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NHL Projected Shorthanded Assists - Rest of Season

Shorthanded assists are even rarer than shorthanded goals. These projections estimate the share of each player's projected assists that come on the penalty kill, from his recent penalty-kill minutes and a rate that is shrunk almost all the way to the league average. The ranking mostly tells you who kills penalties.

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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Forward-looking projections only

ROS stats represent expected future production—they don't include any stats already accumulated this season.

Edgehalla model: derived from LineupExperts' goals, assists and ice-time projection plus NHL history.

Shorthanded scoring is rare and streaky: even the leaders score only a few a season. These projections are driven mostly by penalty-kill ice time, with each team’s total held to the league’s shorthanded share of its projected goals and assists. How the model works

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PlayerTeamPosRost%SHA† ↓GAPTSSOGHITBLKPIMPPG†PPA†PPP†SHG†SHP†GWG†FOW†FOL†FO%†TK†GV†+/-†TOISFT†FPTS
Sebastian AhoCARC99.7%1.5836.0053.0089.00213.0051.0030.0055.0012.5020.0032.501.653.224.83610.19559.2952.2%22.8582.646.991523:001746.82752.00
Jack EichelVGKC99.9%1.4834.0064.0098.00259.0028.0048.0017.0010.0428.5038.541.482.965.27573.45637.8847.3%27.8689.53-2.151606:001684.17865.00
Blake LizottePITC0.2%1.327.0021.0028.0082.0070.0050.0037.000.150.520.670.952.280.71334.03361.7348.0%15.1551.394.661015:001428.22256.00
Ryan O'ReillyNSHC81.0%1.3222.0040.0061.00139.0020.0065.0025.006.2813.0919.361.582.903.52710.59591.9054.6%28.0568.66-9.151566:001854.03488.00
Connor McDavidEDMC99.7%1.3041.0098.00139.00256.0054.0030.0037.0011.2240.2151.441.733.035.42451.92462.3649.4%29.1596.766.481794:001863.551068.00
Tim StutzleOTTC99.7%1.2735.0053.0088.00176.00131.0048.0031.0011.0320.2331.272.373.655.66340.83306.9152.6%26.4083.214.961591:002010.03713.00
Brandon HagelTBLLW99.3%1.2640.0047.0087.00237.0053.0053.0053.0011.6215.7427.362.143.405.2524.6230.51-30.3577.378.491612:001842.96770.00
Sean WalkerCARD63.0%1.255.0033.0038.00139.00110.00123.0054.000.836.006.820.101.360.670.000.00-27.1680.788.331520:001865.81417.00
Nolan AllanSJSD5.6%1.214.0011.0015.0037.0087.0073.0026.000.080.220.290.341.560.450.000.00-15.9755.64-14.021072:001355.35137.00
Mikhail SergachevUTAD98.3%1.2113.0055.0068.00157.0053.00120.0046.005.0624.6729.740.261.471.740.000.00-29.8699.316.561850:002254.64631.00
Erik HaulaLAKC11.8%1.1812.0020.0032.00146.00101.0047.0046.001.673.194.870.852.031.59471.22493.6748.8%19.8763.347.551250:001775.10321.00
Miro HeiskanenDALD98.1%1.188.0048.0056.00148.0027.00125.0033.002.4417.5219.960.211.391.170.000.00-29.83102.083.461996:001983.27554.00
Kevin StenlundUTAC0.1%1.146.0014.0019.0065.0049.0065.0032.000.421.101.520.721.860.80551.53474.3453.8%17.0455.784.351079:001561.72213.00
Simon HolmstromNYIRW14.8%1.0917.0021.0038.00105.0020.0048.0012.002.443.355.791.152.242.055.546.86-21.6362.000.231294:001705.15342.00
Teddy BluegerTORC3.2%1.086.0014.0019.0077.0097.0038.0033.000.170.460.631.092.170.76389.57403.5549.1%17.7953.002.101069:001448.34184.00
Anthony CirelliTBLC46.0%1.0720.0027.0047.00139.0052.0062.0040.003.294.768.041.422.492.63615.46645.9548.8%22.7469.108.261409:001830.91474.00
Shane PintoOTTC43.7%1.0720.0033.0054.00154.00110.0051.0043.004.889.4514.331.262.333.24459.98444.7150.8%24.7766.984.771444:001984.23486.00
Pavel BuchnevichSTLRW31.5%1.0618.0029.0047.00130.0033.0035.0020.003.326.9910.311.042.102.5288.27124.61-22.7370.542.741439:001818.94416.00
