most goals by rookie nhl defensemen

Matthew Schaefer has the most goals by a rookie defenseman this season, with 18 scored.

Interpreted as:
most goals by rookie NHL defensemen this regular season
NAMEGSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
18
2025-26
NYI NYI
60
23
41
+10
28
7
8
0
0
4
2
141
12.8
0
0
27
80
28
67
24:08
2Alexander Nikishin
A. Nikishin
7
2025-26
CAR CAR
58
15
22
+12
23
2
4
0
0
0
0
92
7.6
0
0
102
68
19
68
18:15
3Axel Sandin-Pellikka
A. Sandin-Pellikka
6
2025-26
DET DET
60
12
18
-22
16
1
6
0
0
1
0
59
10.2
0
0
15
51
8
53
16:31
4Zeev Buium
Z. Buium
5
2025-26
TOT
53
15
20
-18
14
3
9
0
0
1
0
51
9.8
0
0
15
32
10
54
19:13
5Matthew Robertson
M. Robertson
4
2025-26
NYR NYR
49
7
11
-6
30
0
0
0
0
1
1
51
7.8
0
0
74
63
2
31
17:15
6Yan Kuznetsov
Y. Kuznetsov
4
2025-26
CGY CGY
44
6
10
-7
28
0
0
0
1
1
0
49
8.2
0
0
57
75
4
46
20:16
7Tom Willander
T. Willander
4
2025-26
VAN VAN
47
12
16
-10
10
0
3
0
0
0
0
43
9.3
0
0
11
43
7
40
15:24
8Ian Moore
I. Moore
3
2025-26
ANA ANA
43
7
10
0
20
0
0
0
1
1
0
43
7.0
0
1
0.0
20
67
13
31
14:16
9Sam Rinzel
S. Rinzel
2
2025-26
CHI CHI
32
8
10
-1
32
0
1
0
0
1
0
51
3.9
0
0
28
37
7
42
17:16
10Artyom Levshunov
A. Levshunov
2
2025-26
CHI CHI
54
19
21
-30
36
1
10
0
0
0
0
66
3.0
0
0
65
54
13
71
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
NSH NSH
45
11
12
-3
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
47
2.1
0
0
18
37
13
37
16:37
13Logan Mailloux
L. Mailloux
1
2025-26
STL STL
44
2
3
-21
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
2.4
0
0
57
30
9
40
14:11
14Joel Nystrom
J. Nystrom
1
2025-26
CAR CAR
37
8
9
+5
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
2.3
0
0
9
21
5
31
15:10
15Elias Salomonsson
E. Salomonsson
1
2025-26
WPG WPG
15
0
1
-4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
4.8
0
0
16
14
2
17
17:14
16Hunter Brzustewicz
H. Brzustewicz
1
2025-26
CGY CGY
18
1
2
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
5.9
0
0
9
8
0
14
13:59
17Charles Alexis Legault
C. Alexis Legault
1
2025-26
CAR CAR
8
1
2
+4
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10.0
0
0
9
6
4
8
13:16
18Max Crozier
M. Crozier
1
2025-26
TBL TBL
34
9
10
+7
40
0
0
0
1
0
0
44
2.3
0
0
38
31
5
18
16:00
19Declan Carlile
D. Carlile
1
2025-26
TBL TBL
35
2
3
+6
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
3.4
0
0
38
25
5
19
14:22
20Travis Mitchell
T. Mitchell
1
2025-26
NYI NYI
9
0
1
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
25.0
0
0
13
6
0
6
11:32
21Sam Dickinson
S. Dickinson
1
2025-26
SJS SJS
47
8
9
-3
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
44
2.3
0
0
45
44
13
50
15:51
22Harrison Brunicke
H. Brunicke
1
2025-26
PIT PIT
9
0
1
-4
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
12.5
0
0
4
13
1
14
15:43

