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NHL Assists Leaders: Ottawa Senators
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
Erik Karlsson (OTT) leads NHL skaters with 53 assists for the Ottawa Senators in 2017-18, ahead of 
Mark Stone (OTT) (42).
Leaders: Assists, Ottawa Senators, 2017-18
- 1stErik KarlssonOTT · 71 GP53
- 2ndMark StoneOTT · 58 GP42
3rdMike HoffmanOTT · 82 GP34
4thMatt DucheneOTT · 82 GP32
5thBobby RyanOTT · 62 GP22
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, 35 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 4 and Erik Karlsson leads at 53.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik KarlssonDOTT | OTT | 53 | 71 | 0.75 | 9 | 62 | 95% |
| 2 | Mark StoneFOTT | OTT | 42 | 58 | 0.72 | 20 | 62 | 96%▲1.2 |
| 3 | Mike HoffmanFOTT | OTT | 34 | 82 | 0.41 | 22 | 56 | — |
| 4 | Matt DucheneFOTT | OTT | 32 | 82 | 0.39 | 27 | 59 | 51%▼4.9 |
| 5 | Bobby RyanFOTT | OTT | 22 | 62 | 0.35 | 11 | 33 | — |
| 6 |  Ryan DzingelFOTT | OTT | 18 | 79 | 0.23 | 23 | 41 | — |
| 7 |  Thomas ChabotDOTT | OTT | 16 | 63 | 0.25 | 9 | 25 | 87%▼1.3 |
| 8 |  Tom PyattFOTT | OTT | 15 | 81 | 0.19 | 7 | 22 | — |
| 9 |  Jean-Gabriel PageauFOTT | OTT | 15 | 78 | 0.19 | 14 | 29 | 13%▲1.8 |
| 10 |  Cody CeciDOTT | OTT | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 5 | 19 | 0.2% |
| 11 |  Zack SmithFOTT | OTT | 14 | 68 | 0.21 | 5 | 19 | — |
| 12 |  Marian GaborikFOTT | OTT | 10 | 46 | 0.22 | 11 | 21 | — |
| 13 |  Alexandre BurrowsFOTT | OTT | 8 | 71 | 0.11 | 6 | 14 | — |
| 14 |  Mark BorowieckiDOTT | OTT | 8 | 52 | 0.15 | 3 | 11 | — |
| 15 |  Fredrik ClaessonDOTT | OTT | 6 | 64 | 0.09 | 1 | 7 | — |
| 16 |  Chris WidemanDOTT | OTT | 5 | 16 | 0.31 | 3 | 8 | — |
| 17 |  Magnus PaajarviFOTT | OTT | 4 | 79 | 0.05 | 8 | 12 | — |
| 18 |  Christopher DiDomenicoFOTT | OTT | 4 | 24 | 0.17 | 6 | 10 | — |
| 19 |  Colin WhiteFOTT | OTT | 4 | 21 | 0.19 | 2 | 6 | 0.0% |
| 20 |  Filip ChlapikFOTT | OTT | 3 | 20 | 0.15 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 21 |  Max McCormickFOTT | OTT | 2 | 30 | 0.07 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 22 |  Christian WolaninDOTT | OTT | 2 | 10 | 0.20 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 23 |  Ben HarpurDOTT | OTT | 1 | 41 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 24 |  Gabriel DumontFOTT | OTT | 1 | 30 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 25 |  Jim O'BrienFOTT | OTT | 1 | 10 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
Erik Karlsson leads with 53. The median of the 35 qualified skaters is 4.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Erik Karlsson leads NHL defensemen with 53; the top forward is Mark Stone at 42.
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.