Filip HronekVAND93.2%1.065.0043.0049.00116.00117.00126.0027.001.3714.6215.990.101.160.710.080.10-27.5596.95-11.511852:002116.58450.00
Chris TanevTORD5.1%1.051.0012.0014.0043.0019.00147.0019.000.010.200.210.101.150.130.000.00-22.3172.942.801410:002040.83286.00
Aliaksei ProtasWSHLW52.3%1.0522.0027.0049.00151.0029.0042.0019.000.610.871.481.622.682.7829.5233.62-21.5967.7213.311337:001660.35452.00
Charlie McAvoyBOSD95.5%1.0410.0043.0053.00124.0095.00138.0064.003.1915.7018.890.241.281.400.000.00-26.7792.629.571797:002011.81520.00
Charlie CoyleCBJC47.2%1.0414.0036.0051.00131.0098.0052.0019.002.908.6511.550.921.961.92548.53512.5351.7%25.9268.342.981389:001783.39420.00
Tom WilsonWSHRW94.2%1.0426.0031.0057.00156.00206.0069.0095.005.587.0412.621.672.713.2814.3217.46-22.3776.9613.161494:001796.15545.00
Jean-Gabriel PageauNYIC10.7%1.0311.0020.0032.0093.00134.0059.007.000.551.161.710.921.951.33672.92500.3757.4%20.6658.810.231264:001772.37285.00
Alex TuchWSHRW93.8%1.0229.0026.0055.00186.0071.0085.0041.004.734.499.222.123.143.6660.0172.32-31.5671.4513.711499:001913.92580.00
Jake McCabeTORD27.4%1.023.0016.0018.0072.00116.00158.0056.000.201.121.310.181.200.380.000.00-22.6089.043.201641:002173.28319.00
Mike MathesonMTLD78.8%0.995.0021.0026.00116.0054.00149.0046.000.221.011.230.191.180.840.000.00-27.1896.517.271869:002034.43356.00
Bo HorvatNYIC92.4%0.9737.0032.0069.00247.0080.0039.0031.0011.299.7721.061.542.504.47741.50586.0655.9%23.9681.290.251591:001818.78663.00
Zach WerenskiCBJD99.6%0.9717.0057.0074.00265.0023.00128.0020.004.6617.9722.630.261.222.330.000.00-32.56116.124.662130:002160.08773.00
Esa LindellDALD31.8%0.964.0020.0024.0080.0036.00161.0018.000.301.601.900.181.140.580.000.00-25.3194.433.411771:001895.37387.00
Teuvo TeravainenCHILW11.0%0.9613.0024.0037.0086.0017.0032.007.001.663.655.321.112.071.5250.8458.17-19.3563.45-15.591256:001603.45278.00
Mikael GranlundANAC63.7%0.9617.0041.0058.00146.0039.0057.0019.005.0414.3619.401.011.972.02470.32493.9848.8%23.6175.22-5.741504:001818.70492.00
Robert ThomasSTLC85.3%0.9520.0050.0071.00137.0014.0047.0028.003.7811.1714.950.881.832.80727.83661.4152.4%25.5885.902.891527:001907.59559.00
Philip BrobergSTLD59.7%0.946.0032.0038.00108.0039.0097.0020.000.563.413.970.161.100.840.000.00-26.7591.733.541699:001982.20414.00
Ryan WintertonSEARW5.7%0.937.0023.0030.00100.0079.0048.0017.000.160.620.780.621.551.076.696.67-15.0246.270.25946:001319.72276.00
Travis SanheimPHID65.3%0.927.0023.0031.00106.0057.00143.0036.000.602.092.690.251.170.850.000.00-27.48102.08-15.591880:002260.71337.00
Connor DewarPITLW3.4%0.9010.0012.0022.00104.00134.0049.0024.000.150.220.371.482.381.0154.4758.67-15.6546.324.651009:001375.54267.00
Mikael BacklundCGYC12.0%0.8913.0018.0031.00187.0035.0032.0018.000.630.991.621.041.931.64703.20718.7849.5%22.8174.37-28.441428:001887.00354.00
Tye KartyeNYRLW8.1%0.8913.0020.0032.0088.00216.0041.0047.000.150.260.411.202.081.448.1710.20-13.7940.3811.47914:001312.47278.00
Brock NelsonCOLC86.6%0.8926.0029.0054.00172.0035.0057.0025.005.577.1212.691.482.363.88665.33660.2450.2%22.7768.2813.811477:001834.13526.00
Anton LundellFLAC42.0%0.8915.0026.0041.00174.00101.0041.0035.004.308.4312.731.031.922.01600.62562.3951.6%19.2570.481.951363:001734.93415.00
Jake EvansMTLC4.9%0.899.0014.0023.0081.0096.0060.0023.000.100.180.281.152.041.51551.89472.3653.9%20.5155.924.691197:001543.87235.00
Elias PetterssonVANC93.4%0.8816.0045.0062.00144.00125.0086.0012.004.1013.9318.030.701.582.26649.19722.8147.3%26.1969.61-8.511446:001737.58523.00
Owen PowerBUFD70.5%0.879.0037.0046.00104.0022.0081.0019.002.4410.0812.510.191.061.590.000.00-24.1887.873.871760:002050.10400.00
