NHL Assists Leaders 2017-18

Leaders: Assists, 2017-18

1stClaude GirouxPHI · 82 GP68Share
2ndBlake WheelerWPG · 81 GP68Share
3rdConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP67Share
4thJakub VoracekPHI · 82 GP65Share
5thMathew BarzalNYI · 82 GP63Share
6thNikita KucherovTBL · 80 GP61Share
7thSidney CrosbyPIT · 82 GP60Share
8thJohnny GaudreauCGY · 80 GP60Share
9thJohn KlingbergDAL · 82 GP59Share
10thSteven StamkosTBL · 78 GP59Share

The full ranked table, with filters, follows.

What Assists measures

This board ranks every NHL skater by total assists this season, regular season only. Total assists this season, all situations.

Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.

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. Assists are a standard category and pile up for players on the top power-play unit. A defenseman racking up assists is usually on PP1; check the power-play points board to confirm. In 2017-18, 890 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Claude Giroux leads at 68.

Assists 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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890 qualified

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NHL Assists Leaders, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS		Pctl
1	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	68	82	0.83	34	102	20:22	100	32%▲0.9
2	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	68	81	0.84	23	91	20:15	100	—
3	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	67	82	0.82	41	108	21:33	100	100%
4	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	65	82	0.79	20	85	19:27	100	—
5	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	63	82	0.77	22	85	17:46	100	80%▼1.2
6	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	61	80	0.76	39	100	19:49	99	100%
7	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	60	82	0.73	29	89	20:41	99	99%
8	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	60	80	0.75	24	84	19:25	99	—
9	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	59	82	0.72	8	67	24:04	99	0.1%
10	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	59	78	0.76	27	86	18:46	99	95%▲0.7
11	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	58	82	0.71	34	92	18:41	99	—
12	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	58	74	0.78	39	97	19:54	99	100%
13	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	57	82	0.70	35	92	22:05	99	0.4%
14	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	56	79	0.71	27	83	18:49	98	—
15	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	56	78	0.72	42	98	18:59	98	84%▼1
16	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	55	82	0.67	12	67	25:15	98	44%▼2.7
17	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	55	81	0.68	29	84	18:58	98	99%
18	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	55	81	0.68	27	82	20:08	98	96%▼1.6
19	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	54	76	0.71	39	93	19:09	98	34%▼7.9
20	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	53	82	0.65	15	68	24:47	98	98%
21	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	53	76	0.70	18	71	17:53	98	—
22	Erik KarlssonDOTT	OTT	53	71	0.75	9	62	26:44	98	95%
23	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	52	78	0.67	13	65	21:27	98	96%▲0.6
24	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	51	79	0.65	27	78	22:04	97	89%▼1.5
25	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	51	68	0.75	34	85	19:43	97	65%▼2.8
26	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	50	82	0.61	10	60	26:50	97	18%▼1.9
27	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	50	81	0.62	21	71	19:40	97	—
28	David PerronFVGK	VGK	50	70	0.71	16	66	17:49	97	0.2%
29	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	50	56	0.89	11	61	21:26	97	—
30	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	49	82	0.60	27	76	20:11	97	69%▼1.3
31	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	48	82	0.59	8	56	24:29	97	—
32	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	48	77	0.62	27	75	17:30	97	19%
33	Henrik SedinFVAN	VAN	47	82	0.57	3	50	15:33	96	—
34	Jake GardinerDTOR	TOR	47	82	0.57	5	52	22:32	96	—
35	John TavaresFNYI	NYI	47	82	0.57	37	84	19:56	96	92%▼2.6
36	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	47	82	0.57	16	63	19:51	96	93%▼1.7
37	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	47	82	0.57	22	69	16:23	96	99%
38	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	46	77	0.60	17	63	25:51	96	84%▼1
39	Mikael GranlundFMIN	MIN	46	77	0.60	21	67	18:47	96	70%▲6.1
40	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	46	76	0.61	6	52	21:36	96	73%▼2.9
41	Henrik ZetterbergFDET	DET	45	82	0.55	11	56	19:30	95	—
42	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	27	72	20:08	95	—
43	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	45	82	0.55	31	76	21:36	95	8.3%
44	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	45	82	0.55	35	80	17:58	95	100%
45	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	45	78	0.58	6	51	26:47	95	—
46	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	45	78	0.58	25	70	19:19	95	100%
47	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	45	76	0.59	14	59	20:24	95	0.0%
48	Joe PavelskiFSJS	SJS	44	82	0.54	22	66	19:15	95	—
49	Vincent TrocheckFFLA	FLA	44	82	0.54	31	75	21:22	95	82%▼3
50	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	43	82	0.52	36	79	19:49	94	17%▼1.7