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NHL Goals Leaders: Defensemen
2026-27All situationsThrough 3 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 2026-27: Evan Bouchard (EDM), 4 G.
- Early sample: teams have played at most 3 games in 2026-27. Expect big swings.
Goals: defense leaderboard
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| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Per game | SOG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 4 | 3 | 1.33 | 12 | 100% |
| 2 | Jamie OleksiakDVAN | VAN | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 7.1%▲6.9 |
| 3 | Hampus LindholmDBOS | BOS | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 2 | 17%▲15 |
| 4 | Shayne GostisbehereDCAR | CAR | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 5 | 96%▲16 |
| 5 | Rasmus RistolainenDPHI | PHI | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 4 | 8.3%▲7.7 |
| 6 | Travis SanheimDPHI | PHI | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 7 | 67%▼7.1 |
| 7 | Ryan SheaDEDM | EDM | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 1 | 16%▲11 |
| 8 | Sean DurziDNYR | NYR | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 | 38%▲36 |
| 9 | Elias PetterssonDVAN | VAN | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 | 14%▲13 |
| 10 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 98%▼0.5 |
| 11 | Jared SpurgeonDMIN | MIN | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 10%▲8.2 |
| 12 | Brian DumoulinDLAK | LAK | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Josh MansonDCOL | COL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 32%▲16 |
| 14 | Dylan DeMeloDWPG | WPG | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 5.7%▲5.5 |
| 15 | Dougie HamiltonDNJD | NJD | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 9 | 84%▲12 |
| 16 | Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 5 | 91%▲28 |
| 17 | Noah HanifinDVGK | VGK | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 4 | 53%▼22 |
| 18 | Vince DunnDSEA | SEA | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 89%▲12 |
| 19 | Alexandre CarrierDMTL | MTL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 14%▲12 |
| 20 | Jakob ChychrunDWSH | WSH | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 5 | 99% |
| 21 | Samuel GirardDPIT | PIT | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 5 | 9.0%▲8.6 |
| 22 | Mikhail SergachevDUTA | UTA | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 7 | 98%▲5.2 |
| 23 | Mario FerraroDWPG | WPG | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 15%▼2.1 |
| 24 | Miro HeiskanenDDAL | DAL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 6 | 99%▲4.3 |
| 25 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 4 | 100%▲1 |
| 26 | Charle-Edouard D'AstousDTBL | TBL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 22%▲17 |
| 27 | Quinn HughesDMIN | MIN | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 9 | 100% |
| 28 | Mattias SamuelssonDBUF | BUF | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 | 79%▲9.3 |
| 29 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 7 | 100%▲1 |
| 30 | Luke HughesDNJD | NJD | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 8 | 84%▲40 |
| 31 | Nolan AllanDSJS | SJS | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 3 | 4.8%▲4.7 |
| 32 | Declan CarlileDPIT | PIT | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 5 | 3.3%▲3.1 |
| 33 | Luca CagnoniDSJS | SJS | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 6 | 56%▲53 |
| 34 | Cole HutsonDWSH | WSH | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 4 | 87%▲46 |
| 35 | Gustav ForslingDFLA | FLA | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | 42%▲18 |
| 36 | Thomas ChabotDOTT | OTT | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | 83%▼12 |
| 37 | Ian ColeDCHI | CHI | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 4.9%▲4.3 |
| 38 | Luke SchennDVAN | VAN | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 2 | 7.3%▲6.9 |
| 39 | Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR | TOR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | 43%▲32 |
| 40 | Mattias EkholmDEDM | EDM | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 2 | 77%▲9.5 |
| 41 | Chris TanevDTOR | TOR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 6.0%▲5 |
| 42 | Nick SeelerDPHI | PHI | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 8.1%▲7.6 |
| 43 | Connor MurphyDEDM | EDM | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | 6.0%▲5.1 |
| 44 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 45 | Jake McCabeDTOR | TOR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | 34%▼15 |
| 46 | Jaccob SlavinDCAR | CAR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 6 | 16%▲4.6 |
| 47 | Connor CliftonDBOS | BOS | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 4 | 7.4%▲6.7 |
| 48 | Nikita ZadorovDBOS | BOS | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | 39%▲21 |
