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NHL Assists Leaders: Minnesota Wild
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
Ryan Suter (MIN) leads NHL skaters with 40 assists for the Minnesota Wild in 2018-19, ahead of 
Zach Parise (MIN) (33).
Leaders: Assists, Minnesota Wild, 2018-19
- 1stRyan SuterMIN · 82 GP40
- 2ndZach PariseMIN · 74 GP33
3rdEric StaalMIN · 81 GP30
4thJared SpurgeonMIN · 82 GP29
5thKevin FialaMIN · 83 GP26
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 9 and Ryan Suter leads at 40.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan SuterDMIN | MIN | 40 | 82 | 0.49 | 7 | 47 | — |
| 2 | Zach PariseFMIN | MIN | 33 | 74 | 0.45 | 28 | 61 | — |
| 3 | Eric StaalFMIN | MIN | 30 | 81 | 0.37 | 22 | 52 | — |
| 4 | Jared SpurgeonDMIN | MIN | 29 | 82 | 0.35 | 14 | 43 | 44%▼8 |
| 5 | Kevin FialaFMIN | MIN | 26 | 83 | 0.31 | 13 | 39 | 64% |
| 6 |  Jason ZuckerFMIN | MIN | 21 | 81 | 0.26 | 21 | 42 | 21%▼0.8 |
| 7 |  Mikko KoivuFMIN | MIN | 21 | 48 | 0.44 | 8 | 29 | — |
| 8 |  Ryan DonatoFMIN | MIN | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 10 | 25 | 8.1% |
| 9 |  Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 4 | 18 | 7.9%▲2.9 |
| 10 |  Pontus AbergFMIN | MIN | 13 | 59 | 0.22 | 12 | 25 | — |
| 11 |  Marcus FolignoFMIN | MIN | 12 | 82 | 0.15 | 7 | 19 | 4.1% |
| 12 |  Jordan GreenwayFMIN | MIN | 12 | 81 | 0.15 | 12 | 24 | 0.2% |
| 13 |  Luke KuninFMIN | MIN | 11 | 49 | 0.22 | 6 | 17 | 0.0% |
| 14 |  Mathew DumbaDMIN | MIN | 10 | 32 | 0.31 | 12 | 22 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Eric FehrFMIN | MIN | 8 | 72 | 0.11 | 7 | 15 | — |
| 16 |  Joel Eriksson EkFMIN | MIN | 7 | 58 | 0.12 | 7 | 14 | 81%▲3.2 |
| 17 |  Brad HuntDMIN | MIN | 7 | 42 | 0.17 | 5 | 12 | — |
| 18 |  Greg PaterynDMIN | MIN | 6 | 80 | 0.07 | 1 | 7 | — |
| 19 |  Victor RaskFMIN | MIN | 6 | 49 | 0.12 | 3 | 9 | — |
| 20 |  Nick SeelerDMIN | MIN | 5 | 71 | 0.07 | 2 | 7 | 16%▲5.3 |
| 21 |  JT BrownFMIN | MIN | 5 | 56 | 0.09 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 22 |  Anthony BitettoDMIN | MIN | 3 | 36 | 0.08 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 23 |  Kyle RauFMIN | MIN | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Nate ProsserDMIN | MIN | 0 | 15 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Matt ReadFMIN | MIN | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2018-19?
Ryan Suter leads with 40. The median of the 28 qualified skaters is 9.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2018-19?
Ryan Suter leads NHL defensemen with 40; the top forward is Zach Parise 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.