most shorthanded goals by nhl team during 1980s

From 1979-80 through 1988-89, the Edmonton Oilers scored the most shorthanded goals by a team, with 221 scored.

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	TEAM	SHG	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PTS%	G	GA	DIFF	PP%	PK%	S/GP	S%	SA/GP	SV%
1	Oilers	221	800	446	250	104	996	.623	3,803	3,059	744	23.8	79.6	30.98	15.3	31.46	.878
2	Flyers	157	800	446	254	100	992	.620	3,233	2,650	583	22.0	79.9	33.10	12.2	29.23	.887
3	Bruins	112	800	418	281	101	937	.586	3,116	2,638	478	21.7	80.7	30.26	12.9	26.37	.875
4	Blackhawks	111	800	335	350	115	785	.491	3,023	3,128	-105	22.7	77.2	31.34	12.1	32.99	.881
5	Flames	111	800	398	288	114	910	.569	3,363	2,980	383	25.2	79.2	31.44	13.4	31.14	.880
6	North Stars	108	800	326	335	139	791	.494	3,005	3,005	0	22.8	78.6	31.68	11.9	31.98	.883
7	Islanders	108	800	414	288	98	926	.579	3,204	2,721	483	24.6	79.1	30.06	13.3	30.95	.890
8	Maple Leafs	106	800	263	443	94	620	.388	2,902	3,541	-639	20.2	75.8	30.13	12.0	33.70	.869
9	Kings	105	800	307	381	112	726	.454	3,193	3,463	-270	22.5	74.6	30.86	12.9	31.42	.862
10	Rangers	102	800	353	348	99	805	.503	3,048	3,032	16	21.7	78.8	30.78	12.4	30.55	.876
11	Red Wings	101	800	271	415	114	656	.410	2,825	3,294	-469	19.9	76.5	29.38	12.0	29.92	.862
12	Jets	97	800	294	400	106	694	.434	2,954	3,393	-439	21.3	77.0	30.91	11.9	31.46	.865
13	Nordiques	95	800	338	358	104	780	.488	3,081	3,078	3	22.4	78.2	29.32	13.1	30.14	.872
14	Penguins	94	800	289	416	95	673	.421	2,926	3,414	-488	22.0	75.6	30.22	12.1	32.51	.869
15	Blues	84	800	341	344	115	797	.498	2,946	2,991	-45	21.6	78.8	29.94	12.3	30.58	.878
16	Canadiens	79	800	435	252	113	983	.614	3,185	2,515	670	22.4	80.7	30.92	12.9	27.06	.884
17	Sabres	79	800	389	293	118	896	.560	3,025	2,706	319	21.3	80.2	29.65	12.8	27.89	.879
18	Canucks	77	800	282	394	124	688	.430	2,815	3,126	-311	21.0	77.3	30.19	11.7	30.05	.870
19	Whalers	77	800	301	395	104	706	.441	2,843	3,205	-362	20.8	78.5	29.53	12.0	30.94	.871
20	Devils	76	800	237	466	97	571	.357	2,627	3,411	-784	19.0	75.6	28.69	11.4	30.85	.862
21	Capitals	76	800	379	311	110	868	.543	2,988	2,755	233	20.9	79.5	30.41	12.3	28.60	.880

StatMuse has team, season-level data for shorthanded goals going back to the 1933-34 season.

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Team Leaders

48

McDavid

90

McDavid

+/-

+32

Ekholm

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.44

6th

GA/GP

3.23

25th

PP%

30.6

1st

PK%

77.8

20th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Tue 9/29	VAN	@	EDM	10:00 PM
Thu 10/1	EDM	@	VAN	10:00 PM
Sat 10/3	SEA	@	EDM	7:00 PM
Wed 10/7	EDM	@	ANA	10:00 PM
Sat 10/10	EDM	@	SJS	4:00 PM

Last Game

Oilers

2 - 4

Final

Ducks

4 - 2

Thu 30 Apr 2026

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Goals Leaders

53

MacKinnon

51

Caufield

48

McDavid

Assists Leaders

90

McDavid

86

Kucherov

74

Bouchard

Points Leaders

138

McDavid

130

Kucherov

127

MacKinnon

Hits Leaders

413

Trenin

339

Sherwood

302

Cuylle

Blocks Leaders

190

McCabe

188

Dobson

185

Clarke

Wins Leaders

39

Vasilevskiy

38

Vejmelka

35

Oettinger

Goals Against Leaders

2.02

Wedgewood

2.31

Vasilevskiy

2.42

Vladar

Save Percentage Leaders

.921

Wedgewood

.915

Wallstedt

.912

Thompson

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Goals Rankings

3.63

3.55

3.54

Goals Against Rankings

2.40

2.71

2.79

Power Play Rankings

30.6

28.6

25.2

Penalty Kill Rankings

84.6

83.7

82.6

NHL 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

57-31

58-34

49-33

48-34

59-42

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

34-48

43-58

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12