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First NHL Goals Wins 2024–25

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Another season, another list!

Every player who scored their first career goal this year

Updated through June 3
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dd/mm/yy - Player - For vs Against
1.05/10/24 - Seamus Casey - NJD vs BUF
2.10/10/24 - Maxim Tsyplakov - NYI vs UTA
3.10/10/24 - Macklin Celebrini - SJS vs STL
4.12/10/24 - Emil Heineman - MTL vs OTT
5.13/10/24 - Justin Kirkland - CGY vs EDM
6.14/10/24 - Calum Ritchie - COL vs NYI
7.15/10/24 - Jackson Blake - CAR vs NJD
8.15/10/24 - Filip Gustavsson (G) - MIN vs STL
9.15/10/24 - Matvei Michkov - PHI vs EDM
10.17/10/24 - Jiri Kulich - BUF vs CBJ
11.17/10/24 - Victor Mancini - NYR vs DET
12.19/10/24 - Logan Mailloux - MTL vs NYI
13.24/10/24 - Ivan Ivan - COL vs UTA
14.26/10/24 - Conor Geekie - TBL vs WSH
15.26/10/24 - Mackie Samoskevich - FLA vs NYI
16.26/10/24 - Arshdeep Bains - VAN vs PIT
17.27/10/24 - Nikolai Kovalenko - COL vs OTT
18.28/10/24 - Mikael Pyyhtia - CBJ vs EDM
19.30/10/24 - Maveric Lamoureux - UTA vs CGY
20.31/10/24 - Will Smith - SJS vs CHI
21.01/11/24 - Mavrik Bourque - DAL vs FLA
22.05/11/24 - Jack Thompson - SJS vs CBJ
23.09/11/24 - Scott Perunovich - STL vs WSH
24.14/11/24 - Oskar Back - DAL vs BOS
25.14/11/24 - Jonathan Lekkerimaki - VAN vs NYI
26.15/11/24 - Marco Kasper - DET vs ANA
27.15/11/24 - Cutter Gauthier - ANA vs DET
28.17/11/24 - Zachary L'Heureux - NSH vs VAN
29.20/11/24 - Fraser Minten - TOR vs VGK
30.23/11/24 - Cal Burke - VGK vs MTL
31.25/11/24 - Emil Andrae - PHI vs VGK
32.25/11/24 - Cole Reinhardt - OTT vs CGY
33.27/11/24 - Brett Berard - NYR vs CAR
34.27/11/24 - Louis Crevier - CHI vs DAL
35.27/11/24 - Tyler Kleven - OTT vs SJS
36.29/11/24 - Ethan Cardwell - SJS vs SEA
37.30/11/24 - Fedor Svechkov - NSH vs MIN
38.03/12/24 - Owen Pickering - PIT vs FLA
39.07/12/24 - Tyson Kozak - BUF vs UTA
40.12/12/24 - Lian Bichsel - DAL vs NSH
41.14/12/24 - Lane Hutson - MTL vs WPG
42.14/12/24 - Max Sasson - VAN vs BOS
43.14/12/24 - Declan Carlile - TBL vs SEA
44.17/12/24 - Adam Wilsby - NSH vs NYR
45.19/12/24 - Gage Goncalves - TBL vs STL
46.19/12/24 - Nolan Allan - CHI vs SEA
47.21/12/24 - Isaiah George - NYI vs TOR
