Raymond retakes rookie scoring lead with two goals against Ottawa

Detroit Red Wings forward Lucas Raymond bolstered his case as one of the top rookies in the National Hockey League with a pair of goals against the Ottawa Senators on Friday evening. Raymond, 20, provided all of the Red Wings’ offense in their 5–2 loss to the Senators, scoring once in the second period and again late in the third to surpass Michael Bunting for the NHL’s rookie scoring lead. Bunting, 26, has 51 points (20 goals, 31 assists) in 67 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs this season. After his two-goal output on Friday, Raymond now has 52 points (22 goals, 30 assists) in his first 68 NHL contests. Only Nashville Predators forward Tanner Jeannot ranks ahead of Raymond on the rookie goal-scoring leaderboard. Jeannot, 24, has 23 goals and 40 points in 67 games this season (but has just 111 shots on goal compared to Raymond’s 157). Raymond’s first goal on Friday tied the game at 1–1 at the 2:18 mark of the second period. After Jake Walman hammered a shot that trickled through Senators goaltender Mads So