most goals per game by a defenseman in a season since 2000

Since 1999-00, Mike Green has scored the most goals per game by a defenseman in a season, with 0.46 per game in 2008-09.

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	NAME	G/GP	SEASON	TM	G	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	0.46	2008-09	WSH	31	68	42	73	+24	68	18	20	1	0	4	0	243	12.8	0	0		86	110	49	95	25:46
2	Cale Makar C. Makar	0.38	2024-25	COL	30	80	62	92	+28	14	12	23	2	1	4	1	246	12.2	0	0		51	128	60	113	25:43
3	Cale Makar C. Makar	0.36	2021-22	COL	28	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	0.35	2016-17	SJS	29	82	47	76	+19	40	8	17	0	1	6	3	320	9.1	0	0		69	142	53	153	24:52
5	Mike Green M. Green	0.34	2012-13	WSH	12	35	14	26	-3	20	4	10	0	0	2	1	96	12.5	0	0		36	61	14	25	24:51
6	Sergei Gonchar S. Gonchar	0.34	2001-02	WSH	26	76	33	59	-1	58	7	14	0	0	2	0	216	12.0	1	1	100.0	63	61	31	86	23:51
7	Brent Burns B. Burns	0.33	2015-16	SJS	27	82	48	75	-5	53	7	23	1	1	4	1	354	7.6	1	1	100.0	101	145	53	102	25:52
8	Jakob Chychrun J. Chychrun	0.33	2025-26	WSH	26	80	34	60	+20	62	8	10	0	0	8	2	221	11.8	0	0		58	114	40	105	23:20
9	Jakob Chychrun J. Chychrun	0.32	2020-21	ARI	18	56	23	41	-6	42	5	9	0	0	3	1	176	10.2	0	0		59	89	20	36	23:23
10	Sheldon Souray S. Souray	0.32	2006-07	MTL	26	81	38	64	-28	135	19	29	1	2	6	2	224	11.6	2	2	100.0	101	149	62	85	23:11
11	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	0.32	2019-20	CBJ	20	63	21	41	+9	10	5	8	1	0	4	2	187	10.7	0	0		36	58	32	47	23:59
12	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	0.30	2022-23	SJS	25	82	76	101	-26	36	5	22	0	0	4	2	209	12.0	0	1	0.0	33	90	81	101	25:37
13	Darren Raddysh D. Raddysh	0.30	2025-26	TBL	22	73	48	70	+21	72	10	16	0	0	6	1	212	10.4	0	0		67	69	14	73	22:42
14	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	0.29	2025-26	CBJ	22	75	59	81	+7	18	4	17	0	1	2	0	260	8.5	0	0		30	94	35	125	26:37
15	Mathieu Schneider M. Schneider	0.29	2005-06	DET	21	72	38	59	+33	86	11	18	0	0	4	0	188	11.2	1	4	25.0	90	119	44	64	24:31
16	Shea Weber S. Weber	0.29	2013-14	NSH	23	79	33	56	-2	52	12	14	0	0	4	1	195	11.8	0	0		169	173	35	50	26:54
17	Roman Josi R. Josi	0.29	2021-22	NSH	23	80	73	96	+13	46	11	26	0	0	2	0	281	8.2	0	0		66	133	48	71	25:33
18	Darnell Nurse D. Nurse	0.29	2020-21	EDM	16	56	20	36	+27	57	1	6	0	0	2	1	154	10.4	0	0		117	100	24	61	25:38
19	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	0.28	2024-25	CBJ	23	81	59	82	+12	31	5	20	1	2	5	2	298	7.7	0	0		19	131	49	120	26:45
20	Sheldon Souray S. Souray	0.28	2008-09	EDM	23	81	30	53	+1	98	12	11	1	0	5	0	268	8.6	0	0		82	69	45	92	24:51
21	Shea Weber S. Weber	0.28	2008-09	NSH	23	81	30	53	+1	80	10	9	1	1	4	1	251	9.2	0	0		192	95	19	33	23:58
22	Matthew Schaefer M. Schaefer	0.28	2025-26	NYI	23	82	36	59	+13	38	8	10	0	0	4	2	222	10.4	0	0		40	111	38	90	24:41
23	Roman Josi R. Josi	0.28	2023-24	NSH	23	82	62	85	+12	45	9	24	0	1	5	2	268	8.6	0	0		46	151	33	60	24:38
24	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	0.28	2014-15	ARI	23	82	20	43	-18	40	10	10	1	0	7	3	264	8.7	0	0		167	77	30	46	25:13
25	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	0.28	2015-16	ARI	21	75	34	55	-6	96	12	15	0	0	8	2	228	9.2	0	0		154	67	40	39	24:46

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32

Ovechkin

39

Strome

+/-

+20

Chychrun

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.18

15th

GA/GP

2.90

7th

PP%

17.8

25th

PK%

80.2

14th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	53	22	7	113	56
Flyers	43	27	12	98	7
Penguins	41	25	16	98	25
Capitals	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers	34	39	9	77	-12

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/2	WSH	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	WSH	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	PIT	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Fri 10/9	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sun 10/11	SEA	@	WSH	5:00 PM

Last Game

Capitals

43 - 30 - 9

Final

Blue Jackets

40 - 30 - 12

Tue 14 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/2	BOS	@	FLA	1-2
Thu 4/2	DET	@	PHI	4-2
Thu 4/2	WSH	@	NJD	3-7
Thu 4/2	VAN	@	MIN	2-5
Thu 4/2	WPG	@	DAL	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	10:30 PM

Since 1999-00, Mike Green has scored the most goals per game by a defenseman in a season, with 0.46 per game in 2008-09.

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2.02

2.31

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