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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards

2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 2022-23: Connor McDavid (EDM), 89 A.

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	89	82	1.09	64	153	22:23	100%▲1.5
2	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	83	82	1.01	30	113	20:08	100%
3	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	76	80	0.95	52	128	21:44	100%
4	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	69	80	0.86	30	99	21:17	99%▲1.3
5	Matthew TkachukFFLA	FLA	69	79	0.87	40	109	20:26	100%▲2.6
6	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	69	71	0.97	42	111	22:19	100%▲0.9
7	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	67	82	0.82	37	104	19:48	77%▲15
8	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	63	82	0.77	29	92	19:36	97%▼1.8
9	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	63	82	0.77	46	109	18:50	100%
10	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	63	80	0.79	39	102	20:33	87%▼5.5
11	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	60	82	0.73	33	93	20:09	100%▲2.4
12	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	56	82	0.68	27	83	18:35	82%▲11
13	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	56	78	0.72	43	99	19:58	100%
14	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	55	68	0.81	23	78	21:13	97%▲7
15	Johnny GaudreauFCBJ	CBJ	53	80	0.66	21	74	19:25	—
16	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	52	82	0.63	39	91	19:58	98%▲1.4
17	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	52	82	0.63	61	113	19:34	100%▲1.1
18	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	51	78	0.65	39	90	21:16	99%▲0.8
19	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	50	82	0.61	55	105	22:13	99%▲0.5
20	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	50	81	0.62	34	84	19:01	94%▼4.2
21	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	50	81	0.62	32	82	20:41	92%▲7.7
22	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	49	82	0.60	28	77	17:43	—
23	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	49	82	0.60	31	80	20:32	99%▲1.1
24	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	49	82	0.60	37	86	20:45	100%▲2.1
25	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	49	81	0.60	16	65	19:01	17%▲13
26	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	49	81	0.60	31	80	19:17	97%▲2.3
27	Kevin FialaFLAK	LAK	49	69	0.71	23	72	17:36	67%▼8.3
28	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	48	82	0.59	35	83	18:38	100%▲2
29	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	47	82	0.57	40	87	18:33	99%▼0.8
30	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	47	80	0.59	32	79	19:33	96%
31	Jeff SkinnerFBUF	BUF	47	79	0.59	35	82	17:24	0.1%
32	Zach HymanFEDM	EDM	47	79	0.59	36	83	20:09	98%▼1.8
33	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	47	78	0.60	47	94	18:35	100%▲1.3
34	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	47	73	0.64	18	65	19:21	93%▲20
35	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	46	82	0.56	28	74	20:18	0.5%
36	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	46	73	0.63	21	67	18:32	73%▲0.7
37	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	33	78	15:47	22%▲18
38	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	45	78	0.58	22	67	20:12	51%▲29
39	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	45	74	0.61	40	85	20:17	99%
40	Claude GirouxFOTT	OTT	44	82	0.54	35	79	18:48	30%▲20
41	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	44	82	0.54	21	65	18:26	28%▲7.8
42	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	44	82	0.54	51	95	19:40	95%▲7.5
43	Casey MittelstadtFBUF	BUF	44	82	0.54	15	59	15:44	14%▲12
44	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	44	80	0.55	36	80	17:39	96%▲9.3
45	Jordan EberleFSEA	SEA	43	82	0.52	20	63	16:41	30%▲2.7
