NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen 2024-25

Leaders: Goals: defense, 2024-25

1stCale MakarCOL · 80 GP30Share
2ndZach WerenskiCBJ · 81 GP23Share
3rdJakob ChychrunWSH · 74 GP20Share
4thBrandon MontourSEA · 81 GP18Share
5thRasmus DahlinBUF · 73 GP17Share
6thThomas HarleyDAL · 78 GP16Share
7thQuinn HughesVAN · 68 GP16Share
8thColton ParaykoSTL · 64 GP16Share
9thVictor HedmanTBL · 79 GP15Share
10thMikhail SergachevUTA · 77 GP15Share

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 2024-25, 319 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Cale Makar leads at 30.

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

Older seasons

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2024-25, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%				Pctl
1	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	30	80	0.38	246	12.2%	25:43	96th	77th	100	100%
2	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	23	81	0.28	298	7.7%	26:45	34th	89th	100	100%
3	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	20	74	0.27	179	11.2%	21:04	62nd	51st	99	99%
4	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	18	81	0.22	231	7.8%	22:59	15th	72nd	99	85%
5	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	17	73	0.23	200	8.5%	24:14	33rd	56th	99	99%▼0.5
6	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	16	78	0.21	171	9.4%	23:23	57th	63rd	98	82%▼1.2
7	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	16	68	0.24	192	8.3%	25:44	54th	53rd	98	100%
8	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	16	64	0.25	125	12.8%	23:45	68th	91st	98	40%▲3.3
9	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	15	79	0.19	181	8.3%	23:05	84th	57th	97	84%▼1
10	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	15	77	0.19	132	11.4%	25:07	84th	54th	97	100%▲1.4
11	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	14	82	0.17	235	6.0%	23:28	99th	48th	97	100%
12	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	14	80	0.17	172	8.1%	24:23	83rd	49th	97	96%▼2.5
13	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	14	75	0.19	134	10.4%	22:18	8th	87th	97	97%
14	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	11	82	0.13	191	5.8%	23:14	36th	82nd	95	95%
15	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	11	81	0.14	163	6.7%	23:59	32nd	61st	95	87%▲1.8
16	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	11	80	0.14	195	5.6%	22:57	95th	87th	95	32%▼4.8
17	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	11	80	0.14	195	5.6%	24:27	56th	92nd	95	96%▼0.7
18	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	11	62	0.18	137	8.0%	22:05	26th	80th	95	93%▲1.5
19	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	10	82	0.12	156	6.4%	21:53	47th	72nd	93	15%▼1.1
20	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	10	80	0.13	145	6.9%	21:33	88th	38th	93	48%▲0.5
21	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	10	78	0.13	124	8.1%	25:32	39th	82nd	93	87%▼1.2
22	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	10	76	0.13	138	7.2%	24:35	95th	82nd	93	82%▲8.8
23	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	10	74	0.14	135	7.4%	23:15	16th	79th	93	99%
24	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	10	71	0.14	196	5.1%	23:16	50th	31st	93	92%▼1.7
25	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	10	69	0.14	123	8.1%	22:04	80th	43rd	93	61%▲31
26	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	9	80	0.11	179	5.0%	23:01	49th	56th	91	87%▼1.3
27	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	9	74	0.12	164	5.5%	23:32	33rd	94th	91	54%▼2.9
28	Cam FowlerDSTL	STL	9	68	0.13	88	10.2%	21:33	46th	44th	91	15%▲2.3
29	Dante FabbroDCBJ	CBJ	9	68	0.13	89	10.1%	20:54	39th	80th	91	3.2%
30	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	9	65	0.14	143	6.3%	22:12	99th	68th	91	68%
31	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	9	64	0.14	186	4.8%	19:51	76th	83rd	91	82%▼0.9
32	Seth JonesDFLA	FLA	9	63	0.14	129	7.0%	24:38	13th	85th	91	90%▲15
33	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	9	53	0.17	150	6.0%	25:02	46th	63rd	91	98%
34	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	8	82	0.10	139	5.8%	24:30	70th	61st	89	65%▼0.6
35	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	8	82	0.10	162	4.9%	25:04	20th	94th	89	99%
36	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	8	81	0.10	184	4.3%	24:10	36th	49th	89	91%
37	Philip BrobergDSTL	STL	8	68	0.12	97	8.2%	20:30	60th	74th	89	60%
38	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	8	67	0.12	97	8.2%	21:52	37th	72nd	89	6.6%▲1.8
39	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	7	82	0.09	112	6.3%	21:11	32nd	56th	85	27%
40	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	7	82	0.09	126	5.6%	21:23	65th	51st	85	73%▼2.9
41	Brett KulakDEDM	EDM	7	82	0.09	135	5.2%	20:32	86th	26th	85	7.8%▲3.5
42	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	7	82	0.09	100	7.0%	23:21	21st	68th	85	31%▼1.3
43	Michael KesselringDUTA	UTA	7	82	0.09	150	4.7%	17:41	80th	38th	85	7.3%
44	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	7	82	0.09	94	7.4%	22:42	37th	61st	85	87%▼2.3
45	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	7	79	0.09	114	6.1%	18:53	98th	51st	85	5.0%▲0.8
46	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	7	79	0.09	139	5.0%	21:19	32nd	53rd	85	75%▲5
47	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	7	78	0.09	86	8.1%	21:07	25th	89th	85	39%▼0.9
48	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	7	74	0.09	110	6.4%	21:57	19th	72nd	85	58%▼1.8
49	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	7	71	0.10	121	5.8%	21:09	81st	38th	85	83%
50	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	7	70	0.10	122	5.7%	18:31	97th	5th	85	96%▲0.6