most goals in a season defenseman since 2005

Since 2004-05, Mike Green has recorded the most goals by a defenseman in a season, with 31 scored in 2008-09.

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	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
10	Shea Weber S. Weber	23	2013-14	NSH	79	33	56	-2	52	12	14	0	0	4	1	195	11.8	0	0		169	173	35	50	26:54
11	Sheldon Souray S. Souray	23	2008-09	EDM	81	30	53	+1	98	12	11	1	0	5	0	268	8.6	0	0		82	69	45	92	24:51
12	Shea Weber S. Weber	23	2008-09	NSH	81	30	53	+1	80	10	9	1	1	4	1	251	9.2	0	0		192	95	19	33	23:58
13	Dougie Hamilton D. Hamilton	22	2022-23	NJD	82	52	74	+23	50	8	20	0	0	7	2	275	8.0	0	0		64	86	21	74	21:46
14	Cale Makar C. Makar	21	2023-24	COL	77	69	90	+15	16	7	32	1	3	1	0	231	9.1	0	0		36	148	70	42	24:46
15	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	21	2015-16	ARI	75	34	55	-6	96	12	15	0	0	8	2	228	9.2	0	0		154	67	40	39	24:46
16	Mark Giordano M. Giordano	21	2015-16	CGY	82	35	56	-5	54	9	10	1	2	2	1	212	9.9	0	0		65	193	45	68	24:48
17	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	21	2014-15	OTT	82	45	66	+7	42	6	24	0	0	3	1	292	7.2	0	0		93	89	59	99	27:15
18	Mathieu Schneider M. Schneider	21	2005-06	DET	72	38	59	+33	86	11	18	0	0	4	0	188	11.2	1	4	25.0	90	119	44	64	24:31
19	MacKenzie Weegar M. Weegar	20	2023-24	CGY	82	32	52	+2	51	3	12	0	2	2	1	208	9.6	0	0		193	200	46	75	22:56
20	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	20	2023-24	BUF	81	39	59	-3	66	6	14	0	0	2	1	235	8.5	0	0		194	154	42	44	25:25
21	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	20	2021-22	TBL	82	65	85	+26	36	6	32	0	0	6	1	219	9.1	0	0		93	129	52	56	25:05
22	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	20	2019-20	CBJ	63	21	41	+9	10	5	8	1	0	4	2	187	10.7	0	0		36	58	32	47	23:59
23	Morgan Rielly M. Rielly	20	2018-19	TOR	82	52	72	+24	14	3	18	0	0	5	2	223	9.0	0	1	0.0	61	114	60	94	23:07
24	Shea Weber S. Weber	20	2015-16	NSH	78	31	51	-7	27	14	12	0	1	1	0	189	10.6	0	0		169	160	19	39	25:23
25	Dustin Byfuglien D. Byfuglien	20	2013-14	WPG	78	36	56	-20	86	8	18	0	0	1	1	256	7.8	0	2	0.0	213	80	68	72	23:05