NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders

NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders

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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