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NHL Assists Leaders: Minnesota Wild
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Ryan Suter (MIN) leads NHL skaters with 40 assists for the Minnesota Wild in 2019-20, ahead of 
Kevin Fiala (MIN) (31).
Leaders: Assists, Minnesota Wild, 2019-20
- 1stRyan SuterMIN · 69 GP40
- 2ndKevin FialaMIN · 64 GP31
3rdEric StaalMIN · 66 GP28
4thJonas BrodinMIN · 69 GP26
5thMats ZuccarelloMIN · 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 2019-20, 25 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 16 and Ryan Suter leads at 40.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan SuterDMIN | MIN | 40 | 69 | 0.58 | 8 | 48 | — |
| 2 | Kevin FialaFMIN | MIN | 31 | 64 | 0.48 | 23 | 54 | 64% |
| 3 | Eric StaalFMIN | MIN | 28 | 66 | 0.42 | 19 | 47 | — |
| 4 | Jonas BrodinDMIN | MIN | 26 | 69 | 0.38 | 2 | 28 | 7.9%▲2.9 |
| 5 | Mats ZuccarelloFMIN | MIN | 22 | 65 | 0.34 | 15 | 37 | 39%▼1.9 |
| 6 |  Zach PariseFMIN | MIN | 21 | 69 | 0.30 | 25 | 46 | — |
| 7 |  Joel Eriksson EkFMIN | MIN | 21 | 62 | 0.34 | 8 | 29 | 81%▲3.2 |
| 8 |  Jordan GreenwayFMIN | MIN | 20 | 67 | 0.30 | 8 | 28 | 0.2% |
| 9 |  Jared SpurgeonDMIN | MIN | 20 | 62 | 0.32 | 12 | 32 | 44%▼8 |
| 10 |  Mathew DumbaDMIN | MIN | 18 | 69 | 0.26 | 6 | 24 | 0.1% |
| 11 |  Mikko KoivuFMIN | MIN | 17 | 55 | 0.31 | 4 | 21 | — |
| 12 |  Luke KuninFMIN | MIN | 16 | 63 | 0.25 | 15 | 31 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Alex GalchenyukFMIN | MIN | 16 | 59 | 0.27 | 8 | 24 | — |
| 14 |  Marcus FolignoFMIN | MIN | 14 | 59 | 0.24 | 11 | 25 | 4.1% |
| 15 |  Ryan HartmanFMIN | MIN | 11 | 69 | 0.16 | 9 | 20 | 28%▼4.1 |
| 16 |  Brad HuntDMIN | MIN | 11 | 59 | 0.19 | 8 | 19 | — |
| 17 |  Ryan DonatoFMIN | MIN | 9 | 62 | 0.15 | 14 | 23 | 8.1% |
| 18 |  Victor RaskFMIN | MIN | 8 | 43 | 0.19 | 5 | 13 | — |
| 19 |  Carson SoucyDMIN | MIN | 7 | 55 | 0.13 | 7 | 14 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Greg PaterynDMIN | MIN | 3 | 20 | 0.15 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 21 |  Nico SturmFMIN | MIN | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 0 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Gerry MayhewFMIN | MIN | 0 | 13 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 23 |  Brennan MenellDMIN | MIN | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Gabriel DumontFMIN | MIN | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  Luke JohnsonFMIN | MIN | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2019-20?
Ryan Suter leads with 40. The median of the 25 qualified skaters is 16.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2019-20?
Ryan Suter leads NHL defensemen with 40; the top forward is Kevin Fiala at 31.
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.