NHL Assists Leaders 2018-19

Leaders: Assists, 2018-19

1stNikita KucherovTBL · 82 GP87Share
2ndConnor McDavidEDM · 78 GP75Share
3rdBlake WheelerWPG · 82 GP71Share
4thMitch MarnerTOR · 82 GP68Share
5thBrent BurnsSJS · 82 GP67Share
6thPatrick KaneCHI · 81 GP66Share
7thSidney CrosbyPIT · 79 GP65Share
8thBrad MarchandBOS · 79 GP64Share
9thClaude GirouxPHI · 82 GP63Share
10thJohnny GaudreauCGY · 82 GP63Share

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 2018-19, 906 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Nikita Kucherov leads at 87.

Assists leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

StrengthAll situations 5-on-5 Power play Shorthanded

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

2018-19

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

906 qualified

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NHL Assists Leaders, 2018-19, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS		Pctl
1	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	87	82	1.06	41	128	19:58	100	100%
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	75	78	0.96	41	116	22:50	100	100%
3	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	71	82	0.87	20	91	20:43	100	—
4	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	68	82	0.83	26	94	19:49	100	99%
5	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	67	82	0.82	16	83	25:06	100	44%▼2.7
6	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	66	81	0.81	44	110	22:29	99	69%▼1.3
7	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	65	79	0.82	35	100	21:00	99	99%
8	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	64	79	0.81	36	100	19:37	99	65%▼2.8
9	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	63	82	0.77	22	85	21:27	99	32%▲0.9
10	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	63	82	0.77	36	99	20:04	99	—
11	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	62	82	0.76	30	92	18:51	99	15%▼0.8
12	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	61	82	0.74	35	96	22:21	99	89%▼1.5
13	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	59	79	0.75	28	87	19:51	99	96%▼1.6
14	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	58	82	0.71	41	99	22:05	99	100%
15	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	57	80	0.71	13	70	25:04	98	98%
16	Mark GiordanoDCGY	CGY	57	78	0.73	17	74	24:14	98	—
17	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	56	74	0.76	31	87	20:51	98	99%
18	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	55	82	0.67	27	82	17:59	98	—
19	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	55	82	0.67	21	76	17:55	98	12%▲0.9
20	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	55	82	0.67	50	105	22:35	98	100%
21	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	54	77	0.70	28	82	20:26	98	100%
22	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	53	82	0.65	9	62	22:27	98	—
23	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	53	82	0.65	45	98	18:18	98	95%▲0.7
24	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	53	82	0.65	30	83	20:09	98	100%
25	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	53	81	0.65	20	73	17:41	98	—
26	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	52	82	0.63	20	72	23:07	97	73%▼2.9
27	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	52	80	0.65	22	74	19:57	97	—
28	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	51	81	0.63	27	78	20:02	97	43%▲1.9
29	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	51	79	0.65	41	92	18:55	97	92%▼1.7
30	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	51	76	0.67	21	72	18:47	97	—
31	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	51	68	0.75	21	72	18:48	97	84%▼1
32	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	50	80	0.63	14	64	19:33	97	—
33	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	49	82	0.60	28	77	20:46	96	83%▲2.3
34	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	48	78	0.62	34	82	19:03	96	16%▼0.9
35	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	47	82	0.57	33	80	20:45	96	20%▲1.8
36	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	47	65	0.72	32	79	18:28	96	—
37	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	47	64	0.73	6	53	21:18	96	0.0%
38	Jonathan ToewsFCHI	CHI	46	82	0.56	35	81	21:00	96	0.3%
39	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	46	82	0.56	38	84	21:52	96	98%▼0.6
40	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	46	78	0.59	20	66	18:40	96	—
41	Tyson BarrieDCOL	COL	45	78	0.58	14	59	21:47	96	—
42	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	44	82	0.54	30	74	20:34	95	98%
43	Max DomiFMTL	MTL	44	82	0.54	28	72	17:23	95	4.9%
44	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	44	82	0.54	18	62	17:55	95	80%▼1.2
45	Sam ReinhartFBUF	BUF	43	82	0.52	22	65	18:57	95	99%▲1.7
46	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	43	81	0.53	27	70	18:36	95	—
47	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	43	80	0.54	33	76	22:08	95	8.3%
48	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	43	80	0.54	34	77	17:36	95	100%▲1.2
49	Erik GustafssonDCHI	CHI	43	79	0.54	17	60	22:35	95	3.2%
50	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	43	70	0.61	29	72	19:47	95	—