NHL Assists Leaders 2020-21

Leaders: Assists, 2020-21

1stConnor McDavidEDM · 56 GP72Share
2ndLeon DraisaitlEDM · 56 GP53Share
3rdPatrick KaneCHI · 56 GP51Share
4thMitch MarnerTOR · 55 GP47Share
5thNathan MacKinnonCOL · 48 GP45Share
6thMark ScheifeleWPG · 56 GP42Share
7thAdam FoxNYR · 55 GP42Share
8thJonathan HuberdeauFLA · 55 GP41Share
9thArtemi PanarinNYR · 42 GP41Share
10thTyson BarrieEDM · 56 GP40Share

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 2020-21, 913 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 7 and Connor McDavid leads at 72.

Assists leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

StrengthAll situations 5-on-5 Power play Shorthanded

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

2020-21

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

913 qualified

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NHL Assists Leaders, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS		Pctl
1	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	72	56	1.29	33	105	22:09	100	100%
2	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	53	56	0.95	31	84	22:11	100	100%
3	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	51	56	0.91	15	66	22:14	100	69%▼1.3
4	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	47	55	0.85	20	67	22:26	100	99%
5	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	45	48	0.94	20	65	20:22	100	100%
6	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	42	56	0.75	21	63	20:58	99	98%▼0.6
7	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	42	55	0.76	5	47	24:42	99	99%
8	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	41	55	0.75	20	61	18:25	99	15%▼0.8
9	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	41	42	0.98	17	58	19:39	99	96%▼1.6
10	Tyson BarrieDEDM	EDM	40	56	0.71	8	48	21:24	99	—
11	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	40	55	0.73	21	61	19:04	99	96%▲1.2
12	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	40	53	0.75	29	69	18:55	99	65%▼2.8
13	David PerronFSTL	STL	39	56	0.70	19	58	18:33	99	0.2%
14	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	38	56	0.68	3	41	22:48	98	100%
15	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	38	55	0.69	24	62	20:24	98	99%
16	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	38	55	0.69	7	45	24:39	98	54%▼2.9
17	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	38	55	0.69	15	53	18:36	98	—
18	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	37	56	0.66	13	50	21:11	98	0.4%
19	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	36	54	0.67	9	45	25:03	98	84%▼1
20	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	36	52	0.69	30	66	19:55	98	99%
21	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	36	51	0.71	8	44	17:08	98	—
22	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	36	44	0.82	8	44	24:19	98	100%
23	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	35	56	0.63	14	49	18:16	98	4.0%
24	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	34	56	0.61	23	57	20:16	97	100%▲0.5
25	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	34	53	0.64	9	43	16:55	97	—
26	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	34	53	0.64	8	42	22:33	97	90%▼2.7
27	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	34	52	0.65	10	44	23:47	97	98%
28	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	33	56	0.59	24	57	19:28	97	100%
29	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	32	55	0.58	10	42	22:43	97	82%▼0.9
30	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	32	54	0.59	20	52	19:57	97	51%▲4.6
31	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	32	50	0.64	26	58	20:56	97	89%▼1.5
32	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	31	56	0.55	19	50	18:12	96	92%▼2.6
33	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	31	55	0.56	15	46	17:27	96	0.1%
34	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	31	53	0.58	15	46	20:58	96	89%▼0.6
35	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	31	50	0.62	15	46	18:20	96	—
36	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	30	56	0.54	24	54	20:45	96	83%▲2.3
37	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	30	56	0.54	19	49	18:25	96	—
38	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	30	55	0.55	12	42	22:44	96	0.1%
39	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	30	55	0.55	5	35	23:37	96	73%▼2.9
40	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	30	54	0.56	6	36	22:07	96	91%
41	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	30	51	0.59	2	32	22:33	96	0.0%
42	Nick LeddyDNYI	NYI	29	56	0.52	2	31	21:35	95	0.1%
43	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	29	54	0.54	3	32	21:58	95	61%▲31
44	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	29	53	0.55	7	36	22:42	95	0.1%
45	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	28	56	0.50	19	47	19:54	95	43%▲1.9
46	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	28	55	0.51	17	45	18:43	95	80%▼1.2
47	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	28	54	0.52	20	48	18:44	95	31%
48	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	28	51	0.55	17	45	16:53	95	99%
49	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	28	48	0.58	20	48	18:37	95	100%
50	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	28	41	0.68	15	43	18:14	95	82%▼1.2