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NHL Assists Leaders

2021-22All 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 2021-22: Jonathan Huberdeau (FLA), 85 A.

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NHL Assists Leaders, 2021-22, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Jonathan HuberdeauFFLA	FLA	85	80	1.06	30	115	19:25	17%▲12
2	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	79	80	0.99	44	123	22:04	100%▲1.3
3	Johnny GaudreauFCGY	CGY	75	82	0.91	40	115	18:34	—
4	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	74	75	0.99	22	96	19:13	97%▼1.3
5	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	73	80	0.91	23	96	25:33	98%
6	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	67	80	0.84	32	99	21:05	92%▲8.2
7	Patrick KaneFCHI	CHI	66	78	0.85	26	92	21:49	78%▼0.7
8	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	65	82	0.79	20	85	25:05	93%▲11
9	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	64	81	0.79	42	106	18:29	94%▼4
10	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	63	78	0.81	11	74	23:54	99%▲6.8
11	Matthew TkachukFCGY	CGY	62	82	0.76	42	104	17:54	100%▲2.8
12	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	62	72	0.86	35	97	20:53	99%▲1.6
13	Kirill KaprizovFMIN	MIN	61	81	0.75	47	108	19:06	98%▼0.7
14	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	60	76	0.79	8	68	25:15	100%▲0.5
15	Nazem KadriFCOL	COL	59	71	0.83	28	87	19:14	71%▼8.9
16	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	58	82	0.71	10	68	23:44	77%▼4.2
17	Kris LetangDPIT	PIT	58	78	0.74	10	68	25:47	52%▼11
18	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	58	77	0.75	28	86	25:40	100%▲1.1
19	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	57	72	0.79	20	77	18:46	92%▲20
20	Jakub VoracekFCBJ	CBJ	56	79	0.71	6	62	17:28	—
21	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	56	75	0.75	36	92	20:59	99%▲0.6
22	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	56	65	0.86	32	88	21:04	100%▲0.8
23	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	55	80	0.69	55	110	22:21	100%
24	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	55	70	0.79	24	79	18:35	50%▲28
25	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	54	82	0.66	27	81	18:28	—
26	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	54	79	0.68	24	78	20:17	—
27	John CarlsonDWSH	WSH	54	78	0.69	17	71	23:49	99%▲2.3
28	Mikael GranlundFNSH	NSH	53	80	0.66	11	64	20:25	52%▼12
29	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	53	69	0.77	31	84	19:58	100%▲2
30	Kevin FialaFMIN	MIN	52	82	0.63	33	85	17:39	66%▼8.7
31	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	52	81	0.64	29	81	19:38	98%▲1.3
32	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	49	79	0.62	27	76	18:04	96%▲9.6
33	Sam ReinhartFFLA	FLA	49	78	0.63	33	82	17:46	99%▼1
34	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	49	67	0.73	39	88	20:18	95%▲5.4
35	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	48	81	0.59	19	67	20:46	0.5%
36	Vladimir TarasenkoFSTL	STL	48	75	0.64	34	82	16:55	10%▲0.9
37	Jordan KyrouFSTL	STL	48	74	0.65	27	75	16:35	79%▲2.4
38	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	48	70	0.69	32	80	19:15	75%▲2.7
39	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	47	76	0.62	26	73	17:26	96%▲11
40	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	46	82	0.56	4	50	22:40	94%▼3.8
41	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	46	81	0.57	34	80	18:16	99%▼1.2
42	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	46	79	0.58	47	93	21:47	99%▲1.1
43	Seth JonesDCHI	CHI	46	78	0.59	5	51	26:13	79%▲31
44	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	46	78	0.59	10	56	24:38	96%▲5.7
45	Pavel BuchnevichFSTL	STL	46	73	0.63	30	76	18:18	35%▲6.4