| 49 | Marcus PetterssonDNYR | NYR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 3 | 6.6%▲6.2 |
| 50 | Jake WalmanDEDM | EDM | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 4 | 33%▲30 |
| 51 | Darren RaddyshDTOR | TOR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 9 | 99%▲3.2 |
| 52 | Will BorgenDBOS | BOS | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 4.1%▲3.8 |
| 53 | Vladislav GavrikovDNYR | NYR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 41%▼5.9 |
| 54 | Jalen ChatfieldDCAR | CAR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 2 | 4.1%▲3.4 |
| 55 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 2 | 99%▲6.8 |
| 56 | Filip HronekDVAN | VAN | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 4 | 91%▲14 |
| 57 | Troy StecherDTOR | TOR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 58 | Sean WalkerDCAR | CAR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 7 | 61%▼11 |
| 59 | K'Andre MillerDCAR | CAR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 64%▲26 |
| 60 | Jonathan AspirotDBOS | BOS | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 4 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 61 | Cam YorkDPHI | PHI | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 2 | 20%▲18 |
| 62 | Alex VlasicDCHI | CHI | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 9.0%▲7.7 |
| 63 | Braden SchneiderDNYR | NYR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 6 | 20%▲18 |
| 64 | Jamie DrysdaleDPHI | PHI | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 55%▲46 |
| 65 | Wyatt KaiserDCHI | CHI | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 6.5%▲6.2 |
| 66 | Mason LohreiDBOS | BOS | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 22%▲21 |
| 67 | Tom WillanderDVAN | VAN | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 25%▲24 |
| 68 | Artyom LevshunovDCHI | CHI | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 4 | 45%▲43 |
| 69 | Zeev BuiumDVAN | VAN | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 5 | 73%▲53 |
| 70 | Alberts SmitsDNYR | NYR | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 35%▲34 |
| 71 | Brent BurnsDCOL | COL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 50%▼14 |
| 72 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 7 | 47%▼16 |
| 73 | Ryan McDonaghDTBL | TBL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 7.3%▲6.8 |
| 74 | Drew DoughtyDLAK | LAK | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 22%▲12 |
| 75 | Zach BogosianDMIN | MIN | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.4% |
| 76 | Tyler MyersDDAL | DAL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 4.1%▲3.7 |
| 77 | Erik KarlssonDPIT | PIT | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 3 | 95% |
| 78 | John CarlsonDTBL | TBL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 4 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 79 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 3 | 93%▲11 |
| 80 | Dmitry KulikovDFLA | FLA | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 81 | Brayden McNabbDVGK | VGK | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 24%▲21 |
| 82 | Dmitry OrlovDSJS | SJS | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 35%▲21 |
| 83 | Ben ChiarotDDET | DET | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 13%▲11 |
| 84 | Brenden DillonDNJD | NJD | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 85 | Radko GudasDFLA | FLA | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 25%▲22 |
| 86 | Justin FaulkDDET | DET | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 4 | 55%▼22 |
| 87 | Cam FowlerDSTL | STL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 3 | 14%▲1.8 |
| 88 | Erik GudbransonDCBJ | CBJ | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 89 | Joel EdmundsonDLAK | LAK | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 4.0%▲3.9 |
| 90 | Adam LarssonDSEA | SEA | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 23%▼19 |
| 91 | Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 5.0%▲4.3 |
| 92 | Brady SkjeiDNSH | NSH | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 18%▼31 |
| 93 | Olli MaattaDMIN | MIN | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 94 | Mike MathesonDMTL | MTL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 5 | 85%▼7.8 |
| 95 | Cody CeciDLAK | LAK | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 96 | Jacob TroubaDSJS | SJS | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 3 | 76%▼11 |
| 97 | Colton ParaykoDSTL | STL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 4 | 37%▼42 |
| 98 | Esa LindellDDAL | DAL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 37%▼31 |
| 99 | Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 100 | Brett KulakDCOL | COL | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.3% |
How to read it
Total goals this season, all situations.
How reliable is it?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
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