Most Short-Handed Goals by a Team in a Season (NHL)

The 1983 Edmonton Oilers hold the NHL team record for short-handed goals in a season, with 36. Next best is the 1986 Edmonton Oilers, at 28.

NHL team record Edmonton Oilers 1983 season, 80 games

36 Short-Handed Goals 8 clear of 1986 Edmonton Oilers

#	Team	Season	G	SHG
1	Edmonton Oilers	1983	80	36
2	Edmonton Oilers	1986	80	28
3	Edmonton Oilers	1985	80	27
3	Edmonton Oilers	1988	80	27
5	Boston Bruins	1970	78	26
6	Edmonton Oilers	1984	80	25
6	Chicago Blackhawks	1988	80	25
6	Ottawa Senators	2005	82	25
9	Calgary Flames	1987	80	23
10	Edmonton Oilers	1982	80	22
10	Philadelphia Flyers	1986	80	22
10	Los Angeles Kings	1988	80	22
10	Edmonton Oilers	1989	80	22
10	Detroit Red Wings	1993	84	22
15	St. Louis Blues	1975	80	21
15	Pittsburgh Penguins	1988	80	21
15	Quebec Nordiques	1992	84	21
15	Buffalo Sabres	1993	84	21
15	Colorado Avalanche	1995	82	21
20	Philadelphia Flyers	1973	78	20
20	Philadelphia Flyers	1984	80	20
20	Detroit Red Wings	1987	80	20
20	Edmonton Oilers	1987	80	20
20	Chicago Blackhawks	1990	80	20
20	Pittsburgh Penguins	1992	84	20
20	New York Rangers	1993	84	20
27	New York Islanders	1980	80	19
27	Boston Bruins	1992	84	19
27	Los Angeles Kings	1993	84	19
27	Vancouver Canucks	1997	82	19
27	Philadelphia Flyers	2005	82	19
32	Philadelphia Flyers	1977	80	18
32	Minnesota North Stars	1983	80	18
32	New York Islanders	1983	80	18
32	Chicago Blackhawks	1987	80	18
32	Pittsburgh Penguins	1987	80	18
32	New Jersey Devils	1987	80	18
32	Detroit Red Wings	1989	80	18
32	Detroit Red Wings	1991	80	18
32	Detroit Red Wings	1992	84	18
32	Vancouver Canucks	1992	84	18
32	Pittsburgh Penguins	1995	82	18
32	Vancouver Canucks	1995	82	18
32	Calgary Flames	1997	82	18
32	Ottawa Senators	2007	82	18
32	Calgary Flames	2018	82	18
32	Edmonton Oilers	2022	82	18
32	New York Rangers	2024	82	18
49	Boston Bruins	1971	78	17
49	Buffalo Sabres	1974	80	17
49	Quebec Nordiques	1981	80	17
49	Minnesota North Stars	1982	80	17
49	Boston Bruins	1984	80	17
49	Philadelphia Flyers	1985	80	17
49	Toronto Maple Leafs	1986	80	17
49	Minnesota North Stars	1988	80	17
49	Detroit Red Wings	1990	80	17
49	Calgary Flames	1990	80	17
49	Edmonton Oilers	1992	84	17
49	Boston Bruins	1993	84	17
49	St. Louis Blues	1993	84	17
49	Detroit Red Wings	1995	82	17
49	Vancouver Canucks	1998	82	17
49	New York Islanders	2001	82	17
49	Carolina Hurricanes	2005	82	17
49	Montréal Canadiens	2006	82	17
49	Ottawa Senators	2006	82	17
49	Chicago Blackhawks	2007	82	17
49	Ottawa Senators	2015	82	17
70	New York Islanders	1976	80	16
70	Philadelphia Flyers	1978	80	16
70	St. Louis Blues	1980	80	16
70	New York Islanders	1981	80	16
70	Philadelphia Flyers	1983	80	16
70	Toronto Maple Leafs	1984	80	16
70	Calgary Flames	1985	80	16
70	Philadelphia Flyers	1988	80	16
70	Toronto Maple Leafs	1989	80	16
70	Toronto Maple Leafs	1990	80	16
70	Pittsburgh Penguins	1991	80	16
70	St. Louis Blues	1991	80	16
70	Los Angeles Kings	1992	84	16
70	Calgary Flames	1993	84	16
70	Buffalo Sabres	1996	82	16
70	San Jose Sharks	1999	82	16
70	New York Rangers	2000	82	16
70	Philadelphia Flyers	2008	82	16
70	Arizona Coyotes	2018	82	16
70	Philadelphia Flyers	2023	82	16
90	Boston Bruins	1972	78	15
90	Detroit Red Wings	1974	80	15
90	Philadelphia Flyers	1974	80	15
90	Philadelphia Flyers	1979	80	15
90	Philadelphia Flyers	1982	80	15
90	Chicago Blackhawks	1985	80	15
90	Philadelphia Flyers	1987	80	15
90	Detroit Red Wings	1988	80	15
90	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	1988	80	15
90	Buffalo Sabres	1990	80	15
90	Philadelphia Flyers	1991	80	15

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as save percentage and goals against average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.