Concerning the 2025-26 year, Steven Stamkos is the best in the NHL in short-handed goals scored with 9. Holding 2nd place is Dylan Larkin, owning a short-handed goals total of 8. Having a total of 8, Cole Caufield comes in at the 3rd position. With the 4th and 5th spot are Brock Nelson (7) and Jakob Chychrun (6).
2025-26 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
| SHG Rank | Player | SHG |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steven Stamkos | 9 |
| 2nd | Dylan Larkin | 8 |
| 3rd | Cole Caufield | 8 |
| 4th | Brock Nelson | 7 |
| 5th | Jakob Chychrun | 6 |
| 6th | Brandon Hagel | 6 |
| 7th | Dylan Guenther | 6 |
| 8th | Jason Robertson | 6 |
| 9th | Cutter Gauthier | 6 |
| 10th | Ryan O’Reilly | 6 |
| 11th | Seth Jarvis | 6 |
| 12th | Adrian Kempe | 5 |
| 13th | Vasily Podkolzin | 5 |
| 14th | Jake Guentzel | 5 |
| 15th | Nikita Kucherov | 5 |
| 16th | Darren Raddysh | 5 |
| 17th | Bo Horvat | 5 |
| 18th | Tim Stutzle | 5 |
| 19th | Nick Schmaltz | 5 |
| 20th | Kirill Marchenko | 5 |
| 21st | Mark Scheifele | 5 |
| 22nd | Brent Burns | 5 |
| 23rd | Viktor Arvidsson | 5 |
| 24th | Sam Steel | 5 |
| 25th | Nathan MacKinnon | 5 |
| 26th | Morgan Geekie | 5 |
| 27th | Lucas Raymond | 5 |
| 28th | Jack Eichel | 5 |
| 29th | Alex DeBrincat | 5 |
| 30th | Sam Reinhart | 5 |
| 31st | Sam Bennett | 4 |
| 32nd | David Pastrnak | 4 |
2022 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
| SHG Rank | Player | SHG |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Trevor Moore – Los Angeles Kings | 5 |
| 2nd | Alex Formenton – Ottawa Senators | 5 |
| 3rd | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 4 |
| 4th | Gustav Nyquist – Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 |
| 5th | Ilya Mikheyev – Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 |
| 6th | Isac Lundestrom – Anaheim Ducks | 4 |
| 7th | Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers | 3 |
| 8th | Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs | 3 |
| 9th | Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets | 3 |
| 10th | Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals | 3 |
| 11th | Chris Kreider – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 12th | Roope Hintz – Dallas Stars | 3 |
| 13th | Adrian Kempe – Los Angeles Kings | 3 |
| 14th | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Edmonton Oilers | 3 |
| 15th | Cam Atkinson – Philadelphia Flyers | 3 |
| 16th | Adam Lowry – Winnipeg Jets | 3 |
| 17th | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 18th | Robert Thomas – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 19th | Pavel Buchnevich – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 20th | Elias Pettersson – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 21st | Tage Thompson – Buffalo Sabres | 2 |
| 22nd | Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 23rd | Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 24th | Andrew Mangiapane – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 25th | Andrew Copp – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 26th | Tom Wilson – Washington Capitals | 2 |
| 27th | Valeri Nichushkin – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 28th | Tyler Toffoli – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 29th | Yegor Sharangovich – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 30th | Kyle Okposo – Buffalo Sabres | 2 |
| 31st | Evander Kane – Edmonton Oilers | 2 |
| 32nd | Reilly Smith – Vegas Golden Knights | 2 |
2021 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
| SHG Rank | Player | SHG |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Connor Brown – Ottawa Senators | 5 |
| 2nd | Cam Atkinson – Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 |
| 3rd | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 4 |
| 4th | Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes | 3 |
| 5th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 6th | Pavel Buchnevich – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 7th | Teddy Blueger – Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 |
| 8th | Evander Kane – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 9th | Trevor Lewis – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 10th | Trevor Moore – Los Angeles Kings | 2 |
| 11th | Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 12th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 13th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 14th | Kevin Rooney – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 15th | Martin Necas – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 16th | Reilly Smith – Vegas Golden Knights | 2 |
| 17th | Tyler Toffoli – Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
| 18th | Erik Haula – Nashville Predators | 2 |
| 19th | Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 20th | Brandon Montour – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 21st | Artturi Lehkonen – Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
