2009-2010 NHL Assists by Team

The Washington Capitals led the NHL in assists in 2009-2010, with 520, 54 ahead of the Vancouver Canucks. The average across 30 NHL teams is 390.6.

Led the NHL in 2009-2010 Washington Capitals 82 games

520 Assists 54 clear of Vancouver Canucks

#	Team	G	A
1	Washington Capitals	82	520
2	Vancouver Canucks	82	466
3	Chicago Blackhawks	82	463
4	San Jose Sharks	82	443
5	Pittsburgh Penguins	82	431
6	Colorado Avalanche	82	416
7	Buffalo Sabres	82	414
8	Atlanta Thrashers	82	409
9	Los Angeles Kings	82	406
10	Philadelphia Flyers	82	391
	NHL average		390.6
11	Dallas Stars	82	389
12	Anaheim Ducks	82	385
13	Carolina Hurricanes	82	384
14	Detroit Red Wings	82	383
15	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	381
16	Ottawa Senators	82	378
17	New Jersey Devils	82	375
17	St. Louis Blues	82	375
19	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	372
20	New York Rangers	82	368
21	Minnesota Wild	82	366
21	Toronto Maple Leafs	82	366
23	Nashville Predators	82	365
23	New York Islanders	82	365
25	Phoenix Coyotes	82	364
26	Montréal Canadiens	82	355
27	Edmonton Oilers	82	351
28	Florida Panthers	82	349
29	Boston Bruins	82	345
30	Calgary Flames	82	342

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.