NHL Assists Leaders 2022-23?

For the 2022-23 year, Connor McDavid leads the NHL in assists with 89. In the runner up spot is Nikita Kucherov, possessing an apples total of 83. With a mark of 76, Leon Draisaitl comes in at the 3rd position. Finishing out the top five are Erik Karlsson (76) as well as Quinn Hughes (69).

2022-23 NHL Assists Leaders

AST Rank	Player	AST
1st	Connor McDavid	89
2nd	Nikita Kucherov	83
3rd	Leon Draisaitl	76
4th	Erik Karlsson	76
5th	Quinn Hughes	69
6th	Nathan MacKinnon	69
7th	Mitch Marner	69
8th	Matthew Tkachuk	69
9th	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins	67
10th	Artemi Panarin	63
11th	Elias Pettersson	63
12th	Jason Robertson	63
13th	Miro Heiskanen	62
14th	Sidney Crosby	60
15th	Adam Fox	60
16th	Josh Morrissey	60
17th	Rasmus Dahlin	58
18th	Brandon Montour	57
19th	Jack Hughes	56
20th	Evgeni Malkin	56
21st	Aleksander Barkov	55
22nd	Mikhail Sergachev	54
23rd	Johnny Gaudreau	53
24th	Dougie Hamilton	52
25th	David Pastrnak	52
26th	Mika Zibanejad	52
27th	Tim Stutzle	51
28th	Vince Dunn	50
29th	J.T. Miller	50
30th	Mikko Rantanen	50
31st	Steven Stamkos	50
32nd	Kyle Connor	49

2022 NHL Assists Leaders

AST Rank	Player	AST
1st	Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers	85
2nd	Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers	79
3rd	Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames	75
4th	Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers	74
5th	Roman Josi – Nashville Predators	73
6th	J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks	67
7th	Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks	66
8th	Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning	65
9th	Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning	64
10th	Adam Fox – New York Rangers	63
11th	Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary Flames	62
12th	Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs	62
13th	Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota Wild	61
14th	Quinn Hughes – Vancouver Canucks	60
15th	Nazem Kadri – Colorado Avalanche	59
16th	Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche	58
17th	Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins	58
18th	Morgan Rielly – Toronto Maple Leafs	58
19th	Robert Thomas – St. Louis Blues	57
20th	Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche	56
21st	Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche	56
22nd	Jakub Voracek – Columbus Blue Jackets	56
23rd	Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers	55
24th	Mats Zuccarello – Minnesota Wild	55
25th	Joe Pavelski – Dallas Stars	54
26th	Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals	54
27th	John Carlson – Washington Capitals	54
28th	Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins	53
29th	Mikael Granlund – Nashville Predators	53
30th	Kevin Fiala – Minnesota Wild	52
31st	Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers	52
32nd	Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers	49

2021 NHL Assists Leaders

AST Rank	Player	AST
1st	Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers	72
2nd	Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers	53
3rd	Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks	51
4th	Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs	47
5th	Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche	45
6th	Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets	42
7th	Adam Fox – New York Rangers	42
8th	Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers	41
9th	Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers	41
10th	Tyson Barrie – Edmonton Oilers	40
11th	Mark Stone – Vegas Golden Knights	40
12th	Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins	40
13th	David Perron – St. Louis Blues	39
14th	Quinn Hughes – Vancouver Canucks	38
15th	Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals	38
16th	Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins	38
17th	Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins	38
18th	Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings	37
19th	Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning	36
20th	Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche	36
21st	David Krejci – Boston Bruins	36
22nd	Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche	36
23rd	Ryan Strome – New York Rangers	35
24th	Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh Penguins	34
25th	Shea Theodore – Vegas Golden Knights	34
26th	Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers	34
27th	John Carlson – Washington Capitals	34
28th	Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes	33
29th	Dougie Hamilton – Carolina Hurricanes	32
30th	Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche	32
31st	Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers	32
32nd	John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs	31