| 22nd | Brandon Sutter – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 23rd | Tyler Bozak – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 24th | Brock Boeser – Vancouver Canucks | 1 |
| 25th | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 1 |
| 26th | Christian Dvorak – Arizona Coyotes | 1 |
| 27th | Carl Hagelin – Washington Capitals | 1 |
| 28th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 1 |
| 29th | Mattias Janmark – 2 Teams | 1 |
| 30th | Adrian Kempe – Los Angeles Kings | 1 |
| 31st | Alexander Kerfoot – Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 |
| 32nd | Esa Lindell – Dallas Stars | 1 |
2020 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
| SHG Rank | Player | SHG |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chris Tierney – Ottawa Senators | 4 |
| 2nd | Kevin Hayes – Philadelphia Flyers | 4 |
| 3rd | Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes | 4 |
| 4th | Vladislav Namestnikov – 2 Teams | 4 |
| 5th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 3 |
| 6th | Warren Foegele – Carolina Hurricanes | 3 |
| 7th | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – 2 Teams | 3 |
| 8th | Blake Coleman – 2 Teams | 3 |
| 9th | Joel Armia – Montreal Canadiens | 3 |
| 10th | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 11th | Nic Dowd – Washington Capitals | 3 |
| 12th | Derek Grant – 2 Teams | 3 |
| 13th | Matt Calvert – Colorado Avalanche | 3 |
| 14th | Casey Cizikas – New York Islanders | 3 |
| 15th | Carter Rowney – Anaheim Ducks | 2 |
| 16th | Reilly Smith – Vegas Golden Knights | 2 |
| 17th | Charlie Coyle – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 18th | Yanni Gourde – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 19th | Matthew Nieto – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 20th | Ivan Barbashev – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 21st | Pierre-Edouard Bellemare – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 22nd | Jesper Fast – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 23rd | Kasperi Kapanen – Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
| 24th | Adrian Kempe – Los Angeles Kings | 2 |
| 25th | Tanner Pearson – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 26th | Frank Vatrano – Florida Panthers | 2 |
| 27th | Brock McGinn – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 28th | Brandon Tanev – Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 |
| 29th | Anthony Duclair – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 30th | Jakob Silfverberg – Anaheim Ducks | 2 |
| 31st | Blake Lizotte – Los Angeles Kings | 2 |
| 32nd | Chandler Stephenson – 2 Teams | 2 |
2019 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
| SHG Rank | Player | SHG |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Grabner – Arizona Coyotes | 6 |
| 2nd | Anthony Cirelli – Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 |
| 3rd | Mark Jankowski – Calgary Flames | 5 |
| 4th | Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes | 4 |
| 5th | Cam Atkinson – Columbus Blue Jackets | 4 |
| 6th | Mark Giordano – Calgary Flames | 4 |
| 7th | Jared McCann – 2 Teams | 4 |
| 8th | Patrice Bergeron – Boston Bruins | 4 |
| 9th | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 3 |
| 10th | Carl Soderberg – Colorado Avalanche | 3 |
| 11th | Brandon Saad – Chicago Blackhawks | 3 |
| 12th | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 13th | Blake Coleman – New Jersey Devils | 3 |
| 14th | Cody Eakin – Vegas Golden Knights | 3 |
| 15th | Derek Stepan – Arizona Coyotes | 3 |
| 16th | J.T. Compher – Colorado Avalanche | 3 |
| 17th | Brad Richardson – Arizona Coyotes | 3 |
| 18th | Josh Anderson – Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 |
| 19th | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 20th | Esa Lindell – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 21st | Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 22nd | Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 23rd | Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 24th | Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 25th | Lawson Crouse – Arizona Coyotes | 2 |
| 26th | Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings | 2 |
| 27th | Ivan Barbashev – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 28th | Cedric Paquette – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 29th | Brandon Tanev – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 30th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 31st | Mikael Granlund – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 32nd | Kasperi Kapanen – Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
2018 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
| SHG Rank | Player | SHG |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers | 5 |
| 2nd | William Karlsson – Vegas Golden Knights | 4 |
| 3rd | Evander Kane – 2 Teams | 4 |
| 4th | Austin Watson – Nashville Predators | 4 |
