NHL Assists Leaders 2022-23

Leaders: Assists, 2022-23

1stConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP89Share
2ndNikita KucherovTBL · 82 GP83Share
3rdErik KarlssonSJS · 82 GP76Share
4thLeon DraisaitlEDM · 80 GP76Share
5thMitch MarnerTOR · 80 GP69Share
6thMatthew TkachukFLA · 79 GP69Share
7thQuinn HughesVAN · 78 GP69Share
8thNathan MacKinnonCOL · 71 GP69Share
9thRyan Nugent-HopkinsEDM · 82 GP67Share
10thArtemi PanarinNYR · 82 GP63Share

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 2022-23, 951 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Connor McDavid leads at 89.

Assists leaderboard

WhoAll skaters Forwards Defensemen Rookies

RateTotal Per game Per 60

WindowSeason Last 7 days Last 14 days Last 30 days Last 10 games

StrengthAll situations 5-on-5 Power play Shorthanded

Season2026-27 2025-26 2024-25 2023-24

2022-23

2022-23 2021-22 2020-21 2019-20 2018-19 2017-18

951 qualified

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NHL Assists Leaders, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS		Pctl
1	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	89	82	1.09	64	153	22:23	100	100%
2	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	83	82	1.01	30	113	20:08	100	100%
3	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	76	82	0.93	25	101	25:37	100	95%
4	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	76	80	0.95	52	128	21:44	100	100%
5	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	69	80	0.86	30	99	21:17	99	99%
6	Matthew TkachukFFLA	FLA	69	79	0.87	40	109	20:26	99	100%▲1.2
7	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	69	78	0.88	7	76	25:40	99	100%
8	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	69	71	0.97	42	111	22:19	99	100%
9	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	67	82	0.82	37	104	19:48	99	73%▼0.9
10	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	63	82	0.77	29	92	19:36	99	96%▼1.6
11	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	63	82	0.77	46	109	18:50	99	99%
12	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	63	80	0.79	39	102	20:33	99	95%▲1.1
13	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	62	79	0.78	11	73	25:29	99	100%▲1.5
14	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	60	82	0.73	33	93	20:09	99	99%
15	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	60	82	0.73	12	72	24:23	99	99%
16	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	60	78	0.77	16	76	24:14	99	96%▼2.5
17	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	58	78	0.74	15	73	25:48	98	99%▼0.5
18	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	57	80	0.71	16	73	24:08	98	85%
19	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	56	82	0.68	27	83	18:35	98	84%▼1
20	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	56	78	0.72	43	99	19:58	98	99%
21	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	55	68	0.81	23	78	21:13	98	89%▼1.5
22	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	54	79	0.68	10	64	23:49	98	100%▲1.4
23	Johnny GaudreauFCBJ	CBJ	53	80	0.66	21	74	19:25	98	—
24	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	52	82	0.63	39	91	19:58	97	98%
25	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	52	82	0.63	22	74	21:46	97	82%▼0.9
26	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	52	82	0.63	61	113	19:34	97	100%
27	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	51	78	0.65	39	90	21:16	97	100%
28	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	50	82	0.61	55	105	22:13	97	99%
29	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	50	81	0.62	34	84	19:01	97	95%▲0.7
30	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	50	81	0.62	32	82	20:41	97	89%▼0.6
31	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	50	81	0.62	14	64	23:40	97	93%▲1.5
32	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	49	82	0.60	28	77	17:43	96	—
33	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	49	82	0.60	31	80	20:32	96	99%
34	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	49	82	0.60	37	86	20:45	96	100%
35	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	49	81	0.60	16	65	19:01	96	27%▲3.3
36	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	49	81	0.60	31	80	19:17	96	95%
37	Kevin FialaFLAK	LAK	49	69	0.71	23	72	17:36	96	64%
38	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	49	60	0.82	17	66	26:23	96	100%
39	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	48	82	0.59	35	83	18:38	96	100%▲1
40	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	47	82	0.57	40	87	18:33	96	99%
41	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	47	80	0.59	32	79	19:33	96	93%▼1.7
42	Jeff SkinnerFBUF	BUF	47	79	0.59	35	82	17:24	96	0.1%
43	Zach HymanFEDM	EDM	47	79	0.59	36	83	20:09	96	94%
44	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	47	78	0.60	47	94	18:35	96	100%
45	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	47	73	0.64	18	65	19:21	96	84%▼1.2
46	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	46	82	0.56	28	74	20:18	95	0.4%
47	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	46	73	0.63	21	67	18:32	95	65%▼2.8
48	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	33	78	15:47	95	17%▼1.7
49	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	45	78	0.58	22	67	20:12	95	39%▼1.9
50	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	45	74	0.61	40	85	20:17	95	99%