nhl most playoff assists per game by a defenseman

8 players are tied for the most career assists per game by a defenseman in the playoffs, with 1.00 per game. The first three are Lane Hutson, Tommy Cross and Denis Grebeshkov.

NAMEA/GPGPGAP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI/GP
1Lane Hutson
L. Hutson
1.00
5
0
5
5
-5
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
0
0
1
2
1
9
24:50
2Tommy Cross
T. Cross
1.00
1
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
13:08
3Denis Grebeshkov
D. Grebeshkov
1.00
2
0
2
2
+2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
11:22
4Dan Focht
D. Focht
1.00
1
0
1
1
+1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
1
0
0
0
8:20
5Joe Micheletti
J. Micheletti
1.00
11
1
11
12
-3
10
1
6
0
0
0
0
28
3.6
6Tom Anderson
T. Anderson
1.00
3
1
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Jesse Spring
J. Spring
1.00
2
0
2
2
2
0
0
8Harry Mummery
H. Mummery
1.00
7
1
7
8
38
0
0
9Bobby Orr
B. Orr
0.89
74
26
66
92
+60
107
8
24
3
7
7
1
358
7.3
10Evan Bouchard
E. Bouchard
0.81
75
20
61
81
+12
38
8
30
0
0
6
1
212
9.4
0
0
81
109
55
85
23:35
11Quinn Hughes
Q. Hughes
0.80
30
2
24
26
-1
8
1
13
0
0
0
0
51
3.9
0
0
6
33
18
35
23:30
12Cale Makar
C. Makar
0.80
79
22
63
85
+23
20
9
25
1
1
5
1
226
9.7
0
0
100
122
78
64
24:43
13Thomas Pock
T. Pock
0.75
4
0
3
3
0
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
0
0
4
2
1
1
13:29
14Adam Fox
A. Fox
0.74
46
5
34
39
+7
28
2
17
0
0
1
0
83
6.0
0
0
48
102
43
42
24:49
15Brian Leetch
B. Leetch
0.73
95
28
69
97
+2
36
12
38
1
1
6
0
352
8.0
0
0
16
30
10
25
28:29
16Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
0.71
194
59
137
196
+53
264
21
66
6
2
8
0
616
9.6
17Al MacInnis
A. MacInnis
0.68
177
39
121
160
+11
255
26
71
0
3
5
1
663
5.9
0
1
0.0
52
51
14
33
28:21
18Larry Goodenough
L. Goodenough
0.68
22
3
15
18
+6
10
1
9
0
0
0
0
50
6.0
19Erik Karlsson
E. Karlsson
0.67
67
8
45
53
+4
34
3
17
0
0
3
1
192
4.2
0
0
81
106
55
70
26:33
20Kurtis Foster
K. Foster
0.67
3
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
0
0
2
4
0
0
18:38
21Jim Mair
J. Mair
0.67
3
1
2
3
-2
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
17
5.9
22Paul Reinhart
P. Reinhart
0.65
83
23
54
77
-24
42
11
32
2
1
2
1
183
12.6
23Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
0.65
214
41
139
180
+27
171
15
74
0
3
4
0
814
5.0
1
1
100.0
72
59
45
36
28:57
24Doug Wilson
D. Wilson
0.64
95
19
61
80
+11
86
6
37
2
0
2
0
310
6.1
25Brad Maxwell
B. Maxwell
0.62
79
12
49
61
-19
178
6
25
0
1
0
0
211
5.7

More Canadiens Stats

Team Leaders

G

17

Caufield

Cole Caufield

A

28

Suzuki

Nick Suzuki

+/-

+10

Suzuki

Nick Suzuki
Team Rankings

G/GP

3.22

9th

GA/GP

3.47

28th

PP%

26.4

4th

PK%

76.2

25th

2025-26 Division Standings
TEAMWLOTLPTSDIFF
Red Wings Red Wings
18
12
3
39
-5
Lightning Lightning
18
12
3
39
18
Canadiens Canadiens
17
11
4
38
-8
Bruins Bruins
19
14
0
38
4
Panthers Panthers
17
13
2
36
2
Senators Senators
15
13
4
34
-3
Maple Leafs Maple Leafs
14
12
5
33
0
Sabres Sabres
14
14
4
32
-11
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/16
PHI PHI
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Thu
12/18
CHI CHI
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sat
12/20
PIT PIT
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Sun
12/21
MTL MTL
@
PIT PIT
7:00 PM
Tue
12/23
MTL MTL
@
BOS BOS
7:00 PM
Last Game
EDM Oilers

15 - 12 - 6

1

Final

4

MTL Canadiens

17 - 11 - 4

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NHL 2025-26 Leaders

NHL 2025-26 Rankings

NHL 2025-26 Betting

NHL 2025-26 Division Standings

Central DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Avalanche Avalanche
23
2
7
53
54
Stars Stars
22
7
5
49
25
Wild Wild
19
9
5
43
12
Pacific DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Golden Knights Golden Knights
16
6
9
41
6
Ducks Ducks
20
12
1
41
10
Kings Kings
14
9
9
37
-2
Atlantic DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Lightning Lightning
18
12
3
39
18
Red Wings Red Wings
18
12
3
39
-5
Canadiens Canadiens
17
11
4
38
-8
Metropolitan DivisionWLOTLPTSDIFF
Hurricanes Hurricanes
21
9
2
44
18
Islanders Islanders
19
11
3
41
7
Capitals Capitals
18
10
4
40
23

NHL 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
11/19
CBJ CBJ
@
TOR TOR
3-2
Wed
11/19
NJD NJD
@
FLA FLA
0-1
Wed
11/19
STL STL
@
PHI PHI
2-3
Wed
11/19
NYI NYI
@
DET DET
5-0
Wed
11/19
WSH WSH
@
MTL MTL
8-4

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Tue
12/16
VAN VAN
@
NYR NYR
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
NYI NYI
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
PHI PHI
@
MTL MTL
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
ANA ANA
@
CBJ CBJ
7:00 PM
Tue
12/16
CHI CHI
@
TOR TOR
7:00 PM