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NHL Assists Leaders

2020-21All situationsThrough 57 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 2020-21: Connor McDavid (EDM), 72 A.

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NHL Assists Leaders, 2020-21, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	72	56	1.29	33	105	22:09	100%▲1.5
2	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	53	56	0.95	31	84	22:11	100%
3	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	51	56	0.91	15	66	22:14	80%▲0.9
4	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	47	55	0.85	20	67	22:26	99%▲1.3
5	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	45	48	0.94	20	65	20:22	100%▲0.9
6	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	42	56	0.75	21	63	20:58	99%
7	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	42	55	0.76	5	47	24:42	99%▲6.8
8	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	41	55	0.75	20	61	18:25	17%▲12
9	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	41	42	0.98	17	58	19:39	97%▼1.8
10	Tyson BarrieDEDM	EDM	40	56	0.71	8	48	21:24	—
11	Mark StoneFVGK	VGK	40	55	0.73	21	61	19:04	93%▲9.6
12	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	40	53	0.75	29	69	18:55	73%▲0.7
13	David PerronFSTL	STL	39	56	0.70	19	58	18:33	0.2%
14	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	38	56	0.68	3	41	22:48	100%
15	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	38	55	0.69	24	62	20:24	100%▲2.4
16	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	38	55	0.69	7	45	24:39	47%▼16
17	Nicklas BackstromFWSH	WSH	38	55	0.69	15	53	18:36	—
18	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	37	56	0.66	13	50	21:11	0.5%
19	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	36	54	0.67	9	45	25:03	93%▲11
20	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	36	52	0.69	30	66	19:55	99%▲0.5
21	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	36	51	0.71	8	44	17:08	—
22	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	36	44	0.82	8	44	24:19	100%▲1
23	Ryan StromeFNYR	NYR	35	56	0.63	14	49	18:16	4.0%▲3.9
24	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	34	56	0.61	23	57	20:16	100%
25	Jakub VoracekFPHI	PHI	34	53	0.64	9	43	16:55	—
26	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	34	53	0.64	8	42	22:33	91%▲28
27	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	34	52	0.65	10	44	23:47	99%▲2.4
28	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	33	56	0.59	24	57	19:28	99%▲1.2
29	Dougie HamiltonDCAR	CAR	32	55	0.58	10	42	22:43	84%▲12
30	Gabriel LandeskogFCOL	COL	32	54	0.59	20	52	19:57	50%▲32
31	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	32	50	0.64	26	58	20:56	97%▲7
32	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	31	56	0.55	19	50	18:12	96%▲9.3
33	Ondrej PalatFTBL	TBL	31	55	0.56	15	46	17:27	0.1%
34	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	31	53	0.58	15	46	20:58	92%▲7.7
35	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	31	50	0.62	15	46	18:20	—
36	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	30	56	0.54	24	54	20:45	84%▲5
37	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	30	56	0.54	19	49	18:25	—
38	Jeff PetryDMTL	MTL	30	55	0.55	12	42	22:44	0.1%
39	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	30	55	0.55	5	35	23:37	76%▼5.1
40	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	30	54	0.56	6	36	22:07	93%▼7.2
41	Torey KrugDSTL	STL	30	51	0.59	2	32	22:33	0.0%
42	Nick LeddyDNYI	NYI	29	56	0.52	2	31	21:35	0.0%
43	Neal PionkDWPG	WPG	29	54	0.54	3	32	21:58	32%▲31
44	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	29	53	0.55	7	36	22:42	0.2%
45	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	28	56	0.50	19	47	19:54	43%▲4.7
46	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	28	55	0.51	17	45	18:43	84%▲11
47	Pavel BuchnevichFNYR	NYR	28	54	0.52	20	48	18:44	36%▲7.6
