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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders

2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games

This board ranks skaters by assists per 60 minutes of ice time in all situations, so a fourth-liner who plays 9 minutes is compared fairly with a top-pair defenseman who plays 25. Players under the minimum-minutes cutoff are hidden.

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. Rates surface low-minute players who already produce; they are the ones to grab when an injury opens up ice time.

Leader in 2025-26: Nikita Kucherov (TBL), 3.34 A/60.

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

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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	A/60		A	GP
1	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	3.34	1,545	86	76	93rd	87th	100%
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	2.87	1,885	90	82	87th	98th	100%▲1.5
3	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	2.68	1,590	71	77	39th	91st	100%▲1.1
4	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	2.65	1,402	62	65	81st	90th	100%
5	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	2.56	985	42	56	68th	63rd	82%▲11
6	Mikko RantanenFDAL	DAL	2.56	1,291	55	64	83rd	90th	99%▲0.5
7	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	2.53	1,707	72	82	65th	99th	100%▲0.5
8	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	2.49	1,781	74	80	99th	96th	100%▲0.9
9	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	2.41	1,569	63	74	97th	97th	99%▲1.4
10	Macklin CelebriniFSJS	SJS	2.40	1,748	70	82	24th	89th	100%▲1
11	Clayton KellerFUTA	UTA	2.38	1,565	62	82	88th	87th	100%▲2.1
12	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	2.34	1,153	45	60	96th	93rd	93%▲9.6
13	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	2.33	1,262	49	65	13th	81st	99%▼0.8
14	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	2.31	1,300	50	61	52nd	75th	100%
15	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	2.28	1,763	67	82	45th	95th	99%
16	Matthew TkachukFFLA	FLA	2.22	567	21	31	70th	77th	100%▲2.6
17	Martin NecasFCOL	COL	2.22	1,677	62	78	99th	95th	100%▲1.8
18	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	2.19	2,024	74	82	86th	96th	100%
19	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	2.18	1,018	37	60	96th	71st	100%▲2
20	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	2.13	1,100	39	59	81st	79th	51%▲29
21	Shayne GostisbehereDCAR	CAR	2.10	1,058	37	55	95th	34th	96%▲16
22	Mitch MarnerFVGK	VGK	2.08	1,617	56	81	94th	78th	99%▲1.3
23	Patrick KaneFDET	DET	2.07	1,186	41	67	44th	84th	80%▲0.9
24	Artemi PanarinFLAK	LAK	2.07	1,626	56	78	39th	77th	97%▼1.8
25	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	2.06	1,308	45	68	50th	97th	100%▲2.4
26	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	2.05	1,549	53	79	93rd	99th	99%▲1.2
27	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	2.04	1,119	38	61	75th	72nd	47%▲34
28	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	2.03	1,504	51	80	34th	96th	96%▲10
29	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	2.03	1,949	66	82	50th	56th	99%▲3.1
30	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	2.03	1,300	44	55	30th	71st	99%▲6.8
31	Ivan DemidovFMTL	MTL	2.03	1,271	43	82	49th	55th	91%▲22
32	Quinn HughesDMIN	MIN	2.02	2,053	69	74	41st	78th	100%
33	Nikolaj EhlersFCAR	CAR	1.98	1,361	45	82	94th	73rd	93%▲7.5
34	Luke EvangelistaFNSH	NSH	1.96	1,346	44	81	32nd	92nd	70%▲23
35	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	1.92	1,217	39	64	75th	93rd	93%▲20
36	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	1.91	1,539	49	82	52nd	82nd	97%▲11
37	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	1.90	1,673	53	81	30th	89th	84%▲11
38	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	1.90	1,864	59	75	99th	95th	100%▲1
39	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	1.89	919	29	53	86th	90th	84%▲7.1
40	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	1.88	1,440	45	69	3rd	92nd	98%▲3.6
41	Matt DucheneFDAL	DAL	1.85	941	29	57	81st	52nd	62%▼17
42	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	1.84	1,661	51	82	84th	87th	100%
43	Jake GuentzelFTBL	TBL	1.83	1,640	50	81	91st	70th	100%
