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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by goals.

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.

Leader in 2017-18: Dougie Hamilton (CGY), 17 G.

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%
1	Dougie HamiltonDCGY	CGY	17	82	0.21	270	6.3%	21:32	84%▲12
2	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	17	82	0.21	203	8.4%	24:09	36%▼27
3	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	17	77	0.22	216	7.9%	25:51	93%▲11
4	P.K. SubbanDNSH	NSH	16	82	0.20	207	7.7%	24:07	—
5	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	16	82	0.20	189	8.5%	23:23	50%▲34
6	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	16	78	0.21	249	6.4%	24:36	80%▲32
7	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	16	77	0.21	207	7.7%	22:35	100%
8	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	15	82	0.18	237	6.3%	24:47	99%▲2.4
9	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	15	78	0.19	216	6.9%	25:44	4.0%▲3.7
10	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	14	82	0.17	202	6.9%	23:41	43%▲32
11	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	14	82	0.17	176	8.0%	23:49	0.1%
12	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	14	76	0.18	197	7.1%	20:24	0.0%
13	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	14	75	0.19	253	5.5%	24:28	98%▼0.5
14	Tyson BarrieDCOL	COL	14	68	0.21	178	7.9%	22:42	—
15	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	13	82	0.16	214	6.1%	24:47	—
16	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	13	78	0.17	221	5.9%	21:27	96%▲16
17	Hampus LindholmDANA	ANA	13	69	0.19	131	9.9%	22:44	17%▲15
18	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	12	82	0.15	332	3.6%	25:15	50%▼14
19	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	12	82	0.15	178	6.7%	23:30	0.1%
20	Alex GoligoskiDARI	ARI	12	78	0.15	119	10.1%	23:17	—
21	Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS	SJS	11	81	0.14	161	6.8%	22:33	—
22	Kevin ConnautonDARI	ARI	11	73	0.15	102	10.8%	15:11	—
23	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	10	82	0.12	205	4.9%	26:50	22%▲12
24	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	10	82	0.12	125	8.0%	23:08	35%▲21
25	Colin MillerDVGK	VGK	10	82	0.12	177	5.6%	19:21	0.0%
26	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	10	81	0.12	135	7.4%	23:35	77%▲9.5
27	Mike MathesonDFLA	FLA	10	81	0.12	167	6.0%	21:20	85%▼7.8
28	Nick LeddyDNYI	NYI	10	80	0.13	153	6.5%	22:25	0.0%
29	Noah HanifinDCAR	CAR	10	79	0.13	165	6.1%	18:52	53%▼22
30	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	10	68	0.15	184	5.4%	18:24	10%▼1.4
31	Brandon MontourDANA	ANA	9	80	0.11	160	5.6%	20:28	83%▲10
32	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	9	79	0.11	222	4.1%	25:20	47%▼16
33	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	9	79	0.11	141	6.4%	15:22	98%▲5.2
34	Trevor DaleyDDET	DET	9	77	0.12	103	8.7%	20:42	—
35	Alec MartinezDLAK	LAK	9	77	0.12	111	8.1%	22:52	—
36	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	9	76	0.12	121	7.4%	19:41	9.4%▲6.2
37	Erik KarlssonDOTT	OTT	9	71	0.13	196	4.6%	26:44	95%
38	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	9	63	0.14	94	9.6%	17:31	83%▼12
39	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	9	62	0.15	168	5.4%	25:26	—
40	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	9	61	0.15	110	8.2%	24:33	10%▲8.2
41	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	9	44	0.20	110	8.2%	23:21	—
42	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	8	82	0.10	179	4.5%	24:29	—
43	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	8	82	0.10	204	3.9%	24:04	0.2%
