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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 2022-23: Erik Karlsson (SJS), 25 G.

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%
1	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	25	82	0.30	209	12.0%	25:37	95%
2	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	22	82	0.27	275	8.0%	21:46	84%▲12
3	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	18	82	0.22	255	7.1%	23:13	50%▼14
4	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	18	81	0.22	188	9.6%	21:49	18%▼31
5	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	18	67	0.27	269	6.7%	25:10	98%▼0.5
6	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	17	60	0.28	176	9.7%	26:23	100%▲1
7	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	16	80	0.20	242	6.6%	24:08	83%▲10
8	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	16	78	0.21	172	9.3%	24:14	99%▲3.2
9	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	15	78	0.19	204	7.4%	25:48	100%▲1
10	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	14	82	0.17	130	10.8%	18:41	39%▲21
11	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	14	81	0.17	149	9.4%	23:40	89%▲12
12	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	14	71	0.20	216	6.5%	23:24	50%▲34
13	Tyson BarrieDNSH	NSH	13	85	0.15	163	8.0%	19:47	—
14	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	13	82	0.16	209	6.2%	23:26	42%▲18
15	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	13	78	0.17	206	6.3%	20:23	98%▼1.2
16	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	13	75	0.17	155	8.4%	20:49	96%▲16
17	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	12	82	0.15	203	5.9%	23:30	69%▼13
18	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	12	82	0.15	159	7.5%	24:23	99%▲6.8
19	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	12	72	0.17	178	6.7%	24:27	80%▲32
20	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	12	64	0.19	161	7.5%	24:51	47%▼16
21	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	11	82	0.13	196	5.6%	23:23	55%▼22
22	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	11	79	0.14	149	7.4%	21:49	10%▲8.2
23	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	11	79	0.14	159	6.9%	24:05	94%▼3.9
24	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	11	79	0.14	206	5.3%	25:29	99%▲4.3
25	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	11	73	0.15	170	6.5%	23:59	4.0%▲3.7
26	Tony DeAngeloDPHI	PHI	11	70	0.16	174	6.3%	22:04	24%▲18
27	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	11	68	0.16	165	6.7%	24:58	83%▼12
28	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	10	82	0.12	130	7.7%	24:10	14%▲1.8
29	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	10	82	0.12	142	7.0%	21:56	32%▲31
30	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	10	80	0.13	158	6.3%	23:11	17%▲15
31	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	10	79	0.13	156	6.4%	23:49	98%▲5.2
32	John KlingbergDMIN	MIN	10	67	0.15	112	8.9%	20:37	0.2%
33	Bowen ByramDCOL	COL	10	42	0.24	65	15.4%	21:53	96%▲6.5
34	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	9	82	0.11	135	6.7%	18:47	9.0%▲8.3
35	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	9	81	0.11	145	6.2%	26:14	22%▲12
36	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	9	79	0.11	113	8.0%	21:57	64%▲26
37	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	9	78	0.12	135	6.7%	21:28	77%▲9.5
38	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	9	76	0.12	185	4.9%	23:43	93%▲11
39	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	9	75	0.12	76	11.8%	19:15	7.1%▲6.9
40	Sean DurziDLAK	LAK	9	72	0.13	110	8.2%	19:47	38%▲36
41	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	9	64	0.14	124	7.3%	21:42	91%▲14
42	Jake WalmanDDET	DET	9	63	0.14	140	6.4%	19:43	33%▲30
43	Jakob ChychrunDOTT	OTT	9	48	0.19	144	6.3%	22:42	99%
44	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	9	40	0.23	124	7.3%	23:23	99%▲2.4
45	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	8	82	0.10	143	5.6%	23:38	23%▼19
46	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	8	82	0.10	199	4.0%	21:12	76%▼11
