NHL Assists per 60 Leaders 2017-18

Leaders: Assists per 60, 2017-18

1stMathew BarzalNYI · 1,457 TOI (min)2.59Share
2ndRyan GetzlafANA · 1,200 TOI (min)2.50Share
3rdBlake WheelerWPG · 1,641 TOI (min)2.49Share
4thJakub VoracekPHI · 1,595 TOI (min)2.44Share
5thClaude GirouxPHI · 1,670 TOI (min)2.44Share
6thSteven StamkosTBL · 1,464 TOI (min)2.42Share
7thDavid PerronVGK · 1,247 TOI (min)2.41Share
8thNathan MacKinnonCOL · 1,473 TOI (min)2.36Share
9thJosh BaileyNYI · 1,359 TOI (min)2.34Share
10thJohnny GaudreauCGY · 1,554 TOI (min)2.32Share

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Assists per 60 measures

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 per 60 minutes of ice time, all situations.

Rates settle faster than totals but need minutes: early in the season, low-minute players swing the most. A row needs at least 492 minutes to qualify, a bar that rises as the season goes on, so early leaders with a handful of games do not crowd the top.

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. In 2017-18, 601 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 0.89 and Mathew Barzal leads at 2.59.

Assists per 60 leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

StrengthAll situations 5-on-5 Power play Shorthanded

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

2017-18

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601 qualified

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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	A/60		A	GP	Pctl
1	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	2.59	1,457	63	82	100	80%▼1.2
2	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	2.50	1,200	50	56	100	—
3	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	2.49	1,641	68	81	100	—
4	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	2.44	1,595	65	82	100	—
5	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	2.44	1,670	68	82	99	32%▲0.9
6	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	2.42	1,464	59	78	99	95%▲0.7
7	David PerronFVGK	VGK	2.41	1,247	50	70	99	0.2%
8	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	2.36	1,473	58	74	99	100%
9	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	2.34	1,359	53	76	99	—
10	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	2.32	1,554	60	80	99	—
11	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	2.31	1,586	61	80	98	100%
12	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	2.28	1,341	51	68	98	65%▼2.8
13	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	2.27	1,767	67	82	98	100%
14	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	2.27	1,532	58	82	98	—
15	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	2.27	1,481	56	78	98	84%▼1
16	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	2.26	1,486	56	79	98	—
17	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	2.23	1,455	54	76	97	34%▼7.9
18	Henrik SedinFVAN	VAN	2.21	1,275	47	82	97	—
19	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	2.15	1,536	55	81	97	99%
20	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	2.14	1,348	48	77	97	19%
21	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	2.12	1,697	60	82	97	99%
22	Mark StoneFOTT	OTT	2.10	1,199	42	58	97	96%▲1.2
23	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	2.10	1,344	47	82	96	99%
24	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	2.02	1,631	55	81	96	96%▼1.6
25	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	1.95	1,171	38	67	96	99%▼0.6
26	Mikael GranlundFMIN	MIN	1.91	1,446	46	77	96	70%▲6.1
27	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	1.90	1,201	38	67	96	—
28	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	1.89	1,811	57	82	96	0.4%
29	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	1.88	1,593	50	81	95	—
30	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	1.86	1,674	52	78	95	96%▲0.6
31	Ryan SpoonerFNYR	NYR	1.86	902	28	59	95	—
32	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	1.83	1,473	45	82	95	100%
33	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	1.80	1,301	39	81	95	—
34	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	1.80	1,368	41	82	95	99%
35	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	1.79	1,974	59	82	94	0.1%
36	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	1.79	1,507	45	78	94	100%
37	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	1.79	1,241	37	60	94	98%▼0.6
38	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	1.78	1,385	41	82	94	12%▲0.9
39	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	1.78	1,655	49	82	94	69%▼1.3
40	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	1.77	1,325	39	82	94	4.9%
41	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	1.76	1,744	51	79	93	89%▼1.5
42	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	1.75	1,202	35	62	93	32%▲2
43	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	1.74	1,551	45	76	93	0.0%
44	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	1.73	1,350	39	67	93	100%
45	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	1.73	1,627	47	82	93	93%▼1.7
46	John TavaresFNYI	NYI	1.73	1,634	47	82	93	92%▼2.6
47	Thomas VanekFCBJ	CBJ	1.70	1,127	32	80	92	—
48	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	1.70	1,483	42	82	92	100%
49	Henrik ZetterbergFDET	DET	1.69	1,599	45	82	92	—
50	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	1.68	1,642	46	76	92	73%▼2.9