46	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	46	73	0.63	60	106	20:37	99%
47	Brent BurnsDSJS	SJS	44	82	0.54	10	54	26:09	50%▼14
48	Phil KesselFARI	ARI	44	82	0.54	8	52	16:41	—
49	Sebastian AhoFCAR	CAR	44	79	0.56	37	81	18:57	100%▲2.1
50	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	44	76	0.58	40	84	20:06	100%
51	Claude GirouxFFLA	FLA	44	75	0.59	21	65	19:04	31%▲21
52	Mathew BarzalFNYI	NYI	44	73	0.60	15	59	18:01	83%▲9.6
53	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	44	66	0.67	13	57	25:22	64%▲1.4
54	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	44	47	0.94	25	69	19:59	100%
55	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	43	82	0.52	7	50	23:02	100%▲0.7
56	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	43	79	0.54	21	64	19:19	19%▲15
57	Matt DucheneFNSH	NSH	43	78	0.55	43	86	19:01	61%▼18
58	Teuvo TeravainenFCAR	CAR	43	77	0.56	22	65	17:42	13%▲8.5
59	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	43	65	0.66	17	60	19:32	—
60	Filip ForsbergFNSH	NSH	42	69	0.61	42	84	18:06	99%▲1.7
61	Aaron EkbladDFLA	FLA	42	61	0.69	15	57	24:55	49%▲33
62	Taylor HallFBOS	BOS	41	81	0.51	20	61	16:25	28%▲20
63	Timo MeierFSJS	SJS	41	77	0.53	35	76	19:09	82%▼8.1
64	John KlingbergDDAL	DAL	41	74	0.55	6	47	22:13	0.2%
65	Mark ScheifeleFWPG	WPG	41	67	0.61	29	70	21:08	99%
66	Tony DeAngeloDCAR	CAR	41	64	0.64	10	51	19:49	23%▲18
67	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	40	82	0.49	42	82	19:57	44%▲5.5
68	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	40	82	0.49	21	61	20:31	100%▲0.5
69	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	40	80	0.50	13	53	24:01	100%▲0.8
70	Michael BuntingFTOR	TOR	40	79	0.51	23	63	15:33	3.6%▲0.9
71	Alex OvechkinFWSH	WSH	40	77	0.52	50	90	20:34	96%▲0.8
72	Patrice BergeronFBOS	BOS	40	73	0.55	25	65	18:10	—
73	Andre BurakovskyFCOL	COL	39	80	0.49	22	61	16:16	5.6%▲5.4
74	Andrei SvechnikovFCAR	CAR	39	78	0.50	30	69	17:16	97%▲8.4
75	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	39	70	0.56	21	60	19:21	98%▲2.8
76	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	39	63	0.62	11	50	19:19	76%▲14
77	Alexander KerfootFTOR	TOR	38	82	0.46	13	51	15:13	3.2%▲3.2
78	Noah HanifinDCGY	CGY	38	81	0.47	10	48	21:18	53%▼22
79	Noah DobsonDNYI	NYI	38	80	0.47	13	51	21:28	97%▼1.6
80	Jaccob SlavinDCAR	CAR	38	79	0.48	4	42	23:32	16%▲4.6
81	Shea TheodoreDVGK	VGK	38	78	0.49	14	52	23:08	92%▲29
82	Trevor ZegrasFANA	ANA	38	75	0.51	23	61	17:54	86%▲18
83	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	38	74	0.51	41	79	18:07	100%▲0.7
84	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	38	71	0.54	31	69	19:39	95%▼0.9
85	Shayne GostisbehereDARI	ARI	37	82	0.45	14	51	22:11	95%▲16
86	Alex DeBrincatFCHI	CHI	37	82	0.45	41	78	20:51	100%▲2.7
87	Ryan JohansenFNSH	NSH	37	79	0.47	26	63	16:34	—
88	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	37	79	0.47	30	67	18:48	100%▲2.3
89	Ryan O'ReillyFSTL	STL	37	78	0.47	21	58	19:05	84%▲4.6
90	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	37	72	0.51	40	77	18:36	100%▲1.2
91	Zach WerenskiDCBJ	CBJ	37	68	0.54	11	48	25:40	100%▲0.5
92	MacKenzie WeegarDFLA	FLA	36	80	0.45	8	44	23:22	92%▼7.4
93	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	36	80	0.45	32	68	18:36	91%▼1.8
94	Travis KonecnyFPHI	PHI	36	79	0.46	16	52	17:37	92%▲9.9
95	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	36	79	0.46	22	58	18:25	100%▲1.1
96	Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK	VGK	36	76	0.47	30	66	17:34	24%▼21
97	Nick SchmaltzFARI	ARI	36	63	0.57	23	59	18:15	95%▲5.2
98	Gustav NyquistFCBJ	CBJ	35	82	0.43	18	53	17:50	0.0%
99	Damon SeversonDNJD	NJD	35	80	0.44	11	46	23:36	9.4%▲6.1
100	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	35	80	0.44	37	72	18:03	84%▲7

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