most goals by defenseman in single nhl season since 2005-06

Since 2005-06, Mike Green has put up the most goals by a defenseman in a season, with 31 scored in 2008-09.

	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	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
2	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
3	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
4	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
5	Brent Burns B. Burns	27	2015-16	SJS	82	48	75	-5	53	7	23	1	1	4	1	354	7.6	1	1	100.0	101	145	53	102	25:52
6	Sheldon Souray S. Souray	26	2006-07	MTL	81	38	64	-28	135	19	29	1	2	6	2	224	11.6	2	2	100.0	101	149	62	85	23:11
7	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	25	2022-23	SJS	82	76	101	-26	36	5	22	0	0	4	2	209	12.0	0	1	0.0	33	90	81	101	25:37
8	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	23	2024-25	CBJ	81	59	82	+12	31	5	20	1	2	5	2	298	7.7	0	0		19	131	49	120	26:45
9	Roman Josi R. Josi	23	2023-24	NSH	82	62	85	+12	45	9	24	0	1	5	2	268	8.6	0	0		46	151	33	60	24:38
10	Roman Josi R. Josi	23	2021-22	NSH	80	73	96	+13	46	11	26	0	0	2	0	281	8.2	0	0		66	133	48	71	25:33
11	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	23	2014-15	ARI	82	20	43	-18	40	10	10	1	0	7	3	264	8.7	0	0		167	77	30	46	25:13
12	Shea Weber S. Weber	23	2013-14	NSH	79	33	56	-2	52	12	14	0	0	4	1	195	11.8	0	0		169	173	35	50	26:54
13	Sheldon Souray S. Souray	23	2008-09	EDM	81	30	53	+1	98	12	11	1	0	5	0	268	8.6	0	0		82	69	45	92	24:51
14	Shea Weber S. Weber	23	2008-09	NSH	81	30	53	+1	80	10	9	1	1	4	1	251	9.2	0	0		192	95	19	33	23:58
15	Dougie Hamilton D. Hamilton	22	2022-23	NJD	82	52	74	+23	50	8	20	0	0	7	2	275	8.0	0	0		64	86	21	74	21:46
16	Cale Makar C. Makar	21	2023-24	COL	77	69	90	+15	16	7	32	1	3	1	0	231	9.1	0	0		36	148	70	42	24:46
17	Oliver Ekman-Larsson O. Ekman-Larsson	21	2015-16	ARI	75	34	55	-6	96	12	15	0	0	8	2	228	9.2	0	0		154	67	40	39	24:46
18	Mark Giordano M. Giordano	21	2015-16	CGY	82	35	56	-5	54	9	10	1	2	2	1	212	9.9	0	0		65	193	45	68	24:48
19	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	21	2014-15	OTT	82	45	66	+7	42	6	24	0	0	3	1	292	7.2	0	0		93	89	59	99	27:15
20	Mathieu Schneider M. Schneider	21	2005-06	DET	72	38	59	+33	86	11	18	0	0	4	0	188	11.2	1	4	25.0	90	119	44	64	24:31
21	Jakob Chychrun J. Chychrun	20	2024-25	WSH	74	27	47	+17	52	5	10	0	0	6	1	179	11.2	0	0		59	87	35	80	21:04
22	MacKenzie Weegar M. Weegar	20	2023-24	CGY	82	32	52	+2	51	3	12	0	2	2	1	208	9.6	0	0		193	200	46	75	22:56
23	Rasmus Dahlin R. Dahlin	20	2023-24	BUF	81	39	59	-3	66	6	14	0	0	2	1	235	8.5	0	0		194	154	42	44	25:25
24	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	20	2021-22	TBL	82	65	85	+26	36	6	32	0	0	6	1	219	9.1	0	0		93	129	52	56	25:05
25	Zach Werenski Z. Werenski	20	2019-20	CBJ	63	21	41	+9	10	5	8	1	0	4	2	187	10.7	0	0		36	58	32	47	23:59

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Team Leaders

17

Wilson

21

Carlson

+/-

+22

Chychrun

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.16

11th

GA/GP

2.68

6th

PP%

15.2

28th

PK%

76.7

24th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	22	11	3	47	15
Flyers	19	10	7	45	9
Islanders	20	13	4	44	3
Capitals	19	13	5	43	14
Rangers	19	16	4	42	-1
Devils	20	16	1	41	-7
Penguins	15	12	9	39	-9
Blue Jackets	15	15	6	36	-17

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/27	WSH	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Mon 12/29	WSH	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Wed 12/31	NYR	@	WSH	12:30 PM
Thu 1/1	WSH	@	OTT	1:00 PM
Sat 1/3	CHI	@	WSH	7:00 PM

Last Game

Rangers

19 - 16 - 4

Final

Capitals

19 - 13 - 5

Tue 23 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

30

MacKinnon

25

Geekie

23

McDavid

Assists Leaders

44

McDavid

37

Rantanen

36

Celebrini

Points Leaders

67

McDavid

61

MacKinnon

55

Draisaitl

Hits Leaders

186

Trenin

164

Sherwood

131

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

93

McCabe

89

Parayko

87

Dobson

Wins Leaders

16

Shesterkin

16

Bobrovsky

16

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.01

Wedgewood

2.10

Wallstedt

2.11

Bussi

Save Percentage Leaders

.933

Wallstedt

.924

Blackwood

.924

Wedgewood

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.94

3.50

3.42

Goals Against Rankings

2.11

2.53

2.58

Power Play Rankings

34.3

31.6

29.3

Penalty Kill Rankings

85.4

84.5

84.3

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

24-12

25-13

23-12

24-13

23-14

Worst Record ATS

10-25

12-24

13-23

14-23

14-22

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	27	2	7	61	62
Stars	25	7	6	56	35
Wild	22	10	6	50	18
Mammoth	18	18	3	39	4
Predators	16	16	4	36	-18
Blues	14	16	8	36	-36
Jets	15	17	3	33	-4
Blackhawks	13	17	6	32	-15
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	17	8	10	44	6
Ducks	21	14	2	44	3
Oilers	19	13	6	44	2
Kings	15	12	9	39	-5
Sharks	17	17	3	37	-20
Kraken	15	14	6	36	-18
Flames	15	18	4	34	-15
Canucks	15	18	3	33	-19

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Red Wings	22	13	3	47	-2
Canadiens	20	12	5	45	-1
Lightning	20	13	3	43	22
Panthers	20	14	2	42	3
Senators	18	13	5	41	6
Bruins	20	17	1	41	-4
Sabres	18	14	4	40	-5
Maple Leafs	16	15	5	37	-6
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	22	11	3	47	15
Flyers	19	10	7	45	9
Islanders	20	13	4	44	3
Capitals	19	13	5	43	14
Rangers	19	16	4	42	-1
Devils	20	16	1	41	-7
Penguins	15	12	9	39	-9
Blue Jackets	15	15	6	36	-17

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 11/27	PIT	@	CBJ	4-3
Thu 11/27	NSH	@	CHI	4-3
Thu 11/27	UTA	@	DAL	3-4
Fri 11/28	TBL	@	NYR	4-1
Fri 11/28	MTL	@	COL	2-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/27	NYR	@	NYI	6:00 PM
Sat 12/27	TBL	@	FLA	7:00 PM
Sat 12/27	WSH	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Sat 12/27	MIN	@	WPG	7:00 PM
Sat 12/27	DET	@	CAR	7:00 PM

Since 2005-06, Mike Green has put up the most goals by a defenseman in a season, with 31 scored in 2008-09.

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