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NHL Assists Leaders: Minnesota Wild
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Mikael Granlund (MIN) leads NHL skaters with 46 assists for the Minnesota Wild in 2017-18, ahead of 
Ryan Suter (MIN) (45).
Leaders: Assists, Minnesota Wild, 2017-18
- 1stMikael GranlundMIN · 77 GP46
- 2ndRyan SuterMIN · 78 GP45
3rdMathew DumbaMIN · 82 GP36
4thEric StaalMIN · 82 GP34
5thMikko KoivuMIN · 82 GP31
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, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 9 and Mikael Granlund leads at 46.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikael GranlundFMIN | MIN | 46 | 77 | 0.60 | 21 | 67 | 70%▲6.1 |
| 2 | Ryan SuterDMIN | MIN | 45 | 78 | 0.58 | 6 | 51 | — |
| 3 | Mathew DumbaDMIN | MIN | 36 | 82 | 0.44 | 14 | 50 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Eric StaalFMIN | MIN | 34 | 82 | 0.41 | 42 | 76 | — |
| 5 | Mikko KoivuFMIN | MIN | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 14 | 45 | — |
| 6 |  Jason ZuckerFMIN | MIN | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 33 | 64 | 21%▼0.8 |
| 7 |  Jared SpurgeonDMIN | MIN | 28 | 61 | 0.46 | 9 | 37 | 44%▼8 |
| 8 |  Charlie CoyleFMIN | MIN | 26 | 66 | 0.39 | 11 | 37 | 47%▼0.5 |
| 9 |  Daniel WinnikFMIN | MIN | 17 | 81 | 0.21 | 6 | 23 | — |
| 10 |  Marcus FolignoFMIN | MIN | 15 | 77 | 0.19 | 8 | 23 | 4.1% |
| 11 |  Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 15 | 73 | 0.21 | 6 | 21 | 7.9%▲2.9 |
| 12 |  Tyler EnnisFMIN | MIN | 14 | 73 | 0.19 | 8 | 22 | — |
| 13 |  Nino NiederreiterFMIN | MIN | 14 | 63 | 0.22 | 18 | 32 | 4.0% |
| 14 |  Matt CullenFMIN | MIN | 11 | 79 | 0.14 | 11 | 22 | — |
| 15 |  Joel Eriksson EkFMIN | MIN | 10 | 75 | 0.13 | 6 | 16 | 81%▲3.2 |
| 16 |  Zach PariseFMIN | MIN | 9 | 42 | 0.21 | 15 | 24 | — |
| 17 |  Gustav OlofssonDMIN | MIN | 8 | 41 | 0.20 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 18 |  Nate ProsserDMIN | MIN | 6 | 57 | 0.11 | 3 | 9 | — |
| 19 |  Nick SeelerDMIN | MIN | 4 | 22 | 0.18 | 0 | 4 | 16%▲5.3 |
| 20 |  Ryan MurphyDMIN | MIN | 3 | 21 | 0.14 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 21 |  Kyle QuinceyDMIN | MIN | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 22 |  Zack MitchellFMIN | MIN | 2 | 23 | 0.09 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 23 |  Luke KuninFMIN | MIN | 2 | 19 | 0.11 | 2 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Louie BelpedioDMIN | MIN | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 25 |  Jordan GreenwayFMIN | MIN | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 0.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Mikael Granlund leads with 46. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 9.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Ryan Suter leads NHL defensemen with 45; the top forward is Mikael Granlund at 46.
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.