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NHL Assists Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Sidney Crosby (PIT) leads NHL skaters with 60 assists for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2017-18, ahead of 
Phil Kessel (PIT) (58).
Leaders: Assists, Pittsburgh Penguins, 2017-18
- 1stSidney CrosbyPIT · 82 GP60
- 2ndPhil KesselPIT · 82 GP58
3rdEvgeni MalkinPIT · 78 GP56
4thKris LetangPIT · 79 GP42
5thJake GuentzelPIT · 82 GP26
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, 27 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 12 and Sidney Crosby leads at 60.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 60 | 82 | 0.73 | 29 | 89 | 99% |
| 2 | Phil KesselFPIT | PIT | 58 | 82 | 0.71 | 34 | 92 | — |
| 3 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 56 | 78 | 0.72 | 42 | 98 | 84%▼1 |
| 4 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 42 | 79 | 0.53 | 9 | 51 | 54%▼2.9 |
| 5 | Jake GuentzelFPIT | PIT | 26 | 82 | 0.32 | 22 | 48 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 6 |  Derick BrassardFPIT | PIT | 25 | 72 | 0.35 | 21 | 46 | — |
| 7 |  Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 25 | 69 | 0.36 | 13 | 38 | 80%▼2.9 |
| 8 |  Justin SchultzDPIT | PIT | 23 | 63 | 0.37 | 4 | 27 | — |
| 9 |  Olli MaattaDPIT | PIT | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 7 | 29 | 0.2% |
| 10 |  Carl HagelinFPIT | PIT | 21 | 81 | 0.26 | 10 | 31 | — |
| 11 |  Riley SheahanFPIT | PIT | 21 | 81 | 0.26 | 11 | 32 | — |
| 12 |  Patric HornqvistFPIT | PIT | 20 | 70 | 0.29 | 29 | 49 | — |
| 13 |  Brian DumoulinDPIT | PIT | 13 | 80 | 0.16 | 5 | 18 | 0.1% |
| 14 |  Conor ShearyFPIT | PIT | 12 | 79 | 0.15 | 18 | 30 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Jamie OleksiakDPIT | PIT | 12 | 68 | 0.18 | 5 | 17 | 12%▼1 |
| 16 |  Dominik SimonFPIT | PIT | 8 | 33 | 0.24 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 17 |  Tom KuhnhacklFPIT | PIT | 6 | 69 | 0.09 | 2 | 8 | — |
| 18 |  Matt HunwickDPIT | PIT | 6 | 42 | 0.14 | 4 | 10 | — |
| 19 |  Carter RowneyFPIT | PIT | 3 | 44 | 0.07 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 20 |  Chad RuhwedelDPIT | PIT | 3 | 44 | 0.07 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 21 |  Josh JoorisFPIT | PIT | 3 | 40 | 0.07 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 22 |  Greg McKeggFPIT | PIT | 2 | 26 | 0.08 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 23 |  Zachary Aston-ReeseFPIT | PIT | 2 | 16 | 0.13 | 4 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Daniel SprongFPIT | PIT | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 25 |  Frank CorradoDPIT | PIT | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Sidney Crosby leads with 60. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is 12.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Kris Letang leads NHL defensemen with 42; the top forward is Sidney Crosby at 60.
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.