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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders

2019-20All situationsThrough 71 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 2019-20: Evgeni Malkin (PIT), 2.74 A/60.

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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders, 2019-20, All situations
#	Player	Team	A/60		A	GP
1	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	2.74	1,074	49	55	82%▲11
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	2.70	1,399	63	64	100%▲1.5
3	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	2.66	1,422	63	69	97%▼1.8
4	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	2.60	1,362	59	70	73%▲0.7
5	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	2.55	1,295	55	69	17%▲12
6	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	2.50	1,605	67	71	100%
7	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	2.43	1,283	52	68	100%
8	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	2.41	1,272	51	59	99%▲1.3
9	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	2.38	1,464	58	69	100%▲0.9
10	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	2.24	1,176	44	69	—
11	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	2.24	831	31	41	100%▲2.4
12	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	2.21	1,305	48	68	13%▲8.6
13	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	2.17	1,160	42	61	—
14	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	2.12	1,327	47	70	100%▲1.1
15	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	2.12	1,700	60	69	99%▲2.4
16	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	2.11	1,050	37	57	94%▼4.2
17	Tomas TatarFMTL	MTL	2.11	1,108	39	68	—
18	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	2.05	1,494	51	70	80%▲0.9
19	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	2.01	1,461	49	71	84%▲5
20	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	2.00	1,109	37	66	92%▲9.6
21	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	2.00	961	32	66	93%▲20
22	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	2.00	1,262	42	65	93%▲9.6
23	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	1.95	1,138	37	68	97%▲8.8
24	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	1.95	1,387	45	69	92%▲7.7
25	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	1.92	1,250	40	61	0.0%
26	Nikita GusevFNJD	NJD	1.92	970	31	66	—
27	Kailer YamamotoFEDM	EDM	1.92	469	15	27	0.2%
28	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	1.91	1,321	42	66	97%▲7
29	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	1.90	1,198	38	57	100%▲1
30	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	1.90	1,138	36	59	100%▲1
31	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	1.89	986	31	64	67%▼8.3
32	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	1.88	1,372	43	71	—
33	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	1.88	1,087	34	70	94%▲4.4
34	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	1.88	1,248	39	66	95%▲7.5
35	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	1.86	1,260	39	68	87%▼5.5
36	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	1.82	1,315	40	70	—
37	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	1.82	1,384	42	70	0.3%
38	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	1.81	1,488	45	68	100%
39	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	1.80	1,363	41	68	84%▲11
40	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	1.80	1,263	38	69	100%▲2.6
41	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	1.79	1,371	41	70	4.0%▲3.9
42	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	1.77	1,359	40	69	—
43	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	1.76	1,124	33	63	—
44	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	1.76	1,330	39	65	77%▲15
45	Tony DeAngeloDNYR	NYR	1.74	1,312	38	68	24%▲18
46	Taylor HallFARI	ARI	1.73	1,246	36	65	28%▲20
47	Adam GaudetteFVAN	VAN	1.72	731	21	59	0.1%
48	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	1.72	1,048	30	61	—
49	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	1.72	805	23	39	100%
50	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	1.71	1,548	44	71	99%
51	Andre BurakovskyFCOL	COL	1.70	882	25	58	5.6%▲5.4
52	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	1.69	1,173	33	71	93%▲7.5
53	Dylan StromeFCHI	CHI	1.69	925	26	58	83%▲11
54	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	1.68	1,503	42	68	99%▲1.4
55	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	1.67	1,473	41	70	0.5%
56	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	1.66	1,588	44	66	93%▲11
57	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	1.66	796	22	42	99%▲0.5
58	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	1.66	1,232	34	63	96%▲9.3
59	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	1.65	1,233	34	57	98%▲1.4
60	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	1.65	1,779	49	69	98%▼0.5
61	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	1.64	1,059	29	57	64%▼4.5
62	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	1.63	1,291	35	71	11%▲11
63	Anthony ManthaFDET	DET	1.62	812	22	43	52%▲15
64	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	1.62	1,368	37	69	9.2%▲7.2
65	David PerronFSTL	STL	1.61	1,300	35	71	0.2%
66	Max PaciorettyFVGK	VGK	1.60	1,272	34	71	—
67	Bryan RustFPIT	PIT	1.60	1,087	29	55	85%▲2.5
68	Patrik LaineFWPG	WPG	1.59	1,320	35	68	9.7%▲9.2
69	Jakub VranaFWSH	WSH	1.58	1,027	27	69	—
70	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	1.56	1,189	31	63	24%▲20
71	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	1.56	1,151	30	68	36%▲7.6
72	Ryan EllisDNSH	NSH	1.56	1,152	30	49	—
73	Vincent TrocheckFCAR	CAR	1.56	1,037	27	62	88%▼5.4
74	Matt DucheneFNSH	NSH	1.56	1,114	29	66	62%▼17
75	Mike HoffmanFFLA	FLA	1.55	1,162	30	69	—
76	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	1.54	1,323	34	70	99%▲6.8
77	Dominik KahunFBUF	BUF	1.53	744	19	56	—
78	Jason SpezzaFTOR	TOR	1.53	628	16	58	—
79	Phillip DanaultFMTL	MTL	1.52	1,338	34	71	4.9%▲4.5
80	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	1.51	1,149	29	68	—
81	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	1.51	1,311	33	71	28%▲7.8
82	Rocco GrimaldiFNSH	NSH	1.51	835	21	66	—
83	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	1.50	1,321	33	69	22%▲19
84	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	1.49	1,131	28	66	—
85	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	1.49	1,373	34	56	95%
86	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	1.48	1,093	27	63	99%▲1.7
87	Pierre-Luc DuboisFCBJ	CBJ	1.48	1,255	31	70	42%▲33
88	Ilya MikheyevFTOR	TOR	1.48	607	15	39	8.3%▲6.8
89	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	1.48	1,135	28	71	100%▲0.5
90	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	1.47	1,310	32	69	30%▲20
91	Derick BrassardFNYI	NYI	1.46	904	22	66	—
92	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	1.43	963	23	52	—
93	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	1.43	1,094	26	47	84%▲12
94	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	1.42	1,141	27	70	100%▲2.1
95	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	1.41	1,700	40	69	—
96	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	1.41	1,660	39	71	32%▲31
97	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	1.40	1,539	36	67	50%▲34
98	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	1.40	1,497	35	71	99%▲1.1
99	Jordan EberleFNYI	NYI	1.39	1,033	24	58	30%▲2.7
100	Ryan DzingelFCAR	CAR	1.39	906	21	64	—

Minimum sample: 426 minutes (it scales with games played). 286 below the minimum are hidden.

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