most assists by a defenseman in an nhl season

Bobby Orr has made the most assists by a defenseman in a season, with 102 assists in 1970-71.

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	NAME	A	SEASON	TM	GP	G	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	FOW%	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Bobby Orr B. Orr	102	1970-71	BOS	78	37	139	+124	91	5	44	3	10	5		392	9.4
2	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	90	1985-86	EDM	79	48	138	+61	120	9	25	9	5	2	0	308	15.6
3	Bobby Orr B. Orr	90	1973-74	BOS	74	32	122	+84	82	11	24	0	4	4		384	8.3
4	Bobby Orr B. Orr	89	1974-75	BOS	80	46	135	+80	101	16	36	2	2	4		384	12.0
5	Bobby Orr B. Orr	87	1969-70	BOS	76	33	120	+54	125	11	40	4	1	3		413	8.0
6	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	86	1983-84	EDM	80	40	126	+52	104	14	27	1	8	4	1	259	15.4
7	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	84	1984-85	EDM	80	37	121	+57	97	12	27	2	4	6	0	285	13.0
8	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	83	1988-89	PIT	75	30	113	-10	195	11	53	0	0	2	0	342	8.8
9	Brian Leetch B. Leetch	80	1991-92	NYR	80	22	102	+25	26	10	36	1	0	3	1	245	9.0
10	Bobby Orr B. Orr	80	1971-72	BOS	76	37	117	+83	106	11	24	4	5	4		353	10.5
11	Phil Housley P. Housley	79	1992-93	WIN	80	18	97	-14	52	6	50	0	0	2	0	249	7.2
12	Sergei Zubov S. Zubov	77	1993-94	NYR	78	12	89	+20	39	9	40	0	1	1	0	222	5.4
13	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	76	2022-23	SJS	82	25	101	-26	36	5	22	0	0	4	2	209	12.0	0	1	0.0	33	90	81	101	25:37
14	Quinn Hughes Q. Hughes	75	2023-24	VAN	82	17	92	+38	38	5	33	0	0	2	1	199	8.5	0	0		29	55	43	52	24:41
15	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	75	1992-93	TOT	80	12	87	+16	77	5	46	0	0	0	0	254	4.7
16	Al MacInnis A. MacInnis	75	1990-91	CGY	78	28	103	+42	90	17	46	0	3	1	0	305	9.2
17	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	74	2025-26	EDM	82	21	95	+25	30	7	26	0	2	5	3	221	9.5	0	0		29	101	33	123	24:41
18	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	74	1989-90	PIT	80	29	103	-25	95	10	38	0	1	3	0	324	9.0
19	Roman Josi R. Josi	73	2021-22	NSH	80	23	96	+13	46	11	26	0	0	2	0	281	8.2	0	0		66	133	48	71	25:33
20	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	73	1990-91	BOS	76	21	94	+33	75	7	38	0	0	3	0	323	6.5
21	Brian Leetch B. Leetch	72	1990-91	NYR	80	16	88	+2	42	6	45	0	1	4	0	206	7.8
22	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	72	1986-87	BOS	78	23	95	+44	36	6	27	1	2	3	0	334	6.9
23	Bobby Orr B. Orr	72	1972-73	BOS	63	29	101	+55	99	7	28	1	4	3		282	10.3
24	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	71	1993-94	BOS	72	20	91	+26	58	10	42	3	2	1	0	386	5.2
25	Brian Leetch B. Leetch	70	1995-96	NYR	82	15	85	+12	30	7	37	0	0	3	0	276	5.4

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Borgen

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Bruins	5	2	0	10	10
Senators	5	2	0	10	2
Lightning	4	2	0	8	1
Panthers	3	2	2	8	-1
Canadiens	3	3	1	7	-4
Maple Leafs	3	3	1	7	1
Sabres	3	3	1	7	-7
Red Wings	1	3	2	4	-6

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Fri 10/16	BOS	@	ANA	10:00 PM
Sat 10/17	BOS	@	LAK	9:00 PM
Tue 10/20	BOS	@	DAL	8:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NSH	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Sat 10/24	SJS	@	BOS	7:00 PM

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Chabot

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Ullmark

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4.43

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Lightning	4	2	0	8	1
Panthers	3	2	2	8	-1
Maple Leafs	3	3	1	7	1
Sabres	3	3	1	7	-7
Canadiens	3	3	1	7	-4
Red Wings	1	3	2	4	-6
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Rangers	6	2	0	12	13
Capitals	4	3	0	8	2
Penguins	3	3	1	7	3
Islanders	3	3	0	6	4
Devils	3	3	0	6	-6
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Flyers	0	5	3	3	-21

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Mammoth	5	2	0	10	8
Jets	4	1	1	9	1
Avalanche	4	2	1	9	9
Wild	4	2	1	9	5
Blues	3	2	1	7	3
Stars	3	3	1	7	3
Predators	2	2	2	6	-3
Blackhawks	2	5	0	4	-12
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
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Oilers	5	0	1	11	11
Kraken	5	2	0	10	10
Ducks	4	2	0	8	3
Sharks	3	3	0	6	-7
Canucks	2	6	0	4	-12
Kings	0	3	2	2	-10
Flames	1	5	0	2	-17