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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2021-22All 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 2021-22: Cale Makar (COL), 28 G.

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2021-22, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%
1	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	28	77	0.36	240	11.7%	25:40	100%▲1
2	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	23	80	0.29	281	8.2%	25:33	98%▼0.5
3	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	20	82	0.24	219	9.1%	25:05	93%▲11
4	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	17	78	0.22	195	8.7%	23:49	99%▲2.4
5	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	16	76	0.21	167	9.6%	23:12	55%▼22
6	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	15	61	0.25	180	8.3%	24:55	50%▲34
7	Shayne GostisbehereDARI	ARI	14	82	0.17	151	9.3%	22:11	96%▲16
8	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	14	78	0.18	205	6.8%	23:08	91%▲28
9	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	13	80	0.16	227	5.7%	24:39	4.0%▲3.7
10	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	13	80	0.16	170	7.6%	24:01	100%▲1
11	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	13	80	0.16	190	6.8%	21:28	98%▼1.2
12	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	13	66	0.20	158	8.2%	25:22	62%▼1
13	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	12	81	0.15	205	5.9%	19:48	100%
14	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	12	79	0.15	173	6.9%	23:40	99%▲3.2
15	Dmitry OrlovDWSH	WSH	12	76	0.16	127	9.4%	20:58	35%▲21
16	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	11	81	0.14	204	5.4%	22:26	76%▼11
17	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	11	81	0.14	153	7.2%	17:54	83%▲10
18	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	11	80	0.14	158	7.0%	23:36	9.4%▲6.2
19	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	11	78	0.14	158	7.0%	23:54	99%▲6.8
20	Mike MathesonDPIT	PIT	11	74	0.15	140	7.9%	18:48	85%▼7.8
21	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	11	68	0.16	216	5.1%	25:40	100%
22	Adam BoqvistDCBJ	CBJ	11	52	0.21	64	17.2%	17:03	0.0%
23	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	10	82	0.12	203	4.9%	26:09	50%▼14
24	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	10	82	0.12	221	4.5%	23:44	76%▼5.1
25	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	10	81	0.12	189	5.3%	21:18	53%▼22
26	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	10	78	0.13	214	4.7%	25:47	47%▼16
27	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	10	78	0.13	166	6.0%	24:38	97%▲6.2
28	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	10	71	0.14	145	6.9%	21:13	42%▲18
29	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	10	65	0.15	116	8.6%	21:09	10%▲8.2
30	Carson SoucyDSEA	SEA	10	64	0.16	97	10.3%	17:40	0.1%
31	Tony DeAngeloDCAR	CAR	10	64	0.16	151	6.6%	19:49	24%▲18
32	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	10	50	0.20	117	8.5%	23:28	95%
33	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	9	82	0.11	184	4.9%	21:09	18%▼31
34	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	9	79	0.11	170	5.3%	24:53	36%▼27
35	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	9	76	0.12	124	7.3%	24:25	14%▲1.8
36	Ben ChiarotDFLA	FLA	9	74	0.12	143	6.3%	22:51	13%▲11
37	Oliver KylingtonDCGY	CGY	9	73	0.12	138	6.5%	18:10	—
38	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	9	71	0.13	203	4.4%	25:03	69%▼13
39	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	9	64	0.14	119	7.6%	20:34	0.0%
40	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	9	62	0.15	197	4.6%	21:13	84%▲12
41	Kevin ShattenkirkDANA	ANA	8	82	0.10	163	4.9%	21:25	—
42	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	8	82	0.10	119	6.7%	22:17	23%▼19
43	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	8	80	0.10	203	3.9%	23:22	93%▼7.2
44	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	8	79	0.10	96	8.3%	19:39	27%▼7.7
45	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	8	77	0.10	139	5.8%	17:17	—
