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NHL Assists Leaders: Vancouver Canucks
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
Elias Pettersson (VAN) leads NHL skaters with 38 assists for the Vancouver Canucks in 2018-19, ahead of 
Bo Horvat (VAN) (34).
Leaders: Assists, Vancouver Canucks, 2018-19
- 1stElias PetterssonVAN · 71 GP38
- 2ndBo HorvatVAN · 82 GP34
3rdBrock BoeserVAN · 69 GP30
4thAlexander EdlerVAN · 56 GP24
5thAntoine RousselVAN · 65 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, 32 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 9 and Elias Pettersson leads at 38.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | 38 | 71 | 0.54 | 28 | 66 | 95%▲1.1 |
| 2 | Bo HorvatFVAN | VAN | 34 | 82 | 0.41 | 27 | 61 | 94%▲1.2 |
| 3 | Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | 30 | 69 | 0.43 | 26 | 56 | 59%▼1.3 |
| 4 | Alexander EdlerDVAN | VAN | 24 | 56 | 0.43 | 10 | 34 | — |
| 5 | Antoine RousselFVAN | VAN | 22 | 65 | 0.34 | 9 | 31 | — |
| 6 |  Troy StecherDVAN | VAN | 21 | 78 | 0.27 | 2 | 23 | 0.2% |
| 7 |  Nikolay GoldobinFVAN | VAN | 20 | 63 | 0.32 | 7 | 27 | — |
| 8 |  Loui ErikssonFVAN | VAN | 18 | 81 | 0.22 | 11 | 29 | — |
| 9 |  Ben HuttonDVAN | VAN | 15 | 69 | 0.22 | 5 | 20 | — |
| 10 |  Alex BiegaDVAN | VAN | 14 | 41 | 0.34 | 2 | 16 | — |
| 11 |  Markus GranlundFVAN | VAN | 10 | 77 | 0.13 | 12 | 22 | — |
| 12 |  Josh LeivoFVAN | VAN | 10 | 76 | 0.13 | 14 | 24 | — |
| 13 |  Jake VirtanenFVAN | VAN | 10 | 70 | 0.14 | 15 | 25 | — |
| 14 |  Jay BeagleFVAN | VAN | 10 | 57 | 0.18 | 3 | 13 | — |
| 15 |  Chris TanevDVAN | VAN | 10 | 55 | 0.18 | 2 | 12 | 4.2%▼0.9 |
| 16 |  Tanner PearsonFVAN | VAN | 9 | 80 | 0.11 | 18 | 27 | 0.0% |
| 17 |  Derrick PouliotDVAN | VAN | 9 | 62 | 0.15 | 3 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Tyler MotteFVAN | VAN | 7 | 74 | 0.09 | 9 | 16 | — |
| 19 |  Adam GaudetteFVAN | VAN | 7 | 56 | 0.13 | 5 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Tim SchallerFVAN | VAN | 7 | 47 | 0.15 | 3 | 10 | — |
| 21 |  Ryan SpoonerFVAN | VAN | 6 | 52 | 0.12 | 3 | 9 | — |
| 22 |  Sven BaertschiFVAN | VAN | 5 | 26 | 0.19 | 9 | 14 | — |
| 23 |  Quinn HughesDVAN | VAN | 3 | 5 | 0.60 | 0 | 3 | 100% |
| 24 |  Brandon SutterFVAN | VAN | 2 | 26 | 0.08 | 4 | 6 | — |
| 25 |  Luke SchennDVAN | VAN | 2 | 26 | 0.08 | 0 | 2 | 12% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2018-19?
Elias Pettersson leads with 38. The median of the 32 qualified skaters is 9.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2018-19?
Alexander Edler leads NHL defensemen with 24; the top forward is Elias Pettersson at 38.
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.