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NHL Shorthanded Assists Leaders: Washington Capitals
2024-25All 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 Washington Capitals in 2024-25: Tom Wilson (WSH), 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 | Tom WilsonFWSH | WSH | 3 | 81 | 0.04 | 2 | 5 | 94%▲6.3 |
| 2 | Martin FehérváryDWSH | WSH | 2 | 81 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | 27%▼7.7 |
| 3 | Aliaksei ProtasFWSH | WSH | 2 | 76 | 0.03 | 3 | 5 | 59%▲33 |
| 4 | Brandon DuhaimeFWSH | WSH | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 3.2%▲3 |
| 5 | Connor McMichaelFWSH | WSH | 1 | 82 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 34%▲27 |
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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