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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards

2024-25All 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 2024-25: Nathan MacKinnon (COL), 84 A.

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

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NHL Assists Leaders: Forwards, 2024-25, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	84	79	1.06	32	116	22:47	94th	77th	100%▲0.9
2	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	84	78	1.08	37	121	21:11	90th	74th	100%
3	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	75	81	0.93	27	102	21:19	82nd	97th	99%▲1.3
4	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	74	67	1.10	26	100	22:02	99th	73rd	100%▲1.5
5	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	67	81	0.83	21	88	18:57	87th	85th	97%▲11
6	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	66	77	0.86	28	94	20:32	93rd	72nd	99%▲1.4
7	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	63	82	0.77	43	106	20:11	51st	87th	100%▲1.1
8	Clayton KellerFUTA	UTA	60	81	0.74	30	90	19:07	85th	57th	100%▲2.1
9	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	60	70	0.86	21	81	19:57	71st	91st	93%▲20
10	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	59	82	0.72	30	89	20:04	33rd	95th	100%▲0.5
11	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	58	80	0.72	33	91	20:22	35th	98th	100%▲2.4
12	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	56	82	0.68	41	97	20:24	79th	83rd	99%▲1.1
13	Mikko RantanenFDAL	DAL	56	82	0.68	32	88	21:15	93rd	74th	99%▲0.5
14	Martin NecasFCOL	COL	56	79	0.71	27	83	19:00	96th	51st	100%▲1.8
15	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	55	82	0.67	35	90	20:45	91st	80th	99%▲1.4
16	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	55	82	0.67	24	79	19:49	55th	54th	99%▲0.8
17	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	54	71	0.76	52	106	21:31	99th	70th	100%
18	Dylan StromeFWSH	WSH	53	82	0.65	29	82	17:23	59th	73rd	83%▲11
19	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	53	82	0.65	27	80	18:47	38th	96th	96%▲10
20	Matt DucheneFDAL	DAL	52	82	0.63	30	82	17:09	56th	57th	62%▼17
21	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	52	82	0.63	24	76	20:36	74th	79th	92%▲9.6
22	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	52	80	0.65	37	89	19:41	28th	88th	97%▼1.8
23	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	51	67	0.76	20	71	20:15	99th	92nd	97%▲7
24	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	48	82	0.59	39	87	20:26	80th	78th	99%
25	J.T. MillerFNYR	NYR	48	72	0.67	22	70	18:12	40th	92nd	92%▲7.7
26	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	48	66	0.73	19	67	19:15	93rd	54th	93%▲9.6
27	Pierre-Luc DuboisFWSH	WSH	46	82	0.56	20	66	17:18	68th	82nd	42%▲33
28	Matt BoldyFMIN	MIN	46	82	0.56	27	73	20:17	49th	90th	100%
29	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	46	81	0.57	21	67	18:57	90th	65th	0.5%
30	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	45	82	0.55	31	76	18:38	47th	87th	99%▲1.7
31	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	35	80	17:48	65th	82nd	100%
32	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	45	79	0.57	29	74	20:06	99th	91st	99%▲1.2
33	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	45	67	0.67	33	78	20:28	84th	90th	99%
34	Mikael GranlundFDAL	DAL	44	83	0.53	22	66	19:27	11th	89th	52%▼12
35	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	44	82	0.54	23	67	20:17	6th	97th	98%▲3.6
36	Teuvo TeravainenFCHI	CHI	43	82	0.52	15	58	17:04	4th	89th	13%▲8.6
37	Nick SchmaltzFUTA	UTA	43	82	0.52	20	63	18:35	87th	60th	94%▲4.4
38	Kirill MarchenkoFCBJ	CBJ	43	79	0.54	31	74	18:35	43rd	86th	98%▲7.4
39	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	43	62	0.69	27	70	20:54	85th	94th	100%
40	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	42	82	0.51	20	62	18:46	25th	92nd	98%▲1.4
41	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	42	82	0.51	26	68	18:09	49th	66th	97%▲7.2
42	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	42	79	0.53	39	81	20:30	98th	96th	99%
43	JJ PeterkaFBUF	BUF	41	77	0.53	27	68	18:11	42nd	43rd	75%▲37
44	William EklundFSJS	SJS	41	77	0.53	17	58	19:33	8th	77th	79%▲16
45	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	40	82	0.49	30	70	20:04	40th	97th	96%
