NHL Playoff Assists Leaders 1979-80

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Assists count plays that help a teammate score. Higher means the player sets up more goals. Below are the top 316 NHL playoff players ranked by Playoff Assists for 1979-80.

#	Player	Team	A
1	K. LinsemanKen Linseman 20YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	18
2	B. TrottierBryan Trottier 22YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	17
3	D. PotvinDenis Potvin 25YD	New YorkNew York Islanders	13
4	B. DaileyBob Dailey 26YD	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	13
5	M. BossyMike Bossy 22YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	13
6	B. SmithBobby Smith 21YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	13
7	B. GoringButch Goring 29YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	12
8	B. ClarkeBobby Clarke 29YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	12
9	G. PerreaultGilbert Perreault 28YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	11
10	M. TremblayMario Tremblay 22YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	11
11	B. BourneBob Bourne 25YC	New YorkNew York Islanders	10
12	C. GilliesClark Gillies 25YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	10
13	S. PerssonStefan Persson 24YD	New YorkNew York Islanders	10
14	B. ProppBrian Propp 20YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	10
15	P. HolmgrenPaul Holmgren 23YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	10
16	J. TonelliJohn Tonelli 22YLW	New YorkNew York Islanders	9
17	B. NystromBobby Nystrom 26YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	9
18	B. BarberBill Barber 26YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	9
19	M. BridgmanMel Bridgman 24YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	9
20	B. WilsonBehn Wilson 20YD	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	9
21	A. MacAdamAl MacAdam 27YRW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	9
22	R. BourqueRay Bourque 18YD	BostonBoston Bruins	9
23	R. DunnRichie Dunn 22YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	8
24	B. MaxwellBrad Maxwell 21YD	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	8
25	D. WilsonDoug Wilson 21YD	ChicagoChicago Blackhawks	8
26	D. SutterDuane Sutter 19YRW	New YorkNew York Islanders	7
27	R. LeachReggie Leach 29YRW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	7
28	S. PayneSteve Payne 20YLW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	7
29	D. GareDanny Gare 25YRW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	7
30	D. SmithDerek Smith 24YC	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	7
31	P. LarouchePierre Larouche 23YC	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	7
32	R. MacLeishRick MacLeish 29YC	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	6
33	T. McCarthyTom McCarthy 18YLW	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	6
34	G. GingrasGaston Gingras 20YD	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	6
35	P. McNabPeter McNab 27YC	BostonBoston Bruins	6
36	M. NapierMark Napier 22YRW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	6
37	T. O'ReillyTerry O'Reilly 28YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	6
38	B. ParkBrad Park 30YD	BostonBoston Bruins	6
39	C. RamsayCraig Ramsay 28YLW	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	6
40	R. GreschnerRon Greschner 24YD	New YorkNew York Rangers	6
41	U. NilssonUlf Nilsson 29YC	New YorkNew York Rangers	6
42	G. SharpleyGlen Sharpley 22YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	6
43	A. HillAl Hill 24YLW	PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia Flyers	5
44	M. EavesMike Eaves 23YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	5
45	T. YoungTim Young 24YC	MinnesotaMinnesota North Stars	5
46	B. HajtBill Hajt 27YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
47	J. Van BoxmeerJohn Van Boxmeer 26YD	BuffaloBuffalo Sabres	5
48	R. HouleRejean Houle 29YLW	MontréalMontréal Canadiens	5
49	D. FosterDwight Foster 22YRW	BostonBoston Bruins	5
50	R. KehoeRick Kehoe 27YRW	PittsburghPittsburgh Penguins	5