Sean CouturierPHIC8.3%0.878.0019.0027.00109.0091.0031.0026.000.461.271.730.831.700.97607.74510.1154.4%21.3263.67-10.681294:001718.44239.00
Chandler StephensonSEAC24.0%0.8713.0041.0054.0077.0018.0040.0032.002.7111.3514.060.591.461.99745.51665.3152.8%31.7767.880.331451:001857.45369.00
Mitch MarnerVGKRW98.9%0.8523.0055.0078.00168.0031.0047.0019.007.1420.9028.050.821.673.5695.74128.45-31.9093.46-2.121575:001699.42623.00
Connor BrownNJDRW5.8%0.8514.0024.0038.00118.0024.0036.0016.002.284.386.670.991.841.8012.1015.12-18.4654.69-5.241135:001331.38346.00
Bryan RustPITRW82.9%0.8528.0030.0058.00184.0043.0063.0023.005.567.0012.561.712.572.846.498.08-21.7171.115.991467:001742.48525.00
Andrew CoppDETC8.3%0.859.0025.0034.00112.0041.0056.0022.001.595.507.090.691.541.01545.21478.5153.3%19.0066.44-8.271271:001687.69312.00
Lars EllerFLAC4.1%0.856.0020.0025.0071.0052.0037.0021.000.883.554.420.541.380.80387.95367.1951.4%15.4550.931.59989:001413.41238.00
Devon ToewsCOLD72.7%0.848.0034.0043.00128.0039.0090.0030.001.728.6910.410.161.001.190.000.00-33.4293.3617.921828:002173.11479.00
Phillip DanaultMTLC4.9%0.847.0017.0024.0097.0063.0044.0022.000.280.761.030.661.501.17585.87506.0253.7%18.5360.495.001296:001680.24264.00
Nico HischierNJDC95.3%0.8430.0033.0063.00196.0046.0059.0018.009.2110.2419.451.292.143.87933.44767.0254.9%24.7471.94-6.781595:001825.11591.00
Cale MakarCOLD100.0%0.8424.0061.0085.00209.0033.00115.0020.009.2626.8536.110.271.123.580.000.00-29.7794.7816.601872:001938.89798.00
Mika ZibanejadNYRC98.2%0.8422.0046.0068.00192.0095.0056.0017.006.3514.8921.241.141.982.43545.32478.0753.3%26.2382.7716.011532:001843.84578.00
Parker KellyCOLLW17.7%0.8311.0018.0029.0090.00169.0061.0028.000.230.420.650.981.811.64119.19148.6044.5%16.3451.6510.41988:001420.34298.00
Jackson LaCombeANAD97.5%0.8310.0047.0057.00141.0070.00131.0026.003.6618.7522.410.171.001.190.080.10-34.9098.40-7.421869:002121.34538.00
Ty DellandreaSJSC0.1%0.834.009.0013.0066.00159.0047.0041.000.050.140.190.911.740.45308.66302.4450.5%13.5239.81-10.95839:001090.92112.00
Vladislav GavrikovNYRD57.5%0.827.0026.0033.00104.0055.00118.0025.000.522.032.550.191.010.770.000.00-20.9788.3121.141715:002000.39404.00
Noah WarrenANAD11.3%0.813.0015.0018.0063.0066.0081.0028.000.050.290.340.211.020.360.000.00-13.7252.86-4.821043:001518.07233.00
Ryan McDonaghTBLD6.5%0.803.0021.0024.0062.0028.00120.0019.000.090.660.740.090.890.390.000.00-24.0580.929.801519:001914.46335.00
Sam SteelDALC5.8%0.809.0020.0029.0097.0067.0032.0021.000.280.731.020.831.631.32145.61140.1351.0%17.6456.312.271174:001475.21257.00
Mattias SamuelssonBUFD75.9%0.807.0025.0032.0092.00116.00118.0034.000.341.321.660.211.011.240.000.00-23.3586.514.031665:001976.68364.00
Ryan McLeodBUFC21.6%0.7912.0024.0036.0080.0016.0029.0017.001.994.736.721.091.892.12551.16556.0949.8%20.6967.762.761253:001739.15258.00
Tim WasheANAC8.5%0.796.009.0014.0069.00195.0061.0030.000.551.011.551.161.950.71491.24428.6953.4%15.3445.23-4.35994:001434.93168.00
J.T. MillerNYRC90.1%0.7919.0046.0066.00145.00144.0042.0048.004.8514.0218.870.681.472.10613.80439.9558.2%22.0577.3615.221444:001874.78519.00
Zachary BensonBUFLW53.2%0.7912.0036.0048.00145.0072.0034.0051.003.4611.9015.360.661.462.1216.2320.28-19.8360.902.541281:001606.24422.00
Nick PaulTORC8.1%0.7914.0019.0033.00102.00118.0049.0034.002.083.145.221.272.061.77396.71411.0849.1%18.1453.592.151188:001521.31282.00
Ben MeyersSEAC5.8%0.798.0018.0026.0071.0091.0024.0021.000.180.500.681.191.971.22208.32200.6250.9%13.2640.060.22857:001282.99193.00
Mark KastelicBOSC16.1%0.788.0019.0027.0082.00204.0065.0094.000.150.410.550.761.551.12260.25198.9156.7%17.1942.215.45903:001263.45285.00
