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NHL Assists Leaders: Chicago Blackhawks
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Patrick Kane (CHI) leads NHL skaters with 51 assists for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2019-20, ahead of 
Jonathan Toews (CHI) (42).
Leaders: Assists, Chicago Blackhawks, 2019-20
- 1stPatrick KaneCHI · 70 GP51
- 2ndJonathan ToewsCHI · 70 GP42
3rdAlex DeBrincatCHI · 70 GP27
4thDylan StromeCHI · 58 GP26
5thDuncan KeithCHI · 61 GP24
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 2019-20, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Patrick Kane leads at 51.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick KaneFCHI | CHI | 51 | 70 | 0.73 | 33 | 84 | 69%▼1.3 |
| 2 | Jonathan ToewsFCHI | CHI | 42 | 70 | 0.60 | 18 | 60 | 0.3% |
| 3 | Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 27 | 70 | 0.39 | 18 | 45 | 100%▲1 |
| 4 | Dylan StromeFCHI | CHI | 26 | 58 | 0.45 | 12 | 38 | 79%▼2.3 |
| 5 | Duncan KeithDCHI | CHI | 24 | 61 | 0.39 | 3 | 27 | — |
| 6 |  Dominik KubalikFCHI | CHI | 16 | 68 | 0.24 | 30 | 46 | — |
| 7 |  Alex NylanderFCHI | CHI | 16 | 65 | 0.25 | 10 | 26 | — |
| 8 |  Kirby DachFCHI | CHI | 15 | 64 | 0.23 | 8 | 23 | 9.7%▼0.8 |
| 9 |  Connor MurphyDCHI | CHI | 14 | 58 | 0.24 | 5 | 19 | 6.2% |
| 10 |  Olli MaattaDCHI | CHI | 13 | 65 | 0.20 | 4 | 17 | 0.2% |
| 11 |  Ryan CarpenterFCHI | CHI | 12 | 69 | 0.17 | 3 | 15 | — |
| 12 |  Brandon SaadFCHI | CHI | 12 | 58 | 0.21 | 21 | 33 | — |
| 13 |  Slater KoekkoekDCHI | CHI | 9 | 42 | 0.21 | 1 | 10 | — |
| 14 |  Adam BoqvistDCHI | CHI | 9 | 41 | 0.22 | 4 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 15 |  David KampfFCHI | CHI | 8 | 70 | 0.11 | 8 | 16 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Zack SmithFCHI | CHI | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 4 | 11 | — |
| 17 |  Andrew ShawFCHI | CHI | 7 | 26 | 0.27 | 3 | 10 | — |
| 18 |  Drake CaggiulaFCHI | CHI | 6 | 40 | 0.15 | 9 | 15 | — |
| 19 |  Calvin de HaanDCHI | CHI | 5 | 29 | 0.17 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 20 |  Matthew HighmoreFCHI | CHI | 4 | 36 | 0.11 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 21 |  Dennis GilbertDCHI | CHI | 2 | 21 | 0.10 | 1 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Dylan SikuraFCHI | CHI | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 23 |  Brent SeabrookDCHI | CHI | 1 | 32 | 0.03 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 24 |  Nick SeelerDCHI | CHI | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 16%▲5.3 |
| 25 |  Lucas CarlssonDCHI | CHI | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2019-20?
Patrick Kane leads with 51. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2019-20?
Duncan Keith leads NHL defensemen with 24; the top forward is Patrick Kane at 51.
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.