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NHL Assists Leaders: Montreal Canadiens
2025-26All situationsThrough 83 team games
Nick Suzuki (MTL) leads NHL skaters with 72 assists for the Montreal Canadiens in 2025-26, ahead of 
Lane Hutson (MTL) (66).
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Leaders: Assists, Montreal Canadiens, 2025-26
- 1stNick SuzukiMTL · 82 GP72
- 2ndLane HutsonMTL · 82 GP66
3rdJuraj SlafkovskýMTL · 82 GP43
4thIvan DemidovMTL · 82 GP43
5thCole CaufieldMTL · 81 GP37
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, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 11 and Nick Suzuki leads at 72.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick SuzukiFMTL | MTL | 72 | 82 | 0.88 | 29 | 101 | 100% |
| 2 | Lane HutsonDMTL | MTL | 66 | 82 | 0.80 | 12 | 78 | 100%▲0.6 |
| 3 | Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | MTL | 43 | 82 | 0.52 | 30 | 73 | 98% |
| 4 | Ivan DemidovFMTL | MTL | 43 | 82 | 0.52 | 19 | 62 | 89%▼0.7 |
| 5 | Cole CaufieldFMTL | MTL | 37 | 81 | 0.46 | 51 | 88 | 100% |
| 6 |  Noah DobsonDMTL | MTL | 35 | 80 | 0.44 | 12 | 47 | 92%▼1.7 |
| 7 |  Mike MathesonDMTL | MTL | 30 | 78 | 0.38 | 7 | 37 | 72%▼7 |
| 8 |  Zachary BolducFMTL | MTL | 18 | 78 | 0.23 | 12 | 30 | 31%▲7 |
| 9 |  Brendan GallagherFMTL | MTL | 16 | 77 | 0.21 | 7 | 23 | 0.3%▼3 |
| 10 |  Oliver KapanenFMTL | MTL | 15 | 82 | 0.18 | 22 | 37 | 26%▼0.8 |
| 11 |  Alexandre CarrierDMTL | MTL | 15 | 73 | 0.21 | 7 | 22 | 15%▲1.8 |
| 12 |  Alexandre TexierFMTL | MTL | 13 | 51 | 0.25 | 8 | 21 | 4.9% |
| 13 |  Jake EvansFMTL | MTL | 12 | 68 | 0.18 | 12 | 24 | 4.1%▼0.8 |
| 14 |  Alex NewhookFMTL | MTL | 12 | 42 | 0.29 | 13 | 25 | 24%▼0.8 |
| 15 |  Phillip DanaultFMTL | MTL | 11 | 75 | 0.15 | 6 | 17 | 4.1%▼0.8 |
| 16 |  Jayden StrubleDMTL | MTL | 10 | 59 | 0.17 | 2 | 12 | 3.3% |
| 17 |  Josh AndersonFMTL | MTL | 9 | 72 | 0.13 | 14 | 23 | 22%▲11 |
| 18 |  Kaiden GuhleDMTL | MTL | 9 | 39 | 0.23 | 2 | 11 | 18% |
| 19 |  Kirby DachFMTL | MTL | 7 | 37 | 0.19 | 8 | 15 | 9.7%▼0.8 |
| 20 |  Sammy BlaisFMTL | MTL | 5 | 21 | 0.24 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 21 |  Arber XhekajDMTL | MTL | 3 | 65 | 0.05 | 1 | 4 | 7.8%▼0.8 |
| 22 |  Joseph VelenoFMTL | MTL | 3 | 61 | 0.05 | 2 | 5 | 3.2% |
| 23 |  Adam EngstromDMTL | MTL | 1 | 15 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 6.4% |
| 24 |  Jared DavidsonFMTL | MTL | 1 | 10 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% |
| 25 |  Patrik LaineFMTL | MTL | 1 | 5 | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | 8.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2025-26?
Nick Suzuki leads with 72. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 11.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2025-26?
Lane Hutson leads NHL defensemen with 66; the top forward is Nick Suzuki at 72.
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.