NHL Record for Most Points, Rookie, First NHL Game
Harry Hyland holds the NHL record with 5 points (1917-18).
Top of the list
| Rank | Player | Points | Season | Date | Goals | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Harry HylandMWN | 5 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 5 | 0 | TAN 9 @ MWN 10 |
| 1 |  Joe MaloneMTL | 5 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 5 | 0 | MTL 7 @ SEN 4 |
| 1 |  Al HillPHI | 5 | 1976-77 | Feb 14, 1977 | 2 | 3 | STL 4 @ PHI 6 |
| 4 |  Reg NobleTAN | 4 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 4 | 0 | TAN 9 @ MWN 10 |
| 4 |  Auston MatthewsTOR · active | 4 | 2016-17 | Oct 12, 2016 | 4 | 0 | TOR 4 @ OTT 5 OT |
| 4 |  Cy DennenySEN | 4 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 3 | 1 | MTL 7 @ SEN 4 |
The full top 60
| Rank | Player | Points | Season | Date | Goals | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry HylandMWN | 5 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 5 | 0 | TAN 9 @ MWN 10 |
| 1 | Joe MaloneMTL | 5 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 5 | 0 | MTL 7 @ SEN 4 |
| 1 | Al HillPHI | 5 | 1976-77 | Feb 14, 1977 | 2 | 3 | STL 4 @ PHI 6 |
| 4 | Reg NobleTAN | 4 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 4 | 0 | TAN 9 @ MWN 10 |
| 4 | Auston MatthewsTOR · active | 4 | 2016-17 | Oct 12, 2016 | 4 | 0 | TOR 4 @ OTT 5 OT |
| 4 | Cy DennenySEN | 4 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 3 | 1 | MTL 7 @ SEN 4 |
| 4 |  Alex SmartMTL | 4 | 1942-43 | Jan 14, 1943 | 3 | 1 | CHI 1 @ MTL 5 |
| 4 |  Dave RitchieMWN | 4 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 2 | 2 | TAN 9 @ MWN 10 |
| 4 |  Stanislav ChistovANA | 4 | 2002-03 | Oct 10, 2002 | 1 | 3 | ANA 4 @ STL 3 |
| 4 |  Dutch ReibelDET | 4 | 1953-54 | Oct 8, 1953 | 0 | 4 | NYR 1 @ DET 4 |
| 4 |  Roland ErikssonMNS | 4 | 1976-77 | Oct 6, 1976 | 0 | 4 | MNS 5 @ NYR 6 |
| 12 |  Fabian BrunnstromDAL | 3 | 2008-09 | Oct 15, 2008 | 3 | 0 | NSH 4 @ DAL 6 |
| 12 |  Derek StepanNYR | 3 | 2010-11 | Oct 9, 2010 | 3 | 0 | NYR 6 @ BUF 3 |
| 12 |  Ryan PoehlingMTL · active | 3 | 2018-19 | Apr 6, 2019 | 3 | 0 | TOR 5 @ MTL 6 SO |
| 12 |  Harry CameronTAN | 3 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 2 | 1 | TAN 9 @ MWN 10 |
| 12 |  Corb DennenyTAN | 3 | 1917-18 | Dec 19, 1917 | 2 | 1 | TAN 9 @ MWN 10 |
| 12 |  George CareyQBD | 3 | 1919-20 | Dec 25, 1919 | 2 | 1 | MTL 12 @ QBD 5 |
| 12 |  George AllenNYR | 3 | 1938-39 | Dec 20, 1938 | 2 | 1 | DET 2 @ NYR 6 |
| 12 |  Gaye StewartTOR | 3 | 1942-43 | Oct 31, 1942 | 2 | 1 | NYR 2 @ TOR 7 |
| 12 |  Gus BodnarTOR | 3 | 1943-44 | Oct 30, 1943 | 2 | 1 | NYR 2 @ TOR 5 |
| 12 |  Ralph NattrassCHI | 3 | 1946-47 | Dec 8, 1946 | 2 | 1 | MTL 5 @ CHI 3 |
| 12 |  John FergusonMTL | 3 | 1963-64 | Oct 8, 1963 | 2 | 1 | MTL 4 @ BOS 4 |
| 12 |  Thomas GradinVAN | 3 | 1978-79 | Oct 11, 1978 | 2 | 1 | CLR 2 @ VAN 8 |
| 12 |  Duane SutterNYI | 3 | 1979-80 | Nov 30, 1979 | 2 | 1 | NYI 3 @ EDM 5 |
| 12 |  Morgan GeekieCAR · active | 3 | 2019-20 | Mar 8, 2020 | 2 | 1 | CAR 6 @ PIT 2 |
| 12 |  Frank NighborSEN | 3 | 1917-18 | Dec 26, 1917 | 1 | 2 | SEN 6 @ MWN 3 |