47	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	8	82	0.10	116	6.9%	19:55	37%▼31
48	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	8	82	0.10	156	5.1%	18:31	100%
49	Ryan GravesDNJD	NJD	8	78	0.10	141	5.7%	19:57	0.1%
50	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	8	55	0.15	136	5.9%	21:26	91%▲28
51	Calle RosenDSTL	STL	8	49	0.16	62	12.9%	15:36	0.0%
52	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	8	48	0.17	126	6.3%	24:27	85%▼7.8
53	J.J. MoserDARI	ARI	7	82	0.09	93	7.5%	21:03	22%▲19
54	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	7	81	0.09	102	6.9%	19:57	9.4%▲6.2
55	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	7	81	0.09	111	6.3%	20:24	67%▼7.1
56	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	7	81	0.09	176	4.0%	22:39	53%▼22
57	Connor MurphyDCHI	CHI	7	80	0.09	85	8.2%	19:23	6.0%▲5.1
58	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	7	80	0.09	165	4.2%	25:06	62%▼1
59	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	7	78	0.09	154	4.5%	25:40	100%
60	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	7	76	0.09	131	5.3%	21:59	16%▲4.6
61	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	7	75	0.09	97	7.2%	19:04	0.8%
62	Justin SchultzDSEA	SEA	7	73	0.10	98	7.1%	17:47	—
63	Nate SchmidtDWPG	WPG	7	71	0.10	101	6.9%	18:28	4.9%▲4.5
64	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	7	71	0.10	81	8.6%	19:20	14%▲11
65	Erik GustafssonDTOR	TOR	7	70	0.10	122	5.7%	19:46	3.2%▲3.2
66	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	7	67	0.10	105	6.7%	22:18	97%▲6.2
67	Dmitry OrlovDBOS	BOS	7	66	0.11	124	5.6%	22:33	35%▲21
68	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	7	63	0.11	126	5.6%	18:35	0.0%
69	Jani HakanpääDDAL	DAL	6	82	0.07	86	7.0%	19:20	—
70	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	6	82	0.07	119	5.0%	21:02	0.1%
71	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	6	82	0.07	115	5.2%	23:01	36%▼27
72	Andrew PeekeDCBJ	CBJ	6	80	0.07	90	6.7%	21:15	6.5%▲6.2
73	Colin MillerDDAL	DAL	6	79	0.08	106	5.7%	16:46	0.0%
74	Olli MaattaDDET	DET	6	78	0.08	62	9.7%	18:42	0.2%
75	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	6	78	0.08	93	6.5%	14:07	4.1%▲3.4
76	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	6	76	0.08	119	5.0%	21:30	9.0%▲8.6
77	Travis HamonicDOTT	OTT	6	75	0.08	136	4.4%	18:34	0.1%
78	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	6	75	0.08	93	6.5%	19:34	5.7%▲5.5
79	Vladislav GavrikovDLAK	LAK	6	72	0.08	89	6.7%	21:58	41%▼5.9
80	Timothy LiljegrenDTOR	TOR	6	67	0.09	84	7.1%	17:55	4.8%▲4.7
81	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	6	67	0.09	91	6.6%	20:00	27%▼7.7
82	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	6	61	0.10	97	6.2%	21:39	3.2%▲3
83	Nils LundkvistDDAL	DAL	6	60	0.10	94	6.4%	16:19	5.6%▲5.5
84	Michael StoneDCGY	CGY	6	48	0.13	92	6.5%	13:19	—
85	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	5	82	0.06	144	3.5%	22:01	0.3%
86	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	5	82	0.06	126	4.0%	20:54	10%▼1.4
87	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	5	82	0.06	140	3.6%	23:09	100%▲0.6
88	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	5	81	0.06	79	6.3%	15:43	20%▲18
89	Connor CliftonDBOS	BOS	5	78	0.06	93	5.4%	17:51	7.4%▲6.7
90	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	5	77	0.06	109	4.6%	20:37	0.1%
91	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	5	77	0.06	90	5.6%	21:40	7.3%▲6.9
92	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	5	76	0.07	110	4.5%	20:36	13%▲11
93	Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT	PIT	5	75	0.07	108	4.6%	15:15	0.1%
94	Sebastian AhoDNYI	NYI	5	71	0.07	89	5.6%	16:46	—
95	Nick PerbixDTBL	TBL	5	69	0.07	111	4.5%	15:24	0.1%
96	Jeff PetryDPIT	PIT	5	61	0.08	113	4.4%	22:21	0.1%
97	Zach WhitecloudDVGK	VGK	5	59	0.08	64	7.8%	17:07	7.3%▲6.7
98	Derek ForbortDBOS	BOS	5	54	0.09	38	13.2%	17:44	0.0%
99	Arber XhekajDMTL	MTL	5	51	0.10	75	6.7%	15:16	10%▲6.3
100	Adam BoqvistDCBJ	CBJ	5	46	0.11	68	7.4%	18:38	0.0%

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