NHL Assists Leaders 2021-22

Leaders: Assists, 2021-22

1stJonathan HuberdeauFLA · 80 GP85Share
2ndConnor McDavidEDM · 80 GP79Share
3rdJohnny GaudreauCGY · 82 GP75Share
4thArtemi PanarinNYR · 75 GP74Share
5thRoman JosiNSH · 80 GP73Share
6thJ.T. MillerVAN · 80 GP67Share
7thPatrick KaneCHI · 78 GP66Share
8thVictor HedmanTBL · 82 GP65Share
9thSteven StamkosTBL · 81 GP64Share
10thAdam FoxNYR · 78 GP63Share

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 2021-22, 1,004 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 9 and Jonathan Huberdeau leads at 85.

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

2021-22

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

1004 qualified

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NHL Assists Leaders, 2021-22, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS		Pctl
1	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	85	80	1.06	30	115	19:25	100	15%▼0.8
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	79	80	0.99	44	123	22:04	100	100%
3	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	75	82	0.91	40	115	18:34	100	—
4	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	74	75	0.99	22	96	19:13	100	96%▼1.6
5	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	73	80	0.91	23	96	25:33	100	98%
6	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	67	80	0.84	32	99	21:05	100	89%▼0.6
7	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	66	78	0.85	26	92	21:49	99	69%▼1.3
8	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	65	82	0.79	20	85	25:05	99	84%▼1
9	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	64	81	0.79	42	106	18:29	99	95%▲0.7
10	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	63	78	0.81	11	74	23:54	99	99%
11	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	62	82	0.76	42	104	17:54	99	100%▲1.2
12	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	62	72	0.86	35	97	20:53	99	99%
13	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	61	81	0.75	47	108	19:06	99	98%
14	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	60	76	0.79	8	68	25:15	99	100%
15	Nazem KadriFCOL	COL	59	71	0.83	28	87	19:14	99	72%▲2.7
16	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	58	82	0.71	10	68	23:44	98	73%▼2.9
17	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	58	78	0.74	10	68	25:47	98	54%▼2.9
18	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	58	77	0.75	28	86	25:40	98	100%
19	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	57	72	0.79	20	77	18:46	98	84%▼1.2
20	Jakub VoracekFCBJ	CBJ	56	79	0.71	6	62	17:28	98	—
21	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	56	75	0.75	36	92	20:59	98	99%
22	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	56	65	0.86	32	88	21:04	98	100%
23	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	55	80	0.69	55	110	22:21	98	100%
24	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	55	70	0.79	24	79	18:35	98	39%▼1.9
25	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	54	82	0.66	27	81	18:28	98	—
26	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	54	79	0.68	24	78	20:17	98	—
27	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	54	78	0.69	17	71	23:49	98	98%
28	Mikael GranlundFNSH	NSH	53	80	0.66	11	64	20:25	97	70%▲6.1
29	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	53	69	0.77	31	84	19:58	97	99%
30	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	52	82	0.63	33	85	17:39	97	64%
31	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	52	81	0.64	29	81	19:38	97	98%
32	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	49	79	0.62	27	76	18:04	97	92%▼2.6
33	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	49	78	0.63	33	82	17:46	97	99%▲1.7
34	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	49	67	0.73	39	88	20:18	97	89%▼1.5
35	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	48	81	0.59	19	67	20:46	96	0.4%
36	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	48	75	0.64	34	82	16:55	96	7.4%▼0.9
37	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	48	74	0.65	27	75	16:35	96	68%▼1.3
38	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	48	70	0.69	32	80	19:15	96	65%▼2.8
39	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	47	76	0.62	26	73	17:26	96	95%
40	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	46	82	0.56	4	50	22:40	96	87%▲1.8
41	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	46	81	0.57	34	80	18:16	96	99%
42	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	46	79	0.58	47	93	21:47	96	99%
43	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	46	78	0.59	5	51	26:13	96	90%▲15
44	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	46	78	0.59	10	56	24:38	96	97%▲1.3
45	Pavel BuchnevichFSTL	STL	46	73	0.63	30	76	18:18	96	31%
46	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	46	73	0.63	60	106	20:37	96	99%
47	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	44	82	0.54	10	54	26:09	95	44%▼2.7
48	Phil KesselFARI	ARI	44	82	0.54	8	52	16:41	95	—
49	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	44	79	0.56	37	81	18:57	95	100%
50	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	44	76	0.58	40	84	20:06	95	100%▲0.5