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NHL Assists Leaders: Detroit Red Wings
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Dylan Larkin (DET) leads NHL skaters with 47 assists for the Detroit Red Wings in 2017-18, ahead of 
Henrik Zetterberg (DET) (45).
Leaders: Assists, Detroit Red Wings, 2017-18
- 1stDylan LarkinDET · 82 GP47
- 2ndHenrik ZetterbergDET · 82 GP45
3rdMike GreenDET · 66 GP25
4thAnthony ManthaDET · 80 GP24
5thNiklas KronwallDET · 79 GP23
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, 24 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 15 and Dylan Larkin leads at 47.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan LarkinFDET | DET | 47 | 82 | 0.57 | 16 | 63 | 93%▼1.7 |
| 2 | Henrik ZetterbergFDET | DET | 45 | 82 | 0.55 | 11 | 56 | — |
| 3 | Mike GreenDDET | DET | 25 | 66 | 0.38 | 8 | 33 | — |
| 4 | Anthony ManthaFDET | DET | 24 | 80 | 0.30 | 24 | 48 | 32%▼6.4 |
| 5 | Niklas KronwallDDET | DET | 23 | 79 | 0.29 | 4 | 27 | — |
| 6 |  Justin AbdelkaderFDET | DET | 22 | 75 | 0.29 | 13 | 35 | — |
| 7 |  Gustav NyquistFDET | DET | 19 | 82 | 0.23 | 21 | 40 | 0.0% |
| 8 |  Darren HelmFDET | DET | 18 | 75 | 0.24 | 13 | 31 | — |
| 9 |  Frans NielsenFDET | DET | 17 | 79 | 0.22 | 16 | 33 | — |
| 10 |  Andreas AthanasiouFDET | DET | 17 | 71 | 0.24 | 16 | 33 | — |
| 11 |  Tyler BertuzziFDET | DET | 17 | 48 | 0.35 | 7 | 24 | 50%▼2.2 |
| 12 |  Nick JensenDDET | DET | 15 | 81 | 0.19 | 0 | 15 | 0.5%▲0.5 |
| 13 |  Martin FrkFDET | DET | 14 | 68 | 0.21 | 11 | 25 | — |
| 14 |  Jonathan EricssonDDET | DET | 10 | 81 | 0.12 | 3 | 13 | — |
| 15 |  Luke GlendeningFDET | DET | 8 | 69 | 0.12 | 11 | 19 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Trevor DaleyDDET | DET | 7 | 77 | 0.09 | 9 | 16 | — |
| 17 |  Xavier OuelletDDET | DET | 7 | 45 | 0.16 | 0 | 7 | — |
| 18 |  Danny DeKeyserDDET | DET | 6 | 65 | 0.09 | 6 | 12 | — |
| 19 |  Luke WitkowskiDDET | DET | 3 | 31 | 0.10 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 20 |  Joe HickettsDDET | DET | 3 | 5 | 0.60 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Evgeny SvechnikovFDET | DET | 2 | 14 | 0.14 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 22 |  David BoothFDET | DET | 1 | 28 | 0.04 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 23 |  Dominic TurgeonFDET | DET | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Brian LashoffDDET | DET | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Dylan Larkin leads with 47. The median of the 24 qualified skaters is 15.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Mike Green leads NHL defensemen with 25; the top forward is Dylan Larkin at 47.
How is Assists calculated?
Total assists this season, all situations. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Assists?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.