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NHL Assists Leaders: Edmonton Oilers
2022-23All situationsThrough 85 team games
Connor McDavid (EDM) leads NHL skaters with 89 assists for the Edmonton Oilers in 2022-23, ahead of 
Leon Draisaitl (EDM) (76).
Leaders: Assists, Edmonton Oilers, 2022-23
- 1stConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP89
- 2ndLeon DraisaitlEDM · 80 GP76
3rdRyan Nugent-HopkinsEDM · 82 GP67
4thZach HymanEDM · 79 GP47
5thEvan BouchardEDM · 82 GP32
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, 27 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 12 and Connor McDavid leads at 89.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 89 | 82 | 1.09 | 64 | 153 | 100% |
| 2 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 76 | 80 | 0.95 | 52 | 128 | 100% |
| 3 | Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM | EDM | 67 | 82 | 0.82 | 37 | 104 | 73%▼0.9 |
| 4 | Zach HymanFEDM | EDM | 47 | 79 | 0.59 | 36 | 83 | 94% |
| 5 | Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 32 | 82 | 0.39 | 8 | 40 | 100% |
| 6 |  Darnell NurseDEDM | EDM | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 12 | 43 | 60%▼2.7 |
| 7 |  Mattias EkholmDEDM | EDM | 23 | 78 | 0.29 | 9 | 32 | 68% |
| 8 |  Brett KulakDEDM | EDM | 17 | 82 | 0.21 | 3 | 20 | 7.8%▲3.5 |
| 9 |  Warren FoegeleFEDM | EDM | 15 | 67 | 0.22 | 13 | 28 | 3.2%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  Mattias JanmarkFEDM | EDM | 15 | 66 | 0.23 | 10 | 25 | 0.0% |
| 11 |  Kailer YamamotoFEDM | EDM | 15 | 58 | 0.26 | 10 | 25 | 11%▲7.1 |
| 12 |  Cody CeciDEDM | EDM | 14 | 80 | 0.17 | 1 | 15 | 0.2% |
| 13 |  Nick BjugstadFEDM | EDM | 12 | 78 | 0.15 | 17 | 29 | 0.1% |
| 14 |  Ryan McLeodFEDM | EDM | 12 | 57 | 0.21 | 11 | 23 | 20%▼1.7 |
| 15 |  Evander KaneFEDM | EDM | 12 | 41 | 0.29 | 16 | 28 | 3.9% |
| 16 |  Klim KostinFEDM | EDM | 10 | 57 | 0.18 | 11 | 21 | — |
| 17 |  Devin ShoreFEDM | EDM | 8 | 47 | 0.17 | 1 | 9 | — |
| 18 |  Derek RyanFEDM | EDM | 7 | 80 | 0.09 | 13 | 20 | — |
| 19 |  Philip BrobergDEDM | EDM | 7 | 46 | 0.15 | 1 | 8 | 60% |
| 20 |  Dylan HollowayFEDM | EDM | 6 | 51 | 0.12 | 3 | 9 | 89% |
| 21 |  Vincent DesharnaisDEDM | EDM | 5 | 36 | 0.14 | 0 | 5 | 7.5%▲3.4 |
| 22 |  Ryan MurrayDEDM | EDM | 3 | 13 | 0.23 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 23 |  Markus NiemelainenDEDM | EDM | 0 | 23 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 24 |  Brad MaloneFEDM | EDM | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 25 |  James HamblinFEDM | EDM | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2022-23?
Connor McDavid leads with 89. The median of the 27 qualified skaters is 12.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2022-23?
Evan Bouchard leads NHL defensemen with 32; the top forward is Connor McDavid at 89.
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.