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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards

2021-22All 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 2021-22: Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA), 85 A.

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2021-22, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	85	80	1.06	30	115	19:25	17%▲12
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	79	80	0.99	44	123	22:04	100%▲1.5
3	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	75	82	0.91	40	115	18:34	—
4	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	74	75	0.99	22	96	19:13	97%▼1.8
5	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	67	80	0.84	32	99	21:05	92%▲7.7
6	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	66	78	0.85	26	92	21:49	80%▲0.9
7	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	64	81	0.79	42	106	18:29	94%▼4.2
8	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	62	82	0.76	42	104	17:54	100%▲2.6
9	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	62	72	0.86	35	97	20:53	99%▲1.3
10	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	61	81	0.75	47	108	19:06	98%▼0.9
11	Nazem KadriFCOL	COL	59	71	0.83	28	87	19:14	71%▼9
12	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	57	72	0.79	20	77	18:46	93%▲20
13	Jakub VoracekFCBJ	CBJ	56	79	0.71	6	62	17:28	—
14	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	56	75	0.75	36	92	20:59	99%▲0.5
15	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	56	65	0.86	32	88	21:04	100%▲0.9
16	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	55	80	0.69	55	110	22:21	100%
17	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	55	70	0.79	24	79	18:35	51%▲29
18	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	54	82	0.66	27	81	18:28	—
19	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	54	79	0.68	24	78	20:17	—
20	Mikael GranlundFNSH	NSH	53	80	0.66	11	64	20:25	52%▼12
21	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	53	69	0.77	31	84	19:58	100%▲2.4
22	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	52	82	0.63	33	85	17:39	67%▼8.3
23	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	52	81	0.64	29	81	19:38	98%▲1.4
24	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	49	79	0.62	27	76	18:04	96%▲9.3
25	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	49	78	0.63	33	82	17:46	99%
26	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	49	67	0.73	39	88	20:18	97%▲7
27	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	48	81	0.59	19	67	20:46	0.5%
28	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	48	75	0.64	34	82	16:55	10%▲1
29	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	48	74	0.65	27	75	16:35	80%▲3.7
30	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	48	70	0.69	32	80	19:15	73%▲0.7
31	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	47	76	0.62	26	73	17:26	97%▲11
32	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	46	81	0.57	34	80	18:16	99%▼0.8
33	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	46	79	0.58	47	93	21:47	99%▲1.1
34	Pavel BuchnevichFSTL	STL	46	73	0.63	30	76	18:18	36%▲7.6
35	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	46	73	0.63	60	106	20:37	99%
36	Phil KesselFARI	ARI	44	82	0.54	8	52	16:41	—
37	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	44	79	0.56	37	81	18:57	99%▲1.2
38	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	44	76	0.58	40	84	20:06	100%
39	Claude GirouxFFLA	FLA	44	75	0.59	21	65	19:04	30%▲20
40	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	44	73	0.60	15	59	18:01	84%▲11
41	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	44	47	0.94	25	69	19:59	100%
42	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	43	79	0.54	21	64	19:19	17%▲13
43	Matt DucheneFNSH	NSH	43	78	0.55	43	86	19:01	62%▼17
44	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	43	77	0.56	22	65	17:42	13%▲8.6
45	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	43	65	0.66	17	60	19:32	—
46	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	42	69	0.61	42	84	18:06	99%▲1.7
47	Taylor HallFBOS	BOS	41	81	0.51	20	61	16:25	28%▲20
48	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	41	77	0.53	35	76	19:09	82%▼8
49	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	41	67	0.61	29	70	21:08	99%
50	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	40	82	0.49	42	82	19:57	43%▲4.7
51	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	40	82	0.49	21	61	20:31	100%▲0.5
52	Michael BuntingFTOR	TOR	40	79	0.51	23	63	15:33	3.7%▲1
53	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	40	77	0.52	50	90	20:34	96%▲1.2
54	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	40	73	0.55	25	65	18:10	—
55	Andre BurakovskyFCOL	COL	39	80	0.49	22	61	16:16	5.6%▲5.4
56	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	39	78	0.50	30	69	17:16	97%▲8.8
57	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	39	70	0.56	21	60	19:21	97%▲2.3
58	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	39	63	0.62	11	50	19:19	77%▲15
59	Alexander KerfootFTOR	TOR	38	82	0.46	13	51	15:13	3.2%▲3.1
60	Trevor ZegrasFANA	ANA	38	75	0.51	23	61	17:54	86%▲18
61	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	38	74	0.51	41	79	18:07	100%
62	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	38	71	0.54	31	69	19:39	96%
63	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	37	82	0.45	41	78	20:51	100%▲2.5
64	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	37	79	0.47	26	63	16:34	—
65	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	37	79	0.47	30	67	18:48	100%▲2
66	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	37	78	0.47	21	58	19:05	84%▲5
67	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	37	72	0.51	40	77	18:36	100%▲1.1
68	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	36	80	0.45	32	68	18:36	87%▼5.5
69	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	36	79	0.46	16	52	17:37	92%▲9.6
70	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	36	79	0.46	22	58	18:25	99%▲0.8
71	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	36	76	0.47	30	66	17:34	24%▼21
72	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	36	63	0.57	23	59	18:15	94%▲4.4
73	Gustav NyquistFCBJ	CBJ	35	82	0.43	18	53	17:50	0.0%
74	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	35	80	0.44	37	72	18:03	84%▲7.1
75	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	35	67	0.52	28	63	20:08	100%▲2.1
76	Alex KillornFTBL	TBL	34	82	0.41	25	59	18:42	5.1%▲3.6
77	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	34	82	0.41	30	64	19:56	84%▲3.2
78	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	34	82	0.41	23	57	18:09	96%▲10
79	Ivan BarbashevFSTL	STL	34	81	0.42	26	60	16:26	68%▲27
80	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	34	62	0.55	24	58	17:47	28%▲7.8
81	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	34	60	0.57	24	58	18:46	85%▲2.5
82	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	34	56	0.61	3	37	18:57	—
83	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	33	77	0.43	23	56	18:56	—
84	Conor GarlandFVAN	VAN	33	77	0.43	19	52	16:24	10%▲7.4
85	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	33	74	0.45	21	54	18:19	4.0%▲3.9
86	Pierre-Luc DuboisFWPG	WPG	32	81	0.40	28	60	18:55	42%▲33
87	Andrew CoppFNYR	NYR	32	72	0.44	21	53	19:11	9.2%▲7.8
88	Tyler BertuzziFDET	DET	32	68	0.47	30	62	19:52	62%▼3.5
89	Ryan HartmanFMIN	MIN	31	82	0.38	34	65	18:11	40%▼17
90	Trevor MooreFLAK	LAK	31	81	0.38	17	48	15:41	9.1%
91	Carter VerhaegheFFLA	FLA	31	78	0.40	24	55	16:03	72%
92	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	31	77	0.40	18	49	16:30	0.1%
93	Vincent TrocheckFCAR	CAR	30	81	0.37	21	51	17:52	88%▼5.4
94	Jeff SkinnerFBUF	BUF	30	80	0.38	33	63	17:06	0.1%
95	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	30	78	0.38	38	68	17:53	100%▲1.3
96	Frederick GaudreauFMIN	MIN	30	76	0.39	14	44	16:19	0.2%
97	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	30	75	0.40	37	67	18:14	47%▲34
98	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	30	74	0.41	14	44	16:53	—
99	David PerronFSTL	STL	30	67	0.45	27	57	16:59	0.2%
100	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	30	66	0.45	28	58	19:28	95%▲7.5

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