NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards 2021-22

Leaders: Assists: forwards, 2021-22

1stJonathan HuberdeauFLA · 80 GP85Share
2ndConnor McDavidEDM · 80 GP79Share
3rdJohnny GaudreauCGY · 82 GP75Share
4thArtemi PanarinNYR · 75 GP74Share
5thJ.T. MillerVAN · 80 GP67Share
6thPatrick KaneCHI · 78 GP66Share
7thSteven StamkosTBL · 81 GP64Share
8thMatthew TkachukCGY · 82 GP62Share
9thMitch MarnerTOR · 72 GP62Share
10thKirill KaprizovMIN · 81 GP61Share

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 2021-22, 661 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Jonathan Huberdeau leads at 85.

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

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2021-22, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS		Pctl
1	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	85	80	1.06	30	115	19:25	100	15%▼0.8
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	79	80	0.99	44	123	22:04	100	100%
3	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	75	82	0.91	40	115	18:34	100	—
4	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	74	75	0.99	22	96	19:13	100	96%▼1.6
5	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	67	80	0.84	32	99	21:05	99	89%▼0.6
6	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	66	78	0.85	26	92	21:49	99	69%▼1.3
7	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	64	81	0.79	42	106	18:29	99	95%▲0.7
8	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	62	82	0.76	42	104	17:54	99	100%▲1.2
9	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	62	72	0.86	35	97	20:53	99	99%
10	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	61	81	0.75	47	108	19:06	99	98%
11	Nazem KadriFCOL	COL	59	71	0.83	28	87	19:14	98	72%▲2.7
12	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	57	72	0.79	20	77	18:46	98	84%▼1.2
13	Jakub VoracekFCBJ	CBJ	56	79	0.71	6	62	17:28	98	—
14	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	56	75	0.75	36	92	20:59	98	99%
15	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	56	65	0.86	32	88	21:04	98	100%
16	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	55	80	0.69	55	110	22:21	98	100%
17	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	55	70	0.79	24	79	18:35	98	39%▼1.9
18	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	54	82	0.66	27	81	18:28	97	—
19	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	54	79	0.68	24	78	20:17	97	—
20	Mikael GranlundFNSH	NSH	53	80	0.66	11	64	20:25	97	70%▲6.1
21	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	53	69	0.77	31	84	19:58	97	99%
22	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	52	82	0.63	33	85	17:39	97	64%
23	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	52	81	0.64	29	81	19:38	97	98%
24	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	49	79	0.62	27	76	18:04	96	92%▼2.6
25	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	49	78	0.63	33	82	17:46	96	99%▲1.7
26	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	49	67	0.73	39	88	20:18	96	89%▼1.5
27	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	48	81	0.59	19	67	20:46	96	0.4%
28	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	48	75	0.64	34	82	16:55	96	7.4%▼0.9
29	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	48	74	0.65	27	75	16:35	96	68%▼1.3
30	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	48	70	0.69	32	80	19:15	96	65%▼2.8
31	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	47	76	0.62	26	73	17:26	95	95%
32	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	46	81	0.57	34	80	18:16	95	99%
33	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	46	79	0.58	47	93	21:47	95	99%
34	Pavel BuchnevichFSTL	STL	46	73	0.63	30	76	18:18	95	31%
35	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	46	73	0.63	60	106	20:37	95	99%
36	Phil KesselFARI	ARI	44	82	0.54	8	52	16:41	94	—
37	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	44	79	0.56	37	81	18:57	94	100%
38	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	44	76	0.58	40	84	20:06	94	100%▲0.5
39	Claude GirouxFFLA	FLA	44	75	0.59	21	65	19:04	94	32%▲0.9
40	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	44	73	0.60	15	59	18:01	94	80%▼1.2
41	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	44	47	0.94	25	69	19:59	94	100%
42	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	43	79	0.54	21	64	19:19	94	27%▲3.3
43	Matt DucheneFNSH	NSH	43	78	0.55	43	86	19:01	94	51%▼4.9
44	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	43	77	0.56	22	65	17:42	94	12%▲0.9
45	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	43	65	0.66	17	60	19:32	94	—
46	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	42	69	0.61	42	84	18:06	93	99%▼0.6
47	Taylor HallFBOS	BOS	41	81	0.51	20	61	16:25	93	34%▼7.9
48	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	41	77	0.53	35	76	19:09	93	75%▼2.5
49	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	41	67	0.61	29	70	21:08	93	98%▼0.6
50	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	40	82	0.49	42	82	19:57	92	43%▲1.9