When discussing the 2024-25 campaign, Nathan MacKinnon sits in first place in apples with 39. Holding down second is Nikita Kucherov, with an apples total of 35. With a total of 33, Jack Eichel comes in at the 3rd spot. Rounding out the top five are Mitch Marner (32) in addition to Cale Makar (31).
2024-25 NHL Assists Leaders
AST Rank |
Player |
AST |
1st |
Nathan MacKinnon |
39 |
2nd |
Nikita Kucherov |
35 |
3rd |
Jack Eichel |
33 |
4th |
Mitch Marner |
32 |
5th |
Cale Makar |
31 |
6th |
Connor McDavid |
30 |
7th |
Martin Necas |
30 |
8th |
Quinn Hughes |
30 |
9th |
Mikko Rantanen |
29 |
10th |
Jack Hughes |
29 |
11th |
Jesper Bratt |
28 |
12th |
Leon Draisaitl |
27 |
13th |
Dylan Strome |
27 |
14th |
Tim Stutzle |
27 |
15th |
Anze Kopitar |
27 |
16th |
Josh Morrissey |
27 |
17th |
Kirill Kaprizov |
26 |
18th |
Sidney Crosby |
26 |
19th |
Sebastian Aho |
24 |
20th |
Adam Fox |
24 |
21st |
Kyle Connor |
23 |
22nd |
Shea Theodore |
23 |
23rd |
Sam Reinhart |
22 |
24th |
Brandon Hagel |
22 |
25th |
Kirill Marchenko |
22 |
26th |
Travis Konecny |
21 |
27th |
Artemi Panarin |
21 |
28th |
David Pastrnak |
21 |
29th |
Mikael Granlund |
21 |
30th |
Nick Suzuki |
21 |
31st |
Zach Werenski |
21 |
32nd |
Aleksander Barkov |
21 |
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 |