best career goals by an active nhl defenseman

Brent Burns has put up the most career goals by an active defenseman, with 246 scored.

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	NAME	G	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Brent Burns B. Burns	246	1,407	632	878	+32	811	85	221	3	13	43	16	3,879	6.3	12	29	41.4	1,354	1,857	849	1,494	23:04
2	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	215	1,165	726	941	-113	508	48	285	2	5	38	12	3,160	6.8	0	4	0.0	801	1,494	888	1,397	25:07
3	Roman Josi R. Josi	204	1,035	581	785	+44	431	69	220	1	9	38	10	3,029	6.7	0	2	0.0	707	1,926	383	741	24:52
4	Kris Letang K. Letang	178	1,241	631	809	+83	845	57	239	6	10	36	13	3,065	5.8	1	5	20.0	2,098	1,856	662	1,215	24:02
5	John Carlson J. Carlson	172	1,164	617	789	+111	396	50	229	2	7	34	2	2,688	6.4	1	6	16.7	955	2,210	671	1,197	23:35
6	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	172	1,169	640	812	+194	782	35	256	1	13	29	8	2,476	6.9	1	3	33.3	1,192	1,799	563	968	23:16
7	Drew Doughty D. Doughty	165	1,283	545	710	+72	835	80	224	3	8	34	8	2,590	6.4	1	3	33.3	2,079	1,700	315	1,238	25:58
8	Dougie Hamilton D. Hamilton	164	916	378	542	+69	574	51	126	1	2	36	9	2,610	6.3	1	4	25.0	1,068	1,006	271	802	20:41
9	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	156	1,143	383	539	-111	760	61	138	4	3	36	8	2,340	6.7	0	2	0.0	1,812	1,044	357	744	22:28
10	Justin Faulk J. Faulk	147	1,063	353	500	-74	524	49	107	3	6	37	4	2,444	6.0	0	1	0.0	1,647	1,457	603	735	22:54
11	Cale Makar C. Makar	139	475	375	514	+170	136	45	164	3	4	28	6	1,330	10.5	0	0		377	671	336	394	24:46
12	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	135	646	334	469	+14	164	29	110	2	4	19	7	1,855	7.3	0	0		333	854	315	523	24:14
13	Jared Spurgeon J. Spurgeon	124	1,017	319	443	+131	178	36	103	0	6	25	6	1,638	7.6	1	3	33.3	879	1,757	279	373	21:55
14	Jakob Chychrun J. Chychrun	123	626	203	326	-32	430	42	53	0	0	24	5	1,536	8.0	0	0		688	940	233	548	21:34
15	Aaron Ekblad A. Ekblad	122	807	285	407	+90	560	42	86	2	7	29	7	1,894	6.4	0	1	0.0	927	896	339	749	22:51
16	Shayne Gostisbehere S. Gostisbehere	118	750	348	466	-61	279	47	171	2	0	19	8	1,604	7.4	1	1	100.0	408	866	263	583	19:59
17	Cam Fowler C. Fowler	109	1,129	414	523	-121	287	41	150	4	6	20	5	1,732	6.3	2	3	66.7	490	1,500	366	717	22:59
18	Seth Jones S. Jones	107	917	367	474	-144	328	32	134	1	7	21	12	2,005	5.3	0	0		1,064	1,490	460	769	23:46
19	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	103	591	334	437	-40	456	34	133	0	2	13	3	1,400	7.4	0	0		846	729	254	543	23:25
20	Tyler Myers T. Myers	100	1,144	306	406	-12	903	19	74	7	9	19	4	1,784	5.6	0	1	0.0	1,423	1,773	470	896	21:38
21	Morgan Rielly M. Rielly	98	957	455	553	-42	281	16	164	1	5	17	6	2,004	4.9	0	4	0.0	828	1,325	410	967	22:02
22	Brandon Montour B. Montour	95	671	235	330	-2	523	18	82	3	1	23	6	1,547	6.1	0	0		755	757	219	525	21:27
23	Josh Morrissey J. Morrissey	94	743	337	431	+85	353	21	114	1	1	19	5	1,404	6.7	1	2	50.0	867	1,123	262	554	22:56
24	Mattias Ekholm M. Ekholm	93	971	310	403	+230	468	14	44	4	9	20	4	1,660	5.6	0	1	0.0	859	1,259	410	776	21:39
25	Shea Theodore S. Theodore	89	640	316	405	+113	201	18	97	1	2	21	8	1,533	5.8	1	1	100.0	188	764	368	547	21:32

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Team Leaders

2

Smith

5

Celebrini

+/-

+2

Celebrini

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.60

22nd

GA/GP

3.40

21st

PP%

15.4

22nd

PK%

81.3

15th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	1	0	10	9
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Kraken	3	2	0	6	7
Canucks	2	4	0	4	-7
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/13	BOS	@	SJS	11:00 PM
Thu 10/15	SJS	@	NSH	8:00 PM
Sat 10/17	SJS	@	DET	7:00 PM
Mon 10/19	SJS	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Tue 10/20	SJS	@	MTL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Oilers

4 - 0 - 1

Final

Sharks

3 - 2 - 0

Sat 10 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Bouchard

6

Schmaltz

6

Kaprizov

Assists Leaders

10

McDavid

9

Eichel

7

Keller

Points Leaders

13

McDavid

12

Eichel

12

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

25

Lauzon

24

McBain

Blocks Leaders

20

Larsson

20

Weegar

19

Hronek

Wins Leaders

4

Swayman

4

Ullmark

3

Wallstedt

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

0.67

Garand

0.74

Oettinger

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.971

Garand

.963

Oettinger

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

5.20

5.00

4.33

Goals Against Rankings

1.40

1.80

1.83

Power Play Rankings

40.0

37.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.0

94.1

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-4

1-3

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	4	2	0	8	7
Wild	3	1	1	7	6
Jets	3	1	1	7	-2
Avalanche	3	2	0	6	9
Predators	2	1	2	6	0
Stars	2	2	1	5	3
Blues	2	2	1	5	-2
Blackhawks	1	5	0	2	-14
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	1	0	10	9
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Kraken	3	2	0	6	7
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	4	0	4	-7
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
Senators	4	1	0	8	4
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Maple Leafs	3	2	1	7	2
Panthers	2	1	2	6	-3
Canadiens	2	2	1	5	-4
Sabres	2	3	0	4	-8
Red Wings	1	3	1	3	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	4	1	1	9	7
Rangers	4	2	0	8	6
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	1	0	6	5
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Flyers	0	4	2	2	-17