Regarding the 2024-25 year, Jack Eichel holds down the top spot in the National Hockey League in even strength assists with 11. Holding 2nd place is Nathan MacKinnon, possessing an even strength apples total of 10. Having earned a mark of 10, Cale Makar comes in at the third spot. Holding on to the 4th and 5th position are Lucas Raymond (10) and Martin Necas (9).
2024-25 NHL Even Strength Assists Leaders
EVA Rank |
Player |
EVA |
1st |
Jack Eichel |
11 |
2nd |
Nathan MacKinnon |
10 |
3rd |
Cale Makar |
10 |
4th |
Lucas Raymond |
10 |
5th |
Martin Necas |
9 |
6th |
Nikita Kucherov |
9 |
7th |
Mitch Marner |
9 |
8th |
Jack Hughes |
9 |
9th |
Jesper Bratt |
8 |
10th |
Casey Mittelstadt |
8 |
11th |
Roman Josi |
8 |
12th |
Jake Sanderson |
8 |
13th |
Dylan Strome |
7 |
14th |
Mark Scheifele |
7 |
15th |
Tim Stutzle |
7 |
16th |
Anze Kopitar |
7 |
17th |
Quinn Hughes |
7 |
18th |
Josh Morrissey |
7 |
19th |
Victor Hedman |
7 |
20th |
Adam Fox |
7 |
21st |
Shayne Gostisbehere |
7 |
22nd |
Kirill Kaprizov |
6 |
23rd |
Mikko Rantanen |
6 |
24th |
Matt Duchene |
6 |
25th |
Mark Stone |
6 |
26th |
Dougie Hamilton |
6 |
27th |
Connor Bedard |
6 |
28th |
Shea Theodore |
6 |
29th |
Mike Matheson |
6 |
30th |
Morgan Rielly |
6 |
31st |
Vladislav Namestnikov |
6 |
32nd |
Mikael Granlund |
5 |
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 |