who scored the most assists in a nhl game defenseman

7 players are tied for the most assists by a defenseman in a game, with 6 assists. The first three are Kris Letang on December 27, 2023, Gary Suter on April 4, 1986 and Paul Coffey on March 14, 1986.

Interpreted as:
Who scored the most assists in a NHL regular-season game defenseman?
NAMEADATETMOPPGP+/-PIMPPGPPASHGSHAGWGOTGSS%FOWFOFOW%HITBKSTKAGVATOI
1Kris Letang
K. Letang
6
12/27/2023
@
0
6
+6
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
2
0
1
22:42
2Gary Suter
G. Suter
6
4/4/1986
vs
0
6
+2
2
0
5
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
3Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
6
3/14/1986
vs
2
8
+7
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
5
40.0
4Ron Stackhouse
R. Stackhouse
6
3/8/1975
vs
0
6
+3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
5Bobby Orr
B. Orr
6
1/1/1973
@
0
6
+4
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
7
0.0
6Pat Stapleton
P. Stapleton
6
3/30/1969
vs
0
6
+6
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
0.0
7Babe Pratt
B. Pratt
6
1/8/1944
vs
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Darren Raddysh
D. Raddysh
5
3/9/2024
vs
0
5
+2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
1
1
0
0
21:52
9Torey Krug
T. Krug
5
2/11/2024
@
0
5
-1
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
0
3
0
3
20:08
10Adam Fox
A. Fox
5
3/25/2021
@
0
5
+1
0
0
3
0
1
0
0
1
0.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
21:55
11Roman Josi
R. Josi
5
2/27/2018
@
0
5
+1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
0
0
1
3
0
0
24:43
12Kris Letang
K. Letang
5
1/27/2015
vs
0
5
+2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
2
0
0
0
22:51
13Dion Phaneuf
D. Phaneuf
5
12/13/2007
@
0
5
+3
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
0
0
4
3
1
0
26:44
14Alexandre Picard
A. Picard
5
2/1/2007
vs
0
5
+1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
0
0
1
2
1
2
32:42
15Marek Zidlicky
M. Zidlicky
5
2/18/2004
vs
0
5
-2
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
19:00
16Sheldon Souray
S. Souray
5
1/10/2004
@
1
6
+4
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
5
20.0
0
0
4
3
0
0
26:29
17Dmitri Mironov
D. Mironov
5
12/12/1997
vs
0
5
+3
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
5
0.0
18Brian Leetch
B. Leetch
5
4/18/1995
@
0
5
-1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
19Chris Chelios
C. Chelios
5
3/21/1995
@
0
5
+5
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
1
0.0
20Jeff Brown
J. Brown
5
2/20/1995
vs
0
5
+3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
6
0.0
21Al MacInnis
A. MacInnis
5
3/20/1994
@
1
6
+3
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
2
50.0
22Lyle Odelein
L. Odelein
5
2/2/1994
vs
0
5
+3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
23Ray Bourque
R. Bourque
5
1/2/1994
vs
0
5
+3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
24Gary Suter
G. Suter
5
4/9/1993
vs
0
5
+2
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
4
0.0
25Paul Coffey
P. Coffey
5
1/26/1993
vs
0
5
+3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0

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