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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks forwards only (centres and wingers) by assists, so they are not buried under the defensemen.

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 forwards and defensemen, this is the board for your forward slots; centres and wingers are pooled together.

Leader in 2025-26: Connor McDavid (EDM), 90 A.

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

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	90	82	1.10	48	138	22:59	87th	98th	100%▲1.5
2	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	86	76	1.13	44	130	20:20	93rd	87th	100%
3	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	74	80	0.93	53	127	22:16	99th	96th	100%▲0.9
4	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	72	82	0.88	29	101	20:49	65th	99th	100%▲0.5
5	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	71	77	0.92	29	100	20:39	39th	91st	100%▲1.1
6	Macklin CelebriniFSJS	SJS	70	82	0.85	45	115	21:19	24th	89th	100%▲1
7	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	67	82	0.82	36	103	21:30	45th	95th	99%
8	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	63	74	0.85	27	90	21:12	97th	97th	99%▲1.4
9	Clayton KellerFUTA	UTA	62	82	0.76	26	88	19:05	88th	87th	100%▲2.1
10	Martin NecasFCOL	COL	62	78	0.79	38	100	21:30	99th	95th	100%▲1.8
11	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	62	65	0.95	35	97	21:35	81st	90th	100%
12	Mitch MarnerFVGK	VGK	56	81	0.69	24	80	19:57	94th	78th	99%▲1.3
13	Artemi PanarinFLAK	LAK	56	78	0.72	28	84	20:51	39th	77th	97%▼1.8
14	Mikko RantanenFDAL	DAL	55	64	0.86	22	77	20:11	83rd	90th	99%▲0.5
15	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	53	82	0.65	39	92	21:30	45th	95th	99%▲1.1
16	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	53	81	0.65	19	72	20:39	30th	89th	84%▲11
17	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	53	79	0.67	27	80	19:37	93rd	99th	99%▲1.2
18	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	51	82	0.62	45	96	20:15	84th	87th	100%
19	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	51	80	0.64	25	76	18:48	34th	96th	96%▲10
20	Jake GuentzelFTBL	TBL	50	81	0.62	38	88	20:15	91st	70th	100%
21	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	50	61	0.82	27	77	21:19	52nd	75th	100%
22	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	49	82	0.60	22	71	18:46	52nd	82nd	97%▲11
23	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	49	81	0.60	25	74	20:24	39th	99th	84%▲5
24	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	49	80	0.61	34	83	20:16	96th	62nd	99%▲0.8
25	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	49	65	0.75	30	79	19:25	13th	81st	99%▼0.8
26	Nikolaj EhlersFCAR	CAR	45	82	0.55	26	71	16:36	94th	73rd	93%▲7.5
27	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	45	69	0.65	30	75	20:52	3rd	92nd	98%▲3.6
28	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	45	68	0.66	29	74	19:14	50th	97th	100%▲2.4
29	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	45	60	0.75	28	73	19:13	96th	93rd	93%▲9.6
30	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	44	82	0.54	41	85	18:30	38th	82nd	100%▲2.5
31	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	44	81	0.54	34	78	20:54	36th	90th	98%▲1.4
32	Luke EvangelistaFNSH	NSH	44	81	0.54	12	56	16:37	32nd	92nd	70%▲23
33	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	44	78	0.56	45	89	22:09	71st	82nd	98%▼0.9
34	Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL	MTL	43	82	0.52	30	73	18:32	63rd	96th	100%▲1.5
35	Ivan DemidovFMTL	MTL	43	82	0.52	19	62	15:30	49th	55th	91%▲22
36	Matthew KniesFTOR	TOR	43	79	0.54	23	66	18:48	13th	81st	95%▲14
37	Matt BoldyFMIN	MIN	43	76	0.57	42	85	20:34	72nd	98th	100%
38	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	42	56	0.75	19	61	17:36	68th	63rd	82%▲11
39	Nick SchmaltzFUTA	UTA	41	82	0.50	33	74	19:43	89th	90th	94%▲4.4
40	Wyatt JohnstonFDAL	DAL	41	82	0.50	45	86	20:07	84th	91st	100%▲0.9
41	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	41	81	0.51	40	81	19:15	69th	83rd	100%▲1.3
42	Trevor ZegrasFPHI	PHI	41	81	0.51	26	67	18:43	80th	77th	86%▲18
43	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	41	77	0.53	27	68	19:05	80th	88th	92%▲9.6
44	Patrick KaneFDET	DET	41	67	0.61	16	57	17:42	44th	84th	80%▲0.9
45	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	40	82	0.49	31	71	18:11	11th	70th	96%▲9.3