48	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	28	51	0.55	17	45	16:53	100%
49	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	28	48	0.58	20	48	18:37	100%▲1.1
50	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	28	41	0.68	15	43	18:14	84%▲7.1
51	Evander KaneFSJS	SJS	27	56	0.48	22	49	20:12	5.7%▲0.8
52	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	27	56	0.48	16	43	18:09	100%▲2.6
53	Mike ReillyDBOS	BOS	27	55	0.49	0	27	19:17	0.1%
54	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	27	55	0.49	15	42	17:32	97%▲8.8
55	Claude GirouxFPHI	PHI	27	54	0.50	16	43	18:06	30%▲20
56	Josh BaileyFNYI	NYI	27	54	0.50	8	35	17:30	—
57	Martin NecasFCAR	CAR	27	53	0.51	14	41	17:17	100%▲1.8
58	Conor GarlandFARI	ARI	27	49	0.55	12	39	17:55	10%▲7.4
59	Max PaciorettyFVGK	VGK	27	48	0.56	24	51	17:56	—
60	Samuel GirardDCOL	COL	27	48	0.56	5	32	23:13	9.0%▲8.6
61	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	26	56	0.46	25	51	19:01	—
62	James van RiemsdykFPHI	PHI	26	56	0.46	17	43	16:33	0.3%
63	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	26	56	0.46	8	34	26:23	22%▲12
64	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	26	56	0.46	24	50	20:06	98%▲1.4
65	Oliver BjorkstrandFCBJ	CBJ	26	56	0.46	18	44	17:37	20%
66	Jordan GreenwayFMIN	MIN	26	56	0.46	6	32	15:48	0.3%
67	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	26	56	0.46	23	49	19:19	64%▼4.5
68	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	26	56	0.46	4	30	21:58	98%▲5.2
69	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	26	56	0.46	15	41	18:11	100%▲0.5
70	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	26	55	0.47	18	44	17:25	24%▼21
71	Vincent TrocheckFCAR	CAR	26	47	0.55	17	43	18:14	88%▼5.4
72	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	25	56	0.45	14	39	18:40	24%▲20
73	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	25	56	0.45	23	48	18:26	95%▲7.5
74	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	25	54	0.46	23	48	18:13	—
75	Andre BurakovskyFCOL	COL	25	53	0.47	19	44	15:06	5.6%▲5.4
76	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	25	52	0.48	41	66	21:33	99%
77	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	25	51	0.49	17	42	16:36	99%▼0.8
78	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	25	51	0.49	5	30	24:00	97%▲6.2
79	Thomas ChabotDOTT	OTT	25	49	0.51	6	31	26:17	83%▼12
80	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	25	48	0.52	8	33	24:21	98%▼0.5
81	Nikolaj EhlersFWPG	WPG	25	47	0.53	21	46	16:55	93%▲7.5
82	Keith YandleDFLA	FLA	24	56	0.43	3	27	17:15	—
83	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	24	56	0.43	26	50	18:44	99%▲1.1
84	Filip HronekDDET	DET	24	56	0.43	2	26	23:23	91%▲14
85	Andrew CoppFWPG	WPG	24	55	0.44	15	39	18:15	9.2%▲7.8
86	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	24	55	0.44	27	51	18:18	98%▼0.9
87	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	24	52	0.46	11	35	17:47	22%▲18
88	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	24	52	0.46	32	56	20:32	100%▲2.5
89	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	24	50	0.48	19	43	19:08	84%▲3.2
90	Justin SchultzDWSH	WSH	24	46	0.52	3	27	19:01	—
91	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	24	42	0.57	11	35	16:41	51%▲29
92	Phil KesselFARI	ARI	23	56	0.41	20	43	17:05	—
93	Seth JonesDCBJ	CBJ	23	56	0.41	5	28	25:14	80%▲32
94	Jakob ChychrunDARI	ARI	23	56	0.41	18	41	23:23	99%
95	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	23	54	0.43	9	32	17:36	14%▲9.3
96	Jake MuzzinDTOR	TOR	23	53	0.43	4	27	21:35	—
97	Alec MartinezDVGK	VGK	23	53	0.43	9	32	22:34	—
98	Taylor HallFBOS	BOS	23	53	0.43	10	33	17:52	28%▲20
99	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	23	50	0.46	11	34	15:54	92%▲9.6
100	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	23	46	0.50	7	30	16:05	97%▲11

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