NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Defensemen 2020-21

Leaders: Shots on Goal: defense, 2020-21

1stDougie HamiltonCAR · 55 GP180Share
2ndJakob ChychrunARI · 56 GP176Share
3rdShea TheodoreVGK · 53 GP161Share
4thDarnell NurseEDM · 56 GP154Share
5thTyson BarrieEDM · 56 GP146Share
6thMark GiordanoCGY · 56 GP142Share
7thSeth JonesCBJ · 56 GP141Share
8thRoman JosiNSH · 48 GP141Share
9thBrent BurnsSJS · 56 GP138Share
10thVictor HedmanTBL · 54 GP136Share

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Shots on Goal: defense measures

This board ranks defensemen only by shots on goal. Total shots on goal this season, all situations.

Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.

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. In 2020-21, 315 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 43 and Dougie Hamilton leads at 180.

Shots on Goal: defense leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

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

2020-21

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NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Defensemen, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	SOG	GP	Per game		Pctl
1	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	180	55	3.27	22:43	100	82%▼0.9
2	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	176	56	3.14	23:23	100	99%
3	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	161	53	3.04	22:33	99	90%▼2.7
4	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	154	56	2.75	25:38	99	60%▼2.7
5	Tyson BarrieDEDM	EDM	146	56	2.61	21:24	99	—
6	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	142	56	2.54	22:57	98	—
7	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	141	56	2.52	25:14	98	90%▲15
8	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	141	48	2.94	24:21	98	98%
9	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	138	56	2.46	26:09	97	44%▼2.7
10	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	136	54	2.52	25:03	97	84%▼1
11	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	132	55	2.40	24:39	97	54%▼2.9
12	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	128	55	2.33	22:44	96	0.1%
13	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	128	52	2.46	23:47	96	98%
14	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	126	56	2.25	25:00	96	31%▼1.3
15	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	126	41	3.07	24:26	96	3.2%
16	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	121	56	2.16	22:26	95	7.1%▼1
17	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	121	55	2.20	24:58	95	100%▲1.5
18	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	121	53	2.28	24:46	95	82%▲8.8
19	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	120	49	2.45	26:17	94	87%▼1.3
20	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	117	56	2.09	24:16	94	54%▲4.7
21	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	116	56	2.07	23:33	94	96%▼2.5
22	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	115	56	2.05	21:36	93	99%▼0.5
23	Filip HronekDDET	DET	114	56	2.04	23:23	93	94%
24	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	113	56	2.02	17:15	93	—
25	Duncan KeithDCHI	CHI	110	54	2.04	23:25	92	—
26	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	110	52	2.12	23:36	92	95%
27	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	110	51	2.16	22:33	92	0.0%
28	Mattias EkholmDNSH	NSH	110	48	2.29	22:52	92	68%
29	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	109	55	1.98	22:05	91	3.3%
30	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	108	56	1.93	21:58	91	100%▲1.4
31	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	108	53	2.04	22:42	91	0.1%
32	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	104	52	2.00	20:44	90	15%▼1.1
33	Shea WeberDMTL	MTL	104	48	2.17	22:42	90	—
34	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	104	44	2.36	24:19	90	100%
35	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	103	53	1.94	21:35	89	—
36	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	102	55	1.85	24:42	89	99%
37	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	101	56	1.80	26:23	88	18%▼1.9
38	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	101	55	1.84	23:37	88	73%▼2.9
39	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	101	54	1.87	22:07	88	91%
40	Ryan GravesDCOL	COL	101	54	1.87	19:03	88	0.1%
41	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	101	52	1.94	22:59	88	26%▲4.9
42	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	101	35	2.89	25:05	88	42%▼0.8
43	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	100	56	1.79	23:11	86	28%▼4.1
44	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	100	55	1.82	21:53	86	65%▼0.6
45	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	100	54	1.85	21:58	86	61%▲31
46	Alexander EdlerDVAN	VAN	99	52	1.90	20:54	86	—
47	P.K. SubbanDNJD	NJD	99	44	2.25	22:22	86	—
48	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	98	56	1.75	22:48	85	100%
49	Mike ReillyDBOS	BOS	98	55	1.78	19:17	85	3.2%
50	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	96	56	1.71	21:13	84	87%▲1.8