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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen

2024-25All 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 2024-25: Cale Makar (COL), 30 G.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen, 2024-25, All situations
#	Player	Team	G	GP	Per game	SOG	SH%
1	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	30	80	0.38	246	12.2%	25:43	96th	77th	100%▲1
2	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	23	81	0.28	298	7.7%	26:45	34th	89th	100%
3	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	20	74	0.27	179	11.2%	21:04	62nd	51st	99%
4	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	18	81	0.22	231	7.8%	22:59	15th	72nd	83%▲10
5	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	17	73	0.23	200	8.5%	24:14	33rd	56th	100%▲1
6	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	16	78	0.21	171	9.4%	23:23	57th	63rd	88%▲8.6
7	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	16	68	0.24	192	8.3%	25:44	54th	53rd	100%
8	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	16	64	0.25	125	12.8%	23:45	68th	91st	37%▼42
9	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	15	79	0.19	181	8.3%	23:05	84th	57th	93%▲11
10	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	15	77	0.19	132	11.4%	25:07	84th	54th	98%▲5.2
11	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	14	82	0.17	235	6.0%	23:28	99th	48th	100%
12	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	14	80	0.17	172	8.1%	24:23	83rd	49th	99%▲3.2
13	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	14	75	0.19	134	10.4%	22:18	8th	87th	98%▲9.6
14	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	11	82	0.13	191	5.8%	23:14	36th	82nd	95%
15	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	11	81	0.14	163	6.7%	23:59	32nd	61st	94%▼3.9
16	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	11	80	0.14	195	5.6%	22:57	95th	87th	42%▲18
17	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	11	80	0.14	195	5.6%	24:27	56th	92nd	99%▲2.9
18	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	11	62	0.18	137	8.0%	22:05	26th	80th	89%▲12
19	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	10	82	0.12	156	6.4%	21:53	47th	72nd	18%▼31
20	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	10	80	0.13	145	6.9%	21:33	88th	38th	53%▼22
21	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	10	78	0.13	124	8.1%	25:32	39th	82nd	94%▼4.2
22	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	10	76	0.13	138	7.2%	24:35	95th	82nd	62%▼1
23	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	10	74	0.14	135	7.4%	23:15	16th	79th	99%▲6.8
24	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	10	71	0.14	196	5.1%	23:16	50th	31st	98%▼1.2
25	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	10	69	0.14	123	8.1%	22:04	80th	43rd	32%▲31
26	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	9	80	0.11	179	5.0%	23:01	49th	56th	83%▼12
27	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	9	74	0.12	164	5.5%	23:32	33rd	94th	47%▼16
28	Cam FowlerDSTL	STL	9	68	0.13	88	10.2%	21:33	46th	44th	14%▲1.8
29	Dante FabbroDCBJ	CBJ	9	68	0.13	89	10.1%	20:54	39th	80th	3.2%▲3.1
30	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	9	65	0.14	143	6.3%	22:12	99th	68th	77%▲9.5
31	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	9	64	0.14	186	4.8%	19:51	76th	83rd	84%▲12
32	Seth JonesDFLA	FLA	9	63	0.14	129	7.0%	24:38	13th	85th	80%▲32
33	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	9	53	0.17	150	6.0%	25:02	46th	63rd	98%▼0.5
34	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	8	82	0.10	139	5.8%	24:30	70th	61st	67%▼7.1
35	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	8	82	0.10	162	4.9%	25:04	20th	94th	100%▲0.6
36	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	8	81	0.10	184	4.3%	24:10	36th	49th	93%▼7.2
37	Philip BrobergDSTL	STL	8	68	0.12	97	8.2%	20:30	60th	74th	66%▲50
38	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	8	67	0.12	97	8.2%	21:52	37th	72nd	5.7%▲5.3
39	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	7	82	0.09	112	6.3%	21:11	32nd	56th	23%▼19
40	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	7	82	0.09	126	5.6%	21:23	65th	51st	76%▼5.1
41	Brett KulakDEDM	EDM	7	82	0.09	135	5.2%	20:32	86th	26th	0.3%
42	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	7	82	0.09	100	7.0%	23:21	21st	68th	36%▼27
43	Michael KesselringDUTA	UTA	7	82	0.09	150	4.7%	17:41	80th	38th	8.9%▲8.3
44	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	7	82	0.09	94	7.4%	22:42	37th	61st	96%▲6.5
45	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	7	79	0.09	114	6.1%	18:53	98th	51st	4.1%▲3.4
46	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	7	79	0.09	139	5.0%	21:19	32nd	53rd	53%▲30
