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NHL Assists Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Jonathan Drouin (MTL) leads NHL skaters with 33 assists for the Montreal Canadiens in 2017-18, ahead of 
Alex Galchenyuk (MTL) (32).
Leaders: Assists, Montreal Canadiens, 2017-18
- 1stJonathan DrouinMTL · 77 GP33
- 2ndAlex GalchenyukMTL · 82 GP32
3rdJeff PetryMTL · 82 GP30
4thBrendan GallagherMTL · 82 GP23
5thCharles HudonMTL · 72 GP20
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 Jonathan Drouin leads at 33.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan DrouinFMTL | MTL | 33 | 77 | 0.43 | 13 | 46 | 0.4% |
| 2 | Alex GalchenyukFMTL | MTL | 32 | 82 | 0.39 | 19 | 51 | — |
| 3 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 30 | 82 | 0.37 | 12 | 42 | 0.1% |
| 4 | Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 31 | 54 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 5 | Charles HudonFMTL | MTL | 20 | 72 | 0.28 | 10 | 30 | — |
| 6 |  Max PaciorettyFMTL | MTL | 20 | 64 | 0.31 | 17 | 37 | — |
| 7 |  Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 17 | 52 | 0.33 | 8 | 25 | 4.1%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Mike ReillyDMTL | MTL | 16 | 57 | 0.28 | 2 | 18 | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 20 | 35 | — |
| 10 |  Karl AlznerDMTL | MTL | 11 | 82 | 0.13 | 1 | 12 | — |
| 11 |  Jordie BennDMTL | MTL | 11 | 77 | 0.14 | 4 | 15 | — |
| 12 |  Logan ShawFMTL | MTL | 10 | 72 | 0.14 | 4 | 14 | — |
| 13 |  Andrew ShawFMTL | MTL | 10 | 51 | 0.20 | 10 | 20 | — |
| 14 |  Daniel CarrFMTL | MTL | 10 | 38 | 0.26 | 6 | 16 | — |
| 15 |  Shea WeberDMTL | MTL | 10 | 26 | 0.38 | 6 | 16 | — |
| 16 |  Artturi LehkonenFMTL | MTL | 9 | 66 | 0.14 | 12 | 21 | 83%▲6.8 |
| 17 |  Jacob de la RoseFMTL | MTL | 8 | 55 | 0.15 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 18 |  Byron FroeseFMTL | MTL | 8 | 48 | 0.17 | 3 | 11 | — |
| 19 |  Victor MeteDMTL | MTL | 7 | 49 | 0.14 | 0 | 7 | — |
| 20 |  Nicolas DeslauriersFMTL | MTL | 4 | 58 | 0.07 | 10 | 14 | 0.2% |
| 21 |  David SchlemkoDMTL | MTL | 4 | 37 | 0.11 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 22 |  Nikita ScherbakFMTL | MTL | 2 | 26 | 0.08 | 4 | 6 | — |
| 23 |  Noah JuulsenDMTL | MTL | 2 | 23 | 0.09 | 1 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 24 |  Michael McCarronFMTL | MTL | 1 | 18 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 13%▲1.8 |
| 25 |  Brett LernoutDMTL | MTL | 1 | 18 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Jonathan Drouin leads with 33. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Jeff Petry leads NHL defensemen with 30; the top forward is Jonathan Drouin at 33.
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.