NHL Shorthanded Goals Leaders: Forwards

Leaders: SH Goals: forwards, 2025-26

1stRyan McLeodBUF · 81 GP5
2ndMatt BoldyMIN · 76 GP4
3rdSeth JarvisCAR · 71 GP4
4thBlake ColemanCGY · 69 GP4
5thJoel ArmiaLAK · 67 GP4
6thJoel FarabeeCGY · 82 GP3
7thDawson MercerNJD · 82 GP3
8thOwen TippettPHI · 81 GP3
9thJordan MartinookCAR · 77 GP3
10thJean-Gabriel PageauNYI · 74 GP3

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What SH Goals: forwards measures

This board ranks NHL forwards by total goals, shorthanded, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Total goals, shorthanded, 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.

The shorthanded split shows who scores while killing penalties. Forwards only, so they are not buried under the defensemen. Goals scored this season, every situation including the power play and empty nets. The goal race swings more than the points race, because shooting percentage runs hot and cold. In 2025-26, 124 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 1 and Ryan McLeod leads at 5.

SH Goals: forwards 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.

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NHL Shorthanded Goals Leaders: Forwards, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	SH G	GP			Pctl
1	Ryan McLeodFBUF	BUF	5	81	61st	56th	100	20%▼1.7
2	Matt BoldyFMIN	MIN	4	76	72nd	98th	98	100%
3	Seth JarvisFCAR	CAR	4	71	92nd	99th	98	94%▲1.1
4	Blake ColemanFCGY	CGY	4	69	22nd	86th	98	39%▼2.2
5	Joel ArmiaFLAK	LAK	4	67	72nd	53rd	98	3.3%
6	Joel FarabeeFCGY	CGY	3	82	22nd	66th	93	13%▲1.6
7	Dawson MercerFNJD	NJD	3	82	53rd	74th	93	21%▼0.8
8	Owen TippettFPHI	PHI	3	81	83rd	72nd	93	66%▼7.1
9	Jordan MartinookFCAR	CAR	3	77	93rd	80th	93	4.3%
10	Jean-Gabriel PageauFNYI	NYI	3	74	32nd	57th	93	13%▲1.8
11	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	3	64	69th	98th	93	99%▲1.7
12	Teddy BluegerFVAN	VAN	3	35	1st	87th	93	0.2%▼3.1
13	Nick SchmaltzFUTA	UTA	2	82	89th	90th	78	97%
14	Drew O'ConnorFVAN	VAN	2	82	1st	49th	78	5.9%
15	Alex LaferriereFLAK	LAK	2	82	76th	78th	78	65%▼1.1
16	Matt SavoieFEDM	EDM	2	82	76th	65th	78	34%▼0.8
17	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	2	81	39th	99th	78	83%▲2.3
18	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	2	81	36th	90th	78	98%
19	Jake GuentzelFTBL	TBL	2	81	91st	70th	78	100%▲0.5
20	Collin GrafFSJS	SJS	2	81	15th	66th	78	21%▼3.3
21	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	2	80	96th	62nd	78	100%
22	Michael McCarronFNSH	NSH	2	79	26th	46th	78	13%▲1.8
23	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	2	79	68th	79th	78	94%
24	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	2	79	93rd	99th	78	100%
25	Simon HolmstromFNYI	NYI	2	79	28th	63rd	78	14%▼0.8
26	Sean MonahanFCBJ	CBJ	2	78	62nd	64th	78	16%▼0.9
27	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	2	77	80th	88th	78	85%▼3
28	Aliaksei ProtasFWSH	WSH	2	76	62nd	91st	78	47%▼4.9
29	Connor BrownFNJD	NJD	2	75	49th	54th	78	5.8%
30	Ryan PoehlingFANA	ANA	2	75	51st	34th	78	5.8%
31	Josh AndersonFMTL	MTL	2	72	47th	45th	78	22%▲11
32	Shane PintoFOTT	OTT	2	72	93rd	93rd	78	45%▲1
33	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	2	71	95th	85th	78	44%▼2.2
34	Steven LorentzFTOR	TOR	2	71	6th	15th	78	0.0%
35	Leo CarlssonFANA	ANA	2	70	75th	80th	78	94%
36	Jake EvansFMTL	MTL	2	68	47th	56th	78	4.1%▼0.8
37	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	2	67	31st	73rd	78	82%▼3
38	Morgan BarronFWPG	WPG	2	65	25th	40th	78	4.0%▼0.8
39	Scott LaughtonFTOR	TOR	2	64	22nd	38th	78	4.9%
40	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	2	64	75th	93rd	78	84%▼1.2
41	Anton LundellFFLA	FLA	2	64	63rd	98th	78	40%▼1.8
42	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	2	61	75th	72nd	78	44%▼1
43	Logan CooleyFUTA	UTA	2	54	85th	77th	78	94%
44	Brendan GaunceFCBJ	CBJ	2	25	52nd	3rd	78	0.0%
45	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	1	82	27th	93rd	32	12%
46	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	1	82	45th	95th	32	99%
47	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	1	82	87th	98th	32	100%
48	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	1	82	52nd	82nd	32	95%
49	Brandon DuhaimeFWSH	WSH	1	82	56th	31st	32	0.2%
50	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	1	82	65th	99th	32	100%