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NHL Assists Leaders: Boston Bruins
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Brad Marchand (BOS) leads NHL skaters with 48 assists for the Boston Bruins in 2021-22, ahead of 
Charlie McAvoy (BOS) (46).
Leaders: Assists, Boston Bruins, 2021-22
- 1stBrad MarchandBOS · 70 GP48
- 2ndCharlie McAvoyBOS · 78 GP46
3rdTaylor HallBOS · 81 GP41
4thPatrice BergeronBOS · 73 GP40
5thDavid PastrnakBOS · 72 GP37
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, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Brad Marchand leads at 48.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad MarchandFBOS | BOS | 48 | 70 | 0.69 | 32 | 80 | 65%▼2.8 |
| 2 | Charlie McAvoyDBOS | BOS | 46 | 78 | 0.59 | 10 | 56 | 97%▲1.3 |
| 3 | Taylor HallFBOS | BOS | 41 | 81 | 0.51 | 20 | 61 | 34%▼7.9 |
| 4 | Patrice BergeronFBOS | BOS | 40 | 73 | 0.55 | 25 | 65 | — |
| 5 | David PastrnakFBOS | BOS | 37 | 72 | 0.51 | 40 | 77 | 100% |
| 6 |  Charlie CoyleFBOS | BOS | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 16 | 44 | 47%▼0.5 |
| 7 |  Erik HaulaFBOS | BOS | 26 | 78 | 0.33 | 18 | 44 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Hampus LindholmDBOS | BOS | 22 | 71 | 0.31 | 5 | 27 | 20%▲0.8 |
| 9 |  Craig SmithFBOS | BOS | 20 | 74 | 0.27 | 16 | 36 | — |
| 10 |  Matt GrzelcykDBOS | BOS | 20 | 73 | 0.27 | 4 | 24 | 0.1% |
| 11 |  Jake DeBruskFBOS | BOS | 17 | 77 | 0.22 | 25 | 42 | 45%▼2.1 |
| 12 |  Tomas NosekFBOS | BOS | 14 | 75 | 0.19 | 3 | 17 | — |
| 13 |  Mike ReillyDBOS | BOS | 13 | 70 | 0.19 | 4 | 17 | 3.2% |
| 14 |  Nick FolignoFBOS | BOS | 11 | 64 | 0.17 | 2 | 13 | 3.3% |
| 15 |  Derek ForbortDBOS | BOS | 10 | 76 | 0.13 | 4 | 14 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Trent FredericFBOS | BOS | 10 | 60 | 0.17 | 8 | 18 | 4.0%▼0.8 |
| 17 |  Brandon CarloDBOS | BOS | 9 | 79 | 0.11 | 6 | 15 | 3.3% |
| 18 |  Curtis LazarFBOS | BOS | 8 | 70 | 0.11 | 8 | 16 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Connor CliftonDBOS | BOS | 8 | 60 | 0.13 | 2 | 10 | 5.7%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  Anton BlidhFBOS | BOS | 7 | 32 | 0.22 | 2 | 9 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Joshua BrownDBOS | BOS | 6 | 52 | 0.12 | 0 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Oskar SteenFBOS | BOS | 4 | 20 | 0.20 | 2 | 6 | — |
| 23 |  Jack StudnickaFBOS | BOS | 3 | 15 | 0.20 | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Jakub ZborilDBOS | BOS | 3 | 10 | 0.30 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 25 |  John MooreDBOS | BOS | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Brad Marchand leads with 48. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Charlie McAvoy leads NHL defensemen with 46; the top forward is Brad Marchand at 48.
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.