NHL Projected Assist Leaders Next Week

Elite playmakers drive fantasy value through assists. Our assist projections highlight the NHL players most likely to rack up helpers in next week's games. Look for players on top power play units and those centering high-scoring linemates for maximum assist upside (Oct 19-25 (Week 4)). (Oct 19-25 (Week 4))

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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Player	Team	Pos	Rost%	A ↓	G	PTS	SOG	HIT	BLK	PIM	PPG^†	PPA^†	PPP^†	SHG^†	SHA^†	SHP^†	GWG^†	FOW^†	FOL^†	FO%^†	TK^†	GV^†	+/-^†	TOI	SFT^†	FPTS
Nathan MacKinnon	COL	C	99.9%	4.10	2.10	6.20	17.20	2.30	1.90	2.00	0.62	1.30	1.91	0.02	0.02	0.03	0.38	35.62	35.31	50.2%	1.35	5.39	1.40	89:00	95.04	52.00
Quinn Hughes	MIN	D	99.9%	3.90	0.80	4.70	10.10	0.60	3.20	1.20	0.27	1.62	1.89	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.15	0.00	0.00	-	1.63	5.68	-0.19	108:30	94.99	37.30
Connor McDavid	EDM	C	99.7%	3.60	1.50	5.20	10.40	2.10	1.20	1.40	0.41	1.48	1.89	0.06	0.05	0.10	0.26	17.41	17.81	49.4%	1.12	3.73	-0.63	69:06	71.78	40.90
William Nylander	TOR	RW	99.0%	3.20	2.10	5.30	11.90	0.90	1.10	0.70	0.59	0.98	1.57	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.39	2.53	3.24	-	1.48	3.84	0.20	79:54	89.62	39.70
Cale Makar	COL	D	100.0%	3.20	1.30	4.50	11.10	1.70	6.00	1.00	0.50	1.41	1.91	0.01	0.04	0.06	0.23	0.00	0.00	-	1.59	5.06	1.61	99:54	103.47	42.10
Auston Matthews	TOR	C	99.1%	3.00	2.70	5.60	15.30	2.80	4.40	0.80	0.74	0.90	1.64	0.08	0.04	0.12	0.50	37.84	28.31	57.2%	1.49	3.85	0.21	84:30	93.14	50.70
Macklin Celebrini	SJS	C	100.0%	2.90	1.90	4.80	14.00	2.30	2.60	1.90	0.44	0.90	1.34	0.03	0.02	0.05	0.23	29.73	30.67	49.2%	1.55	5.11	-1.36	82:48	84.26	40.30
Martin Necas	COL	RW	99.9%	2.80	1.80	4.60	10.80	3.70	1.10	1.00	0.57	0.94	1.51	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.32	1.12	1.15	-	1.33	4.37	1.24	80:54	84.50	37.90
Nikita Kucherov	TBL	RW	99.7%	2.70	1.10	3.80	7.70	1.00	1.10	1.50	0.37	1.18	1.56	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.10	0.08	0.09	-	0.99	3.90	-0.07	63:06	64.60	30.20
Jack Hughes	NJD	C	99.4%	2.50	1.40	3.80	11.90	0.30	1.60	0.60	0.34	0.87	1.21	0.03	0.02	0.05	0.13	9.78	14.97	39.5%	1.13	3.95	-0.16	63:30	64.68	34.00
David Pastrnak	BOS	RW	99.8%	2.40	1.30	3.70	11.10	3.50	0.90	1.60	0.35	0.72	1.07	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.16	0.24	0.29	-	0.98	3.96	0.61	60:24	62.25	30.60
Jack Eichel	VGK	C	99.9%	2.40	1.40	3.70	9.60	1.00	2.00	0.60	0.41	1.06	1.47	0.06	0.06	0.11	0.30	22.78	25.34	47.3%	1.11	3.56	-0.04	63:48	66.91	33.00
Leon Draisaitl	EDM	C	99.7%	2.40	1.70	4.10	9.40	1.70	1.00	1.20	0.52	0.85	1.37	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.30	27.21	21.85	55.5%	0.99	3.80	-0.59	64:48	70.00	34.80
Kirill Kaprizov	MIN	LW	98.3%	2.40	2.80	5.20	13.60	2.20	1.60	1.10	0.79	0.67	1.46	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.51	0.27	0.33	-	1.23	4.58	-0.15	88:48	84.17	46.20
