League Leaders Who Led?

1929 NHL Assists by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Assists recorded

The Boston Bruins led the NHL in assists in 1929, with 151, 21 ahead of the New York Rangers. The average across 10 NHL teams is 109.4.

Led the NHL in 1929 Boston Bruins 44 games
151 Assists 21 clear of New York Rangers

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as save percentage and goals against average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.