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NHL Assists Leaders

2022-23All situationsThrough 85 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 2022-23: Connor McDavid (EDM), 89 A.

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NHL Assists Leaders, 2022-23, All situations
#	Player	Team	A	GP	Per game	G	PTS
1	Connor McDavidFEDM	EDM	89	82	1.09	64	153	22:23	100%▲1.5
2	Nikita KucherovFTBL	TBL	83	82	1.01	30	113	20:08	100%
3	Erik KarlssonDSJS	SJS	76	82	0.93	25	101	25:37	95%
4	Leon DraisaitlFEDM	EDM	76	80	0.95	52	128	21:44	100%
5	Mitch MarnerFTOR	TOR	69	80	0.86	30	99	21:17	99%▲1.3
6	Matthew TkachukFFLA	FLA	69	79	0.87	40	109	20:26	100%▲2.6
7	Quinn HughesDVAN	VAN	69	78	0.88	7	76	25:40	100%
8	Nathan MacKinnonFCOL	COL	69	71	0.97	42	111	22:19	100%▲0.9
9	Ryan Nugent-HopkinsFEDM	EDM	67	82	0.82	37	104	19:48	77%▲15
10	Artemi PanarinFNYR	NYR	63	82	0.77	29	92	19:36	97%▼1.8
11	Jason RobertsonFDAL	DAL	63	82	0.77	46	109	18:50	100%
12	Elias PetterssonFVAN	VAN	63	80	0.79	39	102	20:33	87%▼5.5
13	Miro HeiskanenDDAL	DAL	62	79	0.78	11	73	25:29	99%▲4.3
14	Sidney CrosbyFPIT	PIT	60	82	0.73	33	93	20:09	100%▲2.4
15	Adam FoxDNYR	NYR	60	82	0.73	12	72	24:23	99%▲6.8
16	Josh MorrisseyDWPG	WPG	60	78	0.77	16	76	24:14	99%▲3.2
17	Rasmus DahlinDBUF	BUF	58	78	0.74	15	73	25:48	100%▲1
18	Brandon MontourDFLA	FLA	57	80	0.71	16	73	24:08	83%▲10
19	Evgeni MalkinFPIT	PIT	56	82	0.68	27	83	18:35	82%▲11
20	Jack HughesFNJD	NJD	56	78	0.72	43	99	19:58	100%
21	Aleksander BarkovFFLA	FLA	55	68	0.81	23	78	21:13	97%▲7
22	Mikhail SergachevDTBL	TBL	54	79	0.68	10	64	23:49	98%▲5.2
23	Johnny GaudreauFCBJ	CBJ	53	80	0.66	21	74	19:25	—
24	Mika ZibanejadFNYR	NYR	52	82	0.63	39	91	19:58	98%▲1.4
25	Dougie HamiltonDNJD	NJD	52	82	0.63	22	74	21:46	84%▲12
26	David PastrnakFBOS	BOS	52	82	0.63	61	113	19:34	100%▲1.1
27	Tim StützleFOTT	OTT	51	78	0.65	39	90	21:16	99%▲0.8
28	Mikko RantanenFCOL	COL	50	82	0.61	55	105	22:13	99%▲0.5
29	Steven StamkosFTBL	TBL	50	81	0.62	34	84	19:01	94%▼4.2
30	J.T. MillerFVAN	VAN	50	81	0.62	32	82	20:41	92%▲7.7
31	Vince DunnDSEA	SEA	50	81	0.62	14	64	23:40	89%▲12
32	Joe PavelskiFDAL	DAL	49	82	0.60	28	77	17:43	—
33	Kyle ConnorFWPG	WPG	49	82	0.60	31	80	20:32	99%▲1.1
34	Clayton KellerFARI	ARI	49	82	0.60	37	86	20:45	100%▲2.1
35	Chandler StephensonFVGK	VGK	49	81	0.60	16	65	19:01	17%▲13
36	Nico HischierFNJD	NJD	49	81	0.60	31	80	19:17	97%▲2.3
37	Kevin FialaFLAK	LAK	49	69	0.71	23	72	17:36	67%▼8.3
38	Cale MakarDCOL	COL	49	60	0.82	17	66	26:23	100%▲1
39	Brady TkachukFOTT	OTT	48	82	0.59	35	83	18:38	100%▲2
40	William NylanderFTOR	TOR	47	82	0.57	40	87	18:33	99%▼0.8
41	Dylan LarkinFDET	DET	47	80	0.59	32	79	19:33	96%
42	Jeff SkinnerFBUF	BUF	47	79	0.59	35	82	17:24	0.1%
43	Zach HymanFEDM	EDM	47	79	0.59	36	83	20:09	98%▼1.8
44	Tage ThompsonFBUF	BUF	47	78	0.60	47	94	18:35	100%▲1.3
45	Robert ThomasFSTL	STL	47	73	0.64	18	65	19:21	93%▲20
46	Anze KopitarFLAK	LAK	46	82	0.56	28	74	20:18	0.5%
47	Brad MarchandFBOS	BOS	46	73	0.63	21	67	18:32	73%▲0.7