Leo Carlsson	ANA	C	94.9%	2.40	1.70	4.10	9.90	0.80	1.90	1.10	0.51	0.99	1.50	0.04	0.02	0.05	0.22	21.97	26.55	45.3%	1.16	3.52	-0.07	72:12	84.04	34.30
Matthew Tkachuk	FLA	RW	98.5%	2.30	1.00	3.30	7.90	4.20	0.50	2.60	0.38	1.14	1.52	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.19	0.27	0.33	-	0.92	2.88	-0.03	56:00	62.80	25.60
Evan Bouchard	EDM	D	99.9%	2.30	0.90	3.20	8.60	1.30	3.70	1.00	0.34	1.06	1.40	0.01	0.03	0.04	0.16	0.00	0.00	-	1.16	4.03	-0.69	73:36	79.50	31.50
Nick Suzuki	MTL	C	99.9%	2.30	1.20	3.60	7.10	2.80	2.00	0.80	0.32	0.77	1.09	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.21	26.76	26.02	50.7%	1.02	3.27	0.57	62:54	67.10	28.40
Adam Fox	NYR	D	99.0%	2.30	0.30	2.60	4.60	1.50	4.60	1.40	0.10	0.91	1.01	0.00	0.02	0.03	0.02	0.00	0.00	-	1.17	3.61	0.98	69:18	78.79	22.70
Darren Raddysh	TOR	D	97.3%	2.30	0.50	2.80	8.90	3.20	4.60	2.00	0.21	1.01	1.22	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.09	0.00	0.00	-	1.11	4.45	0.21	84:42	90.63	25.80
Lane Hutson	MTL	D	99.0%	2.30	0.30	2.70	5.20	1.10	4.10	1.10	0.11	0.86	0.97	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.05	0.00	0.00	-	1.21	3.74	0.67	72:06	73.39	22.00
Jackson LaCombe	ANA	D	97.5%	2.30	0.50	2.80	6.80	3.40	6.20	1.20	0.18	0.92	1.10	0.01	0.04	0.05	0.07	0.00	0.01	-	1.79	5.04	-0.10	95:48	108.73	26.00
Sebastian Aho	CAR	C	99.7%	2.20	1.30	3.50	7.90	2.10	1.10	2.00	0.45	0.83	1.28	0.06	0.07	0.13	0.22	24.12	22.11	52.2%	0.90	3.27	-0.03	60:12	69.05	29.00
Mitch Marner	VGK	RW	98.9%	2.20	0.90	3.10	6.10	1.10	2.00	0.70	0.28	0.84	1.12	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.19	3.77	5.06	-	1.26	3.69	-0.04	62:06	67.01	24.00
Jesper Bratt	NJD	RW	95.1%	2.20	0.90	3.00	6.90	3.10	1.10	0.40	0.24	0.76	1.00	0.02	0.03	0.05	0.08	0.14	0.17	-	0.91	3.14	-0.14	56:36	66.74	23.00
Kirill Marchenko	TOR	RW	98.0%	2.20	1.30	3.60	10.10	3.20	1.70	2.00	0.36	0.73	1.09	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.24	0.31	0.37	-	1.35	3.85	0.19	75:36	82.51	31.40
Mikko Rantanen	DAL	RW	98.8%	2.10	1.00	3.10	7.50	2.20	1.40	2.90	0.26	0.69	0.95	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.11	2.70	2.98	-	1.05	3.23	-0.19	63:06	65.25	25.50
Clayton Keller	UTA	LW	99.9%	2.10	0.80	2.90	7.90	0.80	1.10	1.40	0.26	0.95	1.21	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.09	0.45	0.56	-	0.88	3.15	-0.11	56:30	67.04	23.60
Mathew Barzal	NYI	RW	81.4%	2.10	0.70	2.80	6.90	1.30	2.00	1.40	0.17	0.62	0.80	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.08	7.97	10.23	43.8%	1.11	3.13	0.27	61:48	64.28	23.50
Tim Stutzle	OTT	C	99.7%	2.10	1.40	3.40	6.70	5.70	1.90	1.30	0.44	0.80	1.24	0.09	0.05	0.14	0.32	13.35	12.02	52.6%	1.03	3.26	0.09	62:18	78.71	27.60
Mikael Granlund	ANA	C	63.7%	2.00	0.80	2.90	7.20	1.90	2.70	0.90	0.24	0.70	0.94	0.05	0.05	0.10	0.10	24.17	25.39	48.8%	1.21	3.87	-0.08	77:18	93.47	24.20
