List of NHL Records (individual) - Records By A Rookie

Records By A Rookie

• Most goals by a rookie, one season: Teemu Selanne, 76 (1992–93)
• Most goals by a player in his first NHL season, one game: Howie Meeker (Jan. 8, 1947) and Don Murdoch (Oct. 12, 1976), 5
• Most goals by a player in his first NHL game: Alex Smart (Jan. 14, 1943), Real Cloutier (Oct. 10, 1979), Fabian Brunnstrom, (Oct. 16, 2008), Derek Stepan (Oct. 9, 2010), 3
• Most assists by a rookie, one season: Peter Stastny (1980–81) and Joe Juneau (1992–93), 70. (Wayne Gretzky had 86 assists (1979–80), but is not considered a rookie because he had previously played a season in the WHA)
• Most assists by a player in his first NHL season, one game: Wayne Gretzky, 7 (Feb. 15, 1980)
• Most assists by a player in his first NHL game: Dutch Reibel, 4 (Oct. 8, 1953)
• Most points by a rookie, one season: Teemu Selanne, 132 (1992–93). (Wayne Gretzky had 137 points (1979–80), but is not considered a rookie because he had previously played a season in the WHA)
• Most points by a rookie, one playoffs: Dino Ciccarelli (1981) and Ville Leino (2010), 21. (Leino played few enough games the previous season to still be considered a rookie by NHL)
• Most goals by a rookie, one playoffs: Dino Ciccarelli (1981), 14
• Most assists by a rookie, one playoffs: Ville Leino (2010), 14 (Leino played few enough games the previous season to still be considered a rookie by NHL)
• Most points by a player in his first NHL season, one game: Peter and Anton Stastny, 8 (Feb. 22, 1981)
• Most points by a player in his first NHL game: Al Hill, 5 (Feb. 14, 1977)
• Most goals by a rookie defenceman, one season: Brian Leetch, 23 (1988–89)
• Most assists by a rookie defenceman, one season: Larry Murphy, 60 (1980–81)
• Most points by a rookie defenceman, one season: Larry Murphy, 76 (1980–81)
• Longest goal scoring streak to start a career: Joe Malone, (1917–1918) 14 games
• Longest point streak by a rookie, one season: Paul Stastny (Feb 3 2007 – Mar 17 2007) 20 games