	82	20:58	48th	61st	90	60%▼2.7
23	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY/VGK	CGY/VGK	5.68	1,879	178	81	23:12	50th	83rd	90	87%▲1.8
24	John CarlsonDWSH/ANA	WSH/ANA	5.58	1,644	153	71	23:10	57th	62nd	89	98%
25	Olen ZellwegerDANA	ANA	5.53	1,290	119	76	16:59	51st	36th	89	33%▲5.1
26	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	5.47	1,405	128	79	17:47	98th	52nd	88	44%▲7.6
27	Quinn HughesDMIN/VAN	MIN/VAN	5.47	2,053	187	74	27:44	41st	78th	88	100%
28	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	5.39	1,849	166	81	22:50	66th	68th	87	72%▲1.5
29	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	5.33	2,105	187	82	25:40	33rd	85th	87	99%
30	Ben HuttonDVGK	VGK	5.31	802	71	55	14:35	89th	10th	86	—
31	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	5.30	1,664	147	67	24:50	94th	97th	86	96%▼0.7
32	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	5.27	1,799	158	80	22:29	51st	96th	86	92%▼1.7
33	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	5.26	1,974	173	80	24:41	74th	88th	85	87%▼1.2
34	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY/UTA	CGY/UTA	5.21	1,775	154	79	22:28	31st	66th	85	91%
35	Justin FaulkDSTL/DET	STL/DET	5.17	1,717	148	78	22:01	48th	60th	84	54%▲4.7
36	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	5.13	1,649	141	78	21:08	8th	48th	84	73%▼2.9
37	Louis CrevierDCHI	CHI	5.12	1,337	114	78	17:08	2nd	99th	83	14%▼0.8
38	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	5.05	1,605	135	71	22:36	87th	61st	83	48%▲0.5
39	Sam RinzelDCHI	CHI	5.05	987	83	54	18:16	2nd	73rd	82	31%▼0.8
40	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	5.03	1,895	159	78	24:18	83rd	89th	82	100%▲1.4
41	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	5.03	1,158	97	51	22:43	31st	86th	81	61%▲31
42	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	4.97	1,473	122	81	18:11	98th	16th	81	57%▼3.7
43	Max CrozierDTBL	TBL	4.93	560	46	35	16:01	84th	6th	80	5.6%
44	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	4.88	1,599	130	70	22:50	92nd	92nd	80	90%▼2.7
45	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	4.82	623	50	33	18:52	88th	49th	79	84%▼1
46	Jordan SpenceDOTT	OTT	4.74	1,367	108	73	18:44	91st	30th	79	17%▼1.7
47	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	4.74	1,988	157	82	24:15	56th	78th	79	97%
48	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	4.66	2,035	158	82	24:49	72nd	73rd	78	31%▼1.3
49	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	4.65	1,689	131	82	20:36	86th	94th	78	68%
50	Zayne ParekhDCGY	CGY	4.64	634	49	37	17:09	19th	12th	77	58%▼3.6