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NHL Shorthanded Assists Leaders: Boston Bruins
2020-21All situationsThrough 56 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 Boston Bruins in 2020-21: Brad Marchand (BOS), 3 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 | Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 3 | 53 | 0.06 | 4 | 7 | 73%▲0.7 |
| 2 | Patrice BergeronFBOS | BOS | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 3 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 1 | 51 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 97%▲6.2 |
| 4 | Sean KuralyFBOS | BOS | 1 | 47 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Anders BjorkFBOS/BUF | BOS/BUF | 1 | 45 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 6 | Connor CliftonDBOS | BOS | 1 | 44 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 7.4%▲6.7 |
| 7 | Jeremy LauzonDBOS | BOS | 1 | 41 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 24%▲22 |
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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