NHL Defensemen - Highest Assists per 60 in a Single Season

Minimum requirement for inclusion in the “Assists per 60” record list:
-At least 20 games played

NHL Defensemen - Highest Assists per 60 in a Single Season.
		Overall										Time on Ice				Goals					Assists					Points						per 60 All Situations			per 60 Even-Strength			per 60 Power-Play			per Game			SOG		Defensive		Faceoffs
Rk	Name	Team	Age	Pos	Season	GP	G	A	P	PIM	+/-	TOI	ES	PP	SH	ESG	PPG	SHG	GWG	OTG	ESA	PPA	SHA	GWA	OTA	ESP	PPP	SHP	GWP	OTP	PPP%	G/60	A/60	P/60	ESG/60	ESA/60	ESP/60	PPG/60	PPA/60	PPP/60	G/GP	A/GP	P/GP	SOG	SH%	HITS	BS	FOW	FOL	FO%
1	Paul Bissonnette	PHX	27	D	2012‑13	28	0	6	6	36	2	5:25	5:25	0:00	0:00	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0.0%	0.000	2.370	2.370	0.000	2.371	2.371	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.214	0.214	13	0.0%	36	8	0	0	0.00%
2	Quinn Hughes	VAN	24	D	2023‑24	82	17	75	92	38	38	24:41	20:09	3:55	0:35	12	5	0	2	1	42	33	0	12	3	54	38	0	14	4	41.3%	0.504	2.223	2.727	0.435	1.524	1.959	0.933	6.158	7.091	0.207	0.915	1.122	199	8.5%	29	55	0	0	0.00%
3	Kristopher Letang	PIT	25	D	2012‑13	35	5	33	38	8	16	25:38	18:48	4:37	2:12	4	1	0	1	0	21	12	0	5	0	25	13	0	6	0	34.2%	0.334	2.207	2.541	0.365	1.914	2.279	0.371	4.447	4.818	0.143	0.943	1.086	95	5.3%	45	59	0	0	0.00%
4	Darren Raddysh	TBL	29	D	2025‑26	21	3	15	18	13	2	19:35	15:45	3:03	0:45	2	1	0	0	0	11	4	0	2	1	13	5	0	2	1	27.8%	0.438	2.188	2.625	0.362	1.993	2.356	0.932	3.728	4.660	0.143	0.714	0.857	45	6.7%	14	19	0	0	0.00%
5	Erik Karlsson	SJS	32	D	2022‑23	82	25	76	101	36	-26	25:36	21:50	3:23	0:22	20	5	0	4	2	54	22	0	6	2	74	27	0	10	4	26.7%	0.714	2.171	2.885	0.670	1.809	2.478	1.078	4.741	5.819	0.305	0.927	1.232	209	12.0%	33	90	0	1	0.00%
6	Cale Makar	COL	25	D	2023‑24	77	21	69	90	16	15	24:46	18:09	4:04	2:32	13	7	1	1	0	34	32	3	10	4	47	39	4	11	4	43.3%	0.661	2.171	2.831	0.558	1.460	2.018	1.338	6.116	7.454	0.273	0.896	1.169	231	9.1%	37	148	0	0	0.00%
7	Adam Fox	NYR	27	D	2025‑26	27	3	23	26	10	4	23:50	20:03	3:06	0:41	2	1	0	1	0	15	7	1	4	1	17	8	1	5	1	30.8%	0.280	2.144	2.423	0.222	1.662	1.884	0.717	5.016	5.732	0.111	0.852	0.963	51	5.9%	15	41	0	0	0.00%
8	Roman Josi	NSH	31	D	2021‑22	80	23	73	96	46	13	25:32	21:27	3:23	0:42	12	11	0	2	0	47	26	0	16	3	59	37	0	18	3	38.5%	0.675	2.143	2.818	0.419	1.643	2.062	2.438	5.762	8.200	0.288	0.913	1.200	281	8.2%	66	133	0	0	0.00%
