NHL & WHA Career Leaders and Records for Short-Handed Goals
Active players are listed in bold.
Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
NHL Leaders
Rank | Player | Years | SHG |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Wayne Gretzky* | 1979-99 | 73 |
2. | Mark Messier* | 1979-04 | 63 |
3. | Steve Yzerman* | 1983-06 | 50 |
4. | Mario Lemieux* | 1984-06 | 49 |
5. | Butch Goring | 1969-85 | 39 |
  | Jari Kurri* | 1980-98 | 39 |
  | Dave Poulin | 1982-95 | 39 |
8. | Sergei Fedorov* | 1990-09 | 36 |
  | Brad Marchand | 2009-24 | 36 |
10. | Theo Fleury | 1988-03 | 35 |
  | Dirk Graham | 1983-95 | 35 |
12. | Pavel Bure* | 1991-03 | 34 |
  | Marián Hossa* | 1997-17 | 34 |
  | Derek Sanderson | 1965-78 | 34 |
15. | Guy Carbonneau* | 1980-00 | 33 |
  | Brian Rolston | 1994-12 | 33 |
17. | Peter Bondra | 1990-07 | 32 |
  | Bobby Clarke* | 1969-84 | 32 |
  | Dave Keon* | 1960-82 | 32 |
  | Joe Sakic* | 1988-09 | 32 |
21. | Bill Barber* | 1972-84 | 31 |
  | Mats Sundin* | 1990-09 | 31 |
23. | Bob Pulford* | 1956-72 | 30 |
24. | Russ Courtnall | 1983-99 | 29 |
  | Craig MacTavish | 1979-97 | 29 |
  | Mike Modano* | 1989-11 | 29 |
  | Martin St. Louis* | 1998-15 | 29 |
  | Esa Tikkanen | 1985-99 | 29 |
29. | Rod Brind'Amour | 1989-10 | 28 |
  | Mark Howe* | 1979-95 | 28 |
  | Todd Marchant | 1993-11 | 28 |
  | Bernie Nicholls | 1981-99 | 28 |
  | Dave Reid | 1983-01 | 28 |
  | Mike Richards | 2005-16 | 28 |
  | Jeremy Roenick | 1988-09 | 28 |
  | Doug Smail | 1980-93 | 28 |
37. | Craig Ramsay | 1971-85 | 27 |
38. | Don Luce | 1969-82 | 26 |
  | Ed Westfall | 1961-79 | 26 |
40. | Daniel Alfredsson* | 1995-14 | 25 |
  | Neal Broten | 1980-97 | 25 |
  | Tom Fitzgerald | 1988-06 | 25 |
  | Rick Middleton | 1974-88 | 25 |
  | Eric Nesterenko | 1951-72 | 25 |
  | Larry Patey | 1973-85 | 25 |
  | Michael Peca | 1993-09 | 25 |
47. | Radek Dvořák | 1995-14 | 24 |
  | Mike Gartner* | 1979-98 | 24 |
  | Gordie Howe* | 1946-80 | 24 |
  | Steve Larmer | 1980-95 | 24 |
  | Mike Sillinger | 1990-09 | 24 |
  | Ron Stewart | 1952-73 | 24 |
53. | Tony Amonte | 1991-07 | 23 |
  | Phil Esposito* | 1963-81 | 23 |
  | Rick MacLeish | 1970-84 | 23 |
  | Owen Nolan | 1990-10 | 23 |
  | Brendan Shanahan* | 1987-09 | 23 |
58. | Patrice Bergeron | 2003-23 | 22 |
  | Andrew Cogliano | 2007-24 | 22 |
  | Murray Craven | 1982-00 | 22 |
  | Michael Grabner | 2009-20 | 22 |
  | Steve Kasper | 1980-93 | 22 |
  | Rick Nash | 2002-18 | 22 |
  | Brian Propp | 1979-94 | 22 |
  | Jerry Toppazzini | 1952-64 | 22 |
  | Antoine Vermette | 2003-18 | 22 |
67. | Jeff Carter | 2005-24 | 21 |
  | Matt Cullen | 1997-19 | 21 |
  | Kris Draper | 1990-11 | 21 |
  | Dave Hannan | 1981-97 | 21 |
  | Kirk Maltby | 1993-10 | 21 |
  | Don Marcotte | 1965-82 | 21 |
  | Paul Ranheim | 1988-03 | 21 |
  | Eric Staal | 2003-23 | 21 |
  | Scott Young | 1987-06 | 21 |
76. | Paul Coffey* | 1980-01 | 20 |
  | Dallas Drake | 1992-08 | 20 |
  | Bob Gainey* | 1973-89 | 20 |
  | Mike Grier | 1996-11 | 20 |
  | Brett Hull* | 1986-06 | 20 |
  | Alexander Mogilny | 1989-06 | 20 |
  | Troy Murray | 1981-96 | 20 |
  | Frans Nielsen | 2006-21 | 20 |
  | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 2012-24 | 20 |
  | Tomáš Plekanec | 2003-19 | 20 |
  | Denis Savard* | 1980-97 | 20 |
  | Steve Sullivan | 1995-13 | 20 |
88. | Cam Atkinson | 2011-24 | 19 |
  | Bob Bourne | 1974-88 | 19 |
  | Marcel Dionne* | 1971-89 | 19 |
  | Adam Graves | 1987-03 | 19 |
  | Bobby Hull* | 1957-80 | 19 |
  | Anders Kallur | 1979-85 | 19 |
  | Pete Mahovlich | 1965-81 | 19 |
  | Mike Murphy | 1971-83 | 19 |
  | Wilf Paiement | 1974-88 | 19 |
  | Žigmund Pálffy | 1993-06 | 19 |
  | Mike Ridley | 1985-97 | 19 |
  | Jordan Staal | 2006-24 | 19 |
  | Bryan Trottier* | 1975-94 | 19 |
  | Rob Zamuner | 1991-04 | 19 |
102. | George Ferguson | 1972-84 | 18 |
  | Doug Gilmour* | 1983-03 | 18 |
  | Lorne Henning | 1972-81 | 18 |
  | Evander Kane | 2009-24 | 18 |
  | Trevor Linden | 1988-08 | 18 |
  | John Madden | 1998-12 | 18 |
  | Don Marshall | 1951-72 | 18 |
  | Mark Recchi* | 1988-11 | 18 |
  | Marco Sturm | 1997-12 | 18 |
  | Brent Sutter | 1980-98 | 18 |
112. | Sebastian Aho | 2016-24 | 17 |
  | Mikael Backlund | 2008-24 | 17 |
  | Doug Brown | 1986-01 | 17 |
  | Alexandre Burrows | 2005-18 | 17 |
  | Cal Clutterbuck | 2007-24 | 17 |
  | Blake Coleman | 2016-24 | 17 |
  | Bill Collins | 1967-78 | 17 |
  | Craig Conroy | 1994-11 | 17 |
  | Vincent Damphousse | 1986-04 | 17 |
  | Bengt-Åke Gustafsson | 1979-89 | 17 |
  | Michal Handzuš | 1998-14 | 17 |
  | Paul Kariya* | 1994-10 | 17 |
  | Claude Lapointe | 1990-04 | 17 |
  | Patrick Marleau | 1997-21 | 17 |
  | Walt McKechnie | 1967-83 | 17 |
  | Ethan Moreau | 1995-12 | 17 |
  | Jean Pronovost | 1968-82 | 17 |
  | Jimmy Roberts | 1963-78 | 17 |
  | Patrick Sharp | 2002-18 | 17 |
  | Gregg Sheppard | 1972-82 | 17 |
  | Jonathan Toews | 2007-23 | 17 |
133. | Jamie Benn | 2009-24 | 16 |
  | Ray Bourque* | 1979-01 | 16 |
  | Charlie Burns | 1958-73 | 16 |
  | Bill Clement | 1971-82 | 16 |
  | Patrik Eliáš | 1995-16 | 16 |
  | Peter Forsberg* | 1994-11 | 16 |
  | Michel Goulet* | 1979-94 | 16 |
  | Adam Henrique | 2010-24 | 16 |
  | Doug Jarvis | 1975-88 | 16 |
  | Kelly Miller | 1984-99 | 16 |
  | Kent Nilsson | 1979-95 | 16 |
  | Bobby Orr* | 1966-79 | 16 |
  | Mike Rogers | 1979-86 | 16 |
  | Miroslav Šatan | 1995-10 | 16 |
  | Mike Sullivan | 1991-02 | 16 |
  | Maxime Talbot | 2005-16 | 16 |
149. | Matt Cooke | 1998-15 | 15 |
  | Alex Delvecchio* | 1950-74 | 15 |
  | Pascal Dupuis | 2000-16 | 15 |
  | Bill Fairbairn | 1968-79 | 15 |
  | Mike Fisher | 1999-18 | 15 |
  | Jeff Friesen | 1994-07 | 15 |
  | Stew Gavin | 1980-93 | 15 |
  | Red Kelly* | 1947-67 | 15 |
  | Kelly Kisio | 1982-95 | 15 |
  | Jamie Langenbrunner | 1994-13 | 15 |
  | Al MacAdam | 1973-85 | 15 |
  | Don Maloney | 1978-91 | 15 |
  | Rick Meagher | 1979-91 | 15 |
  | Richard Park | 1994-12 | 15 |
  | Wayne Presley | 1984-96 | 15 |
  | Claude Provost | 1955-70 | 15 |
  | Brad Richardson | 2005-22 | 15 |
  | Martin Ručinský | 1991-08 | 15 |
  | Zack Smith | 2008-20 | 15 |
168. | Mikael Andersson | 1985-00 | 14 |
  | Joel Armia | 2014-24 | 14 |
  | Shawn Burr | 1984-00 | 14 |
  | Logan Couture | 2009-24 | 14 |
  | Kevin Dineen | 1984-03 | 14 |
  | Gaétan Duchesne | 1981-95 | 14 |
