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NHL Assists Leaders
2024-25All situationsThrough 85 team games
Nathan MacKinnon (COL) and
Nikita Kucherov (TBL) lead NHL skaters with 84 assists in 2024-25, ahead of
Mitch Marner (TOR) (75).
Leaders: Assists, 2024-25
1stNathan MacKinnonCOL · 79 GP84Share
2ndNikita KucherovTBL · 78 GP84Share
3rdMitch MarnerTOR · 81 GP75Share
4thConnor McDavidEDM · 67 GP74Share
5thJesper BrattNJD · 81 GP67Share
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 2024-25, 920 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Nathan MacKinnon leads at 84.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COL | 84 | 79 | 1.06 | 32 | 116 | 100 | 100% | |
| 2 | TBL | 84 | 78 | 1.08 | 37 | 121 | 100 | 100% | |
| 3 | TOR | 75 | 81 | 0.93 | 27 | 102 | 100 | 99% | |
| 4 | EDM | 74 | 67 | 1.10 | 26 | 100 | 100 | 100% | |
| 5 | NJD | 67 | 81 | 0.83 | 21 | 88 | 100 | 95% | |
| 6 | VGK | 66 | 77 | 0.86 | 28 | 94 | 99 | 100% | |
| 7 | BOS | 63 | 82 | 0.77 | 43 | 106 | 99 | 100% | |
| 8 | COL | 62 | 80 | 0.78 | 30 | 92 | 99 | 100% | |
| 9 | MTL | 60 | 82 | 0.73 | 6 | 66 | 99 | 100%▲0.6 | |
| 10 | UTA | 60 | 81 | 0.74 | 30 | 90 | 99 | 100% | |
| 11 | STL | 60 | 70 | 0.86 | 21 | 81 | 99 | 84%▼1.2 | |
| 12 | VAN | 60 | 68 | 0.88 | 16 | 76 | 99 | 100% | |
| 13 | MTL | 59 | 82 | 0.72 | 30 | 89 | 99 | 100% | |
| 14 | CBJ | 59 | 81 | 0.73 | 23 | 82 | 99 | 100% | |
| 15 | PIT | 58 | 80 | 0.72 | 33 | 91 | 98 | 99% | |
| 16 | WPG | 56 | 82 | 0.68 | 41 | 97 | 98 | 99% | |
| 17 | DAL | 56 | 82 | 0.68 | 32 | 88 | 98 | 99% | |
| 18 | COL | 56 | 79 | 0.71 | 27 | 83 | 98 | 100% | |
| 19 | TBL | 55 | 82 | 0.67 | 35 | 90 | 98 | 100% | |
| 20 | OTT | 55 | 82 | 0.67 | 24 | 79 | 98 | 100% | |
| 21 | EDM | 54 | 71 | 0.76 | 52 | 106 | 98 | 100% | |
| 22 | WSH | 53 | 82 | 0.65 | 29 | 82 | 98 | 79%▼2.3 | |
| 23 | EDM | 53 | 82 | 0.65 | 14 | 67 | 98 | 100% | |
| 24 | DET | 53 | 82 | 0.65 | 27 | 80 | 98 | 93%▼1.7 | |
| 25 | DAL | 52 | 82 | 0.63 | 30 | 82 | 97 | 51%▼4.9 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2024-25?
Nathan MacKinnon leads with 84. The median of the 920 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2024-25?
Cale Makar leads NHL defensemen with 62; the top forward is Nathan MacKinnon at 84.
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.