46	Martin NecasFCAR	CAR	43	82	0.52	28	71	18:25	100%▲1.8
47	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	43	81	0.53	12	55	18:04	—
48	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	43	74	0.58	36	79	19:09	94%▼5.5
49	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	42	82	0.51	22	64	19:19	88%▼5.4
50	Dylan StromeFWSH	WSH	42	81	0.52	23	65	16:41	83%▲11
51	Trevor ZegrasFANA	ANA	42	81	0.52	23	65	18:50	86%▲18
52	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	42	80	0.53	22	64	18:39	43%▲4.7
53	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	41	82	0.50	32	73	17:22	97%▲11
54	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	41	79	0.52	22	63	19:17	84%▲3.2
55	Pavel BuchnevichFSTL	STL	41	63	0.65	26	67	19:27	36%▲7.6
56	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	40	82	0.49	27	67	19:08	—
57	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	40	82	0.49	26	66	21:06	100%▲0.5
58	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	40	82	0.49	22	62	18:36	97%▲7.2
59	Jonathan HuberdeauFCGY	CGY	40	79	0.51	15	55	16:52	17%▲12
60	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	40	70	0.57	16	56	17:12	—
61	Tyler ToffoliFCGY	CGY	39	82	0.48	34	73	16:37	38%▼18
62	Brock NelsonFNYI	NYI	39	82	0.48	36	75	18:26	88%▼3.6
63	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	39	82	0.48	14	53	17:28	24%▲20
64	Alex DeBrincatFOTT	OTT	39	82	0.48	27	66	19:00	100%▲2.5
65	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	39	72	0.54	16	55	17:03	—
66	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	39	67	0.58	27	66	18:46	99%▲1.4
67	Joel Eriksson EkFMIN	MIN	38	78	0.49	23	61	19:00	82%▲10
68	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	38	73	0.52	37	75	17:33	84%▲7.1
69	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	38	70	0.54	23	61	19:22	47%▲34
70	Matias MaccelliFARI	ARI	38	64	0.59	11	49	15:41	14%▲13
71	Alex KillornFTBL	TBL	37	82	0.45	27	64	17:13	5.1%▲3.6
72	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	37	82	0.45	19	56	18:10	14%▲9.3
73	Dylan CozensFBUF	BUF	37	81	0.46	31	68	16:30	90%▲3.9
74	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	37	78	0.47	36	73	20:07	100%
75	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	37	74	0.50	18	55	17:14	64%▼4.5
76	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	37	58	0.64	14	51	18:43	84%▲11
77	Phillip DanaultFLAK	LAK	36	82	0.44	18	54	18:20	4.9%▲4.5
78	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	36	82	0.44	31	67	19:47	99%
79	Pavel ZachaFBOS	BOS	36	82	0.44	21	57	16:03	78%▲13
80	Kevin HayesFPHI	PHI	36	81	0.44	18	54	17:34	0.0%
81	Max DomiFDAL	DAL	36	80	0.45	20	56	17:46	5.8%▲4.6
82	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	36	79	0.46	37	73	18:00	80%▲3.7
83	Patrick KaneFNYR	NYR	36	73	0.49	21	57	19:19	80%▲0.9
84	Pierre-Luc DuboisFWPG	WPG	36	73	0.49	27	63	18:27	42%▲33
85	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	36	63	0.57	22	58	19:43	94%▲4.4
86	J.T. CompherFCOL	COL	35	82	0.43	17	52	20:32	4.0%▲3.9
87	Andrei KuzmenkoFVAN	VAN	35	81	0.43	39	74	16:15	11%▲9.8
88	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	35	67	0.52	40	75	21:07	98%▼0.9
89	Yanni GourdeFSEA	SEA	34	81	0.42	14	48	17:08	4.9%▲4
90	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	34	81	0.42	30	64	18:39	99%▲1.4
91	Matt DucheneFNSH	NSH	34	71	0.48	22	56	18:19	62%▼17
92	Andrew CoppFDET	DET	33	82	0.40	9	42	18:09	9.2%▲7.8
93	Matty BeniersFSEA	SEA	33	80	0.41	24	57	17:06	50%▼1.5
94	Viktor ArvidssonFLAK	LAK	33	77	0.43	26	59	17:06	33%▲23
95	Jack RoslovicFCBJ	CBJ	33	77	0.43	11	44	16:27	34%▲26
96	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	33	73	0.45	42	75	20:12	96%▲1.2
97	David PerronFDET	DET	32	82	0.39	24	56	16:55	0.2%
98	Nazem KadriFCGY	CGY	32	82	0.39	24	56	17:13	71%▼9
99	Rickard RakellFPIT	PIT	32	82	0.39	28	60	18:26	83%▲11
100	Matt BoldyFMIN	MIN	32	81	0.40	31	63	18:30	100%

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