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NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Defensemen

2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 2022-23: Dougie Hamilton (NJD), 275 SOG.

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NHL Shots on Goal Leaders: Defensemen, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	SOG	GP	Per game
1	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	275	82	3.35	21:46	84%▲12
2	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	269	67	4.01	25:10	98%
3	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	255	82	3.11	23:13	50%▼14
4	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	242	80	3.02	24:08	83%▲10
5	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	216	71	3.04	23:24	49%▲33
6	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	209	82	2.55	25:37	95%
7	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	209	82	2.55	23:26	42%▲19
8	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	206	79	2.61	25:29	99%▲4.2
9	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	206	78	2.64	20:23	97%▼1.6
10	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	204	78	2.62	25:48	100%▲0.8
11	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	203	82	2.48	23:30	69%▼13
12	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	199	82	2.43	21:12	76%▼12
13	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	196	82	2.39	23:23	55%▼23
14	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	188	81	2.32	21:49	18%▼31
15	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	185	76	2.43	23:43	93%▲11
16	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	178	72	2.47	24:27	79%▲31
17	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	176	81	2.17	22:39	53%▼22
18	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	176	60	2.93	26:23	100%▲1.1
19	Tony DeAngeloDPHI	PHI	174	70	2.49	22:04	23%▲18
20	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	172	78	2.21	24:14	98%▲2.6
21	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	170	73	2.33	23:59	4.0%▲3.7
22	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	165	80	2.06	25:06	64%▲1.4
23	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	165	68	2.43	24:58	84%▼11
24	Tyson BarrieDNSH	NSH	163	85	1.92	19:47	—
25	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	161	64	2.52	24:51	52%▼11
26	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	160	81	1.98	21:06	92%▼7.4
27	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	159	82	1.94	24:23	99%▲6.8
28	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	159	79	2.01	24:05	94%▼3.8
29	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	158	80	1.98	23:11	20%▲19
30	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	156	82	1.90	18:31	100%
31	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	156	79	1.97	23:49	98%▲5.2
32	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	155	75	2.07	20:49	95%▲16
33	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	154	78	1.97	25:40	100%▲0.5
34	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	149	81	1.84	23:40	90%▲13
35	Jared SpurgeonDMIN	MIN	149	79	1.89	21:49	12%▲10
36	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	145	81	1.79	26:14	22%▲12
37	Kevin ShattenkirkDANA	ANA	145	75	1.93	19:18	—
38	Brett PesceDCAR	CAR	144	82	1.76	22:01	0.3%
39	Jakob ChychrunDOTT	OTT	144	48	3.00	22:42	99%
40	Adam LarssonDSEA	SEA	143	82	1.74	23:38	23%▼19
41	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	142	82	1.73	21:56	32%▲31
42	Ryan GravesDNJD	NJD	141	78	1.81	19:57	0.1%
43	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	140	82	1.71	23:09	100%▲0.7
44	Jake WalmanDDET	DET	140	63	2.22	19:43	33%▲30
45	Travis HamonicDOTT	OTT	136	75	1.81	18:34	0.1%
46	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	136	55	2.47	21:26	92%▲29
47	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	135	82	1.65	18:47	8.9%▲8.3
48	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	135	78	1.73	21:28	76%▲8.7
49	Colton ParaykoDSTL	STL	133	79	1.68	23:00	37%▼42
50	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	132	77	1.71	21:55	98%▲2.4
51	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	131	76	1.72	21:59	16%▲4.6
52	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	130	82	1.59	24:10	14%▲2.5
53	Nikita ZadorovDCGY	CGY	130	82	1.59	18:41	41%▲23
54	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	130	79	1.65	23:48	55%▲31
55	Ryan PulockDNYI	NYI	126	82	1.54	20:54	10%▼1.6
56	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	126	65	1.94	21:42	77%▼4.2
57	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	126	63	2.00	18:35	0.0%
58	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	126	48	2.63	24:27	84%▼8.2
59	Dmitry OrlovDBOS	BOS	124	66	1.88	22:33	35%▲21
60	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	124	64	1.94	21:42	92%▲15
61	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	124	40	3.10	23:23	99%▲2.3
62	Erik GustafssonDTOR	TOR	122	70	1.74	19:46	3.2%▲3.2
63	Scott MayfieldDNYI	NYI	119	82	1.45	21:02	0.1%
64	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	119	76	1.57	21:30	13%▲13
65	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	116	82	1.41	19:55	37%▼31
66	Ivan ProvorovDPHI	PHI	115	82	1.40	23:01	36%▼28
67	Brett KulakDEDM	EDM	114	82	1.39	17:31	0.3%
68	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	113	79	1.43	21:57	64%▲26
69	Jeff PetryDPIT	PIT	113	61	1.85	22:21	0.1%
70	John KlingbergDMIN	MIN	112	67	1.67	20:37	0.2%
71	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	111	81	1.37	20:24	68%▼6.1
72	Nick PerbixDTBL	TBL	111	69	1.61	15:24	0.1%
73	Ben ChiarotDDET	DET	110	76	1.45	20:36	13%▲11
74	Radko GudasDFLA	FLA	110	72	1.53	17:22	24%▲22
75	Sean DurziDLAK	LAK	110	72	1.53	19:47	40%▲38
76	Ian ColeDTBL	TBL	109	78	1.40	19:23	4.9%▲4.3
77	Nick JensenDWSH	WSH	109	77	1.42	20:37	0.1%
78	Pierre-Olivier JosephDPIT	PIT	108	75	1.44	15:15	0.1%
79	Mark GiordanoDTOR	TOR	107	78	1.37	18:57	—
80	Colin MillerDDAL	DAL	106	79	1.34	16:46	0.0%
81	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	105	67	1.57	22:18	96%▲5.7
82	Nicolas HagueDVGK	VGK	103	81	1.27	18:05	0.1%
83	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	102	81	1.26	19:57	9.4%▲6.1
84	Matt GrzelcykDBOS	BOS	102	75	1.36	17:14	0.1%
85	Erik GudbransonDCBJ	CBJ	102	70	1.46	21:18	0.1%
86	Dante FabbroDNSH	NSH	101	79	1.28	17:27	3.2%▲3.1
87	Nate SchmidtDWPG	WPG	101	71	1.42	18:28	4.9%▲4.6
88	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	100	78	1.28	20:54	4.1%▲3.7
89	Alexander RomanovDNYI	NYI	100	76	1.32	19:27	15%▲15
90	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	99	79	1.25	21:17	0.1%
91	Justin SchultzDSEA	SEA	98	73	1.34	17:47	—
92	Erik JohnsonDCOL	COL	98	63	1.56	17:15	—
93	Trevor van RiemsdykDWSH	WSH	97	75	1.29	19:04	0.8%
94	Adam PelechDNYI	NYI	97	61	1.59	21:39	3.3%▲3
95	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	96	76	1.26	19:28	34%▼15
96	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	96	68	1.41	20:35	6.6%▲6.2
97	Brandon CarloDBOS	BOS	94	75	1.25	18:50	3.3%▲3
98	Sean WalkerDLAK	LAK	94	70	1.34	14:50	60%▼12
99	Nils LundkvistDDAL	DAL	94	60	1.57	16:19	5.6%▲5.5
100	J.J. MoserDARI	ARI	93	82	1.13	21:03	22%▲19

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