most goals per game all-time by defensemen

Defensemen scored their most goals per game in a season in 1917-18, with 0.39 per game.

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	POSITION	G/GP	SEASON	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%
1	Defenseman	0.39	1917-18	181	71	48	119		373					6	0
2	Defenseman	0.34	1919-20	288	99	54	153		464					8	0
3	Defenseman	0.34	1920-21	278	94	50	144		546					15	2
4	Defenseman	0.33	1921-22	347	114	105	219		296					12	0
5	Defenseman	0.31	1918-19	148	46	37	83		401					6	2
6	Defenseman	0.30	1922-23	291	86	75	161		393					11	1
7	Defenseman	0.23	1923-24	311	73	63	136		361					17	1
8	Defenseman	0.17	1924-25	709	120	83	203		860					20	2
9	Defenseman	0.15	1943-44	1,039	158	369	527		883	14	39	1	3	19
10	Defenseman	0.14	1925-26	931	131	74	205		1,297					23	4
11	Defenseman	0.13	1944-45	1,185	151	292	443		813	18	35	2	2	13
12	Defenseman	0.12	1926-27	1,550	191	116	307		2,141					41	3
13	Defenseman	0.11	1929-30	1,487	167	217	384		2,051					33	4
14	Defenseman	0.11	1941-42	1,403	154	340	494		1,599	17	51	5	3	23	4
15	Defenseman	0.11	1927-28	1,431	153	105	258		2,030					36	2
16	Defenseman	0.10	1942-43	1,143	115	301	416		1,081	19	44	1	3	15	0
17	Defenseman	0.10	1983-84	10,399	1,016	3,232	4,248	-3	13,191	307	988	29	91	118	10	15,386	6.6
18	Defenseman	0.10	1985-86	10,458	1,002	3,166	4,168	+74	14,593	302	1,066	38	78	104	9	14,969	6.7
19	Defenseman	0.09	1945-46	1,275	121	231	352		811	16	27	2	3	22
20	Defenseman	0.09	1987-88	10,282	964	3,127	4,091	+54	16,642	330	1,311	32	96	127	8	15,397	6.3
21	Defenseman	0.09	1980-81	9,667	894	3,075	3,969	+79	14,607	283	1,027	28	64	88		14,587	6.1
22	Defenseman	0.09	1931-32	1,430	132	160	292		1,699					14	5
23	Defenseman	0.09	1981-82	9,808	904	3,204	4,108	+9	14,297	263	962	17	71	89		14,964	6.0
24	Defenseman	0.09	1992-93	12,371	1,134	3,648	4,782	+82	17,014	409	1,420	41	109	131	7	18,306	6.2
25	Defenseman	0.09	1939-40	1,435	131	279	410		1,223	20	42	6	7	18	4

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Senators	0	0	0	0	0
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