2020 NHL Assists Leaders

AST Rank	Player	AST
1st	Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers	67
2nd	Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers	63
3rd	Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers	63
4th	John Carlson – Washington Capitals	60
5th	Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins	59
6th	Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche	58
7th	Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers	55
8th	Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning	52
9th	Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks	51
10th	Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs	51
11th	Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues	49
12th	Roman Josi – Nashville Predators	49
13th	Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins	49
14th	Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes	48
15th	David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins	47
16th	J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks	45
17th	Quinn Hughes – Vancouver Canucks	45
18th	Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets	44
19th	Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers	44
20th	Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning	44
21st	Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets	43
22nd	Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks	42
23rd	Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres	42
24th	Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers	42
25th	Mark Stone – Vegas Golden Knights	42
26th	Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals	42
27th	Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings	41
28th	Ryan Strome – New York Rangers	41
29th	Mathew Barzal – New York Islanders	41
30th	Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames	40
31st	Ryan Suter – Minnesota Wild	40
32nd	Keith Yandle – Florida Panthers	40

2019 NHL Assists Leaders

AST Rank	Player	AST
1st	Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning	87
2nd	Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers	75
3rd	Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets	71
4th	Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs	68
5th	Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks	67
6th	Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks	66
7th	Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins	65
8th	Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins	64
9th	Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames	63
10th	Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers	63
11th	Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers	62
12th	Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers	61
13th	Artemi Panarin – Columbus Blue Jackets	59
14th	Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche	58
15th	John Carlson – Washington Capitals	57
16th	Mark Giordano – Calgary Flames	57
17th	Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche	56
18th	Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers	55
19th	Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins	55
20th	Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes	55
21st	Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres	54
22nd	Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes	53
23rd	Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning	53
24th	Keith Yandle – Florida Panthers	53
25th	David Krejci – Boston Bruins	53
26th	Morgan Rielly – Toronto Maple Leafs	52
27th	Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals	52
28th	Elias Lindholm – Calgary Flames	51
29th	Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning	51
30th	Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals	51
31st	Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins	51
32nd	Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators	50

2018 NHL Assists Leaders

AST Rank	Player	AST
1st	Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers	68
2nd	Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets	68
3rd	Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers	67
4th	Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers	65
5th	Mathew Barzal – New York Islanders	63
6th	Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning	61
7th	Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins	60
8th	Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames	60
9th	John Klingberg – Dallas Stars	59
10th	Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning	59
11th	Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins	58
12th	Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche	58
13th	Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings	57
14th	Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals	56
15th	Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins	56
16th	Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks	55
17th	Artemi Panarin – Columbus Blue Jackets	55
18th	Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche	55
19th	Taylor Hall – New Jersey Devils	54
20th	John Carlson – Washington Capitals	53
21st	Josh Bailey – New York Islanders	53
22nd	Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators	53
23rd	Shayne Gostisbehere – Philadelphia Flyers	52
24th	Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers	51
25th	Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins	51
26th	Drew Doughty – Los Angeles Kings	50
27th	Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals	50
28th	David Perron – Vegas Golden Knights	50
29th	Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks	50
30th	Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks	49
31st	Keith Yandle – Florida Panthers	48
32nd	Jonathan Marchessault – Vegas Golden Knights	48

2017 NHL Assists Leaders

AST Rank	Player	AST
1st	Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers	70
2nd	Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals	63
3rd	Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks	58
4th	Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning	56
5th	Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks	55
6th	Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators	54
7th	Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings	51
8th	Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets	50
9th	Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers	48
10th	Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets	48
11th	Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks	47
12th	Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators	47
13th	Phil Kessel – Pittsburgh Penguins	47
14th	Duncan Keith – Chicago Blackhawks	47
15th	Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars	46
16th	Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins	46
17th	Alexander Wennberg – Columbus Blue Jackets	46
18th	Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins	45
19th	Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning	45
20th	Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers	44
21st	Mats Zuccarello – New York Rangers	44
22nd	Josh Bailey – New York Islanders	43
23rd	Artemi Panarin – Chicago Blackhawks	43
24th	Mikael Granlund – Minnesota Wild	43
25th	Torey Krug – Boston Bruins	43
26th	Kevin Shattenkirk – 2 Teams	43
27th	Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks	43
28th	Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars	43
29th	Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames	43
30th	Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs	42
31st	Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers	41
32nd	Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals	40

