most goals by a rookie defenseman

Matthew Schaefer has scored the most goals by a rookie defenseman this season, with 16 scored.

Interpreted as:
most goals by a rookie defenseman this regular season
NAMEGSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
16
2025-26
58
23
39
+9
28
6
8
0
0
4
2
137
11.7
0
0
26
76
27
67
24:05
2Alexander Nikishin
A. Nikishin
7
2025-26
56
15
22
+9
23
2
4
0
0
0
0
88
8.0
0
0
100
64
17
65
18:20
3Axel Sandin-Pellikka
A. Sandin-Pellikka
6
2025-26
58
12
18
-20
16
1
6
0
0
1
0
59
10.2
0
0
15
51
8
53
16:40
4Zeev Buium
Z. Buium
5
2025-26
TOT
51
15
20
-17
14
3
9
0
0
1
0
49
10.2
0
0
15
31
10
53
19:14
5Matthew Robertson
M. Robertson
4
2025-26
47
7
11
-6
30
0
0
0
0
1
1
47
8.5
0
0
70
62
2
31
17:15
6Yan Kuznetsov
Y. Kuznetsov
4
2025-26
42
5
9
-7
28
0
0
0
1
1
0
47
8.5
0
0
56
72
4
41
20:14
7Tom Willander
T. Willander
4
2025-26
45
12
16
-7
10
0
3
0
0
0
0
40
10.0
0
0
11
41
6
37
15:12
8Ian Moore
I. Moore
2
2025-26
41
7
9
0
18
0
0
0
1
1
0
39
5.1
0
0
17
63
13
31
14:10
9Sam Rinzel
S. Rinzel
2
2025-26
31
7
9
0
30
0
0
0
0
1
0
48
4.2
0
0
28
36
7
41
17:09
10Artyom Levshunov
A. Levshunov
2
2025-26
52
19
21
-27
36
1
10
0
0
0
0
66
3.0
0
0
62
51
12
70
19:11
11Ilya Solovyov
I. Solovyov
1
2025-26
TOT
21
5
6
+5
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
6.3
0
0
24
22
5
10
12:06
12Adam Wilsby
A. Wilsby
1
2025-26
43
11
12
-4
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
2.2
0
0
17
35
11
36
16:56
13Logan Mailloux
L. Mailloux
1
2025-26
42
2
3
-23
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
35
2.9
0
0
53
26
9
39
13:55
14Joel Nystrom
J. Nystrom
1
2025-26
37
8
9
+5
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
2.3
0
0
9
21
5
31
15:10
15Hunter Brzustewicz
H. Brzustewicz
1
2025-26
18
1
2
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
5.9
0
0
9
8
0
14
13:59
16Charles Alexis Legault
C. Alexis Legault
1
2025-26
8
1
2
+4
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10.0
0
0
9
6
4
8
13:16
17Max Crozier
M. Crozier
1
2025-26
34
9
10
+7
40
0
0
0
1
0
0
44
2.3
0
0
38
31
5
18
16:00
18Declan Carlile
D. Carlile
1
2025-26
34
2
3
+7
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
3.4
0
0
36
24
5
18
14:28
19Travis Mitchell
T. Mitchell
1
2025-26
9
0
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
0
0
13
6
0
6
11:32
20Sam Dickinson
S. Dickinson
1
2025-26
45
8
9
-2
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
2.4
0
0
42
41
11
48
15:49
21Harrison Brunicke
H. Brunicke
1
2025-26
9
0
1
-4
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
12.5
0
0
4
13
1
14
15:43

More Islanders Stats

Team Leaders

G

24

Horvat

Bo Horvat

A

34

Barzal

Mathew Barzal

+/-

+12

Barzal

Mathew Barzal
Team Rankings

G/GP

2.84

24th

GA/GP

2.71

3rd

PP%

15.7

30th

PK%

82.4

8th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
36
15
6
78
34
29
15
12
70
23
Islanders Islanders
32
21
5
69
7
29
23
7
65
12
29
20
7
65
2
25
20
11
61
-13
28
27
2
58
-29
22
29
6
50
-29
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
2/26
@
7:00 PM
Sat
2/28
@
6:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
6:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
10:00 PM
Thu
3/5
@
9:30 PM
Last Game
NYI Islanders

32 - 21 - 5

3

Final

1

NJD Devils

28 - 27 - 2

Thu 5 Feb 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
37
9
9
83
74
34
14
10
78
27
34
14
9
77
33
30
23
4
64
26
26
24
7
59
-29
22
26
9
53
-31
22
26
8
52
-15
20
28
9
49
-56
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
27
16
14
68
12
28
22
8
64
4
27
20
9
63
-3
30
23
3
63
-10
23
19
14
60
-15
27
24
4
58
-22
23
27
6
52
-27
18
33
6
42
-61
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
37
14
4
78
59
32
17
8
72
12
33
19
6
72
-1
32
19
6
70
19
32
20
5
69
13
28
22
7
63
7
27
21
9
63
-6
29
25
3
61
-17
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
36
15
6
78
34
29
15
12
70
23
32
21
5
69
7
29
20
7
65
2
29
23
7
65
12
25
20
11
61
-13
28
27
2
58
-29
22
29
6
50
-29

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Fri
1/9
@
2-4
Fri
1/9
@
4-3
Sat
1/10
@
3-4
Sat
1/10
@
0-1
Sat
1/10
@
2-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/25
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/25
@
8:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
9:00 PM