rookie defensman points leaders nhl 2025-26

Matthew Schaefer collected the most points by a rookie defenseman in 2025-26, with 59 points.

NAMEPSEASONTMGPGA+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Matthew Schaefer
M. Schaefer
59
2025-26
NYI NYI
82
23
36
+13
38
8
10
0
0
4
2
222
10.4
0
0
40
111
38
90
24:41
2Alexander Nikishin
A. Nikishin
33
2025-26
CAR CAR
81
11
22
+18
33
4
6
1
0
1
1
122
9.0
0
0
132
94
26
87
18:11
3Zeev Buium
Z. Buium
26
2025-26
TOT
76
6
20
-33
41
3
10
0
0
1
0
73
8.2
0
0
28
55
14
88
19:35
4Artyom Levshunov
A. Levshunov
24
2025-26
CHI CHI
68
2
22
-41
44
1
10
0
0
0
0
84
2.4
0
0
98
75
16
88
19:35
5Tom Willander
T. Willander
21
2025-26
VAN VAN
70
5
16
-23
28
0
3
0
0
0
0
59
8.5
0
0
35
78
11
58
16:59
6Axel Sandin-Pellikka
A. Sandin-Pellikka
21
2025-26
DET DET
68
7
14
-20
18
1
6
0
0
1
0
68
10.3
0
0
17
54
8
60
16:13
7Matthew Robertson
M. Robertson
18
2025-26
NYR NYR
72
6
12
-1
38
0
0
0
0
2
1
79
7.6
0
0
107
80
9
52
17:24
8Adam Wilsby
A. Wilsby
16
2025-26
NSH NSH
58
1
15
+2
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
59
1.7
0
0
28
47
15
47
17:01
9Sam Rinzel
S. Rinzel
14
2025-26
CHI CHI
54
4
10
-7
44
0
1
0
0
1
0
83
4.8
0
0
49
63
13
67
18:16
10Sam Dickinson
S. Dickinson
14
2025-26
SJS SJS
72
1
13
-5
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
1.4
0
0
74
70
20
83
16:45
11Logan Mailloux
L. Mailloux
13
2025-26
STL STL
67
5
8
-10
48
0
2
0
0
1
0
81
6.2
0
0
93
56
18
68
16:46
12Yan Kuznetsov
Y. Kuznetsov
12
2025-26
CGY CGY
57
4
8
-8
28
0
0
0
2
1
0
64
6.3
0
0
79
102
9
61
20:05
13Ian Moore
I. Moore
12
2025-26
ANA ANA
67
4
8
-14
24
0
0
0
1
1
0
66
6.1
0
2
0.0
42
80
21
40
13:40
14Ryan Ufko
R. Ufko
11
2025-26
NSH NSH
18
2
9
0
6
0
2
0
0
1
0
11
18.2
0
0
10
13
3
12
13:53
15Joel Nystrom
J. Nystrom
10
2025-26
CAR CAR
38
1
9
+6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
43
2.3
0
0
10
22
5
32
15:11
16Max Crozier
M. Crozier
10
2025-26
TBL TBL
35
1
9
+7
40
0
0
0
1
0
0
46
2.2
0
0
39
31
5
21
16:01
17Cole Hutson
C. Hutson
10
2025-26
WSH WSH
14
3
7
-3
8
1
5
0
0
0
0
22
13.6
0
0
16
6
8
13
17:27
18Zayne Parekh
Z. Parekh
9
2025-26
CGY CGY
37
4
5
-9
8
3
3
0
0
1
0
49
8.2
0
0
15
30
9
67
17:09
19Donovan Sebrango
D. Sebrango
8
2025-26
TOT
42
0
8
-5
68
0
0
0
0
0
0
33
0.0
0
0
77
32
5
27
15:06
20Ilya Solovyov
I. Solovyov
8
2025-26
TOT
30
1
7
0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
4.3
0
0
35
33
5
19
12:45
21Hunter Brzustewicz
H. Brzustewicz
7
2025-26
CGY CGY
34
2
5
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
33
6.1
0
0
24
23
5
26
16:08
22Mike Benning
M. Benning
6
2025-26
FLA FLA
18
2
4
-4
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
15
13.3
0
0
4
16
5
18
16:54
23Daemon Hunt
D. Hunt
6
2025-26
MIN MIN
32
0
6
-3
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0.0
0
0
21
43
2
14
12:26
24Scott Morrow
S. Morrow
6
2025-26
NYR NYR
29
0
6
-5
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
24
0.0
0
0
11
29
5
21
15:40
25Elias Salomonsson
E. Salomonsson
5
2025-26
WPG WPG
32
1
4
-6
12
0
1
0
0
0
0
37
2.7
0
0
50
27
2
35
17:58
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More Islanders Stats

