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NHL Assists Leaders: Calgary Flames
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Matt Coronato (CGY) leads NHL skaters with 27 assists for the Calgary Flames in 2025-26, ahead of 
Mikael Backlund (CGY) (26).
Showing 2025-26 · 2026-27 becomes the default after ~10 games per team2026-27 so far →
Leaders: Assists, Calgary Flames, 2025-26
- 1stMatt CoronatoCGY · 80 GP27
- 2ndMikael BacklundCGY · 82 GP26
3rdMorgan FrostCGY · 82 GP21
4thJoel FarabeeCGY · 82 GP18
5thVictor OlofssonCGY · 78 GP18
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, 35 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 6 and Matt Coronato leads at 27.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt CoronatoFCGY | CGY | 27 | 80 | 0.34 | 18 | 45 | 37%▲0.8 |
| 2 | Mikael BacklundFCGY | CGY | 26 | 82 | 0.32 | 17 | 43 | 12% |
| 3 | Morgan FrostFCGY | CGY | 21 | 82 | 0.26 | 22 | 43 | 20%▲1 |
| 4 | Joel FarabeeFCGY | CGY | 18 | 82 | 0.22 | 20 | 38 | 13%▲1.6 |
| 5 | Victor OlofssonFCGY | CGY | 18 | 78 | 0.23 | 13 | 31 | 27%▲0.7 |
| 6 |  Zach WhitecloudDCGY | CGY | 15 | 78 | 0.19 | 2 | 17 | 6.5%▲0.8 |
| 7 |  Blake ColemanFCGY | CGY | 15 | 69 | 0.22 | 20 | 35 | 39%▼2.2 |
| 8 |  Jonathan HuberdeauFCGY | CGY | 15 | 50 | 0.30 | 10 | 25 | 15%▼0.8 |
| 9 |  Yegor SharangovichFCGY | CGY | 14 | 78 | 0.18 | 15 | 29 | 6.7% |
| 10 |  Kevin BahlDCGY | CGY | 14 | 76 | 0.18 | 4 | 18 | 4.8%▲0.8 |
| 11 |  Matvei GridinFCGY | CGY | 14 | 37 | 0.38 | 6 | 20 | 34%▼1.6 |
| 12 |  Connor ZaryFCGY | CGY | 13 | 74 | 0.18 | 12 | 25 | 8.8%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Ryan StromeFCGY | CGY | 13 | 52 | 0.25 | 8 | 21 | 4.0% |
| 14 |  Olli MaattaDCGY | CGY | 13 | 43 | 0.30 | 2 | 15 | 0.2% |
| 15 |  Adam KlapkaFCGY | CGY | 12 | 79 | 0.15 | 6 | 18 | 12%▲1.7 |
| 16 |  Yan KuznetsovDCGY | CGY | 8 | 57 | 0.14 | 4 | 12 | 6.4% |
| 17 |  Joel HanleyDCGY | CGY | 7 | 68 | 0.10 | 0 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 18 |  Brayden PachalDCGY | CGY | 6 | 39 | 0.15 | 1 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 19 |  Ryan LombergFCGY | CGY | 5 | 57 | 0.09 | 4 | 9 | 0.1% |
| 20 |  Zayne ParekhDCGY | CGY | 5 | 37 | 0.14 | 4 | 9 | 58%▼3.6 |
| 21 |  Hunter BrzustewiczDCGY | CGY | 5 | 34 | 0.15 | 2 | 7 | 12% |
| 22 |  John BeecherFCGY | CGY | 4 | 35 | 0.11 | 3 | 7 | 0.0% |
| 23 |  Martin PospisilFCGY | CGY | 2 | 22 | 0.09 | 1 | 3 | 12%▲5.1 |
| 24 |  Samuel HonzekFCGY | CGY | 2 | 18 | 0.11 | 2 | 4 | 14% |
| 25 |  Justin KirklandFCGY | CGY | 1 | 20 | 0.05 | 1 | 2 | 0.0% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2025-26?
Matt Coronato leads with 27. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 6.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2025-26?
Zach Whitecloud leads NHL defensemen with 15; the top forward is Matt Coronato at 27.
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.