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NHL Assists Leaders: Edmonton Oilers
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Connor McDavid (EDM) leads NHL skaters with 20 assists for the Edmonton Oilers in 2026-27, ahead of 
Evan Bouchard (EDM) (11).
Leaders: Assists, Edmonton Oilers, 2026-27
- 1stConnor McDavidEDM · 9 GP20
- 2ndEvan BouchardEDM · 9 GP11
3rdLeon DraisaitlEDM · 9 GP8
4thVasily PodkolzinEDM · 9 GP5
5thMathieu JosephEDM · 9 GP3
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 2026-27, 22 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 2 and Connor McDavid leads at 20.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor McDavidFEDM | EDM | 20 | 9 | 2.22 | 6 | 26 | 100% |
| 2 | Evan BouchardDEDM | EDM | 11 | 9 | 1.22 | 7 | 18 | 100% |
| 3 | Leon DraisaitlFEDM | EDM | 8 | 9 | 0.89 | 8 | 16 | 100% |
| 4 | Vasily PodkolzinFEDM | EDM | 5 | 9 | 0.56 | 7 | 12 | 90%▲3.3 |
| 5 | Mathieu JosephFEDM | EDM | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 2 | 5 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 6 |  Alex FormentonFEDM | EDM | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 1 | 4 | 8.9% |
| 7 |  Mattias EkholmDEDM | EDM | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 1 | 3 | 68% |
| 8 |  Ryan SheaDEDM | EDM | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 1 | 3 | 19%▼2.6 |
| 9 |  Isaac HowardFEDM | EDM | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 0 | 2 | 26%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  Owen MichaelsFEDM | EDM | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 2 | 4 | 8.1% |
| 11 |  Filip HallanderFEDM | EDM | 2 | 7 | 0.29 | 1 | 3 | 9.7%▼1.7 |
| 12 |  Connor MurphyDEDM | EDM | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 6.2% |
| 13 |  Kasperi KapanenFEDM | EDM | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 3 | 4 | 15%▼1.8 |
| 14 |  Ty EmbersonDEDM | EDM | 1 | 7 | 0.14 | 0 | 1 | 0.1% |
| 15 |  Josh SamanskiFEDM | EDM | 1 | 6 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 16 |  Jason DickinsonFEDM | EDM | 1 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 1 | 3.2% |
| 17 |  Trent FredericFEDM | EDM | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 4.0%▼0.8 |
| 18 |  Jake WalmanDEDM | EDM | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 22%▼2.5 |
| 19 |  Max JonesFEDM | EDM | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Shakir MukhamadullinDEDM | EDM | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 11% |
| 21 |  Colton DachFEDM | EDM | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 9.7% |
| 22 |  Zach HymanFEDM | EDM | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 94% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2026-27?
Connor McDavid leads with 20. The median of the 22 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2026-27?
Evan Bouchard leads NHL defensemen with 11; the top forward is Connor McDavid at 20.
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.