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NHL Assists Leaders: Utah Mammoth
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Derek Stepan (ARI) and 
Clayton Keller (ARI) lead NHL skaters with 42 assists for the Utah Mammoth in 2017-18, ahead of 
Max Domi (ARI) (36).
Leaders: Assists, Utah Mammoth, 2017-18
- 1stDerek StepanARI · 82 GP42
- 2ndClayton KellerARI · 82 GP42
- 3rdMax DomiARI · 82 GP36
4thOliver Ekman-LarssonARI · 82 GP28
5thAlex GoligoskiARI · 78 GP23
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, 30 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Derek Stepan leads at 42.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derek StepanFARI | ARI | 42 | 82 | 0.51 | 14 | 56 | — |
| 2 | Clayton KellerFARI | ARI | 42 | 82 | 0.51 | 23 | 65 | 100% |
| 3 | Max DomiFARI | ARI | 36 | 82 | 0.44 | 9 | 45 | 4.9% |
| 4 | Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI | ARI | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 14 | 42 | 29%▼4.2 |
| 5 | Alex GoligoskiDARI | ARI | 23 | 78 | 0.29 | 12 | 35 | — |
| 6 |  Christian DvorakFARI | ARI | 22 | 78 | 0.28 | 15 | 37 | 15%▲1.7 |
| 7 |  Richard PanikFARI | ARI | 21 | 72 | 0.29 | 14 | 35 | — |
| 8 |  Christian FischerFARI | ARI | 18 | 79 | 0.23 | 15 | 33 | — |
| 9 |  Jason DemersDARI | ARI | 14 | 69 | 0.20 | 6 | 20 | — |
| 10 |  Brendan PerliniFARI | ARI | 13 | 74 | 0.18 | 17 | 30 | — |
| 11 |  Brad RichardsonFARI | ARI | 12 | 76 | 0.16 | 3 | 15 | — |
| 12 |  Kevin ConnautonDARI | ARI | 10 | 73 | 0.14 | 11 | 21 | — |
| 13 |  Jakob ChychrunDARI | ARI | 10 | 50 | 0.20 | 4 | 14 | 99% |
| 14 |  Jordan MartinookFARI | ARI | 9 | 81 | 0.11 | 6 | 15 | 4.3% |
| 15 |  Niklas HjalmarssonDARI | ARI | 8 | 48 | 0.17 | 1 | 9 | — |
| 16 |  Nick CousinsFARI | ARI | 7 | 71 | 0.10 | 12 | 19 | 3.3% |
| 17 |  Luke SchennDARI | ARI | 6 | 64 | 0.09 | 1 | 7 | 12% |
| 18 |  Josh ArchibaldFARI | ARI | 6 | 42 | 0.14 | 5 | 11 | — |
| 19 |  Dylan StromeFARI | ARI | 5 | 21 | 0.24 | 4 | 9 | 79%▼2.3 |
| 20 |  Zac RinaldoFARI | ARI | 2 | 53 | 0.04 | 5 | 7 | — |
| 21 |  Mario KempeFARI | ARI | 2 | 18 | 0.11 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 22 |  Trevor MurphyDARI | ARI | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 23 |  Adam ClendeningDARI | ARI | 2 | 5 | 0.40 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 24 |  Freddie HamiltonFARI | ARI | 1 | 16 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 25 |  Lawson CrouseFARI | ARI | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 32%▼1 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Derek Stepan leads with 42. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads NHL defensemen with 28; the top forward is Derek Stepan at 42.
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.