1996-1997 NHL Assists by Team

The Pittsburgh Penguins led the NHL in assists in 1996-1997, with 495, 33 ahead of the Colorado Avalanche. The average across 26 NHL teams is 394.0.

Led the NHL in 1996-1997 Pittsburgh Penguins 82 games

495 Assists 33 clear of Colorado Avalanche

#	Team	G	A
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	495
2	Colorado Avalanche	82	462
3	Philadelphia Flyers	82	454
4	Vancouver Canucks	82	433
5	Detroit Red Wings	82	432
5	New York Rangers	82	432
7	Montréal Canadiens	82	431
8	Dallas Stars	82	429
9	Anaheim Ducks	82	416
10	Edmonton Oilers	82	404
11	Phoenix Coyotes	82	398
	NHL average		394.0
12	Boston Bruins	82	392
13	Buffalo Sabres	82	391
14	New Jersey Devils	82	390
15	St. Louis Blues	82	384
16	Florida Panthers	82	378
17	New York Islanders	82	371
18	Chicago Blackhawks	82	369
19	Ottawa Senators	82	365
20	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	361
21	Hartford Whalers	82	353
22	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	350
23	Calgary Flames	82	344
24	Washington Capitals	82	341
25	Los Angeles Kings	82	340
26	San Jose Sharks	82	330

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.