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NHL Assists Leaders: Toronto Maple Leafs
2020-21All situationsThrough 57 team games
Mitch Marner (TOR) leads NHL skaters with 47 assists for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2020-21, ahead of 
John Tavares (TOR) (31).
Leaders: Assists, Toronto Maple Leafs, 2020-21
- 1stMitch MarnerTOR · 55 GP47
- 2ndJohn TavaresTOR · 56 GP31
3rdMorgan RiellyTOR · 55 GP30
4thAuston MatthewsTOR · 52 GP25
5thWilliam NylanderTOR · 51 GP25
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, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Mitch Marner leads at 47.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | 47 | 55 | 0.85 | 20 | 67 | 99% |
| 2 | John TavaresFTOR | TOR | 31 | 56 | 0.55 | 19 | 50 | 92%▼2.6 |
| 3 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 30 | 55 | 0.55 | 5 | 35 | 73%▼2.9 |
| 4 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 25 | 52 | 0.48 | 41 | 66 | 99% |
| 5 | William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 25 | 51 | 0.49 | 17 | 42 | 99% |
| 6 |  Jake MuzzinDTOR | TOR | 23 | 53 | 0.43 | 4 | 27 | — |
| 7 |  Jason SpezzaFTOR | TOR | 20 | 54 | 0.37 | 10 | 30 | — |
| 8 |  Justin HollDTOR | TOR | 18 | 55 | 0.33 | 2 | 20 | 0.3% |
| 9 |  Zach HymanFTOR | TOR | 18 | 43 | 0.42 | 15 | 33 | 94% |
| 10 |  Alexander KerfootFTOR | TOR | 15 | 56 | 0.27 | 8 | 23 | 3.2% |
| 11 |  Joe ThorntonFTOR | TOR | 15 | 44 | 0.34 | 5 | 20 | — |
| 12 |  TJ BrodieDTOR | TOR | 13 | 56 | 0.23 | 1 | 14 | — |
| 13 |  Nick FolignoFTOR | TOR | 13 | 49 | 0.27 | 7 | 20 | 3.3% |
| 14 |  Ilya MikheyevFTOR | TOR | 10 | 54 | 0.19 | 7 | 17 | 6.7%▼0.8 |
| 15 |  Alex GalchenyukFTOR | TOR | 8 | 34 | 0.24 | 5 | 13 | — |
| 16 |  Pierre EngvallFTOR | TOR | 5 | 42 | 0.12 | 7 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 17 |  Travis DermottDTOR | TOR | 4 | 51 | 0.08 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 18 |  Zach BogosianDTOR | TOR | 4 | 45 | 0.09 | 0 | 4 | 0.4% |
| 19 |  Ben HuttonDTOR | TOR | 4 | 38 | 0.11 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 20 |  Rasmus SandinDTOR | TOR | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 0 | 4 | 12% |
| 21 |  Wayne SimmondsFTOR | TOR | 2 | 38 | 0.05 | 7 | 9 | — |
| 22 |  Adam BrooksFTOR | TOR | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 4 | 5 | — |
| 23 |  Nic PetanFTOR | TOR | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Nick RobertsonFTOR | TOR | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 26%▼1.2 |
| 25 |  Stefan NoesenFTOR | TOR | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2020-21?
Mitch Marner leads with 47. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2020-21?
Morgan Rielly leads NHL defensemen with 30; the top forward is Mitch Marner at 47.
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.