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NHL Shorthanded Assists Leaders: Washington Capitals
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 Washington Capitals in 2019-20: Carl Hagelin (WSH), 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 | Carl HagelinFWSH | WSH | 2 | 58 | 0.03 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 2 | Lars EllerFWSH | WSH | 1 | 69 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 3 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH | WSH | 1 | 69 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 35%▲21 |
| 4 | Brenden DillonDSJS/WSH | SJS/WSH | 1 | 69 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 9.7%▲9.1 |
| 5 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 1 | 68 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 6 | Garnet HathawayFWSH | WSH | 1 | 66 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 7 | Chandler StephensonFVGK/WSH | VGK/WSH | 1 | 65 | 0.02 | 2 | 3 | 17%▲13 |
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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