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NHL Assists Leaders: New York Islanders
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Mathew Barzal (NYI) leads NHL skaters with 63 assists for the New York Islanders in 2017-18, ahead of 
Josh Bailey (NYI) (53).
Leaders: Assists, New York Islanders, 2017-18
- 1stMathew BarzalNYI · 82 GP63
- 2ndJosh BaileyNYI · 76 GP53
3rdJohn TavaresNYI · 82 GP47
4thJordan EberleNYI · 81 GP34
5thNick LeddyNYI · 80 GP32
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 10 and Mathew Barzal leads at 63.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathew BarzalFNYI | NYI | 63 | 82 | 0.77 | 22 | 85 | 80%▼1.2 |
| 2 | Josh BaileyFNYI | NYI | 53 | 76 | 0.70 | 18 | 71 | — |
| 3 | John TavaresFNYI | NYI | 47 | 82 | 0.57 | 37 | 84 | 92%▼2.6 |
| 4 | Jordan EberleFNYI | NYI | 34 | 81 | 0.42 | 25 | 59 | 52%▲6.7 |
| 5 | Nick LeddyDNYI | NYI | 32 | 80 | 0.40 | 10 | 42 | 0.1% |
| 6 |  Anders LeeFNYI | NYI | 22 | 82 | 0.27 | 40 | 62 | 29%▼0.6 |
| 7 |  Ryan PulockDNYI | NYI | 22 | 68 | 0.32 | 10 | 32 | 7.1%▼1 |
| 8 |  Thomas HickeyDNYI | NYI | 20 | 69 | 0.29 | 5 | 25 | — |
| 9 |  Andrew LaddFNYI | NYI | 17 | 73 | 0.23 | 12 | 29 | — |
| 10 |  Brock NelsonFNYI | NYI | 16 | 82 | 0.20 | 19 | 35 | 88%▲1.4 |
| 11 |  Adam PelechDNYI | NYI | 16 | 78 | 0.21 | 3 | 19 | 4.1%▲0.8 |
| 12 |  Anthony BeauvillierFNYI | NYI | 15 | 71 | 0.21 | 21 | 36 | 4.0% |
| 13 |  Johnny BoychukDNYI | NYI | 12 | 58 | 0.21 | 6 | 18 | — |
| 14 |  Calvin de HaanDNYI | NYI | 11 | 33 | 0.33 | 1 | 12 | — |
| 15 |  Cal ClutterbuckFNYI | NYI | 10 | 76 | 0.13 | 8 | 18 | — |
| 16 |  Casey CizikasFNYI | NYI | 10 | 64 | 0.16 | 7 | 17 | 3.2% |
| 17 |  Scott MayfieldDNYI | NYI | 10 | 47 | 0.21 | 2 | 12 | 0.1% |
| 18 |  Joshua Ho-SangFNYI | NYI | 10 | 22 | 0.45 | 2 | 12 | — |
| 19 |  Chris WagnerFNYI | NYI | 9 | 79 | 0.11 | 7 | 16 | — |
| 20 |  Dennis SeidenbergDNYI | NYI | 5 | 28 | 0.18 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 21 |  Tanner FritzFNYI | NYI | 4 | 34 | 0.12 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 22 |  Brandon DavidsonDNYI | NYI | 3 | 51 | 0.06 | 4 | 7 | — |
| 23 |  Ross JohnstonFNYI | NYI | 3 | 24 | 0.13 | 3 | 6 | 0.1% |
| 24 |  Sebastian AhoDNYI | NYI | 3 | 22 | 0.14 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 25 |  Alan QuineFNYI | NYI | 3 | 21 | 0.14 | 0 | 3 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Mathew Barzal leads with 63. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 10.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Nick Leddy leads NHL defensemen with 32; the top forward is Mathew Barzal at 63.
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.