Team Leaders

G

6

Horvat

Bo Horvat

A

9

Schaefer

Matthew Schaefer

+/-

+8

Stanley

Logan Stanley
Team Rankings

G/GP

2.92

19th

GA/GP

2.58

5th

PP%

15.8

24th

PK%

85.4

7th

2026-27 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
10
2
2
22
19
Devils Devils
8
4
0
16
8
Rangers Rangers
7
6
1
15
2
Islanders Islanders
6
4
2
14
4
Capitals Capitals
6
4
0
12
2
Penguins Penguins
5
6
1
11
0
Flyers Flyers
3
7
4
10
-19
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
5
5
0
10
-7
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/29
NYI NYI
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Sat
10/31
EDM EDM
@
NYI NYI
2:00 PM
Thu
11/5
CAR CAR
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Sat
11/7
NJD NJD
@
NYI NYI
7:00 PM
Mon
11/9
NYI NYI
@
SJS SJS
10:00 PM
Last Game
NYI Islanders

6 - 4 - 2

4

Final

3

NSH Predators

4 - 3 - 5

Tue 27 Oct 2026

NHL 2026-27 Leaders

Goals Leaders

14

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov

12

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

10

Lehkonen

Artturi Lehkonen
Assists Leaders

26

McDavid

Connor McDavid

16

Fox

Adam Fox

16

Tkachuk

Matthew Tkachuk
Points Leaders

34

McDavid

Connor McDavid

24

Draisaitl

Leon Draisaitl

23

Kaprizov

Kirill Kaprizov
Hits Leaders

73

Sherwood

Kiefer Sherwood

64

Trenin

Yakov Trenin

59

Cuylle

Will Cuylle
Blocks Leaders

38

Weegar

MacKenzie Weegar

36

Seider

Moritz Seider

36

Kleven

Tyler Kleven
Wins Leaders

8

Wallstedt

Jesper Wallstedt

8

Kochetkov

Pyotr Kochetkov

7

Swayman

Jeremy Swayman
Goals Against Leaders

1.33

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

1.40

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

1.43

Oettinger

Jake Oettinger
Save Percentage Leaders

.945

Ullmark

Linus Ullmark

.942

Fowler

Jacob Fowler

.940

Tarasov

Daniil Tarasov

NHL 2026-27 Rankings

Goals Rankings
Oilers

4.25

Avalanche

4.08

Hurricanes

3.79
Goals Against Rankings
Stars

2.00

Bruins

2.15

Wild

2.21
Power Play Rankings
Oilers

35.0

Mammoth

34.8

Predators

31.7
Penalty Kill Rankings
Maple Leafs

93.6

Stars

92.9

Rangers

90.5

NHL 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS
Bruins

11-2

Kraken

8-4

Wild

9-5

Jets

7-5

Predators

7-5

Avalanche

7-5
Worst Record ATS
Blue Jackets

3-7

Panthers

4-9

Canadiens

4-8

Mammoth

5-8

Senators

5-8

Capitals

4-6

NHL 2026-27 Standings

Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Bruins Bruins
9
3
1
19
21
Canadiens Canadiens
7
3
2
16
2
Senators Senators
8
5
0
16
1
Panthers Panthers
7
4
2
16
2
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
7
5
2
16
6
Lightning Lightning
7
3
1
15
4
Sabres Sabres
5
4
3
13
-8
Red Wings Red Wings
5
4
3
13
-4
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
10
2
2
22
19
Devils Devils
8
4
0
16
8
Rangers Rangers
7
6
1
15
2
Islanders Islanders
6
4
2
14
4
Capitals Capitals
6
4
0
12
2
Penguins Penguins
5
6
1
11
0
Blue Jackets Blue Jackets
5
5
0
10
-7
Flyers Flyers
3
7
4
10
-19
Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Wild Wild
9
3
2
20
13
Mammoth Mammoth
8
5
0
16
4
Stars Stars
7
4
1
15
8
Avalanche Avalanche
6
5
1
13
9
Predators Predators
4
3
5
13
-5
Blues Blues
5
6
1
11
-2
Jets Jets
4
5
3
11
-8
Blackhawks Blackhawks
4
8
0
8
-18
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
9
4
1
19
12
Oilers Oilers
8
2
2
18
9
Kraken Kraken
7
4
1
15
3
Sharks Sharks
6
6
1
13
-8
Ducks Ducks
5
6
1
11
-6
Flames Flames
5
6
0
10
-13
Kings Kings
3
6
2
8
-9
Canucks Canucks
3
10
1
7
-22

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)
Wed
10/28
PHI PHI
@
WSH WSH
7:30 PM
Wed
10/28
CGY CGY
@
EDM EDM
8:30 PM
Wed
10/28
NJD NJD
@
COL COL
9:00 PM
Wed
10/28
TOR TOR
@
SEA SEA
10:00 PM
Thu
10/29
WPG WPG
@
TBL TBL
7:00 PM