NHL Projected Assist Leaders - 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.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Updated (hourly)
2 games • 798 players
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Forward-looking projections only
ROS stats represent expected future production—they don't include any stats already accumulated this season.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor McDavid | EDM | C | 99.7% | 98.00 | 41.00 | 139.00 | 256.00 | 54.00 | 30.00 | 37.00 | 11.22 | 40.21 | 51.44 | 1.73 | 1.30 | 3.03 | 5.42 | 451.92 | 462.36 | 49.4% | 29.15 | 96.76 | 6.48 | 1794:00 | 1863.55 | 1068.00 |
| Nikita Kucherov | TBL | RW | 99.7% | 80.00 | 35.00 | 115.00 | 229.00 | 29.00 | 30.00 | 37.00 | 11.90 | 35.13 | 47.03 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 4.60 | 2.08 | 2.43 | - | 25.77 | 101.30 | 8.12 | 1639:00 | 1677.93 | 891.00 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | COL | C | 99.9% | 79.00 | 43.00 | 121.00 | 340.00 | 49.00 | 37.00 | 42.00 | 12.68 | 25.01 | 37.69 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.65 | 6.42 | 693.11 | 687.23 | 50.2% | 26.19 | 104.96 | 15.00 | 1732:00 | 1849.60 | 1029.00 |
| Quinn Hughes | MIN | D | 99.9% | 77.00 | 16.00 | 93.00 | 198.00 | 11.00 | 69.00 | 24.00 | 5.35 | 32.16 | 37.51 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 3.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 31.28 | 108.59 | -5.74 | 2076:00 | 1817.46 | 744.00 |
| Leon Draisaitl | EDM | C | 99.7% | 66.00 | 44.00 | 110.00 | 235.00 | 42.00 | 24.00 | 33.00 | 13.56 | 23.35 | 36.91 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.84 | 5.82 | 706.75 | 567.59 | 55.5% | 25.63 | 98.80 | 6.00 | 1683:00 | 1818.12 | 908.00 |
| Jack Eichel | VGK | C | 99.9% | 64.00 | 34.00 | 98.00 | 259.00 | 28.00 | 48.00 | 17.00 | 10.04 | 28.50 | 38.54 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 2.96 | 5.27 | 573.45 | 637.88 | 47.3% | 27.86 | 89.53 | -2.15 | 1606:00 | 1684.17 | 865.00 |
| Evan Bouchard | EDM | D | 99.9% | 64.00 | 25.00 | 89.00 | 216.00 | 34.00 | 94.00 | 26.00 | 9.51 | 29.40 | 38.90 | 0.26 | 0.78 | 1.05 | 3.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 30.19 | 104.81 | 7.01 | 1913:00 | 2066.32 | 835.00 |
| David Pastrnak | BOS | RW | 99.8% | 63.00 | 32.00 | 95.00 | 284.00 | 89.00 | 24.00 | 44.00 | 8.56 | 18.89 | 27.45 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 4.49 | 6.20 | 7.33 | - | 25.07 | 101.50 | 7.94 | 1548:00 | 1595.31 | 789.00 |
| Clayton Keller | UTA | LW | 99.9% | 63.00 | 21.00 | 84.00 | 197.00 | 16.00 | 32.00 | 36.00 | 6.88 | 28.50 | 35.38 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 2.81 | 11.60 | 14.25 | - | 22.51 | 80.57 | 4.72 | 1446:00 | 1715.76 | 658.00 |
| Adam Fox | NYR | D | 99.0% | 63.00 | 7.00 | 71.00 | 114.00 | 36.00 | 117.00 | 37.00 | 2.46 | 24.99 | 27.45 | 0.05 | 0.71 | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 29.38 | 90.90 | 18.70 | 1743:00 | 1981.58 | 599.00 |
| Cale Makar | COL | D | 100.0% | 61.00 | 24.00 | 85.00 | 209.00 | 33.00 | 115.00 | 20.00 | 9.26 | 26.85 | 36.11 | 0.27 | 0.84 | 1.12 | 3.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 29.77 | 94.78 | 16.60 | 1872:00 | 1938.89 | 798.00 |
