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NHL Assists Leaders: Defensemen

2023-24All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks defensemen only by assists.

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 leagues that split positions, use it to fill your defense slots, and check the per-60 board for defensemen getting more out of fewer minutes.

Leader in 2023-24: Quinn Hughes (VAN), 75 A.

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

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NHL Assists Leaders: Defensemen, 2023-24, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	75	82	0.91	17	92	24:41	100%
2	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	69	77	0.90	21	90	24:46	100%▲1
3	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	64	81	0.79	18	82	23:00	100%
4	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	63	78	0.81	13	76	24:48	93%▲11
5	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	62	82	0.76	23	85	24:38	98%▼0.5
6	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	60	79	0.76	10	70	24:31	98%▼1.2
7	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	59	81	0.73	10	69	24:11	99%▲3.2
8	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	56	72	0.78	17	73	23:27	99%▲6.8
9	Mike MathesonDMTL	MTL	51	82	0.62	11	62	25:33	85%▼7.8
10	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	51	72	0.71	7	58	23:44	76%▼5.1
11	Shayne GostisbehereDDET	DET	46	81	0.57	10	56	19:05	96%▲16
12	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	46	70	0.66	11	57	24:27	100%
13	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	45	82	0.55	11	56	24:16	95%
14	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	45	71	0.63	9	54	24:32	99%▲4.3
15	Filip HronekDVAN	VAN	43	81	0.53	5	48	23:26	91%▲14
16	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	42	82	0.51	10	52	25:54	99%▲2.4
17	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	41	82	0.50	10	51	24:41	47%▼16
18	Brock FaberDMIN	MIN	39	82	0.48	8	47	24:58	94%▼4.2
19	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	39	81	0.48	20	59	25:25	100%▲1
20	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	38	82	0.46	12	50	23:26	62%▼1
21	Luke HughesDNJD	NJD	38	82	0.46	9	47	21:28	84%▲40
22	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	37	47	0.79	5	42	22:05	91%▲28
23	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	35	82	0.43	15	50	25:48	22%▲12
24	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	35	77	0.45	4	39	21:58	0.0%
25	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	35	74	0.47	12	47	24:51	97%▲6.2
26	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	35	59	0.59	11	46	23:05	89%▲12
27	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	34	81	0.42	5	39	24:25	14%▲1.8
28	Travis SanheimDPHI	PHI	34	81	0.42	10	44	23:48	67%▼7.1
29	Brady SkjeiDCAR	CAR	34	80	0.42	13	47	21:17	18%▼31
30	Noah HanifinDVGK	VGK	34	80	0.42	13	47	23:37	53%▼22
31	Mattias EkholmDEDM	EDM	34	79	0.43	11	45	21:03	77%▲9.5
32	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	33	82	0.40	10	43	21:30	50%▼14
33	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	33	82	0.40	9	42	22:22	100%▲0.6
34	MacKenzie WeegarDCGY	CGY	32	82	0.39	20	52	22:56	93%▼7.2
35	Thomas HarleyDDAL	DAL	32	79	0.41	15	47	21:01	88%▲8.6
36	Sean DurziDARI	ARI	32	76	0.42	9	41	22:43	38%▲36
37	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	31	81	0.38	6	37	20:56	16%▲4.6
38	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	30	78	0.38	9	39	23:50	94%▼3.9
39	Gustav ForslingDFLA	FLA	29	79	0.37	10	39	22:09	42%▲18
40	Ryan McDonaghDNSH	NSH	29	74	0.39	3	32	21:47	7.3%▲6.8