| 12 |  Jack McLeanTOR | 3 | 1942-43 | Nov 12, 1942 | 1 | 2 | BOS 1 @ TOR 3 |
| 12 |  Harvey FraserCHI | 3 | 1944-45 | Nov 1, 1944 | 1 | 2 | NYR 3 @ CHI 8 |
| 12 |  Jack LeClairMTL | 3 | 1954-55 | Oct 7, 1954 | 1 | 2 | CHI 2 @ MTL 4 |
| 12 |  Jean PotvinLAK | 3 | 1970-71 | Dec 26, 1970 | 1 | 2 | CGS 3 @ LAK 9 |
| 12 |  Len FontaineDET | 3 | 1972-73 | Oct 7, 1972 | 1 | 2 | NYR 3 @ DET 5 |
| 12 |  Dan BourbonnaisHFD | 3 | 1981-82 | Dec 30, 1981 | 1 | 2 | HFD 6 @ WIN 1 |
| 12 |  Milan NovyWSH | 3 | 1982-83 | Oct 6, 1982 | 1 | 2 | WSH 5 @ NYR 4 |
| 12 |  John EnglishLAK | 3 | 1987-88 | Mar 30, 1988 | 1 | 2 | CGY 7 @ LAK 9 |
| 12 |  Sergei MakarovCGY | 3 | 1989-90 | Oct 5, 1989 | 1 | 2 | DET 7 @ CGY 10 |
| 12 |  Justin WilliamsPHI | 3 | 2000-01 | Oct 5, 2000 | 1 | 2 | VAN 3 @ PHI 6 |
| 12 |  Eric BelangerLAK | 3 | 2000-01 | Oct 6, 2000 | 1 | 2 | LAK 4 @ WSH 1 |
| 12 |  Jonathan HuberdeauFLA · active | 3 | 2012-13 | Jan 19, 2013 | 1 | 2 | CAR 1 @ FLA 5 |
| 12 |  Ryan DonatoBOS · active | 3 | 2017-18 | Mar 19, 2018 | 1 | 2 | CBJ 5 @ BOS 4 OT |
| 12 |  Kirill KaprizovMIN · active | 3 | 2020-21 | Jan 14, 2021 | 1 | 2 | MIN 4 @ LAK 3 OT |
| 12 |  Fred HuntNYA | 3 | 1940-41 | Dec 15, 1940 | 0 | 3 | NYA 3 @ NYR 6 |
| 12 |  Kevin LaValleeCGY | 3 | 1980-81 | Oct 9, 1980 | 0 | 3 | QUE 5 @ CGY 5 |
| 12 |  Denis SavardCHI | 3 | 1980-81 | Oct 9, 1980 | 0 | 3 | BUF 3 @ CHI 4 |
| 12 |  Dominic MooreNYR | 3 | 2003-04 | Nov 1, 2003 | 0 | 3 | NYR 5 @ MTL 1 |
| 12 |  Will ButcherNJD | 3 | 2017-18 | Oct 7, 2017 | 0 | 3 | COL 1 @ NJD 4 |
| 46 |  Joe MatteTSP | 2 | 1919-20 | Jan 17, 1920 | 2 | 0 | QBD 3 @ TSP 8 |
| 46 |  Aurel JoliatMTL | 2 | 1922-23 | Dec 16, 1922 | 2 | 0 | MTL 2 @ TSP 7 |
| 46 |  Babe SiebertMMR | 2 | 1925-26 | Nov 28, 1925 | 2 | 0 | MMR 2 @ SEN 3 |
| 46 |  Eddie WaresNYR | 2 | 1936-37 | Feb 23, 1937 | 2 | 0 | TOR 1 @ NYR 2 |
| 46 |  Peanuts O'FlahertyNYA | 2 | 1940-41 | Nov 3, 1940 | 2 | 0 | NYA 2 @ DET 4 |
| 46 |  Fred ThurierNYA | 2 | 1940-41 | Dec 15, 1940 | 2 | 0 | NYA 3 @ NYR 6 |
| 46 |  George JohnstonCHI | 2 | 1941-42 | Feb 26, 1942 | 2 | 0 | MTL 4 @ CHI 5 |
| 46 |  Mark MarquessBOS | 2 | 1946-47 | Jan 15, 1947 | 2 | 0 | CHI 3 @ BOS 6 |
| 46 |  Jim McFaddenDET | 2 | 1947-48 | Oct 15, 1947 | 2 | 0 | CHI 2 @ DET 4 |
| 46 |  Gerry PinderCHI | 2 | 1969-70 | Oct 11, 1969 | 2 | 0 | CHI 2 @ STL 7 |
| 46 |  Rick MiddletonNYR | 2 | 1974-75 | Oct 9, 1974 | 2 | 0 | WSH 3 @ NYR 6 |
| 46 |  Doug PalazzariSTL | 2 | 1974-75 | Oct 9, 1974 | 2 | 0 | STL 4 @ CGS 4 |
| 46 |  Don MurdochNYR | 2 | 1976-77 | Oct 6, 1976 | 2 | 0 | MNS 5 @ NYR 6 |
| 46 |  Dan McCarthyNYR | 2 | 1980-81 | Nov 1, 1980 | 2 | 0 | NYR 4 @ MTL 7 |
| 46 |  Greg AdamsPHI | 2 | 1980-81 | Jan 17, 1981 | 2 | 0 | PHI 4 @ BOS 6 |
Top 60 of 254 lines on the NHL's list, ties kept. Source: NHL Records.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the NHL record for most points, rookie, first NHL game?
Harry Hyland holds the NHL record for most points, rookie, first NHL game with 5 (1917-18).
Who is the active leader for most points, rookie, first NHL game?
Auston Matthews is the highest active player on the list at 4, rank 4 all time.