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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards

2018-19All situationsThrough 84 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 2018-19: Nikita Kucherov (TBL), 87 A.

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2018-19, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	87	82	1.06	41	128	19:58	100%
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	75	78	0.96	41	116	22:50	100%▲1.5
3	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	71	82	0.87	20	91	20:43	—
4	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	68	82	0.83	26	94	19:49	99%▲1.3
5	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	66	81	0.81	44	110	22:29	80%▲0.9
6	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	65	79	0.82	35	100	21:00	100%▲2.4
7	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	64	79	0.81	36	100	19:37	73%▲0.7
8	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	63	82	0.77	22	85	21:27	30%▲20
9	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	63	82	0.77	36	99	20:04	—
10	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	62	82	0.76	30	92	18:51	17%▲12
11	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	61	82	0.74	35	96	22:21	97%▲7
12	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	59	79	0.75	28	87	19:51	97%▼1.8
13	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	58	82	0.71	41	99	22:05	100%▲0.9
14	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	56	74	0.76	31	87	20:51	99%▲0.5
15	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	55	82	0.67	27	82	17:59	—
16	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	55	82	0.67	21	76	17:55	13%▲8.6
17	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	55	82	0.67	50	105	22:35	100%
18	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	54	77	0.70	28	82	20:26	99%▲1.4
19	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	53	82	0.65	45	98	18:18	94%▼4.2
20	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	53	82	0.65	30	83	20:09	99%▲1.2
21	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	53	81	0.65	20	73	17:41	—
22	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	52	80	0.65	22	74	19:57	—
23	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	51	81	0.63	27	78	20:02	43%▲4.7
24	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	51	79	0.65	41	92	18:55	95%▲7.5
25	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	51	76	0.67	21	72	18:47	—
26	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	51	68	0.75	21	72	18:48	82%▲11
27	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	50	80	0.63	14	64	19:33	—
28	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	49	82	0.60	28	77	20:46	84%▲5
29	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	48	78	0.62	34	82	19:03	19%▲13
30	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	47	82	0.57	33	80	20:45	22%▲19
31	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	47	65	0.72	32	79	18:28	—
32	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	46	82	0.56	35	81	21:00	0.3%
33	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	46	82	0.56	38	84	21:52	99%
34	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	46	78	0.59	20	66	18:40	—
35	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	44	82	0.54	30	74	20:34	98%▲1.4
36	Max DomiFMTL	MTL	44	82	0.54	28	72	17:23	5.8%▲4.6
37	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	44	82	0.54	18	62	17:55	84%▲11
38	Sam ReinhartFBUF	BUF	43	82	0.52	22	65	18:57	99%
39	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	43	81	0.53	27	70	18:36	—
40	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	43	80	0.54	33	76	22:08	9.2%▲7.2
41	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	43	80	0.54	34	77	17:36	100%▲2.6
42	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	43	70	0.61	29	72	19:47	—
43	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	43	66	0.65	38	81	18:45	100%▲1.1
44	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	42	82	0.51	28	70	18:22	0.1%
45	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	41	82	0.50	47	88	19:05	96%▲9.3
46	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	41	82	0.50	28	69	20:06	77%▲15
47	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	41	81	0.51	12	53	17:47	4.9%▲4.5
48	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	41	76	0.54	32	73	21:51	96%
49	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	41	73	0.56	34	75	21:09	50%▲32
50	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	40	82	0.49	16	56	16:50	—
51	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	40	77	0.52	33	73	19:53	93%▲9.6
52	Kevin LabancFSJS	SJS	39	82	0.48	17	56	14:01	—
53	Chris TierneyFOTT	OTT	39	81	0.48	9	48	17:02	—
54	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	39	77	0.51	35	74	19:01	84%▲3.2
55	Matt DucheneFCBJ	CBJ	39	73	0.53	31	70	18:50	62%▼17
56	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	38	81	0.47	51	89	20:55	96%▲1.2
57	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	38	81	0.47	22	60	22:18	0.5%
58	Gustav NyquistFSJS	SJS	38	81	0.47	22	60	17:31	0.0%
59	Mikael GranlundFNSH	NSH	38	79	0.48	16	54	18:21	52%▼12
60	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	38	71	0.54	28	66	18:14	87%▼5.5
61	Dylan StromeFCHI	CHI	37	78	0.47	20	57	16:09	83%▲11
62	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	37	72	0.51	17	54	18:35	28%▲7.8
63	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	36	82	0.44	40	76	19:21	100%
64	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	36	78	0.46	30	66	16:58	82%▼8
65	Kevin HayesFWPG	WPG	36	71	0.51	19	55	18:17	0.0%
66	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	36	68	0.53	37	73	18:33	99%
67	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	35	82	0.43	41	76	17:42	100%▲2.5
68	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	35	81	0.43	18	53	16:56	0.5%
69	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	35	76	0.46	33	68	18:24	10%▲1
70	Joe ThorntonFSJS	SJS	35	73	0.48	16	51	15:33	—
71	Mike HoffmanFFLA	FLA	34	82	0.41	36	70	17:50	—
72	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	34	82	0.41	25	59	18:09	24%▼21
73	Bo HorvatFVAN	VAN	34	82	0.41	27	61	20:50	90%▲1.2
74	Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ	CBJ	34	82	0.41	27	61	17:43	42%▲33
75	J.T. MillerFTBL	TBL	34	75	0.45	13	47	14:40	92%▲7.7
76	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	34	74	0.46	19	53	18:16	—
77	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	34	67	0.51	14	48	19:28	—
78	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	33	82	0.40	14	47	18:14	100%▲2.1
79	Tomas TatarFMTL	MTL	33	80	0.41	25	58	16:25	—
80	Zach PariseFMIN	MIN	33	74	0.45	28	61	18:40	—
81	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	32	82	0.39	24	56	18:51	24%▲20
82	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	32	82	0.39	34	66	19:15	99%▲1.1
83	Alex TuchFVGK	VGK	32	74	0.43	20	52	16:44	94%▼5.5
84	Justin WilliamsFCAR	CAR	30	82	0.37	23	53	17:27	—
85	Nino NiederreiterFCAR	CAR	30	82	0.37	23	53	16:14	4.0%▲3.8
86	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	30	81	0.37	22	52	18:08	—
87	Ryan DzingelFCBJ	CBJ	30	78	0.38	26	56	16:49	—
88	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	30	69	0.43	26	56	19:10	64%▼4.5
89	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	30	69	0.43	17	47	18:06	97%▲2.3
90	Dustin BrownFLAK	LAK	29	72	0.40	22	51	20:24	—
91	T.J. OshieFWSH	WSH	29	69	0.42	25	54	18:37	—
92	Paul StastnyFVGK	VGK	29	50	0.58	13	42	18:06	—
93	Brock NelsonFNYI	NYI	28	82	0.34	25	53	17:58	88%▼3.6
94	Cam AtkinsonFCBJ	CBJ	28	80	0.35	41	69	19:23	—
95	Nazem KadriFTOR	TOR	28	73	0.38	16	44	16:11	71%▼9
96	Mikkel BoedkerFOTT	OTT	28	71	0.39	7	35	14:01	—
97	Andrew ShawFMTL	MTL	28	63	0.44	19	47	15:55	—
98	Mats ZuccarelloFDAL	DAL	28	48	0.58	12	40	19:51	51%▲29
99	Travis ZajacFNJD	NJD	27	80	0.34	19	46	19:16	—
100	Bobby RyanFOTT	OTT	27	78	0.35	15	42	15:41	—

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