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NHL Assists Leaders: Toronto Maple Leafs
2021-22All situationsThrough 82 team games
Mitch Marner (TOR) leads NHL skaters with 62 assists for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2021-22, ahead of 
Morgan Rielly (TOR) (58).
Leaders: Assists, Toronto Maple Leafs, 2021-22
- 1stMitch MarnerTOR · 72 GP62
- 2ndMorgan RiellyTOR · 82 GP58
3rdJohn TavaresTOR · 79 GP49
4thWilliam NylanderTOR · 81 GP46
5thAuston MatthewsTOR · 73 GP46
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 13 and Mitch Marner leads at 62.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitch MarnerFTOR | TOR | 62 | 72 | 0.86 | 35 | 97 | 99% |
| 2 | Morgan RiellyDTOR | TOR | 58 | 82 | 0.71 | 10 | 68 | 73%▼2.9 |
| 3 | John TavaresFTOR | TOR | 49 | 79 | 0.62 | 27 | 76 | 92%▼2.6 |
| 4 | William NylanderFTOR | TOR | 46 | 81 | 0.57 | 34 | 80 | 99% |
| 5 | Auston MatthewsFTOR | TOR | 46 | 73 | 0.63 | 60 | 106 | 99% |
| 6 |  Michael BuntingFTOR | TOR | 40 | 79 | 0.51 | 23 | 63 | 3.6%▼0.8 |
| 7 |  Alexander KerfootFTOR | TOR | 38 | 82 | 0.46 | 13 | 51 | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Mark GiordanoDTOR | TOR | 27 | 75 | 0.36 | 8 | 35 | — |
| 9 |  TJ BrodieDTOR | TOR | 24 | 82 | 0.29 | 4 | 28 | — |
| 10 |  Pierre EngvallFTOR | TOR | 20 | 78 | 0.26 | 15 | 35 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Justin HollDTOR | TOR | 20 | 69 | 0.29 | 3 | 23 | 0.3% |
| 12 |  Timothy LiljegrenDTOR | TOR | 18 | 61 | 0.30 | 5 | 23 | 4.9% |
| 13 |  David KampfFTOR | TOR | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 11 | 26 | 0.0% |
| 14 |  Ilya LyubushkinDTOR | TOR | 13 | 77 | 0.17 | 2 | 15 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Jason SpezzaFTOR | TOR | 13 | 71 | 0.18 | 12 | 25 | — |
| 16 |  Ondrej KaseFTOR | TOR | 13 | 50 | 0.26 | 14 | 27 | — |
| 17 |  Wayne SimmondsFTOR | TOR | 11 | 72 | 0.15 | 5 | 16 | — |
| 18 |  Ilya MikheyevFTOR | TOR | 11 | 53 | 0.21 | 21 | 32 | 6.7%▼0.8 |
| 19 |  Rasmus SandinDTOR | TOR | 11 | 51 | 0.22 | 5 | 16 | 12% |
| 20 |  Jake MuzzinDTOR | TOR | 11 | 47 | 0.23 | 3 | 14 | — |
| 21 |  Colin BlackwellFTOR | TOR | 10 | 58 | 0.17 | 10 | 20 | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Kyle CliffordFTOR | TOR | 3 | 25 | 0.12 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 23 |  Carl DahlstromDTOR | TOR | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 24 |  Alex SteevesFTOR | TOR | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 4.0% |
| 25 |  Nick RobertsonFTOR | TOR | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 26%▼1.2 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2021-22?
Mitch Marner leads with 62. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 13.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2021-22?
Morgan Rielly leads NHL defensemen with 58; the top forward is Mitch Marner at 62.
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.