NHL Short-Handed Goals Leaders

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