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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards

2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games

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

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.

Leader in 2017-18: Claude Giroux (PHI), 68 A.

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	68	82	0.83	34	102	20:22	30%▲20
2	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	68	81	0.84	23	91	20:15	—
3	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	67	82	0.82	41	108	21:33	100%▲1.5
4	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	65	82	0.79	20	85	19:27	—
5	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	63	82	0.77	22	85	17:46	84%▲11
6	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	61	80	0.76	39	100	19:49	100%
7	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	60	82	0.73	29	89	20:41	100%▲2.4
8	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	60	80	0.75	24	84	19:25	—
9	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	59	78	0.76	27	86	18:46	94%▼4.2
10	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	58	82	0.71	34	92	18:41	—
11	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	58	74	0.78	39	97	19:54	100%▲0.9
12	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	57	82	0.70	35	92	22:05	0.5%
13	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	56	79	0.71	27	83	18:49	—
14	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	56	78	0.72	42	98	18:59	82%▲11
15	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	55	81	0.68	29	84	18:58	99%▲0.5
16	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	55	81	0.68	27	82	20:08	97%▼1.8
17	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	54	76	0.71	39	93	19:09	28%▲20
18	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	53	76	0.70	18	71	17:53	—
19	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	51	79	0.65	27	78	22:04	97%▲7
20	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	51	68	0.75	34	85	19:43	73%▲0.7
21	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	50	81	0.62	21	71	19:40	—
22	David PerronFVGK	VGK	50	70	0.71	16	66	17:49	0.2%
23	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	50	56	0.89	11	61	21:26	—
24	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	49	82	0.60	27	76	20:11	80%▲0.9
25	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	48	77	0.62	27	75	17:30	24%▼21
26	Henrik SedinFVAN	VAN	47	82	0.57	3	50	15:33	—
27	John TavaresFNYI	NYI	47	82	0.57	37	84	19:56	96%▲9.3
28	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	47	82	0.57	16	63	19:51	96%
29	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	47	82	0.57	22	69	16:23	99%▲1.3
30	Mikael GranlundFMIN	MIN	46	77	0.60	21	67	18:47	52%▼12
31	Henrik ZetterbergFDET	DET	45	82	0.55	11	56	19:30	—
32	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	27	72	20:08	—
33	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	45	82	0.55	31	76	21:36	9.2%▲7.2
34	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	45	82	0.55	35	80	17:58	100%▲1.1
35	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	45	78	0.58	25	70	19:19	100%
36	Joe PavelskiFSJS	SJS	44	82	0.54	22	66	19:15	—
37	Vincent TrocheckFFLA	FLA	44	82	0.54	31	75	21:22	88%▼5.4
38	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	43	82	0.52	36	79	19:49	22%▲18
39	Derek StepanFARI	ARI	42	82	0.51	14	56	19:16	—
40	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	42	82	0.51	28	70	19:44	28%▲7.8
41	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	42	82	0.51	27	69	19:12	17%▲12
42	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	42	82	0.51	23	65	18:05	100%▲2.1
43	Mark StoneFOTT	OTT	42	58	0.72	20	62	20:40	93%▲9.6
44	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	41	82	0.50	23	64	16:53	13%▲8.6