41	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	29	64	0.45	4	33	23:34	4.0%▲3.7
42	Dylan DeMeloDWPG	WPG	28	82	0.34	3	31	21:44	5.7%▲5.5
43	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	28	82	0.34	5	33	20:50	32%▲31
44	Jake SandersonDOTT	OTT	28	79	0.35	10	38	23:13	99%▲2.9
45	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	28	60	0.47	2	30	21:58	55%▼22
46	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	27	82	0.33	6	33	19:06	99%▲3.2
47	Ivan ProvorovDCBJ	CBJ	27	82	0.33	5	32	22:10	36%▼27
48	Jakob ChychrunDOTT	OTT	27	82	0.33	14	41	22:23	99%
49	Owen PowerDBUF	BUF	27	76	0.36	6	33	22:55	53%▲30
50	Marcus PetterssonDPIT	PIT	26	82	0.32	4	30	22:40	6.6%▲6.2
51	Nick LeddyDSTL	STL	25	82	0.30	3	28	22:22	0.0%
52	TJ BrodieDTOR	TOR	25	78	0.32	1	26	21:43	—
53	Erik GustafssonDNYR	NYR	25	76	0.33	6	31	17:24	3.2%▲3.2
54	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	25	66	0.38	8	33	23:27	83%▲10
55	Tyler MyersDVAN	VAN	24	77	0.31	5	29	18:57	4.1%▲3.7
56	Pavel MintyukovDANA	ANA	24	63	0.38	4	28	18:51	31%▲29
57	Oliver Ekman-LarssonDFLA	FLA	23	80	0.29	9	32	18:24	43%▲32
58	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	23	73	0.32	3	26	23:17	17%▲15
59	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	23	67	0.34	8	31	25:29	80%▲32
60	Brayden McNabbDVGK	VGK	22	82	0.27	4	26	19:21	24%▲21
61	Will BorgenDSEA	SEA	22	82	0.27	3	25	17:35	4.1%▲3.8
62	Darnell NurseDEDM	EDM	22	81	0.27	10	32	21:54	69%▼13
63	K'Andre MillerDNYR	NYR	22	80	0.28	8	30	21:34	64%▲26
64	Nick PerbixDTBL	TBL	22	77	0.29	2	24	17:05	0.1%
65	Jordan SpenceDLAK	LAK	22	71	0.31	2	24	14:26	21%▲17
66	Esa LindellDDAL	DAL	21	82	0.26	5	26	20:28	37%▼31
67	J.J. MoserDARI	ARI	21	80	0.26	5	26	20:34	22%▲19
68	John MarinoDNJD	NJD	21	75	0.28	4	25	20:57	18%▲13
69	Jeff PetryDDET	DET	21	73	0.29	3	24	18:48	0.1%
70	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	21	51	0.41	9	30	23:03	83%▼12
71	Dmitry OrlovDCAR	CAR	20	82	0.24	6	26	17:19	35%▲21
72	Cam YorkDPHI	PHI	20	82	0.24	10	30	22:37	20%▲18
73	Matt RoyDLAK	LAK	20	81	0.25	5	25	20:54	9.0%▲8.3
74	Cody CeciDEDM	EDM	20	79	0.25	5	25	20:01	0.3%
75	Erik GudbransonDCBJ	CBJ	20	78	0.26	6	26	19:40	0.1%
76	Jake McCabeDTOR	TOR	20	73	0.27	8	28	20:39	34%▼15
77	Artem ZubDOTT	OTT	20	69	0.29	5	25	21:01	10%▲6.1
78	Rasmus SandinDWSH	WSH	20	68	0.29	3	23	21:07	14%▲11
79	Jonas BrodinDMIN	MIN	20	62	0.32	7	27	23:22	5.0%▲4.3
80	Timothy LiljegrenDTOR	TOR	20	55	0.36	3	23	19:40	4.8%▲4.7
81	Sean WalkerDCOL	COL	19	81	0.23	10	29	19:14	61%▼11
82	Dmitry KulikovDFLA	FLA	19	76	0.25	1	20	16:31	3.2%▲3.1
83	Justin SchultzDSEA	SEA	19	70	0.27	7	26	16:28	—
84	Jacob TroubaDNYR	NYR	19	69	0.28	3	22	21:15	76%▼11
85	Damon SeversonDCBJ	CBJ	19	67	0.28	9	28	21:09	9.4%▲6.2
86	Jake MiddletonDMIN	MIN	18	80	0.23	7	25	19:49	5.7%▲5.3
87	Mario FerraroDSJS	SJS	18	78	0.23	3	21	22:52	15%▼2.1
88	Bowen ByramDBUF	BUF	18	73	0.25	11	29	20:21	96%▲6.5
89	Kevin ShattenkirkDBOS	BOS	18	61	0.30	6	24	15:47	—
90	Mike ReillyDNYI	NYI	18	61	0.30	6	24	17:09	0.1%
91	David SavardDMTL	MTL	18	60	0.30	6	24	20:14	—
92	Dylan SambergDWPG	WPG	17	78	0.22	1	18	15:38	4.0%▲3.9
93	Vladislav GavrikovDLAK	LAK	17	77	0.22	6	23	20:37	41%▼5.9
94	Josh MansonDCOL	COL	17	76	0.22	8	25	17:47	32%▲16
95	Erik BrannstromDOTT	OTT	17	76	0.22	3	20	16:35	—
96	Chris TanevDDAL	DAL	17	75	0.23	2	19	19:41	6.0%▲5
97	Henri JokiharjuDBUF	BUF	17	74	0.23	3	20	18:59	0.1%
98	Nils LundkvistDDAL	DAL	17	59	0.29	2	19	14:06	5.6%▲5.5
99	Scott PerunovichDSTL	STL	17	54	0.31	0	17	15:16	0.0%
100	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	17	34	0.50	2	19	22:33	98%▲5.2

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