NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards 2023-24

Leaders: Assists: forwards, 2023-24

1stNikita KucherovTBL · 81 GP100Share
2ndConnor McDavidEDM · 76 GP100Share
3rdNathan MacKinnonCOL · 82 GP89Share
4thArtemi PanarinNYR · 82 GP71Share
5thJ.T. MillerVAN · 81 GP66Share
6thLeon DraisaitlEDM · 81 GP65Share
7thDavid PastrnakBOS · 82 GP63Share
8thMikko RantanenCOL · 80 GP62Share
9thMatthew TkachukFLA · 80 GP62Share
10thRobert ThomasSTL · 82 GP60Share

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 2023-24, 609 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 100.

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

Older seasons

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2023-24, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS		Pctl
1	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	100	81	1.23	44	144	21:40	100	100%
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	100	76	1.32	32	132	21:22	100	100%
3	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	89	82	1.09	51	140	22:49	100	100%
4	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	71	82	0.87	49	120	20:07	100	96%▼1.6
5	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	66	81	0.81	37	103	19:29	99	89%▼0.6
6	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	65	81	0.80	41	106	20:42	99	100%
7	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	63	82	0.77	47	110	19:56	99	100%
8	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	62	80	0.78	42	104	22:54	99	99%
9	Matthew TkachukFFLA	FLA	62	80	0.78	26	88	18:38	99	100%▲1.2
10	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	60	82	0.73	26	86	20:58	99	84%▼1.2
11	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	59	69	0.86	26	85	21:17	98	99%
12	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	58	82	0.71	40	98	19:55	98	99%
13	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	57	80	0.71	23	80	20:08	98	80%▼1.2
14	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	57	73	0.78	23	80	19:38	98	89%▼1.5
15	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	56	82	0.68	27	83	19:18	98	95%
16	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	55	82	0.67	34	89	19:39	98	95%▲1.1
17	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	53	78	0.68	36	89	19:38	97	100%
18	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	52	82	0.63	42	94	20:05	97	99%
19	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	52	82	0.63	25	77	21:27	97	82%▼3
20	Gustav NyquistFNSH	NSH	52	81	0.64	23	75	17:45	97	0.0%
21	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	52	75	0.69	18	70	21:07	97	100%
22	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	51	82	0.62	29	80	18:19	96	99%
23	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	51	69	0.74	12	63	18:54	96	39%▼1.9
24	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	50	75	0.67	46	96	21:35	96	98%
25	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	49	82	0.60	26	75	19:15	96	100%
26	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	49	80	0.61	18	67	19:37	96	73%▼0.9
27	Johnny GaudreauFCBJ	CBJ	48	81	0.59	12	60	18:49	96	—
28	Mikael GranlundFSJS	SJS	48	69	0.70	12	60	20:58	96	70%▲6.1
29	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	47	77	0.61	28	75	18:56	95	95%▼0.9
30	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	47	74	0.64	25	72	20:11	95	98%▼0.6
31	Jake GuentzelFCAR	CAR	47	67	0.70	30	77	20:01	95	100%▲0.5
32	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	47	62	0.76	27	74	20:58	95	99%
33	Nazem KadriFCGY	CGY	46	82	0.56	29	75	18:26	95	72%▲2.7
34	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	46	82	0.56	48	94	18:54	95	99%▼0.6
35	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	46	81	0.57	26	72	19:45	95	98%
36	Kevin FialaFLAK	LAK	44	82	0.54	29	73	18:02	94	64%
37	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	44	82	0.54	33	77	21:16	94	100%
38	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	44	81	0.54	26	70	19:39	94	0.4%
39	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	44	81	0.54	46	90	20:02	94	92%▼1.7
40	Claude GirouxFOTT	OTT	43	82	0.52	21	64	20:06	93	32%▲0.9
41	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	43	82	0.52	26	69	19:46	93	83%▲2.3
42	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	43	78	0.55	33	76	19:15	93	100%
43	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	41	82	0.50	31	72	17:45	93	93%▼1.7
44	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	41	79	0.52	40	81	18:14	93	95%▲0.7
45	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	40	82	0.49	27	67	16:49	92	—
46	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	40	82	0.49	27	67	18:35	92	84%▼1
47	Dylan StromeFWSH	WSH	40	82	0.49	27	67	17:57	92	79%▼2.3
48	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	40	82	0.49	27	67	17:54	92	100%▲1
49	Matias MaccelliFARI	ARI	40	82	0.49	17	57	16:14	92	15%▲3.2
50	Jonathan HuberdeauFCGY	CGY	40	81	0.49	12	52	17:25	92	15%▼0.8