NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen 2022-23

Leaders: Goals: defense, 2022-23

1stErik KarlssonSJS · 82 GP25Share
2ndDougie HamiltonNJD · 82 GP22Share
3rdBrent BurnsCAR · 82 GP18Share
4thBrady SkjeiCAR · 81 GP18Share
5thRoman JosiNSH · 67 GP18Share
6thCale MakarCOL · 60 GP17Share
7thBrandon MontourFLA · 80 GP16Share
8thJosh MorrisseyWPG · 78 GP16Share
9thRasmus DahlinBUF · 78 GP15Share
10thNikita ZadorovCGY · 82 GP14Share

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 2022-23, 333 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Erik Karlsson leads at 25.

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

2022-23

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%		Pctl
1	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	25	82	0.30	209	12.0%	25:37	100	95%
2	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	22	82	0.27	275	8.0%	21:46	100	82%▼0.9
3	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	18	82	0.22	255	7.1%	23:13	99	44%▼2.7
4	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	18	81	0.22	188	9.6%	21:49	99	15%▼1.1
5	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	18	67	0.27	269	6.7%	25:10	99	98%
6	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	17	60	0.28	176	9.7%	26:23	98	100%
7	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	16	80	0.20	242	6.6%	24:08	98	85%
8	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	16	78	0.21	172	9.3%	24:14	98	96%▼2.5
9	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	15	78	0.19	204	7.4%	25:48	98	99%▼0.5
10	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	14	82	0.17	130	10.8%	18:41	97	44%▲2.5
11	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	14	81	0.17	149	9.4%	23:40	97	93%▲1.5
12	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	14	71	0.20	216	6.5%	23:24	97	42%▼0.8
13	Tyson BarrieDNSH	NSH	13	85	0.15	163	8.0%	19:47	96	—
14	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	13	82	0.16	209	6.2%	23:26	96	32%▼4.8
15	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	13	78	0.17	206	6.3%	20:23	96	92%▼1.7
16	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	13	75	0.17	155	8.4%	20:49	96	96%▲0.6
17	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	12	82	0.15	203	5.9%	23:30	95	60%▼2.7
18	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	12	82	0.15	159	7.5%	24:23	95	99%
19	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	12	72	0.17	178	6.7%	24:27	95	90%▲15
20	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	12	64	0.19	161	7.5%	24:51	95	54%▼2.9
21	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	11	82	0.13	196	5.6%	23:23	93	54%▲4.7
22	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	11	79	0.14	149	7.4%	21:49	93	44%▼8
23	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	11	79	0.14	159	6.9%	24:05	93	87%▲1.8
24	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	11	79	0.14	206	5.3%	25:29	93	100%▲1.5
25	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	11	73	0.15	170	6.5%	23:59	93	3.2%
26	Tony DeAngeloDPHI	PHI	11	70	0.16	174	6.3%	22:04	93	19%▼0.8
27	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	11	68	0.16	165	6.7%	24:58	93	87%▼1.3
28	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	10	82	0.12	130	7.7%	24:10	91	15%▲2.3
29	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	10	82	0.12	142	7.0%	21:56	91	61%▲31
30	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	10	80	0.13	158	6.3%	23:11	91	20%▲0.8
31	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	10	79	0.13	156	6.4%	23:49	91	100%▲1.4
32	John KlingbergDMIN	MIN	10	67	0.15	112	8.9%	20:37	91	0.1%
33	Bowen ByramDCOL	COL	10	42	0.24	65	15.4%	21:53	91	87%▼2.3
34	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	9	82	0.11	135	6.7%	18:47	89	8.1%
35	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	9	81	0.11	145	6.2%	26:14	89	18%▼1.9
36	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	9	79	0.11	113	8.0%	21:57	89	58%▼1.8
37	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	9	78	0.12	135	6.7%	21:28	89	68%
38	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	9	76	0.12	185	4.9%	23:43	89	84%▼1
39	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	9	75	0.12	76	11.8%	19:15	89	12%▼1
40	Sean DurziDLAK	LAK	9	72	0.13	110	8.2%	19:47	89	36%▼1.6
41	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	9	64	0.14	124	7.3%	21:42	89	94%
42	Jake WalmanDDET	DET	9	63	0.14	140	6.4%	19:43	89	22%▼2.5
43	Jakob ChychrunDOTT	OTT	9	48	0.19	144	6.3%	22:42	89	99%
44	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	9	40	0.23	124	7.3%	23:23	89	98%
45	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	8	82	0.10	143	5.6%	23:38	86	27%
46	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	8	82	0.10	199	4.0%	21:12	86	72%▲1.5
47	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	8	82	0.10	116	6.9%	19:55	86	28%▼4.1
48	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	8	82	0.10	156	5.1%	18:31	86	100%
49	Ryan GravesDNJD	NJD	8	78	0.10	141	5.7%	19:57	86	0.1%
50	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	8	55	0.15	136	5.9%	21:26	86	90%▼2.7