most points by a rookie each nhl season since 2000

Since 1999-00, Alex Ovechkin has collected the most points by a rookie, with 106 points in 2005-06.

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	NAME	P	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Alex Ovechkin A. Ovechkin	106	2005-06	WSH	81	52	54	+2	52	21	31	3	0	5	2	425	12.2	2	16	12.5	172	20	69	88	21:37
2	Sidney Crosby S. Crosby	102	2005-06	PIT	81	39	63	-1	110	16	31	0	2	5	3	278	14.0	534	1,174	45.5	66	43	36	57	20:08
3	Mathew Barzal M. Barzal	85	2017-18	NYI	82	22	63	+1	30	5	22	0	0	4	1	170	12.9	355	834	42.6	21	31	65	88	17:46
4	Evgeni Malkin E. Malkin	85	2006-07	PIT	78	33	52	+2	80	16	24	0	0	6	1	242	13.6	315	728	43.3	40	36	40	69	19:10
5	Paul Stastny P. Stastny	78	2006-07	COL	82	28	50	+4	42	11	20	0	1	6	0	185	15.1	594	1,226	48.5	29	49	62	46	18:10
6	Artemi Panarin A. Panarin	77	2015-16	CHI	80	30	47	+8	32	8	16	0	0	7	1	187	16.0	0	0		46	14	29	35	18:31
7	Patrick Kane P. Kane	72	2007-08	CHI	82	21	51	-5	52	7	21	0	0	4	1	191	11.0	16	26	61.5	16	7	49	22	18:22
8	Scott Gomez S. Gomez	70	1999-00	NJD	82	19	51	+14	78	7	20	0	0	1	0	204	9.3	152	341	44.6	49	12	67	64	16:21
9	Auston Matthews A. Matthews	69	2016-17	TOR	82	40	29	+2	14	8	13	0	0	8	0	279	14.3	530	1,132	46.8	21	61	76	44	17:38
10	Nicklas Backstrom N. Backstrom	69	2007-08	WSH	82	14	55	+13	24	3	22	0	0	4	1	153	9.2	405	874	46.3	34	34	72	50	19:00
11	Brad Boyes B. Boyes	69	2005-06	BOS	82	26	43	+11	30	8	14	0	0	3	0	203	12.8	142	265	53.6	47	38	33	46	15:46
12	Dany Heatley D. Heatley	67	2001-02	ATL	82	26	41	-19	56	7	11	0	1	4	2	202	12.9	38	116	32.8	62	21	53	81	19:53
13	Lane Hutson L. Hutson	66	2024-25	MTL	82	6	60	-2	34	1	25	0	0	0	0	91	6.6	0	0		40	123	56	109	22:44
14	Elias Pettersson E. Pettersson	66	2018-19	VAN	71	28	38	+3	12	10	12	0	0	7	1	144	19.4	257	627	41.0	42	51	41	52	18:14
15	Clayton Keller C. Keller	65	2017-18	ARI	82	23	42	-7	24	6	14	0	1	3	2	212	10.8	37	78	47.4	7	28	42	50	18:05
16	Yanni Gourde Y. Gourde	64	2017-18	TBL	82	25	39	+34	50	7	6	1	1	5	1	136	18.4	158	364	43.4	57	42	52	35	16:09
17	Patrik Laine P. Laine	64	2016-17	WPG	73	36	28	+7	26	9	5	0	0	5	1	204	17.6	0	3	0.0	80	33	43	55	17:55
18	Johnny Gaudreau J. Gaudreau	64	2014-15	CGY	80	24	40	+11	14	8	13	0	0	4	0	167	14.4	3	8	37.5	14	27	67	78	17:43
19	Mark Stone M. Stone	64	2014-15	OTT	80	26	38	+21	14	5	8	1	0	6	2	157	16.6	7	18	38.9	49	53	98	43	17:01
20	Matvei Michkov M. Michkov	63	2024-25	PHI	80	26	37	-18	46	8	9	0	0	3	3	199	13.1	19	41	46.3	29	23	14	82	16:41
21	Macklin Celebrini M. Celebrini	63	2024-25	SJS	70	25	38	-31	28	8	14	0	0	4	1	236	10.6	507	1,051	48.2	37	53	29	113	19:47
22	Michael Bunting M. Bunting	63	2021-22	TOR	79	23	40	+27	80	2	3	0	0	2	0	175	13.1	8	16	50.0	85	21	36	23	15:33
23	Filip Forsberg F. Forsberg	63	2014-15	NSH	82	26	37	+15	24	6	13	0	0	6	2	237	11.0	3	7	42.9	108	28	50	57	17:20
24	Nathan MacKinnon N. MacKinnon	63	2013-14	COL	82	24	39	+20	26	8	9	0	0	5	0	241	10.0	194	452	42.9	57	45	51	28	17:21
25	Jeff Skinner J. Skinner	63	2010-11	CAR	82	31	32	+3	46	6	12	0	0	2	0	215	14.4	58	157	36.9	70	28	63	31	16:44

