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NHL Assists Leaders: Buffalo Sabres
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
Jack Eichel (BUF) leads NHL skaters with 54 assists for the Buffalo Sabres in 2018-19, ahead of 
Sam Reinhart (BUF) (43).
Leaders: Assists, Buffalo Sabres, 2018-19
- 1stJack EichelBUF · 77 GP54
- 2ndSam ReinhartBUF · 82 GP43
3rdRasmus RistolainenBUF · 78 GP38
4thRasmus DahlinBUF · 82 GP35
5thBrandon MontourBUF · 82 GP27
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 2018-19, 30 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Jack Eichel leads at 54.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jack EichelFBUF | BUF | 54 | 77 | 0.70 | 28 | 82 | 100% |
| 2 | Sam ReinhartFBUF | BUF | 43 | 82 | 0.52 | 22 | 65 | 99%▲1.7 |
| 3 | Rasmus RistolainenDBUF | BUF | 38 | 78 | 0.49 | 5 | 43 | 7.4%▼0.8 |
| 4 | Rasmus DahlinDBUF | BUF | 35 | 82 | 0.43 | 9 | 44 | 99%▼0.5 |
| 5 | Brandon MontourDBUF | BUF | 27 | 82 | 0.33 | 8 | 35 | 85% |
| 6 |  Jeff SkinnerFBUF | BUF | 23 | 82 | 0.28 | 40 | 63 | 0.1% |
| 7 |  Conor ShearyFBUF | BUF | 20 | 78 | 0.26 | 14 | 34 | 0.1% |
| 8 |  Evan RodriguesFBUF | BUF | 20 | 74 | 0.27 | 9 | 29 | 8.3%▲0.8 |
| 9 |  Zach BogosianDBUF | BUF | 16 | 65 | 0.25 | 3 | 19 | 0.4% |
| 10 |  Kyle OkposoFBUF | BUF | 15 | 78 | 0.19 | 14 | 29 | — |
| 11 |  Jason PominvilleFBUF | BUF | 15 | 73 | 0.21 | 16 | 31 | — |
| 12 |  Casey MittelstadtFBUF | BUF | 13 | 77 | 0.17 | 12 | 25 | 11%▼0.8 |
| 13 |  Zemgus GirgensonsFBUF | BUF | 13 | 72 | 0.18 | 5 | 18 | 4.1%▲0.9 |
| 14 |  Jake McCabeDBUF | BUF | 10 | 59 | 0.17 | 4 | 14 | 25%▼2.6 |
| 15 |  Johan LarssonFBUF | BUF | 8 | 73 | 0.11 | 6 | 14 | — |
| 16 |  Vladimir SobotkaFBUF | BUF | 8 | 69 | 0.12 | 5 | 13 | — |
| 17 |  Marco ScandellaDBUF | BUF | 7 | 63 | 0.11 | 6 | 13 | — |
| 18 |  Tage ThompsonFBUF | BUF | 5 | 65 | 0.08 | 7 | 12 | 100% |
| 19 |  Casey NelsonDBUF | BUF | 5 | 38 | 0.13 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 20 |  Lawrence PilutDBUF | BUF | 5 | 33 | 0.15 | 1 | 6 | — |
| 21 |  Scott WilsonFBUF | BUF | 3 | 15 | 0.20 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 22 |  Patrik BerglundFBUF | BUF | 2 | 23 | 0.09 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 23 |  Matt HunwickDBUF | BUF | 2 | 14 | 0.14 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 24 |  Alex NylanderFBUF | BUF | 2 | 12 | 0.17 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 25 |  Victor OlofssonFBUF | BUF | 2 | 6 | 0.33 | 2 | 4 | 27%▲0.7 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2018-19?
Jack Eichel leads with 54. The median of the 30 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2018-19?
Rasmus Ristolainen leads NHL defensemen with 38; the top forward is Jack Eichel 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.