48.27/12/24 - Shakir Mukhamadullin - SJS vs VGK
49.01/01/25 - Andre Lee - LAK vs NJD
50.05/01/25 - Wyatt Kaiser - CHI vs NYR
51.09/01/25 - Denton Mateychuk - CBJ vs SEA
52.10/01/25 - Albert Johansson - DET vs CHI
53.11/01/25 - Ethen Frank - WSH vs NSH
54.14/01/25 - Parker Wotherspoon - BOS vs TBL
55.17/01/25 - Alex Nedeljkovic (G) - PIT vs BUF
56.19/01/25 - Zack Ostapchuk - OTT vs NJD
57.22/01/25 - Samuel Helenius - LAK vs FLA
58.24/01/25 - Colton Dach - CHI vs TBL
59.29/01/25 - Linus Karlsson - VAN vs NSH
60.30/01/25 - Marc Gatcomb - NYI vs PHI
61.30/01/25 - Parker Ford - WPG vs BOS
62.04/02/25 - Rodrigo Abols - PHI vs UTA
63.04/02/25 - Collin Graf - SJS vs MTL
64.08/02/25 - Dylan Duke - TBL vs DET
65.22/02/25 - Alex Steeves - TOR vs CAR
66.25/02/25 - Justin Sourdif - FLA vs NSH
67.27/02/25 - Ethan Del Mastro - CHI vs VGK
68.01/03/25 - Marc Del Gaizo - NSH vs NYI
69.01/03/25 - Ilya Sorokin (G) - NYI vs NSH
70.11/03/25 - Patrick Giles - SJS vs NSH
71.12/03/25 - Jani Nyman - SEA vs MTL
72.15/03/25 - Scott Morrow - CAR vs PHI
73.18/03/25 - Joona Koppanen - PIT vs NYI
74.29/03/25 - Cam Lund - SJS vs NYR
75.03/04/25 - Rutger McGroarty - PIT vs STL
76.04/04/25 - Ryan Leonard - WSH vs CHI
77.05/04/25 - Elias Pettersson - VAN vs ANA
78.05/04/25 - Justin Robidas - CAR vs BOS
79.06/04/25 - Nikolas Matinpalo - OTT vs CBJ
80.08/04/25 - Michael Callahan - BOS vs NJD
81.13/04/25 - Fabian Lysell - BOS vs PIT
82.13/04/25 - Emil Lilleberg - TBL vs BUF
83.13/04/25 - Wyatt Aamodt - COL vs ANA
84.14/04/25 - Ivan Demidov - MTL vs CHI
85.15/04/25 - Jimmy Snuggerud - STL vs UTA
86.15/04/25 - John Farinacci - BOS vs NJD
87.16/04/25 - Cole Schwindt - VGK vs VAN
88.17/04/25 - Skyler Brind'Amour - CAR vs OTT
89.17/04/25 - Sam Morton - CGY vs LAK
90.17/04/25 - Zayne Parekh - CGY vs LAK
91.17/04/25 - Taylor Ward - LAK vs CGY
TeamForAgainst+/-
Anaheim13-2
Boston440
Buffalo23-1
Calgary330
Carolina42+2
Chicago54+1
Colorado40+4
Columbus23-1
Dallas31+2
Detroit23-1
Edmonton03-3
Florida23-1
Los Angeles32+1
Minnesota110
Montreal43+1
Nashville46-2
New Jersey15-4
NY Islanders46-2
NY Rangers23-1
Ottawa42+2
Philadelphia32+1
Pittsburgh42+2
St. Louis24-2
San Jose81+7
Seattle14-3
Tampa Bay52+3
Toronto21+1
Utah15-4
Vancouver52+3
Vegas24-2
Washington220
Winnipeg110
TOTAL91

