nhl player most goals all-time playoffs for defensemen

Paul Coffey has recorded the most career goals by a defenseman in the playoffs, with 59 scored.

	NAME	G	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	59	194	137	196	+53	264	21	66	6	2	8	0	616	9.6
2	Denis Potvin D. Potvin	56	185	108	164	+64	253	28	52	2	5	7	2	578	9.7
3	Nicklas Lidstrom N. Lidstrom	54	263	129	183	+61	76	30	81	3	3	11	1	656	8.2	0	0		99	193	85	107	28:00
4	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	41	214	139	180	+27	171	15	74	0	3	4	0	814	5.0	1	1	100.0	72	59	45	36	28:57
5	Al MacInnis A. MacInnis	39	177	121	160	+11	255	26	71	0	3	5	1	663	5.9	0	1	0.0	52	51	14	33	28:21
6	Larry Murphy L. Murphy	37	215	115	152	+32	201	20	47	3	4	7	0	504	7.3	1	1	100.0	10	17	7	19	21:33
7	Brad Park B. Park	35	161	90	125	+24	217	13	36	1	2	6	1	383	9.1
8	Chris Chelios C. Chelios	31	266	113	144	+48	423	14	46	3	5	6	2	587	5.3	0	0		109	139	57	85	20:24
9	Brian Rafalski B. Rafalski	29	165	71	100	+42	66	17	31	0	2	6	1	290	10.0	0	1	0.0	164	175	106	147	23:20
10	Brian Leetch B. Leetch	28	95	69	97	+2	36	12	38	1	1	6	0	352	8.0	0	0		16	30	10	25	28:29
11	Larry Robinson L. Robinson	28	227	116	144	+100	211	7	45	0	3	3	2	417	6.7
12	Cale Makar C. Makar	26	90	64	90	+28	24	9	25	1	1	6	1	255	10.2	0	0		100	147	81	83	24:48
13	Chris Pronger C. Pronger	26	173	95	121	+40	326	13	49	0	4	3	0	405	6.4	0	0		254	330	72	129	29:04
14	Rob Blake R. Blake	26	146	47	73	0	166	9	21	1	0	1	0	436	6.0	0	1	0.0	270	228	75	66	26:15
15	Scott Stevens S. Stevens	26	233	92	118	+44	402	12	31	0	4	8	0	481	5.4	0	0		231	153	102	83	24:04
16	Guy Lapointe G. Lapointe	26	123	44	70	+39	138	11	23	1	0	5	0	342	7.6
17	Bobby Orr B. Orr	26	74	66	92	+60	107	8	24	3	7	7	1	358	7.3
18	Kris Letang K. Letang	25	155	67	92	-2	162	9	26	0	2	7	1	378	6.6	0	0		301	247	65	182	24:23
19	Scott Niedermayer S. Niedermayer	25	202	73	98	+20	155	12	29	3	1	8	2	411	6.1	1	2	50.0	180	187	152	168	26:35
20	Sergei Zubov S. Zubov	24	164	93	117	+28	62	13	48	1	2	1	0	382	6.3	0	0		53	63	61	151	28:32
21	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	23	170	97	120	+18	94	10	43	0	1	5	1	425	5.4	0	0		228	323	79	176	24:58
22	Sandis Ozolinsh S. Ozolinsh	23	137	67	90	-10	131	11	32	0	1	5	1	298	7.7	0	0		62	45	30	56	21:05
23	Eric Desjardins E. Desjardins	23	168	57	80	+16	93	7	28	0	5	5	2	364	6.3	0	1	0.0	18	83	23	53	26:47
24	Paul Reinhart P. Reinhart	23	83	54	77	-24	42	11	32	2	1	2	1	183	12.6
25	Brent Burns B. Burns	22	141	59	81	+30	100	7	24	0	0	0	0	396	5.6	2	7	28.6	268	216	75	146	24:00

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Kapanen

7

Draisaitl

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+7

Kapanen

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G/GP

3.44

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GA/GP

3.23

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PP%

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PK%

77.8

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TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

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Playoffs Goals Leaders

10

Dorofeyev

10

Howden

9

Stankoven

Playoffs Assists Leaders

16

Eichel

14

Marner

13

Hutson

Playoffs Points Leaders

21

Marner

18

Eichel

16

Hutson

Playoffs Hits Leaders

83

Barbashev

70

Kolesar

66

Smith

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

52

Carrier

46

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45

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Playoffs Wins Leaders

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Andersen

12

Hart

9

Dobes

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.41

Andersen

1.52

Silovs

2.03

Ullmark

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Korpisalo

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Silovs

.932

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Playoffs Goals Rankings

3.73

3.63

3.50

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.62

2.29

2.38

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95.8

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57-31

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30-52

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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
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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
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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