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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders

2020-21All situationsThrough 57 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 2020-21: Connor McDavid (EDM), 3.48 A/60.

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NHL Assists per 60 Leaders, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	A/60		A	GP
1	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	3.48	1,241	72	56	100%▲1.5
2	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	2.98	825	41	42	97%▼1.8
3	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	2.76	977	45	48	100%▲0.9
4	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	2.56	1,243	53	56	100%
5	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	2.47	874	36	51	—
6	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	2.46	1,245	51	56	80%▲0.9
7	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	2.43	1,013	41	55	17%▲12
8	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	2.39	1,002	40	53	73%▲0.7
9	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	2.29	1,048	40	55	93%▲9.6
10	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	2.29	1,233	47	55	99%▲1.3
11	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	2.28	897	34	53	—
12	David PerronFSTL	STL	2.25	1,039	39	56	0.2%
13	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	2.25	748	28	41	84%▲7.1
14	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	2.23	430	16	21	99%▲1.4
15	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	2.23	1,023	38	55	—
16	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	2.15	1,174	42	56	99%
17	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	2.09	1,036	36	52	99%▲0.5
18	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	2.06	701	24	42	51%▲29
19	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	2.05	1,023	35	56	4.0%▲3.9
20	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	2.05	585	20	33	82%▲11
21	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	2.03	1,122	38	55	100%▲2.4
22	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	2.03	917	31	50	—
23	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	2.02	1,070	36	44	100%▲1
24	Jason SpezzaFTOR	TOR	2.01	596	20	54	—
25	Tyson BarrieDEDM	EDM	2.00	1,198	40	56	—
26	Anthony DuclairFFLA	FLA	1.96	674	22	43	3.3%▲3
27	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	1.95	861	28	51	100%
28	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	1.94	960	31	55	0.1%
29	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	1.89	795	25	47	93%▲7.5
30	Max PaciorettyFVGK	VGK	1.88	861	27	48	—
31	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	1.88	893	28	48	100%▲1.1
32	Andre BurakovskyFCOL	COL	1.88	800	25	53	5.6%▲5.4
33	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	1.87	1,186	37	56	0.5%
34	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	1.87	740	23	46	97%▲11
35	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	1.85	1,359	42	55	99%▲6.8
36	Conor GarlandFARI	ARI	1.84	878	27	49	10%▲7.4
37	Kasperi KapanenFPIT	PIT	1.83	621	19	40	9.2%▲9
38	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	1.83	1,047	32	50	97%▲7
39	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	1.83	1,019	31	56	96%▲9.3
40	Vincent TrocheckFCAR	CAR	1.82	857	26	47	88%▼5.4
41	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	1.82	1,090	33	56	99%▲1.2
42	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	1.80	1,135	34	56	100%
43	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	1.79	1,277	38	56	100%
44	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	1.78	1,078	32	54	50%▲32
45	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	1.78	708	21	44	0.5%
46	Jared McCannFPIT	PIT	1.78	607	18	43	72%▲1.9
47	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	1.77	847	25	51	99%▼0.8
48	Martin NecasFCAR	CAR	1.77	916	27	53	100%▲1.8
49	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	1.77	679	20	41	—
50	Jordan GreenwayFMIN	MIN	1.76	885	26	56	0.3%
51	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	1.75	1,031	30	56	—
52	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	1.74	345	10	21	13%▲8.6
53	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	1.74	795	23	50	92%▲9.6
54	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	1.71	945	27	54	—
55	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	1.71	1,195	34	53	91%▲28
56	James van RiemsdykFPHI	PHI	1.68	926	26	56	0.3%
57	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	1.68	713	20	39	99%▲1.7
58	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	1.68	1,356	38	55	47%▼16
59	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	1.68	965	27	55	97%▲8.8
60	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	1.67	1,111	31	53	92%▲7.7
61	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	1.66	1,012	28	54	36%▲7.6
62	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	1.66	978	27	54	30%▲20
63	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	1.65	1,237	34	52	99%▲2.4
64	Justin SchultzDWSH	WSH	1.65	875	24	46	—
65	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	1.63	1,030	28	55	84%▲11
66	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	1.63	958	26	55	24%▼21
67	Jack RoslovicFCBJ	CBJ	1.63	811	22	48	34%▲26
68	Trevor ZegrasFANA	ANA	1.62	370	10	24	86%▲18
69	Tomas TatarFMTL	MTL	1.60	749	20	50	—
70	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	1.60	1,352	36	54	93%▲11
71	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	1.59	1,017	27	56	100%▲2.6
72	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	1.59	793	21	55	80%▲3.7
73	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	1.59	870	23	45	9.2%▲7.2
74	Oliver BjorkstrandFCBJ	CBJ	1.58	986	26	56	20%
75	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	1.57	1,150	30	51	0.0%
76	Tyler BozakFSTL	STL	1.56	462	12	31	—
77	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	1.56	925	24	52	22%▲18
78	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	1.55	1,162	30	56	84%▲5
79	Tom WilsonFWSH	WSH	1.54	777	20	47	94%▲6.3
80	Marcus FolignoFMIN	MIN	1.54	584	15	39	4.2%▲3.4
81	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	1.54	1,250	32	55	84%▲12
82	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	1.53	1,018	26	56	100%▲0.5
83	Mike ReillyDBOS	BOS	1.53	1,060	27	55	0.1%
84	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	1.52	984	25	54	—
85	Filip ChytilFNYR	NYR	1.51	555	14	42	6.4%▲6.3
86	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	1.51	1,114	28	56	43%▲4.7
87	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	1.51	1,194	30	54	93%▼7.2
88	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	1.51	957	24	50	84%▲3.2
89	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	1.49	966	24	56	—
90	Joe ThorntonFTOR	TOR	1.49	604	15	44	—
91	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	1.49	887	22	52	94%▲4.4
92	Sam BennettFFLA	FLA	1.47	692	17	48	84%▲4.3
93	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	1.47	694	17	38	94%▼4.2
94	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	1.47	1,187	29	54	32%▲31
95	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	1.46	1,065	26	56	—
96	Patric HornqvistFFLA	FLA	1.46	738	18	44	—
97	Taylor HallFBOS	BOS	1.46	947	23	53	28%▲20
98	Mike HoffmanFSTL	STL	1.46	783	19	52	—
99	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	1.45	1,115	27	48	9.0%▲8.6
100	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	1.45	1,032	25	56	95%▲7.5

Minimum sample: 342 minutes (it scales with games played). 312 below the minimum are hidden.

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