Aaron EkbladFLAD43.3%0.784.0026.0030.00111.0097.0088.0062.001.319.2110.530.100.880.530.320.39-23.2485.772.571681:002068.66326.00
Evan BouchardEDMD99.9%0.7825.0064.0089.00216.0034.0094.0026.009.5129.4038.900.261.053.310.000.00-30.19104.817.011913:002066.32835.00
Lawson CrouseUTARW32.8%0.7817.0017.0034.00134.00195.0047.0043.001.391.683.071.592.372.2725.5232.75-18.3954.394.711177:001680.60372.00
Noah DobsonMTLD93.8%0.779.0030.0038.00162.0071.00157.0039.001.565.497.040.180.961.510.000.00-29.1595.256.561771:002120.84462.00
Jacob TroubaSJSD70.1%0.776.0020.0026.00141.00147.00164.0049.000.541.912.450.231.000.680.000.00-21.8488.69-21.681699:002055.32392.00
Jack DruryNSHC4.8%0.778.0016.0024.0097.0049.0062.0033.000.220.500.721.041.811.28484.44401.2854.7%18.9547.82-7.521074:001442.76279.00
Brayden McNabbVGKD39.0%0.773.0020.0023.0086.00127.00152.0027.000.060.410.470.100.870.460.000.00-20.2577.90-2.551518:001960.31399.00
K'Andre MillerCARD60.3%0.768.0025.0033.00123.00105.0091.0043.001.665.296.940.130.891.070.280.35-29.1387.709.121696:001996.18351.00
Adam PelechNYID3.3%0.762.0018.0020.00110.0068.00115.0044.000.121.181.300.060.830.240.000.00-23.2184.800.311637:002181.09304.00
Ryan PulockNYID8.2%0.753.0017.0020.0081.0060.00143.0017.000.100.640.740.100.850.360.000.00-23.6884.330.311616:002175.25308.00
Pavel MintyukovANAD27.5%0.756.0019.0025.0091.0056.00125.0024.000.752.513.250.170.920.710.000.00-19.6773.20-6.361429:001918.68320.00
Michael McCarronMINC10.7%0.756.0014.0019.00107.00192.0077.0072.000.050.150.200.611.361.14508.90469.1052.0%17.7050.28-3.471082:001384.29250.00
Mikey AndersonLAKD7.4%0.753.0016.0019.0073.00113.00139.0027.000.070.410.480.070.820.400.000.00-20.8682.7910.901668:001949.81297.00
Kaedan KorczakPITD16.9%0.751.0022.0022.0067.0088.00103.0016.000.030.800.840.030.780.100.000.00-16.0665.625.621223:001531.32273.00
Radek FaksaDALC0.1%0.753.0012.0015.0058.00100.0054.0020.000.020.100.120.401.150.44339.50319.5851.5%15.8342.601.89962:001358.83179.00
Alex FormentonEDMLW8.9%0.7413.0011.0024.00145.00114.0036.0048.000.560.531.091.171.911.727.028.43-17.1952.294.931157:001779.07296.00
Victor HedmanTBLD84.7%0.749.0031.0039.00144.0047.00113.0031.001.315.096.400.170.911.180.000.00-23.2487.0710.111638:002004.97456.00
Seth JonesFLAD75.6%0.749.0043.0052.00169.0081.0084.0026.003.9121.5325.440.140.891.200.000.00-28.7198.582.721914:002105.05495.00
Brady SkjeiNSHD16.6%0.745.0022.0027.00109.0069.0079.0037.000.783.684.460.190.930.800.000.00-25.8190.09-11.511713:002076.30272.00
Mark StoneVGKRW94.7%0.7325.0049.0074.00158.0057.0057.0020.007.9220.9128.821.201.933.877.259.02-24.1171.75-1.961470:001622.74660.00
Marcus PetterssonNYRD5.7%0.732.0017.0019.0064.0087.00129.0037.000.050.480.540.060.790.220.000.00-25.4582.6020.301621:001899.16284.00
Samuel HonzekCGYLW13.6%0.738.008.0015.0083.00110.0025.0015.000.160.190.351.041.761.0113.2115.08-12.5341.72-16.98839:001171.77171.00
Jaccob SlavinCARD21.5%0.733.0019.0021.00113.0021.00135.006.000.130.891.020.080.800.400.000.00-28.0679.189.501654:001919.46377.00
Boone JennerWSHC23.1%0.7317.0019.0036.00166.00149.0076.0039.000.720.931.651.151.872.15330.22275.0154.6%19.7463.6712.721289:001653.32423.00
Frank NazarCHIC49.4%0.7221.0028.0048.00158.0041.0046.0030.004.396.9711.361.231.952.46415.26457.2147.6%22.3170.15-15.031292:001560.69396.00
Martin FehervaryWSHD25.1%0.723.0016.0020.0061.00124.00164.0034.000.050.300.350.110.830.380.000.00-18.8377.2815.411532:001733.58336.00
Michael AmadioOTTRW6.0%0.7215.0018.0033.0094.0080.0049.0018.000.560.741.300.801.522.4314.0816.92-23.7556.964.561195:001719.99305.00
Colton ParaykoSTLD36.3%0.725.0019.0023.00116.0094.00168.0020.000.160.660.820.130.840.700.000.00-26.6691.353.771772:002214.47388.00

