which defenseman leads the league in goals this season

Jakob Chychrun recorded the most goals by a defenseman in 2025-26, with 26 scored.

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	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	19	2025-26	BUF	77	55	74	+18	76	6	16	0	0	0	0	194	9.8	0	0		67	79	32	115	24:11
8	Rasmus Andersson R. Andersson	17	2025-26	TOT	81	30	47	+4	71	6	7	1	0	0	0	178	9.6	0	0		37	150	27	102	23:12
9	Justin Faulk J. Faulk	16	2025-26	TOT	78	24	40	-8	42	2	7	0	1	3	0	148	10.8	0	0		70	132	27	64	22:01
10	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	15	2025-26	PIT	75	51	66	+8	22	4	22	0	0	0	0	176	8.5	0	0		20	64	37	102	23:36
11	Brock Faber B. Faber	15	2025-26	MIN	80	36	51	+18	39	1	10	1	1	1	0	173	8.7	0	0		33	148	36	92	24:41
12	John Carlson J. Carlson	14	2025-26	TOT	71	46	60	+9	32	2	12	0	0	1	0	153	9.2	0	1	0.0	26	106	45	118	23:10
13	Vladislav Gavrikov V. Gavrikov	14	2025-26	NYR	82	21	35	-8	50	3	3	0	1	1	1	119	11.8	0	0		50	104	22	103	23:44
14	Josh Morrissey J. Morrissey	14	2025-26	WPG	77	41	55	+6	30	2	14	0	0	2	1	146	9.6	0	0		36	118	17	98	24:43
15	Jake Sanderson J. Sanderson	14	2025-26	OTT	67	40	54	+16	8	5	17	0	0	3	0	147	9.5	0	0		29	129	31	81	24:50
16	Shayne Gostisbehere S. Gostisbehere	13	2025-26	CAR	55	37	50	+11	22	6	12	0	0	1	0	116	11.2	0	0		29	63	19	54	19:14
17	Roman Josi R. Josi	13	2025-26	NSH	68	42	55	-15	30	4	20	0	0	3	1	181	7.2	0	0		24	101	23	77	24:53
18	Mattias Samuelsson M. Samuelsson	13	2025-26	BUF	78	28	41	+41	28	0	0	1	2	3	1	109	11.9	0	0		132	154	17	80	22:50
19	Denton Mateychuk D. Mateychuk	13	2025-26	CBJ	75	18	31	+12	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	88	14.8	0	0		26	92	15	80	19:11
20	Brent Burns B. Burns	12	2025-26	COL	82	23	35	+33	32	0	1	0	0	5	0	172	7.0	0	0		20	91	18	102	18:53
21	Dougie Hamilton D. Hamilton	12	2025-26	NJD	77	27	39	-2	50	4	10	0	0	3	0	202	5.9	0	0		87	77	14	119	21:32
22	Noah Dobson N. Dobson	12	2025-26	MTL	80	35	47	+5	34	2	5	0	1	1	0	158	7.6	0	0		62	188	36	95	22:29
23	Lane Hutson L. Hutson	12	2025-26	MTL	82	66	78	+36	34	2	18	0	0	3	1	124	9.7	0	0		31	137	43	93	23:46
24	Morgan Rielly M. Rielly	11	2025-26	TOR	78	25	36	-18	29	1	5	0	0	2	0	141	7.8	0	0		35	114	22	87	21:08
25	Travis Sanheim T. Sanheim	11	2025-26	PHI	81	26	37	+12	20	1	2	1	2	1	1	95	11.6	0	0		46	152	26	105	24:13

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2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	0	1	1	-1
Rangers	1	0	0	-3
Flyers	0	0	0	0
Penguins	0	0	0	0
Islanders	0	0	0	0
Devils	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 10/2	WSH	@	CAR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	WSH	@	TBL	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	PIT	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Fri 10/9	NYR	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sun 10/11	SEA	@	WSH	5:00 PM

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

2

Nylander

2

Podkolzin

Assists Leaders

2

Bouchard

2

Hronek

2

McDavid

Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

3

Eichel

2

Hronek

Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Blocks Leaders

5

Pettersson

4

Murphy

3

Bouchard

Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

1

Swayman

1

Dobes

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

0.00

Swayman

0.92

Bussi

Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Markstrom

1.000

Swayman

.950

Bussi

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

6.00

5.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

1.00

Power Play Rankings

50.0

33.3

25.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

1-0

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
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
Maple Leafs	0	1	0	0	-1
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	0	0	1	1	-1
Blue Jackets	0	0	0	0	0
Devils	0	0	0	0	0
Islanders	0	0	0	0	0
Flyers	0	0	0	0	0
Penguins	0	0	0	0	0
Capitals	0	0	0	0	0
Rangers	0	1	0	0	-3

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	0	0	0	0	0
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
Kings	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0