most points rookie season for defensemen

Larry Murphy has collected the most points by a rookie defenseman, with 76 points in 1980-81.

	NAME	P	SEASON	TM	GP	G	A	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Larry Murphy L. Murphy	76	1980-81	LAK	80	16	60	+16	79	5	27	1	3	0		153	10.5
2	Brian Leetch B. Leetch	71	1988-89	NYR	68	23	48	+8	50	8	23	3	1	1	0	268	8.6
3	Gary Suter G. Suter	68	1985-86	CGY	80	18	50	+11	141	9	30	0	1	4	0	195	9.2
4	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
5	Phil Housley P. Housley	66	1982-83	BUF	77	19	47	-4	39	11	23	0	0	2		183	10.4
6	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	65	1979-80	BOS	80	17	48	+52	73	3	24	2	0	1		185	9.2
7	Chris Chelios C. Chelios	64	1984-85	MTL	74	9	55	+10	87	2	30	1	3	0	0	200	4.5
8	Nicklas Lidstrom N. Lidstrom	60	1991-92	DET	80	11	49	+36	22	5	26	0	1	1	0	168	6.5
9	Barry Beck B. Beck	60	1977-78	CLR	75	22	38	-14	89	6	18	0	1	4		271	8.1
10	Reed Larson R. Larson	60	1977-78	DET	75	19	41	-8	95	7	23	1	2	4		240	7.9
11	Matthew Schaefer M. Schaefer	56	2025-26	NYI	74	22	34	+21	36	8	10	0	0	4	2	195	11.3	0	0	35	100	31	80	24:31
12	Reijo Ruotsalainen R. Ruotsalainen	56	1981-82	NYR	78	18	38	+18	27	7	14	0	0	3		247	7.3
13	Stefan Persson S. Persson	56	1977-78	NYI	66	6	50	+19	54	3	32	0	0	0		77	7.8
14	Dale Tallon D. Tallon	56	1970-71	VAN	78	14	42	-25	58	5	12	0	0	1		232	6.0
15	Denis Potvin D. Potvin	54	1973-74	NYI	77	17	37	-17	175	6	13	0	1	3		209	8.1
16	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	53	2019-20	VAN	68	8	45	-11	22	3	22	0	0	2	1	126	6.3	0	0	7	46	35	60	21:53
17	Vladimir Malakhov V. Malakhov	52	1992-93	NYI	64	14	38	+14	59	7	15	0	0	0	0	178	7.9
18	Jocelyn Guevremont J. Guevremont	51	1971-72	VAN	75	13	38	-28	44	3	12	0	1	1		210	6.2
19	Moritz Seider M. Seider	50	2021-22	DET	82	7	43	-9	34	2	19	0	2	4	2	187	3.7	0	0	151	161	41	48	23:02
20	Cale Makar C. Makar	50	2019-20	COL	57	12	38	+12	12	4	15	0	0	4	0	121	9.9	0	0	45	47	34	40	21:00
21	Dion Phaneuf D. Phaneuf	49	2005-06	CGY	82	20	29	+5	93	16	17	0	1	7	1	242	8.3	0	0	203	97	35	51	21:44
22	Brian Benning B. Benning	49	1986-87	STL	78	13	36	0	110	7	16	0	1	2	0	144	9.0
23	Behn Wilson B. Wilson	49	1978-79	PHI	80	13	36	+14	197	6	14	0	1	2		174	7.5
24	Tyler Myers T. Myers	48	2009-10	BUF	82	11	37	+13	32	3	13	0	1	1	0	104	10.6	0	0	91	137	30	94	23:44
25	Bryan Berard B. Berard	48	1996-97	NYI	82	8	40	+1	86	3	17	0	0	1	1	172	4.7

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Team Leaders

27

Kempe

35

Kempe

+/-

+15

Kopitar

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.62

29th

GA/GP

2.93

9th

PP%

17.5

25th

PK%

74.8

30th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	41	28	4	86	-6
Oilers	37	28	9	83	7
Golden Knights	32	26	16	80	-2
Kings	29	26	18	76	-27
Kraken	32	29	11	75	-18
Sharks	33	31	7	73	-38
Flames	31	34	8	70	-36
Canucks	21	43	8	50	-88

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 4/1	STL	@	LAK	9:00 PM
Thu 4/2	NSH	@	LAK	10:30 PM
Sat 4/4	TOR	@	LAK	7:00 PM
Mon 4/6	NSH	@	LAK	10:30 PM
Thu 4/9	VAN	@	LAK	10:30 PM

Last Game

Mammoth

38 - 30 - 6

Final

Kings

29 - 26 - 18

Sat 28 Mar 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

48

MacKinnon

46

Caufield

42

McDavid

Assists Leaders

82

McDavid

81

Kucherov

69

MacKinnon

Points Leaders

124

McDavid

121

Kucherov

117

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

371

Trenin

290

Sherwood

269

McBain

Blocks Leaders

179

Dobson

174

McCabe

164

Lindell

Wins Leaders

35

Vasilevskiy

33

Vejmelka

30

Swayman

Goals Against Leaders

2.19

Wedgewood

2.33

Vasilevskiy

2.38

DeSmith

Save Percentage Leaders

.916

Wedgewood

.915

Cooley

.914

Sorokin

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.68

3.60

3.51

Goals Against Rankings

2.46

2.69

2.75

Power Play Rankings

30.2

28.8

25.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.3

83.7

82.3

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

48-25

48-26

46-26

43-28

44-30

42-31

Worst Record ATS

24-49

27-46

28-46

28-45

29-45

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - x	48	14	10	106	85
Stars - x	44	18	12	100	49
Wild	41	21	12	94	26
Mammoth	38	30	6	82	23
Predators	34	31	9	77	-26
Jets	31	30	12	74	-16
Blues	31	30	11	73	-36
Blackhawks	27	34	13	67	-52
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Ducks	41	28	4	86	-6
Oilers	37	28	9	83	7
Golden Knights	32	26	16	80	-2
Kings	29	26	18	76	-27
Kraken	32	29	11	75	-18
Sharks	33	31	7	73	-38
Flames	31	34	8	70	-36
Canucks - e	21	43	8	50	-88

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Lightning	46	21	6	98	64
Sabres	45	21	8	98	41
Canadiens	42	21	10	94	25
Bruins	42	24	8	92	20
Senators	38	25	10	86	20
Red Wings	39	26	8	86	-3
Maple Leafs	31	30	13	75	-30
Panthers	35	35	3	73	-28
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes	46	21	6	98	42
Islanders	42	27	5	89	7
Penguins	36	21	16	88	16
Blue Jackets	38	24	12	88	11
Flyers	37	24	12	86	-3
Capitals	37	28	9	83	13
Devils	38	33	2	78	-19
Rangers - e	30	35	9	69	-21