† Edgehalla model: derived from LineupExperts' goals, assists and ice-time projection plus NHL history. +/-, shorthanded goals, assists and points are high-variance: the projections are small expected values ranked mostly by ice-time role, and actual totals swing a lot. How the model works

Start from total assists. Each player's goals come from Edgehalla's goal model this season (LineupExperts for longer ranges); assists and ice time from LineupExperts. Our model splits those goals and assists between even strength, the power play and the penalty kill in proportion to the minutes the player has been getting in each situation (recent games weighted most) times his shrunk scoring rate per 60 minutes there.

Nearly pooled rates. Individual shorthanded assist rates barely repeat from season to season, so the model leans on the league average for the position, scaled by penalty-kill minutes.

Team check. Each team's projected shorthanded assists are scaled to the league's shorthanded share of that team's projected assists.

Variance warning

totals are small and noisy. In our backtest the top predicted deciles were off by more than 10% in both test seasons, so treat this page as a deployment guide.

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Pro Tip: Shorthanded assists are bonus production. Do not pick a player for them alone.

Shorthanded points

Goals and assists while shorthanded together.

Shorthanded Points

Shorthanded goals

The goal side of shorthanded scoring.

Shorthanded Goals

Penalty-kill deployment

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Line Combinations

Related Projections

Frequently Asked Questions

LineupExperts' projected assists are split by strength using recent penalty-kill minutes times a shorthanded assist rate shrunk heavily toward the league average, then each team's total is scaled to the league shorthanded share of its projected assists.
Players with the most penalty-kill time, forwards and defensemen alike. The model has little player-specific signal beyond ice time.
Rarely. They are too infrequent and too noisy to chase; they reward owning regular penalty killers.
It beats a naive per-game rate comfortably, but its calibration at the top failed our ±10% bar in both backtest seasons. It is one of our least certain categories.

Projections by Category

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Scoring Projections

Goals, assists, and points leaders

Peripheral Stats

SOG, hits, blocks, ice time, giveaways and shifts

Faceoff & Physical

Faceoffs won, lost and FO%, PIM, takeaways and +/-

Goalie Projections

Starts, wins, losses, saves, SV% and GAA

Fantasy Points

Standard, DraftKings, and FanDuel

NHL Team Projections

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