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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards

2020-21All situationsThrough 57 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 2020-21: Connor McDavid (EDM), 72 A.

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	72	56	1.29	33	105	22:09	100%▲1.5
2	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	53	56	0.95	31	84	22:11	100%
3	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	51	56	0.91	15	66	22:14	80%▲0.9
4	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	47	55	0.85	20	67	22:26	99%▲1.3
5	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	45	48	0.94	20	65	20:22	100%▲0.9
6	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	42	56	0.75	21	63	20:58	99%
7	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	41	55	0.75	20	61	18:25	17%▲12
8	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	41	42	0.98	17	58	19:39	97%▼1.8
9	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	40	55	0.73	21	61	19:04	93%▲9.6
10	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	40	53	0.75	29	69	18:55	73%▲0.7
11	David PerronFSTL	STL	39	56	0.70	19	58	18:33	0.2%
12	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	38	55	0.69	24	62	20:24	100%▲2.4
13	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	38	55	0.69	15	53	18:36	—
14	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	37	56	0.66	13	50	21:11	0.5%
15	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	36	52	0.69	30	66	19:55	99%▲0.5
16	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	36	51	0.71	8	44	17:08	—
17	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	35	56	0.63	14	49	18:16	4.0%▲3.9
18	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	34	56	0.61	23	57	20:16	100%
19	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	34	53	0.64	9	43	16:55	—
20	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	33	56	0.59	24	57	19:28	99%▲1.2
21	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	32	54	0.59	20	52	19:57	50%▲32
22	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	32	50	0.64	26	58	20:56	97%▲7
23	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	31	56	0.55	19	50	18:12	96%▲9.3
24	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	31	55	0.56	15	46	17:27	0.1%
25	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	31	53	0.58	15	46	20:58	92%▲7.7
26	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	31	50	0.62	15	46	18:20	—
27	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	30	56	0.54	24	54	20:45	84%▲5
28	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	30	56	0.54	19	49	18:25	—
29	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	28	56	0.50	19	47	19:54	43%▲4.7
30	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	28	55	0.51	17	45	18:43	84%▲11
31	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	28	54	0.52	20	48	18:44	36%▲7.6
32	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	28	51	0.55	17	45	16:53	100%
33	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	28	48	0.58	20	48	18:37	100%▲1.1
34	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	28	41	0.68	15	43	18:14	84%▲7.1
35	Evander KaneFSJS	SJS	27	56	0.48	22	49	20:12	5.7%▲0.8
36	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	27	56	0.48	16	43	18:09	100%▲2.6
37	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	27	55	0.49	15	42	17:32	97%▲8.8
38	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	27	54	0.50	16	43	18:06	30%▲20
39	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	27	54	0.50	8	35	17:30	—
40	Martin NecasFCAR	CAR	27	53	0.51	14	41	17:17	100%▲1.8
41	Conor GarlandFARI	ARI	27	49	0.55	12	39	17:55	10%▲7.4
42	Max PaciorettyFVGK	VGK	27	48	0.56	24	51	17:56	—
43	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	26	56	0.46	25	51	19:01	—
44	James van RiemsdykFPHI	PHI	26	56	0.46	17	43	16:33	0.3%
45	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	26	56	0.46	24	50	20:06	98%▲1.4
46	Oliver BjorkstrandFCBJ	CBJ	26	56	0.46	18	44	17:37	20%
47	Jordan GreenwayFMIN	MIN	26	56	0.46	6	32	15:48	0.3%
48	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	26	56	0.46	23	49	19:19	64%▼4.5
49	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	26	56	0.46	15	41	18:11	100%▲0.5
50	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	26	55	0.47	18	44	17:25	24%▼21
51	Vincent TrocheckFCAR	CAR	26	47	0.55	17	43	18:14	88%▼5.4
52	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	25	56	0.45	14	39	18:40	24%▲20
53	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	25	56	0.45	23	48	18:26	95%▲7.5
54	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	25	54	0.46	23	48	18:13	—
55	Andre BurakovskyFCOL	COL	25	53	0.47	19	44	15:06	5.6%▲5.4
56	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	25	52	0.48	41	66	21:33	99%
57	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	25	51	0.49	17	42	16:36	99%▼0.8
58	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	25	47	0.53	21	46	16:55	93%▲7.5
59	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	24	56	0.43	26	50	18:44	99%▲1.1
60	Andrew CoppFWPG	WPG	24	55	0.44	15	39	18:15	9.2%▲7.8
61	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	24	55	0.44	27	51	18:18	98%▼0.9
62	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	24	52	0.46	11	35	17:47	22%▲18
63	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	24	52	0.46	32	56	20:32	100%▲2.5
64	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	24	50	0.48	19	43	19:08	84%▲3.2
65	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	24	42	0.57	11	35	16:41	51%▲29
66	Phil KesselFARI	ARI	23	56	0.41	20	43	17:05	—
67	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	23	54	0.43	9	32	17:36	14%▲9.3
68	Taylor HallFBOS	BOS	23	53	0.43	10	33	17:52	28%▲20
69	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	23	50	0.46	11	34	15:54	92%▲9.6
70	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	23	46	0.50	7	30	16:05	97%▲11
71	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	23	45	0.51	18	41	19:20	9.2%▲7.2
72	Jordan StaalFCAR	CAR	22	53	0.42	16	38	18:29	20%▲13
73	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	22	52	0.42	10	32	17:03	94%▲4.4
74	Jack RoslovicFCBJ	CBJ	22	48	0.46	12	34	16:54	34%▲26
75	Anthony DuclairFFLA	FLA	22	43	0.51	10	32	15:41	3.3%▲3
76	Nazem KadriFCOL	COL	21	56	0.38	11	32	16:28	71%▼9
77	Dominik KubalikFCHI	CHI	21	56	0.38	17	38	15:31	—
78	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	21	56	0.38	14	35	16:40	100%▲2.1
79	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	21	55	0.38	14	35	14:25	80%▲3.7
80	T.J. OshieFWSH	WSH	21	53	0.40	22	43	18:04	—
81	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	21	51	0.41	14	35	18:06	17%▲13
82	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	21	44	0.48	2	23	16:05	0.5%
83	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	20	56	0.36	16	36	19:09	28%▲7.8
84	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	20	56	0.36	22	42	19:43	85%▲2.5
85	Bo HorvatFVAN	VAN	20	56	0.36	19	39	19:53	90%▲1.2
86	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	20	56	0.36	11	31	19:04	100%
87	Jason SpezzaFTOR	TOR	20	54	0.37	10	30	11:02	—
88	Tomas TatarFMTL	MTL	20	50	0.40	10	30	14:59	—
89	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	20	50	0.40	20	40	16:54	67%▼8.3
90	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	20	47	0.43	13	33	16:32	94%▲6.3
91	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	20	41	0.49	9	29	16:34	—
92	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	20	39	0.51	12	32	18:17	99%▲1.7
93	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	20	33	0.61	8	28	17:44	82%▲11
94	Cam AtkinsonFCBJ	CBJ	19	56	0.34	15	34	18:56	—
95	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	19	56	0.34	17	36	17:04	4.9%▲4
96	Victor OlofssonFBUF	BUF	19	56	0.34	13	32	17:24	14%▲14
97	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	19	56	0.34	17	36	18:14	100%▲2
98	Kevin HayesFPHI	PHI	19	55	0.35	12	31	17:31	0.0%
99	Craig SmithFBOS	BOS	19	54	0.35	13	32	14:53	—
100	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	19	54	0.35	12	31	16:03	82%▼8

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