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NHL Assists Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2024-25All situationsThrough 85 team games
Lane Hutson (MTL) leads NHL skaters with 60 assists for the Montreal Canadiens in 2024-25, ahead of 
Nick Suzuki (MTL) (59).
Leaders: Assists, Montreal Canadiens, 2024-25
- 1stLane HutsonMTL · 82 GP60
- 2ndNick SuzukiMTL · 82 GP59
3rdCole CaufieldMTL · 82 GP33
4thJuraj SlafkovskýMTL · 79 GP33
5thMike MathesonMTL · 80 GP25
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, 28 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 12 and Lane Hutson leads at 60.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | 60 | 82 | 0.73 | 6 | 66 | 100%▲0.6 |
| 2 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 59 | 82 | 0.72 | 30 | 89 | 100% |
| 3 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 33 | 82 | 0.40 | 37 | 70 | 100% |
| 4 | Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 33 | 79 | 0.42 | 18 | 51 | 98% |
| 5 | Mike MathesonDMTL | MTL | 25 | 80 | 0.31 | 6 | 31 | 72%▼7 |
| 6 |  Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 13 | 36 | 4.1%▼0.8 |
| 7 |  Alexandre CarrierDMTL | MTL | 22 | 79 | 0.28 | 3 | 25 | 15%▲1.8 |
| 8 |  Christian DvorakFMTL | MTL | 21 | 82 | 0.26 | 12 | 33 | 15%▲1.7 |
| 9 |  Joel ArmiaFMTL | MTL | 18 | 81 | 0.22 | 11 | 29 | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 17 | 82 | 0.21 | 21 | 38 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 11 |  David SavardDMTL | MTL | 14 | 75 | 0.19 | 1 | 15 | — |
| 12 |  Patrik LaineFMTL | MTL | 13 | 52 | 0.25 | 20 | 33 | 8.1% |
| 13 |  Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | 12 | 81 | 0.15 | 15 | 27 | 22%▲11 |
| 14 |  Kirby DachFMTL | MTL | 12 | 57 | 0.21 | 10 | 22 | 9.7%▼0.8 |
| 15 |  Kaiden GuhleDMTL | MTL | 12 | 55 | 0.22 | 6 | 18 | 18% |
| 16 |  Alex NewhookFMTL | MTL | 11 | 82 | 0.13 | 15 | 26 | 24%▼0.8 |
| 17 |  Jayden StrubleDMTL | MTL | 11 | 56 | 0.20 | 2 | 13 | 3.3% |
| 18 |  Emil HeinemanFMTL | MTL | 8 | 62 | 0.13 | 10 | 18 | 27%▼1.8 |
| 19 |  Arber XhekajDMTL | MTL | 5 | 70 | 0.07 | 1 | 6 | 7.8%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  Oliver KapanenFMTL | MTL | 2 | 18 | 0.11 | 0 | 2 | 26%▼0.8 |
| 21 |  Logan MaillouxDMTL | MTL | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 2 | 4 | 26%▼0.8 |
| 22 |  Owen BeckFMTL | MTL | 1 | 12 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 8.0% |
| 23 |  Ivan DemidovFMTL | MTL | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 2 | 89%▼0.7 |
| 24 |  Michael PezzettaFMTL | MTL | 0 | 25 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Joshua RoyFMTL | MTL | 0 | 12 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 7.2% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2024-25?
Lane Hutson leads with 60. The median of the 28 qualified skaters is 12.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2024-25?
Lane Hutson leads NHL defensemen with 60; the top forward is Nick Suzuki at 59.
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.