nhl leading goal scoring defenseman this season

Jakob Chychrun and Zach Werenski are tied for the most goals by a defenseman this season, with 14 scored.

NAMEGSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Jakob Chychrun
J. Chychrun
14
2025-26
WSH WSH
36
14
28
+22
33
4
2
0
0
3
1
125
11.2
0
0
34
42
16
45
23:16
2Zach Werenski
Z. Werenski
14
2025-26
CBJ CBJ
35
26
40
+6
6
1
9
0
1
0
0
132
10.6
0
0
17
52
20
61
26:48
3Cale Makar
C. Makar
11
2025-26
COL COL
35
32
43
+32
16
2
11
0
0
3
0
105
10.5
0
0
16
61
24
34
25:11
4Justin Faulk
J. Faulk
10
2025-26
STL STL
38
10
20
-1
22
2
5
0
0
3
0
73
13.7
0
0
31
75
11
29
22:43
5Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
9
2025-26
NYI NYI
36
15
24
+6
18
5
6
0
0
2
1
98
9.2
0
0
15
50
19
47
23:44
6John Klingberg
J. Klingberg
8
2025-26
SJS SJS
27
7
15
0
14
4
3
0
0
2
1
40
20.0
0
0
21
36
6
30
21:36
7Darren Raddysh
D. Raddysh
8
2025-26
TBL TBL
30
19
27
+7
17
4
5
0
0
1
0
67
11.9
0
0
27
24
6
29
21:02
8John Carlson
J. Carlson
7
2025-26
WSH WSH
32
21
28
+9
12
0
6
0
0
0
0
66
10.6
0
0
12
42
22
54
22:40
9Rasmus Andersson
R. Andersson
7
2025-26
CGY CGY
36
18
25
+5
38
2
6
0
0
0
0
91
7.7
0
0
18
69
11
52
24:06
10Miro Heiskanen
M. Heiskanen
7
2025-26
DAL DAL
37
26
33
+9
12
1
12
1
0
2
0
78
9.0
0
0
5
66
27
42
25:55
11Jake Sanderson
J. Sanderson
7
2025-26
OTT OTT
35
19
26
+4
2
2
9
0
0
1
0
76
9.2
0
0
12
63
23
41
25:16
12Simon Nemec
S. Nemec
7
2025-26
NJD NJD
31
11
18
+4
16
0
1
0
0
2
2
50
14.0
0
0
9
46
9
31
20:03
13Oliver Ekman-Larsson
O. Ekman-Larsson
6
2025-26
TOR TOR
36
17
23
-2
26
0
3
0
0
0
0
54
11.1
0
0
50
32
9
53
20:38
14Darnell Nurse
D. Nurse
6
2025-26
EDM EDM
37
8
14
-5
47
0
0
0
2
0
0
78
7.7
0
0
50
82
8
35
20:47
15Jacob Trouba
J. Trouba
6
2025-26
ANA ANA
37
11
17
+12
8
0
0
0
1
1
1
67
9.0
0
0
75
68
11
42
22:06
16Vladislav Gavrikov
V. Gavrikov
6
2025-26
NYR NYR
38
8
14
+2
18
0
0
0
0
1
1
51
11.8
0
0
19
58
12
47
23:55
17Brandon Montour
B. Montour
6
2025-26
SEA SEA
27
10
16
-4
21
1
3
0
0
1
1
68
8.8
0
0
34
35
14
37
21:56
18Logan Stanley
L. Stanley
6
2025-26
WPG WPG
35
6
12
-1
69
0
0
0
0
1
0
39
15.4
0
0
62
41
9
25
16:24
19Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
6
2025-26
EDM EDM
37
27
33
+2
12
3
8
0
1
1
1
92
6.5
0
0
11
48
19
55
24:05
20Noah Dobson
N. Dobson
6
2025-26
MTL MTL
36
14
20
+2
20
0
2
0
0
1
0
66
9.1
0
0
14
85
13
46
22:31
21Bowen Byram
B. Byram
6
2025-26
BUF BUF
35
8
14
-9
12
1
2
0
0
2
0
46
13.0
0
0
22
44
8
41
21:29
22Jackson LaCombe
J. LaCombe
6
2025-26
ANA ANA
37
16
22
+2
8
1
5
1
1
0
0
82
7.3
0
0
31
67
26
56
25:06
23Moritz Seider
M. Seider
6
2025-26
DET DET
37
21
27
+13
33
1
11
0
0
1
1
86
7.0
0
0
63
80
15
44
25:07
24Brock Faber
B. Faber
6
2025-26
MIN MIN
37
13
19
+7
6
0
7
1
0
1
0
82
7.3
0
0
14
80
23
52
24:39
25Denton Mateychuk
D. Mateychuk
6
2025-26
CBJ CBJ
35
8
14
-3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
39
15.4
0
0
18
54
10
34
20:23
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Team Leaders

