who had the best rookie points in nhl last 10 years

Between May 16, 2016 and May 16, 2026, Mathew Barzal has recorded the most points by a rookie, with 85 points in 2017-18.

NAMEPSEASONTMGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Mathew Barzal
M. Barzal
85
2017-18
82
22
63
+1
30
5
22
0
0
4
1
170
12.9
355
834
42.6
21
31
65
88
17:46
2Auston Matthews
A. Matthews
69
2016-17
82
40
29
+2
14
8
13
0
0
8
0
279
14.3
530
1,132
46.8
21
61
76
44
17:38
3Lane Hutson
L. Hutson
66
2024-25
82
6
60
-2
34
1
25
0
0
0
0
91
6.6
0
0
40
123
56
109
22:44
4Elias Pettersson
E. Pettersson
66
2018-19
71
28
38
+3
12
10
12
0
0
7
1
144
19.4
257
627
41.0
42
51
41
52
18:14
5Clayton Keller
C. Keller
65
2017-18
82
23
42
-7
24
6
14
0
1
3
2
212
10.8
37
78
47.4
7
28
42
50
18:05
6Yanni Gourde
Y. Gourde
64
2017-18
82
25
39
+34
50
7
6
1
1
5
1
136
18.4
158
364
43.4
57
42
52
35
16:09
7Patrik Laine
P. Laine
64
2016-17
73
36
28
+7
26
9
5
0
0
5
1
204
17.6
0
3
0.0
80
33
43
55
17:55
8Matvei Michkov
M. Michkov
63
2024-25
80
26
37
-18
46
8
9
0
0
3
3
199
13.1
19
41
46.3
29
23
14
82
16:41
9Macklin Celebrini
M. Celebrini
63
2024-25
70
25
38
-31
28
8
14
0
0
4
1
236
10.6
507
1,051
48.2
37
53
29
113
19:47
10Michael Bunting
M. Bunting
63
2021-22
79
23
40
+27
80
2
3
0
0
2
0
175
13.1
8
16
50.0
85
21
36
23
15:33
11Ivan Demidov
I. Demidov
62
2025-26
82
19
43
+3
34
7
13
0
0
4
0
127
15.0
0
0
28
26
22
72
15:30
12Connor Bedard
C. Bedard
61
2023-24
68
22
39
-44
28
4
17
0
0
2
1
206
10.7
207
532
38.9
55
27
47
57
19:47
13Trevor Zegras
T. Zegras
61
2021-22
75
23
38
-21
50
9
8
0
0
5
1
181
12.7
217
544
39.9
56
27
40
71
17:54
14Mitch Marner
M. Marner
61
2016-17
77
19
42
0
38
4
17
0
0
5
0
176
10.8
14
37
37.8
41
39
67
62
16:49
15William Nylander
W. Nylander
61
2016-17
81
22
39
-3
32
9
17
0
0
2
0
205
10.7
49
122
40.2
25
16
59
30
16:01
16Beckett Sennecke
B. Sennecke
60
2025-26
82
23
37
-12
62
1
12
1
0
2
1
197
11.7
3
5
60.0
97
24
26
96
17:27
17Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
59
2025-26
82
23
36
+13
38
8
10
0
0
4
2
222
10.4
0
0
40
111
38
90
24:41
18Matty Beniers
M. Beniers
57
2022-23
80
24
33
+14
2
4
6
0
1
4
1
148
16.2
409
969
42.2
79
48
55
48
17:06
19Lucas Raymond
L. Raymond
57
2021-22
82
23
34
-32
16
5
13
0
0
2
2
184
12.5
12
31
38.7
62
24
26
36
18:09
20Kyle Connor
K. Connor
57
2017-18
76
31
26
+8
16
7
4
0
0
7
3
192
16.1
2
7
28.6
18
26
39
34
16:54
21Brock Boeser
B. Boeser
55
2017-18
62
29
26
-5
16
10
13
0
0
4
0
179
16.2
10
39
25.6
29
24
26
28
17:30
22Quinn Hughes
Q. Hughes
53
2019-20
68
8
45
-11
22
3
22
0
0
2
1
126
6.3
0
0
7
46
35
60
21:53
23Nico Hischier
N. Hischier
52
2017-18
82
20
32
+10
26
1
5
0
0
2
0
180
11.1
422
983
42.9
56
39
56
26
16:19
24Alex DeBrincat
A. DeBrincat
52
2017-18
82
28
24
+6
6
6
6
0
0
1
0
181
15.5
25
59
42.4
40
25
33
25
14:48
25Jimmy Snuggerud
J. Snuggerud
51
2025-26
70
21
30
+16
18
5
4
0
0
5
0
169
12.4
4
12
33.3
71
39
24
61
16:42

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A

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Barzal

Mathew Barzal

+/-

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Schaefer

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2.88

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16.5

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80.8

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113
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43
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12
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98
25
43
30
9
95
19
40
30
12
92
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91
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42
37
3
87
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39
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55
16
11
121
99
Stars Stars - x
50
20
12
112
53
Wild Wild - x
46
24
12
104
32
43
33
6
92
28
Blues Blues - e
37
33
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86
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38
34
10
86
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Jets Jets - e
35
35
12
82
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29
39
14
72
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26
17
95
15
41
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93
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Ducks Ducks - x
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33
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27
20
90
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39
35
8
86
-41
34
37
11
79
-37
34
39
9
77
-47
25
49
8
58
-100
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50
23
9
109
47
50
26
6
106
59
48
24
10
106
27
45
27
10
100
22
44
27
11
99
32
41
31
10
92
-17
40
38
4
84
-25
32
36
14
78
-46
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
53
22
7
113
56
41
25
16
98
25
43
27
12
98
7
43
30
9
95
19
40
30
12
92
0
43
34
5
91
-8
42
37
3
87
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34
39
9
77
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3/31
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3/31
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3/31
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3/31
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