NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen 2025-26

Leaders: Goals: defense, 2025-26

1stJakob ChychrunWSH · 80 GP26Share
2ndMatthew SchaeferNYI · 82 GP23Share
3rdZach WerenskiCBJ · 75 GP22Share
4thDarren RaddyshTBL · 73 GP22Share
5thEvan BouchardEDM · 82 GP21Share
6thCale MakarCOL · 75 GP20Share
7thRasmus DahlinBUF · 77 GP19Share
8thRasmus AnderssonVGK · 81 GP17Share
9thJustin FaulkDET · 78 GP16Share
10thBrock FaberMIN · 80 GP15Share

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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 2025-26, 325 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Jakob Chychrun leads at 26.

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, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%				Pctl
1	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	26	80	0.33	221	11.8%	23:20	54th	56th	100	99%
2	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	23	82	0.28	222	10.4%	24:41	26th	89th	100	100%
3	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	22	75	0.29	260	8.5%	26:37	70th	82nd	99	100%
4	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	22	73	0.30	212	10.4%	22:42	91st	88th	99	98%▲0.5
5	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	21	82	0.26	221	9.5%	24:41	86th	96th	99	100%
6	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	20	75	0.27	199	10.1%	24:51	99th	95th	98	100%
7	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	19	77	0.25	194	9.8%	24:11	64th	66th	98	99%▼0.5
8	Rasmus AnderssonDVGK	VGK	17	81	0.21	178	9.6%	23:12	50th	83rd	98	87%▲1.8
9	Justin FaulkDDET	DET	16	78	0.21	148	10.8%	22:01	48th	60th	98	54%▲4.7
10	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	15	80	0.19	173	8.7%	24:41	74th	88th	97	87%▼1.2
11	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	15	75	0.20	176	8.5%	23:36	63rd	87th	97	95%
12	Vladislav GavrikovDNYR	NYR	14	82	0.17	119	11.8%	23:44	32nd	73rd	96	62%▲4
13	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	14	77	0.18	146	9.6%	24:43	38th	85th	96	96%▼2.5
14	John CarlsonDANA	ANA	14	71	0.20	153	9.2%	23:10	57th	62nd	96	98%
15	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	14	67	0.21	147	9.5%	24:50	94th	97th	96	96%▼0.7
16	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	13	78	0.17	109	11.9%	22:50	68th	76th	95	81%▲4.9
17	Denton MateychukDCBJ	CBJ	13	75	0.17	88	14.8%	19:11	73rd	62nd	95	41%
18	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	13	68	0.19	181	7.2%	24:53	27th	82nd	95	98%
19	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	13	55	0.24	116	11.2%	19:14	95th	34th	95	96%▲0.6
20	Brent BurnsDCOL	COL	12	82	0.15	172	7.0%	18:53	99th	51st	94	44%▼2.7
21	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	12	82	0.15	124	9.7%	23:46	50th	56th	94	100%▲0.6
22	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	12	80	0.15	158	7.6%	22:29	51st	96th	94	92%▼1.7
23	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	12	77	0.16	203	5.9%	21:32	42nd	68th	94	82%▼0.9
24	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	11	82	0.13	109	10.1%	22:20	62nd	64th	92	87%▼2.3
25	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	11	81	0.14	95	11.6%	24:13	79th	93rd	92	65%▼0.6
26	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	11	81	0.14	179	6.1%	21:40	7th	95th	92	93%▲1.5
27	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	11	81	0.14	122	9.0%	18:11	98th	16th	92	57%▼3.7
28	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	11	78	0.14	141	7.8%	21:08	8th	48th	92	73%▼2.9
29	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	11	69	0.16	111	9.9%	24:23	40th	87th	92	97%▲1.3
30	Simon NemecDNJD	NJD	11	68	0.16	101	10.9%	19:40	39th	44th	92	48%▼2.5
31	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	11	64	0.17	174	6.3%	22:34	11th	62nd	92	85%
32	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	10	82	0.12	187	5.3%	25:40	33rd	85th	90	99%
33	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	10	82	0.12	157	6.4%	24:15	56th	78th	90	97%
34	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	10	81	0.12	166	6.0%	22:50	66th	68th	90	72%▲1.5
35	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	10	78	0.13	159	6.3%	24:18	83rd	89th	90	100%▲1.4
36	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	10	70	0.14	130	7.7%	22:50	92nd	92nd	90	90%▼2.7
37	John KlingbergDSJS	SJS	10	56	0.18	79	12.7%	20:28	18th	68th	90	0.1%
38	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	9	82	0.11	158	5.7%	24:49	72nd	73rd	88	31%▼1.3
39	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	9	81	0.11	179	5.0%	21:49	96th	79th	88	71%▲7.7
40	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	9	77	0.12	148	6.1%	25:28	81st	95th	88	100%▲1.5
41	Logan StanleyDBUF	BUF	9	76	0.12	96	9.4%	16:42	28th	26th	88	35%▲7.8
42	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	9	72	0.13	88	10.2%	22:21	42nd	79th	88	39%▼0.9
43	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	9	55	0.16	91	9.9%	23:38	30th	71st	88	99%
44	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	8	82	0.10	137	5.8%	25:00	5th	83rd	85	94%
45	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	8	82	0.10	159	5.0%	19:48	66th	56th	85	94%
46	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	8	82	0.10	164	4.9%	17:37	98th	47th	85	41%▼3.5
47	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	8	81	0.10	120	6.7%	21:39	61st	68th	85	75%▲5
48	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	8	78	0.10	108	7.4%	20:36	8th	54th	85	29%▼4.2
49	Jamie DrysdaleDPHI	PHI	8	78	0.10	101	7.9%	21:33	80th	54th	85	41%▼4.3
50	Pavel MintyukovDANA	ANA	8	73	0.11	79	10.1%	18:26	52nd	40th	85	26%▼1.6