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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Connor McDavid (EDM) leads NHL forwards with 20 assists in 2026-27, ahead of 
Jack Eichel (VGK) (13).
Leaders: Assists: forwards, 2026-27
- 1stConnor McDavidEDM · 9 GP20Share
- 2ndJack EichelVGK · 11 GP13Share
3rdMatthew TkachukFLA · 9 GP11Share
4thMitch MarnerVGK · 11 GP10Share
5thAuston MatthewsTOR · 11 GP10Share
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 2026-27, 457 forwards qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Connor McDavid leads at 20.
Assists: forwards leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 20 | 9 | 2.22 | 6 | 26 | 100 | 100% |
| 2 | Jack EichelFVGK | VGK | 13 | 11 | 1.18 | 5 | 18 | 100 | 100% |
| 3 | Matthew TkachukFFLA | FLA | 11 | 9 | 1.22 | 3 | 14 | 100 | 100%▲1.2 |
| 4 | Mitch MarnerFVGK | VGK | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 2 | 12 | 99 | 99% |
| 5 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 8 | 18 | 99 | 99% |
| 6 |  Jackson BlakeFCAR | CAR | 10 | 11 | 0.91 | 1 | 11 | 99 | 82%▲1.1 |
| 7 |  Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 10 | 10 | 1.00 | 6 | 16 | 99 | 100% |
| 8 |  William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 9 | 11 | 0.82 | 6 | 15 | 98 | 99% |
| 9 |  Clayton KellerFUTA | UTA | 9 | 10 | 0.90 | 4 | 13 | 98 | 100% |
| 10 |  Nikita KucherovFTBL | TBL | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 4 | 13 | 98 | 100% |
| 11 |  Leo CarlssonFANA | ANA | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 2 | 11 | 98 | 94% |
| 12 |  Macklin CelebriniFSJS | SJS | 9 | 8 | 1.13 | 5 | 14 | 98 | 100% |
| 13 |  Sebastian AhoFCAR | CAR | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 6 | 14 | 97 | 100% |
| 14 |  Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 3 | 11 | 97 | 95%▲1.1 |
| 15 |  Chandler StephensonFSEA | SEA | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 1 | 9 | 97 | 27%▲3.3 |
| 16 |  David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 4 | 12 | 97 | 100% |
| 17 |  Logan CooleyFUTA | UTA | 8 | 10 | 0.80 | 1 | 9 | 97 | 94% |
| 18 |  Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 8 | 9 | 0.89 | 8 | 16 | 97 | 100% |
| 19 |  Mark StoneFVGK | VGK | 7 | 11 | 0.64 | 8 | 15 | 95 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 20 |  Mika ZibanejadFNYR | NYR | 7 | 11 | 0.64 | 2 | 9 | 95 | 98% |
| 21 |  Ivan BarbashevFVGK | VGK | 7 | 11 | 0.64 | 1 | 8 | 95 | 63%▼2.1 |
| 22 |  Nazem KadriFCOL | COL | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 0 | 7 | 95 | 72%▲2.7 |
| 23 |  Morgan GeekieFBOS | BOS | 7 | 10 | 0.70 | 1 | 8 | 95 | 94% |
| 24 |  Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 5 | 12 | 95 | 100% |
| 25 |  Jack HughesFNJD | NJD | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 2 | 9 | 95 | 99% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists: forwards in 2026-27?
Connor McDavid leads with 20. The median of the 457 qualified forwards is 2.
How is Assists: forwards calculated?
Total assists this season, all situations. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Assists: forwards?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.