45	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	41	82	0.50	20	61	16:41	99%▼0.8
46	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	39	82	0.48	25	64	16:09	4.9%▲4
47	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	39	79	0.49	15	54	18:33	—
48	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	39	67	0.58	25	64	20:09	99%▲1.4
49	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	38	82	0.46	49	87	20:09	96%▲1.2
50	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	38	82	0.46	40	78	20:55	22%▲19
51	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	38	67	0.57	22	60	17:55	—
52	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	38	67	0.57	26	64	17:28	99%▲1.7
53	Paul StastnyFWPG	WPG	37	82	0.45	16	53	18:18	—
54	Ryan O'ReillyFBUF	BUF	37	81	0.46	24	61	20:49	84%▲5
55	Mats ZuccarelloFNYR	NYR	37	80	0.46	16	53	18:55	51%▲29
56	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	37	78	0.47	25	62	20:09	50%▲32
57	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	37	74	0.50	28	65	18:42	0.1%
58	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	37	60	0.62	23	60	20:41	99%
59	Max DomiFARI	ARI	36	82	0.44	9	45	16:42	5.8%▲4.6
60	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	36	78	0.46	29	65	17:55	99%▲1.2
61	Justin WilliamsFCAR	CAR	35	82	0.43	16	51	16:35	—
62	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	35	82	0.43	43	78	18:43	24%▲20
63	J.T. MillerFTBL	TBL	35	82	0.43	23	58	17:01	92%▲7.7
64	Rickard RakellFANA	ANA	35	77	0.45	34	69	19:25	83%▲11
65	Kyle TurrisFNSH	NSH	35	76	0.46	16	51	16:37	—
66	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	35	62	0.56	24	59	19:24	11%▲11
67	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	34	82	0.41	42	76	17:49	—
68	Mike HoffmanFOTT	OTT	34	82	0.41	22	56	18:24	—
69	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	34	82	0.41	32	66	19:37	95%▲7.5
70	Jordan EberleFNYI	NYI	34	81	0.42	25	59	16:04	30%▲2.7
71	Dustin BrownFLAK	LAK	33	81	0.41	28	61	19:50	—
72	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	33	80	0.41	33	66	19:03	10%▲1
73	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	33	77	0.43	13	46	17:36	0.5%
74	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	33	74	0.45	31	64	18:41	19%▲13
75	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	33	64	0.52	30	63	19:26	—
76	Alex KillornFTBL	TBL	32	82	0.39	15	47	16:30	5.1%▲3.6
77	Matt DucheneFOTT	OTT	32	82	0.39	27	59	18:20	62%▼17
78	Alex GalchenyukFMTL	MTL	32	82	0.39	19	51	16:14	—
79	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	32	82	0.39	20	52	16:19	97%▲2.3
80	Daniel SedinFVAN	VAN	32	81	0.40	23	55	15:16	—
81	Tyler BozakFTOR	TOR	32	81	0.40	11	43	15:39	—
82	Thomas VanekFCBJ	CBJ	32	80	0.40	24	56	14:05	—
83	Viktor ArvidssonFNSH	NSH	32	78	0.41	29	61	17:45	33%▲23
84	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	32	74	0.43	20	52	19:41	0.3%
85	Corey PerryFANA	ANA	32	71	0.45	17	49	17:47	7.4%▲5.9
86	Mikko KoivuFMIN	MIN	31	82	0.38	14	45	18:29	—
87	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	31	82	0.38	14	45	19:01	14%▲9.3
88	Jason ZuckerFMIN	MIN	31	82	0.38	33	64	16:58	23%▲17
89	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	31	82	0.38	29	60	16:05	93%▲7.5
90	Nick SchmaltzFCHI	CHI	31	78	0.40	21	52	18:14	94%▲4.4
91	Danton HeinenFBOS	BOS	31	77	0.40	16	47	15:01	0.0%
92	Alexander SteenFSTL	STL	31	76	0.41	15	46	18:42	—
93	Nick BjugstadFFLA	FLA	30	82	0.37	19	49	15:07	0.1%
94	Oliver BjorkstrandFCBJ	CBJ	29	82	0.35	11	40	14:18	20%
95	Tyler JohnsonFTBL	TBL	29	81	0.36	21	50	17:00	—
96	Kevin LabancFSJS	SJS	29	77	0.38	11	40	14:21	—
97	Kyle OkposoFBUF	BUF	29	76	0.38	15	44	17:02	—
98	T.J. OshieFWSH	WSH	29	74	0.39	18	47	18:25	—
99	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	29	74	0.39	14	43	15:01	36%▲7.6
100	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	29	62	0.47	34	63	18:08	99%

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