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NHL Assists Leaders: Arizona Coyotes
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Phil Kessel (ARI) leads NHL skaters with 44 assists for the Arizona Coyotes in 2021-22, ahead of 
Shayne Gostisbehere (ARI) (37).
Leaders: Assists, Arizona Coyotes, 2021-22
- 1stPhil KesselARI · 82 GP44
- 2ndShayne GostisbehereARI · 82 GP37
3rdNick SchmaltzARI · 63 GP36
4thClayton KellerARI · 67 GP35
5thTravis BoydARI · 74 GP18
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, 35 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 5 and Phil Kessel leads at 44.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil KesselFARI | ARI | 44 | 82 | 0.54 | 8 | 52 | — |
| 2 | Shayne GostisbehereDARI | ARI | 37 | 82 | 0.45 | 14 | 51 | 96%▲0.6 |
| 3 | Nick SchmaltzFARI | ARI | 36 | 63 | 0.57 | 23 | 59 | 97% |
| 4 | Clayton KellerFARI | ARI | 35 | 67 | 0.52 | 28 | 63 | 100% |
| 5 | Travis BoydFARI | ARI | 18 | 74 | 0.24 | 17 | 35 | — |
| 6 |  Loui ErikssonFARI | ARI | 16 | 73 | 0.22 | 3 | 19 | — |
| 7 |  Anton StralmanDARI | ARI | 15 | 74 | 0.20 | 8 | 23 | — |
| 8 |  Alex GalchenyukFARI | ARI | 15 | 60 | 0.25 | 6 | 21 | — |
| 9 |  Lawson CrouseFARI | ARI | 14 | 65 | 0.22 | 20 | 34 | 32%▼1 |
| 10 |  Barrett HaytonFARI | ARI | 14 | 60 | 0.23 | 10 | 24 | 18%▲7.6 |
| 11 |  Jakob ChychrunDARI | ARI | 14 | 47 | 0.30 | 7 | 21 | 99% |
| 12 |  Nick RitchieFARI | ARI | 11 | 57 | 0.19 | 12 | 23 | — |
| 13 |  J.J. MoserDARI | ARI | 11 | 43 | 0.26 | 4 | 15 | 16%▼2.5 |
| 14 |  Dysin MayoDARI | ARI | 8 | 67 | 0.12 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 15 |  Kyle CapobiancoDARI | ARI | 7 | 45 | 0.16 | 2 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 16 |  Cam DineenDARI | ARI | 7 | 34 | 0.21 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 17 |  Christian FischerFARI | ARI | 5 | 53 | 0.09 | 5 | 10 | — |
| 18 |  Andrew LaddFARI | ARI | 5 | 51 | 0.10 | 7 | 12 | — |
| 19 |  Matias MaccelliFARI | ARI | 5 | 23 | 0.22 | 1 | 6 | 15%▲3.2 |
| 20 |  Antoine RousselFARI | ARI | 4 | 53 | 0.08 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 21 |  Riley NashFARI | ARI | 4 | 49 | 0.08 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 22 |  Vladislav KolyachonokDARI | ARI | 2 | 32 | 0.06 | 1 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Michael CarconeFARI | ARI | 2 | 21 | 0.10 | 4 | 6 | 5.8% |
| 24 |  Nate SmithFARI | ARI | 2 | 10 | 0.20 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 25 |  Liam O'BrienFARI | ARI | 1 | 39 | 0.03 | 2 | 3 | 0.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Phil Kessel leads with 44. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 5.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Shayne Gostisbehere leads NHL defensemen with 37; the top forward is Phil Kessel at 44.
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.