9	Shea Theodore	VGK	28	D	2023‑24	47	5	37	42	6	4	22:05	18:40	3:17	0:06	3	2	0	1	0	24	13	0	4	1	27	15	0	5	1	35.7%	0.289	2.138	2.427	0.205	1.640	1.846	0.774	5.033	5.808	0.106	0.787	0.894	105	4.8%	9	78	0	0	0.00%
10	John Carlson	WSH	29	D	2019‑20	69	15	60	75	26	12	24:36	19:06	4:00	1:29	13	2	0	6	0	36	24	0	7	3	49	26	0	13	3	34.7%	0.530	2.120	2.650	0.591	1.638	2.229	0.434	5.207	5.641	0.217	0.870	1.087	189	7.9%	55	108	0	1	0.00%
11	Cale Makar	COL	27	D	2025‑26	27	9	24	33	12	27	25:10	18:29	4:33	2:07	9	0	0	3	0	16	8	0	3	1	25	8	0	6	1	24.2%	0.794	2.118	2.913	1.082	1.923	3.005	0.000	3.897	3.897	0.333	0.889	1.222	78	11.5%	14	47	0	0	0.00%
12	Mark Streit	MTL	30	D	2007‑08	81	13	49	62	28	-6	17:31	11:48	4:52	0:49	6	7	0	3	0	22	27	0	9	2	28	34	0	12	2	54.8%	0.550	2.072	2.621	0.376	1.380	1.757	1.062	4.097	5.159	0.160	0.605	0.765	165	7.9%	59	62	0	1	0.00%
13	Torey Krug	BOS	27	D	2018‑19	64	6	47	53	33	-2	21:18	17:22	3:42	0:12	4	2	0	2	1	19	28	0	7	4	23	30	0	9	5	56.6%	0.264	2.069	2.333	0.216	1.025	1.241	0.506	7.081	7.587	0.094	0.734	0.828	151	4.0%	53	60	0	0	0.00%
14	Quinn Hughes	VAN	23	D	2022‑23	78	7	69	76	34	15	25:39	20:13	4:06	1:19	5	2	0	0	0	36	32	1	12	6	41	34	1	12	6	44.7%	0.210	2.068	2.278	0.190	1.369	1.559	0.374	5.982	6.355	0.090	0.885	0.974	154	4.5%	29	71	0	0	0.00%
15	Evan Bouchard	EDM	24	D	2023‑24	81	18	64	82	32	34	22:59	19:13	3:26	0:19	10	8	0	7	2	37	27	0	12	2	47	35	0	19	4	42.7%	0.580	2.061	2.641	0.385	1.426	1.811	1.719	5.801	7.520	0.222	0.790	1.012	220	8.2%	71	105	0	0	0.00%
16	Quinn Hughes	VAN	25	D	2024‑25	68	16	60	76	29	2	25:43	21:50	3:42	0:10	12	4	0	3	0	35	25	0	10	5	47	29	0	13	5	38.2%	0.549	2.058	2.606	0.485	1.414	1.898	0.952	5.952	6.904	0.235	0.882	1.118	192	8.3%	13	67	0	0	0.00%
17	Brian Rafalski	DET	37	D	2010‑11	63	4	44	48	22	11	20:25	16:38	3:32	0:13	4	0	0	0	0	27	17	0	6	2	31	17	0	6	2	35.4%	0.187	2.052	2.238	0.229	1.545	1.774	0.000	4.563	4.563	0.063	0.698	0.762	106	3.8%	49	54	0	0	0.00%
18	Shea Theodore	VGK	29	D	2024‑25	67	7	50	57	26	18	21:59	19:10	2:39	0:09	5	2	0	2	0	33	17	0	8	2	38	19	0	10	2	33.3%	0.285	2.036	2.321	0.234	1.542	1.775	0.674	5.728	6.401	0.104	0.746	0.851	128	5.5%	6	82	0	0	0.00%
19	Adam Fox	NYR	23	D	2021‑22	78	11	63	74	26	18	23:54	18:48	2:57	2:08	10	0	1	2	1	29	33	1	18	0	39	33	2	20	1	44.6%	0.354	2.027	2.381	0.409	1.186	1.595	0.000	8.583	8.583	0.141	0.808	0.949	158	7.0%	30	128	0	0	0.00%
