nhl defensemen scoring leaders every season since 2016

Since 2015-16, Cale Makar has scored the most goals by a defenseman in a season, with 30 scored in 2024-25.

Regular season

	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	Cale Makar C. Makar	30	2024-25	COL	80	62	92	+28	14	12	23	2	1	4	1	246	12.2	0	0		51	128	60	113	25:43
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	354	7.6	1	1	100.0	101	145	53	102	25:52
5	Jakob Chychrun J. Chychrun	26	2025-26	WSH	80	34	60	+20	62	8	10	0	0	8	2	221	11.8	0	0		58	114	40	105	23:20
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	Matthew Schaefer M. Schaefer	23	2025-26	NYI	82	36	59	+13	38	8	10	0	0	4	2	222	10.4	0	0		40	111	38	90	24:41
8	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	23	2024-25	CBJ	81	59	82	+12	31	5	20	1	2	5	2	298	7.7	0	0		19	131	49	120	26:45
9	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
10	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
11	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	22	2025-26	CBJ	75	59	81	+7	18	4	17	0	1	2	0	260	8.5	0	0		30	94	35	125	26:37
12	Darren Raddysh D. Raddysh	22	2025-26	TBL	73	48	70	+21	72	10	16	0	0	6	1	212	10.4	0	0		67	69	14	73	22:42
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	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	21	2025-26	EDM	82	74	95	+25	30	7	26	0	2	5	3	221	9.5	0	0		29	101	33	123	24:41
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	Cale Makar C. Makar	20	2025-26	COL	75	59	79	+32	24	4	25	0	0	4	0	199	10.1	0	0		35	118	40	86	24:51
19	Jakob Chychrun J. Chychrun	20	2024-25	WSH	74	27	47	+17	52	5	10	0	0	6	1	179	11.2	0	0		59	87	35	80	21:04
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	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
25	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

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Team Leaders

53

MacKinnon

74

MacKinnon

+/-

+57

MacKinnon

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.63

1st

GA/GP

2.40

1st

PP%

17.1

27th

PK%

84.6

1st

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	55	16	11	121	99
Stars	50	20	12	112	53
Wild	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth	43	33	6	92	28
Blues	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks	29	39	14	72	-62

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 9/30	LAK	@	COL	10:00 PM
Sat 10/3	STL	@	COL	9:00 PM
Wed 10/7	COL	@	WPG	7:30 PM
Thu 10/8	COL	@	CGY	9:00 PM
Sat 10/10	TOR	@	COL	7:00 PM

Last Game

Avalanche

0 - 4

Final

Golden Knights

4 - 0

Tue 26 May 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