defence with best shooting percentage 2026

Denton Mateychuk has the best shot percentage by a defenseman this season, at 15.3 percent.

Interpreted as:

defence with best shooting percentage with a minimum of 1 shot per team game 2026

	NAME	S%	SEASON	TM	S	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Denton Mateychuk D. Mateychuk	15.3	2025-26	CBJ	85	72	13	18	31	+12	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		25	91	15	76	19:11
2	John Klingberg J. Klingberg	12.7	2025-26	SJS	79	55	10	14	24	-16	24	5	4	0	0	2	1	0	0		46	62	13	74	20:28
3	Vladislav Gavrikov V. Gavrikov	12.5	2025-26	NYR	112	79	14	20	34	-9	50	3	3	0	1	1	1	0	0		49	101	22	102	23:45
4	Mattias Samuelsson M. Samuelsson	11.9	2025-26	BUF	109	77	13	28	41	+39	28	0	0	1	2	3	1	0	0		132	153	17	80	22:53
5	Simon Nemec S. Nemec	11.5	2025-26	NJD	96	65	11	15	26	-7	26	1	1	0	0	3	3	0	0		21	98	24	78	19:33
6	Jakob Chychrun J. Chychrun	11.4	2025-26	WSH	219	77	25	34	59	+17	62	7	10	0	0	7	2	0	0		56	109	40	100	23:22
7	Shayne Gostisbehere S. Gostisbehere	11.4	2025-26	CAR	114	53	13	35	48	+10	20	6	11	0	0	1	0	0	0		27	63	19	54	19:13
8	Matthew Schaefer M. Schaefer	11.0	2025-26	NYI	209	79	23	36	59	+16	36	8	10	0	0	4	2	0	0		40	108	37	86	24:39
9	Simon Edvinsson S. Edvinsson	10.8	2025-26	DET	83	69	9	16	25	+14	75	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0		87	146	25	84	22:29
10	Travis Sanheim T. Sanheim	10.8	2025-26	PHI	93	79	10	26	36	+11	20	1	2	1	2	1	1	0	0		43	146	25	104	24:12
11	Adam Fox A. Fox	10.7	2025-26	NYR	84	52	9	43	52	+6	20	5	19	0	1	1	0	0	0		24	72	35	63	23:33
12	Darren Raddysh D. Raddysh	10.6	2025-26	TBL	207	72	22	48	70	+22	72	10	16	0	0	6	1	0	0		66	67	12	72	22:45
13	Cale Makar C. Makar	10.4	2025-26	COL	192	73	20	55	75	+29	24	4	25	0	0	4	0	0	0		35	118	39	81	24:53
14	Josh Morrissey J. Morrissey	10.3	2025-26	WPG	136	73	14	41	55	+13	28	2	14	0	0	2	1	0	0		34	110	16	94	24:44
15	Bowen Byram B. Byram	10.2	2025-26	BUF	108	80	11	31	42	+14	48	1	6	0	1	5	1	0	0		50	92	21	83	22:23
16	Justin Faulk J. Faulk	10.1	2025-26	TOT	139	75	14	23	37	-6	42	2	7	0	1	3	0	0	0		69	129	27	63	22:03
17	Charlie McAvoy C. McAvoy	9.9	2025-26	BOS	111	67	11	49	60	+13	62	2	21	0	0	1	1	0	0		79	122	29	88	24:28
18	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	9.8	2025-26	BUF	194	76	19	53	72	+16	74	6	16	0	0	0	0	0	0		67	79	31	115	24:14
19	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	9.8	2025-26	EDM	215	79	21	70	91	+23	30	7	26	0	2	5	3	0	0		29	95	33	121	24:36
20	Logan Stanley L. Stanley	9.7	2025-26	TOT	93	74	9	16	25	+2	126	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		109	84	16	63	16:40
21	Lane Hutson L. Hutson	9.7	2025-26	MTL	124	79	12	63	75	+35	34	2	17	0	0	3	1	0	0		30	133	42	92	23:43
22	Rasmus Andersson R. Andersson	9.6	2025-26	TOT	166	78	16	28	44	0	71	6	7	1	0	0	0	0	0		35	146	25	97	23:13
23	John Carlson J. Carlson	9.3	2025-26	TOT	150	68	14	44	58	+9	30	2	12	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.0	25	106	43	108	23:10
24	Alexander Nikishin A. Nikishin	9.0	2025-26	CAR	122	78	11	21	32	+16	33	4	6	1	0	1	1	0	0		126	85	26	84	18:00
25	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	9.0	2025-26	CBJ	245	72	22	58	80	+7	16	4	17	0	1	2	0	0	0		30	91	33	118	26:35

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Team Leaders

26

Marchenko

58

Werenski

+/-

+18

Severson

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.01

18th

GA/GP

3.09

22nd

PP%

19.2

22nd

PK%

76.2

27th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	51	22	6	108	53
Penguins	41	22	16	98	33
Flyers	40	27	12	92	-2
Islanders	43	31	5	91	-1
Blue Jackets	39	28	12	90	-1
Capitals	40	30	9	89	12
Devils	40	36	3	83	-23
Rangers	33	37	9	75	-11

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/11	CBJ	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sun 4/12	BOS	@	CBJ	6:00 PM
Tue 4/14	WSH	@	CBJ	7:00 PM

Last Game

Blue Jackets

39 - 28 - 12

Final

Sabres

49 - 23 - 8

Thu 9 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

52

MacKinnon

50

Caufield

47

McDavid

Assists Leaders

86

McDavid

85

Kucherov

74

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

133

McDavid

128

Kucherov

126

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

400

Trenin

325

Sherwood

287

Klapka

Blocks Leaders

187

Dobson

185

McCabe

175

Seider

Wins Leaders

37

Vejmelka

37

Vasilevskiy

33

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.10

Wedgewood

2.32

Vasilevskiy

2.34

DeSmith

Save Percentage Leaders

.918

Wedgewood

.914

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.72

3.58

3.57

Goals Against Rankings

2.46

2.71

2.80

Power Play Rankings

30.7

28.6

25.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.3

84.1

82.5

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

51-28

50-29

47-31

47-32

45-33

Worst Record ATS

27-52

29-49

30-49

31-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	52	16	10	114	95
Stars - x	47	20	12	106	49
Wild - x	45	22	12	102	35
Mammoth - x	42	30	6	90	34
Predators	37	32	10	84	-21
Jets	35	31	12	82	-12
Blues	33	33	12	78	-36
Blackhawks - e	28	37	14	70	-59
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Oilers	40	29	10	90	10
Golden Knights	36	26	17	89	7
Ducks	42	32	5	89	-14
Kings	33	26	19	85	-22
Sharks	37	34	7	81	-43
Kraken	33	34	11	77	-33
Flames - e	32	37	9	73	-47
Canucks - e	22	48	8	52	-98

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - x	49	23	8	106	44
Canadiens - x	47	22	10	104	29
Lightning - x	48	25	6	102	59
Bruins	43	26	10	96	18
Senators	42	27	10	94	28
Red Wings	41	29	9	91	-7
Panthers - e	37	38	4	78	-37
Maple Leafs - e	32	33	14	78	-39
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - y	51	22	6	108	53
Penguins - x	41	22	16	98	33
Flyers	40	27	12	92	-2
Islanders	43	31	5	91	-1
Blue Jackets	39	28	12	90	-1
Capitals	40	30	9	89	12
Devils - e	40	36	3	83	-23
Rangers - e	33	37	9	75	-11