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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: Zach Werenski (CBJ), 20 G.

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2019-20, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%
1	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	20	63	0.32	187	10.7%	23:59	100%
2	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	16	70	0.23	225	7.1%	24:11	4.0%▲3.7
3	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	16	69	0.23	260	6.2%	25:47	98%▼0.5
4	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	15	69	0.22	189	7.9%	24:38	99%▲2.4
5	Tony DeAngeloDNYR	NYR	15	68	0.22	149	10.1%	19:17	24%▲18
6	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	15	65	0.23	185	8.1%	24:00	—
7	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	15	61	0.25	177	8.5%	25:44	47%▼16
8	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	14	47	0.30	170	8.2%	23:17	84%▲12
9	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	13	71	0.18	219	5.9%	22:14	91%▲28
10	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	13	69	0.19	150	8.7%	24:51	36%▼27
11	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	12	70	0.17	225	5.3%	25:25	50%▼14
12	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	12	63	0.19	149	8.1%	22:26	99%
13	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	12	62	0.19	112	10.7%	22:34	10%▲8.2
14	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	12	57	0.21	121	9.9%	21:01	100%▲1
15	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	11	71	0.15	158	7.0%	23:39	0.1%
16	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	11	66	0.17	155	7.1%	24:04	93%▲11
17	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	10	70	0.14	118	8.5%	20:22	98%▲5.2
18	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	10	68	0.15	163	6.1%	22:24	10%▼1.4
19	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	10	64	0.16	162	6.2%	23:00	37%▼42
20	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	9	71	0.13	138	6.5%	16:16	89%▲12
21	Ben ChiarotDMTL	MTL	9	69	0.13	130	6.9%	23:08	13%▲11
22	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	9	69	0.13	134	6.7%	18:57	0.1%
23	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	9	66	0.14	135	6.7%	23:01	43%▲32
24	Filip HronekDDET	DET	9	65	0.14	125	7.2%	23:54	91%▲14
25	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	9	61	0.15	144	6.3%	20:29	0.0%
26	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	9	59	0.15	117	7.7%	21:59	14%▲1.8
27	Mark PysykDFLA	FLA	9	58	0.16	64	14.1%	12:45	—
28	Kevin ShattenkirkDTBL	TBL	8	70	0.11	131	6.1%	18:54	—
29	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	8	70	0.11	125	6.4%	18:54	99%▲6.8
30	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	8	69	0.12	111	7.2%	24:38	—
31	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	8	69	0.12	114	7.0%	22:58	9.4%▲6.2
32	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	8	69	0.12	110	7.3%	20:09	67%▼7.1
33	Matt NiskanenDPHI	PHI	8	68	0.12	126	6.3%	21:54	—
34	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	8	68	0.12	154	5.2%	23:22	77%▲9.5
35	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	8	68	0.12	163	4.9%	23:46	99%▲4.3
36	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	8	68	0.12	126	6.3%	21:53	100%
37	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	8	67	0.12	139	5.8%	20:41	18%▼31
38	Brad HuntDMIN	MIN	8	59	0.14	106	7.5%	15:08	—
39	Mike MathesonDFLA	FLA	8	59	0.14	104	7.7%	18:02	85%▼7.8
40	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	8	49	0.16	114	7.0%	23:30	—
41	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	7	70	0.10	168	4.2%	22:34	76%▼11
42	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	7	68	0.10	151	4.6%	22:07	—
43	Joel EdmundsonDCAR	CAR	7	68	0.10	97	7.2%	18:27	4.0%▲3.9
44	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	7	67	0.10	141	5.0%	25:49	22%▲12
45	Nate SchmidtDVGK	VGK	7	59	0.12	112	6.3%	21:41	4.9%▲4.5
46	Carson SoucyDMIN	MIN	7	55	0.13	61	11.5%	15:38	0.1%
47	Mark BorowieckiDOTT	OTT	7	53	0.13	63	11.1%	17:56	—
