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NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Defensemen

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by shots on goal.

Shots on goal count every shot that the goalie saved or that went in. Volume shooters with power-play time lead the league; shots are the most repeatable scoring stat a skater has. 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 2025-26: Zach Werenski (CBJ), 260 SOG.

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

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NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	SOG	GP	Per game
1	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	260	75	3.47	26:37	70th	82nd	100%
2	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	222	82	2.71	24:41	26th	89th	100%
3	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	221	82	2.70	24:41	86th	96th	100%
4	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	221	80	2.76	23:20	54th	56th	99%
5	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	212	73	2.90	22:42	91st	88th	99%▲3.2
6	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	203	77	2.64	21:32	42nd	68th	84%▲12
7	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	199	75	2.65	24:51	99th	95th	100%▲1
8	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	194	77	2.52	24:11	64th	66th	100%▲1
9	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	187	82	2.28	25:40	33rd	85th	100%▲0.6
10	Quinn HughesDMIN	MIN	187	74	2.53	27:44	41st	78th	100%
11	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	181	68	2.66	24:53	27th	82nd	98%▼0.5
12	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	179	81	2.21	21:40	7th	95th	89%▲12
13	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	179	81	2.21	21:49	96th	79th	61%▼11
14	Rasmus AnderssonDVGK	VGK	178	81	2.20	23:12	50th	83rd	94%▼3.9
15	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	176	75	2.35	23:36	63rd	87th	95%
16	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	174	64	2.72	22:34	11th	62nd	83%▲10
17	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	173	80	2.16	24:41	74th	88th	94%▼4.2
18	Brent BurnsDCOL	COL	172	82	2.10	18:53	99th	51st	50%▼14
19	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	166	81	2.05	22:50	66th	68th	76%▼11
20	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	164	82	2.00	20:58	48th	61st	69%▼13
21	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	164	82	2.00	17:37	98th	47th	55%▲32
22	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	159	82	1.94	19:48	66th	56th	96%▲10
23	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	159	78	2.04	24:18	83rd	89th	98%▲5.2
24	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	158	82	1.93	24:49	72nd	73rd	36%▼27
25	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	158	80	1.98	22:29	51st	96th	98%▼1.2
26	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	157	82	1.91	24:15	56th	78th	98%▲9.6
27	MacKenzie WeegarDUTA	UTA	154	79	1.95	22:28	31st	66th	93%▼7.2
28	John CarlsonDANA	ANA	153	71	2.15	23:10	57th	62nd	99%▲2.4
29	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	150	68	2.21	23:01	44th	61st	84%▲40
30	Justin FaulkDDET	DET	148	78	1.90	22:01	48th	60th	55%▼22
31	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	148	77	1.92	25:28	81st	95th	99%▲4.3
32	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	148	76	1.95	19:08	31st	47th	24%▲18
33	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	147	67	2.19	24:50	94th	97th	99%▲2.9
34	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	146	77	1.90	24:43	38th	85th	99%▲3.2
35	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	141	78	1.81	21:08	8th	48th	76%▼5.1
36	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	137	82	1.67	25:00	5th	83rd	91%▲14
37	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	135	71	1.90	22:36	87th	61st	53%▼22
38	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	131	82	1.60	20:36	86th	94th	77%▲9.5
39	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	130	70	1.86	22:50	92nd	92nd	91%▲28
40	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	128	79	1.62	17:47	98th	52nd	32%▲16
41	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	124	82	1.51	23:46	50th	56th	99%▲3.1
42	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	123	72	1.71	22:24	96th	87th	64%▲26
43	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	122	82	1.49	20:53	28th	74th	3.2%▲3
