From 1999-00 through 2009-10, Nicklas Lidstrom had the most assists by a defenseman, with 487 assists.
| NAME | A | GP | G | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI/GP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | N. Lidstrom | 487 | 800 | 136 | 623 | +254 | 302 | 73 | 252 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 3 | 2,103 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 387 | 819 | 402 | 582 | 27:34 | |
| 2 |  | S. Gonchar | 408 | 700 | 146 | 554 | +33 | 601 | 70 | 243 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 1,788 | 8.2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 578 | 733 | 263 | 599 | 24:54 |
| 3 | | B. Rafalski | 392 | 770 | 75 | 467 | +167 | 260 | 39 | 178 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1,427 | 5.3 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 518 | 757 | 377 | 648 | 23:09 |
| 4 | | T. Kaberle | 384 | 763 | 76 | 460 | +24 | 218 | 31 | 205 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1,167 | 6.5 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 502 | 942 | 257 | 722 | 24:21 |
| 5 | | C. Pronger | 373 | 675 | 102 | 475 | +143 | 823 | 58 | 216 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 1,605 | 6.4 | 7 | 23 | 30.4 | 751 | 1,244 | 371 | 604 | 27:37 |
| 6 | | S. Niedermayer | 354 | 737 | 109 | 463 | +83 | 512 | 55 | 155 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 12 | 1,440 | 7.6 | 7 | 26 | 26.9 | 565 | 674 | 566 | 617 | 25:25 |
| 7 | | K. Timonen | 323 | 762 | 92 | 415 | +15 | 472 | 51 | 201 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1,353 | 6.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 592 | 1,008 | 253 | 424 | 23:05 |
| 8 | | S. Zubov | 320 | 607 | 78 | 398 | +59 | 194 | 49 | 176 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1,258 | 6.2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 298 | 467 | 344 | 835 | 26:30 |
| 9 | | R. Blake | 317 | 739 | 137 | 454 | +41 | 809 | 81 | 143 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 2,330 | 5.9 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 1,229 | 1,382 | 452 | 653 | 24:54 |
| 10 | | D. Boyle | 295 | 654 | 104 | 399 | -30 | 454 | 47 | 156 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 1,287 | 8.1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 594 | 701 | 333 | 487 | 23:26 |
| 11 | | B. McCabe | 292 | 753 | 112 | 404 | +50 | 1,048 | 63 | 152 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 1,595 | 7.0 | 1 | 6 | 16.7 | 1,448 | 1,059 | 122 | 701 | 24:50 |
| 12 | | W. Redden | 285 | 760 | 84 | 369 | +137 | 532 | 45 | 125 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1,445 | 5.8 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 973 | 929 | 256 | 661 | 23:19 |
| 13 | | A. Markov | 283 | 616 | 80 | 363 | +29 | 357 | 41 | 152 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1,030 | 7.8 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 356 | 759 | 434 | 648 | 22:29 |
| 14 | | M. Schneider | 280 | 661 | 118 | 398 | +81 | 613 | 54 | 157 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1,574 | 7.5 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 1,003 | 975 | 319 | 475 | 22:44 |
| 15 | | E. Jovanovski | 276 | 685 | 97 | 373 | -44 | 789 | 47 | 125 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 1,565 | 6.2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1,060 | 826 | 310 | 618 | 23:33 |
| 16 | | R. Hamrlik | 265 | 739 | 82 | 347 | +50 | 693 | 26 | 123 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 1,500 | 5.5 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 962 | 1,293 | 355 | 600 | 24:17 |
| 17 | | L. Visnovsky | 262 | 622 | 93 | 355 | +7 | 264 | 41 | 139 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1,080 | 8.6 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 450 | 769 | 257 | 594 | 21:16 |
| 18 | | Z. Chara | 245 | 763 | 109 | 354 | +90 | 1,164 | 57 | 96 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 1,669 | 6.5 | 12 | 31 | 38.7 | 2,264 | 972 | 322 | 665 | 25:04 |
| 19 | | D. Morris | 242 | 716 | 64 | 306 | -27 | 670 | 29 | 122 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1,454 | 4.4 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 790 | 916 | 227 | 380 | 22:29 |
| 20 | | B. Campbell | 236 | 561 | 49 | 285 | +25 | 161 | 18 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 760 | 6.4 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 335 | 521 | 143 | 338 | 20:33 |
| 21 | | J. Spacek | 236 | 712 | 73 | 309 | +19 | 537 | 32 | 116 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1,136 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 777 | 895 | 230 | 504 | 22:02 |
| 22 | | T. Poti | 235 | 714 | 62 | 297 | +40 | 534 | 27 | 107 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1,139 | 5.4 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 369 | 1,062 | 387 | 582 | 23:10 |
| 23 | | P. Kubina | 231 | 744 | 93 | 324 | -68 | 885 | 50 | 100 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 1,468 | 6.3 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 937 | 1,129 | 332 | 476 | 22:29 |
| 24 | | K. Johnsson | 217 | 739 | 67 | 284 | +27 | 406 | 31 | 88 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1,172 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 469 | 1,056 | 333 | 476 | 22:53 | |
| 25 | | F. Kuba | 213 | 650 | 61 | 274 | -40 | 295 | 26 | 96 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 990 | 6.2 | 0 | 9 | 0.0 | 416 | 893 | 280 | 549 | 23:13 |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 18 | |
8 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 5 | |
8 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 5 | |
8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 6 | |
8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | |
7 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 5 | |
6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -7 | |
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11 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20 | |
9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | |
8 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |
7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 5 | |
7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
5 | 6 | 2 | 12 | -1 | |
5 | 6 | 0 | 10 | -8 | |
3 | 8 | 4 | 10 | -22 |
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9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 5 | |
7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 12 | |
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6 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -6 | |
4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | -13 | |
4 | 9 | 0 | 8 | -21 | |
| Pacific Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
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9 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 9 | |
8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0 | |
7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | -7 | |
6 | 7 | 0 | 12 | -13 | |
5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | -7 | |
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