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NHL Assists Leaders

2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games

This board ranks every NHL skater by total assists this season, regular season only.

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.

Leader in 2017-18: Claude Giroux (PHI), 68 A.

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NHL Assists Leaders, 2017-18, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	68	82	0.83	34	102	20:22	30%▲20
2	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	68	81	0.84	23	91	20:15	—
3	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	67	82	0.82	41	108	21:33	100%▲1.5
4	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	65	82	0.79	20	85	19:27	—
5	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	63	82	0.77	22	85	17:46	84%▲11
6	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	61	80	0.76	39	100	19:49	100%
7	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	60	82	0.73	29	89	20:41	100%▲2.4
8	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	60	80	0.75	24	84	19:25	—
9	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	59	82	0.72	8	67	24:04	0.2%
10	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	59	78	0.76	27	86	18:46	94%▼4.2
11	Phil KesselFPIT	PIT	58	82	0.71	34	92	18:41	—
12	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	58	74	0.78	39	97	19:54	100%▲0.9
13	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	57	82	0.70	35	92	22:05	0.5%
14	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	56	79	0.71	27	83	18:49	—
15	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	56	78	0.72	42	98	18:59	82%▲11
16	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	55	82	0.67	12	67	25:15	50%▼14
17	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	55	81	0.68	29	84	18:58	99%▲0.5
18	Artemi PanarinFCBJ	CBJ	55	81	0.68	27	82	20:08	97%▼1.8
19	Taylor HallFNJD	NJD	54	76	0.71	39	93	19:09	28%▲20
20	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	53	82	0.65	15	68	24:47	99%▲2.4
21	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	53	76	0.70	18	71	17:53	—
22	Erik KarlssonDOTT	OTT	53	71	0.75	9	62	26:44	95%
23	Shayne GostisbehereDPHI	PHI	52	78	0.67	13	65	21:27	96%▲16
24	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	51	79	0.65	27	78	22:04	97%▲7
25	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	51	68	0.75	34	85	19:43	73%▲0.7
26	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	50	82	0.61	10	60	26:50	22%▲12
27	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	50	81	0.62	21	71	19:40	—
28	David PerronFVGK	VGK	50	70	0.71	16	66	17:49	0.2%
29	Ryan GetzlafFANA	ANA	50	56	0.89	11	61	21:26	—
30	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	49	82	0.60	27	76	20:11	80%▲0.9
31	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	48	82	0.59	8	56	24:29	—
32	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	48	77	0.62	27	75	17:30	24%▼21
33	Henrik SedinFVAN	VAN	47	82	0.57	3	50	15:33	—
34	Jake GardinerDTOR	TOR	47	82	0.57	5	52	22:32	—
35	John TavaresFNYI	NYI	47	82	0.57	37	84	19:56	96%▲9.3
36	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	47	82	0.57	16	63	19:51	96%
37	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	47	82	0.57	22	69	16:23	99%▲1.3
38	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	46	77	0.60	17	63	25:51	93%▲11
39	Mikael GranlundFMIN	MIN	46	77	0.60	21	67	18:47	52%▼12
40	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	46	76	0.61	6	52	21:36	76%▼5.1
41	Henrik ZetterbergFDET	DET	45	82	0.55	11	56	19:30	—
42	Alexander RadulovFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	27	72	20:08	—
43	Sean CouturierFPHI	PHI	45	82	0.55	31	76	21:36	9.2%▲7.2
44	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	45	82	0.55	35	80	17:58	100%▲1.1
