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NHL Rookie Goals Leaders
2024-25All situationsThrough 82 team games
Matvei Michkov (PHI) leads NHL rookies with 26 goals in 2024-25, ahead of 
Macklin Celebrini (SJS) (25).
Leaders: Goals: rookies, 2024-25
- 1stMatvei MichkovPHI · 80 GP26Share
- 2ndMacklin CelebriniSJS · 70 GP25Share
3rdCutter GauthierANA · 82 GP20Share
4thMarco KasperDET · 77 GP19Share
5thZachary BolducSTL · 72 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 2024-25, 98 rookies qualify for this board; the median is 3 and Matvei Michkov leads at 26.
Goals: rookies leaderboard
- Rookies as the NHL defines them (its own rookie list for the season).
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matvei MichkovFPHI | PHI | 26 | 80 | 100 | 81%▲1 |
| 2 | Macklin CelebriniFSJS | SJS | 25 | 70 | 99 | 100% |
| 3 | Cutter GauthierFANA | ANA | 20 | 82 | 98 | 98% |
| 4 | Marco KasperFDET | DET | 19 | 77 | 96 | 26% |
| 5 | Zachary BolducFSTL | STL | 19 | 72 | 96 | 31%▲7 |
| 6 |  Will SmithFSJS | SJS | 18 | 74 | 95 | 94% |
| 7 |  Jackson BlakeFCAR | CAR | 17 | 80 | 94 | 82%▲1.1 |
| 8 |  Mackie SamoskevichFFLA | FLA | 15 | 72 | 92 | — |
| 9 |  Jiri KulichFBUF | BUF | 15 | 62 | 92 | 24%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  Logan StankovenFDAL/CAR | DAL/CAR | 14 | 78 | 91 | 81%▲0.9 |
| 11 |  Frank NazarFCHI | CHI | 12 | 53 | 90 | 49%▼0.8 |
| 12 |  Mavrik BourqueFDAL | DAL | 11 | 73 | 89 | 30%▼0.9 |
| 13 |  Maxim TsyplakovFNYI | NYI | 10 | 77 | 87 | 9.9% |
| 14 |  Emil HeinemanFMTL | MTL | 10 | 62 | 87 | 27%▼1.8 |
| 15 |  Sam ColangeloFANA | ANA | 10 | 32 | 87 | 5.6% |
| 16 |  Gage GoncalvesFTBL | TBL | 8 | 60 | 83 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 17 |  Fedor SvechkovFNSH | NSH | 8 | 52 | 83 | 11%▲1.7 |
| 18 |  Conor GeekieFTBL | TBL | 8 | 52 | 83 | 19%▼0.8 |
| 19 |  Marc GatcombFNYI | NYI | 8 | 39 | 83 | 6.5%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  Nikolai KovalenkoFSJS/COL | SJS/COL | 7 | 57 | 79 | — |
| 21 |  Josh DoanFUTA | UTA | 7 | 51 | 79 | 50%▼3.7 |
| 22 |  Aatu RätyFVAN | VAN | 7 | 33 | 79 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 23 |  Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | 6 | 82 | 76 | 100%▲0.6 |
| 24 |  Brett BerardFNYR | NYR | 6 | 35 | 76 | 4.0% |
| 25 |  Adam KlapkaFCGY | CGY | 6 | 31 | 76 | 12%▲1.7 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals: rookies in 2024-25?
Matvei Michkov leads with 26. The median of the 98 qualified rookies is 3.
Which defenseman leads in Goals: rookies in 2024-25?
Lane Hutson leads NHL defensemen with 6; the top forward is Matvei Michkov at 26.
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.