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NHL Rookie Goals Leaders
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
Elias Pettersson (VAN) leads NHL rookies with 28 goals in 2018-19, ahead of 
Brady Tkachuk (OTT) (22).
Leaders: Goals: rookies, 2018-19
- 1stElias PetterssonVAN · 71 GP28Share
- 2ndBrady TkachukOTT · 71 GP22Share
3rdAndrei SvechnikovCAR · 82 GP20Share
4thAndreas JohnssonTOR · 73 GP20Share
5thAnthony CirelliTBL · 82 GP19Share
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Goals: rookies measures
This board ranks NHL rookies (the NHL's own rookie list) by total goals, all situations, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Total goals, all situations, this season.
Rookie totals reward games and ice time as much as skill; per-60 rates are the fairer comparison between a top-six rookie and a call-up.
The rookie race is the Calder Trophy race in numbers. Goals scored this season, every situation including the power play and empty nets. The goal race swings more than the points race, because shooting percentage runs hot and cold. In 2018-19, 128 rookies qualify for this board; the median is 3 and Elias Pettersson leads at 28.
Goals: rookies leaderboard
- Rookies as the NHL defines them (its own rookie list for the season).
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | 28 | 71 | 100 | 95%▲1.1 |
| 2 | Brady TkachukFOTT | OTT | 22 | 71 | 99 | 100%▲1 |
| 3 | Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | CAR | 20 | 82 | 98 | 98% |
| 4 | Andreas JohnssonFTOR | TOR | 20 | 73 | 98 | — |
| 5 | Anthony CirelliFTBL | TBL | 19 | 82 | 97 | 44%▼2.2 |
| 6 |  Oskar LindblomFPHI | PHI | 17 | 81 | 96 | — |
| 7 |  Colin WhiteFOTT | OTT | 14 | 71 | 95 | 0.0% |
| 8 |  Dominik KahunFCHI | CHI | 13 | 82 | 94 | — |
| 9 |  Mathieu JosephFTBL | TBL | 13 | 70 | 94 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 10 |  Conor GarlandFARI | ARI | 13 | 47 | 94 | 7.6%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Miro HeiskanenDDAL | DAL | 12 | 82 | 91 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 12 |  Jordan GreenwayFMIN | MIN | 12 | 81 | 91 | 0.2% |
| 13 |  Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 12 | 77 | 91 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 14 |  Brendan LemieuxFWPG/NYR | WPG/NYR | 12 | 63 | 91 | — |
| 15 |  Austin WagnerFLAK | LAK | 12 | 62 | 91 | — |
| 16 |  Jesperi KotkaniemiFMTL | MTL | 11 | 79 | 88 | 4.0%▲0.8 |
| 17 |  Filip ChytilFNYR | NYR | 11 | 75 | 88 | 7.3%▲0.9 |
| 18 |  Warren FoegeleFCAR | CAR | 10 | 77 | 86 | 3.2%▼0.8 |
| 19 |  Ryan DonatoFBOS/MIN | BOS/MIN | 10 | 56 | 86 | 8.1% |
| 20 |  Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 9 | 82 | 84 | 99%▼0.5 |
| 21 |  Robert ThomasFSTL | STL | 9 | 70 | 84 | 84%▼1.2 |
| 22 |  Roope HintzFDAL | DAL | 9 | 58 | 84 | 82%▼1.2 |
| 23 |  Michael RasmussenFDET | DET | 8 | 62 | 81 | 0.1% |
| 24 |  Henrik BorgstromFFLA | FLA | 8 | 50 | 81 | — |
| 25 |  Andrew MangiapaneFCGY | CGY | 8 | 44 | 81 | 3.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals: rookies in 2018-19?
Elias Pettersson leads with 28. The median of the 128 qualified rookies is 3.
Which defenseman leads in Goals: rookies in 2018-19?
Miro Heiskanen leads NHL defensemen with 12; the top forward is Elias Pettersson at 28.
How is Goals: rookies calculated?
Total goals, all situations, this season. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Goals: rookies?
Rookie totals reward games and ice time as much as skill; per-60 rates are the fairer comparison between a top-six rookie and a call-up.