1987 NHL Assists by Team

The Calgary Flames led the NHL in assists in 1987, with 642, 31 ahead of the Edmonton Oilers. The average across 21 NHL teams is 490.5.

Led the NHL in 1987 Calgary Flames 80 games

642 Assists 31 clear of Edmonton Oilers

#	Team	G	A
1	Calgary Flames	80	642
2	Edmonton Oilers	80	611
3	Los Angeles Kings	80	523
4	Detroit Red Wings	80	519
4	New York Rangers	80	519
6	Pittsburgh Penguins	80	518
7	Boston Bruins	80	499
8	New York Islanders	80	494
	NHL average		490.5
9	Montréal Canadiens	80	489
10	Winnipeg Jets (1979)	80	488
11	Quebec Nordiques	80	483
12	New Jersey Devils	80	481
12	Philadelphia Flyers	80	481
14	St. Louis Blues	80	475
15	Chicago Blackhawks	80	466
16	Washington Capitals	80	461
17	Buffalo Sabres	80	459
18	Toronto Maple Leafs	80	438
19	Vancouver Canucks	80	435
20	Hartford Whalers	80	410
20	Minnesota North Stars	80	410

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.