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NHL Assists Leaders: Colorado Avalanche
2023-24All situationsThrough 83 team games
Nathan MacKinnon (COL) leads NHL skaters with 89 assists for the Colorado Avalanche in 2023-24, ahead of 
Cale Makar (COL) (69).
Leaders: Assists, Colorado Avalanche, 2023-24
- 1stNathan MacKinnonCOL · 82 GP89
- 2ndCale MakarCOL · 77 GP69
3rdMikko RantanenCOL · 80 GP62
4thCasey MittelstadtCOL · 80 GP39
5thDevon ToewsCOL · 82 GP38
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 2023-24, 30 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 13 and Nathan MacKinnon leads at 89.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan MacKinnonFCOL | COL | 89 | 82 | 1.09 | 51 | 140 | 100% |
| 2 | Cale MakarDCOL | COL | 69 | 77 | 0.90 | 21 | 90 | 100% |
| 3 | Mikko RantanenFCOL | COL | 62 | 80 | 0.78 | 42 | 104 | 99% |
| 4 | Casey MittelstadtFCOL | COL | 39 | 80 | 0.49 | 18 | 57 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 5 | Devon ToewsDCOL | COL | 38 | 82 | 0.46 | 12 | 50 | 82%▲8.8 |
| 6 |  Jonathan DrouinFCOL | COL | 37 | 79 | 0.47 | 19 | 56 | 0.4% |
| 7 |  Valeri NichushkinFCOL | COL | 25 | 54 | 0.46 | 28 | 53 | 50%▼2.5 |
| 8 |  Ross ColtonFCOL | COL | 23 | 80 | 0.29 | 17 | 40 | 7.3% |
| 9 |  Sean WalkerDCOL | COL | 19 | 81 | 0.23 | 10 | 29 | 71%▲7.7 |
| 10 |  Artturi LehkonenFCOL | COL | 18 | 45 | 0.40 | 16 | 34 | 83%▲6.8 |
| 11 |  Josh MansonDCOL | COL | 17 | 76 | 0.22 | 8 | 25 | 44%▲7.6 |
| 12 |  Miles WoodFCOL | COL | 17 | 74 | 0.23 | 9 | 26 | 0.1% |
| 13 |  Samuel GirardDCOL | COL | 15 | 59 | 0.25 | 3 | 18 | 28%▲5 |
| 14 |  Jack JohnsonDCOL | COL | 13 | 80 | 0.16 | 3 | 16 | — |
| 15 |  Andrew CoglianoFCOL | COL | 13 | 75 | 0.17 | 6 | 19 | — |
| 16 |  Logan O'ConnorFCOL | COL | 12 | 57 | 0.21 | 13 | 25 | 0.2% |
| 17 |  Ryan JohansenFCOL | COL | 10 | 63 | 0.16 | 13 | 23 | — |
| 18 |  Brandon DuhaimeFCOL | COL | 8 | 80 | 0.10 | 5 | 13 | 0.2% |
| 19 |  Sam MalinskiDCOL | COL | 7 | 23 | 0.30 | 3 | 10 | 41%▼3.5 |
| 20 |  Fredrik OlofssonFCOL | COL | 6 | 57 | 0.11 | 3 | 9 | — |
| 21 |  Joel KivirantaFCOL | COL | 6 | 56 | 0.11 | 3 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 22 |  Yakov TreninFCOL | COL | 5 | 76 | 0.07 | 12 | 17 | 18% |
| 23 |  Zach PariseFCOL | COL | 5 | 30 | 0.17 | 5 | 10 | — |
| 24 |  Caleb JonesDCOL | COL | 5 | 25 | 0.20 | 0 | 5 | 0.1% |
| 25 |  Chris WagnerFCOL | COL | 1 | 13 | 0.08 | 1 | 2 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2023-24?
Nathan MacKinnon leads with 89. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is 13.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2023-24?
Cale Makar leads NHL defensemen with 69; the top forward is Nathan MacKinnon 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.