NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders 2024-25?

In terms of the 2025-26 campaign, Nathan MacKinnon sits in first place in short-handed assists with 208. Holding 2nd is Connor McDavid, owning a short-handed assists total of 176. Having a total of 172, Jason Robertson ranks in the third spot. With the fourth and fifth spot are Cutter Gauthier (169) and Kirill Kaprizov (166).

2025-26 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders

SHA Rank	Player	SHA
1st	Nathan MacKinnon	208
2nd	Connor McDavid	176
3rd	Jason Robertson	172
4th	Cutter Gauthier	169
5th	Kirill Kaprizov	166
6th	Alex DeBrincat	164
7th	Dylan Guenther	156
8th	Tage Thompson	156
9th	Zach Werenski	155
10th	Auston Matthews	154
11th	Matt Boldy	153
12th	Jakob Chychrun	150
13th	Macklin Celebrini	148
14th	Kyle Connor	148
15th	David Pastrnak	148
16th	Jack Eichel	143
17th	Timo Meier	142
18th	Artemi Panarin	142
19th	Dylan Larkin	138
20th	Cole Caufield	135
21st	Leon Draisaitl	135
22nd	Nazem Kadri	134
23rd	Joel Eriksson Ek	133
24th	Kirill Marchenko	132
25th	Andrei Svechnikov	131
26th	Jake DeBrusk	131
27th	Adrian Kempe	130
28th	Filip Forsberg	130
29th	Clayton Keller	129
30th	Kevin Fiala	129
31st	Mika Zibanejad	129
32nd	Alex Ovechkin	127

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