Mark Stone	VGK	RW	94.7%	2.00	1.00	2.90	5.90	2.00	2.30	0.80	0.32	0.85	1.17	0.04	0.03	0.07	0.21	0.29	0.36	-	0.95	2.84	-0.03	58:06	64.14	25.70
Mark Scheifele	WPG	C	98.7%	2.00	1.10	3.20	5.80	1.30	1.70	1.50	0.25	0.53	0.77	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.38	21.66	23.85	47.6%	1.02	3.51	0.18	62:30	64.00	23.60
Gavin McKenna	TOR	LW	92.5%	2.00	1.20	3.20	7.80	0.70	1.00	1.80	0.27	0.50	0.77	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.22	0.07	0.08	-	0.92	2.96	0.15	59:24	70.03	23.50
John Tavares	TOR	C	95.0%	1.90	1.50	3.40	9.50	3.80	1.50	1.50	0.43	0.59	1.03	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.28	38.19	29.11	56.8%	1.16	3.76	0.18	72:42	84.47	26.90
Erik Karlsson	PIT	D	95.0%	1.90	0.30	2.20	6.10	0.80	2.60	0.70	0.11	0.80	0.91	0.00	0.02	0.03	0.03	0.00	0.00	-	1.02	3.91	0.41	71:00	73.20	18.90
Mikhail Sergachev	UTA	D	98.3%	1.90	0.40	2.40	6.20	2.20	4.80	1.90	0.16	0.85	1.01	0.01	0.04	0.05	0.04	0.00	0.00	-	1.17	3.88	-0.16	72:12	87.99	23.30
Robert Thomas	STL	C	85.3%	1.90	0.70	2.60	5.30	0.60	2.00	1.20	0.13	0.42	0.56	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.10	27.98	25.43	52.4%	0.98	3.30	-0.39	58:42	73.33	21.10
Will Smith	SJS	RW	94.5%	1.90	1.20	3.10	9.20	1.00	0.90	0.80	0.31	0.53	0.84	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.14	2.88	3.28	-	1.02	3.57	-1.11	69:06	75.59	24.70
Artemi Panarin	LAK	LW	97.4%	1.80	1.20	3.00	8.60	0.70	0.40	0.80	0.33	0.58	0.90	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.19	0.03	0.03	-	0.91	3.21	0.43	61:30	66.02	22.80
J.T. Miller	NYR	C	90.1%	1.80	0.70	2.50	5.80	5.60	1.50	1.80	0.18	0.54	0.72	0.03	0.03	0.06	0.05	24.44	17.52	58.2%	0.88	3.08	0.80	57:30	74.65	20.00
Mika Zibanejad	NYR	C	98.2%	1.80	0.80	2.50	7.70	3.80	2.10	0.60	0.23	0.58	0.81	0.04	0.03	0.07	0.06	21.64	18.97	53.3%	1.04	3.28	0.84	60:48	73.18	22.10
Miro Heiskanen	DAL	D	98.1%	1.80	0.30	2.10	6.20	1.10	4.50	1.30	0.09	0.66	0.75	0.01	0.04	0.05	0.03	0.00	0.00	-	1.15	3.93	-0.24	76:48	76.31	21.30
Elias Pettersson	VAN	C	93.4%	1.80	0.50	2.30	5.90	4.50	3.60	0.50	0.13	0.56	0.68	0.02	0.03	0.05	0.07	25.68	28.59	47.3%	1.04	2.75	-0.53	57:12	68.73	20.30
Jason Robertson	DAL	LW	99.1%	1.80	1.30	3.10	11.00	2.30	1.10	1.00	0.37	0.61	0.98	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.14	0.10	0.12	-	0.95	3.07	-0.17	57:12	60.23	28.90
Matthew Boldy	MIN	RW	100.0%	1.80	1.70	3.50	13.80	3.70	3.20	1.90	0.46	0.56	1.03	0.07	0.03	0.11	0.31	3.03	3.70	-	1.60	4.13	-0.14	84:00	82.93	37.30
Lucas Raymond	DET	RW	94.3%	1.80	0.80	2.60	7.60	1.50	0.90	0.90	0.23	0.68	0.90	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.10	0.05	0.06	-	1.01	2.82	-0.27	57:06	66.94	20.90
Beckett Sennecke	ANA	RW	95.4%	1.80	1.30	3.10	9.80	4.40	1.40	2.90	0.35	0.53	0.87	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.17	0.16	0.19	-	1.23	4.10	-0.07	71:36	83.61	25.70
Seth Jones	FLA	D	75.6%	1.70	0.40	2.10	6.80	3.30	3.00	0.90	0.17	0.85	1.03	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.08	0.00	0.00	-	1.12	3.83	-0.05	74:24	81.83	19.20