44	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	1.81	1,621	49	80	96th	62nd	99%▲0.8
45	Josh NorrisFBUF	BUF	1.81	697	21	44	75th	78th	39%▲32
46	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	1.80	1,764	53	82	45th	95th	99%▲1.1
47	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	1.78	1,683	50	69	40th	87th	97%▲6.2
48	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	1.78	1,652	49	81	39th	99th	84%▲5
49	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	1.77	1,996	59	75	70th	82nd	100%
50	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	1.77	1,862	55	77	64th	66th	100%▲1
51	Marcus JohanssonFMIN	MIN	1.76	1,157	34	75	65th	90th	0.7%
52	Brad MarchandFFLA	FLA	1.76	922	27	52	70th	85th	73%▲0.7
53	Kaapo KakkoFSEA	SEA	1.75	927	27	65	12th	56th	18%▲16
54	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	1.74	1,342	39	79	94th	98th	97%▲8.8
55	Zach BensonFBUF	BUF	1.74	1,033	30	65	59th	54th	56%▲44
56	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	1.74	1,517	44	82	38th	82nd	100%▲2.5
57	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	1.74	1,657	48	73	91st	88th	99%▲3.2
58	Matthew KniesFTOR	TOR	1.74	1,485	43	79	13th	81st	95%▲14
59	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	1.73	1,770	51	75	63rd	87th	95%
60	Viktor ArvidssonFBOS	BOS	1.73	1,007	29	69	38th	74th	33%▲23
61	Ivan BarbashevFVGK	VGK	1.71	1,332	38	82	98th	95th	68%▲27
62	Leo CarlssonFANA	ANA	1.70	1,341	38	70	75th	80th	94%▲11
63	Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL	MTL	1.70	1,520	43	82	63rd	96th	100%▲1.5
64	Ryan McLeodFBUF	BUF	1.68	1,427	40	81	61st	56th	26%▲20
65	John CarlsonDANA	ANA	1.68	1,644	46	71	57th	62nd	99%▲2.4
66	Will SmithFSJS	SJS	1.67	1,255	35	69	28th	86th	95%▲23
67	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	1.67	1,470	41	77	80th	88th	92%▲9.6
68	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	1.67	1,150	32	63	92nd	79th	95%▲7.5
69	Kirill MarchenkoFCBJ	CBJ	1.67	1,440	40	76	75th	80th	98%▲7.4
70	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	1.66	1,371	38	79	96th	53rd	97%▲7.2
71	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	1.65	1,961	54	77	81st	95th	99%▲4.3
72	Matt BoldyFMIN	MIN	1.65	1,563	43	76	72nd	98th	100%
73	Brandon HagelFTBL	TBL	1.63	1,403	38	71	92nd	86th	99%▲1.4
74	Trevor ZegrasFPHI	PHI	1.62	1,516	41	81	80th	77th	86%▲18
75	Dylan StromeFWSH	WSH	1.62	1,443	39	80	53rd	56th	83%▲11
76	Dylan HollowayFSTL	STL	1.62	1,077	29	59	70th	60th	95%▲9.4
77	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	1.61	1,377	37	67	31st	73rd	88%▼5.4
78	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	1.61	1,491	40	82	11th	70th	96%▲9.3
79	Pavel ZachaFBOS	BOS	1.60	1,314	35	78	48th	83rd	78%▲13
80	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	1.58	797	21	60	79th	56th	22%▲18
81	Marco RossiFVAN	VAN	1.58	874	23	50	8th	63rd	60%▲14
82	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	1.58	1,559	41	81	69th	83rd	100%▲1.3
83	J.T. MillerFNYR	NYR	1.58	1,370	36	68	30th	94th	92%▲7.7
84	William EklundFSJS	SJS	1.58	1,446	38	78	21st	70th	79%▲16
85	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	1.57	1,372	36	72	84th	89th	77%▲15
86	Claude GirouxFOTT	OTT	1.57	1,337	35	82	92nd	75th	30%▲20
87	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	1.56	1,693	44	81	36th	90th	98%▲1.4
88	Andrew CoppFDET	DET	1.56	1,309	34	79	40th	70th	9.2%▲7.8
89	Beckett SenneckeFANA	ANA	1.55	1,431	37	82	59th	59th	94%▲14
90	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	1.55	1,895	49	78	83rd	89th	98%▲5.2
91	Taylor HallFCAR	CAR	1.55	1,162	30	80	98th	23rd	28%▲20
92	Matvei MichkovFPHI	PHI	1.55	1,202	31	81	82nd	38th	86%▲23
93	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	1.54	623	16	33	88th	49th	93%▲11
94	Jimmy SnuggerudFSTL	STL	1.54	1,169	30	70	73rd	68th	80%▲46
95	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	1.54	1,403	36	74	2nd	94th	87%▼5.5
96	Charlie CoyleFCBJ	CBJ	1.54	1,484	38	82	72nd	82nd	49%▼11
97	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	1.53	1,727	44	78	71st	82nd	98%▼0.9
98	Gabriel VilardiFWPG	WPG	1.52	1,537	39	82	46th	83rd	80%▲7.7
99	Seth JarvisFCAR	CAR	1.52	1,340	34	71	92nd	99th	95%▲1.4
100	Tyler ToffoliFSJS	SJS	1.52	1,183	30	79	21st	65th	38%▼18

Minimum sample: 498 minutes (it scales with games played). 324 below the minimum are hidden.

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