nhl rookies to score 40 goals in a season

Auston Matthews put up 40 goals in his rookie season in 2016-17.

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1Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
40
2016-17
TOR TOR
82
29
69
+2
14
8
13
0
0
8
0
279
14.3
530
1,132
46.8
21
61
76
44
17:38
2Alex Ovechkin
A. Ovechkin
52
2005-06
WSH WSH
81
54
106
+2
52
21
31
3
0
5
2
425
12.2
2
16
12.5
172
20
69
88
21:37
3Eric Lindros
E. Lindros
41
1992-93
PHI PHI
61
34
75
+28
147
8
10
1
0
5
0
180
22.8
4Teemu Selanne
T. Selanne
76
1992-93
WIN WIN
84
56
132
+8
45
24
25
0
0
7
0
387
19.6
5Joe Nieuwendyk
J. Nieuwendyk
51
1987-88
CGY CGY
75
41
92
+20
23
31
14
3
2
8
0
212
24.1
6Luc Robitaille
L. Robitaille
45
1986-87
LAK LAK
79
39
84
-19
28
18
16
0
0
3
0
199
22.6
7Mario Lemieux
M. Lemieux
43
1984-85
PIT PIT
73
57
100
-33
54
11
22
0
0
2
1
209
20.6
8Warren Young
W. Young
40
1984-85
PIT PIT
80
32
72
-18
174
9
8
0
0
3
0
131
30.5
9Sylvain Turgeon
S. Turgeon
40
1983-84
HFD HFD
76
32
72
-11
55
18
8
0
0
3
0
238
16.8
10Steve Larmer
S. Larmer
43
1982-83
CHI CHI
80
47
90
+44
28
13
20
0
0
9
195
22.1
11Dale Hawerchuk
D. Hawerchuk
45
1981-82
WIN WIN
80
58
103
-7
47
12
22
0
2
2
339
13.3
12Barry Pederson
B. Pederson
44
1981-82
BOS BOS
80
48
92
+27
53
13
17
4
1
7
197
22.3
13Darryl Sutter
D. Sutter
40
1980-81
CHI CHI
76
22
62
0
86
14
3
0
0
4
179
22.3
14Real Cloutier
R. Cloutier
42
1979-80
QUE QUE
67
47
89
-5
12
13
22
0
0
3
254
16.5
15Blair MacDonald
B. MacDonald
46
1979-80
EDM EDM
80
48
94
0
6
13
15
2
1
6
266
17.3
16Kent Nilsson
K. Nilsson
40
1979-80
AFM AFM
80
53
93
-3
10
14
22
0
0
3
217
18.4
17Mike Rogers
M. Rogers
44
1979-80
HFD HFD
80
61
105
+28
10
3
19
2
0
0
229
19.2
18Mike Bossy
M. Bossy
53
1977-78
NYI NYI
73
38
91
+31
6
25
15
0
0
4
235
22.6
19Richard Martin
R. Martin
44
1971-72
BUF BUF
73
30
74
-39
36
19
13
0
0
5
266
16.5
20Joe Malone
J. Malone
44
1917-18
MTL MTL
20
4
48
30
4
1

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More Maple Leafs Stats

Team Leaders

G

6

Matthews

Auston Matthews

A

7

Matthews

Auston Matthews

+/-

+3

Matthews

Auston Matthews
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.50

9th

GA/GP

3.38

22nd

PP%

29.6

4th

PK%

96.2

1st

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
6
2
0
12
12
Senators Senators
6
2
0
12
3
Lightning Lightning
6
2
0
12
4
Panthers Panthers
4
2
2
10
0
Sabres Sabres
4
3
1
9
-6
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
3
3
2
8
0
Canadiens Canadiens
3
3
1
7
-4
Red Wings Red Wings
2
3
2
6
-5
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
NYI NYI
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Mon
10/19
SJS SJS
@
TOR TOR
7:30 PM
Tue
10/20
TOR TOR
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Thu
10/22
NYR NYR
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Sat
10/24
TOR TOR
@
EDM EDM
7:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Sabres

4 - 3 - 1

5

Final

4

TOR Maple Leafs

3 - 3 - 2

Thu 15 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

9

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

8

Connor

Kyle Connor

7

Lafreniere

Alexis Lafreniere
Assists Leaders

14

McDavid

Connor McDavid

11

Eichel

Jack Eichel

10

Hughes

Quinn Hughes
Points Leaders

18

McDavid

Connor McDavid

16

Eichel

Jack Eichel

16

MacKinnon

Nathan MacKinnon
Hits Leaders

44

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

40

Cuylle

Will Cuylle

37

Hathaway

Garnet Hathaway
Blocks Leaders

30

Hronek

Filip Hronek

28

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar

26

Seeler

Nick Seeler
Wins Leaders

6

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

5

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

5

Vejmelka

Karel Vejmelka
Goals Against Leaders

0.80

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

1.20

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

1.20

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark
Save Percentage Leaders

.965

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

.949

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

.944

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Avalanche

4.50

Oilers

4.43

Golden Knights

3.89
Goals Against Rankings
Stars

1.71

Bruins

2.25

Islanders

2.29
Power Play Rankings
Mammoth

37.5

Wild

33.3

Jets

30.0
Penalty Kill Rankings
Maple Leafs

96.2

Hurricanes

93.5

Rangers

92.9

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Kraken

6-2

Bruins

6-2

Oilers

5-2

Rangers

6-3

Mammoth

5-3

Wild

5-3
Worst Record ATS
Flames

1-6

Blue Jackets

1-4

Panthers

2-6

Canadiens

2-5

Lightning

3-5

Senators

3-5

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
6
2
0
12
12
Lightning Lightning
6
2
0
12
4
Senators Senators
6
2
0
12
3
Panthers Panthers
4
2
2
10
0
Sabres Sabres
4
3
1
9
-6
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
3
3
2
8
0
Canadiens Canadiens
3
3
1
7
-4
Red Wings Red Wings
2
3
2
6
-5
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
7
1
1
15
13
Rangers Rangers
6
3
0
12
7
Capitals Capitals
5
3
0
10
4
Devils Devils
4
4
0
8
-2
Islanders Islanders
3
3
1
7
3
Penguins Penguins
3
4
1
7
0
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
2
3
0
4
-5
Flyers Flyers
0
6
3
3
-22
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Mammoth Mammoth
6
2
0
12
10
Avalanche Avalanche
5
2
1
11
12
Wild Wild
5
2
1
11
6
Jets Jets
4
2
2
10
-1
Blues Blues
3
3
1
7
2
Stars Stars
3
3
1
7
3
Predators Predators
2
2
3
7
-4
Blackhawks Blackhawks
3
5
0
6
-11
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
7
2
0
14
14
Oilers Oilers
5
1
1
11
9
Kraken Kraken
5
2
1
11
9
Ducks Ducks
4
3
0
8
1
Sharks Sharks
4
3
0
8
-6
Canucks Canucks
2
7
1
5
-15
Kings Kings
0
3
2
2
-10
Flames Flames
1
6
0
2
-21

NHL 2026-27 Scores & Schedule

Scores

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

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
10/17
BUF BUF
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
10/17
NYI NYI
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM
Sat
10/17
OTT OTT
@
PHI PHI
7:00 PM
Sat
10/17
STL STL
@
NSH NSH
8:00 PM
Sat
10/17
BOS BOS
@
LAK LAK
9:00 PM