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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards

2023-24All situationsThrough 83 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 2023-24: Nikita Kucherov (TBL), 100 A.

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2023-24, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	100	81	1.23	44	144	21:40	100%
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	100	76	1.32	32	132	21:22	100%▲1.5
3	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	89	82	1.09	51	140	22:49	100%▲0.9
4	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	71	82	0.87	49	120	20:07	97%▼1.8
5	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	66	81	0.81	37	103	19:29	92%▲7.7
6	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	65	81	0.80	41	106	20:42	100%
7	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	63	82	0.77	47	110	19:56	100%▲1.1
8	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	62	80	0.78	42	104	22:54	99%▲0.5
9	Matthew TkachukFFLA	FLA	62	80	0.78	26	88	18:38	100%▲2.6
10	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	60	82	0.73	26	86	20:58	93%▲20
11	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	59	69	0.86	26	85	21:17	99%▲1.3
12	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	58	82	0.71	40	98	19:55	99%▼0.8
13	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	57	80	0.71	23	80	20:08	84%▲11
14	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	57	73	0.78	23	80	19:38	97%▲7
15	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	56	82	0.68	27	83	19:18	97%▲11
16	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	55	82	0.67	34	89	19:39	87%▼5.5
17	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	53	78	0.68	36	89	19:38	99%▲1.2
18	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	52	82	0.63	42	94	20:05	100%▲2.4
19	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	52	82	0.63	25	77	21:27	88%▼5.4
20	Gustav NyquistFNSH	NSH	52	81	0.64	23	75	17:45	0.0%
21	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	52	75	0.69	18	70	21:07	99%▲0.8
22	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	51	82	0.62	29	80	18:19	100%
23	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	51	69	0.74	12	63	18:54	51%▲29
24	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	50	75	0.67	46	96	21:35	98%▼0.9
25	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	49	82	0.60	26	75	19:15	99%▲1.4
26	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	49	80	0.61	18	67	19:37	77%▲15
27	Johnny GaudreauFCBJ	CBJ	48	81	0.59	12	60	18:49	—
28	Mikael GranlundFSJS	SJS	48	69	0.70	12	60	20:58	52%▼12
29	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	47	77	0.61	28	75	18:56	97%▼0.6
30	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	47	74	0.64	25	72	20:11	99%
31	Jake GuentzelFCAR	CAR	47	67	0.70	30	77	20:01	100%
32	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	47	62	0.76	27	74	20:58	100%
33	Nazem KadriFCGY	CGY	46	82	0.56	29	75	18:26	71%▼9
34	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	46	82	0.56	48	94	18:54	99%▲1.7
35	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	46	81	0.57	26	72	19:45	98%▲1.4
36	Kevin FialaFLAK	LAK	44	82	0.54	29	73	18:02	67%▼8.3
37	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	44	82	0.54	33	77	21:16	100%▲0.5
38	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	44	81	0.54	26	70	19:39	0.5%
39	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	44	81	0.54	46	90	20:02	95%▲7.5
40	Claude GirouxFOTT	OTT	43	82	0.52	21	64	20:06	30%▲20
41	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	43	82	0.52	26	69	19:46	84%▲5
42	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	43	78	0.55	33	76	19:15	100%▲2.1
43	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	41	82	0.50	31	72	17:45	96%▲10
44	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	41	79	0.52	40	81	18:14	94%▼4.2
45	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	40	82	0.49	27	67	16:49	—
