NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards 2018-19

Leaders: Assists: forwards, 2018-19

1stNikita KucherovTBL · 82 GP87Share
2ndConnor McDavidEDM · 78 GP75Share
3rdBlake WheelerWPG · 82 GP71Share
4thMitch MarnerTOR · 82 GP68Share
5thPatrick KaneCHI · 81 GP66Share
6thSidney CrosbyPIT · 79 GP65Share
7thBrad MarchandBOS · 79 GP64Share
8thClaude GirouxPHI · 82 GP63Share
9thJohnny GaudreauCGY · 82 GP63Share
10thJonathan HuberdeauFLA · 82 GP62Share

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Assists: forwards measures

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

Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.

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. In 2018-19, 582 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 11 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 87.

Assists: 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

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2018-19

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2018-19, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS		Pctl
1	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	87	82	1.06	41	128	19:58	100	100%
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	75	78	0.96	41	116	22:50	100	100%
3	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	71	82	0.87	20	91	20:43	100	—
4	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	68	82	0.83	26	94	19:49	99	99%
5	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	66	81	0.81	44	110	22:29	99	69%▼1.3
6	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	65	79	0.82	35	100	21:00	99	99%
7	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	64	79	0.81	36	100	19:37	99	65%▼2.8
8	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	63	82	0.77	22	85	21:27	99	32%▲0.9
9	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	63	82	0.77	36	99	20:04	99	—
10	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	62	82	0.76	30	92	18:51	98	15%▼0.8
11	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	61	82	0.74	35	96	22:21	98	89%▼1.5
12	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	59	79	0.75	28	87	19:51	98	96%▼1.6
13	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	58	82	0.71	41	99	22:05	98	100%
14	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	56	74	0.76	31	87	20:51	98	99%
15	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	55	82	0.67	27	82	17:59	97	—
16	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	55	82	0.67	21	76	17:55	97	12%▲0.9
17	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	55	82	0.67	50	105	22:35	97	100%
18	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	54	77	0.70	28	82	20:26	97	100%
19	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	53	82	0.65	45	98	18:18	97	95%▲0.7
20	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	53	82	0.65	30	83	20:09	97	100%
21	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	53	81	0.65	20	73	17:41	97	—
22	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	52	80	0.65	22	74	19:57	96	—
23	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	51	81	0.63	27	78	20:02	96	43%▲1.9
24	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	51	79	0.65	41	92	18:55	96	92%▼1.7
25	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	51	76	0.67	21	72	18:47	96	—
26	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	51	68	0.75	21	72	18:48	96	84%▼1
27	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	50	80	0.63	14	64	19:33	96	—
28	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	49	82	0.60	28	77	20:46	95	83%▲2.3
29	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	48	78	0.62	34	82	19:03	95	16%▼0.9
30	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	47	82	0.57	33	80	20:45	95	20%▲1.8
31	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	47	65	0.72	32	79	18:28	95	—
32	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	46	82	0.56	35	81	21:00	94	0.3%
33	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	46	82	0.56	38	84	21:52	94	98%▼0.6
34	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	46	78	0.59	20	66	18:40	94	—
35	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	44	82	0.54	30	74	20:34	94	98%
36	Max DomiFMTL	MTL	44	82	0.54	28	72	17:23	94	4.9%
37	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	44	82	0.54	18	62	17:55	94	80%▼1.2
38	Sam ReinhartFBUF	BUF	43	82	0.52	22	65	18:57	93	99%▲1.7
39	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	43	81	0.53	27	70	18:36	93	—
40	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	43	80	0.54	33	76	22:08	93	8.3%
41	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	43	80	0.54	34	77	17:36	93	100%▲1.2
42	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	43	70	0.61	29	72	19:47	93	—
43	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	43	66	0.65	38	81	18:45	93	100%
44	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	42	82	0.51	28	70	18:22	93	0.1%
45	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	41	82	0.50	47	88	19:05	92	92%▼2.6
46	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	41	82	0.50	28	69	20:06	92	73%▼0.9
47	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	41	81	0.51	12	53	17:47	92	4.1%▼0.8
48	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	41	76	0.54	32	73	21:51	92	93%▼1.7
49	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	41	73	0.56	34	75	21:09	92	51%▲4.6
50	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	40	82	0.49	16	56	16:50	91	—