Joe Malone recorded the most points in the first team game, with 5 points against the Senators on December 19, 1917.
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most points by a player by a NHL defeceman in first NHL game| NAME | P | DATE | TM | OPP | G | A | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Malone | 5 | 12/19/1917 | @ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | C. Kontos | 4 | 10/7/1992 | vs | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 80.0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | | J. Reekie | 4 | 10/7/1992 | vs | 0 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 4 | | R. Noble | 4 | 12/19/1917 | @ | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | R. Zamuner | 3 | 10/7/1992 | vs | 0 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 6 | | R. Cloutier | 3 | 10/10/1979 | vs | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 42.9 | ||||||||||
| 7 | | M. Tardif | 3 | 10/10/1979 | vs | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 8 | | H. Cameron | 3 | 12/19/1917 | @ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | | C. Denneny | 3 | 12/19/1917 | @ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  | N. Schmaltz | 2 | 10/8/2024 | vs | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17:03 | |||
| 11 | | B. Hayton | 2 | 10/8/2024 | vs | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:16 | ||
| 12 |  | D. Guenther | 2 | 10/8/2024 | vs | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | |||
| 13 |  | L. Cooley | 2 | 10/8/2024 | vs | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:35 | ||
| 14 | | J. Neal | 2 | 10/6/2017 | @ | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:22 | |||
| 15 | | S. Levins | 2 | 10/6/1993 | @ | 0 | 2 | +2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 16 | | A. Lomakin | 2 | 10/6/1993 | @ | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||||
| 17 | | J. Hull | 2 | 10/8/1992 | vs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 18 | | N. MacIver | 2 | 10/8/1992 | vs | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 19 | | D. Smail | 2 | 10/8/1992 | vs | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | ||||||||||
| 20 | | R. DiMaio | 2 | 10/7/1992 | vs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 21 | | P. MacLeod | 2 | 10/4/1991 | @ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | ||||||||||
| 22 | | J. Hrycuik | 2 | 10/9/1974 | @ | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||||||||||
| 23 | | D. Hudson | 2 | 10/7/1972 | vs | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||||
| 24 | | G. Meehan | 2 | 10/10/1970 | @ | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 25 | | B. Kilrea | 2 | 10/14/1967 | vs | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | ||||||||||
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