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NHL Assists Leaders: Los Angeles Kings
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Anze Kopitar (LAK) leads NHL skaters with 57 assists for the Los Angeles Kings in 2017-18, ahead of 
Drew Doughty (LAK) (50).
Leaders: Assists, Los Angeles Kings, 2017-18
- 1stAnze KopitarLAK · 82 GP57
- 2ndDrew DoughtyLAK · 82 GP50
3rdJake MuzzinLAK · 74 GP34
4thDustin BrownLAK · 81 GP33
5thTanner PearsonLAK · 82 GP25
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, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Anze Kopitar leads at 57.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anze KopitarFLAK | LAK | 57 | 82 | 0.70 | 35 | 92 | 0.4% |
| 2 | Drew DoughtyDLAK | LAK | 50 | 82 | 0.61 | 10 | 60 | 18%▼1.9 |
| 3 | Jake MuzzinDLAK | LAK | 34 | 74 | 0.46 | 8 | 42 | — |
| 4 | Dustin BrownFLAK | LAK | 33 | 81 | 0.41 | 28 | 61 | — |
| 5 | Tanner PearsonFLAK | LAK | 25 | 82 | 0.30 | 15 | 40 | 0.0% |
| 6 |  Tyler ToffoliFLAK | LAK | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 24 | 47 | 38%▲0.5 |
| 7 |  Adrian KempeFLAK | LAK | 21 | 81 | 0.26 | 16 | 37 | 95%▼0.9 |
| 8 |  Dion PhaneufDLAK | LAK | 20 | 79 | 0.25 | 6 | 26 | — |
| 9 |  Derek ForbortDLAK | LAK | 17 | 78 | 0.22 | 1 | 18 | 0.0% |
| 10 |  Alec MartinezDLAK | LAK | 16 | 77 | 0.21 | 9 | 25 | — |
| 11 |  Alex IafalloFLAK | LAK | 16 | 75 | 0.21 | 9 | 25 | 4.3% |
| 12 |  Tobias RiederFLAK | LAK | 13 | 78 | 0.17 | 12 | 25 | — |
| 13 |  Nate ThompsonFLAK | LAK | 12 | 69 | 0.17 | 5 | 17 | — |
| 14 |  Trevor LewisFLAK | LAK | 12 | 68 | 0.18 | 14 | 26 | — |
| 15 |  Christian FolinDLAK | LAK | 10 | 65 | 0.15 | 3 | 13 | — |
| 16 |  Jeff CarterFLAK | LAK | 9 | 27 | 0.33 | 13 | 22 | — |
| 17 |  Oscar FantenbergDLAK | LAK | 7 | 27 | 0.26 | 2 | 9 | — |
| 18 |  Andy AndreoffFLAK | LAK | 6 | 45 | 0.13 | 3 | 9 | — |
| 19 |  Torrey MitchellFLAK | LAK | 5 | 60 | 0.08 | 6 | 11 | — |
| 20 |  Kyle CliffordFLAK | LAK | 4 | 50 | 0.08 | 6 | 10 | — |
| 21 |  Michael AmadioFLAK | LAK | 4 | 37 | 0.11 | 4 | 8 | 5.0%▼0.9 |
| 22 |  Kurtis MacDermidFLAK | LAK | 3 | 34 | 0.09 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Kevin GravelDLAK | LAK | 3 | 16 | 0.19 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 24 |  Jonny BrodzinskiFLAK | LAK | 2 | 35 | 0.06 | 4 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Brooks LaichFLAK | LAK | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Anze Kopitar leads with 57. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Drew Doughty leads NHL defensemen with 50; the top forward is Anze Kopitar at 57.
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.