48	Jamie BennFDAL	DAL	45	82	0.55	33	78	15:47	22%▲18
49	Mats ZuccarelloFMIN	MIN	45	78	0.58	22	67	20:12	51%▲29
50	Auston MatthewsFTOR	TOR	45	74	0.61	40	85	20:17	99%
51	Charlie McAvoyDBOS	BOS	45	67	0.67	7	52	22:18	97%▲6.2
52	Claude GirouxFOTT	OTT	44	82	0.54	35	79	18:48	30%▲20
53	Brayden SchennFSTL	STL	44	82	0.54	21	65	18:26	28%▲7.8
54	Brayden PointFTBL	TBL	44	82	0.54	51	95	19:40	95%▲7.5
55	Casey MittelstadtFBUF	BUF	44	82	0.54	15	59	15:44	14%▲12
56	John TavaresFTOR	TOR	44	80	0.55	36	80	17:39	96%▲9.3
57	Brent BurnsDCAR	CAR	43	82	0.52	18	61	23:13	50%▼14
58	Jordan EberleFSEA	SEA	43	82	0.52	20	63	16:41	30%▲2.7
59	Martin NecasFCAR	CAR	43	82	0.52	28	71	18:25	100%▲1.8
60	Drew DoughtyDLAK	LAK	43	81	0.53	9	52	26:14	22%▲12
61	Evgeny KuznetsovFWSH	WSH	43	81	0.53	12	55	18:04	—
62	Hampus LindholmDBOS	BOS	43	80	0.54	10	53	23:11	17%▲15
63	Devon ToewsDCOL	COL	43	80	0.54	7	50	25:06	62%▼1
64	Alex TuchFBUF	BUF	43	74	0.58	36	79	19:09	94%▼5.5
65	Alex PietrangeloDVGK	VGK	43	73	0.59	11	54	23:59	4.0%▲3.7
66	Tyson BarrieDNSH	NSH	42	85	0.49	13	55	19:47	—
67	Vincent TrocheckFNYR	NYR	42	82	0.51	22	64	19:19	88%▼5.4
68	Dylan StromeFWSH	WSH	42	81	0.52	23	65	16:41	83%▲11
69	Trevor ZegrasFANA	ANA	42	81	0.52	23	65	18:50	86%▲18
70	Elias LindholmFCGY	CGY	42	80	0.53	22	64	18:39	43%▲4.7
71	Jesper BrattFNJD	NJD	41	82	0.50	32	73	17:22	97%▲11
72	Tomas HertlFSJS	SJS	41	79	0.52	22	63	19:17	84%▲3.2
73	Roman JosiDNSH	NSH	41	67	0.61	18	59	25:10	98%▼0.5
74	Pavel BuchnevichFSTL	STL	41	63	0.65	26	67	19:27	36%▲7.6
75	Logan CoutureFSJS	SJS	40	82	0.49	27	67	19:08	—
76	Nick SuzukiFMTL	MTL	40	82	0.49	26	66	21:06	100%▲0.5
77	Drake BathersonFOTT	OTT	40	82	0.49	22	62	18:36	97%▲7.2
78	Jonathan HuberdeauFCGY	CGY	40	79	0.51	15	55	16:52	17%▲12
79	Victor HedmanDTBL	TBL	40	76	0.53	9	49	23:43	93%▲11
80	David KrejciFBOS	BOS	40	70	0.57	16	56	17:12	—
81	Tyler ToffoliFCGY	CGY	39	82	0.48	34	73	16:37	38%▼18
82	Justin FaulkDSTL	STL	39	82	0.48	11	50	23:23	55%▼22
83	Brock NelsonFNYI	NYI	39	82	0.48	36	75	18:26	88%▼3.6
84	William KarlssonFVGK	VGK	39	82	0.48	14	53	17:28	24%▲20
85	Alex DeBrincatFOTT	OTT	39	82	0.48	27	66	19:00	100%▲2.5
86	Blake WheelerFWPG	WPG	39	72	0.54	16	55	17:03	—
87	Jack EichelFVGK	VGK	39	67	0.58	27	66	18:46	99%▲1.4
88	Cam FowlerDANA	ANA	38	82	0.46	10	48	24:10	14%▲1.8
89	Rasmus AnderssonDCGY	CGY	38	79	0.48	11	49	24:05	94%▼3.9
90	Joel Eriksson EkFMIN	MIN	38	78	0.49	23	61	19:00	82%▲10
91	Roope HintzFDAL	DAL	38	73	0.52	37	75	17:33	84%▲7.1
92	Troy TerryFANA	ANA	38	70	0.54	23	61	19:22	47%▲34
93	Matias MaccelliFARI	ARI	38	64	0.59	11	49	15:41	14%▲13
94	Alex KillornFTBL	TBL	37	82	0.45	27	64	17:13	5.1%▲3.6
95	Mikael BacklundFCGY	CGY	37	82	0.45	19	56	18:10	14%▲9.3
96	Moritz SeiderDDET	DET	37	82	0.45	5	42	23:09	100%▲0.6
97	Dylan CozensFBUF	BUF	37	81	0.46	31	68	16:30	90%▲3.9
98	Jake GuentzelFPIT	PIT	37	78	0.47	36	73	20:07	100%
99	Brock BoeserFVAN	VAN	37	74	0.50	18	55	17:14	64%▼4.5
100	Morgan RiellyDTOR	TOR	37	65	0.57	4	41	21:42	76%▼5.1

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