44	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	122	81	1.51	18:11	98th	16th	67%▲8.1
45	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	120	81	1.48	21:39	61st	68th	53%▲30
46	Vladislav GavrikovDNYR	NYR	119	82	1.45	23:44	32nd	73rd	41%▼5.9
47	Olen ZellwegerDANA	ANA	119	76	1.57	16:59	51st	36th	31%▲28
48	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	116	55	2.11	19:14	95th	34th	96%▲16
49	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	115	68	1.69	22:22	99th	93rd	62%▼1
50	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	114	78	1.46	24:10	49th	99th	85%▼7.8
51	Louis CrevierDCHI	CHI	114	78	1.46	17:08	2nd	99th	15%▲15
52	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	113	70	1.61	23:03	79th	66th	88%▲8.6
53	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	112	80	1.40	22:38	64th	95th	42%▲18
54	Brady SkjeiDNSH	NSH	111	82	1.35	22:37	28th	98th	18%▼31
55	J.J. MoserDTBL	TBL	111	79	1.41	21:34	90th	92nd	22%▲19
56	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	111	69	1.61	24:23	40th	87th	97%▲6.2
57	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	109	82	1.33	22:20	62nd	64th	96%▲6.5
58	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	109	78	1.40	22:50	68th	76th	79%▲9.3
59	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	108	78	1.38	20:36	8th	54th	43%▲32
60	Jordan SpenceDOTT	OTT	108	73	1.48	18:44	91st	30th	21%▲17
61	Nikita ZadorovDBOS	BOS	107	81	1.32	20:53	36th	65th	39%▲21
62	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	106	82	1.29	21:22	7th	95th	23%▼19
63	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	105	77	1.36	22:12	70th	81st	37%▼42
64	Joel EdmundsonDLAK	LAK	104	82	1.27	18:29	79th	62nd	4.0%▲3.9
65	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	104	74	1.41	21:41	69th	66th	47%▼16
66	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	103	82	1.26	20:50	28th	68th	13%▲11
67	Braden SchneiderDNYR	NYR	102	82	1.24	20:27	25th	56th	20%▲18
68	Jamie DrysdaleDPHI	PHI	101	78	1.29	21:33	80th	54th	55%▲46
69	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	101	72	1.40	23:05	75th	74th	22%▲12
70	Simon NemecDNJD	NJD	101	68	1.49	19:40	39th	44th	62%▲52
71	Jalen ChatfieldDCAR	CAR	100	72	1.39	20:08	97th	91st	4.1%▲3.4
72	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	100	67	1.49	21:37	35th	74th	17%▲15
73	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	99	57	1.74	22:35	94th	54th	83%▼12
74	Philip BrobergDSTL	STL	98	81	1.21	23:21	63rd	88th	66%▲50
75	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	97	72	1.35	22:29	74th	97th	50%▲34
76	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	97	51	1.90	22:43	31st	86th	32%▲31
77	Logan StanleyDBUF	BUF	96	76	1.26	16:42	28th	26th	6.6%▲5.9
78	Jake WalmanDEDM	EDM	96	53	1.81	18:45	56th	59th	33%▲30
79	Brett KulakDCOL	COL	95	83	1.14	18:58	80th	46th	0.3%
80	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	95	81	1.17	24:13	79th	93rd	67%▼7.1
81	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	94	82	1.15	21:02	9th	69th	15%▼2.1
82	Nick SeelerDPHI	PHI	94	80	1.18	17:41	78th	43rd	8.1%▲7.6
83	Matt RoyDWSH	WSH	94	79	1.19	20:37	55th	69th	9.0%▲8.3
84	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	93	76	1.22	20:49	32nd	99th	10%▼1.4
85	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	93	71	1.31	21:04	72nd	72nd	9.4%▲6.2
86	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	92	81	1.14	20:48	94th	93rd	10%▲6.1
87	Dmitry OrlovDSJS	SJS	91	82	1.11	21:12	15th	80th	35%▲21
88	Cam FowlerDSTL	STL	91	82	1.11	21:05	57th	49th	14%▲1.8
89	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	91	55	1.65	23:38	30th	71st	99%▲6.8
90	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	90	79	1.14	19:36	54th	72nd	10%▲8.2
91	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	90	73	1.23	19:12	55th	53rd	14%▲11
92	Tyler KlevenDOTT	OTT	90	70	1.29	17:21	97th	23rd	8.0%▲7.9
93	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	89	74	1.20	22:32	81st	79th	20%▲18
94	Denton MateychukDCBJ	CBJ	88	75	1.17	19:11	73rd	62nd	42%▲40
95	Tyler MyersDDAL	DAL	88	73	1.21	19:31	5th	55th	4.1%▲3.7
96	Simon EdvinssonDDET	DET	88	72	1.22	22:21	42nd	79th	42%▲33
97	Seth JonesDFLA	FLA	88	52	1.69	23:42	56th	76th	80%▲32
98	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	87	66	1.32	21:49	32nd	79th	4.0%▲3.9
99	Nate SchmidtDUTA	UTA	86	82	1.05	19:42	85th	65th	4.9%▲4.5
100	Alex VlasicDCHI	CHI	86	81	1.06	21:08	3rd	99th	9.0%▲7.7

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