| Jack Hughes | NJD | C | 99.4% | 60.00 | 34.00 | 94.00 | 302.00 | 7.00 | 41.00 | 14.00 | 8.19 | 20.94 | 29.12 | 0.66 | 0.55 | 1.21 | 4.38 | 254.36 | 389.43 | 39.5% | 29.48 | 102.66 | -7.10 | 1652:00 | 1682.77 | 848.00 |
| Matthew Tkachuk | FLA | RW | 98.5% | 59.00 | 29.00 | 87.00 | 202.00 | 106.00 | 16.00 | 74.00 | 11.14 | 29.24 | 40.38 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.57 | 3.88 | 7.05 | 8.50 | - | 23.72 | 73.98 | 1.84 | 1438:00 | 1612.74 | 675.00 |
| Macklin Celebrini | SJS | C | 100.0% | 59.00 | 38.00 | 97.00 | 265.00 | 45.00 | 54.00 | 38.00 | 8.84 | 18.23 | 27.06 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.90 | 4.28 | 557.18 | 574.83 | 49.2% | 29.09 | 95.85 | -17.49 | 1552:00 | 1579.29 | 796.00 |
| Mikko Rantanen | DAL | RW | 98.8% | 57.00 | 27.00 | 84.00 | 178.00 | 54.00 | 38.00 | 71.00 | 6.93 | 18.87 | 25.80 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 3.95 | 70.17 | 77.28 | - | 27.36 | 83.92 | 2.68 | 1639:00 | 1694.74 | 661.00 |
| Zach Werenski | CBJ | D | 99.6% | 57.00 | 17.00 | 74.00 | 265.00 | 23.00 | 128.00 | 20.00 | 4.66 | 17.97 | 22.63 | 0.26 | 0.97 | 1.22 | 2.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 32.56 | 116.12 | 4.66 | 2130:00 | 2160.08 | 773.00 |
| Nick Suzuki | MTL | C | 99.9% | 57.00 | 30.00 | 87.00 | 177.00 | 69.00 | 59.00 | 23.00 | 8.09 | 19.19 | 27.28 | 0.64 | 0.51 | 1.15 | 5.02 | 692.93 | 673.88 | 50.7% | 26.50 | 84.75 | 5.31 | 1629:00 | 1737.69 | 723.00 |
| Lane Hutson | MTL | D | 99.0% | 57.00 | 9.00 | 65.00 | 128.00 | 28.00 | 119.00 | 33.00 | 3.21 | 21.46 | 24.68 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 1.51 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 31.41 | 96.95 | 6.25 | 1870:00 | 1903.52 | 568.00 |
| William Nylander | TOR | RW | 99.0% | 56.00 | 41.00 | 97.00 | 237.00 | 15.00 | 26.00 | 15.00 | 11.68 | 17.30 | 28.98 | 0.33 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 5.19 | 48.32 | 61.82 | - | 28.24 | 73.33 | 2.51 | 1524:00 | 1709.36 | 754.00 |
| Erik Karlsson | PIT | D | 95.0% | 55.00 | 8.00 | 63.00 | 158.00 | 20.00 | 63.00 | 16.00 | 2.88 | 23.28 | 26.17 | 0.10 | 0.70 | 0.80 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 25.90 | 99.58 | 7.09 | 1808:00 | 1863.90 | 508.00 |
| Mikhail Sergachev | UTA | D | 98.3% | 55.00 | 13.00 | 68.00 | 157.00 | 53.00 | 120.00 | 46.00 | 5.06 | 24.67 | 29.74 | 0.26 | 1.21 | 1.47 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 29.86 | 99.31 | 6.56 | 1850:00 | 2254.64 | 631.00 |
| Mitch Marner | VGK | RW | 98.9% | 55.00 | 23.00 | 78.00 | 168.00 | 31.00 | 47.00 | 19.00 | 7.14 | 20.90 | 28.05 | 0.82 | 0.85 | 1.67 | 3.56 | 95.74 | 128.45 | - | 31.90 | 93.46 | -2.12 | 1575:00 | 1699.42 | 623.00 |
| Martin Necas | COL | RW | 99.9% | 55.00 | 35.00 | 90.00 | 214.00 | 75.00 | 22.00 | 22.00 | 11.19 | 18.41 | 29.60 | 0.27 | 0.21 | 0.48 | 5.22 | 21.71 | 22.44 | - | 25.85 | 85.14 | 13.30 | 1575:00 | 1645.09 | 745.00 |
| Jesper Bratt | NJD | RW | 95.1% | 54.00 | 20.00 | 74.00 | 176.00 | 75.00 | 27.00 | 11.00 | 5.35 | 18.64 | 24.00 | 0.50 | 0.67 | 1.17 | 2.58 | 3.59 | 4.36 | - | 23.59 | 81.72 | -6.25 | 1473:00 | 1737.01 | 574.00 |
