In regard to the 2024-25 year, Leon Draisaitl is the best in the NHL in short-handed goals scored with 5. Holding 2nd is Matt Boldy, earning a short-handed goals total of 5. Having a total of 4, Martin Necas comes in at the 3rd position. Rounding out the top 5 are Mikko Rantanen (4) along with Anze Kopitar (4).
2024-25 NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders
SHG Rank |
Player |
SHG |
1st |
Leon Draisaitl |
5 |
2nd |
Matt Boldy |
5 |
3rd |
Martin Necas |
4 |
4th |
Mikko Rantanen |
4 |
5th |
Anze Kopitar |
4 |
6th |
William Nylander |
4 |
7th |
John Tavares |
4 |
8th |
Leo Carlsson |
4 |
9th |
Chris Kreider |
4 |
10th |
Kirill Kaprizov |
3 |
11th |
Nathan MacKinnon |
3 |
12th |
Nikita Kucherov |
3 |
13th |
Jack Hughes |
3 |
14th |
Kyle Connor |
3 |
15th |
Matt Duchene |
3 |
16th |
Mark Scheifele |
3 |
17th |
Sebastian Aho |
3 |
18th |
Sidney Crosby |
3 |
19th |
Alex Ovechkin |
3 |
20th |
Lucas Raymond |
3 |
21st |
Mason Marchment |
3 |
22nd |
Connor McMichael |
3 |
23rd |
Cole Caufield |
3 |
24th |
Brayden Point |
3 |
25th |
Alex Laferriere |
3 |
26th |
Matvei Michkov |
3 |
27th |
Brad Marchand |
3 |
28th |
Logan Stankoven |
3 |
29th |
Macklin Celebrini |
3 |
30th |
Jaden Schwartz |
3 |
31st |
Brayden Schenn |
3 |
32nd |
Jackson Blake |
3 |
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 |