Regarding the 2023-24 season, Scott Laughton sits in first place in short-handed assists with 6. Ranking in the runner up spot is Jean-Gabriel Pageau, having a short-handed assists total of 5. Holding a number of 4, Charlie Coyle ranks in the third spot. Finishing out the top five are Yegor Sharangovich (4) as well as Mika Zibanejad (4).
2023-24 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders
| SHA Rank | Player | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Laughton | 6 |
| 2nd | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 5 |
| 3rd | Charlie Coyle | 4 |
| 4th | Yegor Sharangovich | 4 |
| 5th | Mika Zibanejad | 4 |
| 6th | Nick Seeler | 4 |
| 7th | Adam Henrique | 3 |
| 8th | Chris Kreider | 3 |
| 9th | Travis Sanheim | 3 |
| 10th | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | 3 |
| 11th | Brady Skjei | 3 |
| 12th | Jordan Staal | 3 |
| 13th | Cale Makar | 3 |
| 14th | Teuvo Teravainen | 3 |
| 15th | Andrew Cogliano | 3 |
| 16th | Michael Rasmussen | 3 |
| 17th | Jamie Benn | 2 |
| 18th | Brandon Hagel | 2 |
| 19th | Garnet Hathaway | 2 |
| 20th | Jamie Oleksiak | 2 |
| 21st | Elias Pettersson | 2 |
| 22nd | Robert Thomas | 2 |
| 23rd | Devon Toews | 2 |
| 24th | MacKenzie Weegar | 2 |
| 25th | Cameron York | 2 |
| 26th | Leon Draisaitl | 2 |
| 27th | Anze Kopitar | 2 |
| 28th | Ryan McLeod | 2 |
| 29th | Matt Roy | 2 |
| 30th | Noah Hanifin | 2 |
| 31st | J.J. Moser | 2 |
| 32nd | Cole Smith | 2 |
2022 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders
| SHA Rank | Player | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 4 |
| 2nd | John Carlson – Washington Capitals | 3 |
| 3rd | Morgan Rielly – Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 |
| 4th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 5th | Aaron Ekblad – Florida Panthers | 3 |
| 6th | Zach Hyman – Edmonton Oilers | 3 |
| 7th | Alexander Kerfoot – Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 |
| 8th | Phillip Danault – Los Angeles Kings | 3 |
| 9th | Yanni Gourde – Seattle Kraken | 3 |
| 10th | Alex Pietrangelo – Vegas Golden Knights | 3 |
| 11th | Anton Lundell – Florida Panthers | 3 |
| 12th | Connor Brown – Ottawa Senators | 3 |
| 13th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – New York Islanders | 3 |
| 14th | Barclay Goodrow – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 15th | Cody Ceci – Edmonton Oilers | 3 |
| 16th | Logan O’Connor – Colorado Avalanche | 3 |
| 17th | Dominic Toninato – Winnipeg Jets | 3 |
| 18th | Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers | 2 |
| 19th | J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 20th | Sam Reinhart – Florida Panthers | 2 |
| 21st | Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 22nd | Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals | 2 |
| 23rd | Pavel Buchnevich – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 24th | Quinn Hughes – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 25th | Nick Suzuki – Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
| 26th | Nico Hischier – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 27th | Moritz Seider – Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
| 28th | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers | 2 |
| 29th | Brandon Saad – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 30th | Frederick Gaudreau – Minnesota Wild | 2 |
| 31st | Brandon Hagel – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 32nd | Jaccob Slavin – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
2021 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders
| SHA Rank | Player | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nick Paul – Ottawa Senators | 3 |
| 2nd | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 3rd | Nick Foligno – 2 Teams | 3 |
| 4th | Justin Faulk – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 5th | Evander Kane – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 6th | Ryan Strome – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 7th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 8th | Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
| 9th | Michael Anderson – Los Angeles Kings | 2 |
| 10th | MacKenzie Weegar – Florida Panthers | 2 |
| 11th | Martin Necas – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 12th | Blake Comeau – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 13th | Jacob Bryson – Buffalo Sabres | 2 |
| 14th | Jan Rutta – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 15th | Jani Hakanpaa – 2 Teams | 1 |
| 16th | Mason Appleton – Winnipeg Jets | 1 |
| 17th | Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks | 1 |
| 18th | Brenden Dillon – Washington Capitals | 1 |
| 19th | Drew Doughty – Los Angeles Kings | 1 |
| 20th | Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 |
| 21st | Garnet Hathaway – Washington Capitals | 1 |
| 22nd | William Karlsson – Vegas Golden Knights | 1 |
| 23rd | Alex Killorn – Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 |
| 24th | Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames | 1 |
| 25th | Adam Pelech – New York Islanders | 1 |
| 26th | Damon Severson – New Jersey Devils | 1 |
| 27th | Nick Suzuki – Montreal Canadiens | 1 |
| 28th | Andrew Copp – Winnipeg Jets | 1 |
| 29th | Adam Fox – New York Rangers | 1 |
| 30th | Justin Holl – Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 |
| 31st | Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 |
| 32nd | Tyler Myers – Vancouver Canucks | 1 |
2020 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders
| SHA Rank | Player | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Esa Lindell – Dallas Stars | 3 |
| 2nd | Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes | 3 |
| 3rd | J.T. Compher – Colorado Avalanche | 3 |
| 4th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – 2 Teams | 3 |
| 5th | Rickard Rakell – Anaheim Ducks | 3 |
| 6th | Ron Hainsey – Ottawa Senators | 3 |
| 7th | Andrew Copp – Winnipeg Jets | 3 |
| 8th | William Karlsson – Vegas Golden Knights | 3 |
| 9th | Connor Brown – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 10th | Carter Rowney – Anaheim Ducks | 2 |
| 11th | Reilly Smith – Vegas Golden Knights | 2 |
| 12th | Brett Howden – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 13th | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 14th | Jacob Trouba – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 15th | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 16th | Teddy Blueger – Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 |
| 17th | Jonas Brodin – Minnesota Wild | 2 |
| 18th | Ryan Carpenter – Chicago Blackhawks | 2 |
| 19th | Ryan Graves – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 20th | Adrian Kempe – Los Angeles Kings | 2 |