| Mark Scheifele | WPG | C | 98.7% | 53.00 | 30.00 | 83.00 | 164.00 | 38.00 | 43.00 | 42.00 | 6.69 | 13.98 | 20.67 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 7.44 | 563.10 | 620.08 | 47.6% | 26.65 | 91.13 | -0.30 | 1625:00 | 1664.07 | 630.00 |
| Sebastian Aho | CAR | C | 99.7% | 53.00 | 36.00 | 89.00 | 213.00 | 51.00 | 30.00 | 55.00 | 12.50 | 20.00 | 32.50 | 1.65 | 1.58 | 3.22 | 4.83 | 610.19 | 559.29 | 52.2% | 22.85 | 82.64 | 6.99 | 1523:00 | 1746.82 | 752.00 |
| Mathew Barzal | NYI | RW | 81.4% | 53.00 | 19.00 | 72.00 | 180.00 | 33.00 | 49.00 | 35.00 | 4.72 | 15.75 | 20.46 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2.29 | 202.06 | 259.33 | 43.8% | 28.01 | 79.30 | 0.25 | 1566:00 | 1628.88 | 607.00 |
| Tim Stutzle | OTT | C | 99.7% | 53.00 | 35.00 | 88.00 | 176.00 | 131.00 | 48.00 | 31.00 | 11.03 | 20.23 | 31.27 | 2.37 | 1.27 | 3.65 | 5.66 | 340.83 | 306.91 | 52.6% | 26.40 | 83.21 | 4.96 | 1591:00 | 2010.03 | 713.00 |
| Auston Matthews | TOR | C | 99.1% | 52.00 | 47.00 | 100.00 | 299.00 | 52.00 | 89.00 | 16.00 | 12.88 | 15.63 | 28.51 | 1.35 | 0.64 | 2.00 | 5.95 | 725.82 | 543.04 | 57.2% | 28.67 | 73.81 | 2.70 | 1621:00 | 1786.79 | 940.00 |
| Robert Thomas | STL | C | 85.3% | 50.00 | 20.00 | 71.00 | 137.00 | 14.00 | 47.00 | 28.00 | 3.78 | 11.17 | 14.95 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 1.83 | 2.80 | 727.83 | 661.41 | 52.4% | 25.58 | 85.90 | 2.89 | 1527:00 | 1907.59 | 559.00 |
| Connor Bedard | CHI | C | 97.2% | 50.00 | 29.00 | 79.00 | 235.00 | 38.00 | 31.00 | 50.00 | 7.55 | 15.48 | 23.02 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 3.40 | 320.98 | 370.74 | 46.4% | 25.97 | 80.69 | -16.95 | 1521:00 | 1622.79 | 618.00 |
| Mark Stone | VGK | RW | 94.7% | 49.00 | 25.00 | 74.00 | 158.00 | 57.00 | 57.00 | 20.00 | 7.92 | 20.91 | 28.82 | 1.20 | 0.73 | 1.93 | 3.87 | 7.25 | 9.02 | - | 24.11 | 71.75 | -1.96 | 1470:00 | 1622.74 | 660.00 |
| Jason Robertson | DAL | LW | 99.1% | 49.00 | 36.00 | 85.00 | 262.00 | 54.00 | 29.00 | 24.00 | 10.28 | 16.58 | 26.86 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 5.26 | 2.62 | 3.12 | - | 24.79 | 79.74 | 2.39 | 1487:00 | 1565.84 | 745.00 |
| Leo Carlsson | ANA | C | 94.9% | 49.00 | 36.00 | 84.00 | 204.00 | 16.00 | 41.00 | 24.00 | 10.73 | 20.23 | 30.96 | 0.71 | 0.33 | 1.03 | 4.29 | 427.51 | 516.75 | 45.3% | 22.57 | 68.51 | -5.25 | 1405:00 | 1635.32 | 705.00 |
| Artemi Panarin | LAK | LW | 97.4% | 48.00 | 34.00 | 82.00 | 234.00 | 19.00 | 12.00 | 23.00 | 9.25 | 15.43 | 24.68 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.22 | 4.50 | 0.67 | 0.78 | - | 23.93 | 84.47 | 8.76 | 1617:00 | 1735.75 | 629.00 |
| Rasmus Dahlin | BUF | D | 99.5% | 48.00 | 18.00 | 66.00 | 194.00 | 76.00 | 98.00 | 59.00 | 6.22 | 17.52 | 23.74 | 0.10 | 0.26 | 0.35 | 3.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 27.08 | 97.29 | 3.78 | 1786:00 | 1995.84 | 641.00 |
| Miro Heiskanen | DAL | D | 98.1% | 48.00 | 8.00 | 56.00 | 148.00 | 27.00 | 125.00 | 33.00 | 2.44 | 17.52 | 19.96 | 0.21 | 1.18 | 1.39 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 29.83 | 102.08 | 3.46 | 1996:00 | 1983.27 | 554.00 |