Goal Watch!
Top 5 players without a goal, by GP:
5. William Lockwood (F) - FLA - 54 GP
3. Gustav Olofsson (D) - SEA - 63 GP
-. Casey Fitzgerald (D) - NYR - 63 GP
2. Colton White (D) - NJD - 84 GP
1. William Lagesson (D) - DET - 107 GP

The longest goal drought to start a career belongs to David Hale, who went 231 games before scoring a goal, back in 2008.
The most games in an NHL career without scoring a goal is Steven Halko, who played 155 games before calling it a career in 2003, without a single goal.
 
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Extra stats to track:

dd/mm/yy - Player - For vs Against
29/10/24 - Brandon Montour - SEA vs MTL
25/11/24 - Nico Hischier - NJD vs NSH
16/12/24 - Kiefer Sherwood - VAN vs COL
22/12/24 - Joel Kiviranta - COL vs SEA*
23/12/24 - Dylan Holloway - STL vs DET
27/12/24 - Artturi Lehkonen - COL vs UTA
04/01/25 - Matthew Knies - TOR vs BOS
14/01/25 - Pavel Dorofeyev - VGK vs NSH
15/01/25 - Ryan McLeod - BUF vs CAR
22/01/25 - Adam Fantilli - CBJ vs TOR
24/01/25 - Cole Perfetti - WPG vs UTA
28/01/25 - JJ Peterka - BUF vs BOS
22/02/25 - Barrett Hayton - UTA vs LAK
08/03/25 - Valeri Nichushkin - COL vs TOR**
11/03/25 - Aliaksei Protas - WSH vs ANA
28/03/25 - Ryan Donato - CHI vs VGK
09/04/25 - Tyson Foerster - PHI vs NYR
09/04/25 - Macklin Celebrini - SJS vs MIN
*This was Kiviranta's first regular season hat trick. He had previously scored his first NHL hat trick in the playoffs on September 4, 2020.
**This was Nichushkin's first regular season hat trick. He had previously scored his first NHL hat trick in the playoffs on April 28, 2024.

dd/mm/yy - Player - For vs Against
10/10/24 - Dennis Hildeby - TOR vs NJD
10/10/24 - Joel Blomqvist - PIT vs DET
07/11/24 - Ivan Fedotov - PHI vs TBL
23/11/24 - Aleksei Kolosov - PHI vs CHI
29/11/24 - Erik Portillo - LAK vs ANA
09/12/24 - Sebastian Cossa - DET vs BUF
21/12/24 - Leevi Merilainen - OTT vs VAN
28/12/24 - Jakub Dobes - MTL vs FLA
14/04/25 - Matt Villalta - UTA vs NSH
14/04/25 - Nikita Tolopilo - VAN vs SJS

dd/mm/yy - Player - For vs Against
15/11/24 - Dustin Wolf - CGY vs NSH
16/11/24 - Spencer Martin - CAR vs OTT
30/11/24 - Jaxson Stauber - UTA vs VGK
28/12/24 - Jakub Dobes - MTL vs FLA
11/01/25 - Leevi Merilainen - OTT vs PIT
18/01/25 - Daniil Tarasov - CBJ vs NYR
23/02/25 - Nico Daws - NJD vs NSH
12/04/25 - Jet Greaves - CBJ vs WSH


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dd/mm/yy - Player - For vs Against
19/04/25 - Jaret Anderson-Dolan - WPG vs STL
20/04/25 - Drake Batherson - OTT vs TOR
20/04/25 - Ridly Greig - OTT vs TOR
20/04/25 - Pavel Dorofeyev - VGK vs MIN
21/04/25 - Jimmy Snuggerud - STL vs WPG
21/04/25 - Andrei Kuzmenko - LAK vs EDM
22/04/25 - Brady Tkachuk - OTT vs TOR
22/04/25 - Adam Gaudette - OTT vs TOR
23/04/25 - Brandt Clarke - LAK vs EDM
24/04/25 - Marco Rossi - MIN vs VGK
24/04/25 - Simon Benoit - TOR vs OTT
24/04/25 - Alexey Toropchenko - STL vs WPG
24/04/25 - Neal Pionk - WPG vs STL
25/04/25 - Juraj Slafkovsky - MTL vs WSH
25/04/25 - Simon Nemec - NJD vs CAR
26/04/25 - Tim Stutzle - OTT vs TOR
26/04/25 - Shane Pinto - OTT vs TOR
26/04/25 - Jake Sanderson - OTT vs TOR
27/04/25 - Jake Neighbours - STL vs WPG
27/04/25 - Tyler Tucker - STL vs WPG
28/04/25 - Mitchell Chaffee - TBL vs FLA
29/04/25 - Thomas Chabot - OTT vs TOR
29/04/25 - Jackson Blake - CAR vs NJD
29/04/25 - Dylan Cozens - OTT vs TOR
30/04/25 - Gage Goncalves - TBL vs FLA
30/04/25 - Emil Heineman - MTL vs WSH
30/04/25 - Nathan Walker - STL vs WPG
30/04/25 - Dylan DeMelo - WPG vs STL
01/05/25 - Jordan Spence - LAK vs EDM
02/05/25 - Cole Perfetti - WPG vs STL
04/05/25 - Mathieu Joseph - STL vs WPG
05/05/25 - Uvis Balinskis - FLA vs TOR
06/05/25 - Aliaksei Protas - WSH vs CAR
08/05/25 - Victor Olofsson - VGK vs EDM
08/05/25 - Jake Walman - EDM vs VGK
08/05/25 - Vasily Podkolzin - EDM vs VGK
09/05/25 - Jonah Gadjovich - FLA vs TOR
12/05/25 - Sean Walker - CAR vs WSH
14/05/25 - Jesper Boqvist - FLA vs TOR
14/05/25 - A.J. Greer - FLA vs TOR
29/05/25 - Jeff Skinner - EDM vs DAL