2016 NHL Assists Leaders

AST Rank	Player	AST
1st	Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators	66
2nd	Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks	63
3rd	Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks	60
4th	Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals	57
5th	Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets	52
6th	Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins	51
7th	Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks	50
8th	Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals	50
9th	Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings	49
10th	Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins	49
11th	Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars	48
12th	Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks	48
13th	Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames	48
14th	John Klingberg – Dallas Stars	48
15th	Roman Josi – Nashville Predators	47
16th	Artemi Panarin – Chicago Blackhawks	47
17th	Ryan Johansen – 2 Teams	46
18th	David Krejci – Boston Bruins	46
19th	Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers	45
20th	P.K. Subban – Montreal Canadiens	45
21st	Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks	44
22nd	Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers	44
23rd	Ryan Suter – Minnesota Wild	43
24th	Mike Ribeiro – Nashville Predators	43
25th	Keith Yandle – New York Rangers	42
26th	Jussi Jokinen – Florida Panthers	42
27th	Kyle Okposo – New York Islanders	42
28th	Joe Pavelski – San Jose Sharks	40
29th	Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens	40
30th	Torey Krug – Boston Bruins	40
31st	Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars	40
32nd	Taylor Hall – Edmonton Oilers	39

2015 NHL Assists Leaders

AST Rank	Player	AST
1st	Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals	60
2nd	Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers	59
3rd	Daniel Sedin – Vancouver Canucks	56
4th	Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins	56
5th	Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks	55
6th	Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars	52
7th	Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks	49
8th	Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings	49
9th	John Tavares – New York Islanders	48
10th	Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers	48
11th	Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings	48
12th	Mike Ribeiro – Nashville Predators	47
13th	Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay Lightning	47
14th	Keith Yandle – 2 Teams	46
15th	Ryan Johansen – Columbus Blue Jackets	45
16th	Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators	45
17th	Jason Spezza – Dallas Stars	45
18th	P.K. Subban – Montreal Canadiens	45
19th	Jiri Hudler – Calgary Flames	45
20th	Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks	45
21st	Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks	43
22nd	John Carlson – Washington Capitals	43
23rd	Mark Streit – Philadelphia Flyers	43
24th	Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lightning	43
25th	Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins	43
26th	Nick Foligno – Columbus Blue Jackets	42
27th	Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins	42
28th	Tyson Barrie – Colorado Avalanche	41
29th	Derick Brassard – New York Rangers	41
30th	Dennis Wideman – Calgary Flames	41
31st	Logan Couture – San Jose Sharks	40
32nd	Kyle Turris – Ottawa Senators	40

2014 NHL Assists Leaders

AST Rank	Player	AST
1st	Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins	68
2nd	Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks	65
3rd	Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals	61
4th	Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers	58
5th	Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks	56
6th	Duncan Keith – Chicago Blackhawks	55
7th	Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators	54
8th	Taylor Hall – Edmonton Oilers	53
9th	David Krejci – Boston Bruins	50
10th	Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins	49
11th	Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars	47
12th	Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche	47
13th	Keith Yandle – Arizona Coyotes	45
14th	Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars	45
15th	Patrick Sharp – Chicago Blackhawks	44
16th	James Wisniewski – Columbus Blue Jackets	44
17th	Jaromír Jágr – New Jersey Devils	43
18th	Phil Kessel – Toronto Maple Leafs	43
19th	P.K. Subban – Montreal Canadiens	43
20th	Alex Pietrangelo – St. Louis Blues	43
21st	Jason Spezza – Ottawa Senators	43
22nd	Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild	43
23rd	Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning	42
24th	Kyle Okposo – New York Islanders	42
25th	John Tavares – New York Islanders	42
26th	Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings	41
27th	Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets	41
28th	Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets	41
29th	Niklas Kronwall – Detroit Red Wings	41
30th	Thomas Vanek – 2 Teams	41
31st	Derek Stepan – New York Rangers	40
32nd	Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes	40