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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders

2017-18All situationsThrough 82 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 2017-18: Mathew Barzal (NYI), 2.59 A/60.

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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	A/60		A	GP
1	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	2.59	1,457	63	82	84%▲11
2	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	2.50	1,200	50	56	—
3	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	2.49	1,641	68	81	—
4	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	2.44	1,595	65	82	—
5	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	2.44	1,670	68	82	30%▲20
6	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	2.42	1,464	59	78	94%▼4.2
7	David PerronFVGK	VGK	2.41	1,247	50	70	0.2%
8	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	2.36	1,473	58	74	100%▲0.9
9	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	2.34	1,359	53	76	—
10	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	2.32	1,554	60	80	—
11	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	2.31	1,586	61	80	100%
12	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	2.28	1,341	51	68	73%▲0.7
13	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	2.27	1,767	67	82	100%▲1.5
14	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	2.27	1,532	58	82	—
15	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	2.27	1,481	56	78	82%▲11
16	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	2.26	1,486	56	79	—
17	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	2.23	1,455	54	76	28%▲20
18	Henrik SedinFVAN	VAN	2.21	1,275	47	82	—
19	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	2.15	1,536	55	81	99%▲0.5
20	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	2.14	1,348	48	77	24%▼21
21	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	2.12	1,697	60	82	100%▲2.4
22	Mark StoneFOTT	OTT	2.10	1,199	42	58	93%▲9.6
23	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	2.10	1,344	47	82	99%▲1.3
24	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	2.02	1,631	55	81	97%▼1.8
25	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	1.95	1,171	38	67	99%▲1.7
26	Mikael GranlundFMIN	MIN	1.91	1,446	46	77	52%▼12
27	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	1.90	1,201	38	67	—
28	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	1.89	1,811	57	82	0.5%
29	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	1.88	1,593	50	81	—
30	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	1.86	1,674	52	78	96%▲16
31	Ryan SpoonerFNYR	NYR	1.86	902	28	59	—
32	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	1.83	1,473	45	82	100%▲1.1
33	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	1.80	1,301	39	81	—
34	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	1.80	1,368	41	82	99%▼0.8
35	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	1.79	1,974	59	82	0.2%
36	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	1.79	1,507	45	78	100%
37	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	1.79	1,241	37	60	99%
38	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	1.78	1,385	41	82	13%▲8.6
39	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	1.78	1,655	49	82	80%▲0.9
40	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	1.77	1,325	39	82	4.9%▲4
41	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	1.76	1,744	51	79	97%▲7
42	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	1.75	1,202	35	62	11%▲11
43	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	1.74	1,551	45	76	0.0%
44	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	1.73	1,350	39	67	99%▲1.4
45	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	1.73	1,627	47	82	96%
46	John TavaresFNYI	NYI	1.73	1,634	47	82	96%▲9.3
47	Thomas VanekFCBJ	CBJ	1.70	1,127	32	80	—
48	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	1.70	1,483	42	82	100%▲2.1
49	Henrik ZetterbergFDET	DET	1.69	1,599	45	82	—
50	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	1.68	1,642	46	76	76%▼5.1
51	Erik KarlssonDOTT	OTT	1.67	1,899	53	71	95%
52	Joe PavelskiFSJS	SJS	1.67	1,579	44	82	—
53	Tyson BarrieDCOL	COL	1.67	1,543	43	68	—
54	Kyle TurrisFNSH	NSH	1.66	1,263	35	76	—
55	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	1.64	1,650	45	82	—
56	Evan RodriguesFBUF	BUF	1.62	669	18	48	8.3%▲6.5
57	Jake DeBruskFBOS	BOS	1.61	1,006	27	70	49%▼20
58	Danton HeinenFBOS	BOS	1.61	1,157	31	77	0.0%
59	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	1.60	1,384	37	74	0.1%
60	Joe ThorntonFSJS	SJS	1.60	862	23	47	—
61	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	1.60	1,575	42	82	17%▲12
62	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	1.60	1,465	39	79	—
63	Derek StepanFARI	ARI	1.60	1,580	42	82	—
64	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	1.59	2,070	55	82	50%▼14
65	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	1.59	1,244	33	64	—
66	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	1.59	1,625	43	82	22%▲18
67	Max DomiFARI	ARI	1.58	1,370	36	82	5.8%▲4.6
68	Kevin LabancFSJS	SJS	1.57	1,105	29	77	—
69	Jordan EberleFNYI	NYI	1.57	1,302	34	81	30%▲2.7
70	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	1.57	1,111	29	74	36%▲7.6
71	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	1.56	2,032	53	82	99%▲2.4
72	Vinnie HinostrozaFCHI	CHI	1.56	691	18	50	0.0%
73	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	1.56	1,617	42	82	28%▲7.8
74	Daniel SedinFVAN	VAN	1.55	1,237	32	81	—
75	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	1.55	1,124	29	62	99%
76	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	1.55	1,398	36	78	99%▲1.2
77	Justin WilliamsFCAR	CAR	1.54	1,360	35	82	—
78	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	1.53	1,213	31	79	98%▲5.2
79	Jake GardinerDTOR	TOR	1.53	1,847	47	82	—
80	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	1.52	1,771	45	82	9.2%▲7.2
81	Corey PerryFANA	ANA	1.52	1,262	32	71	7.4%▲5.9
82	Tyler BozakFTOR	TOR	1.52	1,267	32	81	—
83	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	1.51	952	24	56	0.1%
84	Vincent TrocheckFFLA	FLA	1.51	1,752	44	82	88%▼5.4
85	J.T. MillerFTBL	TBL	1.50	1,396	35	82	92%▲7.7
86	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	1.50	1,080	27	64	—
87	Oliver BjorkstrandFCBJ	CBJ	1.48	1,172	29	82	20%
88	Paul StastnyFWPG	WPG	1.48	1,501	37	82	—
89	Tyler BertuzziFDET	DET	1.48	691	17	48	62%▼3.5
90	Mats ZuccarelloFNYR	NYR	1.47	1,514	37	80	51%▲29
91	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	1.46	1,355	33	77	0.5%
92	Michael CammalleriFEDM	EDM	1.45	909	22	66	—
93	Nick BjugstadFFLA	FLA	1.45	1,240	30	82	0.1%
94	Alex GalchenyukFMTL	MTL	1.44	1,331	32	82	—
95	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	1.44	1,085	26	62	64%▼4.5
96	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	1.44	1,337	32	82	97%▲2.3
97	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	1.43	2,008	48	82	—
98	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	1.43	1,382	33	74	19%▲13
99	Charlie CoyleFMIN	MIN	1.43	1,091	26	66	49%▼11
100	David DesharnaisFNYR	NYR	1.42	927	22	71	—

Minimum sample: 492 minutes (it scales with games played). 289 below the minimum are hidden.

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