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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2018-19All situationsThrough 84 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 2018-19: Morgan Rielly (TOR), 20 G.

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2018-19, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%
1	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	20	82	0.24	223	9.0%	23:07	76%▼5.1
2	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	18	82	0.22	259	6.9%	19:40	84%▲12
3	Erik GustafssonDCHI	CHI	17	79	0.22	160	10.6%	22:35	3.2%▲3.2
4	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	17	78	0.22	221	7.7%	24:14	—
5	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	16	82	0.20	300	5.3%	25:06	50%▼14
6	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	16	65	0.25	206	7.8%	25:58	47%▼16
7	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	15	82	0.18	274	5.5%	25:10	98%▼0.5
8	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	14	82	0.17	152	9.2%	24:09	10%▲8.2
9	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	14	81	0.17	176	8.0%	23:38	43%▲32
10	Tyson BarrieDCOL	COL	14	78	0.18	218	6.4%	21:47	—
11	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	14	70	0.20	185	7.6%	24:17	83%▼12
12	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	14	58	0.24	166	8.4%	23:29	—
13	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	13	82	0.16	172	7.6%	23:07	0.1%
14	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	13	82	0.16	180	7.2%	23:39	50%▲34
15	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	13	80	0.16	185	7.0%	25:04	99%▲2.4
16	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	13	71	0.18	168	7.7%	24:05	4.0%▲3.7
17	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	12	82	0.15	182	6.6%	23:07	99%▲4.3
18	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	12	79	0.15	202	5.9%	20:06	91%▲28
19	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	12	78	0.15	150	8.0%	17:32	89%▲12
20	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	12	70	0.17	182	6.6%	22:46	93%▲11
21	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	12	32	0.38	93	12.9%	23:23	0.1%
22	Justin FaulkDCAR	CAR	11	82	0.13	217	5.1%	22:25	55%▼22
23	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	11	82	0.13	132	8.3%	24:20	37%▼31
24	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	11	82	0.13	146	7.5%	22:03	9.4%▲6.2
25	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	11	82	0.13	168	6.5%	22:54	100%
26	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	10	82	0.12	196	5.1%	23:49	69%▼13
27	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	10	80	0.13	176	5.7%	22:47	37%▼42
28	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	10	64	0.16	153	6.5%	24:32	0.2%
29	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	10	56	0.18	128	7.8%	24:34	—
30	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	9	82	0.11	199	4.5%	22:27	—
31	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	9	82	0.11	128	7.0%	22:05	7.3%▲6.8
32	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	9	82	0.11	180	5.0%	22:22	10%▼1.4
33	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	9	82	0.11	121	7.4%	19:34	67%▼7.1
34	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	9	82	0.11	177	5.1%	21:09	100%▲1
35	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	9	80	0.11	141	6.4%	21:20	—
36	Tyler MyersDWPG	WPG	9	80	0.11	156	5.8%	20:21	4.1%▲3.7
37	TJ BrodieDCGY	CGY	9	79	0.11	102	8.8%	21:28	—
38	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	9	78	0.12	180	5.0%	19:40	96%▲16
39	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	9	75	0.12	184	4.9%	25:49	80%▲32
40	P.K. SubbanDNSH	NSH	9	63	0.14	168	5.4%	22:40	—
41	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	9	61	0.15	112	8.0%	21:57	4.9%▲4.5
42	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	8	82	0.10	154	5.2%	26:36	22%▲12
43	David SavardDCBJ	CBJ	8	82	0.10	124	6.5%	19:45	—