44	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	8	82	0.10	154	5.2%	22:35	16%▲4.6
45	Justin FaulkDCAR	CAR	8	76	0.11	211	3.8%	22:16	55%▼22
46	Stephen JohnsDDAL	DAL	8	75	0.11	121	6.6%	17:33	—
47	Jake MuzzinDLAK	LAK	8	74	0.11	154	5.2%	21:39	—
48	Dustin ByfuglienDWPG	WPG	8	69	0.12	193	4.1%	24:20	—
49	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	8	67	0.12	122	6.6%	24:51	14%▲1.8
50	Mike GreenDDET	DET	8	66	0.12	132	6.1%	22:05	—
51	Olli MaattaDPIT	PIT	7	82	0.09	164	4.3%	18:45	0.2%
52	Brent SeabrookDCHI	CHI	7	81	0.09	136	5.1%	20:12	—
53	John MooreDNJD	NJD	7	81	0.09	141	5.0%	20:01	—
54	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	7	81	0.09	102	6.9%	20:27	99%▲3.2
55	Josh MansonDANA	ANA	7	80	0.09	117	6.0%	20:21	32%▲16
56	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	7	80	0.09	137	5.1%	22:05	37%▼31
57	Nikita ZadorovDCOL	COL	7	77	0.09	94	7.4%	19:28	39%▲21
58	Zdeno CharaDBOS	BOS	7	73	0.10	144	4.9%	22:54	—
59	Joel EdmundsonDSTL	STL	7	69	0.10	124	5.6%	20:44	4.0%▲3.9
60	Matt NiskanenDWSH	WSH	7	68	0.10	120	5.8%	22:36	—
61	Brandon ManningDPHI	PHI	7	65	0.11	111	6.3%	17:57	—
62	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	7	63	0.11	77	9.1%	22:09	97%▲6.2
63	Markus NutivaaraDCBJ	CBJ	7	61	0.11	79	8.9%	16:02	—
64	Tyler MyersDWPG	WPG	6	82	0.07	150	4.0%	21:26	4.1%▲3.7
65	Michael Del ZottoDVAN	VAN	6	82	0.07	128	4.7%	20:48	—
66	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	6	82	0.07	212	2.8%	22:37	37%▼42
67	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	6	82	0.07	194	3.1%	22:15	69%▼13
68	Dion PhaneufDLAK	LAK	6	79	0.08	134	4.5%	20:00	—
69	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	6	78	0.08	149	4.0%	26:47	—
70	Dan GirardiDTBL	TBL	6	77	0.08	93	6.5%	17:23	—
71	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	6	76	0.08	182	3.3%	21:36	76%▼5.1
72	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	6	73	0.08	77	7.8%	21:36	5.0%▲4.3
73	Matt BenningDEDM	EDM	6	73	0.08	111	5.4%	17:17	—
74	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	6	73	0.08	182	3.3%	26:30	8.3%▲7.7
75	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	6	70	0.09	172	3.5%	24:17	—
76	Jason DemersDARI	ARI	6	69	0.09	95	6.3%	21:08	—
77	Andrew MacDonaldDPHI	PHI	6	66	0.09	82	7.3%	19:51	—
78	Danny DeKeyserDDET	DET	6	65	0.09	65	9.2%	20:19	—
79	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	6	61	0.10	144	4.2%	20:21	91%▲28
80	Johnny BoychukDNYI	NYI	6	58	0.10	141	4.3%	20:12	—
81	Jan RuttaDCHI	CHI	6	57	0.11	71	8.5%	19:15	—
82	Joe MorrowDWPG	WPG	6	56	0.11	83	7.2%	16:44	—
83	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	6	26	0.23	75	8.0%	25:21	—
84	Jake GardinerDTOR	TOR	5	82	0.06	133	3.8%	22:32	—
85	Marco ScandellaDBUF	BUF	5	82	0.06	138	3.6%	23:19	—
86	Cody CeciDOTT	OTT	5	82	0.06	143	3.5%	23:20	0.3%
87	Justin BraunDSJS	SJS	5	81	0.06	115	4.3%	21:20	—
88	Brenden DillonDSJS	SJS	5	81	0.06	88	5.7%	17:19	9.7%▲9.1
89	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	5	81	0.06	88	5.7%	16:04	—
90	Brian DumoulinDPIT	PIT	5	80	0.06	102	4.9%	20:37	0.4%
91	Deryk EngellandDVGK	VGK	5	79	0.06	108	4.6%	20:17	—
92	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	5	76	0.07	88	5.7%	20:09	24%▲21
93	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	5	76	0.07	103	4.9%	22:14	4.9%▲4.5
94	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	5	75	0.07	138	3.6%	17:14	89%▲12
95	Thomas HickeyDNYI	NYI	5	69	0.07	87	5.7%	18:04	—
96	Jamie OleksiakDPIT	PIT	5	68	0.07	81	6.2%	16:40	7.1%▲6.9
97	Ian ColeDCBJ	CBJ	5	67	0.07	84	6.0%	17:47	4.9%▲4.3
98	Oscar KlefbomDEDM	EDM	5	66	0.08	203	2.5%	22:51	—
99	Carl GunnarssonDSTL	STL	5	63	0.08	59	8.5%	16:10	—
100	Nikita ZaitsevDTOR	TOR	5	60	0.08	54	9.3%	22:13	—

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