More skater stats
NHL Power-Play Goals Leaders: Defensemen
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
This board ranks defensemen only by power-play goals.
Power-play goals are scored while the team has more skaters on the ice than the opponent. The leaders are the trigger men of first power-play units: the one-timer from the left circle, the net-front tip. For leagues that split positions: which defensemen add power-play goals.
Leader in 2020-21: Drew Doughty (LAK), 6 PPG.
- Completed seasons use the NHL's official power-play and shorthanded totals.
Power-Play Goals: defense leaderboard
Show
| # | Player | Team | PPG | GP | Per game | PPA | PPP | G | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew DoughtyDLAK | LAK | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 22%▲12 |
| 2 | Aaron EkbladDFLA | FLA | 6 | 35 | 0.17 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 50%▲34 |
| 3 | Jakob ChychrunDARI | ARI | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 99% |
| 4 | Shayne GostisbehereDPHI | PHI | 5 | 41 | 0.12 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 96%▲16 |
| 5 | Mark GiordanoDCGY | CGY | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 4 | 8 | 9 | — |
| 6 | Tyson BarrieDEDM | EDM | 4 | 56 | 0.07 | 19 | 23 | 8 | — |
| 7 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 4 | 55 | 0.07 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 4 | 48 | 0.08 | 7 | 11 | 6 | — |
| 9 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 4 | 44 | 0.09 | 18 | 22 | 8 | 100%▲1 |
| 10 | Miro HeiskanenDDAL | DAL | 3 | 55 | 0.05 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 99%▲4.3 |
| 11 | Jared SpurgeonDMIN | MIN | 3 | 54 | 0.06 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10%▲8.2 |
| 12 | Alec MartinezDVGK | VGK | 3 | 53 | 0.06 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — |
| 13 | Erik KarlssonDSJS | SJS | 3 | 52 | 0.06 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 95% |
| 14 | John CarlsonDWSH | WSH | 3 | 52 | 0.06 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 99%▲2.4 |
| 15 | Brent BurnsDSJS | SJS | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 50%▼14 |
| 16 | Seth JonesDCBJ | CBJ | 2 | 56 | 0.04 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 80%▲32 |
| 17 | Dougie HamiltonDCAR | CAR | 2 | 55 | 0.04 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 84%▲12 |
| 18 | Adam FoxDNYR | NYR | 2 | 55 | 0.04 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 99%▲6.8 |
| 19 | John KlingbergDDAL | DAL | 2 | 53 | 0.04 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 0.2% |
| 20 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 2 | 53 | 0.04 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 62%▼1 |
| 21 | Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI | ARI | 2 | 46 | 0.04 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 43%▲32 |
| 22 | P.K. SubbanDNJD | NJD | 2 | 44 | 0.05 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — |
| 23 | Vince DunnDSTL | STL | 2 | 43 | 0.05 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 89%▲12 |
| 24 | Ryan EllisDNSH | NSH | 2 | 35 | 0.06 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 25 | Ryan SuterDMIN | MIN | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — |
| 26 | Keith YandleDFLA | FLA | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 17 | 18 | 3 | — |
| 27 | Nick LeddyDNYI | NYI | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Justin FaulkDSTL | STL | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 55%▼22 |
| 29 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 69%▼13 |
| 30 | Josh MorrisseyDWPG | WPG | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 99%▲3.2 |
| 31 | Rasmus AnderssonDCGY | CGY | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 94%▼3.9 |
| 32 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 1 | 56 | 0.02 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 100%▲1 |
| 33 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 47%▼16 |
| 34 | Kevin ShattenkirkDANA | ANA | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — |
| 35 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 36 | Brett PesceDCAR | CAR | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.3% |
| 37 | Duncan KeithDCHI | CHI | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — |
| 38 | Victor HedmanDTBL | TBL | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 93%▲11 |
| 39 | Neal PionkDWPG | WPG | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 32%▲31 |
| 40 | Jake MuzzinDTOR | TOR | 1 | 53 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 41 | Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 1 | 53 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5.0%▲4.3 |
| 42 | John MarinoDPIT | PIT | 1 | 52 | 0.02 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18%▲13 |
| 43 | Torey KrugDSTL | STL | 1 | 51 | 0.02 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 44 | Mathew DumbaDMIN | MIN | 1 | 51 | 0.02 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 45 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 1 | 51 | 0.02 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 97%▲6.2 |
| 46 | Connor MurphyDCHI | CHI | 1 | 50 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.0%▲5.1 |
| 47 | Rasmus RistolainenDBUF | BUF | 1 | 49 | 0.02 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 8.3%▲7.7 |
| 48 | Thomas ChabotDOTT | OTT | 1 | 49 | 0.02 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 83%▼12 |
| 49 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 1 | 48 | 0.02 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 98%▼0.5 |
| 50 | Colin MillerDBUF | BUF | 1 | 48 | 0.02 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 51 | Ty SmithDNJD | NJD | 1 | 48 | 0.02 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 52 | Jordan OesterleDARI | ARI | 1 | 43 | 0.02 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
| 53 | Gustav ForslingDFLA | FLA | 1 | 43 | 0.02 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 42%▲18 |
| 54 | Jake BeanDCAR | CAR | 1 | 42 | 0.02 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 55 | Ben ChiarotDMTL | MTL | 1 | 41 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13%▲11 |
| 56 | Dante FabbroDNSH | NSH | 1 | 40 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.2%▲3.1 |
| 57 | Matt GrzelcykDBOS | BOS | 1 | 37 | 0.03 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 58 | Christian DjoosDDET | DET | 1 | 36 | 0.03 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 59 | Adam BoqvistDCHI | CHI | 1 | 35 | 0.03 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0.0% |
| 60 | Erik BrannstromDOTT | OTT | 1 | 30 | 0.03 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 61 | Steven KampferDBOS | BOS | 1 | 20 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 62 | Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 1 | 14 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 100% |
How to read it
Goals scored with the man advantage (5-on-4, 5-on-3, 4-on-3).
How reliable is it?
Power-play scoring follows power-play time: the share of a team's PP minutes is far more repeatable than the goal total itself.
About our data sources →Projected next
Our fantasy projections for power-play goals: who should lead the coming games.
Related leaderboards
- Power-Play GoalsGoals scored with the man advantage (5-on-4, 5-on-3, 4-on-3).
- Power-Play Goals: forwardsGoals scored with the man advantage (5-on-4, 5-on-3, 4-on-3).
- Power-Play Goals per 60Power-Play Goals per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations.
- Power-Play AssistsAssists on goals scored with the man advantage.