nhl most goals by a 18 year old defenceman in a season

Phil Housley has put up the most goals by an 18-year-old defenseman in a season, with 19 scored in his rookie season in 1982-83.

NAMEGAgeSEASONTMGPAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Phil Housley
P. Housley
19
18
1982-83
BUF BUF
77
47
66
-4
39
11
23
0
0
2
183
10.4
2Bobby Orr
B. Orr
13
18
1966-67
BOS BOS
61
28
41
+1
102
3
12
1
2
0
262
5.0
3Aaron Ekblad
A. Ekblad
12
18
2014-15
FLA FLA
81
27
39
+12
32
6
7
0
0
4
0
170
7.1
0
0
109
80
26
41
21:49
4Rasmus Dahlin
R. Dahlin
9
18
2018-19
BUF BUF
82
35
44
-13
34
5
15
0
0
4
0
177
5.1
0
0
97
66
38
79
21:09
5Zach Bogosian
Z. Bogosian
9
18
2008-09
ATL ATL
47
10
19
+11
47
2
3
1
0
1
0
90
10.0
0
0
67
50
32
21
18:06
6Scott Stevens
S. Stevens
9
18
1982-83
WSH WSH
77
16
25
+15
195
0
1
0
0
0
121
7.4
7Rick Hampton
R. Hampton
8
18
1974-75
CGS
78
17
25
-41
39
1
10
1
0
0
99
8.1
8Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
7
18
2025-26
NYI NYI
23
8
15
+8
8
4
3
0
0
2
1
64
10.9
0
0
11
27
10
30
23:00
9Jakob Chychrun
J. Chychrun
7
18
2016-17
ARI ARI
68
13
20
-14
47
1
1
0
0
0
0
86
8.1
0
0
109
99
12
45
16:40
10Jim Benning
J. Benning
7
18
1981-82
TOR TOR
74
24
31
-26
46
2
13
0
0
0
90
7.8
11Joe Cirella
J. Cirella
7
18
1981-82
CLR CLR
65
12
19
-36
52
2
2
0
0
1
71
9.9
12Roman Hamrlik
R. Hamrlik
6
18
1992-93
TBL TBL
67
15
21
-21
71
1
7
0
0
1
0
113
5.3
13Kyle McLaren
K. McLaren
5
18
1995-96
BOS BOS
74
12
17
+16
73
0
0
0
1
0
0
74
6.8
14Doug Bodger
D. Bodger
5
18
1984-85
PIT PIT
65
26
31
-21
67
3
10
0
0
1
0
119
4.2
15Al Iafrate
A. Iafrate
5
18
1984-85
TOR TOR
68
16
21
-22
51
3
8
0
0
0
0
88
5.7
16Luke Richardson
L. Richardson
4
18
1987-88
TOR TOR
78
6
10
-25
90
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
8.2
17Petr Svoboda
P. Svoboda
4
18
1984-85
MTL MTL
73
27
31
+16
65
0
7
0
0
1
0
81
4.9
18King Clancy
K. Clancy
4
18
1921-22
SEN
24
6
10
21
0
0
19Jamie Drysdale
J. Drysdale
3
18
2020-21
ANA ANA
24
5
8
-12
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
28
10.7
0
0
7
23
6
19
19:35
20Oleg Tverdovsky
O. Tverdovsky
3
18
1994-95
ANA ANA
36
9
12
-6
14
1
2
1
0
0
0
26
11.5
21Ross Johnstone
R. Johnstone
3
18
1944-45
TOR TOR
24
4
7
8
1
1
0
0
0
22Rostislav Klesla
R. Klesla
2
18
2000-01
CBJ CBJ
8
0
2
-1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
20.0
0
0
7
9
2
8
18:25
23Shawn Anderson
S. Anderson
2
18
1986-87
BUF BUF
41
11
13
+3
23
0
4
0
0
0
0
26
7.7
24Craig Wolanin
C. Wolanin
2
18
1985-86
NJD NJD
44
16
18
-7
74
0
2
0
0
1
0
45
4.4
25Mickey Volcan
M. Volcan
2
18
1980-81
HFD HFD
49
11
13
-12
26
0
0
0
0
0
49
4.1

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G/GP

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3.41

26th

PP%

17.9

20th

PK%

87.7

1st

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
13
7
2
28
9
Red Wings Red Wings
13
9
1
27
-5
Bruins Bruins
13
11
0
26
-2
Senators Senators
11
7
4
26
0
Canadiens Canadiens
11
7
3
25
-4
Panthers Panthers
12
9
1
25
2
Sabres Sabres
9
9
4
22
-4
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
9
10
3
21
-8
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11/26
BUF BUF
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PIT PIT
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Fri
11/28
NJD NJD
@
BUF BUF
4:00 PM
Sat
11/29
BUF BUF
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Mon
12/1
WPG WPG
@
BUF BUF
7:30 PM
Wed
12/3
BUF BUF
@
PHI PHI
7:30 PM
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14 - 6 - 2

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NHL 2025-26 Rankings

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NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
16
1
5
37
38
Stars Stars
14
5
4
32
15
Wild Wild
12
7
4
28
4
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Ducks Ducks
14
7
1
29
11
Kraken Kraken
11
5
6
28
-2
Kings Kings
11
6
6
28
-2
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
13
7
2
28
9
Red Wings Red Wings
13
9
1
27
-5
Senators Senators
11
7
4
26
0
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
14
6
2
30
13
Devils Devils
14
7
1
29
2
Islanders Islanders
13
8
2
28
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
10/27
NJD NJD
@
COL COL
4-8
Mon
10/27
UTA UTA
@
EDM EDM
3-6
Mon
10/27
NYR NYR
@
VAN VAN
2-0
Mon
10/27
MTL MTL
@
SEA SEA
4-3
Mon
10/27
LAK LAK
@
SJS SJS
4-3

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
11/26
WPG WPG
@
WSH WSH
7:00 PM
Wed
11/26
CGY CGY
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM
Wed
11/26
TOR TOR
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Wed
11/26
NSH NSH
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Wed
11/26
BOS BOS
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM