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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2020-21All situationsThrough 57 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 2020-21: Jakob Chychrun (ARI), 18 G.

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%
1	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	18	56	0.32	176	10.2%	23:23	99%
2	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	16	56	0.29	154	10.4%	25:38	69%▼13
3	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	12	55	0.22	128	9.4%	22:44	0.1%
4	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	11	35	0.31	101	10.9%	25:05	50%▲34
5	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	10	55	0.18	180	5.6%	22:43	84%▲12
6	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	10	52	0.19	128	7.8%	23:47	99%▲2.4
7	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	9	56	0.16	142	6.3%	22:57	—
8	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	9	54	0.17	136	6.6%	25:03	93%▲11
9	Alec MartinezDVGK	VGK	9	53	0.17	85	10.6%	22:34	—
10	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	9	53	0.17	79	11.4%	22:26	5.0%▲4.3
11	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	9	53	0.17	121	7.4%	24:46	62%▼1
12	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	9	41	0.22	85	10.6%	19:56	96%▲16
13	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	8	56	0.14	101	7.9%	26:23	22%▲12
14	Tyson BarrieDEDM	EDM	8	56	0.14	146	5.5%	21:24	—
15	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	8	55	0.15	121	6.6%	24:58	99%▲4.3
16	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	8	53	0.15	161	5.0%	22:33	91%▲28
17	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	8	52	0.15	110	7.3%	23:36	95%
18	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	8	51	0.16	83	9.6%	19:49	35%▲21
19	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	8	48	0.17	141	5.7%	24:21	98%▼0.5
20	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	8	44	0.18	104	7.7%	24:19	100%▲1
21	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	7	56	0.13	138	5.1%	26:09	50%▼14
22	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	7	56	0.13	117	6.0%	24:16	55%▼22
23	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	7	56	0.13	126	5.6%	25:00	36%▼27
24	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	7	55	0.13	132	5.3%	24:39	47%▼16
25	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	7	54	0.13	94	7.4%	22:05	10%▲8.2
26	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	7	53	0.13	108	6.5%	22:42	0.2%
27	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	7	50	0.14	94	7.4%	20:29	83%▲10
28	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	7	41	0.17	126	5.6%	24:26	4.0%▲3.7
29	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	7	35	0.20	79	8.9%	24:22	100%
30	Jamie OleksiakDDAL	DAL	6	56	0.11	84	7.1%	20:29	7.1%▲6.9
31	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	6	55	0.11	109	5.5%	22:05	4.1%▲3.7
32	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	6	54	0.11	101	5.9%	22:07	93%▼7.2
33	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	6	51	0.12	89	6.7%	22:17	0.1%
34	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	6	49	0.12	120	5.0%	26:17	83%▼12
35	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	6	48	0.13	104	5.8%	22:42	—
36	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	6	48	0.13	110	5.5%	22:52	77%▲9.5
37	Vince DunnDSTL	STL	6	43	0.14	73	8.2%	19:15	89%▲12
38	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	5	56	0.09	75	6.7%	21:46	14%▲1.8
39	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	5	56	0.09	100	5.0%	23:11	37%▼31
40	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	5	56	0.09	141	3.5%	25:14	80%▲32
41	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	5	56	0.09	96	5.2%	21:13	94%▼3.9
42	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	5	56	0.09	115	4.3%	21:36	100%▲1
43	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	5	55	0.09	101	5.0%	23:37	76%▼5.1
44	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	5	55	0.09	102	4.9%	24:42	99%▲6.8
45	Nate SchmidtDVAN	VAN	5	54	0.09	76	6.6%	20:06	4.9%▲4.5