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Team Leaders

3

Tuch

4

Strome

+/-

+7

Desharnais

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

10th

GA/GP

2.80

15th

PP%

15.4

22nd

PK%

88.2

9th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	5	1	1	11	10
Rangers	5	2	0	10	10
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	2	0	6	3
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Flyers	0	5	2	2	-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 10/13	WSH	@	CAR	6:45 PM
Wed 10/14	MTL	@	WSH	7:30 PM
Sat 10/17	NJD	@	WSH	1:00 PM
Tue 10/20	LAK	@	WSH	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	BUF	@	WSH	7:00 PM

Last Game

Kraken

4 - 2 - 0

Final

Capitals

3 - 2 - 0

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

6

Aho

6

Bouchard

6

Schmaltz

Assists Leaders

10

McDavid

9

Eichel

7

Keller

Points Leaders

13

McDavid

12

Eichel

12

Bouchard

Hits Leaders

36

Sherwood

26

Pettersson

26

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

23

Hronek

20

Larsson

20

Seeler

Wins Leaders

4

Swayman

4

Ullmark

3

Wallstedt

Goals Against Leaders

0.66

Tarasov

0.74

Oettinger

1.20

Garand

Save Percentage Leaders

.974

Tarasov

.963

Oettinger

.945

Garand

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings

5.20

5.00

4.33

Goals Against Rankings

1.40

1.80

1.86

Power Play Rankings

40.0

37.5

Penalty Kill Rankings

95.0

94.1

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5

1-4

1-3

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	4	1	0	8	4
Senators	4	1	0	8	4
Bruins	4	2	0	8	7
Maple Leafs	3	2	1	7	2
Panthers	2	1	2	6	-3
Canadiens	2	2	1	5	-4
Sabres	2	3	0	4	-8
Red Wings	1	3	1	3	-5
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	5	1	1	11	10
Rangers	5	2	0	10	10
Penguins	3	2	1	7	5
Capitals	3	2	0	6	3
Devils	2	2	0	4	-4
Blue Jackets	2	2	0	4	-1
Islanders	2	3	0	4	3
Flyers	0	5	2	2	-20

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Mammoth	4	2	0	8	7
Wild	3	1	1	7	6
Jets	3	1	1	7	-2
Avalanche	3	2	0	6	9
Predators	2	1	2	6	0
Stars	2	2	1	5	3
Blues	2	2	1	5	-2
Blackhawks	1	5	0	2	-14
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	5	1	0	10	9
Oilers	4	0	1	9	8
Ducks	4	1	0	8	5
Kraken	4	2	0	8	9
Sharks	3	2	0	6	-4
Canucks	2	5	0	4	-11
Kings	0	2	2	2	-7
Flames	0	5	0	0	-19