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RookiesSwedish NHL Rookies 2025-2026
22 Swedish rookies played in the NHL in 2025-2026. Linus Karlsson won the Swedish rookie points race with 35 points. Linus Karlsson finished as the highest-ranked Swede in the overall NHL rookie points race, at number 8 with 35 points.
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Rookies
189
Points
61
Goals
128
Assists
Rookie points leaders 2025-2026
Rookie goal leaders 2025-2026
Rookie assist leaders 2025-2026
Entire NHL rookie points race 2025-2026 · top 10
Ivan DemidovMTLRW· 82 GP· 19G· 43A
62P
Beckett SenneckeANARW· 82 GP· 23G· 37A
60P
Matthew SchaeferNYID· 82 GP· 23G· 36A
59P
4
Jimmy SnuggerudSTLRW· 70 GP· 21G· 30A
51P
5
Ryan LeonardWSHRW· 75 GP· 20G· 25A
45P
6
Oliver KapanenMTLC· 82 GP· 22G· 15A
37P
6
Matt SavoieEDMC· 82 GP· 18G· 19A
37P
8
Ben KindelPITC· 77 GP· 17G· 18A
35P
8
Fraser MintenBOSC· 82 GP· 17G· 18A
35P
8
Justin SourdifWSHC· 78 GP· 15G· 20A
35P
No Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies. Best Swede: Linus Karlsson, 8th with 35P.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie goals race 2025-2026 · top 10
Matthew SchaeferNYI23G
Beckett SenneckeANA23G
Oliver KapanenMTL22G
4
Jimmy SnuggerudSTL21G
5
Ryan LeonardWSH20G
6
Ivan DemidovMTL19G
7
Matt SavoieEDM18G
8
Matthew WoodNSH17G
8
Ben KindelPIT17G
8
Fraser MintenBOS17G
No Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies. Best Swede: Linus Karlsson, 11th with 15G.The Calder Trophy race
Entire NHL rookie assists race 2025-2026 · top 10
Ivan DemidovMTL43A
Beckett SenneckeANA37A
Matthew SchaeferNYI36A
4
Jimmy SnuggerudSTL30A
5
Ryan LeonardWSH25A
6
Alexander NikishinCAR22A
6
Artyom LevshunovCHI22A
8
Justin SourdifWSH20A
8
Linus KarlssonVAN20A
8
Zeev BuiumVAN20A
1 Swede among the NHL's top 10 rookies.The Calder Trophy race
Rookie streaks
The season's longest point streaks
1Axel Sandin-Pellikka
DET4 straight games with points
DEC 5–DEC 115 points
2
Noah Östlund
BUF4 straight games with points
MAR 4–MAR 84 points
3
Anton Frondell
CHI3 straight games with points
APR 7–APR 114 points
The season's longest goal streaks
1Linus Karlsson
VAN2 straight games with goals
DEC 28–DEC 302 goals
2
Noah Östlund
BUF2 straight games with goals
DEC 15–DEC 192 goals
News from the 2025-2026 rookie season
How the season's rookies stacked up
Compared with the best rookie seasons until then
Linus Karlsson had 35 points in 79 games. The record at the time: Mikael Renberg, 82 points in 1993-1994.
SeasonAfter 79 GPTotal
The rookie classes, season by season
The whole class's points per game played.
2025-202622 rookies · 189 P0.322024-202518 rookies · 103 P0.212023-202416 rookies · 45 P0.222022-202324 rookies · 178 P0.272021-202223 rookies · 169 P0.342020-202111 rookies · 43 P0.282019-202026 rookies · 174 P0.282018-201924 rookies · 296 P0.362017-201826 rookies · 194 P0.262016-201721 rookies · 106 P0.34
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The best Swedish rookie seasons of all time
Mikael Renberg holds the record with 82 points. The lists count completed regular seasons and follow the NHL rookie rule: at most 25 games in an earlier season and under 26 years old. Players who came from the WHA are not counted.
Most points by a Swedish rookie
1
82
points
2
73
points
3
71
points
4
71
points
Show all 10
6
69
points
7
66
points
8
66
points
9
63
points
Most goals by a Swedish rookie
1
38
goals
2
37
goals
3
32
goals
4
30
goals
Show all 10
6
29
goals
7
28
goals
8
26
goals
9
26
goals
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Top lists
Swedish points leaders
See where the rookies stand among every Swede in the NHL in 2025-2026.
Rookies
Swedish NHL debutants 2025-2026
The season's debutants in order, with the debut game and the career that followed.
Top lists
Best Swedish NHL seasons of all time
The records the rookies will chase one day: most points, goals and assists in a season.
Awards
Calder Trophy
The Swedes who have been named the NHL's rookie of the year.
Contracts
NHL rookie contracts
How salary, bonuses and AAV work. NHL rookie eligibility and an entry-level contract are separate matters.
The draft
Swedes in the NHL draft
Where the rookies come from: every Swedish draft pick, year by year.