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NHL Projected Assist Leaders - Rest of Season - Rest of Season

Elite playmakers drive fantasy value through assists. Our assist projections highlight the NHL players most likely to rack up helpers in the remaining games. Look for players on top power play units and those centering high-scoring linemates for maximum assist upside.

Season Outlook: Apr 16 through Apr 17, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Updated: 3:01 AM UTC(hourly)
6 games • 477 players

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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Forward-looking projections only

ROS stats represent expected future production—they don't include any stats already accumulated this season.

Sorted by Projected Assists

477 players
Showing 100 of 477 players
PlayerTeamPosRost%AGPTSSOGHITBLKPIMPPGPPAPPPSHGSHAFOWFOLTKGV+/-TOISFTFPTS
Macklin Celebrini
SJC87.9%2.001.003.007.002.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.0016.0015.000.000.000.0043.0043.0024.00
Jack Eichel
LVC87.6%1.000.002.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.008.000.000.000.0020.0023.0012.00
Ryan O'Reilly
NSHC70.4%1.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.006.000.000.000.0021.0024.008.00
Noah Hanifin
LVD52.1%1.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0023.0031.006.00
Patrick Kane
DETRW59.2%1.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0021.009.00
Artemi Panarin
LALW85.9%1.000.001.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0020.0023.008.00
Matt Duchene
DALC59.2%1.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.004.000.000.000.0017.0019.007.00
Nathan MacKinnon
COLC87.9%1.001.001.004.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.007.000.000.001.0023.0024.0012.00
Mikko Rantanen
DALRW87.0%1.000.001.002.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0020.0021.008.00
Alexander Wennberg
SJC31.9%1.000.001.002.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0017.000.000.00-1.0041.0045.0010.00
John Klingberg
SJD28.3%1.000.001.003.002.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0041.0043.0010.00
Dylan Larkin
DETC86.1%1.001.002.003.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.0013.009.000.000.000.0020.0024.0011.00
Connor McDavid
EDMC87.9%1.001.002.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.006.000.000.000.0024.0024.0016.00
Tyler Toffoli
SJRW50.2%1.000.001.004.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0028.0033.0010.00
Mikael Granlund
ANAC41.2%1.000.001.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.007.000.000.000.0020.0022.007.00
Mattias Ekholm
EDMD59.4%1.000.001.001.000.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.0026.006.00
Roman Josi
NSHD84.2%1.000.001.003.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0025.0027.009.00
Chris Kreider
ANALW50.4%1.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.0017.0021.005.00
J.T. Miller
NYRC77.2%1.000.001.002.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.0010.005.000.000.00-1.0019.0024.006.00
John Tavares
TORC85.5%1.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0010.008.000.000.000.0019.0021.006.00
Mark Stone
LVRW81.8%1.001.001.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0022.0012.00
Mika Zibanejad
NYRC84.4%1.000.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.006.000.000.000.0021.0024.007.00
Jaden Schwartz
SEALW14.8%1.000.001.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.000.0033.0043.009.00
Nikita Kucherov
TBRW87.7%1.000.001.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.0022.0010.00
William Nylander
TORRW85.7%1.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0021.0023.008.00
Dmitry Orlov
SJD35.2%1.000.001.003.003.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-1.0043.0047.007.00
Chandler Stephenson
SEAC20.7%1.000.001.002.000.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0018.000.000.00-1.0037.0047.009.00
Josh Morrissey
WPGD87.1%1.000.001.003.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0025.0029.008.00
Mark Scheifele
WPGC87.9%1.001.002.003.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.007.000.000.000.0022.0021.0012.00
Clayton Keller
UTALW86.4%1.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0020.0024.009.00
Matthew Tkachuk
FLARW79.3%1.000.001.003.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0021.008.00
Mikhail Sergachev
UTAD86.2%1.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0025.0029.007.00
Ivan Barbashev
LVLW53.6%1.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0016.0021.007.00
Brayden Point
TBC80.5%1.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.004.005.000.000.000.0019.0021.006.00
Mitch Marner
LVRW85.8%1.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.002.003.000.000.000.0020.0023.007.00
Brock Boeser
VANRW51.1%1.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.00-1.0020.0022.006.00
Kyle Connor
WPGLW87.1%1.001.001.004.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.0022.0011.00
Troy Terry
ANARW66.2%1.000.001.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0022.008.00
Martin Necas
COLRW87.9%1.000.001.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.0022.0011.00
Alex DeBrincat
DETLW87.1%1.001.001.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0022.009.00
Vince Dunn
SEAD71.7%1.000.001.004.001.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00-1.0042.0047.0010.00
Rasmus Dahlin
BUFD86.7%1.000.001.002.001.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0023.0026.008.00
Filip Hronek
VAND66.9%1.000.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0026.0029.005.00
Brady Tkachuk
OTTLW85.4%1.000.001.004.003.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.003.002.000.000.000.0016.0023.0011.00
Robert Thomas
STLC76.6%1.000.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0010.008.000.000.000.0019.0023.008.00
Elias Pettersson
VANC76.0%1.000.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.0010.000.000.000.0020.0023.006.00
Evan Bouchard
EDMD87.9%1.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0026.0027.0010.00