48	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	7	45	0.16	77	9.1%	20:07	93%▼7.2
49	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	6	71	0.08	186	3.2%	26:00	83%▼12
50	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	6	71	0.08	177	3.4%	23:23	32%▲31
51	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	6	69	0.09	167	3.6%	22:30	0.1%
52	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	6	69	0.09	128	4.7%	22:48	8.3%▲7.7
53	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	6	68	0.09	134	4.5%	21:30	4.1%▲3.7
54	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	6	68	0.09	145	4.1%	23:24	16%▲4.6
55	Devon ToewsDNYI	NYI	6	68	0.09	122	4.9%	20:31	62%▼1
56	Erik GustafssonDCGY	CGY	6	66	0.09	103	5.8%	20:23	3.2%▲3.2
57	Nick HoldenDVGK	VGK	6	61	0.10	101	5.9%	18:51	—
58	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	6	58	0.10	120	5.0%	22:10	0.2%
59	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	6	56	0.11	120	5.0%	24:31	95%
60	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	6	56	0.11	126	4.8%	25:17	80%▲32
61	John MarinoDPIT	PIT	6	56	0.11	61	9.8%	20:15	18%▲13
62	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	6	53	0.11	99	6.1%	21:36	—
63	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	5	71	0.07	170	2.9%	23:27	69%▼13
64	Ethan BearDEDM	EDM	5	71	0.07	99	5.1%	21:58	0.0%
65	Marc-Edouard VlasicDSJS	SJS	5	70	0.07	74	6.8%	20:18	—
66	Tyson BarrieDTOR	TOR	5	70	0.07	169	3.0%	21:53	—
67	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	5	70	0.07	132	3.8%	21:10	53%▼22
68	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	5	70	0.07	124	4.0%	19:56	94%▼3.9
69	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	5	70	0.07	127	3.9%	18:50	61%▼11
70	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	5	69	0.07	129	3.9%	19:42	—
71	Anton StralmanDFLA	FLA	5	69	0.07	89	5.6%	21:04	—
72	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	5	69	0.07	147	3.4%	20:34	55%▼22
73	Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ	CBJ	5	69	0.07	81	6.2%	18:59	41%▼5.9
74	Troy StecherDVAN	VAN	5	69	0.07	86	5.8%	15:21	0.2%
75	Zdeno CharaDBOS	BOS	5	68	0.07	86	5.8%	21:01	—
76	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	5	67	0.07	98	5.1%	19:57	0.1%
77	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	5	67	0.07	147	3.4%	22:59	50%▲34
78	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	5	67	0.07	125	4.0%	18:57	4.1%▲3.7
79	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	5	67	0.07	101	5.0%	23:10	97%▲6.2
80	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	5	65	0.08	120	4.2%	22:46	99%▲3.2
81	Dante FabbroDNSH	NSH	5	64	0.08	92	5.4%	19:02	3.2%▲3.1
82	Oscar KlefbomDEDM	EDM	5	62	0.08	159	3.1%	25:25	—
83	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	5	60	0.08	157	3.2%	23:53	—
84	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	5	59	0.08	118	4.2%	22:37	—
85	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	5	58	0.09	117	4.3%	21:15	6.0%▲5.1
86	Brandon MontourDBUF	BUF	5	54	0.09	86	5.8%	19:30	83%▲10
87	Sami VatanenDNJD	NJD	5	47	0.11	95	5.3%	21:45	—
88	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	5	42	0.12	73	6.8%	18:18	96%▲16
89	Alex GoligoskiDARI	ARI	4	70	0.06	101	4.0%	23:03	—
90	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	4	70	0.06	112	3.6%	18:07	9.0%▲8.3
91	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	4	70	0.06	96	4.2%	21:19	9.0%▲8.6
92	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	4	69	0.06	105	3.8%	22:10	35%▲21
93	Henri JokiharjuDBUF	BUF	4	69	0.06	78	5.1%	17:13	0.1%
94	Jake GardinerDCAR	CAR	4	68	0.06	87	4.6%	16:40	—
95	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	4	68	0.06	112	3.6%	18:04	0.1%
96	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	4	67	0.06	111	3.6%	20:29	0.3%
97	Ian ColeDCOL	COL	4	65	0.06	92	4.3%	17:42	4.9%▲4.3
98	Olli MaattaDCHI	CHI	4	65	0.06	80	5.0%	18:25	0.2%
99	Ben HuttonDLAK	LAK	4	65	0.06	114	3.5%	18:16	—
100	TJ BrodieDCGY	CGY	4	64	0.06	65	6.2%	20:27	—

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