nhl most goals by a defensemen in a season

Defensemen have gotten their most goals in a season in 2025-26, with 1,226 scored.

	POSITION	G	SEASON	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Defenseman	1,226	2025-26	15,861	4,270	5,496	+346	8,506	185	770	19	82	209	41	20,185	6.1	2	12	16.7	15,462	21,493	4,419	15,930	19:18
2	Defenseman	1,209	2022-23	15,972	4,293	5,502	+326	8,627	172	939	33	99	221	54	22,783	5.3	3	9	33.3	22,001	23,333	5,496	8,802	19:10
3	Defenseman	1,169	2021-22	15,903	4,363	5,532	+279	8,006	165	912	21	90	186	47	23,614	5.0	0	6	0.0	22,232	21,476	5,148	9,340	19:18
4	Defenseman	1,159	2023-24	15,976	4,331	5,490	+339	8,798	167	908	26	86	193	44	21,413	5.4	4	9	44.4	21,453	24,966	4,951	7,807	19:10
5	Defenseman	1,158	2017-18	15,371	3,864	5,022	+156	7,647	219	972	16	74	218	42	24,225	4.8	15	55	27.3	20,894	22,541	4,905	10,141	19:25
6	Defenseman	1,138	2024-25	15,884	4,117	5,255	+352	7,512	153	788	23	79	167	38	20,866	5.5	1	6	16.7	17,098	23,031	5,117	16,717	19:16
7	Defenseman	1,134	1992-93	12,371	3,648	4,782	+82	17,014	409	1,420	41	109	131	7	18,306	6.2
8	Defenseman	1,125	2018-19	15,368	3,926	5,051	+212	7,658	215	838	30	99	203	43	23,471	4.8	14	42	33.3	21,493	21,784	5,416	10,920	19:23
9	Defenseman	1,098	2005-06	15,127	3,819	4,917	+74	15,050	494	1,589	39	128	179	47	19,075	5.8	63	187	33.7	15,886	20,902	5,622	9,362	19:16
10	Defenseman	1,080	1993-94	13,526	3,663	4,743	+62	17,193	389	1,420	45	117	155	5	20,232	5.3
11	Defenseman	1,063	2014-15	14,845	3,531	4,594	+60	8,131	268	928	18	74	181	36	20,786	5.1	21	51	41.2	21,801	22,155	4,306	8,648	19:52
12	Defenseman	1,045	2013-14	14,967	3,531	4,576	+65	8,807	287	968	22	87	175	40	20,871	5.0	23	52	44.2	20,976	21,925	4,277	8,256	19:45
13	Defenseman	1,041	2015-16	14,834	3,452	4,493	+100	8,228	264	932	19	79	192	40	20,896	5.0	14	44	31.8	20,237	21,428	4,031	8,681	19:37
14	Defenseman	1,033	2016-17	14,836	3,542	4,575	+122	7,817	224	859	25	75	181	46	21,567	4.8	16	36	44.4	19,916	21,506	4,256	9,295	19:35
15	Defenseman	1,020	2008-09	14,905	3,672	4,692	+37	11,353	394	1,241	21	98	180	38	19,048	5.4	27	90	30.0	18,611	20,883	4,633	8,087	19:43
16	Defenseman	1,018	2006-07	15,182	3,670	4,688	+54	12,579	393	1,336	23	116	165	30	18,529	5.5	40	145	27.6	17,820	21,726	5,035	9,612	19:23
17	Defenseman	1,016	1983-84	10,399	3,232	4,248	-3	13,191	307	988	29	91	118	10	15,386	6.6
18	Defenseman	1,002	1985-86	10,458	3,166	4,168	+74	14,593	302	1,066	38	78	104	9	14,969	6.7
19	Defenseman	997	2003-04	14,854	3,071	4,068	+87	12,447	342	1,082	28	100	181	36	19,515	5.1	34	109	31.2	15,786	17,716	4,513	10,008	19:41
20	Defenseman	990	2000-01	15,167	3,222	4,212	+65	13,551	358	1,182	27	109	170	33	19,028	5.2	54	138	39.1	25,717	18,602	5,940	12,089	19:24
21	Defenseman	987	2009-10	15,198	3,625	4,612	+20	10,455	298	1,078	16	88	162	36	19,200	5.1	26	82	31.7	19,918	21,490	4,566	8,215	19:34
22	Defenseman	986	2019-20	13,150	3,368	4,354	+168	6,358	172	773	19	74	159	36	20,288	4.9	4	12	33.3	17,106	17,594	4,363	8,948	19:20
23	Defenseman	975	2007-08	15,149	3,368	4,343	+80	11,951	385	1,170	23	97	155	24	18,416	5.3	42	106	39.6	18,002	19,183	4,736	7,931	19:29
24	Defenseman	964	1987-88	10,282	3,127	4,091	+54	16,642	330	1,311	32	96	127	8	15,397	6.3
25	Defenseman	940	2010-11	14,996	3,485	4,425	+103	9,940	284	1,009	14	75	165	42	19,399	4.8	18	43	41.9	20,075	22,522	4,854	7,945	19:37

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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