Nazem Kadri	COL	C	69.5%	1.70	1.00	2.80	11.00	2.30	1.80	1.50	0.27	0.56	0.83	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.18	23.55	26.65	46.9%	1.22	3.96	1.21	76:18	88.72	25.50
Chandler Stephenson	SEA	C	24.0%	1.70	0.40	2.10	2.90	0.70	1.70	1.30	0.08	0.47	0.55	0.02	0.04	0.05	0.08	29.13	26.00	52.8%	1.24	2.65	-0.07	56:42	72.58	14.40
Josh Morrissey	WPG	D	98.3%	1.70	0.40	2.10	5.80	1.30	4.30	1.10	0.11	0.55	0.66	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.14	0.00	0.00	-	0.92	3.80	0.21	72:24	82.51	20.60
Travis Konecny	PHI	RW	87.5%	1.70	0.90	2.50	6.20	4.40	1.50	2.20	0.20	0.47	0.67	0.01	0.01	0.03	0.10	1.13	1.36	-	0.84	3.18	-0.33	58:12	72.82	19.20
Kyle Connor	WPG	LW	98.9%	1.70	1.60	3.30	9.20	0.90	1.10	0.50	0.40	0.45	0.85	0.05	0.03	0.08	0.55	0.05	0.06	-	0.98	2.95	0.18	63:06	67.18	28.40
Charlie McAvoy	BOS	D	95.5%	1.70	0.40	2.10	5.00	3.70	5.30	2.50	0.13	0.62	0.75	0.01	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.00	0.00	-	1.08	3.75	0.76	72:48	81.50	20.70
Devon Toews	COL	D	72.7%	1.70	0.40	2.10	6.60	1.90	4.60	1.40	0.09	0.43	0.52	0.01	0.04	0.05	0.07	0.00	0.00	-	1.72	4.80	1.67	93:54	111.63	24.10
Jackson Blake	CAR	RW	80.8%	1.70	0.70	2.40	6.80	0.60	1.10	1.20	0.25	0.76	1.01	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.12	0.23	0.29	-	0.89	2.58	-0.02	48:42	53.73	20.80
Matthew Schaefer	NYI	D	99.9%	1.70	0.60	2.30	8.90	1.50	3.80	1.30	0.22	0.66	0.87	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.06	0.00	0.00	-	1.38	3.93	0.33	74:24	80.27	24.80
Roman Josi	NSH	D	98.3%	1.60	0.50	2.20	7.40	1.40	4.60	1.20	0.18	0.71	0.88	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.07	0.00	0.00	-	1.02	3.97	-0.57	75:18	80.27	21.60
Morgan Rielly	TOR	D	75.5%	1.60	0.30	1.90	5.80	2.00	5.40	1.20	0.06	0.38	0.44	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.06	0.00	0.00	-	1.25	4.39	0.23	83:36	111.30	17.90
Filip Hronek	VAN	D	93.2%	1.60	0.20	1.80	4.60	4.70	4.90	1.10	0.05	0.54	0.60	0.00	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.00	0.00	-	1.09	3.83	-0.71	73:06	83.54	17.20
Brandon Hagel	TBL	LW	99.3%	1.60	1.40	2.90	8.00	1.70	2.00	2.10	0.41	0.54	0.94	0.08	0.04	0.12	0.13	0.95	1.17	-	1.17	2.98	-0.07	62:00	70.88	26.60
Moritz Seider	DET	D	98.9%	1.60	0.30	1.80	6.50	5.90	6.10	1.60	0.10	0.66	0.77	0.01	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.00	0.00	-	1.09	3.87	-0.39	76:12	85.70	21.60
Dylan Holloway	STL	LW	89.6%	1.60	0.90	2.50	7.90	6.90	2.10	0.90	0.19	0.35	0.54	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.12	1.39	1.65	-	0.76	2.32	-0.32	49:36	61.64	22.80
Wyatt Johnston	DAL	C	99.8%	1.60	1.10	2.70	8.60	2.10	1.90	1.00	0.33	0.50	0.83	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.12	15.18	15.64	49.3%	0.92	2.66	-0.18	59:24	64.06	24.70
Juraj Slafkovsky	MTL	RW	97.5%	1.60	0.90	2.50	7.30	4.50	2.20	1.60	0.27	0.52	0.79	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.16	0.88	1.20	-	0.88	2.87	0.49	55:12	60.51	21.70
