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NHL Assists Leaders: Vancouver Canucks
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Henrik Sedin (VAN) leads NHL skaters with 47 assists for the Vancouver Canucks in 2017-18, ahead of 
Daniel Sedin (VAN) (32).
Leaders: Assists, Vancouver Canucks, 2017-18
- 1stHenrik SedinVAN · 82 GP47
- 2ndDaniel SedinVAN · 81 GP32
3rdAlexander EdlerVAN · 70 GP28
4thBrock BoeserVAN · 62 GP26
5thBo HorvatVAN · 64 GP22
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, 33 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Henrik Sedin leads at 47.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henrik SedinFVAN | VAN | 47 | 82 | 0.57 | 3 | 50 | — |
| 2 | Daniel SedinFVAN | VAN | 32 | 81 | 0.40 | 23 | 55 | — |
| 3 | Alexander EdlerDVAN | VAN | 28 | 70 | 0.40 | 6 | 34 | — |
| 4 | Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | 26 | 62 | 0.42 | 29 | 55 | 59%▼1.3 |
| 5 | Bo HorvatFVAN | VAN | 22 | 64 | 0.34 | 22 | 44 | 94%▲1.2 |
| 6 |  Sam GagnerFVAN | VAN | 21 | 74 | 0.28 | 10 | 31 | — |
| 7 |  Derrick PouliotDVAN | VAN | 19 | 71 | 0.27 | 3 | 22 | 0.0% |
| 8 |  Brendan LeipsicFVAN | VAN | 17 | 58 | 0.29 | 5 | 22 | — |
| 9 |  Michael Del ZottoDVAN | VAN | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 6 | 22 | — |
| 10 |  Brandon SutterFVAN | VAN | 15 | 61 | 0.25 | 11 | 26 | — |
| 11 |  Sven BaertschiFVAN | VAN | 15 | 53 | 0.28 | 14 | 29 | — |
| 12 |  Loui ErikssonFVAN | VAN | 13 | 50 | 0.26 | 10 | 23 | — |
| 13 |  Jussi JokinenFVAN | VAN | 12 | 60 | 0.20 | 5 | 17 | — |
| 14 |  Jake VirtanenFVAN | VAN | 10 | 75 | 0.13 | 10 | 20 | — |
| 15 |  Troy StecherDVAN | VAN | 10 | 68 | 0.15 | 1 | 11 | 0.2% |
| 16 |  Chris TanevDVAN | VAN | 9 | 42 | 0.21 | 2 | 11 | 4.2%▼0.9 |
| 17 |  Alex BiegaDVAN | VAN | 8 | 44 | 0.18 | 1 | 9 | — |
| 18 |  Ben HuttonDVAN | VAN | 6 | 61 | 0.10 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 19 |  Nikolay GoldobinFVAN | VAN | 6 | 38 | 0.16 | 8 | 14 | — |
| 20 |  Darren ArchibaldFVAN | VAN | 5 | 27 | 0.19 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 21 |  Markus GranlundFVAN | VAN | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 8 | 12 | — |
| 22 |  Alexander BurmistrovFVAN | VAN | 4 | 24 | 0.17 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 23 |  Erik GudbransonDVAN | VAN | 3 | 52 | 0.06 | 2 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 24 |  Tyler MotteFVAN | VAN | 2 | 46 | 0.04 | 5 | 7 | — |
| 25 |  Brendan GaunceFVAN | VAN | 2 | 37 | 0.05 | 4 | 6 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Henrik Sedin leads with 47. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Alexander Edler leads NHL defensemen with 28; the top forward is Henrik Sedin 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.