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NHL Assists Leaders: Pittsburgh Penguins
2019-20All situationsThrough 71 team games
Evgeni Malkin (PIT) leads NHL skaters with 49 assists for the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2019-20, ahead of 
Sidney Crosby (PIT) (31).
Leaders: Assists, Pittsburgh Penguins, 2019-20
- 1stEvgeni MalkinPIT · 55 GP49
- 2ndSidney CrosbyPIT · 41 GP31
3rdKris LetangPIT · 61 GP29
4thBryan RustPIT · 55 GP29
5thJake GuentzelPIT · 39 GP23
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 11 and Evgeni Malkin leads at 49.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evgeni MalkinFPIT | PIT | 49 | 55 | 0.89 | 25 | 74 | 84%▼1 |
| 2 | Sidney CrosbyFPIT | PIT | 31 | 41 | 0.76 | 16 | 47 | 99% |
| 3 | Kris LetangDPIT | PIT | 29 | 61 | 0.48 | 15 | 44 | 54%▼2.9 |
| 4 | Bryan RustFPIT | PIT | 29 | 55 | 0.53 | 27 | 56 | 80%▼2.9 |
| 5 | Jake GuentzelFPIT | PIT | 23 | 39 | 0.59 | 20 | 43 | 100%▲0.5 |
| 6 |  Jared McCannFPIT | PIT | 21 | 66 | 0.32 | 14 | 35 | 79%▲1.9 |
| 7 |  Jason ZuckerFPIT | PIT | 21 | 60 | 0.35 | 20 | 41 | 21%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Marcus PetterssonDPIT | PIT | 20 | 69 | 0.29 | 2 | 22 | 6.6%▲0.8 |
| 9 |  John MarinoDPIT | PIT | 20 | 56 | 0.36 | 6 | 26 | 21%▲5 |
| 10 |  Dominik SimonFPIT | PIT | 15 | 64 | 0.23 | 7 | 22 | — |
| 11 |  Patric HornqvistFPIT | PIT | 15 | 52 | 0.29 | 17 | 32 | — |
| 12 |  Brandon TanevFPIT | PIT | 14 | 68 | 0.21 | 11 | 25 | 0.1% |
| 13 |  Teddy BluegerFPIT | PIT | 13 | 69 | 0.19 | 9 | 22 | 0.2%▼3.1 |
| 14 |  Conor ShearyFPIT | PIT | 13 | 63 | 0.21 | 10 | 23 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Patrick MarleauFPIT | PIT | 11 | 66 | 0.17 | 11 | 22 | — |
| 16 |  Justin SchultzDPIT | PIT | 9 | 46 | 0.20 | 3 | 12 | — |
| 17 |  Jack JohnsonDPIT | PIT | 8 | 67 | 0.12 | 3 | 11 | — |
| 18 |  Zachary Aston-ReeseFPIT | PIT | 7 | 57 | 0.12 | 6 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Sam LaffertyFPIT | PIT | 7 | 50 | 0.14 | 6 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 20 |  Brian DumoulinDPIT | PIT | 7 | 28 | 0.25 | 1 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 21 |  Juuso RiikolaDPIT | PIT | 6 | 36 | 0.17 | 1 | 7 | — |
| 22 |  Evan RodriguesFPIT | PIT | 4 | 45 | 0.09 | 6 | 10 | 8.3%▲0.8 |
| 23 |  Chad RuhwedelDPIT | PIT | 4 | 41 | 0.10 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 24 |  Joseph BlandisiFPIT | PIT | 3 | 21 | 0.14 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 25 |  Nick BjugstadFPIT | PIT | 1 | 13 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2019-20?
Evgeni Malkin leads with 49. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 11.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2019-20?
Kris Letang leads NHL defensemen with 29; the top forward is Evgeni Malkin at 49.
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.