20	Cale Makar	COL	22	D	2020‑21	44	8	36	44	12	17	24:17	19:11	4:12	0:54	4	4	0	3	0	18	18	0	7	2	22	22	0	10	2	50.0%	0.449	2.021	2.470	0.284	1.279	1.564	1.297	5.838	7.135	0.182	0.818	1.000	104	7.7%	49	36	0	0	0.00%
21	Tyson Barrie	EDM	29	D	2020‑21	56	8	40	48	10	4	21:23	17:46	3:29	0:07	4	4	0	2	0	21	19	0	11	2	25	23	0	13	2	47.9%	0.401	2.003	2.404	0.241	1.265	1.507	1.227	5.827	7.054	0.143	0.714	0.857	146	5.5%	26	59	0	0	0.00%
22	Adam Fox	NYR	25	D	2023‑24	72	17	56	73	36	21	23:26	18:20	3:32	1:33	10	6	1	5	1	28	27	1	10	2	38	33	2	15	3	45.2%	0.604	1.991	2.595	0.454	1.272	1.726	1.414	6.365	7.779	0.236	0.778	1.014	137	12.4%	44	123	0	0	0.00%
23	Quinn Hughes	VAN	26	D	2025‑26	22	2	20	22	10	-5	27:24	22:17	4:58	0:08	0	2	0	0	0	11	9	0	0	0	11	11	0	0	0	50.0%	0.199	1.990	2.189	0.000	1.346	1.346	1.098	4.940	6.038	0.091	0.909	1.000	60	3.3%	1	27	0	0	0.00%
24	Victor Hedman	TBL	33	D	2023‑24	78	13	63	76	76	18	24:48	18:56	3:28	2:23	9	4	0	2	0	36	27	0	12	1	45	31	0	14	1	40.8%	0.403	1.954	2.357	0.366	1.462	1.828	0.886	5.982	6.868	0.167	0.808	0.974	168	7.7%	65	102	0	0	0.00%
25	Brent Burns	SJS	33	D	2018‑19	82	16	67	83	34	13	25:05	19:48	3:16	2:00	8	7	1	6	2	42	21	4	9	1	50	28	5	15	3	33.7%	0.466	1.953	2.420	0.295	1.551	1.847	1.561	4.683	6.243	0.195	0.817	1.012	300	5.3%	90	105	0	1	0.00%
26	Paul Bissonnette	PHX	28	D	2013‑14	39	2	6	8	53	6	4:44	4:44	0:00	0:00	2	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0	8	0	0	1	0	0.0%	0.648	1.945	2.593	0.648	1.945	2.593	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.051	0.154	0.205	25	8.0%	51	4	1	2	33.33%
27	Anthony DeAngelo	CAR	26	D	2021‑22	64	10	41	51	56	30	19:48	16:37	3:02	0:08	8	2	0	2	0	23	18	0	7	2	31	20	0	9	2	39.2%	0.473	1.941	2.414	0.451	1.297	1.749	0.616	5.540	6.155	0.156	0.641	0.797	151	6.6%	41	59	0	0	0.00%
28	Erik Karlsson	SJS	28	D	2018‑19	53	3	42	45	22	6	24:29	19:32	3:06	1:50	1	2	0	1	0	24	18	0	6	1	25	20	0	7	1	44.4%	0.139	1.941	2.080	0.058	1.391	1.449	0.727	6.543	7.270	0.057	0.792	0.849	169	1.8%	44	69	1	1	50.00%
29	Lane Hutson	MTL	20	D	2024‑25	82	6	60	66	34	-2	22:43	19:42	2:48	0:13	5	1	0	0	0	35	25	0	12	4	40	26	0	12	4	39.4%	0.193	1.931	2.124	0.186	1.300	1.486	0.260	6.501	6.762	0.073	0.732	0.805	91	6.6%	40	123	0	0	0.00%
