NHL Assists per 60 Leaders: Forwards

Leaders: Assists per 60: forwards, 2025-26

1stNikita KucherovTBL · 1,545 TOI (min)3.34
2ndConnor McDavidEDM · 1,885 TOI (min)2.87
3rdDavid PastrnakBOS · 1,590 TOI (min)2.68
4thLeon DraisaitlEDM · 1,402 TOI (min)2.65
5thEvgeni MalkinPIT · 985 TOI (min)2.56
6thMikko RantanenDAL · 1,291 TOI (min)2.56
7thNick SuzukiMTL · 1,707 TOI (min)2.53
8thNathan MacKinnonCOL · 1,781 TOI (min)2.49
9thJack EichelVGK · 1,569 TOI (min)2.41
10thMacklin CelebriniSJS · 1,748 TOI (min)2.40

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Assists per 60: forwards measures

This board ranks NHL forwards 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.

Forwards only, so they are not buried under the defensemen. 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, 404 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 1.07 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 3.34.

Assists per 60: forwards 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: Forwards, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	A/60		A	GP				Pctl
1	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	3.34	1,545	86	77	20:04	93rd	87th	100	100%
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	2.87	1,885	90	82	22:59	87th	98th	100	100%
3	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	2.68	1,590	71	77	20:39	39th	91st	100	100%
4	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	2.65	1,402	62	65	21:35	81st	90th	99	100%
5	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	2.56	985	42	56	17:36	68th	63rd	99	84%▼1
6	Mikko RantanenFDAL	DAL	2.56	1,291	55	64	20:11	83rd	90th	99	99%
7	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	2.53	1,707	72	82	20:49	65th	99th	99	100%
8	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	2.49	1,781	74	80	22:16	99th	96th	98	100%
9	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	2.41	1,569	63	74	21:12	97th	97th	98	100%
10	Macklin CelebriniFSJS	SJS	2.40	1,748	70	82	21:19	24th	89th	98	100%
11	Clayton KellerFUTA	UTA	2.38	1,565	62	82	19:05	88th	87th	98	100%
12	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	2.34	1,153	45	60	19:13	96th	93rd	97	96%▲1.2
13	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	2.33	1,262	49	65	19:25	13th	81st	97	99%
14	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	2.31	1,300	50	61	21:19	52nd	75th	97	99%
15	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	2.28	1,763	67	82	21:30	45th	95th	97	98%▼0.6
16	Matthew TkachukFFLA	FLA	2.22	567	21	31	18:18	70th	77th	96	100%▲1.2
17	Martin NecasFCOL	COL	2.22	1,677	62	78	21:30	99th	95th	96	100%
18	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	2.18	1,018	37	60	16:58	96th	71st	96	100%▲1
19	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	2.13	1,100	39	59	18:39	81st	79th	96	39%▼1.9
20	Mitch MarnerFVGK	VGK	2.08	1,617	56	81	19:57	94th	78th	95	99%
21	Patrick KaneFDET	DET	2.07	1,186	41	67	17:42	44th	84th	95	69%▼1.3
22	Artemi PanarinFNYR/LAK	NYR/LAK	2.07	1,626	56	78	20:51	39th	77th	95	96%▼1.6
23	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	2.06	1,308	45	68	19:14	50th	97th	95	99%
24	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	2.05	1,549	53	79	19:37	93rd	99th	94	100%
25	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	2.04	1,119	38	61	18:21	75th	72nd	94	44%▼1
26	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	2.03	1,504	51	80	18:48	34th	96th	94	93%▼1.7
27	Ivan DemidovFMTL	MTL	2.03	1,271	43	82	15:30	49th	55th	94	89%▼0.7
28	Nikolaj EhlersFCAR	CAR	1.98	1,361	45	82	16:36	94th	73rd	93	87%▼2
29	Luke EvangelistaFNSH	NSH	1.96	1,346	44	81	16:37	32nd	92nd	93	66%▼4.9
30	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	1.92	1,217	39	64	19:01	75th	93rd	93	84%▼1.2
31	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	1.91	1,539	49	82	18:46	52nd	82nd	93	95%
32	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	1.90	1,673	53	81	20:39	30th	89th	92	80%▼1.2
33	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	1.89	919	29	53	17:20	86th	90th	92	82%▼1.2
34	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	1.88	1,440	45	69	20:52	3rd	92nd	92	98%▲0.7
35	Matt DucheneFDAL	DAL	1.85	941	29	57	16:31	81st	52nd	92	51%▼4.9
36	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	1.84	1,661	51	82	20:15	84th	87th	91	99%
37	Jake GuentzelFTBL	TBL	1.83	1,640	50	81	20:15	91st	70th	91	100%▲0.5
38	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	1.81	1,621	49	80	20:16	96th	62nd	91	100%
39	Josh NorrisFBUF	BUF	1.81	697	21	44	15:50	75th	78th	91	31%▼2.6
40	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	1.80	1,764	53	82	21:30	45th	95th	90	99%
41	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	1.78	1,652	49	81	20:24	39th	99th	90	83%▲2.3
42	Marcus JohanssonFMIN	MIN	1.76	1,157	34	75	15:25	65th	90th	90	0.5%
43	Brad MarchandFFLA	FLA	1.76	922	27	52	17:44	70th	85th	90	65%▼2.8
44	Kaapo KakkoFSEA	SEA	1.75	927	27	65	14:15	12th	56th	89	25%▲0.7
45	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	1.74	1,342	39	79	16:59	94th	98th	89	98%
46	Zach BensonFBUF	BUF	1.74	1,033	30	65	15:53	59th	54th	89	55%▲1.5
47	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	1.74	1,517	44	82	18:30	38th	82nd	89	100%▲1
48	Matthew KniesFTOR	TOR	1.74	1,485	43	79	18:48	13th	81st	88	91%▼3.9
49	Viktor ArvidssonFBOS	BOS	1.73	1,007	29	69	14:36	38th	74th	88	40%▼1.1
50	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	1.71	1,332	38	82	16:15	98th	95th	88	63%▼2.1