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NHL Assists Leaders: Nashville Predators
2018-19All situationsThrough 84 team games
Ryan Johansen (NSH) leads NHL skaters with 50 assists for the Nashville Predators in 2018-19, ahead of 
Roman Josi (NSH) (41).
Leaders: Assists, Nashville Predators, 2018-19
- 1stRyan JohansenNSH · 80 GP50
- 2ndRoman JosiNSH · 82 GP41
3rdMikael GranlundNSH · 79 GP38
4thMattias EkholmNSH · 80 GP36
5thRyan EllisNSH · 82 GP34
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, 31 skaters qualify for this board; the median is 8 and Ryan Johansen leads at 50.
Assists leaderboard
| # | Player | Team | A | GP | Per game | G | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan JohansenFNSH | NSH | 50 | 80 | 0.63 | 14 | 64 | — |
| 2 | Roman JosiDNSH | NSH | 41 | 82 | 0.50 | 15 | 56 | 98% |
| 3 | Mikael GranlundFNSH | NSH | 38 | 79 | 0.48 | 16 | 54 | 70%▲6.1 |
| 4 | Mattias EkholmDNSH | NSH | 36 | 80 | 0.45 | 8 | 44 | 68% |
| 5 | Ryan EllisDNSH | NSH | 34 | 82 | 0.41 | 7 | 41 | — |
| 6 |  Filip ForsbergFNSH | NSH | 22 | 64 | 0.34 | 28 | 50 | 99%▼0.6 |
| 7 |  P.K. SubbanDNSH | NSH | 22 | 63 | 0.35 | 9 | 31 | — |
| 8 |  Nick BoninoFNSH | NSH | 18 | 81 | 0.22 | 17 | 35 | — |
| 9 |  Craig SmithFNSH | NSH | 17 | 76 | 0.22 | 21 | 38 | — |
| 10 |  Calle JarnkrokFNSH | NSH | 16 | 79 | 0.20 | 10 | 26 | 0.1% |
| 11 |  Kyle TurrisFNSH | NSH | 16 | 55 | 0.29 | 7 | 23 | — |
| 12 |  Colton SissonsFNSH | NSH | 15 | 75 | 0.20 | 15 | 30 | 5.8%▲2.5 |
| 13 |  Viktor ArvidssonFNSH | NSH | 14 | 58 | 0.24 | 34 | 48 | 40%▼1.1 |
| 14 |  Wayne SimmondsFNSH | NSH | 13 | 79 | 0.16 | 17 | 30 | — |
| 15 |  Austin WatsonFNSH | NSH | 9 | 37 | 0.24 | 7 | 16 | — |
| 16 |  Rocco GrimaldiFNSH | NSH | 8 | 53 | 0.15 | 5 | 13 | — |
| 17 |  Brian BoyleFNSH | NSH | 6 | 73 | 0.08 | 18 | 24 | — |
| 18 |  Yannick WeberDNSH | NSH | 6 | 62 | 0.10 | 2 | 8 | — |
| 19 |  Matt IrwinDNSH | NSH | 6 | 44 | 0.14 | 1 | 7 | — |
| 20 |  Dan HamhuisDNSH | NSH | 5 | 57 | 0.09 | 0 | 5 | — |
| 21 |  Miikka SalomakiFNSH | NSH | 4 | 37 | 0.11 | 3 | 7 | — |
| 22 |  Phillip Di GiuseppeFNSH | NSH | 3 | 24 | 0.13 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 23 |  Zac RinaldoFNSH | NSH | 2 | 23 | 0.09 | 1 | 3 | — |
| 24 |  Frederick GaudreauFNSH | NSH | 1 | 55 | 0.02 | 3 | 4 | 14%▲6.7 |
| 25 |  Eeli TolvanenFNSH | NSH | 1 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 2 | 36%▼4.7 |
Frequently asked questions
Who leads the NHL in Assists in 2018-19?
Ryan Johansen leads with 50. The median of the 31 qualified skaters is 8.
Which defenseman leads in Assists in 2018-19?
Roman Josi leads NHL defensemen with 41; the top forward is Ryan Johansen 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.