| 5th | Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 |
| 6th | Tim Schaller – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 7th | Vincent Trocheck – Florida Panthers | 3 |
| 8th | Andrew Cogliano – Anaheim Ducks | 3 |
| 9th | Blake Coleman – New Jersey Devils | 3 |
| 10th | Blake Comeau – Colorado Avalanche | 3 |
| 11th | Viktor Arvidsson – Nashville Predators | 3 |
| 12th | Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers | 3 |
| 13th | Brandon Tanev – Winnipeg Jets | 3 |
| 14th | Brian Gibbons – New Jersey Devils | 3 |
| 15th | Andrew Copp – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 16th | Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
| 17th | Eric Staal – Minnesota Wild | 2 |
| 18th | Derek Stepan – Arizona Coyotes | 2 |
| 19th | John Tavares – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 20th | Chris Tierney – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 21st | Mattias Janmark – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 22nd | Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 23rd | Michael Grabner – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 24th | Mark Letestu – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 25th | Radek Faksa – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 26th | Frans Nielsen – Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
| 27th | Jordan Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 28th | Chris Wagner – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 29th | Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 30th | Kevin Hayes – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 31st | Darren Helm – Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
| 32nd | Tommy Wingels – 2 Teams | 2 |
2017 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
| SHG Rank | Player | SHG |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Viktor Arvidsson – Nashville Predators | 5 |
| 2nd | Zach Hyman – Toronto Maple Leafs | 4 |
| 3rd | Zack Smith – Ottawa Senators | 4 |
| 4th | Joel Armia – Winnipeg Jets | 4 |
| 5th | Cam Atkinson – Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 |
| 6th | Andrew Cogliano – Anaheim Ducks | 3 |
| 7th | Filip Forsberg – Nashville Predators | 3 |
| 8th | J.T. Miller – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 9th | Dominic Moore – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 10th | Mikael Granlund – Minnesota Wild | 3 |
| 11th | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 3 |
| 12th | Colton Sceviour – Florida Panthers | 3 |
| 13th | Matt Calvert – Columbus Blue Jackets | 3 |
| 14th | Michael Frolik – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 15th | Adam Henrique – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 16th | Boone Jenner – Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 |
| 17th | Derek MacKenzie – Florida Panthers | 2 |
| 18th | Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 19th | Wayne Simmonds – Philadelphia Flyers | 2 |
| 20th | Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 21st | Mark Giordano – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 22nd | Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 23rd | Frans Nielsen – Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
| 24th | Mark Letestu – Edmonton Oilers | 2 |
| 25th | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 2 |
| 26th | Joel Ward – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 27th | Zdeno Chara – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 28th | Viktor Stalberg – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 29th | Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks | 2 |
| 30th | Scottie Upshall – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 31st | Matt Cullen – Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 |
| 32nd | Daniel Winnik – Washington Capitals | 2 |
2016 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
| SHG Rank | Player | SHG |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jean-Gabriel Pageau – Ottawa Senators | 7 |
| 2nd | Zack Smith – Ottawa Senators | 5 |
| 3rd | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 4 |
| 4th | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 4 |
| 5th | Eric Fehr – Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 |
| 6th | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 3 |
| 7th | Matt Cullen – Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 |
| 8th | Cody Eakin – Dallas Stars | 3 |
| 9th | Artem Anisimov – Chicago Blackhawks | 3 |
| 10th | Kyle Brodziak – St. Louis Blues | 3 |
| 11th | Derek Stepan – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 12th | Marián Hossa – Chicago Blackhawks | 3 |
| 13th | Paul Byron – Montreal Canadiens | 3 |
| 14th | Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 15th | Jason Chimera – Washington Capitals | 2 |
| 16th | Andrew Cogliano – Anaheim Ducks | 2 |
| 17th | Loui Eriksson – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 18th | Vernon Fiddler – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 19th | Mark Letestu – Edmonton Oilers | 2 |