47	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	7	78	0.09	86	8.1%	21:07	25th	89th	42%▲33
48	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	7	74	0.09	110	6.4%	21:57	19th	72nd	64%▲26
49	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	7	71	0.10	121	5.8%	21:09	81st	38th	84%▲40
50	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	7	70	0.10	122	5.7%	18:31	97th	5th	96%▲16
51	Jamie DrysdaleDPHI	PHI	7	70	0.10	63	11.1%	19:55	67th	45th	55%▲46
52	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	7	67	0.10	128	5.5%	22:00	91st	51st	91%▲28
53	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	7	66	0.11	107	6.5%	20:27	42nd	35th	10%▲8.2
54	Jake WalmanDEDM	EDM	7	65	0.11	164	4.3%	22:46	10th	70th	33%▲30
55	Olen ZellwegerDANA	ANA	7	62	0.11	130	5.4%	18:58	7th	46th	31%▲28
56	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	7	50	0.14	98	7.1%	23:40	40th	93rd	97%▲6.2
57	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	6	82	0.07	174	3.4%	20:57	98th	80th	50%▼14
58	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	6	82	0.07	91	6.6%	22:44	24th	63rd	99%▲3.1
59	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	6	80	0.07	149	4.0%	25:05	27th	92nd	85%▼7.8
60	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	6	80	0.07	110	5.5%	21:34	97th	83rd	16%▲4.6
61	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	6	80	0.07	95	6.3%	17:52	16th	41st	20%▲18
62	Mikey AndersonDLAK	LAK	6	77	0.08	84	7.1%	22:41	93rd	72nd	7.3%▲6.9
63	Dmitry OrlovDCAR	CAR	6	76	0.08	117	5.1%	20:00	98th	40th	35%▲21
64	Niko MikkolaDFLA	FLA	6	76	0.08	116	5.2%	20:12	92nd	45th	4.9%▲4.4
65	Nick PerbixDTBL	TBL	6	74	0.08	66	9.1%	14:41	66th	13th	0.1%
66	Joel EdmundsonDLAK	LAK	6	73	0.08	91	6.6%	20:35	92nd	28th	4.0%▲3.9
67	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	6	73	0.08	108	5.6%	17:18	78th	20th	99%▲3.2
68	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	6	71	0.08	87	6.9%	20:48	53rd	71st	4.1%▲3.7
69	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	6	70	0.09	91	6.6%	19:03	12th	57th	9.4%▲6.2
70	Timothy LiljegrenDSJS	SJS	6	68	0.09	102	5.9%	19:12	8th	75th	4.8%▲4.7
71	Justin BarronDNSH	NSH	6	62	0.10	73	8.2%	17:26	38th	17th	0.1%
72	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	6	60	0.10	95	6.3%	21:08	77th	90th	4.0%▲3.9
73	Kaiden GuhleDMTL	MTL	6	55	0.11	71	8.5%	21:11	23rd	98th	19%▲18
74	Will BorgenDNYR	NYR	5	84	0.06	81	6.2%	17:05	17th	91st	4.1%▲3.8
75	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	5	82	0.06	97	5.2%	20:07	90th	38th	24%▲21
76	Vladislav GavrikovDLAK	LAK	5	82	0.06	112	4.5%	23:05	94th	54th	41%▼5.9
77	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	5	82	0.06	144	3.5%	16:50	99th	16th	61%▼11
78	Martin FehérváryDWSH	WSH	5	81	0.06	76	6.6%	19:00	61st	74th	27%▼7.7
79	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	5	80	0.06	99	5.1%	22:11	55th	66th	37%▼31
80	Nate SchmidtDFLA	FLA	5	80	0.06	70	7.1%	16:32	91st	11th	4.9%▲4.5
81	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	5	79	0.06	167	3.0%	23:34	61st	78th	99%▲2.4
82	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	5	78	0.06	79	6.3%	21:24	6th	77th	15%▼2.1
83	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	5	78	0.06	131	3.8%	16:17	89th	9th	96%▲10
84	Mason LohreiDBOS	BOS	5	77	0.06	92	5.4%	19:32	35th	59th	22%▲21
85	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	5	76	0.07	188	2.7%	22:22	87th	24th	69%▼13
86	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	5	76	0.07	115	4.3%	15:57	73rd	26th	55%▲32
87	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	5	74	0.07	97	5.2%	21:05	59th	40th	10%▼1.4
88	Ryker EvansDSEA	SEA	5	73	0.07	59	8.5%	19:29	22nd	52nd	14%▲13
89	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	5	68	0.07	74	6.8%	17:00	88th	16th	0.1%
90	Pavel MintyukovDANA	ANA	5	68	0.07	69	7.2%	17:36	1st	71st	31%▲29
91	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	5	61	0.08	83	6.0%	23:54	56th	36th	91%▲14
92	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	5	50	0.10	108	4.6%	25:10	64th	77th	99%▲4.3
93	Alec MartinezDCHI	CHI	5	44	0.11	38	13.2%	18:44	2nd	99th	—
94	Cody CeciDDAL	DAL	4	85	0.05	90	4.4%	21:13	10th	95th	0.3%
95	Ryan McDonaghDTBL	TBL	4	82	0.05	78	5.1%	20:22	87th	89th	7.3%▲6.8
96	Jamie OleksiakDSEA	SEA	4	82	0.05	66	6.1%	18:47	21st	59th	7.1%▲6.9
97	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	4	82	0.05	78	5.1%	19:11	64th	65th	14%▲11
98	Alex VlasicDCHI	CHI	4	82	0.05	103	3.9%	23:16	3rd	98th	9.0%▲7.7
99	Zach BogosianDMIN	MIN	4	81	0.05	79	5.1%	15:48	21st	35th	0.4%
100	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	4	81	0.05	109	3.7%	21:14	28th	78th	13%▲11

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