defenseman in the nhl with the lowest shooting percentage last year

Brett Kulak had the lowest shot percentage by a defenseman in 2025-26, at 1.1 percent.

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Assumption:1+ S/TG
Data note: Shooting Percentage, Shots Per Team Game: player season data complete from 1959-60

	NAME	S%	SEASON	TM	S	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	FOW	FO	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Brett Kulak B. Kulak	1.1	2025-26	TOT	95	83	1	11	12	-4	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	108	14	64	18:58
2	Tyler Myers T. Myers	1.1	2025-26	TOT	88	73	1	10	11	-23	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	85	121	20	78	19:31
3	Dylan Samberg D. Samberg	1.1	2025-26	WPG	87	66	1	13	14	+5	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	115	27	66	21:49
4	Gustav Forsling G. Forsling	1.8	2025-26	FLA	112	80	2	26	28	-5	51	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	52	98	29	59	22:38
5	Nikita Zadorov N. Zadorov	1.9	2025-26	BOS	107	81	2	20	22	+18	152	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	196	102	33	94	20:53
6	Joel Edmundson J. Edmundson	1.9	2025-26	LAK	104	82	2	21	23	+14	25	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	97	111	10	83	18:29
7	Braden Schneider B. Schneider	2.0	2025-26	NYR	102	82	2	16	18	-5	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	163	140	22	96	20:27
8	Jalen Chatfield J. Chatfield	2.0	2025-26	CAR	100	72	2	15	17	+15	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	36	63	29	68	20:08
9	Matt Roy M. Roy	2.1	2025-26	WSH	94	79	2	17	19	+18	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	117	146	12	69	20:37
10	Noah Hanifin N. Hanifin	2.2	2025-26	VGK	135	71	3	25	28	0	14	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	116	36	98	22:36
11	Alex Vlasic A. Vlasic	2.3	2025-26	CHI	86	81	2	19	21	-16	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	29	119	28	92	21:08
12	Artyom Levshunov A. Levshunov	2.4	2025-26	CHI	84	68	2	22	24	-41	44	1	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	98	75	16	88	19:35
13	MacKenzie Weegar M. Weegar	2.6	2025-26	TOT	154	79	4	24	28	-33	88	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	167	175	32	124	22:28
14	Devon Toews D. Toews	2.6	2025-26	COL	115	68	3	21	24	+37	32	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	83	29	64	22:22
15	Brady Skjei B. Skjei	2.7	2025-26	NSH	111	82	3	23	26	-7	40	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	70	84	30	113	22:37
16	Kris Letang K. Letang	2.9	2025-26	PIT	104	74	3	31	34	-4	38	1	9	0	0	2	2	0	0	95	94	26	99	21:41
17	Neal Pionk N. Pionk	3.1	2025-26	WPG	97	51	3	9	12	+1	37	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	111	75	15	56	22:43
18	Ryan Pulock R. Pulock	3.2	2025-26	NYI	93	76	3	24	27	+9	16	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	49	148	27	77	20:49
19	Adam Pelech A. Pelech	3.3	2025-26	NYI	122	82	4	12	16	+4	50	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	66	124	31	70	20:53
20	Dmitry Orlov D. Orlov	3.3	2025-26	SJS	91	82	3	34	37	-28	48	1	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	123	77	22	105	21:12
21	Tyler Kleven T. Kleven	3.3	2025-26	OTT	90	70	3	15	18	+2	53	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	126	94	30	82	17:21
22	Tony DeAngelo T. DeAngelo	3.4	2025-26	NYI	148	76	5	30	35	-5	43	1	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	33	70	20	96	19:08
23	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	3.7	2025-26	TOT	187	74	7	69	76	-4	32	2	32	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	87	34	116	27:44
24	Colton Parayko C. Parayko	3.8	2025-26	STL	105	77	4	14	18	-6	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	95	172	35	92	22:12
25	Josh Manson J. Manson	3.9	2025-26	COL	128	79	5	26	31	+42	91	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	174	99	26	83	17:47

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Bruins	10	4	1	21	19
Canadiens	9	3	2	20	6
Senators	9	6	1	19	1
Lightning	8	3	2	18	5
Panthers	8	4	2	18	5
Maple Leafs	8	6	2	18	7
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Ducks	6	7	1	13	-4
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