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NHL Rookie Goals Leaders
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 team games
Kirill Kaprizov (MIN) leads NHL rookies with 27 goals in 2020-21, ahead of 
Josh Norris (OTT) (17).
Leaders: Goals: rookies, 2020-21
- 1stKirill KaprizovMIN · 55 GP27Share
- 2ndJosh NorrisOTT · 56 GP17Share
3rdJason RobertsonDAL · 51 GP17Share
4thYegor SharangovichNJD · 54 GP16Share
5thPius SuterCHI · 55 GP14Share
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 2020-21, 104 rookies qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Kirill Kaprizov leads at 27.
Goals: rookies leaderboard
- Rookies as the NHL defines them (its own rookie list for the season).
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kirill KaprizovFMIN | MIN | 27 | 55 | 100 | 98% |
| 2 | Josh NorrisFOTT | OTT | 17 | 56 | 99 | 31%▼2.6 |
| 3 | Jason RobertsonFDAL | DAL | 17 | 51 | 99 | 99% |
| 4 | Yegor SharangovichFNJD | NJD | 16 | 54 | 97 | 6.7% |
| 5 | Pius SuterFCHI | CHI | 14 | 55 | 96 | 7.4%▲3.3 |
| 6 |  Nils HoglanderFVAN | VAN | 13 | 56 | 95 | 7.4%▼0.9 |
| 7 |  Alexis LafrenièreFNYR | NYR | 12 | 56 | 93 | 94%▲4.5 |
| 8 |  Tim StützleFOTT | OTT | 12 | 53 | 93 | 100% |
| 9 |  Oliver WahlstromFNYI | NYI | 12 | 44 | 93 | — |
| 10 |  Nico SturmFMIN | MIN | 11 | 50 | 91 | 0.1% |
| 11 |  Eeli TolvanenFNSH | NSH | 11 | 40 | 91 | 36%▼4.7 |
| 12 |  Gabriel VilardiFLAK | LAK | 10 | 54 | 89 | 68%▼6.1 |
| 13 |  Michael BuntingFARI | ARI | 10 | 21 | 89 | 3.6%▼0.8 |
| 14 |  Brandon HagelFCHI | CHI | 9 | 52 | 87 | 100% |
| 15 |  Ross ColtonFTBL | TBL | 9 | 30 | 87 | 7.3% |
| 16 |  Philipp KurashevFCHI | CHI | 8 | 54 | 85 | 0.0% |
| 17 |  Janne KuokkanenFNJD | NJD | 8 | 50 | 85 | — |
| 18 |  Owen TippettFFLA | FLA | 7 | 45 | 83 | 66%▼7.1 |
| 19 |  Alexander VolkovFTBL/ANA | TBL/ANA | 7 | 37 | 83 | — |
| 20 |  Jaret Anderson-DolanFLAK | LAK | 7 | 34 | 83 | — |
| 21 |  Mikhail MaltsevFNJD | NJD | 6 | 33 | 80 | — |
| 22 |  Joel KivirantaFDAL | DAL | 6 | 26 | 80 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  K'Andre MillerDNYR | NYR | 5 | 53 | 77 | 58%▼1.8 |
| 24 |  Yakov TreninFNSH | NSH | 5 | 45 | 77 | 18% |
| 25 |  Arttu RuotsalainenFBUF | BUF | 5 | 17 | 77 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals: rookies in 2020-21?
Kirill Kaprizov leads with 27. The median of the 104 qualified rookies is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Goals: rookies in 2020-21?
K'Andre Miller leads NHL defensemen with 5; the top forward is Kirill Kaprizov at 27.
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.