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NHL Assists Leaders: Toronto Maple Leafs
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Jake Gardiner (TOR) and 
Mitch Marner (TOR) lead NHL skaters with 47 assists for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2017-18, ahead of 
Morgan Rielly (TOR) (46).
Leaders: Assists, Toronto Maple Leafs, 2017-18
- 1stJake GardinerTOR · 82 GP47
- 2ndMitch MarnerTOR · 82 GP47
- 3rdMorgan RiellyTOR · 76 GP46
4thWilliam NylanderTOR · 82 GP41
5thTyler BozakTOR · 81 GP32
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, 28 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 12 and Jake Gardiner leads at 47.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake GardinerDTOR | TOR | 47 | 82 | 0.57 | 5 | 52 | — |
| 2 | Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | 47 | 82 | 0.57 | 22 | 69 | 99% |
| 3 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 46 | 76 | 0.61 | 6 | 52 | 73%▼2.9 |
| 4 | William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 41 | 82 | 0.50 | 20 | 61 | 99% |
| 5 | Tyler BozakFTOR | TOR | 32 | 81 | 0.40 | 11 | 43 | — |
| 6 |  Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 29 | 62 | 0.47 | 34 | 63 | 99% |
| 7 |  Zach HymanFTOR | TOR | 25 | 82 | 0.30 | 15 | 40 | 94% |
| 8 |  Nazem KadriFTOR | TOR | 23 | 80 | 0.29 | 32 | 55 | 72%▲2.7 |
| 9 |  Patrick MarleauFTOR | TOR | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 27 | 47 | — |
| 10 |  Tomas PlekanecFTOR | TOR | 20 | 77 | 0.26 | 6 | 26 | — |
| 11 |  Ron HainseyDTOR | TOR | 19 | 80 | 0.24 | 4 | 23 | — |
| 12 |  James van RiemsdykFTOR | TOR | 18 | 81 | 0.22 | 36 | 54 | 0.3% |
| 13 |  Connor BrownFTOR | TOR | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 14 | 28 | 5.8% |
| 14 |  Leo KomarovFTOR | TOR | 12 | 74 | 0.16 | 7 | 19 | — |
| 15 |  Travis DermottDTOR | TOR | 12 | 37 | 0.32 | 1 | 13 | — |
| 16 |  Roman PolakDTOR | TOR | 10 | 54 | 0.19 | 2 | 12 | — |
| 17 |  Matt MartinFTOR | TOR | 9 | 50 | 0.18 | 3 | 12 | — |
| 18 |  Nikita ZaitsevDTOR | TOR | 8 | 60 | 0.13 | 5 | 13 | — |
| 19 |  Andreas BorgmanDTOR | TOR | 8 | 48 | 0.17 | 3 | 11 | — |
| 20 |  Connor CarrickDTOR | TOR | 8 | 47 | 0.17 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 21 |  Dominic MooreFTOR | TOR | 6 | 50 | 0.12 | 6 | 12 | — |
| 22 |  Josh LeivoFTOR | TOR | 3 | 16 | 0.19 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 23 |  Kasperi KapanenFTOR | TOR | 2 | 38 | 0.05 | 7 | 9 | 15%▼1.8 |
| 24 |  Andreas JohnssonFTOR | TOR | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 2 | 3 | — |
| 25 |  Calle RosenDTOR | TOR | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Jake Gardiner leads with 47. The median of the 28 qualified skaters is 12.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Jake Gardiner leads NHL defensemen with 47; the top forward is Mitch Marner 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.