| Rank | Player | Team | Assists |
| 1 | D. Wideman | CGY | 35 |
| 2 | A. Semin | CAR | 33 |
| 3 | M. Johansson | WSH | 32 |
| 4 | N. Backstrom | WSH | 30 |
| 5 | A. Ovechkin | WSH | 27 |
| 6 | B. Laich | WSH | 25 |
| 7 | J. Carlson | WSH | 23 |
| 8 | J. Chimera | WSH | 19 |
| 9 | D. Orlov | WSH | 16 |
| 10 | K. Alzner | WSH | 16 |
| 11 | T. Brouwer | WSH | 15 |
| 12 | M. Perreault | WSH | 14 |
| 13 | M. Knuble | PHI | 12 |
| 14 | J. Ward | WSH | 12 |
| 15 | J. Halpern | MTL | 12 |
| 16 | R. Hamrlik | NYR | 11 |
| 17 | K. Aucoin | NYI | 8 |
| 18 | M. Hendricks | WSH | 5 |
| 19 | J. Schultz | WSH | 5 |
| 20 | C. Eakin | DAL | 4 |