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NHL Shorthanded Assists Leaders: Edmonton Oilers
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 Edmonton Oilers in 2022-23: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (EDM), 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 | Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 3 | 82 | 0.04 | 1 | 4 | 77%▲15 |
| 2 | Brett KulakDEDM | EDM | 3 | 82 | 0.04 | 0 | 3 | 0.3% |
| 3 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 3 | 82 | 0.04 | 4 | 7 | 100%▲1.5 |
| 4 | Tyson BarrieDEDM/NSH | EDM/NSH | 1 | 85 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 5 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 2 | 3 | 69%▼13 |
| 6 | Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| 7 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 1 | 80 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 100% |
| 8 | Derek RyanFEDM | EDM | 1 | 80 | 0.01 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 9 | Mattias EkholmDNSH/EDM | NSH/EDM | 1 | 78 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 77%▲9.5 |
| 10 | Mattias JanmarkFEDM | EDM | 1 | 66 | 0.02 | 3 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 11 | Kailer YamamotoFEDM | EDM | 1 | 58 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Ryan McLeodFEDM | EDM | 1 | 57 | 0.02 | 2 | 3 | 26%▲20 |
| 13 | Evander KaneFEDM | EDM | 1 | 41 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | 5.7%▲0.8 |
| 14 | Vincent DesharnaisDEDM | EDM | 1 | 36 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 0.3% |
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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