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NHL Assists Leaders: Edmonton Oilers
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Leon Draisaitl (EDM) leads NHL skaters with 67 assists for the Edmonton Oilers in 2019-20, ahead of 
Connor McDavid (EDM) (63).
Leaders: Assists, Edmonton Oilers, 2019-20
- 1stLeon DraisaitlEDM · 71 GP67
- 2ndConnor McDavidEDM · 64 GP63
3rdRyan Nugent-HopkinsEDM · 65 GP39
4thOscar KlefbomEDM · 62 GP29
5thDarnell NurseEDM · 71 GP28
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, 30 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Leon Draisaitl leads at 67.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 67 | 71 | 0.94 | 43 | 110 | 100% |
| 2 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 63 | 64 | 0.98 | 34 | 97 | 100% |
| 3 | Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 39 | 65 | 0.60 | 22 | 61 | 73%▼0.9 |
| 4 | Oscar KlefbomDEDM | EDM | 29 | 62 | 0.47 | 5 | 34 | — |
| 5 | Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 28 | 71 | 0.39 | 5 | 33 | 60%▼2.7 |
| 6 |  Tyler EnnisFEDM | EDM | 21 | 70 | 0.30 | 16 | 37 | — |
| 7 |  Zack KassianFEDM | EDM | 19 | 59 | 0.32 | 15 | 34 | — |
| 8 |  Ethan BearDEDM | EDM | 16 | 71 | 0.23 | 5 | 21 | 0.0% |
| 9 |  Andreas AthanasiouFEDM | EDM | 15 | 55 | 0.27 | 11 | 26 | — |
| 10 |  Kailer YamamotoFEDM | EDM | 15 | 27 | 0.56 | 11 | 26 | 11%▲7.1 |
| 11 |  Alex ChiassonFEDM | EDM | 13 | 65 | 0.20 | 11 | 24 | — |
| 12 |  James NealFEDM | EDM | 12 | 55 | 0.22 | 19 | 31 | — |
| 13 |  Josh ArchibaldFEDM | EDM | 9 | 62 | 0.15 | 12 | 21 | — |
| 14 |  Kris RussellDEDM | EDM | 9 | 55 | 0.16 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 15 |  Mike GreenDEDM | EDM | 8 | 50 | 0.16 | 3 | 11 | — |
| 16 |  Riley SheahanFEDM | EDM | 7 | 66 | 0.11 | 8 | 15 | — |
| 17 |  Matt BenningDEDM | EDM | 7 | 43 | 0.16 | 1 | 8 | — |
| 18 |  Joakim NygardFEDM | EDM | 6 | 33 | 0.18 | 3 | 9 | — |
| 19 |  Gaetan HaasFEDM | EDM | 5 | 58 | 0.09 | 5 | 10 | — |
| 20 |  Adam LarssonDEDM | EDM | 5 | 49 | 0.10 | 1 | 6 | 27% |
| 21 |  Patrick RussellFEDM | EDM | 5 | 45 | 0.11 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 22 |  Caleb JonesDEDM | EDM | 5 | 43 | 0.12 | 4 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Jujhar KhairaFEDM | EDM | 4 | 64 | 0.06 | 6 | 10 | — |
| 24 |  Joel PerssonDEDM | EDM | 2 | 13 | 0.15 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 25 |  Tomas JurcoFEDM | EDM | 2 | 12 | 0.17 | 0 | 2 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2019-20?
Leon Draisaitl leads with 67. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2019-20?
Oscar Klefbom leads NHL defensemen with 29; the top forward is Leon Draisaitl at 67.
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.