NHL 5v5 Assists per Game Leaders

Leaders: 5v5 Assists per Game, 2025-26

1stNikita KucherovTBL · 77 GP0.57
2ndNathan MacKinnonCOL · 80 GP0.55
3rdDavid PastrnakBOS · 77 GP0.49
4thMark ScheifeleWPG · 82 GP0.49
5thLane HutsonMTL · 82 GP0.48
6thMartin NecasCOL · 78 GP0.46
7thRasmus DahlinBUF · 77 GP0.45
8thEvan BouchardEDM · 82 GP0.45
9thMacklin CelebriniSJS · 82 GP0.44
10thWilliam NylanderTOR · 65 GP0.43

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What 5v5 Assists per Game measures

This board ranks NHL skaters by assists per game played, 5-on-5, this season. Players under the minimum sample are hidden, and every row shows the games or minutes behind the number. Assists per game played, 5-on-5, this season.

5-on-5 scoring rates need a few hundred minutes to settle; on-ice shooting luck moves them more than most fantasy managers expect. A row needs at least 33 games to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.

Taking out the power play shows who scores at even strength, where most of the game is played. 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, 644 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0.18 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 0.57.

5v5 Assists per Game 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

Strength comes from the play-by-play skater counts; a few players differ from NHL.com by one goal or point where a penalty expired at the moment of the goal.

644 qualified

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NHL 5v5 Assists per Game Leaders, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	5v5 A/GP	GP	A			Pctl
1	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	0.57	77	44	93rd	87th	100	100%
2	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	0.55	80	44	99th	96th	100	100%
3	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	0.49	77	38	39th	91st	100	100%
4	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	0.49	82	40	45th	95th	100	98%▼0.6
5	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	0.48	82	39	50th	56th	99	100%▲0.6
6	Martin NecasFCOL	COL	0.46	78	36	99th	95th	99	100%
7	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	0.45	77	35	64th	66th	99	99%▼0.5
8	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	0.45	82	37	86th	96th	99	100%
9	Macklin CelebriniFSJS	SJS	0.44	82	36	24th	89th	99	100%
10	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	0.43	65	28	13th	81st	99	99%
11	Clayton KellerFUTA	UTA	0.43	82	35	88th	87th	98	100%
12	Quinn HughesDMIN	MIN	0.42	74	31	41st	78th	98	100%
13	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	0.42	65	27	81st	90th	98	100%
14	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	0.41	82	34	98th	95th	98	63%▼2.1
15	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	0.41	63	26	92nd	79th	98	92%▼1.7
16	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	0.41	59	24	81st	79th	98	39%▼1.9
17	Dylan HollowayFSTL	STL	0.41	59	24	70th	60th	98	89%
18	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	0.41	69	28	3rd	92nd	97	98%▲0.7
19	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	0.40	82	33	87th	98th	97	100%
20	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	0.40	82	33	65th	99th	97	100%
21	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	0.40	75	30	70th	82nd	97	100%
22	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	0.40	78	31	39th	77th	97	96%▼1.6
23	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	0.40	68	27	50th	97th	97	99%
24	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	0.39	64	25	75th	93rd	96	84%▼1.2
25	Mitch MarnerFVGK	VGK	0.38	81	31	94th	78th	96	99%
26	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	0.37	71	26	57th	62nd	96	98%
27	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	0.37	71	26	92nd	86th	96	100%
28	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	0.37	82	30	45th	95th	96	99%
29	Sam MalinskiDCOL	COL	0.37	82	30	98th	47th	96	41%▼3.5
30	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	0.36	55	20	95th	34th	95	96%▲0.6
31	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	0.36	55	20	30th	71st	95	99%
32	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	0.36	56	20	68th	63rd	95	84%▼1
33	Matthew KniesFTOR	TOR	0.35	79	28	13th	81st	95	91%▼3.9
34	Charlie CoyleFCBJ	CBJ	0.35	82	29	72nd	82nd	95	47%▼0.5
35	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	0.35	74	26	97th	97th	95	100%
36	Viktor ArvidssonFBOS	BOS	0.35	69	24	38th	74th	95	40%▼1.1
37	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	0.35	75	26	99th	95th	94	100%
38	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	0.34	79	27	68th	79th	94	94%
39	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	0.34	82	28	86th	94th	94	68%
40	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	0.34	82	28	38th	82nd	94	100%▲1
41	Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL	MTL	0.34	82	28	63rd	96th	94	98%
42	Zach BensonFBUF	BUF	0.34	65	22	59th	54th	94	55%▲1.5
43	John MarinoDUTA	UTA	0.34	80	27	85th	71st	93	21%▲5
44	Ryan SheaDPIT	PIT	0.34	80	27	68th	44th	93	19%▼2.6
45	Ryan McLeodFBUF	BUF	0.33	81	27	61st	56th	93	20%▼1.7
46	Connor McMichaelFWSH	WSH	0.33	78	26	57th	67th	93	35%▲0.8
47	Valeri NichushkinFCOL	COL	0.33	72	24	99th	72nd	93	50%▼2.5
48	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	0.33	69	23	40th	87th	93	97%▲1.3
49	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	0.33	60	20	96th	71st	93	100%▲1
50	Gabriel VilardiFWPG	WPG	0.33	82	27	46th	83rd	92	68%▼6.1