NHL Stats - Player Assists Leader 2016-2017
| # Player | Team | POS | GP | +/- | SOG | PPG | SHG | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 C. McDavid | EDM | C | 82 | 27 | 251 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 70 | 100 |
| 2 N. Backstrom | WAS | C | 82 | 17 | 162 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 63 | 86 |
| 3 R. Getzlaf | ANA | C | 74 | 7 | 138 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 58 | 73 |
| 4 V. Hedman | TB | D | 79 | 3 | 166 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 56 | 72 |
| 5 P. Kane | CHI | RW | 82 | 11 | 292 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 55 | 89 |
| 6 E. Karlsson | OTT | D | 77 | 10 | 218 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 54 | 71 |
| 7 H. Zetterberg | DET | LW | 82 | 15 | 195 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 51 | 68 |
| 8 M. Scheifele | WIN | C | 79 | 18 | 160 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 50 | 82 |
| 9 L. Draisaitl | EDM | C | 82 | 7 | 172 | 10 | 0 | 29 | 48 | 77 |
| 10 B. Wheeler | WIN | RW | 82 | 6 | 259 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 48 | 74 |
| 11 D. Keith | CHI | D | 80 | 22 | 183 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 47 | 53 |
| 12 B. Burns | SJ | D | 82 | 19 | 320 | 8 | 0 | 29 | 47 | 76 |
| 13 P. Kessel | PIT | RW | 82 | 3 | 229 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 47 | 70 |
| 14 R. Johansen | NAS | C | 82 | 1 | 154 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 47 | 61 |
| 15 B. Marchand | BOS | LW | 80 | 18 | 226 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 46 | 85 |
| 16 A. Wennberg | CLB | C | 80 | 9 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 46 | 59 |
| 17 T. Seguin | DAL | C | 82 | -15 | 301 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 46 | 72 |
| 18 N. Kucherov | TB | RW | 74 | 13 | 246 | 17 | 0 | 40 | 45 | 85 |
| 19 S. Crosby | PIT | C | 75 | 17 | 255 | 14 | 0 | 44 | 45 | 89 |
| 20 M. Zuccarello | NYR | RW | 80 | 15 | 189 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 44 | 59 |
| 21 C. Giroux | PHI | C | 82 | -15 | 199 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 44 | 58 |
| 22 J. Thornton | SJ | C | 79 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 43 | 50 |
| 23 K. Shattenkirk | WAS | D | 80 | -7 | 161 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 56 |
| 24 J. Gaudreau | CAL | LW | 72 | -7 | 182 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 43 | 61 |
| 25 A. Panarin | CHI | LW | 82 | 18 | 211 | 9 | 0 | 31 | 43 | 74 |
| 26 M. Granlund | MIN | C | 81 | 23 | 177 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 43 | 69 |
| 27 J. Bailey | NYI | RW | 82 | 5 | 173 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 56 |
| 28 T. Krug | BOS | D | 81 | -10 | 208 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 43 | 51 |
| 29 J. Benn | DAL | LW | 77 | -9 | 201 | 12 | 1 | 26 | 43 | 69 |
| 30 K. Shattenkirk | WAS | D | 80 | -7 | 161 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 56 |
| 31 M. Marner | TOR | C | 77 | 0 | 176 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 42 | 61 |
| 32 J. Voracek | PHI | RW | 82 | -24 | 253 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 41 | 61 |
| 33 M. Koivu | MIN | C | 80 | 27 | 139 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 40 | 58 |
| 34 A. Kopitar | LA | C | 76 | -10 | 150 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 40 | 52 |
| 35 E. Kuznetsov | WAS | C | 82 | 18 | 170 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 40 | 59 |
| 36 J. Pavelski | SJ | C | 81 | 11 | 233 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 39 | 68 |
| 37 W. Nylander | TOR | C | 81 | -3 | 205 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 39 | 61 |
| 38 D. Byfuglien | WIN | D | 80 | 10 | 241 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 39 | 52 |
| 39 E. Malkin | PIT | C | 62 | 18 | 191 | 11 | 0 | 33 | 39 | 72 |
| 40 R. Ristolainen | BUF | D | 79 | -9 | 186 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 45 |
| 41 N. Ehlers | WIN | LW | 82 | 1 | 204 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 39 | 64 |
| 42 J. Schultz | PIT | D | 78 | 27 | 154 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 51 |
| 43 J. Tavares | NYI | C | 77 | 4 | 260 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 38 | 66 |
| 44 D. Stepan | NYR | C | 81 | 19 | 209 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 38 | 55 |
| 45 C. Coyle | MIN | C | 82 | 13 | 159 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 56 |
| 46 J. Toews | CHI | C | 72 | 7 | 199 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 37 | 58 |
| 47 D. Hamilton | CAL | D | 81 | 12 | 222 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 50 |
