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NHL Shorthanded Assists Leaders: Boston Bruins
2022-23All 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 Boston Bruins in 2022-23: Charlie Coyle (BOS), 4 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 | Charlie CoyleFBOS | BOS | 4 | 82 | 0.05 | 1 | 5 | 49%▼11 |
| 2 | Brandon CarloDBOS | BOS | 2 | 75 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 0.3% |
| 3 | Garnet HathawayFWSH/BOS | WSH/BOS | 1 | 84 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 4.8%▲4.6 |
| 4 | Pavel ZachaFBOS | BOS | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 78%▲13 |
| 5 | Trent FredericFBOS | BOS | 1 | 79 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 4.0%▲3.8 |
| 6 | Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 1 | 73 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 73%▲0.7 |
| 7 | Dmitry OrlovDWSH/BOS | WSH/BOS | 1 | 66 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 35%▲21 |
| 8 | Jake DeBruskFBOS | BOS | 1 | 64 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 49%▼20 |
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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