Ivar Stenberg	SJS	LW	74.9%	1.60	0.80	2.30	7.00	1.90	1.60	1.20	0.14	0.31	0.45	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	1.17	1.42	-	0.94	2.76	-1.03	59:54	70.88	19.50
Gabriel Landeskog	COL	LW	46.7%	1.50	0.90	2.40	8.40	5.60	2.30	2.40	0.20	0.37	0.57	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.16	8.65	7.36	54.0%	1.00	3.18	1.11	67:06	80.40	24.30
Mats ZuccarelloNew team · 3 GP with LAK	LAK	RW	40.8%	1.50	0.60	2.20	5.30	0.80	1.20	0.90	0.17	0.50	0.67	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	1.10	1.31	-	0.86	3.01	0.40	57:18	58.38	17.30
John Carlson	TBL	D	97.9%	1.50	0.50	2.00	5.80	1.30	4.30	1.00	0.21	0.62	0.83	0.00	0.01	0.02	0.05	0.01	0.01	-	1.09	3.74	-0.08	69:30	72.72	20.30
Nikolaj Ehlers	CAR	LW	89.4%	1.50	0.60	2.10	7.10	0.90	0.70	0.40	0.21	0.65	0.85	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.10	0.39	0.48	-	0.77	2.78	-0.02	49:18	57.70	18.70
Jake Guentzel	TBL	LW	99.5%	1.50	1.10	2.50	6.80	1.30	1.50	1.30	0.40	0.62	1.03	0.03	0.02	0.05	0.10	7.61	8.12	48.4%	0.92	2.92	-0.07	60:42	66.39	22.70
Andrei Svechnikov	CAR	LW	97.7%	1.50	1.50	3.00	8.10	5.90	0.60	2.20	0.59	0.62	1.20	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.26	0.33	0.40	-	0.87	2.84	-0.02	51:54	60.66	26.00
Brandt Clarke	LAK	D	94.7%	1.50	0.30	1.90	6.80	0.90	5.50	2.50	0.10	0.57	0.66	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.05	0.00	0.00	-	0.87	3.01	0.40	54:30	61.86	21.10
Logan Cooley	UTA	C	94.1%	1.50	0.70	2.20	5.00	3.40	1.70	1.30	0.22	0.62	0.84	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.08	15.93	18.10	46.8%	0.94	2.85	-0.11	54:36	67.13	18.60
Cutter Gauthier	ANA	LW	97.4%	1.50	1.90	3.40	14.20	3.40	1.40	1.60	0.60	0.48	1.08	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.25	3.86	4.36	-	1.00	3.33	-0.06	63:30	75.74	33.30
Luke Evangelista	NJD	RW	70.4%	1.50	0.80	2.30	7.10	1.00	1.10	1.30	0.25	0.52	0.77	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.07	0.03	0.04	-	0.76	2.30	-0.11	46:36	52.32	19.30
Ryan O'Reilly	NSH	C	81.0%	1.40	0.80	2.20	5.30	0.70	2.40	0.90	0.23	0.46	0.69	0.06	0.05	0.10	0.12	27.36	22.79	54.6%	1.08	2.64	-0.44	60:18	71.39	17.50
Alexander Wennberg	SJS	C	20.0%	1.40	0.50	1.80	4.60	1.30	3.80	0.60	0.12	0.34	0.45	0.03	0.04	0.06	0.06	30.84	33.82	47.7%	1.40	3.41	-1.27	77:48	88.76	15.00
Brock Nelson	COL	C	86.6%	1.40	1.30	2.70	8.80	1.70	2.90	1.20	0.28	0.34	0.62	0.07	0.04	0.12	0.23	34.14	33.88	50.2%	1.17	3.50	1.29	75:48	94.13	26.40
Shayne Gostisbehere	CAR	D	95.5%	1.40	0.50	1.90	5.70	1.30	2.30	1.00	0.24	0.73	0.97	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.09	0.00	0.00	-	0.89	2.90	-0.03	56:06	63.28	19.50
Sidney Crosby	PIT	C	98.7%	1.40	1.00	2.30	7.40	2.40	1.50	1.10	0.27	0.40	0.67	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.11	35.30	29.07	54.8%	0.94	3.17	0.34	59:54	68.43	19.20
Jared McCann	SEA	LW	77.5%	1.40	1.00	2.40	7.80	1.80	1.20	0.50	0.25	0.37	0.62	0.02	0.01	0.03	0.20	1.50	1.78	-	0.78	2.49	-0.06	49:42	65.21	22.30