| Roman Josi | NSH | D | 98.3% | 47.00 | 15.00 | 62.00 | 192.00 | 36.00 | 125.00 | 33.00 | 5.28 | 20.78 | 26.06 | 0.22 | 0.52 | 0.74 | 2.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 26.56 | 103.01 | -11.80 | 1954:00 | 2083.09 | 602.00 |
| Brandon Hagel | TBL | LW | 99.3% | 47.00 | 40.00 | 87.00 | 237.00 | 53.00 | 53.00 | 53.00 | 11.62 | 15.74 | 27.36 | 2.14 | 1.26 | 3.40 | 5.25 | 24.62 | 30.51 | - | 30.35 | 77.37 | 8.49 | 1612:00 | 1842.96 | 770.00 |
| Jackson LaCombe | ANA | D | 97.5% | 47.00 | 10.00 | 57.00 | 141.00 | 70.00 | 131.00 | 26.00 | 3.66 | 18.75 | 22.41 | 0.17 | 0.83 | 1.00 | 1.19 | 0.08 | 0.10 | - | 34.90 | 98.40 | -7.42 | 1869:00 | 2121.34 | 538.00 |
| J.T. Miller | NYR | C | 90.1% | 46.00 | 19.00 | 66.00 | 145.00 | 144.00 | 42.00 | 48.00 | 4.85 | 14.02 | 18.87 | 0.68 | 0.79 | 1.47 | 2.10 | 613.80 | 439.95 | 58.2% | 22.05 | 77.36 | 15.22 | 1444:00 | 1874.78 | 519.00 |
| Mika Zibanejad | NYR | C | 98.2% | 46.00 | 22.00 | 68.00 | 192.00 | 95.00 | 56.00 | 17.00 | 6.35 | 14.89 | 21.24 | 1.14 | 0.84 | 1.98 | 2.43 | 545.32 | 478.07 | 53.3% | 26.23 | 82.77 | 16.01 | 1532:00 | 1843.84 | 578.00 |
| John Carlson | TBL | D | 97.9% | 46.00 | 14.00 | 60.00 | 176.00 | 40.00 | 113.00 | 26.00 | 5.75 | 19.01 | 24.76 | 0.09 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 1.84 | 0.31 | 0.38 | - | 28.27 | 97.26 | 9.64 | 1808:00 | 1891.83 | 589.00 |
| Kyle Connor | WPG | LW | 98.9% | 46.00 | 42.00 | 88.00 | 267.00 | 25.00 | 28.00 | 14.00 | 10.51 | 12.30 | 22.81 | 1.45 | 0.71 | 2.16 | 10.41 | 1.20 | 1.43 | - | 25.36 | 76.68 | -0.30 | 1638:00 | 1743.83 | 776.00 |
| Kirill Kaprizov | MIN | LW | 98.3% | 46.00 | 56.00 | 102.00 | 257.00 | 42.00 | 32.00 | 22.00 | 15.94 | 12.93 | 28.86 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 10.63 | 5.11 | 6.32 | - | 23.63 | 87.65 | -4.59 | 1701:00 | 1612.23 | 907.00 |
| Lucas Raymond | DET | RW | 94.3% | 46.00 | 21.00 | 67.00 | 187.00 | 40.00 | 26.00 | 24.00 | 5.93 | 17.34 | 23.27 | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.48 | 2.35 | 1.23 | 1.46 | - | 26.17 | 73.25 | -8.79 | 1483:00 | 1738.45 | 540.00 |
| Logan Cooley | UTA | C | 94.1% | 46.00 | 18.00 | 64.00 | 124.00 | 80.00 | 42.00 | 33.00 | 5.72 | 19.20 | 24.92 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 1.14 | 2.41 | 405.34 | 460.55 | 46.8% | 23.79 | 72.58 | 4.59 | 1389:00 | 1707.76 | 514.00 |
| Elias Pettersson | VAN | C | 93.4% | 45.00 | 16.00 | 62.00 | 144.00 | 125.00 | 86.00 | 12.00 | 4.10 | 13.93 | 18.03 | 0.70 | 0.88 | 1.58 | 2.26 | 649.19 | 722.81 | 47.3% | 26.19 | 69.61 | -8.51 | 1446:00 | 1737.58 | 523.00 |
| Matthew Schaefer | NYI | D | 99.9% | 45.00 | 16.00 | 61.00 | 239.00 | 41.00 | 97.00 | 33.00 | 5.76 | 17.42 | 23.18 | 0.06 | 0.23 | 0.29 | 1.93 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 35.93 | 102.13 | 0.31 | 1935:00 | 2087.73 | 652.00 |
| Jake Guentzel | TBL | LW | 99.5% | 44.00 | 32.00 | 76.00 | 205.00 | 38.00 | 39.00 | 33.00 | 11.73 | 18.29 | 30.02 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 4.20 | 198.27 | 211.54 | 48.4% | 23.88 | 76.03 | 7.79 | 1581:00 | 1729.10 | 666.00 |
| Seth Jones | FLA | D | 75.6% | 43.00 | 9.00 | 52.00 | 169.00 | 81.00 | 84.00 | 26.00 | 3.91 | 21.53 | 25.44 | 0.14 | 0.74 | 0.89 | 1.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 28.71 | 98.58 | 2.72 | 1914:00 | 2105.05 | 495.00 |
| Dylan Strome | WSH | C | 81.0% | 43.00 | 18.00 | 61.00 | 132.00 | 14.00 | 50.00 | 33.00 | 4.34 | 12.52 | 16.85 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 2.27 | 695.84 | 563.93 | 55.2% | 19.93 | 68.46 | 11.67 | 1371:00 | 1589.12 | 497.00 |
| Charlie McAvoy | BOS | D | 95.5% | 43.00 | 10.00 | 53.00 | 124.00 | 95.00 | 138.00 | 64.00 | 3.19 | 15.70 | 18.89 | 0.24 | 1.04 | 1.28 | 1.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 26.77 | 92.62 | 9.57 | 1797:00 | 2011.81 | 520.00 |
| Filip Hronek | VAN | D | 93.2% | 43.00 | 5.00 | 49.00 | 116.00 | 117.00 | 126.00 | 27.00 | 1.37 | 14.62 | 15.99 | 0.10 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 0.71 | 0.08 | 0.10 | - | 27.55 | 96.95 | -11.51 | 1852:00 | 2116.58 | 450.00 |
| Dylan Holloway | STL | LW | 89.6% | 43.00 | 26.00 | 69.00 | 206.00 | 175.00 | 51.00 | 23.00 | 5.41 | 9.41 | 14.83 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.33 | 3.64 | 36.04 | 43.00 | - | 19.89 | 60.40 | 2.40 | 1290:00 | 1603.13 | 607.00 |
| Wyatt Johnston | DAL | C | 99.8% | 43.00 | 30.00 | 73.00 | 203.00 | 50.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | 8.98 | 13.38 | 22.36 | 0.49 | 0.28 | 0.77 | 4.39 | 389.22 | 401.06 | 49.3% | 23.47 | 68.16 | 2.48 | 1523:00 | 1642.55 | 636.00 |
| Josh Morrissey | WPG | D | 98.3% | 42.00 | 11.00 | 53.00 | 159.00 | 37.00 | 106.00 | 30.00 | 2.96 | 13.63 | 16.60 | 0.07 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 2.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 22.90 | 95.00 | -0.35 | 1809:00 | 2061.59 | 532.00 |
| Darren Raddysh | TOR | D | 97.3% | 42.00 | 9.00 | 51.00 | 182.00 | 57.00 | 95.00 | 41.00 | 3.79 | 18.54 | 22.33 | 0.07 | 0.37 | 0.44 | 1.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 21.26 | 85.26 | 2.63 | 1622:00 | 1735.64 | 501.00 |
| Brandt Clarke | LAK | D | 94.7% | 42.00 | 10.00 | 52.00 | 183.00 | 25.00 | 156.00 | 70.00 | 3.27 | 15.90 | 19.17 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 22.88 | 79.15 | 8.08 | 1432:00 | 1625.35 | 582.00 |
| Aleksander Barkov | FLA | C | 90.2% | 41.00 | 15.00 | 57.00 | 129.00 | 65.00 | 41.00 | 15.00 | 4.58 | 13.53 | 18.11 | 0.51 | 0.34 | 0.85 | 2.01 | 486.05 | 422.39 | 53.5% | 18.76 | 55.17 | 1.65 | 1174:00 | 1447.99 | 459.00 |
| Mikael Granlund | ANA | C | 63.7% | 41.00 | 17.00 | 58.00 | 146.00 | 39.00 | 57.00 | 19.00 | 5.04 | 14.36 | 19.40 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 1.97 | 2.02 | 470.32 | 493.98 | 48.8% | 23.61 | 75.22 | -5.74 | 1504:00 | 1818.70 | 492.00 |
| Sidney Crosby | PIT | C | 98.7% | 41.00 | 26.00 | 67.00 | 193.00 | 67.00 | 34.00 | 28.00 | 7.03 | 11.82 | 18.85 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 2.64 | 902.24 | 742.92 | 54.8% | 23.94 | 81.00 | 5.86 | 1531:00 | 1749.11 | 515.00 |
| Chandler Stephenson | SEA | C | 24.0% | 41.00 | 13.00 | 54.00 | 77.00 | 18.00 | 40.00 | 32.00 | 2.71 | 11.35 | 14.06 | 0.59 | 0.87 | 1.46 | 1.99 | 745.51 | 665.31 | 52.8% | 31.77 | 67.88 | 0.33 | 1451:00 | 1857.45 | 369.00 |
| Kirill Marchenko | TOR | RW | 98.0% | 41.00 | 25.00 | 66.00 | 206.00 | 66.00 | 35.00 | 42.00 | 6.90 | 13.69 | 20.59 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 3.17 | 5.99 | 7.18 | - | 25.89 | 73.97 | 2.38 | 1451:00 | 1583.63 | 601.00 |
| Will Smith | SJS | RW | 94.5% | 41.00 | 26.00 | 67.00 | 182.00 | 20.00 | 20.00 | 17.00 | 6.73 | 11.35 | 18.08 | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 2.93 | 56.02 | 63.97 | - | 19.87 | 69.44 | -14.85 | 1346:00 | 1472.38 | 517.00 |
| Jackson Blake | CAR | RW | 80.8% | 41.00 | 18.00 | 60.00 | 177.00 | 15.00 | 33.00 | 34.00 | 6.36 | 18.24 | 24.60 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 2.41 | 5.89 | 7.42 | - | 22.64 | 65.75 | 5.39 | 1240:00 | 1367.99 | 536.00 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | NSH | C | 81.0% | 40.00 | 22.00 | 61.00 | 139.00 | 20.00 | 65.00 | 25.00 | 6.28 | 13.09 | 19.36 | 1.58 | 1.32 | 2.90 | 3.52 | 710.59 | 591.90 | 54.6% | 28.05 | 68.66 | -9.15 | 1566:00 | 1854.03 | 488.00 |
| Mats ZuccarelloNew team · 3 GP with LAK | LAK | RW | 40.8% | 40.00 | 17.00 | 58.00 | 137.00 | 22.00 | 32.00 | 24.00 | 4.75 | 13.36 | 18.11 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 2.25 | 27.81 | 33.17 | - | 21.85 | 76.23 | 7.77 | 1452:00 | 1479.28 | 460.00 |
| Travis Konecny | PHI | RW | 87.5% | 40.00 | 20.00 | 60.00 | 156.00 | 102.00 | 36.00 | 52.00 | 4.56 | 11.01 | 15.57 | 0.33 | 0.27 | 0.61 | 2.42 | 27.47 | 33.18 | - | 20.42 | 77.21 | -10.23 | 1415:00 | 1770.55 | 465.00 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | CAR | LW | 97.7% | 40.00 | 35.00 | 75.00 | 216.00 | 161.00 | 20.00 | 62.00 | 13.70 | 16.39 | 30.10 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 4.69 | 8.31 | 10.19 | - | 22.08 | 72.10 | 5.82 | 1316:00 | 1538.03 | 668.00 |
| Moritz Seider | DET | D | 98.9% | 40.00 | 7.00 | 47.00 | 162.00 | 148.00 | 174.00 | 42.00 | 2.39 | 16.60 | 18.99 | 0.11 | 0.64 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 28.17 | 100.42 | -12.38 | 1978:00 | 2224.71 | 576.00 |
| Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | EDM | LW | 74.3% | 39.00 | 14.00 | 53.00 | 141.00 | 25.00 | 33.00 | 20.00 | 4.12 | 13.17 | 17.30 | 0.45 | 0.59 | 1.03 | 1.85 | 200.92 | 211.05 | 48.8% | 21.46 | 63.08 | 5.01 | 1403:00 | 1599.79 | 441.00 |
| Filip Forsberg | NSH | LW | 99.1% | 39.00 | 29.00 | 67.00 | 231.00 | 112.00 | 38.00 | 34.00 | 8.61 | 13.11 | 21.72 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 4.64 | 11.88 | 15.45 | - | 30.05 | 87.78 | -8.53 | 1491:00 | 1734.41 | 597.00 |
| Jared McCann | SEA | LW | 77.5% | 39.00 | 25.00 | 64.00 | 197.00 | 47.00 | 28.00 | 13.00 | 6.21 | 10.43 | 16.64 | 0.53 | 0.36 | 0.89 | 3.83 | 38.56 | 45.71 | - | 20.04 | 63.86 | 0.29 | 1275:00 | 1672.83 | 571.00 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | CAR | LW | 89.4% | 39.00 | 16.00 | 55.00 | 189.00 | 25.00 | 22.00 | 11.00 | 5.52 | 16.81 | 22.33 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 2.14 | 9.86 | 12.21 | - | 19.48 | 70.42 | 5.56 | 1251:00 | 1464.27 | 488.00 |
| Jake Sanderson | OTT | D | 96.8% | 39.00 | 12.00 | 50.00 | 166.00 | 34.00 | 134.00 | 12.00 | 3.33 | 12.16 | 15.49 | 0.17 | 0.68 | 0.85 | 1.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 28.29 | 93.09 | 6.30 | 1809:00 | 2191.65 | 556.00 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | MTL | RW | 97.5% | 38.00 | 23.00 | 61.00 | 181.00 | 112.00 | 65.00 | 48.00 | 6.90 | 12.34 | 19.24 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 3.85 | 22.75 | 31.14 | - | 22.85 | 74.37 | 4.56 | 1431:00 | 1568.62 | 553.00 |
| Nick Schmaltz | UTA | RW | 97.1% | 37.00 | 36.00 | 73.00 | 202.00 | 28.00 | 42.00 | 19.00 | 13.15 | 12.25 | 25.40 | 1.45 | 0.69 | 2.14 | 4.81 | 348.65 | 393.85 | 47.0% | 28.68 | 72.25 | 4.89 | 1467:00 | 1806.10 | 630.00 |
| Brayden Point | TBL | C | 94.1% | 37.00 | 31.00 | 68.00 | 188.00 | 14.00 | 36.00 | 15.00 | 10.68 | 12.82 | 23.50 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.22 | 4.07 | 396.27 | 442.68 | 47.2% | 23.17 | 64.54 | 7.40 | 1495:00 | 1628.49 | 602.00 |
| Alex DeBrincat | DET | LW | 98.7% | 37.00 | 37.00 | 74.00 | 260.00 | 42.00 | 40.00 | 26.00 | 11.79 | 11.21 | 23.00 | 0.22 | 0.10 | 0.32 | 4.15 | 22.31 | 27.26 | - | 26.25 | 72.88 | -8.45 | 1440:00 | 1646.78 | 702.00 |
| Roope Hintz | DAL | C | 83.0% | 37.00 | 26.00 | 63.00 | 174.00 | 78.00 | 33.00 | 23.00 | 7.12 | 10.90 | 18.03 | 0.38 | 0.22 | 0.59 | 3.80 | 581.58 | 456.48 | 56.0% | 19.33 | 66.12 | 2.18 | 1334:00 | 1644.01 | 579.00 |
| Owen Power | BUF | D | 70.5% | 37.00 | 9.00 | 46.00 | 104.00 | 22.00 | 81.00 | 19.00 | 2.44 | 10.08 | 12.51 | 0.19 | 0.87 | 1.06 | 1.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 24.18 | 87.87 | 3.87 | 1760:00 | 2050.10 | 400.00 |
| Luke Evangelista | NJD | RW | 70.4% | 37.00 | 18.00 | 55.00 | 173.00 | 24.00 | 26.00 | 30.00 | 5.58 | 12.80 | 18.37 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 2.32 | 0.78 | 0.93 | - | 18.91 | 57.42 | -4.71 | 1164:00 | 1306.90 | 463.00 |
| Anton Frondell | CHI | C | 68.3% | 37.00 | 21.00 | 58.00 | 171.00 | 58.00 | 48.00 | 16.00 | 5.00 | 9.50 | 14.50 | 0.80 | 0.50 | 1.30 | 2.46 | 409.55 | 489.24 | 45.6% | 21.05 | 58.78 | -14.22 | 1254:00 | 1514.09 | 487.00 |
| Shea Theodore | VGK | D | 92.4% | 36.00 | 8.00 | 44.00 | 158.00 | 4.00 | 92.00 | 18.00 | 1.93 | 9.44 | 11.36 | 0.11 | 0.55 | 0.66 | 1.24 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 23.29 | 95.11 | -2.63 | 1718:00 | 2110.49 | 507.00 |
| Charlie Coyle | CBJ | C | 47.2% | 36.00 | 14.00 | 51.00 | 131.00 | 98.00 | 52.00 | 19.00 | 2.90 | 8.65 | 11.55 | 0.92 | 1.04 | 1.96 | 1.92 | 548.53 | 512.53 | 51.7% | 25.92 | 68.34 | 2.98 | 1389:00 | 1783.39 | 420.00 |
| Evgeni Malkin | PIT | C | 85.2% | 36.00 | 26.00 | 61.00 | 177.00 | 26.00 | 26.00 | 53.00 | 7.63 | 11.37 | 19.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 2.64 | 168.14 | 183.25 | 47.9% | 23.47 | 75.08 | 5.24 | 1380:00 | 1520.95 | 525.00 |
| Adrian Kempe | LAK | RW | 96.0% | 36.00 | 30.00 | 67.00 | 236.00 | 119.00 | 32.00 | 47.00 | 7.59 | 10.48 | 18.07 | 0.34 | 0.26 | 0.60 | 3.97 | 54.23 | 69.02 | - | 24.85 | 77.72 | 8.55 | 1549:00 | 1764.29 | 618.00 |
| Bowen Byram | CHI | D | 88.8% | 36.00 | 10.00 | 47.00 | 111.00 | 52.00 | 101.00 | 44.00 | 2.68 | 10.58 | 13.26 | 0.12 | 0.54 | 0.67 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 23.25 | 86.58 | -20.17 | 1689:00 | 1940.89 | 429.00 |
| Luke Hughes | NJD | D | 83.0% | 36.00 | 10.00 | 45.00 | 173.00 | 19.00 | 57.00 | 32.00 | 3.20 | 13.02 | 16.22 | 0.11 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 1.29 | 0.09 | 0.12 | - | 30.14 | 92.53 | -7.70 | 1739:00 | 1881.74 | 425.00 |
| Matthew Knies | CBJ | LW | 94.8% | 36.00 | 25.00 | 62.00 | 155.00 | 147.00 | 34.00 | 34.00 | 5.77 | 8.74 | 14.51 | 0.61 | 0.37 | 0.99 | 3.43 | 5.09 | 6.23 | - | 24.30 | 69.71 | 3.07 | 1459:00 | 1724.74 | 485.00 |
| Zachary Benson | BUF | LW | 53.2% | 36.00 | 12.00 | 48.00 | 145.00 | 72.00 | 34.00 | 51.00 | 3.46 | 11.90 | 15.36 | 0.66 | 0.79 | 1.46 | 2.12 | 16.23 | 20.28 | - | 19.83 | 60.90 | 2.54 | 1281:00 | 1606.24 | 422.00 |
| Beckett Sennecke | ANA | RW | 95.4% | 36.00 | 27.00 | 63.00 | 200.00 | 90.00 | 29.00 | 61.00 | 7.21 | 10.53 | 17.75 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 3.21 | 3.16 | 3.76 | - | 23.92 | 79.80 | -5.38 | 1392:00 | 1625.46 | 524.00 |
| Ivan Demidov | MTL | RW | 89.6% | 36.00 | 20.00 | 56.00 | 125.00 | 29.00 | 22.00 | 30.00 | 5.63 | 11.17 | 16.80 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 3.35 | 0.43 | 0.51 | - | 17.22 | 53.92 | 3.47 | 1081:00 | 1267.83 | 432.00 |
| Gavin McKenna | TOR | LW | 92.5% | 36.00 | 21.00 | 57.00 | 152.00 | 12.00 | 20.00 | 38.00 | 4.75 | 8.96 | 13.71 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 2.66 | 1.33 | 1.57 | - | 17.78 | 57.05 | 1.94 | 1143:00 | 1347.54 | 435.00 |
| Patrick Kane | CHI | RW | 70.2% | 35.00 | 14.00 | 49.00 | 164.00 | 31.00 | 35.00 | 36.00 | 3.34 | 9.90 | 13.24 | 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 1.64 | 6.20 | 7.50 | - | 18.83 | 64.27 | -15.88 | 1412:00 | 1606.05 | 377.00 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | CAR | D | 95.5% | 35.00 | 13.00 | 48.00 | 150.00 | 34.00 | 66.00 | 27.00 | 6.23 | 18.26 | 24.48 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 1.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | 22.47 | 73.51 | 6.42 | 1422:00 | 1604.10 | 506.00 |
| Nazem Kadri | COL | C | 69.5% | 35.00 | 20.00 | 55.00 | 215.00 | 48.00 | 35.00 | 33.00 | 5.38 | 11.65 | 17.03 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.27 | 2.98 | 458.36 | 518.58 | 46.9% | 23.67 | 77.00 | 12.96 | 1485:00 | 1726.72 | 502.00 |
| Morgan Geekie | BOS | LW | 94.0% | 35.00 | 27.00 | 62.00 | 143.00 | 122.00 | 32.00 | 22.00 | 6.86 | 10.02 | 16.88 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.20 | 3.79 | 95.67 | 107.71 | - | 20.42 | 66.46 | 6.87 | 1332:00 | 1443.62 | 514.00 |
| Matthew Boldy | MIN | RW | 100.0% | 35.00 | 32.00 | 68.00 | 264.00 | 68.00 | 66.00 | 38.00 | 8.78 | 11.01 | 19.79 | 1.28 | 0.63 | 1.90 | 6.07 | 57.89 | 70.88 | - | 30.69 | 79.02 | -4.27 | 1607:00 | 1586.58 | 723.00 |
† 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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Frequently Asked Questions
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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