SHG

Sports abbreviation · Ice Hockey

SHG
Stands forShort-handed goal
CategoriesSports

SHG stands for Short-handed goal, an ice hockey abbreviation.

Goal scored by a team that has fewer skaters on the ice because it is killing a penalty. Short-handed goals are rare and can swing momentum dramatically.

Example: A SHG off a turnover at the blue line tied the game 2-2.

Usage notes

Wayne Gretzky holds the NHL career record with 73 short-handed goals. Also written SHG or SH in box scores. A short-handed goal does not end the opponent's power play.

More ice hockey abbreviations

  • A – Assists
  • AAV – Average annual value
  • C – Center (American football)
  • CF% – Corsi for percentage
  • D – Defenseman
  • EBUG – Emergency backup goaltender
  • ELC – Entry-level contract
  • ENG – Empty-net goal
  • ES – Even strength
  • FO% – Faceoff percentage
  • G – Goals
  • GAA – Goals against average

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