NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Defensemen 2025-26

Leaders: Shots on Goal: defense, 2025-26

1stZach WerenskiCBJ · 75 GP260Share
2ndMatthew SchaeferNYI · 82 GP222Share
3rdEvan BouchardEDM · 82 GP221Share
4thJakob ChychrunWSH · 80 GP221Share
5thDarren RaddyshTBL · 73 GP212Share
6thDougie HamiltonNJD · 77 GP203Share
7thCale MakarCOL · 75 GP199Share
8thRasmus DahlinBUF · 77 GP194Share
9thMoritz SeiderDET · 82 GP187Share
10thQuinn HughesMIN · 74 GP187Share

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 2025-26, 325 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 55 and Zach Werenski leads at 260.

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

Older seasons

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

Show

NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	SOG	GP	Per game				Pctl
1	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	260	75	3.47	26:37	70th	82nd	100	100%
2	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	222	82	2.71	24:41	26th	89th	100	100%
3	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	221	82	2.70	24:41	86th	96th	99	100%
4	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	221	80	2.76	23:20	54th	56th	99	99%
5	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	212	73	2.90	22:42	91st	88th	99	98%▲0.5
6	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	203	77	2.64	21:32	42nd	68th	98	82%▼0.9
7	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	199	75	2.65	24:51	99th	95th	98	100%
8	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	194	77	2.52	24:11	64th	66th	98	99%▼0.5
9	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	187	82	2.28	25:40	33rd	85th	97	99%
10	Quinn HughesDMIN	MIN	187	74	2.53	27:44	41st	78th	97	100%
11	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	181	68	2.66	24:53	27th	82nd	97	98%
12	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	179	81	2.21	21:40	7th	95th	96	93%▲1.5
13	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	179	81	2.21	21:49	96th	79th	96	71%▲7.7
14	Rasmus AnderssonDVGK	VGK	178	81	2.20	23:12	50th	83rd	96	87%▲1.8
15	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	176	75	2.35	23:36	63rd	87th	96	95%
16	Brandon MontourDSEA	SEA	174	64	2.72	22:34	11th	62nd	95	85%
17	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	173	80	2.16	24:41	74th	88th	95	87%▼1.2
18	Brent BurnsDCOL	COL	172	82	2.10	18:53	99th	51st	95	44%▼2.7
19	Jacob TroubaDANA	ANA	166	81	2.05	22:50	66th	68th	94	72%▲1.5
20	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	164	82	2.00	20:58	48th	61st	94	60%▼2.7
21	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	164	82	2.00	17:37	98th	47th	94	41%▼3.5
22	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	159	82	1.94	19:48	66th	56th	93	94%
23	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	159	78	2.04	24:18	83rd	89th	93	100%▲1.4
24	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	158	82	1.93	24:49	72nd	73rd	93	31%▼1.3
25	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	158	80	1.98	22:29	51st	96th	93	92%▼1.7
26	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	157	82	1.91	24:15	56th	78th	92	97%
27	MacKenzie WeegarDUTA	UTA	154	79	1.95	22:28	31st	66th	92	91%
28	John CarlsonDANA	ANA	153	71	2.15	23:10	57th	62nd	92	98%
29	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	150	68	2.21	23:01	44th	61st	91	83%
30	Justin FaulkDDET	DET	148	78	1.90	22:01	48th	60th	91	54%▲4.7
31	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	148	77	1.92	25:28	81st	95th	91	100%▲1.5
32	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	148	76	1.95	19:08	31st	47th	91	19%▼0.8
33	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	147	67	2.19	24:50	94th	97th	90	96%▼0.7
34	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	146	77	1.90	24:43	38th	85th	90	96%▼2.5
35	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	141	78	1.81	21:08	8th	48th	90	73%▼2.9
36	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	137	82	1.67	25:00	5th	83rd	89	94%
37	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	135	71	1.90	22:36	87th	61st	89	48%▲0.5
38	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	131	82	1.60	20:36	86th	94th	89	68%
39	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	130	70	1.86	22:50	92nd	92nd	88	90%▼2.7
40	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	128	79	1.62	17:47	98th	52nd	88	44%▲7.6
41	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	124	82	1.51	23:46	50th	56th	88	100%▲0.6
42	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	123	72	1.71	22:24	96th	87th	87	58%▼1.8
43	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	122	82	1.49	20:53	28th	74th	87	4.1%▲0.8
44	Alexander NikishinDCAR	CAR	122	81	1.51	18:11	98th	16th	87	57%▼3.7
45	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	120	81	1.48	21:39	61st	68th	86	75%▲5
46	Vladislav GavrikovDNYR	NYR	119	82	1.45	23:44	32nd	73rd	86	62%▲4
47	Olen ZellwegerDANA	ANA	119	76	1.57	16:59	51st	36th	86	33%▲5.1
48	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	116	55	2.11	19:14	95th	34th	85	96%▲0.6
49	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	115	68	1.69	22:22	99th	93rd	85	82%▲8.8
50	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	114	78	1.46	24:10	49th	99th	85	72%▼7