2018 most assists by a defenseman

John Klingberg had the most assists by a defenseman in 2017-18, with 59 assists.

NAMEASEASONTMGPGP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1John Klingberg
J. Klingberg
59
2017-18
82
8
67
+10
26
1
22
0
0
3
0
204
3.9
0
0
44
109
31
93
24:04
2Brent Burns
B. Burns
55
2017-18
82
12
67
-16
46
5
22
0
1
2
1
332
3.6
0
0
79
136
75
124
25:15
3John Carlson
J. Carlson
53
2017-18
82
15
68
0
32
4
28
0
0
4
1
237
6.3
0
1
0.0
47
146
58
97
24:47
4Erik Karlsson
E. Karlsson
53
2017-18
71
9
62
-25
36
3
15
0
1
2
2
196
4.6
0
0
58
120
55
86
26:44
5Shayne Gostisbehere
S. Gostisbehere
52
2017-18
78
13
65
+10
25
7
26
0
0
2
1
221
5.9
0
0
53
116
23
52
21:27
6Drew Doughty
D. Doughty
50
2017-18
82
10
60
+23
54
3
17
1
0
4
1
205
4.9
0
1
0.0
127
128
17
79
26:50
7Keith Yandle
K. Yandle
48
2017-18
82
8
56
+7
35
1
17
0
2
1
0
179
4.5
0
0
26
101
42
129
24:29
8Jake Gardiner
J. Gardiner
47
2017-18
82
5
52
+9
32
1
14
0
0
0
0
133
3.8
0
0
51
103
39
105
22:32
9Victor Hedman
V. Hedman
46
2017-18
77
17
63
+32
54
2
24
0
2
1
0
216
7.9
1
2
50.0
139
110
46
67
25:51
10Morgan Rielly
M. Rielly
46
2017-18
76
6
52
-4
14
1
24
0
0
0
0
182
3.3
0
2
0.0
48
84
34
79
21:36
11Torey Krug
T. Krug
45
2017-18
76
14
59
0
36
5
19
1
0
4
0
197
7.1
0
0
79
73
35
71
20:24
12Ryan Suter
R. Suter
45
2017-18
78
6
51
-1
34
1
22
0
1
2
0
149
4.0
0
0
78
138
14
37
26:47
13Tyson Barrie
T. Barrie
43
2017-18
68
14
57
-15
22
7
23
0
0
3
0
178
7.9
0
0
40
79
20
38
22:42
14P.K. Subban
P.K. Subban
43
2017-18
82
16
59
+18
82
5
20
0
1
2
0
207
7.7
1
3
33.3
111
90
44
97
24:07
15Kris Letang
K. Letang
42
2017-18
79
9
51
-9
56
4
16
0
1
1
0
222
4.1
0
1
0.0
109
108
53
89
25:20
16Seth Jones
S. Jones
41
2017-18
78
16
57
+10
30
7
17
0
0
4
1
249
6.4
0
0
92
124
67
55
24:36
17Roman Josi
R. Josi
39
2017-18
75
14
53
+24
24
7
13
0
1
3
1
253
5.5
0
0
80
120
30
59
24:28
18Alex Pietrangelo
A. Pietrangelo
39
2017-18
78
15
54
+8
22
3
10
0
1
5
1
216
6.9
0
0
48
164
54
41
25:44
19Will Butcher
W. Butcher
39
2017-18
81
5
44
+1
8
3
20
0
0
1
0
88
5.7
0
0
21
62
20
36
16:04
20Dustin Byfuglien
D. Byfuglien
37
2017-18
69
8
45
+15
112
4
18
0
1
1
0
193
4.1
0
0
147
100
34
79
24:20
21Mathew Dumba
M. Dumba
36
2017-18
82
14
50
+15
41
2
10
0
1
4
2
176
8.0
2
2
100.0
136
112
22
52
23:49
22Rasmus Ristolainen
R. Ristolainen
35
2017-18
73
6
41
-25
48
1
22
0
0
1
1
182
3.3
0
0
206
111
12
47
26:30
23Jake Muzzin
J. Muzzin
34
2017-18
74
8
42
+10
40
4
10
0
1
1
0
154
5.2
0
0
170
123
17
59
21:39
24Nick Leddy
N. Leddy
32
2017-18
80
10
42
-42
20
4
10
0
0
1
1
153
6.5
0
0
95
104
21
57
22:25
25Colin Miller
C. Miller
31
2017-18
82
10
41
-4
53
5
12
0
1
2
0
177
5.6
1
1
100.0
165
64
35
56
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