Regarding the 2023-24 campaign, Connor McDavid is ahead of the pack in even strength apples with 63. Holding 2nd place is Nikita Kucherov, with an even strength assists total of 60. With a total of 51, Nathan MacKinnon ranks in the third spot. Finishing out the top 5 are Leon Draisaitl (45) along with Brandon Hagel (42).
2023-24 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Connor McDavid |
63 |
2nd |
Nikita Kucherov |
60 |
3rd |
Nathan MacKinnon |
51 |
4th |
Leon Draisaitl |
45 |
5th |
Brandon Hagel |
42 |
6th |
Quinn Hughes |
42 |
7th |
Josh Morrissey |
42 |
8th |
David Pastrnak |
40 |
9th |
Mitch Marner |
40 |
10th |
Sidney Crosby |
39 |
11th |
Robert Thomas |
39 |
12th |
Vincent Trocheck |
39 |
13th |
Roman Josi |
37 |
14th |
Artemi Panarin |
37 |
15th |
Evan Bouchard |
37 |
16th |
Mathew Barzal |
37 |
17th |
Max Domi |
37 |
18th |
J.T. Miller |
36 |
19th |
Mikko Rantanen |
36 |
20th |
Matthew Tkachuk |
36 |
21st |
Noah Dobson |
36 |
22nd |
Victor Hedman |
36 |
23rd |
Zach Werenski |
36 |
24th |
Jesper Bratt |
35 |
25th |
Kris Letang |
35 |
26th |
Elias Pettersson |
35 |
27th |
Mark Scheifele |
35 |
28th |
Nazem Kadri |
34 |
29th |
Filip Hronek |
34 |
30th |
Cale Makar |
34 |
31st |
William Nylander |
33 |
32nd |
Casey Mittelstadt |
33 |
2022 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames |
56 |
2nd |
Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers |
50 |
3rd |
Roman Josi – Nashville Predators |
47 |
4th |
Matthew Tkachuk – Calgary Flames |
45 |
5th |
Robert Thomas – St. Louis Blues |
45 |
6th |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
44 |
7th |
Kirill Kaprizov – Minnesota Wild |
44 |
8th |
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning |
44 |
9th |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
44 |
10th |
Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs |
42 |
11th |
Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers |
42 |
12th |
Joe Pavelski – Dallas Stars |
41 |
13th |
Kevin Fiala – Minnesota Wild |
40 |
14th |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
38 |
15th |
Nazem Kadri – Colorado Avalanche |
38 |
16th |
Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins |
38 |
17th |
Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche |
37 |
18th |
Michael Bunting – Toronto Maple Leafs |
37 |
19th |
Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche |
36 |
20th |
J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks |
35 |
21st |
Mika Zibanejad – New York Rangers |
35 |
22nd |
Timo Meier – San Jose Sharks |
35 |
23rd |
Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers |
34 |
24th |
Mats Zuccarello – Minnesota Wild |
34 |
25th |
Morgan Rielly – Toronto Maple Leafs |
34 |
26th |
Chandler Stephenson – Vegas Golden Knights |
34 |
27th |
Devon Toews – Colorado Avalanche |
34 |
28th |
Alexander Kerfoot – Toronto Maple Leafs |
34 |
29th |
Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs |
33 |
30th |
Cale Makar – Colorado Avalanche |
33 |
31st |
Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning |
33 |
32nd |
Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals |
33 |
2021 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
44 |
2nd |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
36 |
3rd |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
32 |
4th |
Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs |
31 |
5th |
Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets |
29 |
6th |
Mark Stone – Vegas Golden Knights |
29 |
7th |
Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche |
28 |
8th |
Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers |
28 |
9th |
Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche |
26 |
10th |
Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers |
26 |
11th |
Jordan Greenway – Minnesota Wild |
25 |
12th |
John Tavares – Toronto Maple Leafs |
25 |
13th |
MacKenzie Weegar – Florida Panthers |
25 |
14th |
David Perron – St. Louis Blues |
24 |
15th |
James van Riemsdyk – Philadelphia Flyers |
24 |
16th |
Kris Letang – Pittsburgh Penguins |
23 |
17th |
Jonathan Marchessault – Vegas Golden Knights |
23 |
18th |
Mike Reilly – 2 Teams |
23 |
19th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
23 |
20th |
David Krejci – Boston Bruins |
23 |
21st |
Jason Robertson – Dallas Stars |
23 |
22nd |
Sebastian Aho – Carolina Hurricanes |
22 |
23rd |
