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NHL Assists Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nazem Kadri (COL) leads NHL skaters with 59 assists for the Colorado Avalanche in 2021-22, ahead of 
Cale Makar (COL) (58).
Leaders: Assists, Colorado Avalanche, 2021-22
- 1stNazem KadriCOL · 71 GP59
- 2ndCale MakarCOL · 77 GP58
3rdMikko RantanenCOL · 75 GP56
4thNathan MacKinnonCOL · 65 GP56
5thDevon ToewsCOL · 66 GP44
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, 33 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 12 and Nazem Kadri leads at 59.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nazem KadriFCOL | COL | 59 | 71 | 0.83 | 28 | 87 | 72%▲2.7 |
| 2 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 58 | 77 | 0.75 | 28 | 86 | 100% |
| 3 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 56 | 75 | 0.75 | 36 | 92 | 99% |
| 4 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 56 | 65 | 0.86 | 32 | 88 | 100% |
| 5 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 44 | 66 | 0.67 | 13 | 57 | 82%▲8.8 |
| 6 |  Andre BurakovskyFCOL | COL | 39 | 80 | 0.49 | 22 | 61 | 4.8%▼1.7 |
| 7 |  Gabriel LandeskogFCOL | COL | 29 | 51 | 0.57 | 30 | 59 | 51%▲4.6 |
| 8 |  Valeri NichushkinFCOL | COL | 27 | 62 | 0.44 | 25 | 52 | 50%▼2.5 |
| 9 |  Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 23 | 67 | 0.34 | 5 | 28 | 28%▲5 |
| 10 |  Alex NewhookFCOL | COL | 20 | 71 | 0.28 | 13 | 33 | 24%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Artturi LehkonenFCOL | COL | 19 | 74 | 0.26 | 19 | 38 | 83%▲6.8 |
| 12 |  Erik JohnsonDCOL | COL | 17 | 77 | 0.22 | 8 | 25 | — |
| 13 |  Logan O'ConnorFCOL | COL | 16 | 81 | 0.20 | 8 | 24 | 0.2% |
| 14 |  J.T. CompherFCOL | COL | 15 | 70 | 0.21 | 18 | 33 | 3.2% |
| 15 |  Andrew CoglianoFCOL | COL | 12 | 74 | 0.16 | 4 | 16 | — |
| 16 |  Nicolas Aube-KubelFCOL | COL | 12 | 74 | 0.16 | 11 | 23 | — |
| 17 |  Bowen ByramDCOL | COL | 12 | 30 | 0.40 | 5 | 17 | 87%▼2.3 |
| 18 |  Nico SturmFCOL | COL | 11 | 74 | 0.15 | 9 | 20 | 0.1% |
| 19 |  Josh MansonDCOL | COL | 10 | 67 | 0.15 | 6 | 16 | 44%▲7.6 |
| 20 |  Jack JohnsonDCOL | COL | 8 | 74 | 0.11 | 1 | 9 | — |
| 21 |  Darren HelmFCOL | COL | 8 | 68 | 0.12 | 7 | 15 | — |
| 22 |  Ryan MurrayDCOL | COL | 4 | 37 | 0.11 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 23 |  Kurtis MacDermidFCOL | COL | 3 | 58 | 0.05 | 2 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Jayson MegnaFCOL | COL | 3 | 20 | 0.15 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 25 |  Kiefer SherwoodFCOL | COL | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | 53%▼2.3 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Nazem Kadri leads with 59. The median of the 33 qualified skaters is 12.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Cale Makar leads NHL defensemen with 58; the top forward is Nazem Kadri at 59.
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.