46	Ryan McLeodFBUF	BUF	40	81	0.49	14	54	17:37	61st	56th	26%▲20
47	Kirill MarchenkoFCBJ	CBJ	40	76	0.53	27	67	18:57	75th	80th	98%▲7.4
48	Gabriel VilardiFWPG	WPG	39	82	0.48	30	69	18:44	46th	83rd	80%▲7.7
49	Dylan StromeFWSH	WSH	39	80	0.49	19	58	18:02	53rd	56th	83%▲11
50	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	39	79	0.49	31	70	16:59	94th	98th	97%▲8.8
51	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	39	64	0.61	25	64	19:01	75th	93rd	93%▲20
52	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	39	59	0.66	15	54	18:39	81st	79th	51%▲29
53	Charlie CoyleFCBJ	CBJ	38	82	0.46	20	58	18:06	72nd	82nd	49%▼11
54	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	38	82	0.46	23	61	16:15	98th	95th	68%▲27
55	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	38	82	0.46	28	66	20:43	55th	92nd	97%▲2.3
56	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	38	79	0.48	33	71	17:21	96th	53rd	97%▲7.2
57	William EklundFSJS	SJS	38	78	0.49	15	53	18:32	21st	70th	79%▲16
58	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	38	71	0.54	36	74	19:46	92nd	86th	99%▲1.4
59	Leo CarlssonFANA	ANA	38	70	0.54	29	67	19:09	75th	80th	94%▲11
60	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	38	61	0.62	19	57	18:21	75th	72nd	47%▲34
61	Beckett SenneckeFANA	ANA	37	82	0.45	23	60	17:27	59th	59th	94%▲14
62	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	37	81	0.46	36	73	19:18	78th	81st	97%▼0.6
63	Cole CaufieldFMTL	MTL	37	81	0.46	51	88	18:11	68th	99th	100%▲1.2
64	Alexander WennbergFSJS	SJS	37	80	0.46	18	55	20:27	19th	85th	25%▼1.6
65	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	37	67	0.55	16	53	20:33	31st	73rd	88%▼5.4
66	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	37	60	0.62	22	59	16:58	96th	71st	100%▲2
67	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	36	74	0.49	15	51	18:58	2nd	94th	87%▼5.5
68	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	36	72	0.50	29	65	19:57	56th	97th	85%▲2.5
69	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	36	72	0.50	20	56	19:04	84th	89th	77%▲15
70	J.T. MillerFNYR	NYR	36	68	0.53	17	53	20:09	30th	94th	92%▲7.7
71	Claude GirouxFOTT	OTT	35	82	0.43	14	49	16:18	92nd	75th	30%▲20
72	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	35	82	0.43	40	75	18:53	33rd	88th	99%▲1.7
73	Adam FantilliFCBJ	CBJ	35	82	0.43	24	59	18:54	75th	69th	92%▲10
74	Pavel ZachaFBOS	BOS	35	78	0.45	30	65	16:51	48th	83rd	78%▲13
75	Will SmithFSJS	SJS	35	69	0.51	24	59	18:11	28th	86th	95%▲23
76	Tomas HertlFVGK	VGK	34	82	0.41	24	58	17:02	90th	44th	84%▲3.2
77	Andrew CoppFDET	DET	34	79	0.43	9	43	16:34	40th	70th	9.2%▲7.8
78	Nazem KadriFCOL	COL	34	77	0.44	16	50	19:02	38th	62nd	71%▼9
79	Marcus JohanssonFMIN	MIN	34	75	0.45	15	49	15:25	65th	90th	0.7%
80	Seth JarvisFCAR	CAR	34	71	0.48	32	66	18:53	92nd	99th	95%▲1.4
81	Alexis LafrenièreFNYR	NYR	33	82	0.40	24	57	17:36	30th	77th	82%▲13
82	Chandler StephensonFSEA	SEA	33	80	0.41	16	49	19:23	9th	97th	17%▲13
83	Christian DvorakFPHI	PHI	33	80	0.41	18	51	18:28	82nd	88th	16%▲13
84	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	33	79	0.42	33	66	19:00	68th	79th	94%▼5.5
85	Dylan GuentherFUTA	UTA	33	79	0.42	40	73	17:24	87th	72nd	99%▲1.7
86	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	33	74	0.45	34	67	20:11	35th	99th	96%
87	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	32	82	0.39	32	64	17:27	50th	48th	96%▲1.2
88	Brock NelsonFCOL	COL	32	81	0.40	33	65	19:39	99th	79th	88%▼3.6
89	Connor McMichaelFWSH	WSH	32	78	0.41	14	46	16:54	57th	67th	34%▲27
90	Sam BennettFFLA	FLA	32	76	0.42	26	58	18:30	71st	68th	84%▲4.3
91	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	32	72	0.44	30	62	19:28	60th	94th	94%▲6.3
92	Valeri NichushkinFCOL	COL	32	72	0.44	17	49	17:44	99th	72nd	60%
93	Joel Eriksson EkFMIN	MIN	32	70	0.46	19	51	19:05	75th	97th	82%▲10
94	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	32	64	0.50	29	61	21:17	69th	98th	99%
95	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	32	63	0.51	18	50	18:15	92nd	79th	95%▲7.5
96	Dylan CozensFOTT	OTT	31	82	0.38	28	59	17:02	94th	52nd	90%▲3.9
97	Jack QuinnFBUF	BUF	31	82	0.38	20	51	15:39	67th	50th	45%▲29
98	Anthony ManthaFPIT	PIT	31	81	0.38	33	64	15:11	72nd	42nd	52%▲15
99	Jackson BlakeFCAR	CAR	31	81	0.38	22	53	16:30	97th	39th	69%▲21
100	Matvei MichkovFPHI	PHI	31	81	0.38	20	51	14:50	82nd	38th	86%▲23

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