| 21st | J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 22nd | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 23rd | Scott Mayfield – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 24th | Brady Skjei – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 25th | Olli Maatta – Chicago Blackhawks | 2 |
| 26th | Vladislav Namestnikov – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 27th | Pavel Zacha – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 28th | Andy Greene – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 29th | Brett Pesce – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 30th | Mark Giordano – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 31st | Dylan DeMelo – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 32nd | Carl Hagelin – Washington Capitals | 2 |
2019 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders
| SHA Rank | Player | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks | 4 |
| 2nd | Andy Greene – New Jersey Devils | 4 |
| 3rd | Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes | 4 |
| 4th | Derek Ryan – Calgary Flames | 4 |
| 5th | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 4 |
| 6th | Brian Dumoulin – Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 |
| 7th | Connor Brown – Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 |
| 8th | Ryan McDonagh – Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 |
| 9th | Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets | 3 |
| 10th | Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames | 3 |
| 11th | Mark Jankowski – Calgary Flames | 3 |
| 12th | Vladislav Namestnikov – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 13th | Seth Jones – Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 |
| 14th | Evan Rodrigues – Buffalo Sabres | 3 |
| 15th | Reilly Smith – Vegas Golden Knights | 3 |
| 16th | Brad Richardson – Arizona Coyotes | 3 |
| 17th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 18th | Darren Helm – Detroit Red Wings | 3 |
| 19th | Michael Grabner – Arizona Coyotes | 3 |
| 20th | Matt Calvert – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 21st | Niklas Hjalmarsson – Arizona Coyotes | 2 |
| 22nd | Jack Johnson – Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 |
| 23rd | William Karlsson – Vegas Golden Knights | 2 |
| 24th | Scott Laughton – Philadelphia Flyers | 2 |
| 25th | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 26th | Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
| 27th | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers | 2 |
| 28th | Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 29th | Jacob Trouba – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 30th | Phillip Danault – Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
| 31st | Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Arizona Coyotes | 2 |
| 32nd | Lars Eller – Washington Capitals | 2 |
2018 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders
| SHA Rank | Player | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan O’Reilly – Buffalo Sabres | 4 |
| 2nd | Brandon Sutter – Vancouver Canucks | 4 |
| 3rd | Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers | 3 |
| 4th | Colton Sissons – Nashville Predators | 3 |
| 5th | Derek MacKenzie – Florida Panthers | 3 |
| 6th | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 7th | Ryan Ellis – Nashville Predators | 3 |
| 8th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 9th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 2 |
| 10th | Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 11th | Chris Tierney – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 12th | Keith Yandle – Florida Panthers | 2 |
| 13th | Kyle Brodziak – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 14th | Valtteri Filppula – Philadelphia Flyers | 2 |
| 15th | Adam Henrique – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 16th | Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 17th | Cody Eakin – Vegas Golden Knights | 2 |
| 18th | Ron Hainsey – Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
| 19th | Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 20th | Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators | 2 |
| 21st | Nick Schmaltz – Chicago Blackhawks | 2 |
| 22nd | Trevor Daley – Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
| 23rd | Mikael Granlund – Minnesota Wild | 2 |
| 24th | Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 25th | Colton Sceviour – Florida Panthers | 2 |
| 26th | Darren Helm – Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
| 27th | Zack Kassian – Edmonton Oilers | 2 |
| 28th | Jesper Fast – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 29th | Kevan Miller – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 30th | Patrik Nemeth – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 31st | Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres | 2 |
| 32nd | Alex Chiasson – Washington Capitals | 2 |
2017 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders
| SHA Rank | Player | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Hayes – New York Rangers | 6 |
| 2nd | Elias Lindholm – Carolina Hurricanes | 4 |
| 3rd | Derek MacKenzie – Florida Panthers | 3 |
| 4th | Jaccob Slavin – Carolina Hurricanes | 3 |
| 5th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 3 |
| 6th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 7th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 8th | Tom Pyatt – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 9th | Jay Beagle – Washington Capitals | 2 |
| 10th | Justin Braun – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 11th | Jason Demers – Florida Panthers | 2 |
| 12th | Calle Jarnkrok – Nashville Predators | 2 |
| 13th | William Karlsson – Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 |
| 14th | Riley Nash – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 15th | Matt Stajan – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 16th | Viktor Arvidsson – Nashville Predators | 2 |
| 17th | Dustin Byfuglien – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 18th | Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild | 2 |
| 19th | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 20th | Cody Ceci – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 21st | Dan Hamhuis – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 22nd | Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 23rd | Shea Weber – Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
| 24th | Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 25th | Jordan Martinook – Arizona Coyotes | 2 |
| 26th | Michael Grabner – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 27th | Matt Irwin – Nashville Predators | 2 |
| 28th | David Savard – Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 |
