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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by goals.

Goals scored this season, every situation including the power play and empty nets. The goal race swings more than the points race, because shooting percentage runs hot and cold. In leagues that split positions, use it to fill your defense slots, and check the per-60 board for defensemen getting more out of fewer minutes.

Leader in 2025-26: Jakob Chychrun (WSH), 26 G.

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

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%
1	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	26	80	0.33	221	11.8%	23:20	54th	56th	99%
2	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	23	82	0.28	222	10.4%	24:41	26th	89th	100%
3	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	22	75	0.29	260	8.5%	26:37	70th	82nd	100%
4	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	22	73	0.30	212	10.4%	22:42	91st	88th	99%▲3.2
5	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	21	82	0.26	221	9.5%	24:41	86th	96th	100%
6	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	20	75	0.27	199	10.1%	24:51	99th	95th	100%▲1
7	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	19	77	0.25	194	9.8%	24:11	64th	66th	100%▲1
8	Rasmus AnderssonDVGK	VGK	17	81	0.21	178	9.6%	23:12	50th	83rd	94%▼3.9
9	Justin FaulkDDET	DET	16	78	0.21	148	10.8%	22:01	48th	60th	55%▼22
10	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	15	80	0.19	173	8.7%	24:41	74th	88th	94%▼4.2
11	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	15	75	0.20	176	8.5%	23:36	63rd	87th	95%
12	Vladislav GavrikovDNYR	NYR	14	82	0.17	119	11.8%	23:44	32nd	73rd	41%▼5.9
13	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	14	77	0.18	146	9.6%	24:43	38th	85th	99%▲3.2
14	John CarlsonDANA	ANA	14	71	0.20	153	9.2%	23:10	57th	62nd	99%▲2.4
15	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	14	67	0.21	147	9.5%	24:50	94th	97th	99%▲2.9
16	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	13	78	0.17	109	11.9%	22:50	68th	76th	79%▲9.3
17	Denton MateychukDCBJ	CBJ	13	75	0.17	88	14.8%	19:11	73rd	62nd	42%▲40
18	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	13	68	0.19	181	7.2%	24:53	27th	82nd	98%▼0.5
19	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	13	55	0.24	116	11.2%	19:14	95th	34th	96%▲16
20	Brent BurnsDCOL	COL	12	82	0.15	172	7.0%	18:53	99th	51st	50%▼14
21	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	12	82	0.15	124	9.7%	23:46	50th	56th	99%▲3.1
22	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	12	80	0.15	158	7.6%	22:29	51st	96th	98%▼1.2
23	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	12	77	0.16	203	5.9%	21:32	42nd	68th	84%▲12
24	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	11	82	0.13	109	10.1%	22:20	62nd	64th	96%▲6.5
25	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	11	81	0.14	95	11.6%	24:13	79th	93rd	67%▼7.1
26	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	11	81	0.14	179	6.1%	21:40	7th	95th	89%▲12
27	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	11	81	0.14	122	9.0%	18:11	98th	16th	67%▲8.1
28	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	11	78	0.14	141	7.8%	21:08	8th	48th	76%▼5.1
29	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	11	69	0.16	111	9.9%	24:23	40th	87th	97%▲6.2
30	Simon NemecDNJD	NJD	11	68	0.16	101	10.9%	19:40	39th	44th	62%▲52
31	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	11	64	0.17	174	6.3%	22:34	11th	62nd	83%▲10
32	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	10	82	0.12	187	5.3%	25:40	33rd	85th	100%▲0.6
33	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	10	82	0.12	157	6.4%	24:15	56th	78th	98%▲9.6
34	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	10	81	0.12	166	6.0%	22:50	66th	68th	76%▼11
35	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	10	78	0.13	159	6.3%	24:18	83rd	89th	98%▲5.2
36	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	10	70	0.14	130	7.7%	22:50	92nd	92nd	91%▲28
37	John KlingbergDSJS	SJS	10	56	0.18	79	12.7%	20:28	18th	68th	0.2%
38	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	9	82	0.11	158	5.7%	24:49	72nd	73rd	36%▼27
39	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	9	81	0.11	179	5.0%	21:49	96th	79th	61%▼11
40	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	9	77	0.12	148	6.1%	25:28	81st	95th	99%▲4.3
41	Logan StanleyDBUF	BUF	9	76	0.12	96	9.4%	16:42	28th	26th	6.6%▲5.9
42	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	9	72	0.13	88	10.2%	22:21	42nd	79th	42%▲33
43	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	9	55	0.16	91	9.9%	23:38	30th	71st	99%▲6.8
44	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	8	82	0.10	137	5.8%	25:00	5th	83rd	91%▲14
