NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards 2019-20

Leaders: Assists: forwards, 2019-20

1stLeon DraisaitlEDM · 71 GP67Share
2ndArtemi PanarinNYR · 69 GP63Share
3rdConnor McDavidEDM · 64 GP63Share
4thBrad MarchandBOS · 70 GP59Share
5thNathan MacKinnonCOL · 69 GP58Share
6thJonathan HuberdeauFLA · 69 GP55Share
7thNikita KucherovTBL · 68 GP52Share
8thPatrick KaneCHI · 70 GP51Share
9thMitch MarnerTOR · 59 GP51Share
10thRyan O'ReillySTL · 71 GP49Share

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 2019-20, 581 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 9 and Leon Draisaitl leads at 67.

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

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

2019-20

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2019-20, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS		Pctl
1	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	67	71	0.94	43	110	22:37	100	100%
2	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	63	69	0.91	32	95	20:36	100	96%▼1.6
3	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	63	64	0.98	34	97	21:52	100	100%
4	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	59	70	0.84	28	87	19:27	99	65%▼2.8
5	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	58	69	0.84	35	93	21:13	99	100%
6	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	55	69	0.80	23	78	18:46	99	15%▼0.8
7	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	52	68	0.76	33	85	18:52	99	100%
8	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	51	70	0.73	33	84	21:20	99	69%▼1.3
9	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	51	59	0.86	16	67	21:33	99	99%
10	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	49	71	0.69	12	61	20:34	98	83%▲2.3
11	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	49	55	0.89	25	74	19:31	98	84%▼1
12	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	48	68	0.71	15	63	19:12	98	12%▲0.9
13	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	47	70	0.67	48	95	18:58	98	100%
14	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	45	69	0.65	27	72	20:06	98	89%▼0.6
15	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	44	71	0.62	29	73	21:48	98	98%▼0.6
16	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	44	69	0.64	12	56	17:03	98	—
17	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	43	71	0.61	22	65	19:19	97	—
18	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	42	70	0.60	18	60	19:47	97	0.3%
19	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	42	68	0.62	36	78	22:06	97	100%
20	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	42	66	0.64	20	62	20:01	97	89%▼1.5
21	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	42	65	0.65	21	63	19:25	97	96%▲1.2
22	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	42	61	0.69	12	54	19:01	97	—
23	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	41	70	0.59	21	62	21:02	96	0.4%
24	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	41	70	0.59	18	59	19:35	96	4.0%
25	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	41	68	0.60	19	60	20:03	96	80%▼1.2
26	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	40	70	0.57	18	58	18:47	96	—
27	Tomas TatarFMTL	MTL	39	68	0.57	22	61	16:18	95	—
28	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	39	68	0.57	27	66	18:32	95	95%▲1.1
29	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	39	66	0.59	25	64	18:54	95	92%▼1.7
30	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	39	65	0.60	22	61	20:28	95	73%▼0.9
31	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	38	69	0.55	23	61	18:18	95	100%▲1.2
32	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	37	69	0.54	22	59	19:50	94	8.3%
33	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	37	68	0.54	24	61	16:44	94	98%
34	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	37	66	0.56	24	61	16:48	94	85%▼3
35	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	37	57	0.65	29	66	18:25	94	95%▲0.7
36	Taylor HallFARI	ARI	36	65	0.55	16	52	19:10	94	34%▼7.9
37	David PerronFSTL	STL	35	71	0.49	25	60	18:19	94	0.2%
38	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	35	71	0.49	22	57	18:11	94	32%▲2
39	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	35	71	0.49	38	73	21:05	94	99%
40	Patrik LaineFWPG	WPG	35	68	0.51	28	63	19:25	94	8.1%
41	Max PaciorettyFVGK	VGK	34	71	0.48	32	66	17:55	93	—
42	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	34	71	0.48	13	47	18:51	93	4.1%▼0.8
43	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	34	71	0.48	19	53	21:15	93	93%▼1.7
44	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	34	70	0.49	11	45	15:32	93	97%
45	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	34	63	0.54	26	60	19:33	93	92%▼2.6
46	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	34	57	0.60	41	75	21:38	93	98%
47	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	33	71	0.46	25	58	18:28	92	36%▼0.5
48	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	33	71	0.46	25	58	16:31	92	87%▼2
49	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	33	70	0.47	47	80	20:58	92	99%
50	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	33	69	0.48	17	50	19:09	92	20%▲1.8