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NHL Assists Leaders: Vancouver Canucks
2026-27All situationsThrough 11 team games
Elias Pettersson (VAN) leads NHL skaters with 8 assists for the Vancouver Canucks in 2026-27, ahead of 
Brock Boeser (VAN) (6).
Leaders: Assists, Vancouver Canucks, 2026-27
- 1stElias PetterssonVAN · 11 GP8
- 2ndBrock BoeserVAN · 11 GP6
3rdFilip HronekVAN · 11 GP6
4thLinus KarlssonVAN · 11 GP5
5thJonathan LekkerimäkiVAN · 11 GP4
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 Elias Pettersson leads at 8.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias PetterssonFVAN | VAN | 8 | 11 | 0.73 | 3 | 11 | 95%▲1.1 |
| 2 | Brock BoeserFVAN | VAN | 6 | 11 | 0.55 | 2 | 8 | 59%▼1.3 |
| 3 | Filip HronekDVAN | VAN | 6 | 11 | 0.55 | 0 | 6 | 94% |
| 4 | Linus KarlssonFVAN | VAN | 5 | 11 | 0.45 | 3 | 8 | 14% |
| 5 | Jonathan LekkerimäkiFVAN | VAN | 4 | 11 | 0.36 | 3 | 7 | 27% |
| 6 |  Jake DeBruskFVAN | VAN | 4 | 9 | 0.44 | 3 | 7 | 45%▼2.1 |
| 7 |  Paul CotterFVAN | VAN | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 4 | 7 | 48%▼8.2 |
| 8 |  Liam OhgrenFVAN | VAN | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 2 | 5 | 21%▼1.8 |
| 9 |  Tom WillanderDVAN | VAN | 3 | 11 | 0.27 | 0 | 3 | 27%▼0.8 |
| 10 |  Jamie OleksiakDVAN | VAN | 3 | 10 | 0.30 | 1 | 4 | 12%▼1 |
| 11 |  Drew O'ConnorFVAN | VAN | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 1 | 3 | 5.9% |
| 12 |  Zeev BuiumDVAN | VAN | 2 | 11 | 0.18 | 0 | 2 | 57%▼6.5 |
| 13 |  Brendan GallagherFVAN | VAN | 2 | 10 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 14 |  Arshdeep BainsFVAN | VAN | 2 | 9 | 0.22 | 1 | 3 | 3.2% |
| 15 |  Luke SchennDVAN | VAN | 2 | 8 | 0.25 | 0 | 2 | 12% |
| 16 |  Filip ChytilFVAN | VAN | 2 | 3 | 0.67 | 0 | 2 | 7.3%▲0.9 |
| 17 |  Max SassonFVAN | VAN | 1 | 11 | 0.09 | 3 | 4 | 4.1% |
| 18 |  Marco RossiFVAN | VAN | 1 | 9 | 0.11 | 3 | 4 | 56%▼10 |
| 19 |  Elias PetterssonDVAN | VAN | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 35%▲16 |
| 20 |  Aatu RätyFVAN | VAN | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 21 |  Victor ManciniDVAN | VAN | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3.2%▼0.8 |
| 22 |  Guillaume BriseboisDVAN | VAN | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2026-27?
Elias Pettersson leads with 8. The median of the 22 qualified skaters is 2.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2026-27?
Filip Hronek leads NHL defensemen with 6; the top forward is Elias Pettersson at 8.
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.