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NHL Assists Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Nick Suzuki (MTL) leads NHL skaters with 40 assists for the Montreal Canadiens in 2021-22, ahead of 
Chris Wideman (MTL) (23).
Leaders: Assists, Montreal Canadiens, 2021-22
- 1stNick SuzukiMTL · 82 GP40
- 2ndChris WidemanMTL · 64 GP23
3rdRem PitlickMTL · 66 GP22
4thChristian DvorakMTL · 56 GP22
5thJeff PetryMTL · 68 GP21
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 6 and Nick Suzuki leads at 40.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 40 | 82 | 0.49 | 21 | 61 | 100% |
| 2 | Chris WidemanDMTL | MTL | 23 | 64 | 0.36 | 4 | 27 | — |
| 3 | Rem PitlickFMTL | MTL | 22 | 66 | 0.33 | 15 | 37 | — |
| 4 | Christian DvorakFMTL | MTL | 22 | 56 | 0.39 | 11 | 33 | 15%▲1.7 |
| 5 | Jeff PetryDMTL | MTL | 21 | 68 | 0.31 | 6 | 27 | 0.1% |
| 6 |  Mike HoffmanFMTL | MTL | 20 | 67 | 0.30 | 15 | 35 | — |
| 7 |  Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 20 | 67 | 0.30 | 23 | 43 | 100% |
| 8 |  Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 17 | 56 | 0.30 | 7 | 24 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 9 |  Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 16 | 72 | 0.22 | 13 | 29 | 4.1%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  David SavardDMTL | MTL | 14 | 62 | 0.23 | 3 | 17 | — |
| 11 |  Jonathan DrouinFMTL | MTL | 14 | 34 | 0.41 | 6 | 20 | 0.4% |
| 12 |  Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | 13 | 69 | 0.19 | 19 | 32 | 22%▲11 |
| 13 |  Alexander RomanovDMTL | MTL | 10 | 79 | 0.13 | 3 | 13 | 10%▼0.8 |
| 14 |  Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | 8 | 60 | 0.13 | 6 | 14 | 3.3% |
| 15 |  Ryan PoehlingFMTL | MTL | 8 | 57 | 0.14 | 9 | 17 | 5.8% |
| 16 |  Laurent DauphinFMTL | MTL | 8 | 38 | 0.21 | 4 | 12 | — |
| 17 |  Kale ClagueDMTL | MTL | 8 | 36 | 0.22 | 2 | 10 | — |
| 18 |  Michael PezzettaFMTL | MTL | 6 | 51 | 0.12 | 5 | 11 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Sami NikuDMTL | MTL | 6 | 13 | 0.46 | 0 | 6 | — |
| 20 |  William LagessonDMTL | MTL | 5 | 33 | 0.15 | 0 | 5 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Mathieu PerreaultFMTL | MTL | 5 | 25 | 0.20 | 4 | 9 | — |
| 22 |  Tyler PitlickFMTL | MTL | 4 | 39 | 0.10 | 1 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 23 |  Corey SchuenemanDMTL | MTL | 4 | 24 | 0.17 | 2 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 24 |  Paul ByronFMTL | MTL | 3 | 27 | 0.11 | 4 | 7 | — |
| 25 |  Joel EdmundsonDMTL | MTL | 3 | 24 | 0.13 | 3 | 6 | 3.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Nick Suzuki leads with 40. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 6.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Chris Wideman leads NHL defensemen with 23; the top forward is Nick Suzuki at 40.
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.