45	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	8	82	0.10	159	5.0%	19:48	66th	56th	96%▲10
46	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	8	82	0.10	164	4.9%	17:37	98th	47th	55%▲32
47	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	8	81	0.10	120	6.7%	21:39	61st	68th	53%▲30
48	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	8	78	0.10	108	7.4%	20:36	8th	54th	43%▲32
49	Jamie DrysdaleDPHI	PHI	8	78	0.10	101	7.9%	21:33	80th	54th	55%▲46
50	Pavel MintyukovDANA	ANA	8	73	0.11	79	10.1%	18:26	52nd	40th	31%▲29
51	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	8	72	0.11	123	6.5%	22:24	96th	87th	64%▲26
52	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	8	71	0.11	93	8.6%	21:04	72nd	72nd	9.4%▲6.2
53	Ryker EvansDSEA	SEA	8	67	0.12	46	17.4%	17:48	15th	24th	14%▲13
54	Nick BlankenburgDCOL	COL	8	61	0.13	72	11.1%	16:48	37th	21st	5.6%▲5.5
55	Jake WalmanDEDM	EDM	8	53	0.15	96	8.3%	18:45	56th	59th	33%▲30
56	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	7	82	0.09	106	6.6%	21:22	7th	95th	23%▼19
57	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	7	82	0.09	164	4.3%	20:58	48th	61st	69%▼13
58	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	7	82	0.09	94	7.4%	21:02	9th	69th	15%▼2.1
59	J.J. MoserDTBL	TBL	7	79	0.09	111	6.3%	21:34	90th	92nd	22%▲19
60	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	7	78	0.09	114	6.1%	24:10	49th	99th	85%▼7.8
61	Louis CrevierDCHI	CHI	7	78	0.09	114	6.1%	17:08	2nd	99th	15%▲15
62	Olen ZellwegerDANA	ANA	7	76	0.09	119	5.9%	16:59	51st	36th	31%▲28
63	Quinn HughesDMIN	MIN	7	74	0.09	187	3.7%	27:44	41st	78th	100%
64	Alexandre CarrierDMTL	MTL	7	73	0.10	56	12.5%	19:05	46th	50th	14%▲12
65	Jordan SpenceDOTT	OTT	7	73	0.10	108	6.5%	18:44	91st	30th	21%▲17
66	Mason LohreiDBOS	BOS	7	73	0.10	72	9.7%	16:54	41st	32nd	22%▲21
67	Axel Sandin-PellikkaDDET	DET	7	68	0.10	68	10.3%	16:13	21st	36th	38%▲37
68	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	7	57	0.12	99	7.1%	22:35	94th	54th	83%▼12
69	Seth JonesDFLA	FLA	7	52	0.13	88	8.0%	23:42	56th	76th	80%▲32
70	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	6	82	0.07	131	4.6%	20:36	86th	94th	77%▲9.5
71	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	6	82	0.07	83	7.2%	23:14	82nd	94th	37%▼31
72	Philip BrobergDSTL	STL	6	81	0.07	98	6.1%	23:21	63rd	88th	66%▲50
73	Ryan SheaDPIT	PIT	6	80	0.07	72	8.3%	18:53	68th	44th	16%▲11
74	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	6	79	0.08	90	6.7%	19:36	54th	72nd	10%▲8.2
75	Wyatt KaiserDCHI	CHI	6	77	0.08	75	8.0%	19:37	4th	55th	6.5%▲6.2
76	Zeev BuiumDVAN	VAN	6	76	0.08	73	8.2%	19:35	6th	39th	73%▲53
77	Matthew RobertsonDNYR	NYR	6	72	0.08	79	7.6%	17:24	17th	36th	8.0%▲7.8
78	Charle-Edouard D'AstousDTBL	TBL	6	70	0.09	80	7.5%	18:45	86th	46th	22%▲17
79	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	6	70	0.09	113	5.3%	23:03	79th	66th	88%▲8.6
80	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	6	68	0.09	150	4.0%	23:01	44th	61st	84%▲40
81	Ben HuttonDVGK	VGK	6	55	0.11	71	8.5%	14:35	89th	10th	—
82	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	6	48	0.13	39	15.4%	19:15	84th	85th	7.3%▲6.8
83	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	5	82	0.06	103	4.9%	20:50	28th	68th	13%▲11
84	Nate SchmidtDUTA	UTA	5	82	0.06	86	5.8%	19:42	85th	65th	4.9%▲4.5
85	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	5	81	0.06	73	6.8%	19:17	61st	77th	27%▼7.7
86	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	5	81	0.06	92	5.4%	20:48	94th	93rd	10%▲6.1
87	Connor MurphyDEDM	EDM	5	80	0.06	70	7.1%	17:32	6th	50th	6.0%▲5.1
88	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	5	80	0.06	77	6.5%	22:24	9th	90th	34%▼15
89	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	5	79	0.06	128	3.9%	17:47	98th	52nd	32%▲16
90	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	5	78	0.06	77	6.5%	16:56	16th	28th	7.1%▲6.9
91	Andrew PeekeDBOS	BOS	5	77	0.06	82	6.1%	19:23	38th	53rd	6.5%▲6.2
92	Carson SoucyDNYI	NYI	5	76	0.07	62	8.1%	16:31	22nd	41st	0.1%
93	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	5	76	0.07	148	3.4%	19:08	31st	47th	24%▲18
94	Will BorgenDNYR	NYR	5	75	0.07	69	7.2%	18:03	21st	56th	4.1%▲3.8
95	Dante FabbroDCBJ	CBJ	5	74	0.07	68	7.4%	16:34	59th	44th	3.2%▲3.1
96	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	5	73	0.07	90	5.6%	19:12	55th	53rd	14%▲11
97	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	5	72	0.07	101	5.0%	23:05	75th	74th	22%▲12
98	Tom WillanderDVAN	VAN	5	70	0.07	59	8.5%	16:59	1st	56th	25%▲24
99	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	5	67	0.07	100	5.0%	21:37	35th	74th	17%▲15
100	Logan MaillouxDSTL	STL	5	67	0.07	81	6.2%	16:46	60th	35th	29%▲28

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