nhl rookie defenseman point leaders single season

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

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	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

1

Panarin

2

Laferriere

+/-

+3

Ceci

Team Rankings

G/GP

4.00

6th

GA/GP

8.00

15th

PP%

0.0

7th

PK%

20.0

15th

2026-27 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Canucks	1	0	0	2	1
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Oilers	0	0	1	1	-1
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sat 10/17	BOS	@	LAK	9:00 PM

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Final

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NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

3

Bouchard

2

Nylander

2

Lehkonen

Assists Leaders

2

Rielly

2

Bouchard

2

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Points Leaders

5

Bouchard

3

Nelson

3

Eichel

Hits Leaders

8

Svechnikov

8

Zadorov

8

Gatcomb

Blocks Leaders

6

Tanev

5

McCabe

5

Pettersson

Wins Leaders

1

Markstrom

1

Swayman

1

Blackwood

Goals Against Leaders

0.00

Markstrom

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Swayman

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Silovs

Save Percentage Leaders

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Swayman

1.000

Silovs

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8.00

7.00

6.00

Goals Against Rankings

0.00

Power Play Rankings

80.0

50.0

Penalty Kill Rankings

100.0

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NHL 2026-27 Standings

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

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche	1	0	0	2	4
Stars	0	0	0	0	0
Wild	0	0	0	0	0
Predators	0	0	0	0	0
Blues	0	0	0	0	0
Mammoth	0	0	0	0	0
Jets	0	0	0	0	0
Blackhawks	0	1	0	0	-3
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	1	0	0	2	3
Canucks	1	0	0	2	1
Oilers	0	0	1	1	-1
Ducks	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Sharks	0	0	0	0	0
Kraken	0	0	0	0	0
Kings	0	1	0	0	-4

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	1-0
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	3-2
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	0-3
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	6-5
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	2-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PHI	@	NJD	7:00 PM
Thu 10/1	BUF	@	CBJ	7:00 PM
Thu 10/1	TBL	@	NYR	7:00 PM
Thu 10/1	MIN	@	NSH	8:00 PM
Thu 10/1	SEA	@	CGY	9:00 PM

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

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