  | Ron Duguay | 1977-89 | 14 |
  | Darren Helm | 2007-23 | 14 |
  | Anže Kopitar | 2006-24 | 14 |
  | Mike Krushelnyski | 1981-95 | 14 |
  | Bruce MacGregor | 1960-74 | 14 |
  | Dennis Maruk | 1975-89 | 14 |
  | Shawn McEachern | 1991-06 | 14 |
  | Kevin Miller | 1988-04 | 14 |
  | Rick Paterson | 1979-87 | 14 |
  | Scott Pellerin | 1992-04 | 14 |
  | Keith Primeau | 1990-06 | 14 |
  | Ron Schock | 1963-78 | 14 |
  | Bryan Smolinski | 1992-08 | 14 |
  | Brandon Sutter | 2008-21 | 14 |
  | Ron Sutter | 1982-01 | 14 |
  | Bob Sweeney | 1986-96 | 14 |
  | Dave Tippett | 1983-94 | 14 |
  | Wes Walz | 1989-08 | 14 |
  | Blake Wheeler | 2008-24 | 14 |
193. | Glenn Anderson* | 1980-96 | 13 |
  | Shawn Bates | 1997-08 | 13 |
  | Brian Bellows | 1982-99 | 13 |
  | Rene Bourque | 2005-17 | 13 |
  | Mel Bridgman | 1975-89 | 13 |
  | Kelly Buchberger | 1987-04 | 13 |
  | Chris Chelios* | 1983-10 | 13 |
  | Anthony Cirelli | 2017-24 | 13 |
  | Terry Crisp | 1965-77 | 13 |
  | Dwight Foster | 1977-87 | 13 |
  | Michael Frolík | 2008-21 | 13 |
  | Mark Giordano | 2005-24 | 13 |
  | Bo Horvat | 2014-24 | 13 |
  | Jarome Iginla* | 1996-17 | 13 |
  | Olli Jokinen | 1997-15 | 13 |
  | Vincent Lecavalier | 1998-16 | 13 |
  | Chuck Lefley | 1970-81 | 13 |
  | John MacLean | 1983-02 | 13 |
  | Dale McCourt | 1977-84 | 13 |
  | Marty McInnis | 1991-03 | 13 |
  | Mike McPhee | 1983-94 | 13 |
  | Brian Mullen | 1982-93 | 13 |
  | Petr Nedvěd | 1990-07 | 13 |
  | Mike Ricci | 1990-07 | 13 |
  | Stéphane Richer | 1984-02 | 13 |
  | Gary Roberts | 1986-09 | 13 |
  | Reilly Smith | 2011-24 | 13 |
  | Stan Smyl | 1978-91 | 13 |
  | Thomas Steen | 1981-95 | 13 |
  | Derek Stepan | 2010-23 | 13 |
  | Greg Terrion | 1980-88 | 13 |
  | Keith Tkachuk | 1991-10 | 13 |
  | Rick Tocchet | 1984-02 | 13 |
  | Shaun Van Allen | 1990-04 | 13 |
  | Ron Wilson | 1979-94 | 13 |
  | Mika Zibanejad | 2011-24 | 13 |
229. | Brent Ashton | 1979-93 | 12 |
  | Aleksander Barkov | 2013-24 | 12 |
  | Red Berenson | 1961-78 | 12 |
  | Curtis Brown | 1994-08 | 12 |
  | Floyd Curry | 1947-58 | 12 |
  | Vernon Fiddler | 2002-17 | 12 |
  | Ron Francis* | 1981-04 | 12 |
  | Simon Gagné | 1999-15 | 12 |
  | Dale Hawerchuk* | 1981-97 | 12 |
  | Greg Johnson | 1993-06 | 12 |
  | William Karlsson | 2014-24 | 12 |
  | Mike Keane | 1988-04 | 12 |
  | Adrian Kempe | 2016-24 | 12 |
  | Ryan Kesler | 2003-19 | 12 |
  | Nick Libett | 1967-81 | 12 |
  | Ken Linseman | 1978-92 | 12 |
  | Matthew Lombardi | 2003-13 | 12 |
  | Fleming Mackell | 1947-60 | 12 |
  | Chico Maki | 1961-76 | 12 |
  | Ryan Malone | 2003-15 | 12 |
  | Dave McLlwain | 1987-97 | 12 |
  | Stan Mikita* | 1958-80 | 12 |
  | Kirk Muller | 1984-03 | 12 |
  | Joe Nieuwendyk* | 1986-07 | 12 |
  | Adam Oates* | 1985-04 | 12 |
  | Eddie Olczyk | 1984-00 | 12 |
  | Barry Pederson | 1980-92 | 12 |
  | Michal Pivoňka | 1986-99 | 12 |
  | Peter Schaefer | 1998-11 | 12 |
  | Jakob Silfverberg | 2012-24 | 12 |
  | Ilkka Sinisalo | 1981-92 | 12 |
  | Petri Skriko | 1984-93 | 12 |
  | Scott Walker | 1994-10 | 12 |
  | Travis Zajac | 2006-21 | 12 |
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