46	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	40	82	0.49	27	67	18:35	82%▲11
47	Dylan StromeFWSH	WSH	40	82	0.49	27	67	17:57	83%▲11
48	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	40	82	0.49	27	67	17:54	100%▲2.5
49	Matias MaccelliFARI	ARI	40	82	0.49	17	57	16:14	14%▲13
50	Jonathan HuberdeauFCGY	CGY	40	81	0.49	12	52	17:25	17%▲12
51	Matt DucheneFDAL	DAL	40	80	0.50	25	65	16:46	62%▼17
52	Matt BoldyFMIN	MIN	40	75	0.53	29	69	18:55	100%
53	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	40	71	0.56	27	67	19:29	97%▲2.3
54	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	39	82	0.48	21	60	15:07	22%▲18
55	Oliver BjorkstrandFSEA	SEA	39	82	0.48	20	59	16:11	20%
56	Casey MittelstadtFCOL	COL	39	80	0.49	18	57	17:44	14%▲12
57	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	39	79	0.49	22	61	19:11	94%▲4.4
58	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	39	68	0.57	22	61	19:47	98%▲3.6
59	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	38	82	0.46	29	67	19:06	73%▲0.7
60	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	38	82	0.46	28	66	18:10	97%▲7.2
61	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	38	81	0.47	69	107	20:58	99%
62	Max DomiFTOR	TOR	38	80	0.47	9	47	13:47	5.8%▲4.6
63	Pavel ZachaFBOS	BOS	38	78	0.49	21	59	18:06	78%▲13
64	Carter VerhaegheFFLA	FLA	38	76	0.50	34	72	17:58	72%
65	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	37	82	0.45	57	94	20:18	99%
66	Cole CaufieldFMTL	MTL	37	82	0.45	28	65	19:25	100%▲1.2
67	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	37	81	0.46	37	74	19:09	100%▲2
68	Jonathan DrouinFCOL	COL	37	79	0.47	19	56	18:11	0.5%
69	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	37	75	0.49	22	59	19:30	94%▼5.5
70	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	37	63	0.59	31	68	20:31	99%▲1.4
71	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	37	56	0.66	16	53	19:24	93%▲9.6
72	Chris KreiderFNYR	NYR	36	82	0.44	39	75	18:47	62%▲29
73	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	36	82	0.44	25	61	15:52	93%▲7.5
74	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	36	82	0.44	31	67	18:20	80%▲3.7
75	Michael BuntingFPIT	PIT	36	81	0.44	19	55	15:41	3.7%▲1
76	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	36	80	0.45	29	65	17:52	96%▲9.3
77	Pavel BuchnevichFSTL	STL	36	80	0.45	27	63	19:49	36%▲7.6
78	Philipp KurashevFCHI	CHI	36	75	0.48	18	54	19:01	0.1%
79	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	36	68	0.53	33	69	20:10	96%
80	Charlie CoyleFBOS	BOS	35	82	0.43	25	60	18:04	49%▼11
81	Brock NelsonFNYI	NYI	35	82	0.43	34	69	18:05	88%▼3.6
82	Bo HorvatFNYI	NYI	35	81	0.43	33	68	19:42	90%▲1.2
83	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	35	80	0.44	30	65	17:14	84%▲7.1
84	Quinton ByfieldFLAK	LAK	35	80	0.44	20	55	16:29	86%▲18
85	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	35	76	0.46	33	68	19:50	92%▲9.6
86	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	35	75	0.47	16	51	18:29	17%▲13
87	Seth JarvisFCAR	CAR	34	81	0.42	33	67	18:45	95%▲1.4
88	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	34	79	0.43	31	65	19:13	96%▲1.2
89	Joel Eriksson EkFMIN	MIN	34	77	0.44	30	64	20:32	82%▲10
90	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	34	76	0.45	20	54	18:17	47%▲34
91	Sean MonahanFWPG	WPG	33	83	0.40	26	59	18:06	19%▲13
92	Wyatt JohnstonFDAL	DAL	33	82	0.40	32	65	17:00	100%▲0.9
93	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	33	81	0.41	40	73	18:36	64%▼4.5
94	Jared McCannFSEA	SEA	33	80	0.41	29	62	16:46	72%▲1.9
95	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	33	59	0.56	19	52	16:59	97%▲8.8
96	Alexander KerfootFARI	ARI	32	82	0.39	13	45	17:26	3.2%▲3.1
97	Vladimir TarasenkoFFLA	FLA	32	76	0.42	23	55	15:44	10%▲1
98	Mason MarchmentFDAL	DAL	31	81	0.38	22	53	15:04	47%▲34
99	Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL	MTL	30	82	0.37	20	50	17:56	100%▲1.5
100	Ryan StromeFANA	ANA	30	79	0.38	11	41	15:48	4.0%▲3.9

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