most goals by nhl defenseman season

Paul Coffey has collected the most goals by a defenseman in a season, with 48 scored in 1985-86.

NAMEGSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
48
1985-86
EDM EDM
79
90
138
+61
120
9
25
9
5
2
0
308
15.6
2Bobby Orr
B. Orr
46
1974-75
BOS BOS
80
89
135
+80
101
16
36
2
2
4
384
12.0
3Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
40
1983-84
EDM EDM
80
86
126
+52
104
14
27
1
8
4
1
259
15.4
4Doug Wilson
D. Wilson
39
1981-82
CHI CHI
76
46
85
+1
54
14
18
1
1
3
326
12.0
5Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
37
1984-85
EDM EDM
80
84
121
+57
97
12
27
2
4
6
0
285
13.0
6Bobby Orr
B. Orr
37
1971-72
BOS BOS
76
80
117
+83
106
11
24
4
5
4
353
10.5
7Bobby Orr
B. Orr
37
1970-71
BOS BOS
78
102
139
+124
91
5
44
3
10
5
392
9.4
8Kevin Hatcher
K. Hatcher
34
1992-93
WSH WSH
83
45
79
-7
114
13
20
1
0
6
0
329
10.3
9Bobby Orr
B. Orr
33
1969-70
BOS BOS
76
87
120
+54
125
11
40
4
1
3
413
8.0
10Bobby Orr
B. Orr
32
1973-74
BOS BOS
74
90
122
+84
82
11
24
0
4
4
384
8.3
11Mike Green
M. Green
31
2008-09
WSH WSH
68
42
73
+24
68
18
20
1
0
4
0
243
12.8
0
0
86
110
49
95
25:46
12Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
31
1983-84
BOS BOS
78
65
96
+51
57
12
27
1
1
5
0
343
9.0
13Phil Housley
P. Housley
31
1983-84
BUF BUF
75
46
77
+1
33
13
25
2
0
6
1
235
13.2
14Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
31
1978-79
NYI NYI
73
70
101
+71
58
12
30
3
1
2
237
13.1
15Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
31
1975-76
NYI NYI
78
67
98
+12
100
18
36
0
2
4
256
12.1
16Cale Makar
C. Makar
30
2024-25
COL COL
80
62
92
+28
14
12
23
2
1
4
1
246
12.2
0
0
51
128
60
113
25:43
17Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
30
1988-89
PIT PIT
75
83
113
-10
195
11
53
0
0
2
0
342
8.8
18Denis Potvin
D. Potvin
30
1977-78
NYI NYI
80
64
94
+57
81
9
33
0
2
6
287
10.5
19Brent Burns
B. Burns
29
2016-17
SJS SJS
82
47
76
+19
40
8
17
0
1
6
3
320
9.1
0
0
69
142
53
153
24:52
20Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
29
1989-90
PIT PIT
80
74
103
-25
95
10
38
0
1
3
0
324
9.0
21Phil Housley
P. Housley
29
1987-88
BUF BUF
74
37
66
-17
96
6
22
0
0
1
0
231
12.6
22Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
29
1982-83
EDM EDM
80
67
96
+52
87
9
27
1
2
2
260
11.2
23Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
29
1981-82
EDM EDM
80
60
89
+35
106
13
23
0
3
1
234
12.4
24Bobby Orr
B. Orr
29
1972-73
BOS BOS
63
72
101
+55
99
7
28
1
4
3
282
10.3
25Cale Makar
C. Makar
28
2021-22
COL COL
77
58
86
+48
26
9
25
0
0
6
3
240
11.7
0
0
95
110
49
40
25:40
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