45	Ryan SuterDMIN	MIN	45	78	0.58	6	51	26:47	—
46	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	45	78	0.58	25	70	19:19	100%
47	Torey KrugDBOS	BOS	45	76	0.59	14	59	20:24	0.0%
48	Joe PavelskiFSJS	SJS	44	82	0.54	22	66	19:15	—
49	Vincent TrocheckFFLA	FLA	44	82	0.54	31	75	21:22	88%▼5.4
50	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	43	82	0.52	36	79	19:49	22%▲18
51	P.K. SubbanDNSH	NSH	43	82	0.52	16	59	24:07	—
52	Tyson BarrieDCOL	COL	43	68	0.63	14	57	22:42	—
53	Derek StepanFARI	ARI	42	82	0.51	14	56	19:16	—
54	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	42	82	0.51	28	70	19:44	28%▲7.8
55	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	42	82	0.51	27	69	19:12	17%▲12
56	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	42	82	0.51	23	65	18:05	100%▲2.1
57	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	42	79	0.53	9	51	25:20	47%▼16
58	Mark StoneFOTT	OTT	42	58	0.72	20	62	20:40	93%▲9.6
59	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	41	82	0.50	23	64	16:53	13%▲8.6
60	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	41	82	0.50	20	61	16:41	99%▼0.8
61	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	41	78	0.53	16	57	24:36	80%▲32
62	Yanni GourdeFTBL	TBL	39	82	0.48	25	64	16:09	4.9%▲4
63	Will ButcherDNJD	NJD	39	81	0.48	5	44	16:04	—
64	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	39	79	0.49	15	54	18:33	—
65	Alex PietrangeloDSTL	STL	39	78	0.50	15	54	25:44	4.0%▲3.7
66	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	39	75	0.52	14	53	24:28	98%▼0.5
67	Jack EichelFBUF	BUF	39	67	0.58	25	64	20:09	99%▲1.4
68	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	38	82	0.46	49	87	20:09	96%▲1.2
69	Tyler SeguinFDAL	DAL	38	82	0.46	40	78	20:55	22%▲19
70	Reilly SmithFVGK	VGK	38	67	0.57	22	60	17:55	—
71	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	38	67	0.57	26	64	17:28	99%▲1.7
72	Paul StastnyFWPG	WPG	37	82	0.45	16	53	18:18	—
73	Ryan O'ReillyFBUF	BUF	37	81	0.46	24	61	20:49	84%▲5
74	Mats ZuccarelloFNYR	NYR	37	80	0.46	16	53	18:55	51%▲29
75	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	37	78	0.47	25	62	20:09	50%▲32
76	Evgenii DadonovFFLA	FLA	37	74	0.50	28	65	18:42	0.1%
77	Dustin ByfuglienDWPG	WPG	37	69	0.54	8	45	24:20	—
78	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	37	60	0.62	23	60	20:41	99%
79	Mathew DumbaDMIN	MIN	36	82	0.44	14	50	23:49	0.1%
80	Max DomiFARI	ARI	36	82	0.44	9	45	16:42	5.8%▲4.6
81	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	36	78	0.46	29	65	17:55	99%▲1.2
82	Justin WilliamsFCAR	CAR	35	82	0.43	16	51	16:35	—
83	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	35	82	0.43	43	78	18:43	24%▲20
84	J.T. MillerFTBL	TBL	35	82	0.43	23	58	17:01	92%▲7.7
85	Rickard RakellFANA	ANA	35	77	0.45	34	69	19:25	83%▲11
86	Kyle TurrisFNSH	NSH	35	76	0.46	16	51	16:37	—
87	Rasmus RistolainenDBUF	BUF	35	73	0.48	6	41	26:30	8.3%▲7.7
88	Jaden SchwartzFSTL	STL	35	62	0.56	24	59	19:24	11%▲11
89	Eric StaalFMIN	MIN	34	82	0.41	42	76	17:49	—
90	Mike HoffmanFOTT	OTT	34	82	0.41	22	56	18:24	—
91	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	34	82	0.41	32	66	19:37	95%▲7.5
92	Jordan EberleFNYI	NYI	34	81	0.42	25	59	16:04	30%▲2.7
93	Jake MuzzinDLAK	LAK	34	74	0.46	8	42	21:39	—
94	Dustin BrownFLAK	LAK	33	81	0.41	28	61	19:50	—
95	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	33	80	0.41	33	66	19:03	10%▲1
96	Jonathan DrouinFMTL	MTL	33	77	0.43	13	46	17:36	0.5%
97	Sean MonahanFCGY	CGY	33	74	0.45	31	64	18:41	19%▲13
98	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	33	64	0.52	30	63	19:26	—
99	Alex KillornFTBL	TBL	32	82	0.39	15	47	16:30	5.1%▲3.6
100	Matt DucheneFOTT	OTT	32	82	0.39	27	59	18:20	62%▼17

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