30	Torey Krug	BOS	28	D	2019‑20	61	9	40	49	33	-4	20:29	16:30	3:53	0:05	7	2	0	4	2	14	26	0	8	2	21	28	0	12	4	57.1%	0.432	1.920	2.352	0.417	0.834	1.251	0.507	6.586	7.092	0.148	0.656	0.803	144	6.3%	36	48	0	0	0.00%
31	Josh Morrissey	WPG	27	D	2022‑23	78	16	60	76	41	2	24:13	20:12	3:42	0:19	14	2	0	6	2	34	26	0	11	2	48	28	0	17	4	36.8%	0.508	1.905	2.413	0.533	1.295	1.828	0.415	5.398	5.813	0.205	0.769	0.974	172	9.3%	89	119	0	0	0.00%
32	Cale Makar	COL	21	D	2019‑20	57	12	38	50	12	12	21:00	17:11	3:43	0:06	8	4	0	4	0	23	15	0	6	2	31	19	0	10	2	38.0%	0.601	1.904	2.505	0.490	1.409	1.899	1.130	4.239	5.370	0.211	0.667	0.877	121	9.9%	45	47	0	0	0.00%
33	Victor Hedman	TBL	31	D	2021‑22	82	20	65	85	36	26	25:04	19:28	3:35	2:01	14	6	0	6	1	33	32	0	8	2	47	38	0	14	3	44.7%	0.584	1.897	2.480	0.526	1.240	1.766	1.225	6.533	7.758	0.244	0.793	1.037	219	9.1%	93	129	0	0	0.00%
34	Rasmus Dahlin	BUF	19	D	2019‑20	59	4	36	40	38	-7	19:17	15:50	3:21	0:05	2	2	0	1	0	19	17	0	5	1	21	19	0	6	1	47.5%	0.211	1.897	2.108	0.128	1.220	1.348	0.606	5.147	5.753	0.068	0.610	0.678	90	4.4%	72	51	0	0	0.00%
35	Evan Bouchard	EDM	26	D	2025‑26	28	4	21	25	10	1	23:44	18:45	3:04	1:54	3	1	0	1	1	14	6	1	3	1	17	7	1	4	2	28.0%	0.361	1.896	2.257	0.343	1.599	1.942	0.698	4.185	4.883	0.143	0.750	0.893	72	5.6%	9	36	0	0	0.00%
36	Quinn Hughes	VAN	22	D	2021‑22	76	8	60	68	28	10	25:14	20:33	3:28	1:12	8	0	0	1	1	27	31	2	10	2	35	31	2	11	3	45.6%	0.250	1.876	2.126	0.307	1.037	1.344	0.000	7.030	7.030	0.105	0.789	0.895	150	5.3%	19	56	0	0	0.00%
37	Shayne Gostisbehere	PHI	24	D	2017‑18	78	13	52	65	25	10	21:27	17:45	3:36	0:04	6	7	0	2	1	26	26	0	8	2	32	33	0	10	3	50.8%	0.466	1.865	2.331	0.260	1.126	1.386	1.493	5.546	7.039	0.167	0.667	0.833	221	5.9%	53	116	0	0	0.00%
38	Noah Dobson	NYI	23	D	2023‑24	79	10	60	70	36	12	24:31	20:26	2:59	1:06	9	1	0	4	0	36	23	1	8	4	45	24	1	12	4	34.3%	0.310	1.858	2.168	0.335	1.338	1.673	0.255	5.855	6.110	0.127	0.759	0.886	174	5.7%	85	180	0	0	0.00%
39	Cale Makar	COL	24	D	2022‑23	60	17	49	66	30	16	26:22	19:37	4:00	2:43	12	5	0	6	2	24	25	0	6	1	36	30	0	12	3	45.5%	0.644	1.857	2.502	0.611	1.222	1.834	1.245	6.226	7.471	0.283	0.817	1.100	176	9.7%	65	78	0	0	0.00%
40	Adam Fox	NYR	22	D	2020‑21	55	5	42	47	14	19	24:42	18:21	3:44	2:36	2	2	1	1	0	20	21	1	11	1	22	23	2	12	1	48.9%	0.221	1.855	2.075	0.119	1.188	1.307	0.583	6.124	6.708	0.091	0.764	0.855	102	4.9%	23	102	0	1	0.00%
