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NHL Assists Leaders: Winnipeg Jets
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Blake Wheeler (WPG) leads NHL skaters with 68 assists for the Winnipeg Jets in 2017-18, ahead of 
Paul Stastny (WPG) (37).
Leaders: Assists, Winnipeg Jets, 2017-18
- 1stBlake WheelerWPG · 81 GP68
- 2ndPaul StastnyWPG · 82 GP37
3rdDustin ByfuglienWPG · 69 GP37
4thMark ScheifeleWPG · 60 GP37
5thNikolaj EhlersWPG · 82 GP31
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 15 and Blake Wheeler leads at 68.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake WheelerFWPG | WPG | 68 | 81 | 0.84 | 23 | 91 | — |
| 2 | Paul StastnyFWPG | WPG | 37 | 82 | 0.45 | 16 | 53 | — |
| 3 | Dustin ByfuglienDWPG | WPG | 37 | 69 | 0.54 | 8 | 45 | — |
| 4 | Mark ScheifeleFWPG | WPG | 37 | 60 | 0.62 | 23 | 60 | 98%▼0.6 |
| 5 | Nikolaj EhlersFWPG | WPG | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 29 | 60 | 87%▼2 |
| 6 |  Tyler MyersDWPG | WPG | 30 | 82 | 0.37 | 6 | 36 | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Bryan LittleFWPG | WPG | 27 | 82 | 0.33 | 16 | 43 | — |
| 8 |  Patrik LaineFWPG | WPG | 26 | 82 | 0.32 | 44 | 70 | 8.1% |
| 9 |  Kyle ConnorFWPG | WPG | 26 | 76 | 0.34 | 31 | 57 | 99% |
| 10 |  Mathieu PerreaultFWPG | WPG | 22 | 70 | 0.31 | 17 | 39 | — |
| 11 |  Jacob TroubaDWPG | WPG | 21 | 55 | 0.38 | 3 | 24 | 72%▲1.5 |
| 12 |  Andrew CoppFWPG | WPG | 19 | 82 | 0.23 | 9 | 28 | 7.5%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Josh MorrisseyDWPG | WPG | 19 | 81 | 0.23 | 7 | 26 | 96%▼2.5 |
| 14 |  Joel ArmiaFWPG | WPG | 17 | 79 | 0.22 | 12 | 29 | 3.3% |
| 15 |  Adam LowryFWPG | WPG | 13 | 45 | 0.29 | 8 | 21 | 7.5%▼0.9 |
| 16 |  Ben ChiarotDWPG | WPG | 12 | 57 | 0.21 | 2 | 14 | 9.9%▼0.8 |
| 17 |  Brandon TanevFWPG | WPG | 10 | 61 | 0.16 | 8 | 18 | 0.1% |
| 18 |  Joe MorrowDWPG | WPG | 10 | 56 | 0.18 | 6 | 16 | — |
| 19 |  Jack RoslovicFWPG | WPG | 9 | 31 | 0.29 | 5 | 14 | 44%▲11 |
| 20 |  Dmitry KulikovDWPG | WPG | 8 | 62 | 0.13 | 3 | 11 | 4.0% |
| 21 |  Matt HendricksFWPG | WPG | 8 | 60 | 0.13 | 5 | 13 | — |
| 22 |  Toby EnstromDWPG | WPG | 5 | 43 | 0.12 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 23 |  Shawn MatthiasFWPG | WPG | 2 | 27 | 0.07 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 24 |  Tucker PoolmanDWPG | WPG | 1 | 24 | 0.04 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 25 |  Marko DanoFWPG | WPG | 1 | 23 | 0.04 | 2 | 3 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Blake Wheeler leads with 68. The median of the 28 qualified skaters is 15.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Dustin Byfuglien leads NHL defensemen with 37; the top forward is Blake Wheeler at 68.
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.