NHL rookies face-off
This season's NHL rookies. Pit NHL rookies against each other row by row, one on one or in twos and threes, and keep score.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
0–00 even
90 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
Dylan Garand#33G · NYR
Judd Caulfield#28RW · ANA
Roman Kantserov#80RW · CHI
Trevor Connelly#24LW · VGK
Brayden Yager#29C · WPG
Clay Stevenson#33G · WPG
Drew Commesso#33G · CHI
Michael DiPietro#30G · BOS
Oliver Bonk#59D · PHI
Sebastian Cossa#33G · UTAH
Sergei Murashov#1G · PIT
T.J. Hughes#13RW · COL
Travis Mitchell#34D · ANA
Tristan Luneau#67D · ANA
Victor Eklund#38RW · NYI
William Wallinder#54D · DET
Anton Johansson#42D · DET
Aydar Suniev#61LW · CGY
David Spacek#82D · MIN
EPEric Pohlkamp#48
D · SJ
Frederic Brunet#42D · BOS
Gavin McKenna#92LW · TOR
Ivar Stenberg#41LW · SJ
Kyle Keyser#85G · SJ
Nico Myatovic#48LW · ANA
Nikke Kokko#39G · SEA
Noah Warren#47D · ANA
Porter Martone#94RW · PHI
Remi Poirier#31G · DAL
Tyrel Bauer#77D · WPG
Viggo Bjorck#61C · WPG
Ville Ottavainen#46D · SEA
Vitali Pinchuk#51C · NSH
AGAlex Gagne#28
D · COL
Amadeus Lombardi#98C · NJ
Carter Mazur#34LW · DET
Carter Yakemchuk#26D · OTT
Cole McWard#82D · TOR
Ilya Protas#62LW · WSH
Jack Williams#92RW · CBJ
JCJonathan Castagna#38
C · CGY
Kenny Connors#34C · LA
Owen Michaels#43C · EDM
Roger McQueen#95C · ANA
Sam O'Reilly#23RW · TB
Tyson Hinds#55D · ANA
William Stromgren#65LW · CGY
Alberts Smits#12D · NYR
Aleksanteri Kaskimaki#41C · STL
Ben McCartney#62LW · UTAH
Cole Knuble#54RW · PHI
DBDillon Boucher#36
LW · CHI
Florian Xhekaj#63LW · MTL
Jack Devine#38RW · FLA
Jagger Firkus#57RW · SEA
James Hagens#44C · BOS
Kai Uchacz#77C · VGK
Logan Morrison#96C · SEA
LKLuke Krys#36
D · DAL
Marshall Rifai#83D · TOR
Raphael Lavoie#36C · VGK
William Trudeau#85D · NSH
Konsta Helenius#94C · BUF
Quentin Musty#13LW · SJ
ACAlexander Command#17
C · WPG
Antti Tuomisto#6D · VGK
Artem Duda#84D · UTAH
BBBrandon Buhr
RW · VAN
Charlie Stramel#15C · MIN
Chase Pietila#44D · PIT
Cooper Black#31G · FLA
DHDylan Hryckowian#46
RW · DAL
ENElijah Neuenschwander#30
G · ANA
Georgii Merkulov#49C · COL
Harrison Scott#37C · DAL
Helge Grans#3D · PHI
Jake O'Brien#44C · SEA
JFJaxon Fuder#48
C · DAL
Jett Luchanko#17C · PHI
JPJuho Piiparinen#56
D · VGK
LHLuke Haymes#37
C · TOR
MHMatt Hellickson#66
D · TOR
Matthew Seminoff#43RW · DAL
Mattias Havelid#25D · SJ
MFMichael Fisher#43
D · SJ
Nikita Klepov#40RW · ANA
Quinton Burns#42D · STL
Viking Gustafsson Nyberg#6D · MIN
VKViliam Kmec#74
D · VGK
Zach Dean#52C · STL
Top NHL rookies — November 2026
See the full top list →No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.
What a face-off is for
Rows can be one against one, two against two, three against three, or uneven, so a whole team can face a single star.
Name the two sides, like two generations, two eras or two rosters, and fill each row with their closest counterparts.
This season's NHL rookies.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top NHL rookies for November 2026.
Step by step
- Deal a random set of matchups, or clear the board and drag pictures onto either side of each row.
- Tap the better side of each row, or the = in the middle when they're even.
- Download the picture or save it so others can call the same matchups.
- The search box under the board finds anyone else you want to add.
- Download image saves a picture of your board with your name or logo on it, and Copy link shares this exact board.