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Huberdeau sets NHL single-season assist record by left-winger

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Jonathan Huberdeau has etched his name into the NHL record books.

The Florida Panthers star set the NHL single-season record for assists by a left-winger with his 71st helper on Aleksander Barkov's goal Thursday night.

Huberdeau surpassed Joe Juneau to set the record.

Rank Player Team Season Assists
1 Jonathan Huberdeau FLA '21-22 71
2 Joe Juneau BOS '92-93 70
3 Kevin Stevens PIT '91-92 69
4 Mats Naslund MTL '85-86 67
5 Michel Goulet QUE '83-84 66

New York Rangers left-winger Artemi Panarin, who's tallied 62 helpers this season, will likely join the top five before the end of 2021-22.

Huberdeau has garnered Hart Trophy consideration for his superb campaign. He leads all NHL skaters in assists and ranks third in points with a career-high 94 in 67 games thus far.

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