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NHL Assists Leaders: Arizona Coyotes
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Conor Garland (ARI) leads NHL skaters with 27 assists for the Arizona Coyotes in 2020-21, ahead of 
Phil Kessel (ARI) (23).
Leaders: Assists, Arizona Coyotes, 2020-21
- 1stConor GarlandARI · 49 GP27
- 2ndPhil KesselARI · 56 GP23
3rdJakob ChychrunARI · 56 GP23
4thNick SchmaltzARI · 52 GP22
5thClayton KellerARI · 56 GP21
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, 30 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 5 and Conor Garland leads at 27.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor GarlandFARI | ARI | 27 | 49 | 0.55 | 12 | 39 | 7.6%▼0.8 |
| 2 | Phil KesselFARI | ARI | 23 | 56 | 0.41 | 20 | 43 | — |
| 3 | Jakob ChychrunDARI | ARI | 23 | 56 | 0.41 | 18 | 41 | 99% |
| 4 | Nick SchmaltzFARI | ARI | 22 | 52 | 0.42 | 10 | 32 | 97% |
| 5 | Clayton KellerFARI | ARI | 21 | 56 | 0.38 | 14 | 35 | 100% |
| 6 |  Oliver Ekman-LarssonDARI | ARI | 21 | 46 | 0.46 | 3 | 24 | 29%▼4.2 |
| 7 |  Alex GoligoskiDARI | ARI | 19 | 56 | 0.34 | 3 | 22 | — |
| 8 |  Christian DvorakFARI | ARI | 14 | 56 | 0.25 | 17 | 31 | 15%▲1.7 |
| 9 |  Derick BrassardFARI | ARI | 12 | 53 | 0.23 | 8 | 20 | — |
| 10 |  Jordan OesterleDARI | ARI | 10 | 43 | 0.23 | 1 | 11 | — |
| 11 |  Lawson CrouseFARI | ARI | 9 | 51 | 0.18 | 4 | 13 | 32%▼1 |
| 12 |  Christian FischerFARI | ARI | 8 | 52 | 0.15 | 3 | 11 | — |
| 13 |  Johan LarssonFARI | ARI | 6 | 52 | 0.12 | 8 | 14 | — |
| 14 |  Niklas HjalmarssonDARI | ARI | 5 | 41 | 0.12 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 15 |  Tyler PitlickFARI | ARI | 5 | 38 | 0.13 | 6 | 11 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Dryden HuntFARI | ARI | 5 | 26 | 0.19 | 3 | 8 | 0% |
| 17 |  Jason DemersDARI | ARI | 4 | 41 | 0.10 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 18 |  John HaydenFARI | ARI | 3 | 29 | 0.10 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 19 |  Michael BuntingFARI | ARI | 3 | 21 | 0.14 | 10 | 13 | 3.6%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  Jordan GrossDARI | ARI | 3 | 7 | 0.43 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 21 |  Lane PedersonFARI | ARI | 2 | 15 | 0.13 | 1 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Ilya LyubushkinDARI | ARI | 1 | 42 | 0.02 | 1 | 2 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Barrett HaytonFARI | ARI | 1 | 14 | 0.07 | 2 | 3 | 18%▲7.6 |
| 24 |  Victor SoderstromDARI | ARI | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 25 |  Michael ChaputFARI | ARI | 0 | 13 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2020-21?
Conor Garland leads with 27. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is 5.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2020-21?
Jakob Chychrun leads NHL defensemen with 23; the top forward is Conor Garland at 27.
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.