▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁was ▁November ' s ▁N HL ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Month , ▁ear ning ▁him ▁the ▁honour ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁He ▁was ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁player ▁to ▁accomplish ▁this ▁fe at , ▁after ▁Ev gen i ▁M alk in ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁recorded ▁five ▁ass ists ▁against ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Black h aw ks , ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁score ▁of ▁ 9 – 2 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁in ▁N HL ▁history ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁only ▁the ▁fourth ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁player ▁ever ▁to ▁record ▁five ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁season ▁game . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁all - star ▁game ▁if ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁health y . ▁Despite ▁missing ▁ 2 0 ▁games ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁N HL ▁season , ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁tied ▁Gabriel ▁Land esk og ▁for ▁most ▁points ▁by ▁a ▁ro ok ie ▁( Land esk og ▁had ▁ 2 2 ▁goals ▁and ▁ 3 0 ▁ass ists , ▁while ▁N ug ent - H op kins ▁had ▁ 1 8 ▁goals ▁and ▁ 3 4 ▁ass ists ). ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 3 , ▁