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NHL Assists Leaders: Chicago Blackhawks
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
Patrick Kane (CHI) leads NHL skaters with 66 assists for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2018-19, ahead of 
Jonathan Toews (CHI) (46).
Leaders: Assists, Chicago Blackhawks, 2018-19
- 1stPatrick KaneCHI · 81 GP66
- 2ndJonathan ToewsCHI · 82 GP46
3rdErik GustafssonCHI · 79 GP43
4thDylan StromeCHI · 78 GP37
5thAlex DeBrincatCHI · 82 GP35
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, 28 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Patrick Kane leads at 66.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick KaneFCHI | CHI | 66 | 81 | 0.81 | 44 | 110 | 69%▼1.3 |
| 2 | Jonathan ToewsFCHI | CHI | 46 | 82 | 0.56 | 35 | 81 | 0.3% |
| 3 | Erik GustafssonDCHI | CHI | 43 | 79 | 0.54 | 17 | 60 | 3.2% |
| 4 | Dylan StromeFCHI | CHI | 37 | 78 | 0.47 | 20 | 57 | 79%▼2.3 |
| 5 | Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 35 | 82 | 0.43 | 41 | 76 | 100%▲1 |
| 6 |  Duncan KeithDCHI | CHI | 34 | 82 | 0.41 | 6 | 40 | — |
| 7 |  Dominik KahunFCHI | CHI | 24 | 82 | 0.29 | 13 | 37 | — |
| 8 |  Brandon SaadFCHI | CHI | 24 | 80 | 0.30 | 23 | 47 | — |
| 9 |  Brent SeabrookDCHI | CHI | 23 | 78 | 0.29 | 5 | 28 | — |
| 10 |  Artem AnisimovFCHI | CHI | 22 | 78 | 0.28 | 15 | 37 | — |
| 11 |  David KampfFCHI | CHI | 15 | 63 | 0.24 | 4 | 19 | 0.0% |
| 12 |  Henri JokiharjuDCHI | CHI | 12 | 38 | 0.32 | 0 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 13 |  Drake CaggiulaFCHI | CHI | 11 | 55 | 0.20 | 12 | 23 | — |
| 14 |  Marcus KrugerFCHI | CHI | 8 | 74 | 0.11 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 15 |  Connor MurphyDCHI | CHI | 8 | 52 | 0.15 | 5 | 13 | 6.2% |
| 16 |  Dylan SikuraFCHI | CHI | 8 | 33 | 0.24 | 0 | 8 | — |
| 17 |  Brendan PerliniFCHI | CHI | 7 | 68 | 0.10 | 14 | 21 | — |
| 18 |  Gustav ForslingDCHI | CHI | 6 | 43 | 0.14 | 3 | 9 | 32%▼4.8 |
| 19 |  Carl DahlstromDCHI | CHI | 6 | 38 | 0.16 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 20 |  Chris KunitzFCHI | CHI | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 5 | 10 | — |
| 21 |  Slater KoekkoekDCHI | CHI | 4 | 31 | 0.13 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 22 |  Andreas MartinsenFCHI | CHI | 3 | 24 | 0.13 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 23 |  Alexandre FortinFCHI | CHI | 3 | 24 | 0.13 | 3 | 6 | — |
| 24 |  John HaydenFCHI | CHI | 2 | 54 | 0.04 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 25 |  Luke JohnsonFCHI | CHI | 1 | 15 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2018-19?
Patrick Kane leads with 66. The median of the 28 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2018-19?
Erik Gustafsson leads NHL defensemen with 43; the top forward is Patrick Kane at 66.
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.