Dmitry Orlov	SJS	D	25.2%	1.40	0.20	1.60	4.40	5.70	3.30	1.60	0.04	0.31	0.34	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.00	0.00	-	1.18	4.39	-1.46	81:48	91.38	14.10
Brandon Montour	SEA	D	85.0%	1.40	0.30	1.80	7.00	3.10	4.10	3.00	0.07	0.38	0.45	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.06	0.00	0.00	-	1.21	3.60	-0.09	70:06	71.28	18.00
Zach Werenski	CBJ	D	99.6%	1.40	0.40	1.80	7.20	0.60	3.30	0.50	0.11	0.44	0.55	0.01	0.02	0.03	0.12	0.00	0.00	-	0.83	2.94	-0.30	54:00	54.76	19.90
Alex DeBrincat	DET	LW	98.7%	1.40	1.50	2.90	10.60	1.60	1.40	1.00	0.48	0.42	0.90	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.18	0.86	1.05	-	1.01	2.81	-0.26	55:30	63.47	27.40
Rasmus Dahlin	BUF	D	99.5%	1.40	0.50	1.90	5.80	2.00	2.40	1.40	0.17	0.51	0.68	0.00	0.01	0.01	0.12	0.00	0.00	-	0.73	2.63	0.25	48:18	53.97	18.20
Roope Hintz	DAL	C	83.0%	1.40	1.00	2.30	7.40	3.20	1.20	0.90	0.27	0.41	0.69	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.11	22.41	17.59	56.0%	0.74	2.55	-0.15	51:24	63.34	22.50
Sean Walker	CAR	D	63.0%	1.40	0.20	1.60	5.00	4.10	4.40	1.90	0.03	0.25	0.29	0.00	0.05	0.06	0.03	0.00	0.00	-	1.08	3.20	-0.04	60:18	74.02	16.20
Drake Batherson	OTT	RW	96.7%	1.40	1.10	2.40	6.60	5.60	0.90	1.70	0.38	0.50	0.88	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.25	0.47	0.54	-	0.90	2.57	0.07	53:24	70.72	20.30
Morgan Geekie	BOS	LW	94.0%	1.40	1.10	2.50	5.60	4.40	1.30	0.80	0.28	0.40	0.68	0.01	0.00	0.01	0.13	3.73	4.20	-	0.80	2.59	0.53	52:00	56.36	20.20
Luke Hughes	NJD	D	83.0%	1.40	0.40	1.80	6.80	0.80	2.30	1.30	0.13	0.51	0.63	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.04	0.00	0.00	-	1.16	3.57	-0.17	67:00	72.50	16.80
Brock Faber	MIN	D	88.3%	1.40	0.50	1.90	8.20	1.90	6.40	1.60	0.06	0.20	0.26	0.01	0.03	0.04	0.09	0.00	0.00	-	1.56	5.23	-0.20	101:54	108.98	24.50
Connor Bedard	CHI	C	97.2%	1.40	0.80	2.30	6.40	1.00	0.90	1.40	0.21	0.43	0.64	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.11	8.67	10.02	46.4%	0.70	2.18	-0.22	41:06	43.85	17.90
Michael Misa	SJS	C	55.7%	1.40	1.00	2.40	5.70	1.40	1.90	0.80	0.15	0.22	0.37	0.01	0.01	0.02	0.12	16.20	18.02	47.3%	0.86	2.85	-0.90	51:54	65.51	19.20
Shea Theodore	VGK	D	92.4%	1.30	0.30	1.60	5.70	0.10	3.60	0.70	0.07	0.34	0.41	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.06	0.00	0.00	-	0.92	3.75	-0.04	67:48	83.29	18.80
Dylan Larkin	DET	C	95.1%	1.30	1.10	2.50	9.50	1.70	1.20	1.70	0.32	0.41	0.72	0.05	0.02	0.07	0.13	31.59	28.27	52.8%	0.94	3.24	-0.30	60:36	72.00	22.90
Filip Forsberg	NSH	LW	99.1%	1.30	1.00	2.40	8.90	4.40	1.40	1.30	0.30	0.44	0.73	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.15	0.46	0.60	-	1.16	3.39	-0.41	57:30	66.89	21.70
Dylan Strome	WSH	C	81.0%	1.30	0.60	1.80	3.30	0.40	1.40	0.90	0.14	0.38	0.52	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.09	17.92	14.52	55.2%	0.51	1.76	0.73	35:18	40.92	14.10

