most assists in one playoff season by a defense man nhl

Evan Bouchard has the most assists by a defenseman in a single NHL playoff run, with 26 assists in 2023-24.

	NAME	A	SEASON	TM	GP	G	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	SHG	SHA	GWG	OTG	S	S%	FOW	FO	HIT	BKS	TKA	GVA	TOI/GP
1	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	26	2023-24	EDM	25	6	32	+14	22	1	13	0	0	3	1	74	8.1	0	0	28	45	18	22	25:01
2	Paul Coffey P. Coffey	25	1984-85	EDM	18	12	37	+23	44	3	7	1	1	4	0	67	17.9
3	Al MacInnis A. MacInnis	24	1988-89	CGY	22	7	31	+6	46	5	18	0	0	4	1	69	10.1
4	Brian Leetch B. Leetch	23	1993-94	NYR	23	11	34	+19	6	4	10	0	0	4	0	88	12.5
5	Cale Makar C. Makar	21	2021-22	COL	20	8	29	+7	10	2	10	1	0	1	1	71	11.3	0	0	28	43	24	13	27:04
6	Miro Heiskanen M. Heiskanen	20	2019-20	DAL	27	6	26	+8	2	2	6	0	0	0	0	59	10.2	0	0	50	34	21	58	25:58
7	Bobby Orr B. Orr	19	1971-72	BOS	15	5	24	+20	19	3	7	0	2	1	0	61	8.2
8	Adam Fox A. Fox	18	2021-22	NYR	20	5	23	0	2	2	10	0	0	1	0	42	11.9	0	0	17	39	25	26	26:38
9	Duncan Keith D. Keith	18	2014-15	CHI	23	3	21	+16	4	0	5	0	0	3	1	59	5.1	0	0	17	48	9	29	31:07
10	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	18	1990-91	BOS	19	7	25	-4	12	3	14	0	0	0	0	84	8.3
11	Larry Murphy L. Murphy	18	1990-91	PIT	23	5	23	+17	44	4	4	0	1	0	0	66	7.6
12	Ray Bourque R. Bourque	18	1987-88	BOS	23	3	21	+16	26	0	8	0	1	1	0	65	4.6
13	John Klingberg J. Klingberg	17	2019-20	DAL	26	4	21	-5	14	0	7	0	0	2	0	50	8.0	0	0	59	30	17	36	23:20
14	Brent Burns B. Burns	17	2015-16	SJS	24	7	24	+11	12	4	6	0	0	0	0	77	9.1	0	0	49	42	10	35	25:07
15	Larry Robinson L. Robinson	17	1986-87	MTL	17	3	20	+4	6	2	7	0	1	0	0	40	7.5
16	Charlie Huddy C. Huddy	17	1984-85	EDM	18	3	20	+21	17	1	6	0	1	0	0	49	6.1
17	Denis Potvin D. Potvin	17	1980-81	NYI	18	8	25	+18	16	6	9	1	2	2	0	44	18.2
18	Larry Robinson L. Robinson	17	1977-78	MTL	15	4	21	+21	6	2	6	0	0	0	0	41	9.8
19	Evan Bouchard E. Bouchard	16	2024-25	EDM	22	7	23	+6	8	2	4	0	0	1	0	70	10.0	0	0	10	33	18	41	26:12
20	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	16	2021-22	TBL	23	3	19	+2	10	2	7	0	0	0	0	77	3.9	0	0	36	42	6	23	24:40
21	Victor Hedman V. Hedman	16	2020-21	TBL	23	2	18	+1	8	2	11	0	0	0	0	55	3.6	0	0	21	48	11	27	24:42
22	Torey Krug T. Krug	16	2018-19	BOS	24	2	18	+4	10	2	10	0	0	0	0	55	3.6	0	0	37	31	6	19	22:21
23	Alex Pietrangelo A. Pietrangelo	16	2018-19	STL	26	3	19	+5	12	0	4	0	0	1	0	77	3.9	0	0	24	48	21	20	25:45
24	Erik Karlsson E. Karlsson	16	2016-17	OTT	19	2	18	+13	10	0	3	0	0	2	0	53	3.8	0	0	21	35	16	25	28:08
25	Chris Pronger C. Pronger	16	2005-06	EDM	24	5	21	+10	26	3	8	0	0	0	0	61	8.2	0	0	35	66	28	44	30:57

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4

Kapanen

7

Draisaitl

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+7

Kapanen

Team Rankings

G/GP

3.44

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GA/GP

3.23

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PP%

30.6

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PK%

77.8

20th

2025-26 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks	25	49	8	58	-100

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NHL 2025-26 Leaders

Playoffs Goals Leaders

6

Hagel

6

Boldy

6

Stankoven

Playoffs Assists Leaders

8

Hughes

8

Kaprizov

8

LaCombe

Playoffs Points Leaders

11

Hughes

10

Boldy

10

Kaprizov

Playoffs Hits Leaders

42

Carrier

38

Crouse

37

Barbashev

Playoffs Blocks Leaders

21

Matheson

20

Carrier

17

Sanheim

Playoffs Wins Leaders

6

Andersen

5

Wedgewood

4

Vladar

Playoffs Goals Against Leaders

1.02

Andersen

1.14

Lyon

1.27

Husso

Playoffs Save Percentage Leaders

1.000

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.958

Andersen

.955

Lyon

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

Playoffs Goals Rankings

4.40

4.33

4.14

Playoffs Goals Against Rankings

1.17

2.00

2.13

Playoffs Power Play Rankings

50.0

40.0

28.6

Playoffs Penalty Kill Rankings

95.8

93.8

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Best Record ATS

57-31

57-33

49-33

48-34

52-37

Worst Record ATS

30-52

32-54

34-54

32-50

36-52

34-48

NHL 2025-26 Standings

Central Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Avalanche - p	55	16	11	121	99
Stars - x	50	20	12	112	53
Wild - x	46	24	12	104	32
Mammoth - x	43	33	6	92	28
Blues - e	37	33	12	86	-27
Predators - e	38	34	10	86	-22
Jets - e	35	35	12	82	-29
Blackhawks - e	29	39	14	72	-62
Pacific Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Golden Knights - y	39	26	17	95	15
Oilers - x	41	30	11	93	13
Ducks - x	43	33	6	92	-15
Kings - x	35	27	20	90	-22
Sharks - e	39	35	8	86	-41
Kraken - e	34	37	11	79	-37
Flames - e	34	39	9	77	-47
Canucks - e	25	49	8	58	-100

Atlantic Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Sabres - y	50	23	9	109	47
Lightning - x	50	26	6	106	59
Canadiens - x	48	24	10	106	27
Bruins - x	45	27	10	100	22
Senators - x	44	27	11	99	32
Red Wings - e	41	31	10	92	-17
Panthers - e	40	38	4	84	-25
Maple Leafs - e	32	36	14	78	-46
Metropolitan Division	W	L	OTL	PTS	DIFF
Hurricanes - z	53	22	7	113	56
Penguins - x	41	25	16	98	25
Flyers - x	43	27	12	98	7
Capitals - e	43	30	9	95	19
Blue Jackets - e	40	30	12	92	0
Islanders - e	43	34	5	91	-8
Devils - e	42	37	3	87	-24
Rangers - e	34	39	9	77	-12