NHL Assists per 60 Leaders: Defensemen

Leaders: Assists per 60: defense, 2025-26

1stEvan BouchardEDM · 2,024 TOI (min)2.19
2ndShayne GostisbehereCAR · 1,058 TOI (min)2.10
3rdLane HutsonMTL · 1,949 TOI (min)2.03
4thAdam FoxNYR · 1,300 TOI (min)2.03
5thQuinn HughesMIN/VAN · 2,053 TOI (min)2.02
6thCale MakarCOL · 1,864 TOI (min)1.90
7thCharlie McAvoyBOS · 1,683 TOI (min)1.78
8thZach WerenskiCBJ · 1,996 TOI (min)1.77
9thRasmus DahlinBUF · 1,862 TOI (min)1.77
10thDarren RaddyshTBL · 1,657 TOI (min)1.74

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Assists per 60: defense measures

This board ranks NHL defensemen by assists per 60 minutes of ice time, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Assists per 60 minutes of ice time, this season.

Rates settle faster than totals but need games or minutes: early in the season, part-time players swing the most. A row needs at least 492 minutes to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.

Defensemen only. Per 60 minutes compares a fourth-liner's output with a top-pair defenseman's fairly. Assists credit the last one or two players to touch the puck before a goal. Playmaking centres and power-play quarterbacks on the blue line top the list, and secondary assists make the totals noisier than goals suggest. In 2025-26, 215 defensemen qualify for this board; the median is 0.73 and Evan Bouchard leads at 2.19.

Assists per 60: defense leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

StrengthAll situations 5-on-5 Power play Shorthanded

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

Older seasons

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders: Defensemen, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	A/60		A	GP				Pctl
1	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	2.19	2,024	74	82	24:41	86th	96th	100	100%
2	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	2.10	1,058	37	55	19:14	95th	34th	100	96%▲0.6
3	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	2.03	1,949	66	82	23:46	50th	56th	99	100%▲0.6
4	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	2.03	1,300	44	55	23:38	30th	71st	99	99%
5	Quinn HughesDMIN/VAN	MIN/VAN	2.02	2,053	69	74	27:44	41st	78th	98	100%
6	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	1.90	1,864	59	75	24:51	99th	95th	98	100%
7	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	1.78	1,683	50	69	24:23	40th	87th	97	97%▲1.3
8	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	1.77	1,996	59	75	26:37	70th	82nd	97	100%
9	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	1.77	1,862	55	77	24:11	64th	66th	96	99%▼0.5
10	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	1.74	1,657	48	73	22:42	91st	88th	96	98%▲0.5
11	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	1.73	1,770	51	75	23:36	63rd	87th	95	95%
12	John CarlsonDWSH/ANA	WSH/ANA	1.68	1,644	46	71	23:10	57th	62nd	95	98%
13	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	1.65	1,961	54	77	25:28	81st	95th	94	100%▲1.5
14	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	1.55	1,895	49	78	24:18	83rd	89th	94	100%▲1.4
15	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	1.54	623	16	33	18:52	88th	49th	93	84%▼1
16	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	1.49	1,692	42	68	24:53	27th	82nd	93	98%
17	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	1.45	1,988	48	82	24:15	56th	78th	93	97%
18	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	1.44	1,664	40	67	24:50	94th	97th	92	96%▼0.7
19	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	1.43	2,105	50	82	25:40	33rd	85th	92	99%
20	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	1.33	1,445	32	82	17:37	98th	47th	91	41%▼3.5
21	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	1.29	1,903	41	77	24:43	38th	85th	91	96%▼2.5
22	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	1.24	1,689	35	82	20:36	86th	94th	90	68%
23	Tony DeAngeloDNYI	NYI	1.24	1,455	30	76	19:08	31st	47th	90	19%▼0.8
24	Seth JonesDFLA	FLA	1.22	1,232	25	52	23:42	56th	76th	89	90%▲15
25	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	1.20	2,050	41	82	25:00	5th	83rd	89	94%
26	John MarinoDUTA	UTA	1.19	1,616	32	80	20:12	85th	71st	88	21%▲5
27	Brandt ClarkeDLAK	LAK	1.18	1,624	32	82	19:48	66th	56th	88	94%
28	Dmitry OrlovDSJS	SJS	1.17	1,738	34	82	21:12	15th	80th	87	33%▲7.5
29	Noah DobsonDMTL	MTL	1.17	1,799	35	80	22:29	51st	96th	87	92%▼1.7
30	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	1.16	1,605	31	74	21:41	69th	66th	86	54%▼2.9
31	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR	TOR	1.16	1,606	31	78	20:36	8th	54th	86	29%▼4.2
32	Ryan SheaDPIT	PIT	1.15	1,511	29	80	18:53	68th	44th	86	19%▼2.6
33	Sean DurziDUTA	UTA	1.14	1,156	22	60	19:16	84th	64th	85	36%▼1.6
34	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	1.13	1,755	33	81	21:40	7th	95th	85	93%▲1.5
35	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	1.12	1,287	24	57	22:35	94th	54th	84	87%▼1.3
36	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	1.12	1,614	30	70	23:03	79th	66th	84	82%▼1.2
37	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	1.11	1,565	29	68	23:01	44th	61st	83	83%
38	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	1.11	1,405	26	79	17:47	98th	52nd	83	44%▲7.6
39	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	1.09	1,974	36	80	24:41	74th	88th	82	87%▼1.2
40	Jakob ChychrunDWSH	WSH	1.09	1,867	34	80	23:20	54th	56th	82	99%
41	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	1.09	1,599	29	70	22:50	92nd	92nd	81	90%▼2.7
42	K'Andre MillerDCAR	CAR	1.08	1,612	29	72	22:24	96th	87th	81	58%▼1.8
43	Henri JokiharjuDBOS	BOS	1.07	730	13	41	17:48	37th	57th	80	0.1%
44	Matthew SchaeferDNYI	NYI	1.07	2,024	36	82	24:41	26th	89th	80	100%
45	Olli MaattaDUTA/CGY	UTA/CGY	1.05	740	13	43	17:13	39th	45th	79	0.2%
46	Jordan SpenceDOTT	OTT	1.05	1,367	24	73	18:44	91st	30th	79	17%▼1.7
47	Charle-Edouard D'AstousDTBL	TBL	1.05	1,313	23	70	18:45	86th	46th	79	21%
48	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	1.03	1,402	24	73	19:12	55th	53rd	78	12%
49	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	1.02	1,832	31	82	22:20	62nd	64th	78	87%▼2.3
50	Parker WotherspoonDPIT	PIT	1.00	1,614	27	80	20:10	66th	81st	77	13%▼1.6