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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards

2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: Leon Draisaitl (EDM), 67 A.

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2019-20, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	67	71	0.94	43	110	22:37	100%
2	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	63	69	0.91	32	95	20:36	97%▼1.8
3	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	63	64	0.98	34	97	21:52	100%▲1.5
4	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	59	70	0.84	28	87	19:27	73%▲0.7
5	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	58	69	0.84	35	93	21:13	100%▲0.9
6	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	55	69	0.80	23	78	18:46	17%▲12
7	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	52	68	0.76	33	85	18:52	100%
8	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	51	70	0.73	33	84	21:20	80%▲0.9
9	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	51	59	0.86	16	67	21:33	99%▲1.3
10	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	49	71	0.69	12	61	20:34	84%▲5
11	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	49	55	0.89	25	74	19:31	82%▲11
12	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	48	68	0.71	15	63	19:12	13%▲8.6
13	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	47	70	0.67	48	95	18:58	100%▲1.1
14	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	45	69	0.65	27	72	20:06	92%▲7.7
15	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	44	71	0.62	29	73	21:48	99%
16	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	44	69	0.64	12	56	17:03	—
17	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	43	71	0.61	22	65	19:19	—
18	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	42	70	0.60	18	60	19:47	0.3%
19	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	42	68	0.62	36	78	22:06	99%▲1.4
20	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	42	66	0.64	20	62	20:01	97%▲7
21	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	42	65	0.65	21	63	19:25	93%▲9.6
22	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	42	61	0.69	12	54	19:01	—
23	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	41	70	0.59	21	62	21:02	0.5%
24	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	41	70	0.59	18	59	19:35	4.0%▲3.9
25	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	41	68	0.60	19	60	20:03	84%▲11
26	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	40	70	0.57	18	58	18:47	—
27	Tomas TatarFMTL	MTL	39	68	0.57	22	61	16:18	—
28	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	39	68	0.57	27	66	18:32	87%▼5.5
29	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	39	66	0.59	25	64	18:54	95%▲7.5
30	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	39	65	0.60	22	61	20:28	77%▲15
31	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	38	69	0.55	23	61	18:18	100%▲2.6
32	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	37	69	0.54	22	59	19:50	9.2%▲7.2
33	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	37	68	0.54	24	61	16:44	97%▲8.8
34	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	37	66	0.56	24	61	16:48	92%▲9.6
35	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	37	57	0.65	29	66	18:25	94%▼4.2
36	Taylor HallFARI	ARI	36	65	0.55	16	52	19:10	28%▲20
37	David PerronFSTL	STL	35	71	0.49	25	60	18:19	0.2%
38	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	35	71	0.49	22	57	18:11	11%▲11
39	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	35	71	0.49	38	73	21:05	99%▲1.1
40	Patrik LaineFWPG	WPG	35	68	0.51	28	63	19:25	9.7%▲9.2
41	Max PaciorettyFVGK	VGK	34	71	0.48	32	66	17:55	—
42	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	34	71	0.48	13	47	18:51	4.9%▲4.5
43	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	34	71	0.48	19	53	21:15	96%
44	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	34	70	0.49	11	45	15:32	94%▲4.4
45	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	34	63	0.54	26	60	19:33	96%▲9.3
46	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	34	57	0.60	41	75	21:38	98%▲1.4
47	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	33	71	0.46	25	58	18:28	28%▲7.8
48	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	33	71	0.46	25	58	16:31	93%▲7.5
49	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	33	70	0.47	47	80	20:58	99%
50	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	33	69	0.48	17	50	19:09	22%▲19
51	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	33	63	0.52	19	52	17:51	—
52	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	32	69	0.46	21	53	18:59	30%▲20
53	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	32	66	0.48	10	42	14:34	93%▲20
54	Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ	CBJ	31	70	0.44	18	49	17:56	42%▲33
55	Bo HorvatFVAN	VAN	31	69	0.45	22	53	19:44	90%▲1.2
56	Nikita GusevFNJD	NJD	31	66	0.47	13	44	14:42	—
57	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	31	64	0.48	23	54	15:24	67%▼8.3
58	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	31	63	0.49	15	46	18:52	24%▲20
59	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	31	41	0.76	16	47	20:16	100%▲2.4
60	Mike HoffmanFFLA	FLA	30	69	0.43	29	59	16:50	—
61	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	30	68	0.44	16	46	16:56	36%▲7.6
62	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	30	61	0.49	13	43	17:10	—
63	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	29	70	0.41	16	45	17:57	14%▲9.3
64	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	29	69	0.42	13	42	18:44	—
65	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	29	68	0.43	14	43	16:54	—
66	Matt DucheneFNSH	NSH	29	66	0.44	13	42	16:53	62%▼17
67	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	29	57	0.51	16	45	18:34	64%▼4.5
68	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	29	55	0.53	27	56	19:46	85%▲2.5
69	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	28	71	0.39	13	41	15:59	100%▲0.5
70	Sam ReinhartFBUF	BUF	28	69	0.41	22	50	20:38	99%
71	Brock NelsonFNYI	NYI	28	68	0.41	26	54	18:52	88%▼3.6
72	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	28	68	0.41	31	59	18:13	99%▼0.8
73	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	28	68	0.41	38	66	19:25	99%▲1.2
74	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	28	68	0.41	16	44	18:27	51%▲19
75	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	28	66	0.42	19	47	17:08	—
76	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	27	71	0.38	27	54	17:55	—
77	Connor BrownFOTT	OTT	27	71	0.38	16	43	20:07	6.6%▲5.1
78	Tyler BertuzziFDET	DET	27	71	0.38	21	48	19:19	62%▼3.5
79	Max DomiFMTL	MTL	27	71	0.38	17	44	17:06	5.8%▲4.6
80	Gustav NyquistFCBJ	CBJ	27	70	0.39	15	42	18:02	0.0%
81	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	27	70	0.39	22	49	17:17	82%▼8
82	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	27	70	0.39	18	45	17:30	100%▲2.5
83	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	27	70	0.39	17	44	16:18	100%▲2.1
84	Jakub VranaFWSH	WSH	27	69	0.39	25	52	14:53	—
85	Rickard RakellFANA	ANA	27	65	0.42	15	42	18:10	83%▲11
86	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	27	63	0.43	21	48	17:21	99%▲1.7
87	Vincent TrocheckFCAR	CAR	27	62	0.44	11	38	16:44	88%▼5.4
88	Chris TierneyFOTT	OTT	26	71	0.37	11	37	17:11	—
89	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	26	70	0.37	22	48	18:06	19%▲13
90	Alex IafalloFLAK	LAK	26	70	0.37	17	43	18:56	4.3%▲3
91	Dylan StromeFCHI	CHI	26	58	0.45	12	38	15:56	83%▲11
92	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	25	70	0.36	29	54	19:43	43%▲4.7
93	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	25	66	0.38	22	47	17:17	24%▼21
94	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	25	61	0.41	31	56	18:44	—
95	Andre BurakovskyFCOL	COL	25	58	0.43	20	45	15:12	5.6%▲5.4
96	Joe ThorntonFSJS	SJS	24	70	0.34	7	31	15:30	—
97	Phil KesselFARI	ARI	24	70	0.34	14	38	17:09	—
98	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	24	69	0.35	17	41	16:11	0.1%
99	Tanner PearsonFVAN	VAN	24	69	0.35	21	45	16:31	0.0%
100	Pavel ZachaFNJD	NJD	24	65	0.37	8	32	16:16	78%▲13

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