44	Jacob TroubaDWPG	WPG	8	82	0.10	162	4.9%	22:53	76%▼11
45	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	8	82	0.10	146	5.5%	23:02	16%▲4.6
46	Brandon MontourDBUF	BUF	8	82	0.10	181	4.4%	22:27	83%▲10
47	Matt NiskanenDWSH	WSH	8	80	0.10	143	5.6%	21:56	—
48	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	8	80	0.10	146	5.5%	23:22	77%▲9.5
49	Brady SkjeiDNYR	NYR	8	78	0.10	126	6.3%	21:14	18%▼31
50	Mike MathesonDFLA	FLA	8	75	0.11	129	6.2%	22:19	85%▼7.8
51	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	7	82	0.09	136	5.1%	26:42	—
52	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	7	82	0.09	149	4.7%	24:01	—
53	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	7	82	0.09	145	4.8%	25:07	36%▼27
54	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	7	80	0.09	144	4.9%	21:49	—
55	Cody CeciDOTT	OTT	7	74	0.09	132	5.3%	22:34	0.3%
56	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	7	73	0.10	98	7.1%	20:29	0.3%
57	Nikita ZadorovDCOL	COL	7	70	0.10	100	7.0%	17:12	39%▲21
58	Travis HamonicDCGY	CGY	7	69	0.10	128	5.5%	20:52	0.1%
59	Maxime LajoieDOTT	OTT	7	56	0.13	79	8.9%	18:54	—
60	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	7	54	0.13	79	8.9%	22:10	97%▲6.2
61	Dennis CholowskiDDET	DET	7	52	0.13	71	9.9%	18:15	0.0%
62	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	6	82	0.07	141	4.3%	23:01	—
63	Hampus LindholmDANA	ANA	6	76	0.08	125	4.8%	24:00	17%▲15
64	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	6	75	0.08	128	4.7%	17:55	98%▲5.2
65	Neal PionkDNYR	NYR	6	73	0.08	132	4.5%	21:10	32%▲31
66	Jordan OesterleDARI	ARI	6	71	0.08	77	7.8%	18:54	—
67	Michal KempnyDWSH	WSH	6	71	0.08	111	5.4%	19:11	—
68	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	6	64	0.09	151	4.0%	21:18	0.0%
69	Marco ScandellaDBUF	BUF	6	63	0.10	83	7.2%	17:37	—
70	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	6	59	0.10	95	6.3%	22:24	99%▲3.2
71	Brett KulakDMTL	MTL	6	57	0.11	102	5.9%	17:51	0.3%
72	Andy GreeneDNJD	NJD	5	82	0.06	104	4.8%	20:50	—
73	Robert HaggDPHI	PHI	5	82	0.06	86	5.8%	16:57	—
74	Ron HainseyDTOR	TOR	5	81	0.06	81	6.2%	20:15	—
75	Jordie BennDMTL	MTL	5	81	0.06	93	5.4%	18:12	—
76	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	5	80	0.06	116	4.3%	20:46	53%▼22
77	Markus NutivaaraDCBJ	CBJ	5	80	0.06	99	5.1%	17:41	—
78	Brent SeabrookDCHI	CHI	5	78	0.06	165	3.0%	19:06	—
79	Ben ChiarotDWPG	WPG	5	78	0.06	111	4.5%	18:37	13%▲11
80	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	5	78	0.06	110	4.5%	18:38	3.2%▲3
81	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	5	78	0.06	182	2.7%	24:38	8.3%▲7.7
82	Matt BenningDEDM	EDM	5	70	0.07	94	5.3%	14:57	—
83	Ben HuttonDVAN	VAN	5	69	0.07	114	4.4%	22:21	—
84	Zdeno CharaDBOS	BOS	5	62	0.08	99	5.1%	21:05	—
85	Oscar KlefbomDEDM	EDM	5	61	0.08	167	3.0%	23:59	—
86	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	5	59	0.08	88	5.7%	23:22	14%▲1.8
87	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	5	58	0.09	107	4.7%	19:15	4.1%▲3.7
88	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	5	53	0.09	117	4.3%	20:15	99%
89	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	5	52	0.10	84	6.0%	19:29	6.0%▲5.1
90	Danny DeKeyserDDET	DET	5	52	0.10	59	8.5%	21:58	—
91	Devon ToewsDNYI	NYI	5	48	0.10	81	6.2%	17:54	62%▼1
92	Filip HronekDDET	DET	5	46	0.11	73	6.8%	19:58	91%▲14
93	Mike GreenDDET	DET	5	43	0.12	92	5.4%	21:41	—
94	Brad HuntDMIN	MIN	5	42	0.12	75	6.7%	14:53	—
95	Nick LeddyDNYI	NYI	4	82	0.05	116	3.4%	21:33	0.0%
96	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	4	82	0.05	111	3.6%	20:33	5.0%▲4.3
97	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	4	82	0.05	116	3.4%	19:54	9.0%▲8.6
98	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	4	81	0.05	84	4.8%	19:29	24%▲21
99	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	4	79	0.05	104	3.8%	18:44	0.1%
100	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	4	78	0.05	108	3.7%	19:16	—

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