most goals in a season defenseman since 1987

Since 1986-87, Kevin Hatcher has the most goals by a defenseman in a season, with 34 scored in 1992-93.

	NAME	G	SEASON	TM	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Kevin Hatcher K. Hatcher	34	1992-93	WSH	83	45	79	-7	114	13	20	1	0	6	0	329	10.3
2	Mike Green M. Green	31	2008-09	WSH	68	42	73	+24	68	18	20	1	0	4	0	243	12.8	0	0		86	110	49	95	25:46
3	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	30	1988-89	PIT	75	83	113	-10	195	11	53	0	0	2	0	342	8.8
4	Brent Burns B. Burns	29	2016-17	SJS	82	47	76	+19	40	8	17	0	1	6	3	320	9.1	0	0		69	142	53	153	24:52
5	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	29	1989-90	PIT	80	74	103	-25	95	10	38	0	1	3	0	324	9.0
6	Phil Housley P. Housley	29	1987-88	BUF	74	37	66	-17	96	6	22	0	0	1	0	231	12.6
7	Cale Makar C. Makar	28	2021-22	COL	77	58	86	+48	26	9	25	0	0	6	3	240	11.7	0	0		95	110	49	40	25:40
8	Al MacInnis A. MacInnis	28	1993-94	CGY	75	54	82	+35	95	12	34	1	2	5	1	324	8.6
9	Al MacInnis A. MacInnis	28	1990-91	CGY	78	75	103	+42	90	17	46	0	3	1	0	305	9.2
10	Al MacInnis A. MacInnis	28	1989-90	CGY	79	62	90	+20	82	14	40	1	1	3	0	304	9.2
11	Brent Burns B. Burns	27	2015-16	SJS	82	48	75	-5	53	7	23	1	1	4	1	353	7.6	1	1	100.0	101	145	53	102	25:52
12	Sheldon Souray S. Souray	26	2006-07	MTL	81	38	64	-28	135	19	29	1	2	6	2	224	11.6	2	2	100.0	101	149	62	85	23:11
13	Sergei Gonchar S. Gonchar	26	2001-02	WSH	76	33	59	-1	58	7	14	0	0	2	0	216	12.0	1	1	100.0	63	61	31	86	23:51
14	Sandis Ozolinsh S. Ozolinsh	26	1993-94	SJS	81	38	64	+16	24	4	13	0	1	3	0	157	16.6
15	Phil Housley P. Housley	26	1988-89	BUF	72	44	70	+6	47	5	26	0	1	3	1	178	14.6
16	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	25	2022-23	SJS	82	76	101	-26	36	5	22	0	0	4	2	209	12.0	0	1	0.0	33	90	81	101	25:37
17	Jeff Brown J. Brown	25	1992-93	STL	71	53	78	-6	58	12	34	2	2	3	0	220	11.4
18	Al Iafrate A. Iafrate	25	1992-93	WSH	81	41	66	+15	169	11	19	1	1	4	0	289	8.7
19	Steve Duchesne S. Duchesne	25	1988-89	LAK	79	50	75	+31	92	8	16	5	1	2	1	215	11.6
20	Al MacInnis A. MacInnis	25	1987-88	CGY	80	58	83	+13	114	7	39	2	1	2	0	245	10.2
21	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	24	1990-91	PIT	76	69	93	-18	128	8	34	0	0	3	0	240	10.0
22	Kevin Hatcher K. Hatcher	24	1990-91	WSH	79	50	74	-10	69	9	24	2	3	3	0	267	9.0
23	Roman Josi R. Josi	23	2023-24	NSH	82	62	85	+12	45	9	24	0	1	5	2	268	8.6	0	0		46	151	33	60	24:38
24	Roman Josi R. Josi	23	2021-22	NSH	80	73	96	+13	46	11	26	0	0	2	0	281	8.2	0	0		66	133	48	71	25:33
25	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	23	2014-15	ARI	82	20	43	-18	40	10	10	1	0	7	3	264	8.7	0	0		167	77	30	46	25:13