In Pittsburgh’s Game 2 win over Nashville last night, Penguins rookie Jake Guentzel scored his 19th point of the playoffs, and set an all-time record for rookie scoring in a single postseason. With two goals, his 11th and 12th this postseason, Guentzel tied Maurice Richard for second all-time in playoff rookie goal-scoring.
Guentzel’s performance also got me thinking: which Sharks rookies have stood out in the postseason? I set out to rank the top five.
But first, some ground rules: it has to have been the player’s first postseason, even if they were technically a rookie the second time around.