Ivan Demidov of Montreal last night became the first rookie this season to record 60 points, scoring his 17th goal of the year (to go with 43 assists).
Oliver Kapanen of Montreal also has joined the youth movement for the Habs, enjoying a rookie campaign with 37 points (22G 15A). Kapanen had the game-winning shootout goal in last night’s 4-3 win over New Jersey.
Matthew Schaefer of the New York Islanders is tied with Beckett Sennecke (ANA) for second in rookie scoring with 58 points (22G 36A), which is the most in NHL history for an 18-yeal-old d-man.
Gabriel Perreault of the New York Rangers is tied for his 7th in his draft class (2023) with 0.57 points per game in the NHL (25 points [10G 15A] in 44 games).
Emmett Finnie of Detroit, a 7th round pick in 2023, has 28 points (12G 16A) for the Wings this season, good for 16th in rookie scoring. He also averages over 15 minutes of ice time per game for Detroit.
Sacha Boisvert of Chicago scored the first goal of his NHL career last night in a 4-2 win over Seattle, his fifth game with the Blackhawks.
Anton Frondell of Chicago recorded 5 points (1G 4A) in his first 5 NHL games with the Blackhawks, the first time in 15 years a Hawks’ player has accomplished that feat.
Cole Hutson of Washington has 7 points (2G 5A) in his first 9 NHL games, the last of which was the primary assist on a record-tying goal by Ryan Leonard. Leonard’s 41 points (17G 24A) ties the team rookie scoring record set by Nicklas Backstrom 18 years ago.
Jimmy Snuggerud of St. Louis continues his consistent point-production ways for the Blues. Snuggerud has 39 points (17G 22A) this season, including 5 points in his last 10 games.
Ben Kindel of Pittsburgh continues to surprise and impress. Kindel, who wasn’t expected to make his NHL arrival for two seasons, survived pre-season cuts, and has thrived thereafter with 34 points (17G 17A) in 74 games.