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NHL Assists Leaders: Chicago Blackhawks
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Patrick Kane (CHI) leads NHL skaters with 66 assists for the Chicago Blackhawks in 2021-22, ahead of 
Seth Jones (CHI) (46).
Leaders: Assists, Chicago Blackhawks, 2021-22
- 1stPatrick KaneCHI · 78 GP66
- 2ndSeth JonesCHI · 78 GP46
3rdAlex DeBrincatCHI · 82 GP37
4thDylan StromeCHI · 69 GP26
5thJonathan ToewsCHI · 71 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 2021-22, 34 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 5 and Patrick Kane leads at 66.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick KaneFCHI | CHI | 66 | 78 | 0.85 | 26 | 92 | 69%▼1.3 |
| 2 | Seth JonesDCHI | CHI | 46 | 78 | 0.59 | 5 | 51 | 90%▲15 |
| 3 | Alex DeBrincatFCHI | CHI | 37 | 82 | 0.45 | 41 | 78 | 100%▲1 |
| 4 | Dylan StromeFCHI | CHI | 26 | 69 | 0.38 | 22 | 48 | 79%▼2.3 |
| 5 | Jonathan ToewsFCHI | CHI | 25 | 71 | 0.35 | 12 | 37 | 0.3% |
| 6 |  Jake McCabeDCHI | CHI | 18 | 75 | 0.24 | 4 | 22 | 25%▼2.6 |
| 7 |  Dominik KubalikFCHI | CHI | 17 | 78 | 0.22 | 15 | 32 | — |
| 8 |  Kirby DachFCHI | CHI | 17 | 70 | 0.24 | 9 | 26 | 9.7%▼0.8 |
| 9 |  Philipp KurashevFCHI | CHI | 15 | 67 | 0.22 | 6 | 21 | 0.0% |
| 10 |  Erik GustafssonDCHI | CHI | 15 | 59 | 0.25 | 3 | 18 | 3.2% |
| 11 |  Taylor RaddyshFCHI | CHI | 11 | 74 | 0.15 | 11 | 22 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Riley StillmanDCHI | CHI | 10 | 52 | 0.19 | 2 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 13 |  Caleb JonesDCHI | CHI | 10 | 51 | 0.20 | 5 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 14 |  Sam LaffertyFCHI | CHI | 8 | 56 | 0.14 | 5 | 13 | 0.0% |
| 15 |  MacKenzie EntwistleFCHI | CHI | 7 | 55 | 0.13 | 5 | 12 | 0.0% |
| 16 |  Connor MurphyDCHI | CHI | 6 | 57 | 0.11 | 4 | 10 | 6.2% |
| 17 |  Reese JohnsonFCHI | CHI | 5 | 37 | 0.14 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 18 |  Calvin de HaanDCHI | CHI | 4 | 69 | 0.06 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 19 |  Boris KatchoukFCHI | CHI | 4 | 59 | 0.07 | 3 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 20 |  Tyler JohnsonFCHI | CHI | 4 | 26 | 0.15 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 21 |  Henrik BorgstromFCHI | CHI | 3 | 52 | 0.06 | 4 | 7 | — |
| 22 |  Mike HardmanFCHI | CHI | 2 | 21 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 23 |  Josiah SlavinFCHI | CHI | 1 | 15 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Alex VlasicDCHI | CHI | 1 | 15 | 0.07 | 1 | 2 | 8.2% |
| 25 |  Lukas ReichelFCHI | CHI | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 4.8% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Patrick Kane leads with 66. The median of the 34 qualified skaters is 5.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Seth Jones leads NHL defensemen with 46; the top forward is Patrick Kane at 66.
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.