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NHL Assists Leaders: New Jersey Devils
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
Nico Hischier (NJD) leads NHL skaters with 30 assists for the New Jersey Devils in 2018-19, ahead of 
Damon Severson (NJD) (28).
Leaders: Assists, New Jersey Devils, 2018-19
- 1stNico HischierNJD · 69 GP30
- 2ndDamon SeversonNJD · 82 GP28
3rdTravis ZajacNJD · 80 GP27
4thWill ButcherNJD · 78 GP26
5thTaylor HallNJD · 33 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 2018-19, 34 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 7 and Nico Hischier leads at 30.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nico HischierFNJD | NJD | 30 | 69 | 0.43 | 17 | 47 | 95% |
| 2 | Damon SeversonDNJD | NJD | 28 | 82 | 0.34 | 11 | 39 | 22%▲12 |
| 3 | Travis ZajacFNJD | NJD | 27 | 80 | 0.34 | 19 | 46 | — |
| 4 | Will ButcherDNJD | NJD | 26 | 78 | 0.33 | 4 | 30 | — |
| 5 | Taylor HallFNJD | NJD | 26 | 33 | 0.79 | 11 | 37 | 34%▼7.9 |
| 6 |  Jesper BrattFNJD | NJD | 25 | 51 | 0.49 | 8 | 33 | 95% |
| 7 |  Kyle PalmieriFNJD | NJD | 23 | 74 | 0.31 | 27 | 50 | 13%▼0.8 |
| 8 |  Andy GreeneDNJD | NJD | 20 | 82 | 0.24 | 5 | 25 | — |
| 9 |  Kenny AgostinoFNJD | NJD | 18 | 63 | 0.29 | 6 | 24 | — |
| 10 |  Blake ColemanFNJD | NJD | 14 | 78 | 0.18 | 22 | 36 | 39%▼2.2 |
| 11 |  Miles WoodFNJD | NJD | 14 | 63 | 0.22 | 10 | 24 | 0.1% |
| 12 |  Sami VatanenDNJD | NJD | 13 | 50 | 0.26 | 4 | 17 | — |
| 13 |  Pavel ZachaFNJD | NJD | 12 | 61 | 0.20 | 13 | 25 | 69%▼0.5 |
| 14 |  Mirco MuellerDNJD | NJD | 10 | 53 | 0.19 | 1 | 11 | — |
| 15 |  Connor CarrickDNJD | NJD | 9 | 34 | 0.26 | 2 | 11 | — |
| 16 |  Drew StaffordFNJD | NJD | 8 | 57 | 0.14 | 5 | 13 | — |
| 17 |  Brett SeneyFNJD | NJD | 8 | 51 | 0.16 | 5 | 13 | — |
| 18 |  Stefan NoesenFNJD | NJD | 5 | 41 | 0.12 | 3 | 8 | 0.1% |
| 19 |  Egor YakovlevDNJD | NJD | 5 | 25 | 0.20 | 2 | 7 | — |
| 20 |  Kevin RooneyFNJD | NJD | 4 | 41 | 0.10 | 6 | 10 | 0.0% |
| 21 |  Steven SantiniDNJD | NJD | 3 | 39 | 0.08 | 1 | 4 | 0.0% |
| 22 |  Joey AndersonFNJD | NJD | 3 | 34 | 0.09 | 4 | 7 | — |
| 23 |  Michael McLeodFNJD | NJD | 3 | 21 | 0.14 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 24 |  Kurtis GabrielFNJD | NJD | 2 | 22 | 0.09 | 2 | 4 | — |
| 25 |  Blake PietilaFNJD | NJD | 1 | 19 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2018-19?
Nico Hischier leads with 30. The median of the 34 qualified skaters is 7.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2018-19?
Damon Severson leads NHL defensemen with 28; the top forward is Nico Hischier at 30.
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.