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NHL Assists Leaders: Vegas Golden Knights
2017-18All situationsThrough 82 team games
David Perron (VGK) leads NHL skaters with 50 assists for the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017-18, ahead of 
Jonathan Marchessault (VGK) (48).
Leaders: Assists, Vegas Golden Knights, 2017-18
- 1stDavid PerronVGK · 70 GP50
- 2ndJonathan MarchessaultVGK · 77 GP48
3rdReilly SmithVGK · 67 GP38
4thWilliam KarlssonVGK · 82 GP35
5thColin MillerVGK · 82 GP31
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 12 and David Perron leads at 50.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David PerronFVGK | VGK | 50 | 70 | 0.71 | 16 | 66 | 0.2% |
| 2 | Jonathan MarchessaultFVGK | VGK | 48 | 77 | 0.62 | 27 | 75 | 19% |
| 3 | Reilly SmithFVGK | VGK | 38 | 67 | 0.57 | 22 | 60 | — |
| 4 | William KarlssonFVGK | VGK | 35 | 82 | 0.43 | 43 | 78 | 20%▲1 |
| 5 | Colin MillerDVGK | VGK | 31 | 82 | 0.38 | 10 | 41 | 0.0% |
| 6 |  Nate SchmidtDVGK | VGK | 31 | 76 | 0.41 | 5 | 36 | 4.9% |
| 7 |  Erik HaulaFVGK | VGK | 26 | 76 | 0.34 | 29 | 55 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Shea TheodoreDVGK | VGK | 23 | 61 | 0.38 | 6 | 29 | 90%▼2.7 |
| 9 |  Alex TuchFVGK | VGK | 22 | 78 | 0.28 | 15 | 37 | 94% |
| 10 |  James NealFVGK | VGK | 19 | 71 | 0.27 | 25 | 44 | — |
| 11 |  Deryk EngellandDVGK | VGK | 18 | 79 | 0.23 | 5 | 23 | — |
| 12 |  Cody EakinFVGK | VGK | 16 | 80 | 0.20 | 11 | 27 | — |
| 13 |  Brad HuntDVGK | VGK | 15 | 45 | 0.33 | 3 | 18 | — |
| 14 |  Tomas TatarFVGK | VGK | 14 | 82 | 0.17 | 20 | 34 | — |
| 15 |  Luca SbisaDVGK | VGK | 12 | 30 | 0.40 | 2 | 14 | — |
| 16 |  Brayden McNabbDVGK | VGK | 10 | 76 | 0.13 | 5 | 15 | 42%▲2.8 |
| 17 |  Pierre-Edouard BellemareFVGK | VGK | 10 | 72 | 0.14 | 6 | 16 | — |
| 18 |  Tomas NosekFVGK | VGK | 8 | 67 | 0.12 | 7 | 15 | — |
| 19 |  Ryan ReavesFVGK | VGK | 6 | 79 | 0.08 | 4 | 10 | 0.3% |
| 20 |  Ryan CarpenterFVGK | VGK | 6 | 52 | 0.12 | 9 | 15 | — |
| 21 |  Oscar LindbergFVGK | VGK | 2 | 63 | 0.03 | 9 | 11 | — |
| 22 |  William CarrierFVGK | VGK | 2 | 37 | 0.05 | 1 | 3 | 17%▲10 |
| 23 |  Jon MerrillDVGK | VGK | 2 | 34 | 0.06 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 24 |  Tomas HykaFVGK | VGK | 2 | 10 | 0.20 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 25 |  Jason GarrisonDVGK | VGK | 1 | 8 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2017-18?
David Perron leads with 50. The median of the 29 qualified skaters is 12.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2017-18?
Colin Miller leads NHL defensemen with 31; the top forward is David Perron at 50.
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.