NHL Stats Leaders

NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders

When discussing the 2024-25 season, David Pastrnak ranks first in short-handed apples with 105. Positioned in second is Brady Tkachuk, having a short-handed apples total of 103. Holding a total of 97, Jack Hughes is sitting in the third spot. Rounding out the top 5 are Nathan MacKinnon (96) along with Dougie Hamilton (90).

2024-25 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders

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1st David Pastrnak 105
2nd Brady Tkachuk 103
3rd Jack Hughes 97
4th Nathan MacKinnon 96
5th Dougie Hamilton 90
6th Matt Boldy 87
7th William Nylander 86
8th Zach Werenski 86
9th Brandon Montour 86
10th Timo Meier 85
11th Filip Forsberg 85
12th Kyle Connor 84
13th Roman Josi 83
14th Nikita Kucherov 82
15th Carter Verhaeghe 81
16th John Tavares 80
17th Tyler Toffoli 80
18th Nazem Kadri 80
19th Connor McDavid 79
20th Artemi Panarin 79
21st Nico Hischier 79
22nd Sidney Crosby 79
23rd Andrei Svechnikov 79
24th Brock Nelson 79
25th Jonathan Marchessault 79
26th Anders Lee 78
27th Quinn Hughes 77
28th Cale Makar 76
29th Brad Marchand 76
30th Kirill Kaprizov 74
31st Jesper Bratt 74
32nd Mikael Granlund 74

2022 NHL Short-Handed Assists Leaders

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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