46	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	5	53	0.09	62	8.1%	21:07	64%▲26
47	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	5	52	0.10	78	6.4%	16:00	0.1%
48	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	5	51	0.10	92	5.4%	24:00	97%▲6.2
49	Brendan SmithDNYR	NYR	5	48	0.10	58	8.6%	16:26	—
50	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	5	48	0.10	79	6.3%	23:13	9.0%▲8.6
51	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	5	47	0.11	92	5.4%	18:10	61%▼11
52	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	5	46	0.11	85	5.9%	19:47	4.1%▲3.7
53	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	5	44	0.11	99	5.1%	22:22	—
54	Mike MathesonDPIT	PIT	5	44	0.11	86	5.8%	18:38	85%▼7.8
55	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	5	43	0.12	94	5.3%	19:57	42%▲18
56	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	5	37	0.14	80	6.3%	19:45	0.1%
57	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	5	35	0.14	75	6.7%	23:46	—
58	Adam LarssonDEDM	EDM	4	56	0.07	52	7.7%	19:39	23%▼19
59	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	4	56	0.07	82	4.9%	21:03	3.2%▲3
60	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	4	56	0.07	116	3.4%	23:33	99%▲3.2
61	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	4	56	0.07	108	3.7%	21:58	98%▲5.2
62	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	4	55	0.07	89	4.5%	22:48	0.3%
63	Nikita ZaitsevDOTT	OTT	4	55	0.07	70	5.7%	22:44	—
64	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	4	54	0.07	110	3.6%	23:25	—
65	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	4	53	0.08	103	3.9%	21:35	—
66	Michael Del ZottoDCBJ	CBJ	4	53	0.08	77	5.2%	17:53	—
67	Cody CeciDPIT	PIT	4	53	0.08	58	6.9%	18:31	0.3%
68	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	4	50	0.08	85	4.7%	21:54	7.3%▲6.8
69	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	4	49	0.08	73	5.5%	22:17	8.3%▲7.7
70	Colin MillerDBUF	BUF	4	48	0.08	64	6.3%	18:00	0.0%
71	Danny DeKeyserDDET	DET	4	47	0.09	43	9.3%	18:06	—
72	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	4	47	0.09	89	4.5%	20:01	53%▼22
73	Brian DumoulinDPIT	PIT	4	41	0.10	50	8.0%	22:21	0.4%
74	Wyatt KalynukDCHI	CHI	4	21	0.19	26	15.4%	16:16	—
75	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	3	56	0.05	86	3.5%	22:11	—
76	Alex GoligoskiDARI	ARI	3	56	0.05	72	4.2%	23:00	—
77	Marc StaalDDET	DET	3	56	0.05	53	5.7%	18:25	—
78	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	3	56	0.05	113	2.7%	17:15	—
79	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	3	56	0.05	91	3.3%	22:29	9.4%▲6.2
80	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	3	56	0.05	98	3.1%	22:48	100%
81	Joel EdmundsonDMTL	MTL	3	55	0.05	77	3.9%	20:03	4.0%▲3.9
82	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	3	55	0.05	100	3.0%	21:53	67%▼7.1
83	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	3	54	0.06	100	3.0%	21:58	32%▲31
84	Patrik NemethDCOL	COL	3	52	0.06	53	5.7%	18:01	—
85	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	3	52	0.06	104	2.9%	20:44	18%▼31
86	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	3	52	0.06	101	3.0%	22:59	16%▲4.6
87	John MarinoDPIT	PIT	3	52	0.06	56	5.4%	20:44	18%▲13
88	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	3	50	0.06	78	3.8%	22:09	6.0%▲5.1
89	Marco ScandellaDSTL	STL	3	49	0.06	55	5.5%	19:57	—
90	Haydn FleuryDANA	ANA	3	47	0.06	62	4.8%	15:24	0.1%
91	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	3	47	0.06	39	7.7%	18:23	10%▲6.1
92	Andrej SekeraDDAL	DAL	3	46	0.07	33	9.1%	15:38	—
93	Justin SchultzDWSH	WSH	3	46	0.07	67	4.5%	19:01	—
94	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI	ARI	3	46	0.07	83	3.6%	20:58	43%▲32
95	Henri JokiharjuDBUF	BUF	3	46	0.07	50	6.0%	18:23	0.1%
96	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	3	46	0.07	69	4.3%	16:24	98%▼1.2
97	Troy StecherDDET	DET	3	44	0.07	55	5.5%	17:19	0.2%
98	Ian MitchellDCHI	CHI	3	39	0.08	23	13.0%	15:02	—
99	Anton StralmanDFLA	FLA	3	38	0.08	38	7.9%	18:57	—
100	Travis HamonicDVAN	VAN	3	38	0.08	79	3.8%	19:22	0.1%

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