46	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	8	76	0.11	150	5.3%	25:15	100%
47	Mark GiordanoDTOR	TOR	8	75	0.11	151	5.3%	20:53	—
48	Anton StralmanDARI	ARI	8	74	0.11	95	8.4%	21:20	—
49	Zach WhitecloudDVGK	VGK	8	59	0.14	94	8.5%	18:48	7.3%▲6.7
50	Ryan SuterDDAL	DAL	7	82	0.09	118	5.9%	23:39	—
51	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	7	82	0.09	102	6.9%	20:36	64%▲26
52	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	7	82	0.09	187	3.7%	23:02	100%▲0.6
53	Dmitry KulikovDMIN	MIN	7	80	0.09	74	9.5%	18:12	3.2%▲3.1
54	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	7	80	0.09	123	5.7%	22:58	67%▼7.1
55	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	7	78	0.09	149	4.7%	22:28	98%▲5.2
56	Tyson BarrieDEDM	EDM	7	73	0.10	149	4.7%	18:58	—
57	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	7	73	0.10	121	5.8%	20:41	89%▲12
58	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	7	70	0.10	148	4.7%	21:42	0.3%
59	Jake BeanDCBJ	CBJ	7	67	0.10	90	7.8%	20:34	0.1%
60	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	7	59	0.12	173	4.0%	26:12	83%▼12
61	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	7	57	0.12	116	6.0%	23:06	0.1%
62	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	7	47	0.15	141	5.0%	23:00	99%
63	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	7	39	0.18	99	7.1%	25:44	22%▲12
64	Chris TanevDCGY	CGY	6	82	0.07	88	6.8%	20:28	6.0%▲5
65	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	6	81	0.07	92	6.5%	21:02	10%▲6.1
66	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	6	80	0.07	135	4.4%	23:34	37%▼42
67	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	6	79	0.08	125	4.8%	19:42	0.3%
68	Erik GudbransonDCGY	CGY	6	78	0.08	129	4.7%	18:08	0.1%
69	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	6	76	0.08	145	4.1%	23:29	77%▲9.5
70	Ryan GravesDNJD	NJD	6	75	0.08	111	5.4%	20:43	0.1%
71	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	6	74	0.08	139	4.3%	22:13	0.2%
72	Justin BraunDNYR	NYR	6	69	0.09	73	8.2%	19:33	—
73	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	6	68	0.09	124	4.8%	22:07	0.1%
74	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	6	67	0.09	92	6.5%	18:59	32%▲16
75	Vladislav GavrikovDCBJ	CBJ	5	80	0.06	108	4.6%	22:17	41%▼5.9
76	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDVAN	VAN	5	79	0.06	168	3.0%	22:19	43%▲32
77	Cody CeciDEDM	EDM	5	78	0.06	102	4.9%	20:54	0.3%
78	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	5	78	0.06	194	2.6%	26:13	80%▲32
79	Filip HronekDDET	DET	5	78	0.06	133	3.8%	22:02	91%▲14
80	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	5	77	0.06	114	4.4%	18:18	—
81	Nick HoldenDOTT	OTT	5	76	0.07	75	6.7%	19:51	—
82	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	5	76	0.07	88	5.7%	19:21	0.1%
83	Brett KulakDEDM	EDM	5	74	0.07	92	5.4%	17:45	0.3%
84	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	5	73	0.07	126	4.0%	23:26	5.0%▲4.3
85	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	5	71	0.07	142	3.5%	22:30	17%▲15
86	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	5	70	0.07	156	3.2%	24:53	99%▲4.3
87	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	5	67	0.07	79	6.3%	21:39	9.0%▲8.6
88	Luke SchennDVAN	VAN	5	66	0.08	78	6.4%	17:13	7.3%▲6.9
89	Ty SmithDNJD	NJD	5	66	0.08	77	6.5%	17:30	—
90	Timothy LiljegrenDTOR	TOR	5	61	0.08	79	6.3%	16:24	4.8%▲4.7
91	Ethan BearDCAR	CAR	5	58	0.09	97	5.2%	16:05	0.0%
92	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	5	56	0.09	122	4.1%	21:08	10%▼1.4
93	Caleb JonesDCHI	CHI	5	51	0.10	57	8.8%	16:43	0.1%
94	Rasmus SandinDTOR	TOR	5	51	0.10	46	10.9%	16:58	14%▲11
95	Bowen ByramDCOL	COL	5	30	0.17	49	10.2%	18:48	96%▲6.5
96	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	4	82	0.05	68	5.9%	21:19	—
97	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	4	82	0.05	152	2.6%	22:40	94%▼3.9
98	Jamie DrysdaleDANA	ANA	4	81	0.05	137	2.9%	19:53	55%▲46
99	Jani HakanpääDDAL	DAL	4	80	0.05	68	5.9%	16:13	—
100	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	4	79	0.05	165	2.4%	23:32	16%▲4.6

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