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NHL Shorthanded Assists Leaders: Toronto Maple Leafs
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 Toronto Maple Leafs in 2020-21: Nick Foligno (CBJ/TOR), 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 | Nick FolignoFCBJ/TOR | CBJ/TOR | 3 | 49 | 0.06 | 0 | 3 | 4.1%▲3.6 |
| 2 | Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | 2 | 55 | 0.04 | 0 | 2 | 99%▲1.3 |
| 3 | Justin HollDTOR | TOR | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 4 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 76%▼5.1 |
| 5 | Ilya MikheyevFTOR | TOR | 1 | 54 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 8.3%▲6.8 |
| 6 | Jimmy VeseyFTOR/VAN | TOR/VAN | 1 | 50 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | — |
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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