41	Miro Heiskanen	DAL	23	D	2022‑23	79	11	62	73	32	12	25:29	20:38	3:15	1:36	9	2	0	2	1	29	32	1	7	0	38	34	1	9	1	46.6%	0.328	1.847	2.175	0.331	1.067	1.399	0.467	7.469	7.936	0.139	0.785	0.924	206	5.3%	49	96	0	0	0.00%
42	Roman Josi	NSH	33	D	2023‑24	82	23	62	85	45	12	24:37	20:16	3:51	0:29	14	9	0	5	2	37	24	1	13	3	51	33	1	18	5	38.8%	0.683	1.842	2.525	0.505	1.335	1.840	1.706	4.549	6.255	0.280	0.756	1.037	268	8.6%	46	151	0	0	0.00%
43	Quinn Hughes	VAN	20	D	2019‑20	68	8	45	53	22	-10	21:53	18:01	3:48	0:02	5	3	0	2	1	23	22	0	4	1	28	25	0	6	2	47.2%	0.323	1.814	2.137	0.245	1.126	1.371	0.694	5.092	5.786	0.118	0.662	0.779	126	6.3%	7	46	0	0	0.00%
44	Mark Giordano	CGY	35	D	2018‑19	78	17	57	74	69	39	24:14	18:15	3:18	2:39	10	3	4	2	0	37	18	2	10	2	47	21	6	12	2	28.4%	0.539	1.809	2.348	0.421	1.559	1.980	0.697	4.182	4.879	0.218	0.731	0.949	221	7.7%	58	144	0	0	0.00%
45	Cale Makar	COL	26	D	2024‑25	80	30	62	92	14	28	25:42	19:55	3:38	2:08	16	12	2	4	1	38	23	1	11	0	54	35	3	15	1	38.0%	0.875	1.808	2.683	0.602	1.430	2.032	2.469	4.732	7.201	0.375	0.775	1.150	246	12.2%	51	128	0	0	0.00%
46	Josh Morrissey	WPG	28	D	2023‑24	81	10	59	69	44	34	24:10	20:46	3:17	0:06	8	2	0	1	0	42	17	0	12	3	50	19	0	13	3	27.5%	0.306	1.807	2.114	0.285	1.497	1.782	0.450	3.823	4.273	0.123	0.728	0.852	196	5.1%	90	103	0	0	0.00%
47	Charlie McAvoy	BOS	25	D	2022‑23	67	7	45	52	54	29	22:18	17:32	2:42	2:03	5	2	0	2	1	28	17	0	8	1	33	19	0	10	2	36.5%	0.281	1.807	2.088	0.255	1.429	1.684	0.663	5.633	6.296	0.104	0.672	0.776	105	6.7%	84	131	0	0	0.00%
48	Nicklas Lidstr�m	DET	37	D	2007‑08	76	10	60	70	40	40	26:16	17:48	4:36	3:51	5	5	0	4	0	30	29	1	11	0	35	34	1	15	0	48.6%	0.300	1.803	2.103	0.222	1.330	1.552	0.858	4.974	5.832	0.132	0.789	0.921	188	5.3%	23	70	0	0	0.00%
49	Adam Fox	NYR	24	D	2022‑23	82	12	60	72	34	28	24:22	18:41	3:34	2:06	11	1	0	5	1	29	28	3	8	1	40	29	3	13	2	40.3%	0.360	1.801	2.161	0.430	1.135	1.565	0.205	5.738	5.943	0.146	0.732	0.878	159	7.5%	25	125	0	0	0.00%
50	Will Butcher	NJD	22	D	2017‑18	81	5	39	44	8	1	16:03	13:22	2:38	0:02	2	3	0	1	0	19	20	0	7	0	21	23	0	8	0	52.3%	0.231	1.799	2.030	0.111	1.053	1.163	0.840	5.601	6.441	0.062	0.481	0.543	88	5.7%	21	62	0	0	0.00%

Current season NHL stats last updated: December 5, 2025
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