record goals for a rookie montreal canadiens

Joe Malone has put up the most goals by a Canadiens rookie, with 44 scored in 1917-18.

	NAME	G	SEASON	TM	GP	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Joe Malone J. Malone	44	1917-18	MTL	20	4	48		30					4	1
2	Kjell Dahlin K. Dahlin	32	1985-86	MTL	77	39	71	+9	4	14	16	0	0	3	0	172	18.6
3	Bernie Geoffrion B. Geoffrion	30	1951-52	MTL	67	24	54		66	10	5	1	0	7
4	Guy Lafleur G. Lafleur	29	1971-72	MTL	73	35	64	+27	48	5	8	0	0	5		187	15.5
5	Mats Naslund M. Naslund	26	1982-83	MTL	74	45	71	+35	10	1	11	0	0	6		122	21.3
6	Michael Ryder M. Ryder	25	2003-04	MTL	81	38	63	+10	26	10	13	0	0	4	0	215	11.6	6	25	24.0	117	24	33	26	16:00
7	Paul Meger P. Meger	24	1951-52	MTL	69	18	42		44	1	4	1	0	2
8	Cole Caufield C. Caufield	23	2021-22	MTL	67	20	43	-24	10	5	8	0	0	3	2	188	12.2	5	10	50.0	18	7	32	27	16:41
9	Chris Higgins C. Higgins	23	2005-06	MTL	80	15	38	-1	26	7	5	3	0	3	0	148	15.5	23	45	51.1	67	41	48	19	14:25
10	Dick Gamble D. Gamble	23	1951-52	MTL	64	17	40		8	5	4	1	1	8
11	Newsy Lalonde N. Lalonde	23	1917-18	MTL	14	7	30		51					0	0
12	Oliver Kapanen O. Kapanen	22	2025-26	MTL	82	15	37	+4	22	1	0	1	2	2	0	131	16.8	306	672	45.5	32	68	14	38	14:28
13	Valeri Bure V. Bure	22	1995-96	MTL	77	20	42	+10	28	5	8	0	0	1	0	143	15.4
14	Jacques Lemaire J. Lemaire	22	1967-68	MTL	69	20	42	+15	16	3	1	1	0	3		182	12.1
15	Gilbert Dionne G. Dionne	21	1991-92	MTL	39	13	34	+7	10	7	6	0	0	2	0	90	23.3
16	Stephane Richer S. Richer	21	1985-86	MTL	65	16	37	+1	50	5	7	0	0	2	0	112	18.8
17	Mario Tremblay M. Tremblay	21	1974-75	MTL	63	18	39	+23	108	0	0	0	0	1		128	16.4
18	Chuck Lefley C. Lefley	21	1972-73	MTL	65	25	46	+35	22	1	1	1	0	7		99	21.2
19	Bobby Rousseau B. Rousseau	21	1961-62	MTL	70	24	45	+24	26	0	3	4	1	3		198	10.6
20	Odie Cleghorn O. Cleghorn	21	1918-19	MTL	18	6	27		30					1	0
21	Saku Koivu S. Koivu	20	1995-96	MTL	82	25	45	-7	40	8	6	3	1	2	0	136	14.7
22	Fern Majeau F. Majeau	20	1943-44	MTL	44	18	38		39	6	2	0	0	3
23	Ivan Demidov I. Demidov	19	2025-26	MTL	82	43	62	+3	34	7	13	0	0	4	0	127	15.0	0	0		28	26	22	72	15:30
24	Pierre Mondou P. Mondou	19	1977-78	MTL	71	30	49	+31	8	4	3	0	0	3		132	14.4
25	Marc Tardif M. Tardif	19	1970-71	MTL	76	30	49	+25	133	4	9	0	0	2		144	13.2

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+/-

+37

Suzuki

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.40

7th

GA/GP

3.06

16th

PP%

23.1

10th

PK%

78.2

18th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres	50	23	9	109	47
Canadiens	48	24	10	106	27
Lightning	50	26	6	106	59
Bruins	45	27	10	100	22
Senators	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs	32	36	14	78	-46

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Sat 10/3	MTL	@	PIT	7:00 PM
Tue 10/6	CAR	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Thu 10/8	NSH	@	MTL	7:00 PM
Sat 10/10	DET	@	MTL	7:00 PM

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Final

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Fri 29 May 2026

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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

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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

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Thu 4/2	BOS	@	FLA	1-2
Thu 4/2	DET	@	PHI	4-2
Thu 4/2	WSH	@	NJD	3-7
Thu 4/2	VAN	@	MIN	2-5
Thu 4/2	WPG	@	DAL	0-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	FLA	@	CAR	5:00 PM
Tue 9/29	MTL	@	TOR	7:00 PM
Tue 9/29	NYR	@	BOS	8:00 PM
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Tue 9/29	CHI	@	VGK	10:30 PM

Joe Malone has put up the most goals by a Canadiens rookie, with 44 scored in 1917-18.

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