nhl rookie defence points scoring leaders

Larry Murphy lit the lamp 16 times in his rookie season as a defenseman in 1980-81.

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	NAME	G	P	SEASON	TM	GP	A	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Larry Murphy L. Murphy	16	76	1980-81	LAK	80	60	+16	79	5	27	1	3	0		153	10.5
2	Brian Leetch B. Leetch	23	71	1988-89	NYR	68	48	+8	50	8	23	3	1	1	0	268	8.6
3	Gary Suter G. Suter	18	68	1985-86	CGY	80	50	+11	141	9	30	0	1	4	0	195	9.2
4	Lane Hutson L. Hutson	6	66	2024-25	MTL	82	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	19	66	1982-83	BUF	77	47	-4	39	11	23	0	0	2		183	10.4
6	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	17	65	1979-80	BOS	80	48	+52	73	3	24	2	0	1		185	9.2
7	Chris Chelios C. Chelios	9	64	1984-85	MTL	74	55	+10	87	2	30	1	3	0	0	200	4.5
8	Nicklas Lidstrom N. Lidstrom	11	60	1991-92	DET	80	49	+36	22	5	26	0	1	1	0	168	6.5
9	Barry Beck B. Beck	22	60	1977-78	CLR	75	38	-14	89	6	18	0	1	4		271	8.1
10	Reed Larson R. Larson	19	60	1977-78	DET	75	41	-8	95	7	23	1	2	4		240	7.9
11	Matthew Schaefer M. Schaefer	23	59	2025-26	NYI	82	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	18	56	1981-82	NYR	78	38	+18	27	7	14	0	0	3		247	7.3
13	Stefan Persson S. Persson	6	56	1977-78	NYI	66	50	+19	54	3	32	0	0	0		77	7.8
14	Dale Tallon D. Tallon	14	56	1970-71	VAN	78	42	-25	58	5	12	0	0	1		232	6.0
15	Denis Potvin D. Potvin	17	54	1973-74	NYI	77	37	-17	175	6	13	0	1	3		209	8.1
16	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	8	53	2019-20	VAN	68	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	14	52	1992-93	NYI	64	38	+14	59	7	15	0	0	0	0	178	7.9
18	Jocelyn Guevremont J. Guevremont	13	51	1971-72	VAN	75	38	-28	44	3	12	0	1	1		210	6.2
19	Moritz Seider M. Seider	7	50	2021-22	DET	82	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	12	50	2019-20	COL	57	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	20	49	2005-06	CGY	82	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	13	49	1986-87	STL	78	36	0	110	7	16	0	1	2	0	144	9.0
23	Behn Wilson B. Wilson	13	49	1978-79	PHI	80	36	+14	197	6	14	0	1	2		174	7.5
24	Tyler Myers T. Myers	11	48	2009-10	BUF	82	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	8	48	1996-97	NYI	82	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)
Wed 9/30	LAK	@	COL	10:00 PM
Sat 10/3	LAK	@	SJS	10:00 PM
Tue 10/6	FLA	@	LAK	10:00 PM
Sat 10/10	LAK	@	VGK	10:00 PM
Tue 10/13	EDM	@	LAK	10:30 PM

Last Game

Avalanche

4 - 0

Final

Kings

0 - 4

Sun 26 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

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