M Green last Defenseman to Score 30+ Goals in a Season. Who's next?

[Habs Halifax]

Mike Green scored 31 goals in the 2008-2009 season. Can one of Weber, Burns, OEL, or someone else reach 30+ goals by a defenseman this year?

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[CanadienShark]

I really thought Burns would do it last year. He's pacing 31.5 goals right now. He's the only guy with a realistic shot imo. No pun intended. Klingberg might be able to one day.

 

[hagelin1381]

Burns would be the only guy I could see doing it

 

[Habs Halifax]

I think Weber has an outside shot at it as he will get even more opportunities with the Habs as he did with Nashville (believe it or not). I have to agree that Burns is the more probable though.

 

[izzy]

Mike Green again

 

[HITMAN88]

Brent Burns #88 has the best chance imo

 

[TheMule93]

The amount of shots burns puts on net compared to every other defenseman I'd absurd. He's the only one I see doing it imo.

 

[Frank Drebin]

I think Weber has an outside shot at it as he will get even more opportunities with the Habs as he did with Nashville (believe it or not). I have to agree that Burns is the more probable though.

It will be interesting to see how many Weber gets playing the PP with Markov. You watch PK's highlights from the year he won the Norris and how many of his goals came off the stick of Markov. Not just PK but Souray as well. Markov is a fantastic partner for a guy who likes to bomb one timers.

 

[Ishdul]

It's only happened once since 92-93 (with Green), twice since the end of the 80's (Kevin Hatcher), and offense is still down. The most likely answer is no one.

 

[trick9]

None of the current NHL'ers.

 

[RABBIT]

OEL. He had 23 in 2014-2015. He had 21 last year. He already has 5 this year. He is scratching the surface.

 

[Frank Drebin]

It's only happened once since 92-93 (with Green), twice since the end of the 80's (Kevin Hatcher), and offense is still down. The most likely answer is no one.

Kevin Hatcher scored 30 goals as a Dman? You just blew my mind. I would have never guessed that.

Heres the list

http://www.quanthockey.com/nhl/records/most-goals-in-one-season-by-nhl-defensemen.html

Thats a great bit of trivia that I don't think a lot of hockey guys would know.

"In 1988-89 Paul Coffey completed his fourth and final season as a defenseman who scored 30 or more goals. Since then there have been only two defensemen to score more than 30 goals in a season. Can you name them?"

 

[SPF6ty9]

I think the only people in the league with a realistic shot are Burns, who has by far the best chance, and outside odds to Ekman-Larsson and Gostisbehere.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

I really thought Burns would do it last year. He's pacing 31.5 goals right now. He's the only guy with a realistic shot imo. No pun intended. Klingberg might be able to one day.

He's a pass first kind of player, so the chances are slim.

 

[sjsharks92]

Burns because beyond just having a lazer of a shot and being able to get so many of his shots through from the point, he also comes up and gets a lot of chances near the front of the net.

 

[Steazy Doo]

Green better then Karlsson confirmed

 

[Male75FromFinland]

Year 2020: Timothy Liljegren

 

[Rebels57]

Erik Karlsson or Brent Burns seem likely.

Shayne Gostisbehere has 20 goals in his first 80 NHL games.

As Flyers improve and he improves, he could reach 30. Long-shot but you never know.

He has 3 goals already this year but his shooting percentage is 5 percentage points lower and he has hit 4 or 5 posts. If that goes back up he should pick up his pace again.

 

[SenzZen]

I feel like people are sleeping on Pernell here.

 

[NYRcupboundyessir*]

Ghost is my dark horse, Burns is the pretty obvious front runner, & I feel someone like PK is a wild card, he's got the shot & the tenacity, but the circumstances would have to be right (whatever those are exactly)

 

[Regal]

It's only happened once since 92-93 (with Green), twice since the end of the 80's (Kevin Hatcher), and offense is still down. The most likely answer is no one.

Pretty much. I'm sure it will happen again, as it's not out of the realm of modern scoring since we do see the low 20's for defensemen quite frequently, and Burns came close last year, but I'm not sure it'll be any time soon. It requires the right player, the right team, and a bit of luck.

 

[Barrie22]

I feel like people are sleeping on Pernell here.

The one that after 8 seasons in the nhl as a full time defenseman has broken 10 goals 4 times? He would have to take a huge step in his shooting to even come close.

 

[Nordic*]

OEL. He had 23 in 2014-2015. He had 21 last year. He already has 5 this year. He is scratching the surface.

His supporting cast isn't good enough.

 

[The Nuge]

His supporting cast isn't good enough.

Doesn't matter. He's that good. Burns and OEL are the only 2 with a chance IMO

 

[Frank Drebin]

I feel like people are sleeping on Pernell here.

PK is primarily a playmaker. His career high is 15 goals. That is basically like Giroux scoring 55 goals.