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NHL Rookie Goals Leaders
2025-26All situationsThrough 82 team games
Beckett Sennecke (ANA) and 
Matthew Schaefer (NYI) lead NHL rookies with 23 goals in 2025-26, ahead of 
Oliver Kapanen (MTL) (22).
Leaders: Goals: rookies, 2025-26
- 1stBeckett SenneckeANA · 82 GP23Share
- 2ndMatthew SchaeferNYI · 82 GP23Share
- 3rdOliver KapanenMTL · 82 GP22Share
4thJimmy SnuggerudSTL · 70 GP21Share
5thRyan LeonardWSH · 75 GP20Share
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 2025-26, 113 rookies qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Beckett Sennecke leads at 23.
Goals: rookies leaderboard
- Rookies as the NHL defines them (its own rookie list for the season).
| # | Player | Team | G | GP | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beckett SenneckeFANA | ANA | 23 | 82 | 100 | 96%▲0.6 |
| 2 | Matthew SchaeferDNYI | NYI | 23 | 82 | 100 | 100% |
| 3 | Oliver KapanenFMTL | MTL | 22 | 82 | 98 | 26%▼0.8 |
| 4 | Jimmy SnuggerudFSTL | STL | 21 | 70 | 97 | 76%▼2.1 |
| 5 | Ryan LeonardFWSH | WSH | 20 | 75 | 96 | 72%▲4.5 |
| 6 |  Ivan DemidovFMTL | MTL | 19 | 82 | 96 | 89%▼0.7 |
| 7 |  Matt SavoieFEDM | EDM | 18 | 82 | 95 | 34%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Fraser MintenFBOS | BOS | 17 | 82 | 93 | 68%▲23 |
| 9 |  Ben KindelFPIT | PIT | 17 | 77 | 93 | 45%▼5.3 |
| 10 |  Matthew WoodFNSH | NSH | 17 | 71 | 93 | 29%▼1.7 |
| 11 |  Linus KarlssonFVAN | VAN | 15 | 79 | 91 | 14% |
| 12 |  Justin SourdifFWSH | WSH | 15 | 78 | 91 | 15%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Justin HryckowianFDAL | DAL | 14 | 81 | 89 | 14%▼1.6 |
| 14 |  Emmitt FinnieFDET | DET | 13 | 82 | 88 | 31%▲5.3 |
| 15 |  Arseny GritsyukFNJD | NJD | 13 | 66 | 88 | 24%▲4.7 |
| 16 |  Calum RitchieFNYI | NYI | 13 | 65 | 88 | 29%▼1.6 |
| 17 |  Ryan GreeneFCHI | CHI | 12 | 81 | 84 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 18 |  Danila YurovFMIN | MIN | 12 | 73 | 84 | 37%▲3.9 |
| 19 |  Dalibor DvorskyFSTL | STL | 12 | 71 | 84 | 27%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  Gabe PerreaultFNYR | NYR | 12 | 49 | 84 | 64%▲0.9 |
| 21 |  Alexander NikishinDCAR | CAR | 11 | 81 | 81 | 57%▼3.7 |
| 22 |  Easton CowanFTOR | TOR | 11 | 66 | 81 | 65%▲5.2 |
| 23 |  Noah OstlundFBUF | BUF | 11 | 60 | 81 | 32%▲2.6 |
| 24 |  Nick LardisFCHI | CHI | 10 | 41 | 79 | 21% |
| 25 |  Noah LabaFNYR | NYR | 9 | 74 | 76 | 9.7% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Goals: rookies in 2025-26?
Beckett Sennecke leads with 23. The median of the 113 qualified rookies is 4.
Which defenseman leads in Goals: rookies in 2025-26?
Matthew Schaefer leads NHL defensemen with 23; the top forward is Beckett Sennecke at 23.
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.