Last season, NHL fans were treated to a bumper crop of rookies. Six rookies scored 20 or more goals. Eight, including a defenceman, managed 40-plus points. Calder Trophy winner Evgeni Malkin finished 18th in NHL scoring with 33 goals and 52 assists while his rookie teammate, Jordan Staal, led the league with seven shorthanded goals. But only Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche set an NHL rookie record. He managed to notch at least one point in 20 straight games, bettering the mark of 17 straight games set in 1993 by Teemu Selanne. That got PowerPlay thinking about some other rookie records. So here’s a quick number crunch:
 
76
Most goals by a rookie
Teemu Selanne in 1992-1993
   
70
Most assists by a rookie
Peter Stastny in 1980-1982
and Joe Juneau in 1992-1993
   
132
Most points by a rookie
Teemu Selanne in 1992-1993
   
8
Most points by a rookie in one game
Peter and Anton Stastny (in the same game!) in 1980-1981
   
23
Most goals by a rookie defenceman
Brian Leetch in 1988-1989
   
60
Most assists by a rookie defenceman
Larry Murphy in 1980-1981
   
76
Most points by a rookie defenceman
Larry Murphy in 1980-1981
   
23
Longest undefeated streak by a rookie goaltender
Grant Fuhr in 1981-1982
   
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