most even strength assists by a rookie defenseman in a playoff

Bowen Byram has the most even-strength assists by a rookie defenseman in a single NHL playoff run, with 8 assists in 2021-22.

NAME EVA SEASON TM GP G A P +/- PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG OTG S S% FOW FO FOW% HIT BKS TKA GVA TOI/GP
1 Bowen Byram
B. Byram
8
2021-22
COL COL
20
0
9
9
+15
10
0
1
0
0
0
0
44
0.0
0
0
45
16
5
8
19:22
2 Cale Makar
C. Makar
7
2019-20
COL COL
15
4
11
15
+12
0
2
4
0
0
2
0
36
11.1
0
0
20
14
5
14
23:41
3 Brandon Montour
B. Montour
7
2016-17
ANA ANA
17
0
7
7
+12
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
0.0
0
0
7
16
5
12
19:11
4 Quinn Hughes
Q. Hughes
6
2019-20
VAN VAN
17
2
14
16
-2
2
1
8
0
0
0
0
30
6.7
0
0
2
19
14
29
22:48
5 Danny Markov
D. Markov
6
1998-99
TOR TOR
17
0
6
6
+9
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0.0
6 Al MacInnis
A. MacInnis
6
1983-84
CGY CGY
11
2
12
14
-1
13
2
6
0
0
1
0
38
5.3
7 Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
6
1979-80
BOS BOS
10
2
9
11
+4
27
0
3
0
0
0
0
45
4.4
8 Colin White
C. White
5
1999-00
NJD NJD
23
1
5
6
+9
18
0
0
0
0
1
0
23
4.3
0
0
69
22
16
16
14:25
9 Janne Niinimaa
J. Niinimaa
5
1996-97
PHI PHI
19
1
12
13
+3
16
1
7
0
0
1
0
56
1.8
10 Ed Jovanovski
E. Jovanovski
5
1995-96
FLA FLA
22
1
8
9
+2
52
0
3
0
0
0
0
51
2.0
11 Darryl Sydor
D. Sydor
5
1992-93
LAK LAK
24
3
8
11
+4
16
2
3
0
0
0
0
29
10.3
12 Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
5
1984-85
MTL MTL
9
2
8
10
+2
17
2
3
0
0
0
0
19
10.5
13 Mario Marois
M. Marois
5
1978-79
NYR NYR
18
0
6
6
+4
29
0
1
0
0
0
0
27
0.0
14 Larry Goodenough
L. Goodenough
5
1975-76
PHI PHI
16
3
11
14
+8
6
1
6
0
0
0
0
40
7.5
15 Shea Theodore
S. Theodore
4
2016-17
ANA ANA
14
2
6
8
+1
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
24
8.3
0
0
5
19
0
14
17:25
16 Torey Krug
T. Krug
4
2013-14
BOS BOS
12
2
8
10
-2
6
1
4
0
0
0
0
28
7.1
0
0
8
13
4
6
19:37
17 Olli Maatta
O. Maatta
4
2013-14
PIT PIT
13
0
4
4
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0.0
0
0
8
9
5
10
18:05
18 Adam McQuaid
A. McQuaid
4
2010-11
BOS BOS
23
0
4
4
+8
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
0.0
0
0
30
32
0
9
13:02
19 P.K. Subban
P.K. Subban
4
2009-10
MTL MTL
14
1
7
8
+2
6
0
3
0
0
0
0
23
4.3
0
0
12
27
0
7
20:44
20 Paul Ranger
P. Ranger
4
2005-06
TBL TBL
5
2
4
6
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
13
15.4
0
0
9
8
3
4
21:43
21 Dan McGillis
D. McGillis
4
1996-97
EDM EDM
12
0
5
5
+8
24
0
1
0
0
0
0
20
0.0
22 Alexei Zhitnik
A. Zhitnik
4
1992-93
LAK LAK
24
3
9
12
-4
26
2
5
0
0
1
0
42
7.1
23 Patrice Brisebois
P. Brisebois
4
1991-92
MTL MTL
11
2
4
6
+3
6
1
0
0
0
1
0
25
8.0
24 Kjell Samuelsson
K. Samuelsson
4
1986-87
PHI PHI
26
0
4
4
+4
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0.0
25 Gary Suter
G. Suter
4
1985-86
CGY CGY
10
2
8
10
0
8
0
4
0
0
1
0
17
11.8
StatMuse has season-level data for even-strength assists going back to the 1934 playoffs.

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22
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116
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Central Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
Jets Jets
56
22
4
116
86
Stars Stars
50
26
6
106
53
Avalanche Avalanche
49
29
4
102
43
Pacific Division W L OTL PTS DIFF
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108
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Lightning Lightning
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98
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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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DET DET
1-2
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3/28
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EDM EDM
2-3
Fri
3/28
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9:30 PM
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