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This is a list of players who are not rookies, but are playing in their first NHL season via expansion or through the birth of the NHL. Most goals by a player, first NHL season, one game: Joe Malone (December 19, 1917, January 12, 1918 and February 2, 1918), 5; Most goals by a player, first NHL game: Joe Malone (December 19, 1917), 5
In 1979, Billy Smith became the first NHL goaltender in history to be credited with a goal. In 1987, Ron Hextall became the first goaltender to score via a direct shot on goal, and later became the first with a short-handed goal. Hextall is the only goaltender to have scored more than once with a direct shot on goal.
Newsy Lalonde, the first player to score six goals in an NHL game, also had two other five-goal games. Wayne Gretzky, the NHL's all-time leading scorer, had four five-goal games. Mario Lemieux recorded four five-goal games. Sergei Fedorov scored all of the Red Wings' goals in a 5–4 overtime win against the Washington Capitals.
At 19 years, 324 days, Mintyukov is the fifth youngest defenseman in the franchise’s 30-year history to score his first goal. It was also LaCombe’s first NHL point, making it the fifth time in ...
Mikael Pyyhtia scored his first NHL goal, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-1 on Monday night for their second straight home win. Sean Monahan had two goals, Cole Sillinger ...
Veleno scores first goal Veleno, a first-round pick from 2018, netted his first NHL goal on a power play. Vrana had the puck at the top of the right circle, with Richard Panik by the net and Sam ...
Smith was the first NHL goaltender to be credited with scoring a goal. [3] On November 28, 1979, in a game between the Islanders and the Colorado Rockies, the Rockies took their goaltender off the ice for an extra attacker after a delayed penalty call was called on the Islanders. The puck deflected off Smith's chest protector into the corner.
The following are lists showing the point- and goal-scoring leaders of the National Hockey League before the league issued trophies for such achievements. The point-scoring leader has been awarded the Art Ross Trophy since the 1947–48 NHL season, and the goal-scoring leader has been awarded the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy since the 1998–99 NHL season.