most goals by 18 year old nhl defensemen in rookie season

Phil Housley has recorded the most goals by an 18-year-old rookie defenseman, with 19 scored in 1982-83.

NAMEGAgeSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Phil Housley
P. Housley
19
18
1982-83
BUF BUF
77
47
66
-4
39
11
23
0
0
2
183
10.4
2Bobby Orr
B. Orr
13
18
1966-67
BOS BOS
61
28
41
+1
102
3
12
1
2
0
262
5.0
3Aaron Ekblad
A. Ekblad
12
18
2014-15
FLA FLA
81
27
39
+12
32
6
7
0
0
4
0
170
7.1
0
0
109
80
26
41
21:49
4Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
9
18
2018-19
BUF BUF
82
35
44
-13
34
5
15
0
0
4
0
177
5.1
0
0
97
66
38
79
21:09
5Zach Bogosian
Z. Bogosian
9
18
2008-09
ATL ATL
47
10
19
+11
47
2
3
1
0
1
0
90
10.0
0
0
67
50
32
21
18:06
6Scott Stevens
S. Stevens
9
18
1982-83
WSH WSH
77
16
25
+15
195
0
1
0
0
0
121
7.4
7Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
8
18
2025-26
NYI NYI
30
13
21
+9
14
4
5
0
0
2
1
83
9.6
0
0
13
40
12
41
23:27
8Rick Hampton
R. Hampton
8
18
1974-75
CGS
78
17
25
-41
39
1
10
1
0
0
99
8.1
9Jakob Chychrun
J. Chychrun
7
18
2016-17
ARI ARI
68
13
20
-14
47
1
1
0
0
0
0
86
8.1
0
0
109
99
12
45
16:40
10Jim Benning
J. Benning
7
18
1981-82
TOR TOR
74
24
31
-26
46
2
13
0
0
0
90
7.8
11Joe Cirella
J. Cirella
7
18
1981-82
CLR CLR
65
12
19
-36
52
2
2
0
0
1
71
9.9
12Roman Hamrlik
R. Hamrlik
6
18
1992-93
TBL TBL
67
15
21
-21
71
1
7
0
0
1
0
113
5.3
13Kyle McLaren
K. McLaren
5
18
1995-96
BOS BOS
74
12
17
+16
73
0
0
0
1
0
0
74
6.8
14Doug Bodger
D. Bodger
5
18
1984-85
PIT PIT
65
26
31
-21
67
3
10
0
0
1
0
119
4.2
15Al Iafrate
A. Iafrate
5
18
1984-85
TOR TOR
68
16
21
-22
51
3
8
0
0
0
0
88
5.7
16Luke Richardson
L. Richardson
4
18
1987-88
TOR TOR
78
6
10
-25
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
8.2
17Petr Svoboda
P. Svoboda
4
18
1984-85
MTL MTL
73
27
31
+16
65
0
7
0
0
1
0
81
4.9
18King Clancy
K. Clancy
4
18
1921-22
SEN
24
6
10
21
0
0
19Jamie Drysdale
J. Drysdale
3
18
2020-21
ANA ANA
24
5
8
-12
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
28
10.7
0
0
7
23
6
19
19:35
20Oleg Tverdovsky
O. Tverdovsky
3
18
1994-95
ANA ANA
36
9
12
-6
14
1
2
1
0
0
0
26
11.5
21Rostislav Klesla
R. Klesla
2
18
2000-01
CBJ CBJ
8
0
2
-1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
20.0
0
0
7
9
2
8
18:25
22Shawn Anderson
S. Anderson
2
18
1986-87
BUF BUF
41
11
13
+3
23
0
4
0
0
0
0
26
7.7
23Craig Wolanin
C. Wolanin
2
18
1985-86
NJD NJD
44
16
18
-7
74
0
2
0
0
1
0
45
4.4
24Mickey Volcan
M. Volcan
2
18
1980-81
HFD HFD
49
11
13
-12
26
0
0
0
0
0
49
4.1
25Zayne Parekh
Z. Parekh
1
18
2024-25
CGY CGY
1
0
1
+3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
50.0
0
0
1
1
0
1
20:31

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G/GP

2.97

18th

GA/GP

3.55

30th

PP%

19.1

13th

PK%

85.5

3rd

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
16
11
3
35
-7
Bruins Bruins
17
13
0
34
2
Lightning Lightning
16
11
2
34
13
Canadiens Canadiens
15
10
3
33
-7
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
14
11
4
32
4
Senators Senators
13
11
4
30
-5
Panthers Panthers
14
12
2
30
-2
Sabres Sabres
11
14
4
26
-15
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/9
BUF BUF
@
EDM EDM
9:00 PM
Thu
12/11
BUF BUF
@
VAN VAN
10:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
SEA SEA
8:00 PM
Thu
12/18
PHI PHI
@
BUF BUF
7:30 PM
Sat
12/20
NYI NYI
@
BUF BUF
5:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Sabres

11 - 14 - 4

4

Final

7

CGY Flames

12 - 15 - 4

Mon 8 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
21
2
6
48
49
Stars Stars
20
5
5
45
28
Wild Wild
16
9
5
37
4
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
18
10
1
37
12
Golden Knights Golden Knights
14
6
8
36
5
Kings Kings
14
8
7
35
3
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
16
11
3
35
-7
Lightning Lightning
16
11
2
34
13
Bruins Bruins
17
13
0
34
2
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Capitals Capitals
18
9
3
39
28
Hurricanes Hurricanes
17
9
2
36
12
Islanders Islanders
16
11
3
35
2

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Tue
11/11
EDM EDM
@
PHI PHI
2-1
Tue
11/11
BUF BUF
@
UTA UTA
2-5
Tue
11/11
NJD NJD
@
CHI CHI
4-3
Wed
11/12
WSH WSH
@
FLA FLA
3-6
Wed
11/12
LAK LAK
@
TOR TOR
4-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/9
SJS SJS
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Tue
12/9
TBL TBL
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
12/9
ANA ANA
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Tue
12/9
VGK VGK
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Tue
12/9
NJD NJD
@
OTT OTT
7:00 PM