Oliver Bjorkstrand – Columbus Blue Jackets |
22 |
24th |
Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues |
22 |
25th |
Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers |
22 |
26th |
Jake Muzzin – Toronto Maple Leafs |
22 |
27th |
John Carlson – Washington Capitals |
22 |
28th |
Auston Matthews – Toronto Maple Leafs |
22 |
29th |
Tyson Barrie – Edmonton Oilers |
21 |
30th |
Kyle Connor – Winnipeg Jets |
21 |
31st |
Jake Guentzel – Pittsburgh Penguins |
21 |
32nd |
Evander Kane – San Jose Sharks |
21 |
2020 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Artemi Panarin – New York Rangers |
46 |
2nd |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
39 |
3rd |
Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche |
39 |
4th |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
36 |
5th |
John Carlson – Washington Capitals |
36 |
6th |
Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks |
35 |
7th |
Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets |
34 |
8th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
34 |
9th |
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning |
34 |
10th |
Ryan O’Reilly – St. Louis Blues |
33 |
11th |
Mathew Barzal – New York Islanders |
33 |
12th |
Tomas Tatar – Montreal Canadiens |
33 |
13th |
Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs |
32 |
14th |
Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins |
32 |
15th |
Phillip Danault – Montreal Canadiens |
31 |
16th |
Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg Jets |
31 |
17th |
Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers |
31 |
18th |
Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers |
31 |
19th |
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
31 |
20th |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
31 |
21st |
Roman Josi – Nashville Predators |
30 |
22nd |
Mark Stone – Vegas Golden Knights |
30 |
23rd |
David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins |
29 |
24th |
Aaron Ekblad – Florida Panthers |
29 |
25th |
Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames |
28 |
26th |
Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers |
28 |
27th |
Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes |
28 |
28th |
Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers |
28 |
29th |
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning |
28 |
30th |
Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings |
27 |
31st |
Bo Horvat – Vancouver Canucks |
27 |
32nd |
J.T. Miller – Vancouver Canucks |
27 |
2019 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
54 |
2nd |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
50 |
3rd |
Mitch Marner – Toronto Maple Leafs |
48 |
4th |
Artemi Panarin – Columbus Blue Jackets |
47 |
5th |
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins |
46 |
6th |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
45 |
7th |
David Krejci – Boston Bruins |
43 |
8th |
Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers |
42 |
9th |
Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks |
42 |
10th |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
42 |
11th |
Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames |
42 |
12th |
Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers |
42 |
13th |
Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers |
39 |
14th |
Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets |
39 |
15th |
Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche |
39 |
16th |
Max Domi – Montreal Canadiens |
37 |
17th |
Mark Giordano – Calgary Flames |
37 |
18th |
Sean Monahan – Calgary Flames |
37 |
19th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
36 |
20th |
Brayden Point – Tampa Bay Lightning |
36 |
21st |
Jack Eichel – Buffalo Sabres |
36 |
22nd |
Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals |
36 |
23rd |
Teuvo Teravainen – Carolina Hurricanes |
35 |
24th |
Phillip Danault – Montreal Canadiens |
35 |
25th |
Morgan Rielly – Toronto Maple Leafs |
34 |
26th |
Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals |
34 |
27th |
Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers |
34 |
28th |
Tomas Hertl – San Jose Sharks |
34 |
29th |
Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins |
34 |
30th |
Evgenii Dadonov – Florida Panthers |
33 |
31st |
Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche |
33 |
32nd |
Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators |
33 |
2018 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
49 |
2nd |
Mathew Barzal – New York Islanders |
41 |
3rd |
Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers |
41 |
4th |
Artemi Panarin – Columbus Blue Jackets |
41 |
5th |
Steven Stamkos – Tampa Bay Lightning |
41 |
6th |
Dylan Larkin – Detroit Red Wings |
39 |
7th |
Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames |
39 |
8th |
Aleksander Barkov – Florida Panthers |
39 |
9th |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
39 |
10th |
Sean Couturier – Philadelphia Flyers |
38 |
11th |
Jonathan Marchessault – Vegas Golden Knights |
38 |
12th |
John Klingberg – Dallas Stars |
37 |
13th |
Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche |
37 |
14th |
Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators |
37 |
15th |
Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks |
36 |
16th |
Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings |
35 |
17th |
Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers |
35 |
18th |
William Nylander – Toronto Maple Leafs |
34 |
19th |
Drew Doughty – Los Angeles Kings |
33 |
20th |
Jake Gardiner – Toronto Maple Leafs |
33 |
21st |
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
33 |
22nd |
Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals |
33 |
23rd |
David Perron – Vegas Golden Knights |
33 |
24th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
33 |
25th |
Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks |
32 |
26th |
Yanni Gourde – Tampa Bay Lightning |
32 |
27th |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
32 |
28th |
David Pastrnak – Boston Bruins |
32 |
29th |
Mikko Rantanen – Colorado Avalanche |
32 |
30th |
Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets |
32 |
31st |
Evgeni Malkin – Pittsburgh Penguins |
32 |
32nd |
Mikael Granlund – Minnesota Wild |
32 |
2017 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Connor McDavid – Edmonton Oilers |
45 |
2nd |
Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks |
43 |
3rd |
Henrik Zetterberg – Detroit Red Wings |
40 |
4th |
Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets |
40 |
5th |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
39 |
6th |
Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals |
36 |
7th |
Artemi Panarin – Chicago Blackhawks |
35 |
8th |
Mats Zuccarello – New York Rangers |
35 |
9th |
Josh Bailey – New York Islanders |
34 |
10th |
Duncan Keith – Chicago Blackhawks |
34 |
11th |
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins |
34 |
12th |
Charlie Coyle – Minnesota Wild |
33 |
13th |
Nikolaj Ehlers – Winnipeg Jets |
32 |
14th |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
31 |
15th |
Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets |
31 |
16th |
Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames |
31 |
17th |
Jaden Schwartz – St. Louis Blues |
30 |
18th |
Nikita Kucherov – Tampa Bay Lightning |
30 |
19th |
Brent Burns – San Jose Sharks |
29 |
20th |
Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals |
29 |
21st |
Mikael Granlund – Minnesota Wild |
29 |
22nd |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
29 |
23rd |
Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars |
29 |
24th |
Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators |
29 |
25th |
Gustav Nyquist – Detroit Red Wings |
29 |
26th |
Ryan Johansen – Nashville Predators |
28 |
27th |
J.T. Miller – New York Rangers |
28 |
28th |
Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars |
28 |
29th |
Alex Ovechkin – Washington Capitals |
27 |
30th |
Brandon Saad – Columbus Blue Jackets |
27 |
31st |
Brady Skjei – New York Rangers |
27 |
32nd |
Victor Hedman – Tampa Bay Lightning |
27 |
2016 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Evgeny Kuznetsov – Washington Capitals |
44 |
2nd |
Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks |
42 |
3rd |
Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators |
41 |
4th |
Patrick Kane – Chicago Blackhawks |
40 |
5th |
Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets |
36 |
6th |
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins |
35 |
7th |
Jussi Jokinen – Florida Panthers |
34 |
8th |
Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings |
34 |
9th |
Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames |
33 |
10th |
Jaromír Jágr – Florida Panthers |
33 |
11th |
Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks |
33 |
12th |
Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars |
32 |
13th |
Taylor Hall – Edmonton Oilers |
31 |
14th |
Artemi Panarin – Chicago Blackhawks |
31 |
15th |
Mike Ribeiro – Nashville Predators |
30 |
16th |
Jonathan Huberdeau – Florida Panthers |
30 |
17th |
T.J. Brodie – Calgary Flames |
30 |
18th |
Milan Lucic – Los Angeles Kings |
29 |
19th |
Jeff Carter – Los Angeles Kings |
29 |
20th |
Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks |
29 |
21st |
David Krejci – Boston Bruins |
29 |
22nd |
Mikko Koivu – Minnesota Wild |
28 |
23rd |
Tomas Plekanec – Montreal Canadiens |
28 |
24th |
Roman Josi – Nashville Predators |
28 |
25th |
Ryan Johansen – 2 Teams |
28 |
26th |
John Klingberg – Dallas Stars |
28 |
27th |
Leon Draisaitl – Edmonton Oilers |
28 |
28th |
Mark Scheifele – Winnipeg Jets |
28 |
29th |
Alex Goligoski – Dallas Stars |
27 |
30th |
Carl Soderberg – Colorado Avalanche |
27 |
31st |
Paul Stastny – St. Louis Blues |
27 |
32nd |
Andrei Markov – Montreal Canadiens |
26 |
2015 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay Lightning |
38 |
2nd |
Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars |
37 |
3rd |
Jakub Voracek – Philadelphia Flyers |
37 |
4th |
Mike Ribeiro – Nashville Predators |
36 |
5th |
Daniel Sedin – Vancouver Canucks |
35 |
6th |
Henrik Sedin – Vancouver Canucks |
35 |
7th |
Jiri Hudler – Calgary Flames |
35 |
8th |
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins |
35 |
9th |
Tyler Johnson – Tampa Bay Lightning |
34 |
10th |
Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks |
33 |
11th |
P.K. Subban – Montreal Canadiens |
32 |
12th |
Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks |
31 |
13th |
Nicklas Backstrom – Washington Capitals |
30 |
14th |
John Carlson – Washington Capitals |
30 |
15th |
Mark Stone – Ottawa Senators |
30 |
16th |
Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings |
30 |
17th |
Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche |
29 |
18th |
John Tavares – New York Islanders |
29 |
19th |
Jussi Jokinen – Florida Panthers |
29 |
20th |
Derick Brassard – New York Rangers |
29 |
21st |
Derek Stepan – New York Rangers |
29 |
22nd |
Jeff Carter – Los Angeles Kings |
28 |
23rd |
Marián Hossa – Chicago Blackhawks |
28 |
24th |
Carl Soderberg – Boston Bruins |
28 |
25th |
Kyle Turris – Ottawa Senators |
28 |
26th |
Alex Pietrangelo – St. Louis Blues |
28 |
27th |
Mats Zuccarello – New York Rangers |
28 |
28th |
Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche |
27 |
29th |
Ryan O’Reilly – Colorado Avalanche |
27 |
30th |
Andrew Ladd – Winnipeg Jets |
27 |
31st |
Tyson Barrie – Colorado Avalanche |
27 |
32nd |
Johnny Gaudreau – Calgary Flames |
27 |
2014 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Joe Thornton – San Jose Sharks |
47 |
2nd |
Taylor Hall – Edmonton Oilers |
42 |
3rd |
Sidney Crosby – Pittsburgh Penguins |
41 |
4th |
Ryan Getzlaf – Anaheim Ducks |
38 |
5th |
Duncan Keith – Chicago Blackhawks |
36 |
6th |
Matt Duchene – Colorado Avalanche |
35 |
7th |
Gabriel Landeskog – Colorado Avalanche |
34 |
8th |
David Krejci – Boston Bruins |
34 |
9th |
Tyler Seguin – Dallas Stars |
33 |
10th |
Bryan Little – Winnipeg Jets |
32 |
11th |
Kyle Okposo – New York Islanders |
32 |
12th |
Jaromír Jágr – New Jersey Devils |
31 |
13th |
Phil Kessel – Toronto Maple Leafs |
31 |
14th |
Thomas Vanek – 2 Teams |
31 |
15th |
Nathan MacKinnon – Colorado Avalanche |
30 |
16th |
Blake Wheeler – Winnipeg Jets |
30 |
17th |
Jason Spezza – Ottawa Senators |
30 |
18th |
Patrick Sharp – Chicago Blackhawks |
29 |
19th |
Jamie Benn – Dallas Stars |
29 |
20th |
Corey Perry – Anaheim Ducks |
29 |
21st |
Claude Giroux – Philadelphia Flyers |
28 |
22nd |
Erik Karlsson – Ottawa Senators |
28 |
23rd |
Anze Kopitar – Los Angeles Kings |
28 |
24th |
Brent Seabrook – Chicago Blackhawks |
28 |
25th |
T.J. Oshie – St. Louis Blues |
28 |
26th |
Jonathan Toews – Chicago Blackhawks |
28 |
27th |
Brad Marchand – Boston Bruins |
27 |
28th |
Eric Staal – Carolina Hurricanes |
27 |
29th |
Mats Zuccarello – New York Rangers |
27 |
30th |
Tyler Bozak – Toronto Maple Leafs |
27 |
31st |
Ondrej Palat – Tampa Bay Lightning |
26 |
32nd |
Alex Pietrangelo – St. Louis Blues |
26 |