46	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	40	77	0.52	42	82	19:29	91st	63rd	95%▲7.5
47	Logan CooleyFUTA	UTA	40	75	0.53	25	65	17:52	83rd	31st	94%▲9.3
48	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	39	82	0.48	45	84	19:31	68th	60th	99%▼0.8
49	Jared McCannFSEA	SEA	39	82	0.48	22	61	17:13	24th	61st	72%▲1.9
50	Jake GuentzelFTBL	TBL	39	80	0.49	41	80	20:00	88th	76th	100%
51	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	39	76	0.51	28	67	16:53	70th	83rd	84%▲7.1
52	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	39	69	0.57	24	63	15:48	88th	67th	93%▲7.5
53	Wyatt JohnstonFDAL	DAL	38	82	0.46	33	71	18:56	63rd	76th	100%▲0.9
54	Adrian KempeFLAK	LAK	38	81	0.47	35	73	19:09	90th	66th	97%▼0.6
55	Chandler StephensonFSEA	SEA	38	78	0.49	13	51	19:31	28th	79th	17%▲13
56	Patrick KaneFDET	DET	38	72	0.53	21	59	17:59	39th	63rd	80%▲0.9
57	Macklin CelebriniFSJS	SJS	38	70	0.54	25	63	19:47	8th	88th	100%▲1
58	Sean MonahanFCBJ	CBJ	38	54	0.70	19	57	19:01	48th	86th	19%▲13
59	Matvei MichkovFPHI	PHI	37	80	0.46	26	63	16:41	71st	20th	86%▲23
60	Dylan HollowayFSTL	STL	37	77	0.48	26	63	16:49	65th	39th	95%▲9.4
61	Pavel BuchnevichFSTL	STL	37	76	0.49	20	57	19:02	73rd	94th	36%▲7.6
62	Marco RossiFMIN	MIN	36	82	0.44	24	60	18:15	50th	81st	60%▲14
63	Aliaksei ProtasFWSH	WSH	36	76	0.47	30	66	16:27	61st	79th	59%▲33
64	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	36	75	0.48	38	74	18:14	70th	67th	96%▲9.3
65	Claude GirouxFOTT	OTT	35	81	0.43	15	50	18:12	60th	78th	30%▲20
66	Rickard RakellFPIT	PIT	35	81	0.43	35	70	19:18	36th	94th	83%▲11
67	Phillip DanaultFLAK	LAK	35	80	0.44	8	43	17:40	95th	40th	4.9%▲4.5
68	Jonathan MarchessaultFNSH	NSH	35	78	0.45	21	56	17:59	46th	70th	24%▼21
69	Seth JarvisFCAR	CAR	35	73	0.48	32	67	19:21	98th	79th	95%▲1.4
70	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	35	69	0.51	19	54	19:39	52nd	83rd	51%▲29
71	Matthew TkachukFFLA	FLA	35	52	0.67	22	57	18:14	95th	80th	100%▲2.6
72	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	34	82	0.41	36	70	17:29	72nd	56th	80%▲3.7
73	Jonathan HuberdeauFCGY	CGY	34	81	0.42	28	62	19:33	35th	61st	17%▲12
74	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	34	77	0.44	21	55	18:51	9th	94th	47%▲34
75	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	34	75	0.45	35	69	20:23	86th	84th	97%▲2.3
76	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	34	71	0.48	31	65	19:45	43rd	99th	85%▲2.5
77	Gabriel VilardiFWPG	WPG	34	71	0.48	27	61	18:08	79th	73rd	80%▲7.7
78	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	34	68	0.50	16	50	17:47	39th	74th	82%▲11
79	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	33	82	0.40	26	59	21:06	34th	90th	88%▼5.4
80	Pavel ZachaFBOS	BOS	33	82	0.40	14	47	19:04	54th	84th	78%▲13
81	Cole CaufieldFMTL	MTL	33	82	0.40	37	70	18:05	37th	92nd	100%▲1.2
82	Carter VerhaegheFFLA	FLA	33	81	0.41	20	53	17:52	96th	77th	72%
83	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	33	80	0.41	16	49	15:18	63rd	56th	22%▲18
84	Ryan McLeodFBUF	BUF	33	79	0.42	20	53	16:50	28th	67th	26%▲20
85	Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL	MTL	33	79	0.42	18	51	17:21	35th	93rd	100%▲1.5
86	Dylan GuentherFUTA	UTA	33	70	0.47	27	60	17:00	79th	32nd	99%▲1.7
87	Kent JohnsonFCBJ	CBJ	33	68	0.49	24	57	17:18	20th	89th	30%▲27
88	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	32	82	0.39	18	50	17:34	74th	54th	28%▲7.8
89	Nazem KadriFCGY	CGY	32	82	0.39	35	67	19:21	32nd	57th	71%▼9
90	Cole PerfettiFWPG	WPG	32	82	0.39	18	50	15:11	88th	27th	37%▲33
91	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	32	81	0.40	33	65	18:44	70th	86th	94%▲6.3
92	Anthony CirelliFTBL	TBL	32	80	0.40	27	59	18:41	92nd	75th	51%▲19
93	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	32	79	0.41	21	53	18:59	51st	91st	84%▲5
94	Jason ZuckerFBUF	BUF	32	73	0.44	21	53	16:00	39th	65th	23%▲17
95	Ryan StromeFANA	ANA	31	82	0.38	10	41	16:41	10th	94th	4.0%▲3.9
96	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	31	82	0.38	36	67	19:15	38th	81st	94%▼5.5
97	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	31	82	0.38	39	70	17:52	36th	77th	100%▲2.5
98	Dylan CozensFOTT	OTT	31	82	0.38	16	47	17:04	37th	22nd	90%▲3.9
99	Connor McMichaelFWSH	WSH	31	82	0.38	26	57	16:49	68th	82nd	34%▲27
100	Conor GarlandFVAN	VAN	31	81	0.38	19	50	18:39	54th	49th	10%▲7.4

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