| 48 T. Bozak | TOR | C | 78 | -1 | 145 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 37 | 55 |
| 49 E. Staal | MIN | C | 82 | 17 | 211 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 37 | 65 |
| 50 R. Josi | NAS | D | 72 | 7 | 217 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 49 |
| # Player | Team | POS | GP | +/- | SOG | PPG | SHG | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 S. Crosby | PIT | C | 24 | 4 | 63 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 27 |
| 2 E. Malkin | PIT | C | 25 | 9 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 28 |
| 3 E. Karlsson | OTT | D | 19 | 13 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 18 |
| 4 P. Kessel | PIT | RW | 25 | 12 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 23 |
| 5 R. Getzlaf | ANA | C | 17 | 7 | 53 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 6 L. Draisaitl | EDM | C | 13 | 8 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 7 M. Ekholm | NAS | D | 22 | 6 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| 8 R. Johansen | NAS | C | 14 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 9 P. Subban | NAS | D | 22 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 10 V. Arvidsson | NAS | LW | 22 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| 11 B. Ryan | OTT | RW | 19 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| 12 C. Kunitz | PIT | LW | 20 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 13 J. Schultz | PIT | D | 21 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 14 I. Cole | PIT | D | 25 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| 15 J. Guentzel | PIT | C | 25 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| 16 T. Oshie | WAS | RW | 13 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 17 R. Ellis | NAS | D | 22 | 4 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 18 R. Josi | NAS | D | 22 | 2 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 19 C. Perry | ANA | RW | 17 | 4 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 20 D. Brassard | OTT | C | 19 | -3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 21 B. Montour | ANA | D | 17 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| 22 N. Backstrom | WAS | C | 13 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| 23 M. Zibanejad | NYR | C | 12 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 24 R. Kesler | ANA | C | 17 | -6 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 25 M. Cullen | PIT | C | 25 | -1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 26 C. Fowler | ANA | D | 13 | -6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 27 F. Forsberg | NAS | LW | 22 | 14 | 71 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 28 C. Sissons | NAS | C | 22 | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 29 J. Williams | WAS | RW | 13 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 30 R. Rakell | ANA | C | 15 | 13 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 31 O. Maatta | PIT | D | 25 | 8 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 32 M. Letestu | EDM | C | 13 | -4 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 33 C. MacArthur | OTT | LW | 19 | 5 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 34 R. Hainsey | PIT | D | 25 | 5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 35 S. Theodore | ANA | D | 14 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 36 M. Johansson | WAS | LW | 13 | -1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 37 K. Turris | OTT | C | 19 | 2 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 38 K. Shattenkirk | WAS | D | 13 | -4 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 39 A. Watson | NAS | LW | 22 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 40 L. Eller | WAS | C | 13 | -2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 41 E. Kuznetsov | WAS | C | 13 | -1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 42 J. Schwartz | STL | LW | 11 | 4 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 43 C. Jarnkrok | NAS | C | 21 | -2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 44 A. Radulov | MON | RW | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 45 S. Vatanen | ANA | D | 12 | -5 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 46 P. Maroon | EDM | LW | 13 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 47 J. Silfverberg | ANA | RW | 17 | -4 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| 48 R. McDonagh | NYR | D | 12 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 49 B. Dumoulin | PIT | D | 25 | 9 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 50 A. Burrows | OTT | LW | 15 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
