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NHL Assists Leaders: Arizona Coyotes
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
Clayton Keller (ARI) leads NHL skaters with 33 assists for the Arizona Coyotes in 2018-19, ahead of 
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI) (30).
Leaders: Assists, Arizona Coyotes, 2018-19
- 1stClayton KellerARI · 82 GP33
- 2ndOliver Ekman-LarssonARI · 81 GP30
3rdAlex GoligoskiARI · 76 GP24
4thVinnie HinostrozaARI · 72 GP23
5thAlex GalchenyukARI · 72 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 2018-19, 27 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Clayton Keller leads at 33.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clayton KellerFARI | ARI | 33 | 82 | 0.40 | 14 | 47 | 100% |
| 2 | Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI | ARI | 30 | 81 | 0.37 | 14 | 44 | 29%▼4.2 |
| 3 | Alex GoligoskiDARI | ARI | 24 | 76 | 0.32 | 3 | 27 | — |
| 4 | Vinnie HinostrozaFARI | ARI | 23 | 72 | 0.32 | 16 | 39 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Alex GalchenyukFARI | ARI | 22 | 72 | 0.31 | 19 | 41 | — |
| 6 |  Nick CousinsFARI | ARI | 20 | 81 | 0.25 | 7 | 27 | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Derek StepanFARI | ARI | 20 | 72 | 0.28 | 15 | 35 | — |
| 8 |  Richard PanikFARI | ARI | 19 | 75 | 0.25 | 14 | 33 | — |
| 9 |  Nick SchmaltzFARI | ARI | 18 | 40 | 0.45 | 7 | 25 | 97% |
| 10 |  Jakob ChychrunDARI | ARI | 15 | 53 | 0.28 | 5 | 20 | 99% |
| 11 |  Lawson CrouseFARI | ARI | 14 | 81 | 0.17 | 11 | 25 | 32%▼1 |
| 12 |  Jordan OesterleDARI | ARI | 14 | 71 | 0.20 | 6 | 20 | — |
| 13 |  Niklas HjalmarssonDARI | ARI | 10 | 82 | 0.12 | 0 | 10 | — |
| 14 |  Josh ArchibaldFARI | ARI | 10 | 68 | 0.15 | 12 | 22 | — |
| 15 |  Brad RichardsonFARI | ARI | 8 | 66 | 0.12 | 19 | 27 | — |
| 16 |  Christian FischerFARI | ARI | 7 | 71 | 0.10 | 11 | 18 | — |
| 17 |  Kevin ConnautonDARI | ARI | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 1 | 8 | — |
| 18 |  Michael GrabnerFARI | ARI | 7 | 41 | 0.17 | 9 | 16 | — |
| 19 |  Jason DemersDARI | ARI | 6 | 35 | 0.17 | 2 | 8 | — |
| 20 |  Mario KempeFARI | ARI | 5 | 52 | 0.10 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 21 |  Conor GarlandFARI | ARI | 5 | 47 | 0.11 | 13 | 18 | 7.6%▼0.8 |
| 22 |  Christian DvorakFARI | ARI | 5 | 20 | 0.25 | 2 | 7 | 15%▲1.7 |
| 23 |  Ilya LyubushkinDARI | ARI | 4 | 41 | 0.10 | 0 | 4 | 0.1% |
| 24 |  Michael BuntingFARI | ARI | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 3.6%▼0.8 |
| 25 |  Kyle CapobiancoDARI | ARI | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2018-19?
Clayton Keller leads with 33. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2018-19?
Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads NHL defensemen with 30; the top forward is Clayton Keller at 33.
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.