most points rookie season nhl defenseman

Larry Murphy has recorded 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	59	2025-26	NYI	82	23	36	+13	38	8	10	0	0	4	2	222	10.4	0	0	40	111	38	90	24:41
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

36

Kempe

37

Kempe

+/-

+19

Kopitar

Team Rankings

G/GP

2.68

29th

GA/GP

2.90

7th

PP%

17.0

28th

PK%

74.6

30th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/19	LAK	@	COL	3:00 PM
Tue 4/21	LAK	@	COL	10:00 PM
Thu 4/23	COL	@	LAK	10:00 PM
Sun 4/26	COL	@	LAK	4:30 PM
Wed 4/29	LAK	@	COL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Kings

35 - 27 - 20

Final

Flames

34 - 39 - 9

Thu 16 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

2

Eriksson Ek

2

Boldy

1

Robertson

Playoffs Assists Leaders

3

Zuccarello

2

Kaprizov

2

Blake

Playoffs Points Leaders

3

Kaprizov

3

Boldy

3

Zuccarello

Playoffs Hits Leaders

13

Trenin

8

Svechnikov

7

Martinook

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

3

Sanderson

3

Chabot

3

Hartman

Playoffs Wins Leaders

1

Wallstedt

1

Andersen

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.00

Wallstedt

2.11

Ullmark

5.12

Oettinger

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

Andersen

.964

Wallstedt

.931

Ullmark

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

6.00

2.00

1.00

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

0.00

1.00

2.00

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

50.0

25.0

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

75.0

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

54-28

52-30

49-33

48-34

47-35

Worst Record ATS

30-52

31-52

32-50

34-49

34-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12