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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders

2018-19All situationsThrough 84 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 2018-19: Nikita Kucherov (TBL), 3.19 A/60.

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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders, 2018-19, All situations
#	Player	Team	A/60		A	GP
1	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	3.19	1,637	87	82	100%
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	2.53	1,781	75	78	100%▲1.5
3	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	2.51	1,625	68	82	99%▲1.3
4	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	2.51	1,698	71	82	—
5	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	2.48	1,550	64	79	73%▲0.7
6	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	2.41	1,546	62	82	17%▲12
7	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	2.40	650	26	33	28%▲20
8	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	2.39	1,279	51	68	82%▲11
9	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	2.35	1,658	65	79	100%▲2.4
10	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	2.35	1,200	47	65	—
11	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	2.30	1,646	63	82	—
12	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	2.26	1,569	59	79	97%▼1.8
13	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	2.25	1,469	55	82	13%▲8.6
14	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	2.24	1,474	55	82	—
15	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	2.22	1,432	53	81	—
16	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	2.18	1,542	56	74	99%▲0.5
17	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	2.17	1,822	66	81	80%▲0.9
18	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	2.15	1,759	63	82	30%▲20
19	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	2.14	1,428	51	76	—
20	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	2.12	1,501	53	82	94%▼4.2
21	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	2.08	1,238	43	66	100%▲1.1
22	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	2.07	1,363	47	64	0.0%
23	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	2.06	1,574	54	77	99%▲1.4
24	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	2.05	1,495	51	79	95%▲7.5
25	Kevin LabancFSJS	SJS	2.04	1,150	39	82	—
26	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	2.00	1,833	61	82	97%▲7
27	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	1.95	1,596	52	80	—
28	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	1.95	2,058	67	82	50%▼14
29	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	1.94	1,298	42	53	95%
30	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	1.94	774	25	51	97%▲11
31	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	1.94	1,486	48	78	19%▲13
32	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	1.92	1,652	53	82	99%▲1.2
33	Paul StastnyFVGK	VGK	1.92	905	29	50	—
34	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	1.92	1,812	58	82	100%▲0.9
35	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	1.92	1,564	50	80	—
36	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	1.90	1,456	46	78	—
37	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	1.89	1,623	51	81	43%▲4.7
38	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	1.86	1,385	43	70	—
39	J.T. MillerFTBL	TBL	1.85	1,100	34	75	92%▲7.7
40	Max DomiFMTL	MTL	1.85	1,425	44	82	5.8%▲4.6
41	Joe ThorntonFSJS	SJS	1.85	1,135	35	73	—
42	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	1.83	1,408	43	80	100%▲2.6
43	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	1.81	1,891	57	78	—
44	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	1.80	1,470	44	82	84%▲11
45	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	1.78	1,852	55	82	100%
46	Mats ZuccarelloFDAL	DAL	1.76	953	28	48	51%▲29
47	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	1.76	1,294	38	71	87%▼5.5
48	Dylan StromeFCHI	CHI	1.76	1,260	37	78	83%▲11
49	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	1.74	1,380	40	82	—
50	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	1.73	1,840	53	82	—
51	Travis BoydFWSH	WSH	1.73	521	15	53	—
52	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	1.73	1,702	49	82	84%▲5
53	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	1.71	1,506	43	81	—
54	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	1.71	1,262	36	68	99%
55	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	1.71	1,440	41	81	4.9%▲4.5
56	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	1.71	2,005	57	80	99%▲2.4
57	Matt DucheneFCBJ	CBJ	1.70	1,375	39	73	62%▼17
58	Chris TierneyFOTT	OTT	1.70	1,379	39	81	—
59	Mikkel BoedkerFOTT	OTT	1.69	996	28	71	—
60	Andrew ShawFMTL	MTL	1.68	1,003	28	63	—
61	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	1.67	1,506	42	82	0.1%
62	Kevin HayesFWPG	WPG	1.66	1,298	36	71	0.0%
63	Sam ReinhartFBUF	BUF	1.66	1,555	43	82	99%
64	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	1.66	1,338	37	72	28%▲7.8
65	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	1.66	1,701	47	82	22%▲19
66	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	1.65	1,896	52	82	76%▼5.1
67	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	1.64	953	26	64	0.1%
68	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	1.63	1,324	36	78	82%▼8
69	Gustav NyquistFSJS	SJS	1.61	1,419	38	81	0.0%
70	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	1.60	1,723	46	82	0.3%
71	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	1.60	1,465	39	77	84%▲3.2
72	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	1.59	1,544	41	73	50%▲32
73	Tyson BarrieDCOL	COL	1.59	1,699	45	78	—
74	Dustin ByfuglienDWPG	WPG	1.58	1,023	27	42	—
75	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	1.58	1,594	42	70	93%▲11
76	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	1.57	915	24	70	93%▲20
77	Mikael GranlundFNSH	NSH	1.57	1,449	38	79	52%▼12
78	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	1.57	1,565	41	82	96%▲9.3
79	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	1.57	1,531	40	77	93%▲9.6
80	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	1.57	1,686	44	82	98%▲1.4
81	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	1.56	1,304	34	67	—
82	Alex TuchFVGK	VGK	1.55	1,238	32	74	94%▼5.5
83	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	1.54	1,793	46	82	99%
84	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	1.53	1,371	35	81	0.5%
85	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	1.51	713	18	40	94%▲4.4
86	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	1.51	1,352	34	74	—
87	Tomas TatarFMTL	MTL	1.51	1,313	33	80	—
88	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	1.50	1,398	35	76	10%▲1
89	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	1.49	1,648	41	82	77%▲15
90	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	1.48	1,660	41	76	96%
91	Antoine RousselFVAN	VAN	1.48	894	22	65	—
92	Nick RitchieFANA	ANA	1.47	900	22	60	—
93	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	1.46	1,770	43	80	9.2%▲7.2
94	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	1.45	1,451	35	82	100%▲2.5
95	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	1.45	1,700	41	70	83%▼12
96	Erik GustafssonDCHI	CHI	1.45	1,784	43	79	3.2%▲3.2
97	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	1.44	1,249	30	69	97%▲2.3
98	Mikko KoivuFMIN	MIN	1.43	878	21	48	—
99	Zach PariseFMIN	MIN	1.43	1,381	33	74	—
100	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	1.43	838	20	54	99%▼0.8

Minimum sample: 504 minutes (it scales with games played). 313 below the minimum are hidden.

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