Related Searches

More Islanders Stats

Team Leaders

G

24

Horvat

Bo Horvat

A

37

Barzal

Mathew Barzal

+/-

+13

Barzal

Mathew Barzal
Team Rankings

G/GP

2.88

22nd

GA/GP

2.72

4th

PP%

15.9

29th

PK%

81.5

9th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
38
15
6
82
38
Penguins Penguins
30
15
13
73
25
Islanders Islanders
34
21
5
73
9
Capitals Capitals
31
24
7
69
11
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
29
21
8
66
-1
Flyers Flyers
27
21
11
65
-12
Devils Devils
29
29
2
60
-31
Rangers Rangers
23
29
7
53
-29
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
FLA FLA
@
NYI NYI
6:30 PM
Wed
3/4
NYI NYI
@
ANA ANA
10:00 PM
Thu
3/5
NYI NYI
@
LAK LAK
9:30 PM
Sat
3/7
NYI NYI
@
SJS SJS
10:00 PM
Tue
3/10
NYI NYI
@
STL STL
7:30 PM
Last Game
NYI Islanders

34 - 21 - 5

4

Final

3

CBJ Blue Jackets

29 - 21 - 8

Sat 28 Feb 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

40

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

35

McDavid

Connor McDavid

35

Boldy

Matt Boldy
Assists Leaders

68

McDavid

Connor McDavid

64

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

57

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Points Leaders

103

McDavid

Connor McDavid

97

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon

95

Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov
Hits Leaders

297

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

224

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

215

Klapka

Adam Klapka
Blocks Leaders

141

Parayko

Colton Parayko

140

Dobson

Noah Dobson

137

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar
Wins Leaders

28

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka

28

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

24

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger
Goals Against Leaders

2.22

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

2.23

Bussi

Brandon Bussi

2.23

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood
Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Cooley

Devin Cooley

.916

Blackwood

Mackenzie Blackwood

.916

Vasilevskiy

Andrei Vasilevskiy

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

3.79

Lightning

3.53

Oilers

3.52
Goals Against Rankings
Avalanche

2.43

Lightning

2.60

Stars

2.71
Power Play Rankings
Oilers

32.3

Stars

30.1

Penguins

26.1
Penalty Kill Rankings
Blackhawks

85.6

Penguins

84.1

Avalanche

83.7

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS
Kraken

40-19

Bruins

38-21

Sharks

36-21

Flyers

36-23

Blackhawks

36-23

Penguins

35-23
Worst Record ATS
Devils

20-40

Panthers

20-39

Kings

21-38

Golden Knights

22-37

Hurricanes

22-37

Oilers

23-38

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
39
10
9
87
75
Stars Stars
36
14
9
81
37
Wild Wild
35
15
10
80
27
Mammoth Mammoth
31
24
4
66
27
Predators Predators
27
24
8
62
-28
Jets Jets
23
26
9
55
-15
Blackhawks Blackhawks
22
28
9
53
-35
Blues Blues
21
29
9
51
-54
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
28
17
14
70
13
Ducks Ducks
32
23
3
67
-8
Oilers Oilers
29
24
8
66
9
Kraken Kraken
28
22
9
65
-6
Kings Kings
24
21
14
62
-22
Sharks Sharks
28
25
4
60
-24
Flames Flames
24
28
6
54
-26
Canucks Canucks
18
34
7
43
-66
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
38
16
4
80
56
Sabres Sabres
35
19
6
76
25
Canadiens Canadiens
33
17
9
75
15
Red Wings Red Wings
34
20
6
74
-3
Bruins Bruins
33
21
5
71
13
Senators Senators
29
22
8
66
9
Panthers Panthers
30
26
3
63
-14
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
27
24
9
63
-15
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
38
15
6
82
38
Penguins Penguins
30
15
13
73
25
Islanders Islanders
34
21
5
73
9
Capitals Capitals
31
24
7
69
11
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
29
21
8
66
-1
Flyers Flyers
27
21
11
65
-12
Devils Devils
29
29
2
60
-31
Rangers Rangers
23
29
7
53
-29

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/14
NYI NYI
@
EDM EDM
1-0
Wed
1/14
DAL DAL
@
UTA UTA
1-2
Wed
1/14
TOR TOR
@
VGK VGK
5-6
Thu
1/15
SJS SJS
@
DET DET
2-4
Thu
1/15
FLA FLA
@
CAR CAR
1-9

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
VGK VGK
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
3/1
WPG WPG
@
SJS SJS
4:00 PM
Sun
3/1
CHI CHI
@
UTA UTA
4:00 PM
Sun
3/1
STL STL
@
MIN MIN
5:00 PM
Sun
3/1
FLA FLA
@
NYI NYI
6:30 PM