2008-2009 NHL Assists by Team

The Detroit Red Wings led the NHL in assists in 2008-2009, with 509, 45 ahead of the Boston Bruins. The average across 30 NHL teams is 402.9.

Led the NHL in 2008-2009 Detroit Red Wings 82 games

509 Assists 45 clear of Boston Bruins

#	Team	G	A
1	Detroit Red Wings	82	509
2	Boston Bruins	82	464
3	Chicago Blackhawks	82	459
4	San Jose Sharks	82	456
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	447
6	Washington Capitals	82	445
7	Calgary Flames	82	439
8	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	430
9	Anaheim Ducks	82	426
9	New Jersey Devils	82	426
11	Vancouver Canucks	82	425
12	Atlanta Thrashers	82	418
13	Buffalo Sabres	82	416
14	Philadelphia Flyers	82	411
15	Carolina Hurricanes	82	408
16	Edmonton Oilers	82	405
	NHL average		402.9
17	Montréal Canadiens	82	399
18	Florida Panthers	82	394
19	Dallas Stars	82	393
20	St. Louis Blues	82	383
21	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	371
22	Minnesota Wild	82	370
23	Nashville Predators	82	366
24	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	364
25	Ottawa Senators	82	358
26	New York Rangers	82	351
27	Phoenix Coyotes	82	350
28	New York Islanders	82	341
29	Los Angeles Kings	82	335
30	Colorado Avalanche	82	328

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.