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Which one of these four NHL defenceman has the most goals this season: San Jose’s Brent Burns, Tampa Bay’s Victor Hedman, Ottawa’s Erik Karlsson … or the Canadiens’ Jordie Benn?

The first three were finalists for the Norris Trophy last season, but the correct answer is Benn.

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The Sharks’ Burns, who won the Norris Trophy as the NHL’s top defenceman, had one goal going into Monday night’s game against the Washington Capitals, while the Lightning’s Hedman has two goals and the Senators’ Karlsson has one. Benn scored his third goal in the Canadiens’ 10-1 romp over the Detroit Red Wings Saturday night at the Bell Centre, leaving him one short of the career high he set last season when he scored two goals with Dallas and two more with the Canadiens after being acquired in a trade that sent Greg Pateryn and a fourth-round draft pick to the Stars.

“When I was in Dallas, I had three goals one season and I scored my third one in like the 75th game of the year,” Benn recalled after the Canadiens practised Monday in Brossard. “Right now, things are going well, pucks are going in. So hopefully they stay that way.”