nhl defenseman shots per game leaders since 2022-2023

Since 2022-23, Matthew Schaefer has taken the most shots per game by a defenseman, with 4.33 taken.

Interpreted as:
NHL defenseman shots per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games leaders since 2022-2023
NAME S/GP GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI/GP
1 Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
4.33
3
1
2
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
7.7
0
0
2
2
2
6
23:18
2 Roman Josi
R. Josi
3.38
205
50
134
184
-8
101
19
56
0
1
11
3
693
7.2
0
0
140
400
82
170
24:55
3 Zach Werenski
Z. Werenski
3.35
167
38
112
150
+10
53
7
33
1
2
5
2
560
6.8
0
0
50
288
99
163
25:33
4 Dougie Hamilton
D. Hamilton
3.12
169
37
94
131
+24
104
17
34
0
0
10
2
527
7.0
0
0
160
197
47
187
20:56
5 Cale Makar
C. Makar
3.01
221
69
184
253
+63
66
24
82
3
4
12
3
665
10.4
0
0
159
361
183
209
25:33
6 Brandon Montour
B. Montour
2.83
229
42
106
148
-11
228
9
52
0
0
12
3
648
6.5
0
0
282
266
78
192
23:30
7 Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
2.75
235
52
149
201
+17
216
17
56
0
1
5
2
647
8.0
0
0
407
386
126
222
25:12
8 Zeev Buium
Z. Buium
2.67
3
1
2
3
-4
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
8
12.5
0
0
1
3
1
6
21:01
9 Jakob Chychrun
J. Chychrun
2.57
207
43
81
124
-2
144
16
23
0
0
8
1
531
8.1
0
0
188
325
78
205
21:59
10 Noah Dobson
N. Dobson
2.52
231
33
126
159
0
88
7
48
0
2
7
1
581
5.7
0
0
201
414
108
222
22:42
11 Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
2.50
247
40
149
189
+54
92
13
61
0
1
11
4
618
6.5
0
0
198
294
180
286
21:42
12 Brent Burns
B. Burns
2.50
250
34
101
135
+46
96
8
39
1
0
2
1
624
5.4
1
1
100.0
93
277
127
216
21:52
13 Erik Karlsson
E. Karlsson
2.48
249
47
163
210
-49
102
9
50
0
0
9
5
618
7.6
0
1
0.0
102
286
177
318
24:19
14 Darnell Nurse
D. Nurse
2.40
241
27
82
109
+40
217
1
7
4
2
7
3
578
4.7
0
0
482
478
76
202
22:34
15 Quinn Hughes
Q. Hughes
2.39
231
40
205
245
+53
101
11
90
0
1
5
1
551
7.3
0
0
71
197
124
199
25:20
16 Miro Heiskanen
M. Heiskanen
2.38
202
25
128
153
+26
78
4
58
0
1
4
1
481
5.2
0
0
125
281
115
169
25:05
17 Seth Jones
S. Jones
2.36
206
29
77
106
-79
90
10
31
0
1
7
3
486
6.0
0
0
281
367
113
211
24:48
18 Aaron Ekblad
A. Ekblad
2.35
182
22
69
91
+25
173
10
25
1
2
6
0
428
5.1
0
0
257
209
66
151
22:44
19 Gustav Forsling
G. Forsling
2.33
245
34
80
114
+111
99
2
6
1
3
5
2
570
6.0
0
0
268
302
120
168
22:51
20 John Carlson
J. Carlson
2.31
204
24
110
134
+3
76
10
37
1
0
5
0
472
5.1
0
0
160
422
115
229
24:28
21 Thomas Chabot
T. Chabot
2.31
202
29
87
116
+1
104
7
28
0
0
1
1
466
6.2
0
0
181
362
77
202
23:40
22 Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
2.28
236
37
156
193
+46
148
9
63
1
2
4
0
538
6.9
0
0
201
378
103
258
23:53
23 MacKenzie Weegar
M. Weegar
2.25
247
32
98
130
+32
143
7
32
0
5
3
1
556
5.8
0
1
0.0
614
513
136
299
22:45
24 Josh Morrissey
J. Morrissey
2.24
242
40
168
208
+55
111
7
62
0
0
9
3
543
7.4
0
0
230
341
115
185
24:17
25 Kris Letang
K. Letang
2.22
223
31
91
122
-12
146
10
28
2
1
5
3
494
6.3
0
0
429
347
133
256
24:19
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G/GP

2.33

28th

GA/GP

4.33

28th

PP%

18.2

15th

PK%

70.0

25th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAM W L OTL PTS DIFF
Rangers Rangers
2
2
0
4
5
Penguins Penguins
2
1
0
4
-1
Devils Devils
2
1
0
4
0
Capitals Capitals
2
1
0
4
1
Hurricanes Hurricanes
2
0
0
4
4
Flyers Flyers
1
1
1
3
1
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
1
2
0
2
1
Islanders Islanders
0
3
0
0
-6
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/16
EDM EDM
@
NYI NYI
7:30 PM
Sat
10/18
NYI NYI
@
OTT OTT
3:00 PM
Tue
10/21
SJS SJS
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Thu
10/23
DET DET
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Sat
10/25
NYI NYI
@
PHI PHI
12:30 PM
Last Game
NYI Islanders

0 - 3 - 0

2

Final

5

WPG Jets

2 - 1 - 0

Mon 13 Oct 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
3
0
1
7
5
Predators Predators
2
0
1
5
3
Stars Stars
2
0
0
4
2
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Kraken Kraken
2
0
0
4
3
Golden Knights Golden Knights
1
0
2
4
-1
Oilers Oilers
1
0
1
3
1
Atlantic Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Panthers Panthers
3
1
0
6
3
Bruins Bruins
3
1
0
6
4
Canadiens Canadiens
2
1
0
4
2
Metropolitan Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
2
0
0
4
4
Capitals Capitals
2
1
0
4
1
Devils Devils
2
1
0
4
0

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
10/6
CHI CHI
@
FLA FLA
2-3
Mon
10/6
PIT PIT
@
NYR NYR
3-0
Mon
10/6
COL COL
@
LAK LAK
4-1
Tue
10/7
MTL MTL
@
TOR TOR
2-5
Tue
10/7
BOS BOS
@
WSH WSH
3-1

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Tue
10/14
SEA SEA
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
NSH NSH
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
EDM EDM
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
TBL TBL
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Tue
10/14
VGK VGK
@
CGY CGY
9:00 PM