NHL Assists Leaders 2025-26

Leaders: Assists, 2025-26

1stConnor McDavidEDM · 82 GP90Share
2ndNikita KucherovTBL · 76 GP86Share
3rdEvan BouchardEDM · 82 GP74Share
4thNathan MacKinnonCOL · 80 GP74Share
5thNick SuzukiMTL · 82 GP72Share
6thDavid PastrnakBOS · 77 GP71Share
7thMacklin CelebriniSJS · 82 GP70Share
8thQuinn HughesMIN · 74 GP69Share
9thMark ScheifeleWPG · 82 GP67Share
10thLane HutsonMTL · 82 GP66Share

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 2025-26, 940 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 10 and Connor McDavid leads at 90.

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

Older seasons

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

940 qualified

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NHL Assists Leaders, 2025-26, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS				Pctl
1	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	90	82	1.10	48	138	22:59	87th	98th	100	100%
2	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	86	76	1.13	44	130	20:20	93rd	87th	100	100%
3	Evan BouchardDEDM	EDM	74	82	0.90	21	95	24:41	86th	96th	100	100%
4	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	74	80	0.93	53	127	22:16	99th	96th	100	100%
5	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	72	82	0.88	29	101	20:49	65th	99th	100	100%
6	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	71	77	0.92	29	100	20:39	39th	91st	99	100%
7	Macklin CelebriniFSJS	SJS	70	82	0.85	45	115	21:19	24th	89th	99	100%
8	Quinn HughesDMIN	MIN	69	74	0.93	7	76	27:44	41st	78th	99	100%
9	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	67	82	0.82	36	103	21:30	45th	95th	99	98%▼0.6
10	Lane HutsonDMTL	MTL	66	82	0.80	12	78	23:46	50th	56th	99	100%▲0.6
11	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	63	74	0.85	27	90	21:12	97th	97th	99	100%
12	Clayton KellerFUTA	UTA	62	82	0.76	26	88	19:05	88th	87th	99	100%
13	Martin NecasFCOL	COL	62	78	0.79	38	100	21:30	99th	95th	99	100%
14	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	62	65	0.95	35	97	21:35	81st	90th	99	100%
15	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	59	75	0.79	22	81	26:37	70th	82nd	98	100%
16	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	59	75	0.79	20	79	24:51	99th	95th	98	100%
17	Mitch MarnerFVGK	VGK	56	81	0.69	24	80	19:57	94th	78th	98	99%
18	Artemi PanarinFLAK	LAK	56	78	0.72	28	84	20:51	39th	77th	98	96%▼1.6
19	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	55	77	0.71	19	74	24:11	64th	66th	98	99%▼0.5
20	Mikko RantanenFDAL	DAL	55	64	0.86	22	77	20:11	83rd	90th	98	99%
21	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	54	77	0.70	9	63	25:28	81st	95th	98	100%▲1.5
22	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	53	82	0.65	39	92	21:30	45th	95th	98	99%
23	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	53	81	0.65	19	72	20:39	30th	89th	98	80%▼1.2
24	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	53	79	0.67	27	80	19:37	93rd	99th	98	100%
25	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	51	82	0.62	45	96	20:15	84th	87th	97	99%
26	Lucas RaymondFDET	DET	51	80	0.64	25	76	18:48	34th	96th	97	93%▼1.7
27	Erik KarlssonDPIT	PIT	51	75	0.68	15	66	23:36	63rd	87th	97	95%
28	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	50	82	0.61	10	60	25:40	33rd	85th	97	99%
29	Jake GuentzelFTBL	TBL	50	81	0.62	38	88	20:15	91st	70th	97	100%▲0.5
30	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	50	69	0.72	11	61	24:23	40th	87th	97	97%▲1.3
31	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	50	61	0.82	27	77	21:19	52nd	75th	97	99%
32	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	49	82	0.60	22	71	18:46	52nd	82nd	96	95%
33	Ryan O'ReillyFNSH	NSH	49	81	0.60	25	74	20:24	39th	99th	96	83%▲2.3
34	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	49	80	0.61	34	83	20:16	96th	62nd	96	100%
35	Mikhail SergachevDUTA	UTA	49	78	0.63	10	59	24:18	83rd	89th	96	100%▲1.4
36	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	49	65	0.75	30	79	19:25	13th	81st	96	99%
37	Jackson LaCombeDANA	ANA	48	82	0.59	10	58	24:15	56th	78th	96	97%
38	Darren RaddyshDTBL	TBL	48	73	0.66	22	70	22:42	91st	88th	96	98%▲0.5
39	John CarlsonDANA	ANA	46	71	0.65	14	60	23:10	57th	62nd	96	98%
40	Nikolaj EhlersFCAR	CAR	45	82	0.55	26	71	16:36	94th	73rd	96	87%▼2
41	Connor BedardFCHI	CHI	45	69	0.65	30	75	20:52	3rd	92nd	96	98%▲0.7
42	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	45	68	0.66	29	74	19:14	50th	97th	96	99%
43	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	45	60	0.75	28	73	19:13	96th	93rd	96	96%▲1.2
44	Alex DeBrincatFDET	DET	44	82	0.54	41	85	18:30	38th	82nd	95	100%▲1
45	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	44	81	0.54	34	78	20:54	36th	90th	95	98%
46	Luke EvangelistaFNSH	NSH	44	81	0.54	12	56	16:37	32nd	92nd	95	66%▼4.9
47	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	44	78	0.56	45	89	22:09	71st	82nd	95	98%
48	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	44	55	0.80	9	53	23:38	30th	71st	95	99%
49	Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL	MTL	43	82	0.52	30	73	18:32	63rd	96th	95	98%
50	Ivan DemidovFMTL	MTL	43	82	0.52	19	62	15:30	49th	55th	95	89%▼0.7