nhl defensemen scoring leaders every season year by year

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

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	NAME	G	SEASON	TM	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	48	1985-86	EDM	79	90	138	+61	120	9	25	9	5	2	0	308	15.6
2	Bobby Orr B. Orr	46	1974-75	BOS	80	89	135	+80	101	16	36	2	2	4		384	12.0
3	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	40	1983-84	EDM	80	86	126	+52	104	14	27	1	8	4	1	259	15.4
4	Doug Wilson D. Wilson	39	1981-82	CHI	76	46	85	+1	54	14	18	1	1	3		326	12.0
5	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	37	1984-85	EDM	80	84	121	+57	97	12	27	2	4	6	0	285	13.0
6	Bobby Orr B. Orr	37	1971-72	BOS	76	80	117	+83	106	11	24	4	5	4		353	10.5
7	Bobby Orr B. Orr	37	1970-71	BOS	78	102	139	+124	91	5	44	3	10	5		392	9.4
8	Kevin Hatcher K. Hatcher	34	1992-93	WSH	83	45	79	-7	114	13	20	1	0	6	0	329	10.3
9	Bobby Orr B. Orr	33	1969-70	BOS	76	87	120	+54	125	11	40	4	1	3		413	8.0
10	Bobby Orr B. Orr	32	1973-74	BOS	74	90	122	+84	82	11	24	0	4	4		384	8.3
11	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
12	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	31	1983-84	BOS	78	65	96	+51	57	12	27	1	1	5	0	343	9.0
13	Phil Housley P. Housley	31	1983-84	BUF	75	46	77	+1	33	13	25	2	0	6	1	235	13.2
14	Denis Potvin D. Potvin	31	1978-79	NYI	73	70	101	+71	58	12	30	3	1	2		237	13.1
15	Denis Potvin D. Potvin	31	1975-76	NYI	78	67	98	+12	100	18	36	0	2	4		256	12.1
16	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
17	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	30	1988-89	PIT	75	83	113	-10	195	11	53	0	0	2	0	342	8.8
18	Denis Potvin D. Potvin	30	1977-78	NYI	80	64	94	+57	81	9	33	0	2	6		287	10.5
19	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
20	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	29	1989-90	PIT	80	74	103	-25	95	10	38	0	1	3	0	324	9.0
21	Phil Housley P. Housley	29	1987-88	BUF	74	37	66	-17	96	6	22	0	0	1	0	231	12.6
22	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	29	1982-83	EDM	80	67	96	+52	87	9	27	1	2	2		260	11.2
23	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	29	1981-82	EDM	80	60	89	+35	106	13	23	0	3	1		234	12.4
24	Bobby Orr B. Orr	29	1972-73	BOS	63	72	101	+55	99	7	28	1	4	3		282	10.3
25	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

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Bouchard

+/-

+3

Formenton

Team Rankings

G/GP

5.00

4th

GA/GP

6.00

13th

PP%

25.0

5th

PK%

50.0

13th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Canucks	1	0	0	2	1
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Oilers	0	0	1	1	-1
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	EDM	@	VAN	10:00 PM
Sat 10/3	SEA	@	EDM	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	EDM	@	ANA	10:00 PM
Sat 10/10	EDM	@	SJS	4:00 PM
Tue 10/13	EDM	@	LAK	10:30 PM

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1 - 0 - 0

Final

Oilers

0 - 0 - 1

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

2

Nylander

2

Lehkonen

Assists Leaders

2

Rielly

2

Bouchard

2

Hronek

Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

3

Nelson

3

Eichel

Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Blocks Leaders

6

Tanev

5

McCabe

5

Pettersson

Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

1

Swayman

1

Blackwood

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

0.00

Silovs

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

1.000

Silovs

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

8.00

7.00

6.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

Power Play Rankings

80.0

50.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Worst Record ATS

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NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Bruins	1	0	0	2	3
Canadiens	1	0	0	2	1
Panthers	1	0	0	2	1
Maple Leafs	1	1	0	2	0
Sabres	0	0	0	0	0
Red Wings	0	0	0	0	0
Senators	0	0	0	0	0
Lightning	0	0	0	0	0
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Penguins	1	0	0	2	7
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Islanders	0	1	0	0	-1
Rangers	0	1	0	0	-3
Flyers	0	1	0	0	-7

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	1	0	0	2	4
Stars	0	0	0	0	0
Wild	0	0	0	0	0
Predators	0	0	0	0	0
Blues	0	0	0	0	0
Mammoth	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Blackhawks	0	1	0	0	-3
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Canucks	1	0	0	2	1
Oilers	0	0	1	1	-1
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	1-0
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	3-2
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	0-3
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	6-5
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	2-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PHI	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Thu 10/1	BUF	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Thu 10/1	TBL	@	NYR	7:00 PM
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