| 20th | Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 21st | Cam Atkinson – Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 |
| 22nd | Blake Comeau – Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 23rd | Frans Nielsen – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 24th | Mika Zibanejad – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 25th | Adam Henrique – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 26th | Matt Stajan – Calgary Flames | 2 |
| 27th | Andrew Ladd – 2 Teams | 2 |
| 28th | Cal Clutterbuck – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 29th | Brian Boyle – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 30th | Erik Haula – Minnesota Wild | 2 |
| 31st | Marcus Foligno – Buffalo Sabres | 2 |
| 32nd | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
2015 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
| SHG Rank | Player | SHG |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tyler Toffoli – Los Angeles Kings | 5 |
| 2nd | Brandon Sutter – Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 |
| 3rd | Rick Nash – New York Rangers | 4 |
| 4th | Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets | 4 |
| 5th | Brian Boyle – Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 |
| 6th | Andrew Cogliano – Anaheim Ducks | 3 |
| 7th | Michael Frolik – Winnipeg Jets | 3 |
| 8th | Nikolai Kulemin – New York Islanders | 3 |
| 9th | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 3 |
| 10th | Max Pacioretty – Montreal Canadiens | 3 |
| 11th | Tobias Rieder – Arizona Coyotes | 3 |
| 12th | Jacob Josefson – New Jersey Devils | 3 |
| 13th | Zemgus Girgensons – Buffalo Sabres | 3 |
| 14th | Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 15th | Tyler Bozak – Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
| 16th | Troy Brouwer – Washington Capitals | 2 |
| 17th | Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 18th | Justin Faulk – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 19th | Ryan Johansen – Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 |
| 20th | Dominic Moore – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 21st | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 2 |
| 22nd | Derek Dorsett – Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 23rd | Cody Eakin – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 24th | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 2 |
| 25th | Cal Clutterbuck – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 26th | Darren Helm – Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
| 27th | Travis Zajac – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 28th | Casey Cizikas – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 29th | Mike Cammalleri – New Jersey Devils | 2 |
| 30th | Trevor Daley – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 31st | Derek Stepan – New York Rangers | 2 |
| 32nd | Cedric Paquette – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
2014 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
| SHG Rank | Player | SHG |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 |
| 2nd | Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins | 5 |
| 3rd | Mikael Backlund – Calgary Flames | 4 |
| 4th | Matt Read – Philadelphia Flyers | 4 |
| 5th | Andrew Cogliano – Anaheim Ducks | 3 |
| 6th | Antoine Vermette – Arizona Coyotes | 3 |
| 7th | Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens | 3 |
| 8th | Brandon Sutter – Pittsburgh Penguins | 3 |
| 9th | Jaden Schwartz – St. Louis Blues | 3 |
| 10th | Adam Henrique – New Jersey Devils | 3 |
| 11th | Ryan McDonagh – New York Rangers | 3 |
| 12th | Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks | 3 |
| 13th | Cal Clutterbuck – New York Islanders | 3 |
| 14th | Marián Hossa – Chicago Blackhawks | 3 |
| 15th | Michael Grabner – New York Islanders | 3 |
| 16th | Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets | 2 |
| 17th | Patrick Marleau – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 18th | Kyle Turris – Ottawa Senators | 2 |
| 19th | Joel Ward – Washington Capitals | 2 |
| 20th | Artem Anisimov – Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 |
| 21st | Nathan Gerbe – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 22nd | Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 23rd | Nate Thompson – Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 |
| 24th | Brenden Dillon – Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 25th | Adam Hall – Philadelphia Flyers | 2 |
| 26th | Frans Nielsen – New York Islanders | 2 |
| 27th | James van Riemsdyk – Toronto Maple Leafs | 2 |
| 28th | T.J. Oshie – St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 29th | Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes | 2 |
| 30th | Dwight King – Los Angeles Kings | 2 |
| 31st | Tommy Wingels – San Jose Sharks | 2 |
| 32nd | Brandon Dubinsky – Columbus Blue Jackets | 2 |