dd/mm/yy - Player - For vs Against
24/04/25 - Pavel Buchnevich - STL vs WPG
03/05/25 - Mikko Rantanen - DAL vs COL
13/05/25 - Mikael Granlund - DAL vs WPG

dd/mm/yy - Player - For vs Against
19/04/25 - Mackenzie Blackwood - COL vs DAL
20/04/25 - Anthony Stolarz - TOR vs OTT
25/04/25 - Jakub Dobes - MTL vs WSH

dd/mm/yy - Player - For vs Against
26/04/25 - Mackenzie Blackwood - COL vs DAL
29/04/25 - Linus Ullmark - OTT vs TOR
16/05/25 - Joseph Woll - TOR vs FLA




Also trying something new this year, Playoff GP Leaders
I've listed the top 5 active players, but as not all of them are currently in the playoffs, I've extended the list to include 5 players whose teams are/were in the 2025 playoffs.

1 (-). Zach Bogosian (D) - MIN - 60 GP
2 (-). John Merrill (D) - MIN - 39 GP
3 (-). Nick Jensen (D) - OTT - 33 GP
4 (-). Noah Dobson (D) - NYI - 31 GP
5 (-). John Marino (D) - UTA - 29 GP

. . .
46 (1). Ty Emberson (EDM) - 9 GP
65 (2). Connor Carrick (EDM) - 6 GP
97 (3). Josh Brown (EDM) - 4 GP
- (3). Mackie Samoskevich (FLA) - 4 GP
151 (6). Cam Dineen, James Hamblin, Max Jones, Noah Philp, Matt Savoie (EDM) / Jaycob Megna (FLA) - 0 GP
 
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Last year our league leaders were Anaheim with 7 goals for and Dallas with 8 goals against.
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Update on the Goal Watch, to start the season:

We ended last season with a top 5 of:​
-. Gustav Olofsson (D) - SEA - 63 GP​
4. Casey Fitzgerald (D) - FLA - 63 GP​
3. Scott Perunovich (D) - STL - 73 GP​
2. Colton White (D) - ANA - 84 GP​
1. William Lagesson (D) - ANA - 100 GP​

And start this year with a top 5 of:​
-. Gustav Olofsson (D) - SEA - 63 GP​
4. Casey Fitzgerald (D) - NYR - 63 GP​
3. Scott Perunovich (D) - STL - 73 GP​
2. Colton White (D) - NJD - 84 GP​
1. William Lagesson (D) - DET - 100 GP​

No personnel changes to our top, just some allegiance switching. Lagesson goes to Detroit; White to New Jersey; and Fitzgerald to New York.

Only Perunovich (STL) made his team's opening roster, so expect him to climb a little quicker than the others to start the season.


In the wings, hoping to not crack the Top 5 are Florida's William Lockwood at 54GP and Boston's Parker Wotherspoon at 53GP to start the season, though Lockwood did not make the opening roster and Wotherspoon did, we can probably imagine those two swapping places soon.
 
Forgot to check the early Euro games, whoops


Seamus Casey already christened the season for us!

05/10/24 - Seamus Casey - NJD vs BUF
 
10/10/24 - Maxim Tsyplakov - NYI vs UTA
10/10/24 - Macklin Celebrini - SJS vs STL



10/10/24 - Dennis Hildeby - TOR vs NJD W
10/10/24 - Joel Blomqvist - PIT vs DET W
 
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09/11/24 - Scott Perunovich - STL vs WSH




Always a good day when one of our Top 5 nets one
Scott Perunovich gets his first career goal in his 79th game!

With Perunovich clearing a spot, Boston's Parker Wotherspoon enters in at number 5, having played 7 games this season and 60 in total. The other top 5, Lagesson, White, Olofsson, Fitzgerald, have all yet to play a game this year.
 

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