| 29th | Ron Hainsey – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 30th | Ryan Ellis – Nashville Predators | 2 |
| 31st | T.J. Oshie – Washington Capitals | 2 |
| 32nd | Joseph Cramarossa – 2 Teams | 2 |
2016 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders
| SHA Rank | Player | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars | 3 |
| 2nd | Matt Cullen – Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 |
| 3rd | Niklas Hjalmarsson – Chicago Blackhawks | 3 |
| 4th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 3 |
| 5th | Jared Spurgeon – Minnesota Wild | 3 |
| 6th | Curtis Lazar – Ottawa Senators | 3 |
| 7th | David Krejci – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 8th | Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 |
| 9th | Scottie Upshall – St. Louis Blues | 3 |
| 10th | Jeff Petry – Montreal Canadiens | 3 |
| 11th | Francois Beauchemin – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 12th | Vernon Fiddler – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 13th | Mark Giordano – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 14th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 15th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 16th | Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 17th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 2 |
| 18th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 19th | Zdeno Chara – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 20th | Casey Cizikas – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 21st | Carl Hagelin – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 22nd | J.T. Brown – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 23rd | Drew Stafford – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 24th | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 25th | Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 26th | Erik Haula – Minnesota Wild | 2 |
| 27th | Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 28th | Mark Stone – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 29th | Torrey Mitchell – Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
| 30th | Dion Phaneuf – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 31st | T.J. Brodie – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 32nd | Tommy Wingels – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
2015 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders
| SHA Rank | Player | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roman Josi – Nashville Predators | 3 |
| 2nd | Ryan McDonagh – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 3rd | Derek Stepan – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 4th | Adam Larsson – New Jersey Devils | 3 |
| 5th | Zdeno Chara – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 6th | Artem Anisimov – Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 |
| 7th | Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 8th | T.J. Brodie – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 9th | Alex Goligoski – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 10th | Jannik Hansen – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 11th | Thomas Hickey – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 12th | Ryan Kesler – Anaheim Ducks | 2 |
| 13th | Jakob Silfverberg – Anaheim Ducks | 2 |
| 14th | David Legwand – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 15th | Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
| 16th | Marc Staal – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 17th | Frans Nielsen – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 18th | Lars Eller – Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
| 19th | Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks | 2 |
| 20th | Jaden Schwartz – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 21st | Mark Fayne – Edmonton Oilers | 2 |
| 22nd | Jarret Stoll – Los Angeles Kings | 2 |
| 23rd | Tyler Myers – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 24th | Mark Stuart – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 25th | Patrik Elias – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 26th | Fedor Tyutin – Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 |
| 27th | Brian Flynn – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 28th | Leo Komarov – Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
| 29th | Stephen Gionta – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 30th | Ben Lovejoy – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 31st | Paul Byron – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 32nd | Evander Kane – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
2014 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders
| SHA Rank | Player | SHA |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning | 6 |
| 2nd | Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers | 4 |
| 3rd | Patrik Elias – New Jersey Devils | 4 |
| 4th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 3 |
| 5th | Derek Stepan – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 6th | Niklas Hjalmarsson – Chicago Blackhawks | 3 |
| 7th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 8th | Johnny Boychuk – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 9th | Lee Stempniak – 2 Teams | 3 |
| 10th | Saku Koivu – Anaheim Ducks | 3 |
| 11th | Mark Giordano – Calgary Flames | 3 |
| 12th | Lauri Korpikoski – Arizona Coyotes | 3 |
| 13th | Paul Byron – Calgary Flames | 3 |
| 14th | Karl Alzner – Washington Capitals | 2 |
| 15th | Brian Boyle – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 16th | Brian Campbell – Florida Panthers | 2 |
| 17th | Andrew Cogliano – Anaheim Ducks | 2 |
| 18th | Andy Greene – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 19th | Mark Letestu – Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 |
| 20th | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 21st | Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 22nd | T.J. Brodie – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 23rd | Jason Garrison – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 24th | Dan Girardi – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 25th | Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 26th | Antoine Roussel – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 27th | Marek Zidlicky – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 28th | Casey Cizikas – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 29th | James van Riemsdyk – Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
| 30th | Christian Ehrhoff – Buffalo Sabres | 2 |
| 31st | Clarke MacArthur – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 32nd | Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |