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NHL Assists Leaders: New Jersey Devils
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Taylor Hall (NJD) leads NHL skaters with 54 assists for the New Jersey Devils in 2017-18, ahead of 
Will Butcher (NJD) (39).
Leaders: Assists, New Jersey Devils, 2017-18
- 1stTaylor HallNJD · 76 GP54
- 2ndWill ButcherNJD · 81 GP39
3rdNico HischierNJD · 82 GP32
4thSami VatanenNJD · 72 GP28
5thPatrick MaroonNJD · 74 GP26
The full ranked table, with filters, follows.
What Assists measures
This board ranks every NHL skater by total assists this season, regular season only. Total assists this season, all situations.
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.
Assists credit the last one or two players to touch the puck before a goal. Playmaking centres and power-play quarterbacks on the blue line top the list, and secondary assists make the totals noisier than goals suggest. Assists are a standard category and pile up for players on the top power-play unit. A defenseman racking up assists is usually on PP1; check the power-play points board to confirm. In 2017-18, 29 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 11 and Taylor Hall leads at 54.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor HallFNJD | NJD | 54 | 76 | 0.71 | 39 | 93 | 34%▼7.9 |
| 2 | Will ButcherDNJD | NJD | 39 | 81 | 0.48 | 5 | 44 | — |
| 3 | Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 32 | 82 | 0.39 | 20 | 52 | 95% |
| 4 | Sami VatanenDNJD | NJD | 28 | 72 | 0.39 | 4 | 32 | — |
| 5 | Patrick MaroonFNJD | NJD | 26 | 74 | 0.35 | 17 | 43 | — |
| 6 |  Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 22 | 74 | 0.30 | 13 | 35 | 95% |
| 7 |  Kyle PalmieriFNJD | NJD | 20 | 62 | 0.32 | 24 | 44 | 13%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Pavel ZachaFNJD | NJD | 17 | 69 | 0.25 | 8 | 25 | 69%▼0.5 |
| 9 |  Damon SeversonDNJD | NJD | 15 | 76 | 0.20 | 9 | 24 | 22%▲12 |
| 10 |  Stefan NoesenFNJD | NJD | 14 | 72 | 0.19 | 13 | 27 | 0.1% |
| 11 |  Travis ZajacFNJD | NJD | 14 | 63 | 0.22 | 12 | 26 | — |
| 12 |  Brian GibbonsFNJD | NJD | 14 | 59 | 0.24 | 12 | 26 | — |
| 13 |  Miles WoodFNJD | NJD | 13 | 76 | 0.17 | 19 | 32 | 0.1% |
| 14 |  Blake ColemanFNJD | NJD | 12 | 79 | 0.15 | 13 | 25 | 39%▼2.2 |
| 15 |  John MooreDNJD | NJD | 11 | 81 | 0.14 | 7 | 18 | — |
| 16 |  Andy GreeneDNJD | NJD | 10 | 81 | 0.12 | 3 | 13 | — |
| 17 |  Brian BoyleFNJD | NJD | 10 | 69 | 0.14 | 13 | 23 | — |
| 18 |  Michael GrabnerFNJD | NJD | 9 | 80 | 0.11 | 27 | 36 | — |
| 19 |  Marcus JohanssonFNJD | NJD | 9 | 29 | 0.31 | 5 | 14 | 0.5% |
| 20 |  Steven SantiniDNJD | NJD | 8 | 36 | 0.22 | 2 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Drew StaffordFNJD | NJD | 7 | 59 | 0.12 | 8 | 15 | — |
| 22 |  Ben LovejoyDNJD | NJD | 6 | 57 | 0.11 | 2 | 8 | — |
| 23 |  Jimmy HayesFNJD | NJD | 6 | 33 | 0.18 | 3 | 9 | — |
| 24 |  Mirco MuellerDNJD | NJD | 4 | 28 | 0.14 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 25 |  Nick LappinFNJD | NJD | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Taylor Hall leads with 54. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 11.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Will Butcher leads NHL defensemen with 39; the top forward is Taylor Hall at 54.
How is Assists calculated?
Total assists this season, all situations. Regular season only, from the NHL's official game data.
How reliable is Assists?
Totals reward games played and ice time as much as skill; see the per-60 version for the rate view.