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NHL Assists Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Nathan MacKinnon (COL) leads NHL skaters with 45 assists for the Colorado Avalanche in 2020-21, ahead of 
Mikko Rantanen (COL) (36).
Leaders: Assists, Colorado Avalanche, 2020-21
- 1stNathan MacKinnonCOL · 48 GP45
- 2ndMikko RantanenCOL · 52 GP36
3rdCale MakarCOL · 44 GP36
4thGabriel LandeskogCOL · 54 GP32
5thSamuel GirardCOL · 48 GP27
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, 33 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 7 and Nathan MacKinnon leads at 45.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 45 | 48 | 0.94 | 20 | 65 | 100% |
| 2 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 36 | 52 | 0.69 | 30 | 66 | 99% |
| 3 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 36 | 44 | 0.82 | 8 | 44 | 100% |
| 4 | Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 32 | 54 | 0.59 | 20 | 52 | 51%▲4.6 |
| 5 | Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 27 | 48 | 0.56 | 5 | 32 | 28%▲5 |
| 6 |  Andre BurakovskyFCOL | COL | 25 | 53 | 0.47 | 19 | 44 | 4.8%▼1.7 |
| 7 |  Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 22 | 53 | 0.42 | 9 | 31 | 82%▲8.8 |
| 8 |  Nazem KadriFCOL | COL | 21 | 56 | 0.38 | 11 | 32 | 72%▲2.7 |
| 9 |  Joonas DonskoiFCOL | COL | 14 | 51 | 0.27 | 17 | 31 | — |
| 10 |  Ryan GravesDCOL | COL | 13 | 54 | 0.24 | 2 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 11 |  Valeri NichushkinFCOL | COL | 11 | 55 | 0.20 | 10 | 21 | 50%▼2.5 |
| 12 |  Tyson JostFCOL | COL | 10 | 54 | 0.19 | 7 | 17 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Carl SoderbergFCOL | COL | 10 | 45 | 0.22 | 7 | 17 | — |
| 14 |  Brandon SaadFCOL | COL | 9 | 44 | 0.20 | 15 | 24 | — |
| 15 |  J.T. CompherFCOL | COL | 8 | 48 | 0.17 | 10 | 18 | 3.2% |
| 16 |  Jacob MacDonaldDCOL | COL | 8 | 33 | 0.24 | 1 | 9 | — |
| 17 |  Patrik NemethDCOL | COL | 7 | 52 | 0.13 | 3 | 10 | — |
| 18 |  Conor TimminsDCOL | COL | 7 | 31 | 0.23 | 0 | 7 | 0.1% |
| 19 |  Matt CalvertFCOL | COL | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 20 |  Dan RenoufDCOL | COL | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 21 |  Kiefer SherwoodFCOL | COL | 3 | 16 | 0.19 | 0 | 3 | 53%▼2.3 |
| 22 |  Liam O'BrienFCOL | COL | 3 | 12 | 0.25 | 0 | 3 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Alex NewhookFCOL | COL | 3 | 6 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | 24%▼0.8 |
| 24 |  Pierre-Edouard BellemareFCOL | COL | 2 | 53 | 0.04 | 9 | 11 | — |
| 25 |  Logan O'ConnorFCOL | COL | 2 | 22 | 0.09 | 3 | 5 | 0.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2020-21?
Nathan MacKinnon leads with 45. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is 7.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2020-21?
Cale Makar leads NHL defensemen with 36; the top forward is Nathan MacKinnon at 45.
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.