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NHL Shorthanded Assists Leaders: Edmonton Oilers
2018-19All situationsThrough 82 team games
This board ranks every NHL skater by shorthanded assists, regular season only, listing players with at least one. Pick any season back to 2017-18 above the table.
Shorthanded assists go to the passers on goals scored while killing a penalty. The totals are tiny; one or two put a player near the top. Only a handful of leagues score SHA. Use it alongside the shorthanded points board to find penalty killers who chip in.
Leader for the Edmonton Oilers in 2018-19: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM), 2 SHA.
- Completed seasons use the NHL's official power-play and shorthanded totals.
Shorthanded Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | SHA | GP | Per game | SHG | SHP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 2 | 82 | 0.02 | 1 | 3 | 77%▲15 |
| 2 | Adam LarssonDEDM | EDM | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 23%▼19 |
| 3 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 69%▼13 |
| 4 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 1 | 78 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 5 | Alex ChiassonFEDM | EDM | 1 | 73 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Kris RussellDEDM | EDM | 1 | 72 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Matt BenningDEDM | EDM | 1 | 70 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 8 | Jujhar KhairaFEDM | EDM | 1 | 60 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | — |
How to read it
Assists on goals scored while the team is short a skater.
How reliable is it?
Tiny counts and mostly luck: read it as trivia, not a skill ranking.
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