2012-2013 NHL Assists by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Assists recorded
The Pittsburgh Penguins led the NHL in assists in 2012-2013, with 279, 11 ahead of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The average across 30 NHL teams is 218.9.
Led the NHL in 2012-2013
Pittsburgh Penguins
48 games
279
Assists
11 clear of Tampa Bay Lightning
| # | Team | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
48 | 279 |
| 2 |
 Tampa Bay Lightning
|
48 | 268 |
| 3 |
 Montréal Canadiens
|
48 | 260 |
| 4 |
 Washington Capitals
|
48 | 256 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Blackhawks
|
48 | 248 |
| 5 |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
|
48 | 248 |
| 7 |
 Anaheim Ducks
|
48 | 236 |
| 8 |
 New York Islanders
|
48 | 230 |
| 9 |
 Los Angeles Kings
|
48 | 227 |
| 10 |
 Dallas Stars
|
48 | 224 |
| 11 |
 Calgary Flames
|
48 | 223 |
| 12 |
 Edmonton Oilers
|
48 | 220 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Blues
|
48 | 220 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Flyers
|
48 | 219 |
| NHL average | 218.9 | ||
| 15 |
 Boston Bruins
|
48 | 218 |
| 16 |
 Winnipeg Jets
|
48 | 215 |
| 17 |
 Carolina Hurricanes
|
48 | 212 |
| 18 |
 Detroit Red Wings
|
48 | 211 |
| 18 | Phoenix Coyotes | 48 | 211 |
| 20 |
 Minnesota Wild
|
48 | 208 |
| 21 |
 New York Rangers
|
48 | 204 |
| 22 |
 Buffalo Sabres
|
48 | 203 |
| 22 |
 Vancouver Canucks
|
48 | 203 |
| 24 |
 Columbus Blue Jackets
|
48 | 201 |
| 25 |
 Ottawa Senators
|
48 | 198 |
| 26 |
 Colorado Avalanche
|
48 | 196 |
| 27 |
 San Jose Sharks
|
48 | 194 |
| 28 |
 Nashville Predators
|
48 | 190 |
| 29 |
 New Jersey Devils
|
48 | 173 |
| 30 |
 Florida Panthers
|
48 | 172 |
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.