Drake Batherson
OTTRW82.3%1.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0017.0022.007.00
Cale Makar
COLD87.0%1.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0025.0025.0011.00
Adam Fox
NYRD86.2%1.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0024.0026.009.00
Kaapo Kakko
SEARW17.5%1.000.001.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.001.0029.0040.009.00
Jason Robertson
DALLW87.8%1.001.001.004.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.0021.0013.00
Gabriel Vilardi
WPGRW74.8%1.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.0018.0020.008.00
Joshua Norris
BUFC42.3%1.000.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.006.007.000.000.000.0016.0020.007.00
Thomas Harley
DALD80.8%1.000.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0023.0025.006.00
Dylan Cozens
OTTC77.0%1.000.001.003.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.005.000.000.000.0017.0023.008.00
Tim Stutzle
OTTC86.8%1.000.001.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.003.004.000.000.000.0019.0024.0010.00
William Eklund
SJLW65.1%1.000.002.004.003.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.001.000.000.000.00-1.0036.0040.0011.00
Moritz Seider
DETD87.0%1.000.001.002.002.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0026.0029.0011.00
Dylan Guenther
UTARW86.6%1.000.001.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0022.008.00
Dylan Holloway
STLLW74.3%1.000.001.003.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0022.009.00
Ryker Evans
SEAD13.0%1.000.001.001.002.004.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0039.0043.008.00
Lucas Raymond
DETRW84.7%1.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0023.007.00
Jake Sanderson
OTTD85.0%1.000.001.003.000.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0025.0030.0011.00
Matthew Beniers
SEAC43.3%1.000.001.003.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.0012.0015.000.000.000.0039.0046.0010.00
Jimmy Snuggerud
STLRW50.6%1.001.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0021.009.00
Matthew Coronato
CGYRW42.9%1.000.001.003.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0017.0021.006.00
Matthew Knies
TORLW82.0%1.000.001.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0022.006.00
Jackson LaCombe
ANAD86.0%1.000.001.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0024.0027.006.00
Will Smith
SJRW74.1%1.001.001.004.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0037.0040.0012.00
Connor Bedard
CHIC87.6%1.000.001.003.000.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.007.005.000.000.000.0021.0021.009.00
Collin Graf
SJLW22.4%1.000.001.003.003.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0034.0039.008.00
Igor Chernyshov
SJLW26.9%1.001.001.004.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0028.0034.0013.00
Michael Misa
SJC38.4%1.000.001.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.007.007.000.000.000.0026.0032.007.00
Cam Fowler
STLD28.8%0.000.000.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0020.0024.003.00
John Gibson
DETG64.5%0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0011.00
Josh Manson
COLD33.1%0.000.000.002.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0018.0023.005.00
David Perron
DETRW5.8%0.000.000.002.002.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0014.0019.005.00
Corey Perry
TBRW10.5%0.000.000.001.000.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0013.0016.004.00
Shea Theodore
LVD75.1%0.000.000.002.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0022.0030.005.00
Max Domi
TORC9.9%0.000.000.002.001.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.005.006.000.000.000.0015.0020.003.00
Oliver Ekman-Larsson
TORD46.5%0.000.000.001.001.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0019.0026.004.00
Connor Murphy
EDMD5.3%0.000.000.001.002.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0020.0025.003.00
Colin Miller
WPGD0.1%0.000.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0014.0019.003.00
Frank Vatrano
ANALW24.5%0.000.000.001.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0011.0015.002.00
Zemgus Girgensons
TBLW0.4%0.000.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.002.000.000.000.0014.0021.002.00
Jake McCabe
TORD33.0%0.000.000.001.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0023.0029.004.00
Mikael Backlund
CGYC15.0%0.000.000.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.008.008.000.000.000.0018.0024.005.00
Sam Bennett
FLAC70.4%0.000.001.003.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.006.008.000.000.000.0019.0022.006.00
Brett Kulak
COLD0.3%0.000.000.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.0024.003.00
Justin Faulk
DETD59.8%0.000.001.002.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0021.0027.008.00
Vinnie Hinostroza
FLARW0.1%0.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0012.0015.003.00
Teuvo Teravainen
CHILW23.1%0.000.000.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0018.0021.004.00
Jonathan Toews
WPGC12.6%0.000.001.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0011.005.000.000.000.0015.0019.005.00
Gabriel Landeskog
COLLW50.8%0.000.000.003.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.004.002.000.000.000.0017.0020.006.00
Oliver Bjorkstrand
TBRW14.6%0.000.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0013.0015.003.00
Brandon Saad
LVLW0.1%0.000.000.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0013.0018.002.00
Jamie Benn
DALLW21.6%0.000.000.001.001.000.001.000.000.000.000.000.001.001.000.000.000.0013.0018.003.00
Radek Faksa
DALC0.2%0.000.000.001.002.001.000.000.000.000.000.000.005.004.000.000.000.0012.0017.003.00
Esa Lindell
DALD29.9%0.000.000.001.000.002.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.0023.0023.005.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

We analyze line combinations, power play usage, linemate shooting tendencies, opponent defensive structure, and historical playmaking rates to project This Season's assist leaders.
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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