† Edgehalla model: derived from LineupExperts' goals, assists and ice-time projection plus NHL history. +/-, shorthanded goals, assists and points are high-variance: the projections are small expected values ranked mostly by ice-time role, and actual totals swing a lot. How the model works

What makes a great playmaker? Assists often outnumber goals for elite players. The best playmakers create scoring chances through vision, passing, and power play quarterbacking.

Types of assists

- Primary assists: The pass directly before the goal (most valuable) - Secondary assists: The pass before the primary assist - Power play assists: Assists on man-advantage goals (high-volume for PP QBs)

Key factors

- Linemates: Playing with elite finishers = more assist opportunities - PP role: PP1 quarterbacks (usually D-men or centers) lead in assists - Ice time: More minutes = more chances to set up goals

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Pro Tip: Target players centering elite goal scorers. If Draisaitl scores, McDavid likely gets the assist—and vice versa.

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Projected assists come straight from LineupExperts' projection, a licensed provider; we show their numbers as published and do not adjust them. Our model splits them into power-play and shorthanded assists.

Connor McDavid, Nikita Kucherov, Nathan MacKinnon, and defensemen like Cale Makar and Adam Fox consistently lead in assists due to their elite vision and PP1 roles.

Generally yes. Elite playmakers accumulate assists more consistently than goal scorers because they can influence multiple scoring chances per game through their passing.

In most formats, they're equally weighted. However, assists are slightly more consistent while goals have higher variance. Playmakers often provide better floor, while goal scorers offer higher ceiling.

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