NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen 2021-22

Leaders: Goals: defense, 2021-22

1stCale MakarCOL · 77 GP28Share
2ndRoman JosiNSH · 80 GP23Share
3rdVictor HedmanTBL · 82 GP20Share
4thJohn CarlsonWSH · 78 GP17Share
5thJustin FaulkSTL · 76 GP16Share
6thAaron EkbladFLA · 61 GP15Share
7thShayne GostisbehereARI · 82 GP14Share
8thShea TheodoreVGK · 78 GP14Share
9thAlex PietrangeloVGK · 80 GP13Share
10thRasmus DahlinBUF · 80 GP13Share

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 2021-22, 343 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Cale Makar leads at 28.

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

2021-22

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2021-22, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%		Pctl
1	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	28	77	0.36	240	11.7%	25:40	100	100%
2	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	23	80	0.29	281	8.2%	25:33	100	98%
3	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	20	82	0.24	219	9.1%	25:05	99	84%▼1
4	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	17	78	0.22	195	8.7%	23:49	99	98%
5	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	16	76	0.21	167	9.6%	23:12	99	54%▲4.7
6	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	15	61	0.25	180	8.3%	24:55	99	42%▼0.8
7	Shayne GostisbehereDARI	ARI	14	82	0.17	151	9.3%	22:11	98	96%▲0.6
8	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	14	78	0.18	205	6.8%	23:08	98	90%▼2.7
9	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	13	80	0.16	227	5.7%	24:39	97	3.2%
10	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	13	80	0.16	170	7.6%	24:01	97	99%▼0.5
11	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	13	80	0.16	190	6.8%	21:28	97	92%▼1.7
12	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	13	66	0.20	158	8.2%	25:22	97	82%▲8.8
13	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	12	81	0.15	205	5.9%	19:48	96	100%
14	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	12	79	0.15	173	6.9%	23:40	96	96%▼2.5
15	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	12	76	0.16	127	9.4%	20:58	96	33%▲7.5
16	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	11	81	0.14	204	5.4%	22:26	95	72%▲1.5
17	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	11	81	0.14	153	7.2%	17:54	95	85%
18	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	11	80	0.14	158	7.0%	23:36	95	22%▲12
19	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	11	78	0.14	158	7.0%	23:54	95	99%
20	Mike MathesonDPIT	PIT	11	74	0.15	140	7.9%	18:48	95	72%▼7
21	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	11	68	0.16	216	5.1%	25:40	95	100%
22	Adam BoqvistDCBJ	CBJ	11	52	0.21	64	17.2%	17:03	95	0.0%
23	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	10	82	0.12	203	4.9%	26:09	92	44%▼2.7
24	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	10	82	0.12	221	4.5%	23:44	92	73%▼2.9
25	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	10	81	0.12	189	5.3%	21:18	92	48%▲0.5
26	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	10	78	0.13	214	4.7%	25:47	92	54%▼2.9
27	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	10	78	0.13	166	6.0%	24:38	92	97%▲1.3
28	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	10	71	0.14	145	6.9%	21:13	92	32%▼4.8
29	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	10	65	0.15	116	8.6%	21:09	92	44%▼8
30	Carson SoucyDSEA	SEA	10	64	0.16	97	10.3%	17:40	92	0.1%
31	Tony DeAngeloDCAR	CAR	10	64	0.16	151	6.6%	19:49	92	19%▼0.8
32	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	10	50	0.20	117	8.5%	23:28	92	95%
33	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	9	82	0.11	184	4.9%	21:09	90	15%▼1.1
34	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	9	79	0.11	170	5.3%	24:53	90	31%▼1.3
35	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	9	76	0.12	124	7.3%	24:25	90	15%▲2.3
36	Ben ChiarotDFLA	FLA	9	74	0.12	143	6.3%	22:51	90	9.9%▼0.8
37	Oliver KylingtonDCGY	CGY	9	73	0.12	138	6.5%	18:10	90	—
38	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	9	71	0.13	203	4.4%	25:03	90	60%▼2.7
39	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	9	64	0.14	119	7.6%	20:34	90	0.0%
40	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	9	62	0.15	197	4.6%	21:13	90	82%▼0.9
41	Kevin ShattenkirkDANA	ANA	8	82	0.10	163	4.9%	21:25	87	—
42	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	8	82	0.10	119	6.7%	22:17	87	27%
43	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	8	80	0.10	203	3.9%	23:22	87	91%
44	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	8	79	0.10	96	8.3%	19:39	87	24%▼0.9
45	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	8	77	0.10	139	5.8%	17:17	87	—
46	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	8	76	0.11	150	5.3%	25:15	87	100%
47	Mark GiordanoDTOR	TOR	8	75	0.11	151	5.3%	20:53	87	—
48	Anton StralmanDARI	ARI	8	74	0.11	95	8.4%	21:20	87	—
49	Zach WhitecloudDVGK	VGK	8	59	0.14	94	8.5%	18:48	87	6.5%▲0.8
50	Ryan SuterDDAL	DAL	7	82	0.09	118	5.9%	23:39	84	—