NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen 2019-20

Leaders: Goals: defense, 2019-20

1stZach WerenskiCBJ · 63 GP20
2ndAlex PietrangeloSTL · 70 GP16
3rdRoman JosiNSH · 69 GP16
4thJohn CarlsonWSH · 69 GP15
5thTony DeAngeloNYR · 68 GP15
6thShea WeberMTL · 65 GP15
7thKris LetangPIT · 61 GP15
8thDougie HamiltonCAR · 47 GP14
9thShea TheodoreVGK · 71 GP13
10thIvan ProvorovPHI · 69 GP13

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Goals: defense measures

This board ranks defensemen only by goals. Total goals this season, all situations.

Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.

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. In 2019-20, 302 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Zach Werenski leads at 20.

Goals: defense leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

RateTotal Per game Per 60

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

StrengthAll situations 5-on-5 Power play Shorthanded

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

2019-20

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2019-20, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%		Pctl
1	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	20	63	0.32	187	10.7%	23:59	100	100%
2	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	16	70	0.23	225	7.1%	24:11	100	3.2%
3	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	16	69	0.23	260	6.2%	25:47	100	98%
4	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	15	69	0.22	189	7.9%	24:38	99	98%
5	Tony DeAngeloDNYR	NYR	15	68	0.22	149	10.1%	19:17	99	19%▼0.8
6	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	15	65	0.23	185	8.1%	24:00	99	—
7	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	15	61	0.25	177	8.5%	25:44	99	54%▼2.9
8	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	14	47	0.30	170	8.2%	23:17	98	82%▼0.9
9	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	13	71	0.18	219	5.9%	22:14	97	90%▼2.7
10	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	13	69	0.19	150	8.7%	24:51	97	31%▼1.3
11	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	12	70	0.17	225	5.3%	25:25	96	44%▼2.7
12	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	12	63	0.19	149	8.1%	22:26	96	99%
13	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	12	62	0.19	112	10.7%	22:34	96	44%▼8
14	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	12	57	0.21	121	9.9%	21:01	96	100%
15	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	11	71	0.15	158	7.0%	23:39	95	0.1%
16	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	11	66	0.17	155	7.1%	24:04	95	84%▼1
17	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	10	70	0.14	118	8.5%	20:22	94	100%▲1.4
18	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	10	68	0.15	163	6.1%	22:24	94	7.1%▼1
19	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	10	64	0.16	162	6.2%	23:00	94	40%▲3.3
20	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	9	71	0.13	138	6.5%	16:16	93	93%▲1.5
21	Ben ChiarotDMTL	MTL	9	69	0.13	130	6.9%	23:08	93	9.9%▼0.8
22	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	9	69	0.13	134	6.7%	18:57	93	0.1%
23	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	9	66	0.14	135	6.7%	23:01	93	29%▼4.2
24	Filip HronekDDET	DET	9	65	0.14	125	7.2%	23:54	93	94%
25	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	9	61	0.15	144	6.3%	20:29	93	0.0%
26	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	9	59	0.15	117	7.7%	21:59	93	15%▲2.3
27	Mark PysykDFLA	FLA	9	58	0.16	64	14.1%	12:45	93	—
28	Kevin ShattenkirkDTBL	TBL	8	70	0.11	131	6.1%	18:54	89	—
29	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	8	70	0.11	125	6.4%	18:54	89	99%
30	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	8	69	0.12	111	7.2%	24:38	89	—
31	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	8	69	0.12	114	7.0%	22:58	89	22%▲12
32	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	8	69	0.12	110	7.3%	20:09	89	65%▼0.6
33	Matt NiskanenDPHI	PHI	8	68	0.12	126	6.3%	21:54	89	—
34	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	8	68	0.12	154	5.2%	23:22	89	68%
35	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	8	68	0.12	163	4.9%	23:46	89	100%▲1.5
36	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	8	68	0.12	126	6.3%	21:53	89	100%
37	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	8	67	0.12	139	5.8%	20:41	89	15%▼1.1
38	Brad HuntDMIN	MIN	8	59	0.14	106	7.5%	15:08	89	—
39	Mike MathesonDFLA	FLA	8	59	0.14	104	7.7%	18:02	89	72%▼7
40	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	8	49	0.16	114	7.0%	23:30	89	—
41	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	7	70	0.10	168	4.2%	22:34	86	72%▲1.5
42	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	7	68	0.10	151	4.6%	22:07	86	—
43	Joel EdmundsonDCAR	CAR	7	68	0.10	97	7.2%	18:27	86	3.2%
44	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	7	67	0.10	141	5.0%	25:49	86	18%▼1.9
45	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	7	59	0.12	112	6.3%	21:41	86	4.9%
46	Carson SoucyDMIN	MIN	7	55	0.13	61	11.5%	15:38	86	0.1%
47	Mark BorowieckiDOTT	OTT	7	53	0.13	63	11.1%	17:56	86	—
48	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	7	45	0.16	77	9.1%	20:07	86	91%
49	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	6	71	0.08	186	3.2%	26:00	82	87%▼1.3
50	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	6	71	0.08	177	3.4%	23:23	82	61%▲31