G

17

Wilson

Tom Wilson

A

21

Carlson

John Carlson

+/-

+22

Chychrun

Jakob Chychrun
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.17

11th

GA/GP

2.56

3rd

PP%

14.7

29th

PK%

76.8

25th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
22
10
3
47
18
Flyers Flyers
18
10
7
43
7
Capitals Capitals
19
12
5
43
18
Islanders Islanders
19
13
4
42
2
Devils Devils
20
15
1
41
-6
Rangers Rangers
18
16
4
40
-5
Penguins Penguins
15
12
9
39
-9
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
15
15
6
36
-17
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
12/27
WSH WSH
@
NJD NJD
7:00 PM
Mon
12/29
WSH WSH
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM
Wed
12/31
NYR NYR
@
WSH WSH
12:30 PM
Thu
1/1
WSH WSH
@
OTT OTT
1:00 PM
Sat
1/3
CHI CHI
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Last Game
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19 - 12 - 5

2

Final

3

DET Red Wings

21 - 13 - 3

Sun 21 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

30

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

25

Geekie

Morgan Geekie

23

McDavid

Connor McDavid
Assists Leaders

39

McDavid

Connor McDavid

36

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini

35

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl
Points Leaders

62

McDavid

Connor McDavid

61

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

54

Celebrini

Macklin Celebrini
Hits Leaders

182

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

164

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

127

Cuylle

Will Cuylle
Blocks Leaders

93

McCabe

Jake McCabe

89

Parayko

Colton Parayko

85

Dobson

Noah Dobson
Wins Leaders

16

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

16

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

15

Shesterkin

Igor Shesterkin
Goals Against Leaders

2.09

Thompson

Logan Thompson

2.10

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

2.10

Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood
Save Percentage Leaders

.933

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

.924

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

.924

Thompson

Logan Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

4.03

Stars

3.51

Ducks

3.38
Goals Against Rankings
Avalanche

2.17

Kings

2.51

Capitals

2.56
Power Play Rankings
Oilers

33.3

Stars

31.3

Penguins

29.3
Penalty Kill Rankings
Avalanche

85.0

Sabres

85.0

Lightning

84.3

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Flyers

24-11

Blackhawks

24-11

Bruins

25-12

Sharks

24-12

Kraken

22-12

Flames

23-13
Worst Record ATS
Golden Knights

9-25

Panthers

11-24

Maple Leafs

13-23

Hurricanes

13-22

Devils

14-22

Mammoth

15-23

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
26
2
7
59
61
Stars Stars
25
7
5
55
36
Wild Wild
22
10
5
49
19
Mammoth Mammoth
18
17
3
39
5
Blues Blues
14
16
8
36
-36
Predators Predators
15
16
4
34
-19
Jets Jets
15
17
3
33
-4
Blackhawks Blackhawks
13
16
6
32
-13
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
21
14
2
44
3
Golden Knights Golden Knights
16
8
10
42
1
Oilers Oilers
18
13
6
42
-2
Kings Kings
15
11
9
39
-4
Sharks Sharks
17
16
3
37
-15
Kraken Kraken
14
14
6
34
-19
Flames Flames
15
17
4
34
-11
Canucks Canucks
15
18
3
33
-19
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
21
13
3
45
-3
Lightning Lightning
20
13
3
43
22
Canadiens Canadiens
19
12
5
43
-5
Bruins Bruins
20
16
1
41
0
Panthers Panthers
19
14
2
40
0
Senators Senators
18
13
4
40
7
Sabres Sabres
17
14
4
38
-6
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
16
15
5
37
-6
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
22
10
3
47
18
Flyers Flyers
18
10
7
43
7
Capitals Capitals
19
12
5
43
18
Islanders Islanders
19
13
4
42
2
Devils Devils
20
15
1
41
-6
Rangers Rangers
18
16
4
40
-5
Penguins Penguins
15
12
9
39
-9
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
15
15
6
36
-17

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Thu
11/27
TBL TBL
@
DET DET
6-3
Thu
11/27
NYR NYR
@
BOS BOS
6-2
Thu
11/27
COL COL
@
MIN MIN
2-3
Thu
11/27
LAK LAK
@
ANA ANA
4-5
Thu
11/27
NJD NJD
@
BUF BUF
5-0

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/23
PHI PHI
@
CHI CHI
9:00 PM
Tue
12/23
SJS SJS
@
VGK VGK
10:00 PM
Tue
12/23
SEA SEA
@
LAK LAK
10:00 PM
Sat
12/27
NYR NYR
@
NYI NYI
6:00 PM
Sat
12/27
TBL TBL
@
FLA FLA
7:00 PM