NHL Shorthanded Assists per 60 Leaders

Leaders: SH Assists per 60, 2025-26

1stSebastian AhoCAR · 132 PK TOI (min)1.82
2ndJean-Gabriel PageauNYI · 176 PK TOI (min)1.36
3rdMikael BacklundCGY · 197 PK TOI (min)1.22
4thRadek FaksaDAL · 125 PK TOI (min)0.96
5thOliver KapanenMTL · 129 PK TOI (min)0.93
6thK'Andre MillerCAR · 133 PK TOI (min)0.90
7thAnton LundellFLA · 135 PK TOI (min)0.89
8thJonas SiegenthalerNJD · 140 PK TOI (min)0.86
9thChandler StephensonSEA · 144 PK TOI (min)0.83
10thOwen PowerBUF · 145 PK TOI (min)0.83

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What SH Assists per 60 measures

This board ranks NHL skaters by assists per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Assists per 60 minutes of shorthanded ice time, this season.

Special-teams scoring follows special-teams ice time: a player's share of his team's PP minutes repeats much better than his PP points do. A row needs at least 125 minutes to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.

The shorthanded split shows who scores while killing penalties. Assists credit the last one or two players to touch the puck before a goal. Playmaking centres and power-play quarterbacks on the blue line top the list, and secondary assists make the totals noisier than goals suggest. In 2025-26, 166 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0.00 and Sebastian Aho leads at 1.82.

SH Assists per 60 leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

StrengthAll situations 5-on-5 Power play Shorthanded

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

Older seasons

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

Strength comes from the play-by-play skater counts; a few players differ from NHL.com by one goal or point where a penalty expired at the moment of the goal.

166 qualified

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NHL Shorthanded Assists per 60 Leaders, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	SH A/60		A	GP			Pctl
1	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	1.82	132	4	79	93rd	99th	100	100%
2	Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI	NYI	1.36	176	4	74	32nd	57th	99	13%▲1.8
3	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	1.22	197	4	82	27th	93rd	99	12%
4	Radek FaksaFDAL	DAL	0.96	125	2	58	64th	7th	98	0.1%
5	Oliver KapanenFMTL	MTL	0.93	129	2	82	56th	55th	98	26%▼0.8
6	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	0.90	133	2	72	96th	87th	97	58%▼1.8
7	Anton LundellFFLA	FLA	0.89	135	2	64	63rd	98th	96	40%▼1.8
8	Jonas SiegenthalerDNJD	NJD	0.86	140	2	82	44th	66th	96	0.2%▼3
9	Chandler StephensonFSEA	SEA	0.83	144	2	80	9th	97th	95	27%▲3.3
10	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	0.83	145	2	81	61st	68th	95	75%▲5
11	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	0.82	146	2	82	86th	96th	94	100%
12	Sean WalkerDCAR	CAR	0.78	153	2	81	96th	79th	93	71%▲7.7
13	Simon HolmstromFNYI	NYI	0.77	155	2	79	28th	63rd	93	14%▼0.8
14	Christian DvorakFPHI	PHI	0.77	157	2	80	82nd	88th	92	15%▲1.7
15	Josh AndersonFMTL	MTL	0.75	160	2	72	47th	45th	92	22%▲11
16	Shane PintoFOTT	OTT	0.74	162	2	72	93rd	93rd	91	45%▲1
17	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	0.66	183	2	82	36th	84th	90	5.7%
18	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	0.65	185	2	79	68th	79th	90	94%
19	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	0.65	185	2	82	5th	83rd	89	94%
20	Parker WotherspoonDPIT	PIT	0.65	185	2	80	66th	81st	88	13%▼1.6
21	Ryan PoehlingFANA	ANA	0.65	186	2	75	51st	34th	88	5.8%
22	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	0.65	186	2	71	95th	85th	87	44%▼2.2
23	Ilya MikheyevFCHI	CHI	0.61	198	2	77	4th	92nd	87	6.7%▼0.8
24	J.J. MoserDTBL	TBL	0.59	202	2	79	90th	92nd	86	16%▼2.5
25	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	0.55	220	2	78	83rd	89th	85	100%▲1.4
26	Mattias SamuelssonDBUF	BUF	0.54	221	2	78	68th	76th	85	81%▲4.9
27	Nick PerbixDNSH	NSH	0.53	226	2	79	24th	84th	84	0.1%
28	Kevin StenlundFUTA	UTA	0.52	230	2	80	79th	24th	84	0.2%
29	Fraser MintenFBOS	BOS	0.47	126	1	82	43rd	54th	83	68%▲23
30	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	0.47	254	2	81	79th	93rd	82	65%▼0.6
31	Nicolas HagueDNSH	NSH	0.47	129	1	62	26th	60th	82	3.2%▲3.1
32	John MarinoDUTA	UTA	0.46	129	1	80	85th	71st	81	21%▲5
33	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	0.46	131	1	82	62nd	64th	81	87%▼2.3
34	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	0.45	134	1	79	31st	66th	80	91%
35	Jason DickinsonFCHI	CHI	0.45	134	1	64	7th	94th	79	3.2%
36	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	0.44	136	1	82	56th	78th	79	97%
37	Eetu LuostarinenFFLA	FLA	0.43	139	1	73	63rd	97th	78	12%▼2.6
38	Aliaksei ProtasFWSH	WSH	0.41	145	1	76	62nd	91st	78	47%▼4.9
39	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	0.41	145	1	82	55th	92nd	77	95%
40	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	0.41	146	1	75	54th	43rd	76	4.1%▼0.8
41	Brock NelsonFCOL	COL	0.41	147	1	81	99th	79th	76	88%▲1.4
42	Louis CrevierDCHI	CHI	0.41	148	1	78	2nd	99th	75	14%▼0.8
43	Quinton ByfieldFLAK	LAK	0.40	151	1	79	74th	84th	75	75%▼7.1
44	Brandon CarloDTOR	TOR	0.39	154	1	55	11th	81st	74	3.3%
45	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	0.39	155	1	81	39th	99th	73	83%▲2.3
46	Connor McMichaelFWSH	WSH	0.38	158	1	78	57th	67th	73	35%▲0.8
47	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	0.38	319	2	82	82nd	94th	72	28%▼4.1
48	Erik CernakDTBL	TBL	0.38	160	1	61	87th	71st	72	6.6%▲0.9
49	Cody CeciDLAK	LAK	0.38	160	1	82	71st	47th	71	0.2%
50	Erik HaulaFNSH	NSH	0.37	160	1	81	28th	65th	70	11%▼0.8